The pair came through a 96-player field at the Barnsley Metrodome to move within one match of the title, a £10,000 top prize and a place in the 2020/21 William Hill World Darts Championship.

They have also secured spots in the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, but will firstly face off on Sunday November 29 for the right to succeed Luke Humphries as World Youth Champion. Blackburn’s Brooks had begun 2020 at Qualifying School as he won back his PDC Tour Card, and the 20-year-old showed his quality as he secured a place in the final.

Having won through the group stage by dropping just one leg against Sam Coenders and Henry Cutting, he was made to work harder in the knockout rounds. A 6-2 win over Rhys Griffin was followed by a 6-4 success against William Borland, before a 167 checkout in leg ten saved the game in his quarter-final win over Martin Schindler.

He then overcame Dutchman Niels Zonneveld 6-1 in the semi-finals to seal his spot in November’s showpiece. Davis, meanwhile, had to come from 4-0 down in his semi-final against Jeffrey de Zwaan, taking victory 6-5 to secure his place in the final.

The 23-year-old from Brighton was a 5-2 winner in both of his group games, against Roman Benecky and Keith O’Neill, and then defeated Jack Male 6-3, Jaikob Selby-Rivas 6-2 and Brian Raman 6-4.

A decorator by trade, Davis has previously played in two UK Opens but could now enjoy a life-changing night in November’s final. The semi-final loss for De Zwaan means that the 24-year-old missed out on claiming the World Youth Championship in his final event at this level before progressing full-time to senior level.

Last 32
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-3 Gian van Veen
Moreno Blom 6-3 Joshua Richardson
Callan Rydz 6-3 Lee Lok Yin
Ryan Meikle 6-0 Sebastian Bialecki
Lewis Pride 6-5 Ted Evetts
Brian Raman 6-2 Kevin Troppmann
Jaikob Selby-Rivas 6-5 Man Lok Leung
Joe Davis 6-3 Jack Male
Martin Schindler 6-3 Jack Main
Keane Barry 6-3 Dom Taylor
William Borland 6-4 Fred Box
Bradley Brooks 6-2 Rhys Griffin
Jarred Cole 6-5 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Nathan Rafferty 6-3 Bradley Halls
Niels Zonneveld 6-1 Adam Gawlas
George Killington 6-3 Liam Meek

Last 16
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-5 Moreno Blom
Ryan Meikle 6-5 Callan Rydz
Brian Raman 6-4 Lewis Pride
Joe Davis 6-2 Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Martin Schindler 6-5 Keane Barry
Bradley Brooks 6-4 William Borland
Nathan Rafferty 6-2 Jarred Cole
Niels Zonneveld 6-5 George Killington

Quarter-Finals
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-5 Ryan Meikle
Brian Raman 4-6 Joe Davis
Martin Schindler 5-6 Bradley Brooks
Nathan Rafferty 2-6 Niels Zonneveld

Semi-Finals
Jeffrey de Zwaan 5-6 Joe Davis
Niels Zonneveld 1-6 Bradley Brooks

Final
Joe Davis v Bradley Brooks
To be played Sunday November 29

INCENTIVES:

PDC Rule 6.9 The following incentives are on offer to players competing in the Development Tour and World Youth Championship:

*The finalists of the 2020 World Youth Championship receive a one-year invitation to the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts subject to the entry criteria as stated in rule 3.1.

*The winner of the 2020 World Youth Championship receives an invitation to the 2020/21 World Championship.

NOTE: in the event of the players who achieve the above otherwise qualifying for the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts or 2020/21 World Championship, or rejecting their invitations, no further places shall be offered.

History:

• 2011 Arron Monk ENG (93.03) 6-4 Michael van Gerwen HOL (87.06)
  
• 2012 James Hubbard ENG (95.18) 6-3 Michael van Gerwen HOL (92.29)
  
• 2013 Michael Smith ENG (89.13) 6-1 Ricky Evans ENG (79.26)
  
• 2014 Keegan Brown ENG (85.67) 6-4 Rowby John Rodriguez AUS (79.80)
  
• 2015 Max Hopp GER (89.96) 6-5 Nathan Aspinall ENG (88.48)
  
• 2016 Corey Cadby AUS (98.35) 6-2 Berry van Peer HOL (89.62)
  
• 2017 Dimitri van den Bergh BEL (101.23) 6-3 Josh Payne ENG (92.11)
  
• 2018 Dimitri van den Bergh BEL (100.04) 6-3 Martin Schindler GER (91.60)
  
• 2019 Luke Humphries ENG (92.97) 6-0 Adam Gawlas CZECH REP (78.42)