REPUBLIC Of Ireland Youth manager Paddy Cullen has expressed his pride as his two darts proteges Jack Courtney and Aidan O'Hara have stormed into the final of the WDF World Cup Pairs.
Carlow teenager Courtney (16) and Tipperary youngster O'Hara (17) were in sensational form all day in Seoul in South Korea as they advanced to Friday's final with the minimum of fuss.
Cullen said the pair were in confident mood, which he said augurs well for the decider against Turkey's Kerem Calikiran and Toprak Aras.
"It's a great achievement for the two boys," Cullen told Darts In Ireland.
"They played really well all day and never even looked in trouble in any of their games.
"Their confidence is good too and hopefully that will stand to them in the final."
Courtney and O'Hara began their campaign by topping Group A without even losing a leg.
They recorded three straight 3-0 wins over pairs from Egypt, Finland and Japan to advance to the knockout stages in fine form.
The Irish pair then kept that form up as they defeated Australia's Tristan Bognar and Andrew Nielsen 4-1 in the quarter finals.
That set up a semi-final clash with Deacon Swanepoel and Cheswin van Rooyen of South Africa.
Despite losing the first leg in that game, Courtney and O'Hara came roaring back to win the next four legs in succession to romp into the World Cup final.
They will return for that final at around 10am Irish time on Friday morning.
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