2018 PDC World Youth Championship explained

Tournament Name:2018 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Dates:5 November 2018
25 November 2018 (final)
Venue:Butlin's Minehead
Location:Minehead
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
First to 5 (group stage)
First to 6 (knockout phase)
Prize Fund:£60,000
Winners Share:£10,000
Winner: Dimitri Van den Bergh
Prev:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the eighth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.

In a change mirroring that of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, the field of this competition increased from 64 to 96 players, who competed in 32 groups of three, with the winner of each progressing to the knockout stages.

The group stage and knock-out phase from the last 32 to the semi-finals was played at Robin Park Centre, Wigan, on 5 November 2018. The final took place on 25 November 2018, before the final of the 2018 Players Championship Finals.

Belgium's Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion after defeating English player Josh Payne 6–3 in the 2017 final.

Van den Bergh successfully defended his youth title, by beating Germany's Martin Schindler 6–3 in the final.

Van den Bergh became the first player to defend the title and overall to win two times the PDC World Youth Title.

Prize money

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £10,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £5,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £2,500
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £1,600
Last 16align=center (8)align=center £1,000
Last 32align=center (16)align=center £500
Second in groupalign=center (32)align=center £300
Third in groupalign=center (32)align=center £250

Qualifiers

74 players from the final 2018 PDC Development Tour Order of Merit qualified, as did 22 international qualifiers.[1] Tahuna Irwin, who would have been the 23rd international qualifier, withdrew due to an issue with immigration.[2] Bradley Brooks, Dawson Murschell and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez qualified through the Development Tour Order of Merit as well as through an International Qualifier, which means the players ranked 75, 76 and 77 all qualified. Levy Frauenfelder replaced Jakob Kelly.

Development Tour qualifiers:[3]

  1. Luke Humphries
  2. Dimitri Van den Bergh
  3. Ted Evetts
  4. Geert Nentjes
  5. Martin Schindler
  6. George Killington
  7. Rowby-John Rodriguez
  8. Ryan Meikle
  9. Niels Zonneveld
  10. Christian Bunse
  11. Jarred Cole
  12. Nathan Rafferty
  13. Berry van Peer
  14. Kenny Neyens
  15. Wessel Nijman
  16. Rob Hewson
  17. Bradley Brooks
  18. Jimmy Hendriks
  19. Dawson Murschell
  20. George Gardner
  21. Bradley Kirk
  22. Justin van Tergouw
  23. Mike De Decker
  24. Rhys Griffin
  25. Tommy Wilson
  26. Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
  27. Lee Budgen
  28. Rhys Hayden
  29. Brian Raman
  30. Scott Dale
  31. Melvin de Fijter
    1. Joe Davis William Borland
  32. Josh McCarthy
  33. Callan Rydz
  34. Harry Ward
  35. Danny van Trijp
  36. Jordan Boyce
  37. Jeffrey de Zwaan
  38. Tom Lonsdale
  39. Shane McGuirk
  40. Lewis Pride
  41. Greg Ritchie
  42. Mike van Duivenbode
  43. Kevin Doets
  44. Nico Blum
  45. Patrick van den Boogaard
  46. Dean Finn
  47. Callum Loose
  48. John Brown
  49. Sven Groen
  50. Mark Baxter
  51. Maikel Verberk
  52. Thomas Lovely
  53. Carl Batchelor
  54. Justin Smith
  55. Hendrik Eggermann
  56. Jaikob Selby
  57. Dylan Powell
  58. Scott Jackson
  59. Christopher Hansch
  60. Jakob Kelly
  61. Fred Box
  62. Jack Male
  63. Nico Schlund
  64. Adam Paxton
  65. Danny Key
  66. Conor Mayes
  67. Keelan Kay
  68. Sebastian Pohl
  69. Adam Watson
  70. Jack Vincent
  71. Andrew Davidson
  72. Declan Cox
    1. Jack Main Aaron Holdstock
  73. Callum Matthews
  74. Levy Frauenfelder

