The World Youth Championship is played over the best of 11 legs from the knock-out stage with group matches the best of nine legs.

The group stage will consist of three players per group who will play each other once with two points awarded per win. In the event of a tie on points within the groups, players will be separated by leg difference.

If two players have the same leg difference then the head-to head result between the two players will be used to determine positions. If all three players have the same leg difference then a three-way nine-dart-shoot out will be played.

The World Youth Championship Last 96 will include 32 seeds, being based on the Main Order of Merit with the remaining positions based on the final 2022 Development Order of Merit, and will be played down to a Final.

The Final will then be scheduled during a PDC Premier or Invitational Event at a later date (expected to be at the 2022 Players Championship Finals).

The World Youth Championship starts at the Last 96 round and is comprised of a minimum of 16 invitations, plus any players who under rule 6.2 have qualified by virtue of holding a Tour Card with all remaining places up to 96 being taken from the final 2022 Development Tour Order of Merit, using countback as per rule 3.2 if required to determine positions

Incentives:

• The finalists of the 2022 World Youth Championship will be included on the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts qualification criteria list subject to the entry criteria as stated in rule 3.1 of this document.
• The winner of the 2022 World Youth Championship receives an invitation to the 2022/23 World Championship.