PDC World Youth Championship

The PDC World Youth Championship is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, for darts players aged between 16 and 23.[1] The tournament was introduced in 2010 as the PDC Under-21 World Championship, and is sponsored by darts manufacturer Unicorn.

PDC World Youth Championship
Tournament information
VenueRobin Park Centre (heats)
Butlin's Minehead (final)
LocationWigan
Minehead
CountryEngland
Established2010
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Month(s) PlayedNovember
Current champion(s)
Luke Humphries

The whole tournament is not broadcast live on TV, but the final was played before the final of the Premier League Darts from 2012 until 2014 and is now played before the final game of the Players Championships Finals tournament since 2015. The two finalists will become PDC Pro Tour card holders for two years and receive sponsorship from Rileys Dart Zones. They will also earn a spot in the Grand Slam of Darts as well as in the next PDC World Championship.[2]

The inaugural final was won by Arron Monk, who defeated Michael van Gerwen on January 3, 2011.[3]

Age limits

The first editions were open to players aged 14 to 21 on 1 January of the competition's year. In 2014 the minimum age was increased to 16 and in 2015 the maximum age was increased to 23. Thus instead of an Under-21 or Under-23 championship the general term 'youth' is usually used.

Final results
Year Champion Score (legs) Runner-up Prize Fund Champion Runner-up Final Venue
2011 Arron Monk (93.03) 6 – 4 Michael van Gerwen (87.06) £30,000 £10,000 £5,000 Alexandra Palace
2012[4] James Hubbard (95.18) 6 – 3 Michael van Gerwen (92.29) The O2 Arena
2013[5][6] Michael Smith (89.13) 6 – 1 Ricky Evans (79.26) £40,000
2014 Keegan Brown (85.67) 6 – 4 Rowby-John Rodriguez (79.80) £50,000
2015 Max Hopp (86.97) 6 – 5 Nathan Aspinall (88.48) Butlin's Resort Minehead
2016 Corey Cadby (98.35) 6 – 2 Berry van Peer (86.92)
2017 Dimitri Van den Bergh (101.23) 6 – 3 Josh Payne (92.11)
2018 Dimitri Van den Bergh (100.04) 6 – 3 Martin Schindler (91.60) £60,000
2019 Luke Humphries (92.97) 6 – 0 Adam Gawlas (78.42)

References
  1. http://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit-rules
  2. "PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Expands | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  3. Monk Claims PDC Unicorn U21 Title Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  4. "Taylor's McCoy's Premier League Joy". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. "PDC Unicorn Youth Tour 2013". pdpa.co.uk. Professional Dart Players Association. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  6. "Van Gerwen's McCoy's Premier League Glory". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 19 August 2013.


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