International qualifiers:[4]

Draw

Group stage

Group 1

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1 Luke Humphries (1) 2 2 0 10 4 +6 4 Q
2 2 1 1 8 5 +3 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 1 10 -9 0
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Carl Batchelor 5 - 0 Ryan Lynch
Luke Humphries 5 - 1 Ryan Lynch
Luke Humphries 5 - 3 Carl Batchelor

Group 2

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1 2 2 0 10 7 +3 4 Q
2 Logan Crooks2 1 1 8 8 0 2 Eliminated
3 Joe Davis (32) 2 0 2 7 10 -3 0
width=223width=100width=223
Callan Rydz 5 - 3 Logan Crooks
Joe Davis 3 - 5 Logan Crooks
Joe Davis 4 - 5 Callan Rydz

Group 3

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1 2 2 0 10 6 +4 4 Q
2 Rob Hewson (16) 2 1 1 9 5 +4 2 Eliminated
3 Jarvis Bautista2 0 2 2 10 -8 0
width=223width=100width=223
Jarvis Bautista 2 - 5 Paolo Nebrida
Rob Hewson 5 - 0 Jarvis Bautista
4 - 5 Paolo Nebrida

Group 4

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1 2 2 0 10 7 +3 4 Q
2 Bradley Brooks (17) 2 1 1 8 7 +1 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 6 10 -4 0
width=223width=100width=223
Tom Lonsdale 5 - 4 Hampus Norrström
Bradley Brooks 5 - 2 Hampus Norrström
3 - 5 Tom Lonsdale

Group 5

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1 Ryan Meikle (8) 2 2 0 10 3 +7 4 Q
2 2 1 1 7 5 +2 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 1 10 -9 0
width=223width=100width=223
0 - 5 Greg Ritchie
Ryan Meikle 5 - 1 Alexander Faddel
Ryan Meikle 5 - 2 Greg Ritchie

Group 6

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1 2 2 0 10 7 +3 4 Q
2 Tommy Wilson (25) 2 1 1 9 5 +4 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 3 10 -7 0
width=223width=100width=223
Adam Paxton 5 - 3 Sebastian Pohl
Tommy Wilson 5 - 0 Sebastian Pohl
4 - 5 Adam Paxton

Group 7

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1 2 2 0 10 3 +7 4 Q
2 Niels Zonneveld (9) 2 1 1 6 7 -1 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 4 10 -6 0
width=223width=100width=223
Harry Ward 5 - 2 Fred Box
Niels Zonneveld 5 - 2 Fred Box
1 - 5 Harry Ward

Group 8

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1 Rhys Griffin (24) 2 2 0 10 5 +5 4 Q
2 2 1 1 9 6 +3 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 2 10 -8 0
width=223width=100width=223
Xiaochen Zong 5 - 1 Sven Hesse
Rhys Griffin 5 - 1 Sven Hesse
Rhys Griffin 5 - 4 Xiaochen Zong

Group 9

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1 Martin Schindler (5) 2 2 0 10 4 +6 4 Q
2 2 1 1 8 7 +1 2 Eliminated
3 2 02 3 10 -7 0
width=223width=100width=223
Lukas Wenig 5 - 2 Declan Cox
Martin Schindler 5 - 1 Declan Cox
Martin Schindler 5 - 3 Lukas Wenig

Group 10

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1 Rhys Hayden (28) 2 2 0 10 2 +8 4 Q
2 2 1 1 6 7 -1 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 3 10 -7 0
width=223width=100width=223
2 - 5 Aaron Holdstock
Rhys Hayden 5 - 1 Jack Faragher
Rhys Hayden 5 - 1 Aaron Holdstock

Group 11

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1 2 2 0 10 2 +8 4 Q
2 2 1 1 7 8 -1 2 Eliminated
3 Nathan Rafferty (12) 2 0 2 3 10 -7 0
width=223width=100width=223
Nico Schlund 5 - 2 Conor Mayes
3 - 5 Conor Mayes
0 - 5 Nico Schlund

