Macy Gibbons and Archie Self could land Selsey doubles, with the England Classic Youth and Girls finals now set. Archie is also in the England Masters Open darts final against Callum Francis while Gibbons meets Anca Zijlstra for the Ladies England International Open title.
Self, the 2024 WDF Boy’s World Champion, faces ‘The Assassin’ Addison Hefferon in the Youth final, while Macy Gibbons meets Elsie-Mai Tarrant for the Girls title.
England Classic Girls Darts: Gibbons vs Tarrant
Gibbons has been the one to watch. She whitewashed Lilly Wheeler 3-0 in the Last 16 with a 76 average, beat Lucy Shepherd by the same scoreline, then got over the line against Olivia Heaton 4-2 to book her place in the final.
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She arrives with plenty of momentum. She beat Paige Pauling 5-2 in the British Open Girls final in September, averaging 77.75, for her eighth Girls title of the year, and she also contests the England International Open Ladies final against Anca Zijlstra.
Tarrant has gone through with the least fuss, whitewashing Neve Turner and Abbie Ettridge before a deciding leg win in the semi-finals against Lola Wheeler with her day-best average of 63.26.
England Classic Youth Darts : Self vs Hefferon
Self has been in imperious form since the knockout stages began. He edged Mitchell Brown 3-1 in the Last 16, blanked Jake Shipley 3-0 in the quarter-finals, then saved his best for the semi-finals, averaging 98 and change in a 4-0 whitewash of Toby Clements. Shipley had been crowned British Open Youth champion in September, so that was a notable scalp.
Self is no stranger to a big final. He beat Jayden Walker 3-2 at Lakeside in December 2024 to become the first English winner of the Boy’s World Championship in five years, and Walker was among the names to fall in this event, losing 3-1 to Clements in the last eight.
Hefferon has had an arguably tougher route to the final. He dispatched Jake Hobbs 3-1 in the Last 16, then beat Ben Townley 3-2 in the Last eight, before a deciding-leg win over Mason teese in the semi-finals. He made headlines last year when, aged 10, he became the youngest winner of a JDC foundation Tour event.
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The Youth winner takes home £150, with £75 for the runner up. In the Girls event it’s £50 for the winner and £25 for the runner-up. Both finals are best of nine.
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