2012 PDC World Youth Championship

The 2012 PDC World Youth Championship was the second edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 14 and 23.

2012 PDC World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates4 November 2011
17 May 2012 (final)
VenueThe O2 Arena
LocationLondon
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs,
first to 5,
first to 6 (final)
Prize fund£30,000
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
James Hubbard
«2011 2013»

The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Crawley on 4 November 2011 and weren't broadcast live on TV.[1] The final took place on 17 May 2012, before the final of the 2012 Premier League Darts, which was shown live on Sky Sports. The two finalists became PDC Pro Tour card holders for 2012 and 2013, and also received invitations to the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts.

Arron Monk was the defending champion, but he lost to Matthew Dicken in the first round. Michael van Gerwen, who lost the 2010 final, and James Hubbard contested the final at The O2 Arena, London.[2] Hubbard won in the final 6–3.[3]

Prize money
Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £30,000)
Winner (1) £10,000
Runner-up (1) £5,000
Semi-finalists (2) £2,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,250
Third round (8) £625
Second round (16) £0
First round (32) £0

Qualification

The tournament featured 64 players. The top 28 players in the PDC Youth Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded.[1] They were joined by qualifiers from 26 Rileys Dart Zone tournaments throughout the United Kingdom, as well as 10 international qualifiers.

The participants were:

Draw

[2]

First round (best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011 		Second round (best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011 		Third round (best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011 		Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011 		Semi-finals (best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011 		Final (best of 11 legs)
17 May 2012
                  
1 Michael van Gerwen 5
John de Kruijf 1
1 Michael van Gerwen 5
Kurt Parry 3
  Kurt Parry 5
Thomas Humphrey 1
1 Michael van Gerwen 5
Gino Vos 4
  David Coyne 0
Adam Hunt 5
  Adam Hunt 4
Gino Vos 5
  Gino Vos 5
Curtis Hammond 2
1 Michael van Gerwen 5
Darren Whittingham 3
8 Ricky Evans 5
Benjamin Songhurst 3
8 Ricky Evans 2
Aden Kirk 5
  Aden Kirk 5
Steve Haggerty 0
  Aden Kirk 1
Darren Whittingham 5
  Liam Deveries 2
Marc Evans 5
  Marc Evans 0
Darren Whittingham 5
  Darren Whittingham 5
Shaun Narain 4
1 Michael van Gerwen 5
4 Shaun Griffiths 3
5 Michael Smith 3
Ash Khayat 5
  Ash Khayat 5
Nick Kenny 4
  Nick Kenny
bye
  Ash Khayat 3
Sam Hill 5
  Jonathan Mulley 1
Max Hopp 5
  Max Hopp 0
Sam Hill 5
  Sam Hill 5
Josh Jones 4
Sam Hill 3
4 Shaun Griffiths 5
4 Shaun Griffiths 5
Ryan Maher 2
4 Shaun Griffiths 5
Ryan Hogarth 4
  Ryan Hogarth 5
Lee Hodson 0
4 Shaun Griffiths 5
Matthew Dicken 3
  Matthew Dicken 5
Arron Monk 2
  Matthew Dicken 5
Jimmy Hendriks 3
  Jimmy Hendriks 5
Guy Holland 2
1 Michael van Gerwen 3
James Hubbard 6
2 Paul Barham 5
David Williams 3
2 Paul Barham 5
Joe Hunt 1
  Joe Hunt 5
Daniel King-Morris 0
2 Paul Barham 5
Sergio Garcia 3
  Franz Schrammel 3
Sergio Garcia 5
  Sergio Garcia 5
Leon Bailey 3
  Leon Bailey 5
Adam Smith-Neale 4
2 Paul Barham 5
Rhys Dudley 1
7 Chris Aubrey 2
Rhys Dudley 5
  Rhys Dudley 5
Teemu Harju 3
  Ryan Harrington 1
Teemu Harju 5
  Rhys Dudley 5
Brandon Walsh 3
  Co Stompé Jr 2
Matt Howard 5
  Matt Howard 1
Brandon Walsh 5
  Brandon Walsh 5
Richard North 4
2 Paul Barham 2
James Hubbard 5
6 Reece Robinson 5
James Thompson 3
6 Reece Robinson 4
Jamie Lewis 5
  David Pallett 2
Jamie Lewis 5
  Jamie Lewis 5
Jamie Landon 3
  James Hajdar 1
Oskar Lukasiak 5
  Oskar Lukasiak 3
Jamie Landon 5
  Steven Addison 3
Jamie Landon 5
  Jamie Lewis 4
James Hubbard 5
3 Joe Cullen 5
Nicholas Ellis 2
3 Joe Cullen 4
Dirk van Duijvenbode 5
  Michael Finch 0
Dirk van Duijvenbode 5
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 4
James Hubbard 5
  Matt Gallett 5
Robbie King 0
  Matt Gallett 3
James Hubbard 5
  James Hubbard 5
Michael Airnes 1

References
  1. PDC Unicorn World Youth Champs Update Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  2. "Delight For Hubbard & van Gerwen". PDC. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. "Taylor's McCoy's Premier League Joy". PDC. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. World Youth Championship - Top 28 Confirmed Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  5. World Youth Qualifiers Confirmed Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
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