World Youth Championship

Information on the 2018 World Youth Championship.

PDC UNICORN World Youth Championships

THE PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship will have 96 players with a prize fund of £60,000 this year, providing greater opportunities for young players from across the globe, with the global pandemic all details are still TBC.

There will be qualifiers from the PDC Unicorn Development Tour Order of Merit, due to the pandemic all qualifiers still (TBC) alongside any age-qualified players inside the top 32 on the main PDC Order of Merit. They will be joined by International Qualifiers from across the world to compete in the early rounds on Monday September 28th at the Metrodome, Barnsley. .

The first round will be a group stage featuring 32 groups of three players, with the group winners progressing to compete in a knockout format from the last 32 onwards. The final will then take place on Sunday November 29th at the Butlin’s Minehead Resort between the semi-finals and final of the Players Championship Finals, live on ITV4.

An additional £10,000 has been added to the prize fund for the World Youth Championship, with the winner also securing a place in the 2020/2021 World Championship and the finalists qualifying for the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts. Luke Humphries won the title in 2019.

Prize Fund:

Winner	£10,000 Place in 2020/2021 World Championship Place in 2021 Grand Slam of Darts
Runner-Up	£5,000 Place in 2021 Grand Slam of Darts
Semi-Finalists	£2,500
Quarter-Finalists	£1,600
Last 16	£1,000
Last 32	£500
Second in Group	£300
Third in Group	£250
Total	£60,000

Format:

The group stage will be the best of nine legs per match, with two points awarded per win.
In the event of a tie, players are separated by head-to-head, or in the case of a three-way tie by leg difference, then head-to-head and, if needed, a three-way nine-dart shoot-out.
The knockout stage will be the best of 11 legs.

Registration on the day:

TBC

Event Brief:

For the full Event Brief for this event CLICK HERE

Field:

Invitations will be issued to the following players:
*Players aged 23 or under from the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit
*Players from the final 2020 PDC Unicorn Development Tour Order of Merit
*Invitations:

TBC

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.