Group 12

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1 Bradley Kirk (21) 2 2 0 10 6 +4 4 Q
2 2 1 1 8 6 +2 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 4 10 -6 0
width=223width=100width=223
1 - 5 Sven Groen
Bradley Kirk 5 - 3
Bradley Kirk 5 - 3 Sven Groen

Group 13

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1 Geert Nentjes (4) 2 2 0 10 1 +9 4 Q
2 2 1 1 6 8 -2 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 3 10 -7 0
width=223width=100width=223
3 - 5 Steve Fitzpatrick
Geert Nentjes 5 - 0 Callum Matthews
Geert Nentjes 5 - 1 Steve Fitzpatrick

Group 14

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1 Brian Raman (29) 2 2 0 10 5 +5 4 Q
2 2 1 1 8 7 +1 2 Eliminated
3 John Brown 2 0 2 4 10 -6 0
width=223width=100width=223
John Brown 2 - 5 Mats Gies
Brian Raman 5 - 2 John Brown
Brian Raman 5 - 3 Mats Gies

Group 15

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1 Berry van Peer (13) 2 2 0 10 2 +8 4 Q
2 2 1 1 7 5 +2 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 0 10 -10 0
width=223width=100width=223
Jesús Vicente Macías 0 - 5 Danny Key
Berry van Peer 5 - 0 Jesús Vicente Macías
Berry van Peer 5 - 2 Danny Key

Group 16

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1 2 1 1 9 6 +3 2 Q
2 George Gardner (20) 2 1 1 6 6 0 2 Eliminated
3 2 1 1 6 9 -3 2
width=223width=100width=223
William Borland 5 - 4 Justin Smith
1 - 5 Justin Smith
George Gardner 5 - 1 William Borland

Group 17

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1 Dimitri Van den Bergh (2) 2 2 0 10 5 +5 4 Q
2 2 1 1 6 9 -3 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 8 10 -2 0
width=223width=100width=223
Patrik Kovács 4 - 5 Keelan Kay
Dimitri Van den Bergh 5 - 4 Patrik Kovács
Dimitri Van den Bergh 5 - 1 Keelan Kay

Group 18

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1 Melvin de Fijter (31) 2 2 0 10 4 +6 4 Q
2 2 1 1 7 8 -1 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 5 10 -5 0
width=223width=100width=223
3 - 5 Jack Vincent
Melvin de Fijter 5 - 2 Jaikob Selby
Melvin de Fijter 5 - 2 Jack Vincent

Group 19

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1 2 2 0 10 6 +4 4 Q
2 2 1 1 8 9 -1 2 Eliminated
3 Wessel Nijman (25) 2 0 2 7 10 -3 0
width=223width=100width=223
Sean Coohill 3 - 5 Thomas Lovely
4 - 5 Sean Coohill
3 - 5 Thomas Lovely

Group 20

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1 Jack Main 2 2 0 10 4 +6 4 Q
2 Jimmy Hendriks (18) 2 1 1 8 8 0 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 4 10 -6 0
width=223width=100width=223
Jack Main 5 - 1 Shane McGuirk
Jimmy Hendriks 5 - 3 Shane McGuirk
3 - 5 Jack Main

Group 21

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1 2 2 0 10 3 +7 4 Q
2 Rowby-John Rodriguez (7) 2 1 1 8 6 +2 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 1 10 -9 0
width=223width=100width=223
0 - 5 Mike van Duivenbode
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 - 1 Hendrik Eggermann
Rowby-John Rodriguez 3 - 5 Mike van Duivenbode

Group 22

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1 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (26) 2 2 0 10 2 +8 4 Q
2 2 1 1 6 8 -2 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 4 10 -6 0
width=223width=100width=223
Maxim Aldoshin 5 - 3 Josh McCarthy
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 5 - 1 Josh McCarthy
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 5 - 1 Maxim Aldoshin

