The Junior Darts Corporation continues to grow and will continue to do so in 2020, with the World Junior Championship, the PDPA Scholarship, the Junior European Championship and the Junior World Cup alongside the Tour Events and the JDC seasons which will be held within Academies around the UK.

The JDC offers parents, mentors and juniors a fun start in darts for players of all levels from ages of 8 to 18. The JDC structure allows people passionate about darts to get involved at grassroots helping juniors enjoy the game the JDC is built on goos sportsmanship, having fun and playing in a non pressured environment. 

World Junior Championship

Irish teenager Barry, 17, has broken through in 2019 and made a big impression by winning the JDC’s DartConnect Junior International Open in September as well as the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay the following month.

Having also come through the early rounds of the Junior World Championship in Gibraltar in September, Barry took to the stage alongside emerging Czech Republic ace Gawlas to claim the newly-titled Tommy Cox Trophy.

Gawlas – the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship runner-up last month – took an early lead in the final and countered a 117 finish from Barry with a 120 combination to level in leg four. Barry followed a 90 finish on the bull with a 14-darter as he moved 4-2 up, with Gawlas taking out 106 to reply before double four secured glory.

Gawlas has only been playing since February 2019, but after breaking through with a European Tour appearance in August has been tipped for a big future in the sport. Barry’s Irish Matchplay success had secured his spot in the World Championship, where he took on Vincent van der Voort last Monday, and the teenager is now setting his sights on securing a PDC Tour Card at the 2020 Qualifying School.

Following the success of the JDC’s Festival of Darts in Gibraltar in September – which featured the early rounds of the Junior World Darts Championship alongside the Junior International Open and the Junior World Cup – the JDC have committed to staging events in the new Europa Point facility for the next six years.

The JDC’s 2020 Junior Darts Tour, for players aged 10-18, will feature ten events in the UK ahead of a Grand Finals in August, with the Junior World Championship then being held later in the year.

For further details, visit www.juniordarts.com or follow @JDCDarts on Twitter. Entry and membership information can be seen at www.jdcshop.net

PDPA Scholarship:

From 2016 the JDC & the PDPA launched the PDPA Scholarship which enables 3 JDC players to play on the PDC Development Tour the following season.

The 3 players who earn the scholarship win all their entries into every PDC Development Tour event.

For more information, visit www.juniordarts.com or follow @JDCDarts on Twitter

2020 Scott Farms International Junior Darts Tour:

Events 1-2 – January 25, Rileys Solihull
Events 3-4 – February 15, Rileys Worcester
Events 5-6 – March 14, Rileys Wolverhampton
Events 7-8 – April 11, Rileys Coventry
Events 9-10 – May 9, Rileys Manchester
Events 11-12 – June 6, Rileys Worcester

Junior European Championship

TBC

World Junior Championship

Alexandra Palace during William Hill World Darts Championship

For information on the JDC Academies, Tour events and its European Championship visit www.juniordarts.com

Academy Locations

Future Darts Academy North Wales
Contact: [email protected]
Venue: Cues Sports Bar, Towyn ,Rhyl.
Academy sessions: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6pm till 8pm.

Worcester Junior Darts Academy
Contact: [email protected]
Venue: Riley’s sports venue, Shrubhill trading estate, Worcester
Academy sessions: Thursday’s 6.30pm – 8pm

Jamie Caven Darts Academy (Derby)
Contact: [email protected]
Venue: Cueball, Mansfield Road, Derby
Academy sessions: Mondays & Wednesdays 6.30 – 8pm

Chepstow Darts Academy
Contact: [email protected]
Venue: Chepstow football club
Academy sessions Tuesday 6.30-8pm

Yate Town Darts Academy (Bristol)
Contact: [email protected]
Venue Stanshawes court hotel, Stanshawes court drive, Yate BS37 4EA
Academy sessions Thursday’s from 7pm

Kingswood Darts Academy (Bristol)
Contact: [email protected]
Venue: Kingswood Royal British legion, 104 Regent Street, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8hp
Academy sessions Wednesdays 6pm-7.30pm

Bedworth
Contact: [email protected]
Venue, Bedworth United Football Club

Cannock
Contact: [email protected]
Venue, The Jubilee Pye Green Rd WS11 5RS

Paignton Darts Academy
Contact: [email protected]
Venue – 42 elm bank rd TQ4 5NG
Saturday’s 10-12pm

Emerald Darts Academy
Contact: [email protected]
Venue – Barrack Street, Tullow TQ4 5NG
Thursdays  6pm to 10pm

Dart Locker (Exeter)
Contact: [email protected]
Wednesday’s 5.30pm to 7.30pm

Blackburn Darts Academy
Contact: [email protected]
Saturday’s 4-5pm