Group 23

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=25+/−width=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 Christian Bunse (10) 2 2 0 10 6 +4 4 Q
2 2 1 1 8 8 0 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 6 10 -4 0
width=223width=100width=223
3 - 5 Levy Frauenfelder
Christian Bunse 5 - 3 Andrew Davidson
Christian Bunse 5 - 3 Levy Frauenfelder

Group 24

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1 Mike De Decker (23) 2 2 0 10 2 +8 4 Q
2 Nico Blum 2 1 1 6 9 -3 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 5 10 -5 0
width=223width=100width=223
Nico Blum 5 - 4 Adam Watson
Mike De Decker 5 - 1 Adam Watson
Mike De Decker 5 - 1 Nico Blum

Group 25

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1 2 2 0 10 7 +3 4 Q
2 George Killington (6) 2 1 1 9 5 +4 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 3 10 -7 0
width=223width=100width=223
Mark Baxter 5 - 3 Christopher Hansch
George Killington 5 - 0 Christopher Hansch
4 - 5 Mark Baxter

Group 26

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1 Lee Budgen (27) 2 2 0 10 3 +7 4 Q
2 2 1 1 8 7 +1 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 2 10 -8 0
width=223width=100width=223
2 - 5 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Lee Budgen 5 - 0 Danny van Trijp
Lee Budgen 5 - 3 Jeffrey de Zwaan

Group 27

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1 Jarred Cole (11) 2 2 0 10 5 +5 4 Q
2 2 1 1 7 8 -1 2 Eliminated
3 Patrick van den Boogaard 2 0 2 6 10 -4 0
width=223width=100width=223
Maikel Verberk 5 - 3 Patrick van den Boogaard
Jarred Cole 5 - 3 Patrick van den Boogaard
Jarred Cole 5 - 2 Maikel Verberk

Group 28

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1 Justin van Tergouw (22) 2 2 0 10 3 +7 4 Q
2 2 1 1 5 9 -4 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 7 10 -3 0
width=223width=100width=223
Callum Loose 5 - 4 Dean Finn
Justin van Tergouw 5 - 3 Dean Finn
Justin van Tergouw 5 - 0 Callum Loose

Group 29

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1 Ted Evetts (3) 2 2 0 10 2 +8 4 Q
2 2 1 1 7 9 -2 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 4 10 -6 0
width=223width=100width=223
Kevin Doets 5 - 4 Jack Male
Ted Evetts 5 - 0 Jack Male
Ted Evetts 5 - 2 Kevin Doets

Group 30

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1 Scott Dale (30) 2 2 0 10 2 +8 4 Q
2 2 1 1 5 7 -2 2 Eliminated
3 20 2 4 10 -6 0
width=223width=100width=223
2 - 5 Jordan Boyce
Scott Dale 5 - 2 Nicolai Rasmussen
Scott Dale 5 - 0

Group 31

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1 2 2 0 10 4 +6 4 Q
2 Kenny Neyens (14) 2 1 1 8 8 0 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 410 -6 0
width=223width=100width=223
Scott Jackson 5 - 1
Kenny Neyens 5 - 3
Kenny Neyens 3 - 5 Scott Jackson

Group 32

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1 Dawson Murschell (19) 2 2 0 10 4 +6 4 Q
2 2 1 1 7 8 -1 2 Eliminated
3 2 0 2 5 10 -5 0
width=223width=100width=223
Tomoya Goto 5 - 3 Dylan Powell
Dawson Murschell 5 - 2 Dylan Powell
Dawson Murschell 5 - 2 Tomoya Goto

Knockout Phase

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Allen . Dave . PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Expands . pdc.tv . 25 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Francis . Ben . Darts: Tahuna Irwin to miss Youth World Championship over immigration complications . . 3 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Development Tour Order of Merit . . 4 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Phillips . Josh . International Qualifiers Confirmed For WYC . . 26 October 2018.

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