2014 PDC World Youth Championship

The 2014 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fourth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 21.

2014 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates5 April 2014
22 May 2014 (final)
VenueThe O2 Arena
LocationLondon
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
first to 6
Prize fund£50,000
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
England Keegan Brown
«2013 2015»

The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Reading on 5 April 2014.[1] The final took place on 22 May 2014, before the final of the 2014 Premier League Darts, which was shown live on Sky Sports.

2013 champion Michael Smith was not eligible to defend his title. Keegan Brown and Rowby-John Rodriguez contested the final at The O2 Arena, London, with Brown winning 6–4.[2]

Prize money

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £50,000)
Winner (1) £10,000
Runner-up (1) £5,000
Semi-finalists (2) £2,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,500
Third round (8) £1,000
Second round (16) £500
First round (32) £250

Qualification

The tournament featured 64 players. The top 50 players in the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded.[3] They were joined by 14 international qualifiers.[4] Three players withdrew prior to the tournament, so their places were awarded through an open qualifier, which took place on 4 April.

The participants were:

Draw

[1]

First round (best of 11 legs)
5 April
Second round (best of 11 legs)
5 April
Third round (best of 11 legs)
5 April
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)
5 April
Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)
5 April
Final (best of 11 legs)
22 May
                  
1 England Adam Hunt 6
England Aden Kirk 1
1 England Adam Hunt 6
England Shaun Littler 3
  England Shaun Littler 6
England Lewis Hackett 2
1 England Adam Hunt 6
Netherlands Kevin Voornhout 4
  England Adam Smith-Neale 5
England Sam Hill 6
  England Sam Hill 2
Netherlands Kevin Voornhout 6
  Wales Sion Thomas 4
Netherlands Kevin Voornhout 6
1 England Adam Hunt 3
England Keegan Brown 6
8 Germany Max Hopp 5
Netherlands Ryan de Vreede 6
  Netherlands Ryan de Vreede 6
Scotland James Young 5
  Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 5
Scotland James Young 6
  Netherlands Ryan de Vreede 2
England Keegan Brown 6
  Australia Robbie King 6
England Jake Jones 2
  Australia Robbie King 0
England Keegan Brown 6
  England Shaun Lovett 2
England Keegan Brown 6
England Keegan Brown 6
5 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 2
5 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 6
England Samuel Fuller 4
5 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 6
England Arron Fairweather 1
  England Arron Fairweather 6
Austria Fredi Gselmann 1
5 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 6
England Brandon Walsh 1
  England Brandon Walsh 6
Scotland Sean Ryan 4
  England Brandon Walsh 6
England George Killington 4
  England George Killington 6
Scotland Ryan Hogarth 4
5 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 6
England Jack Tweddell 5
4 England Josh Payne 6
England Matthew Dicken 4
4 England Josh Payne 6
Australia Tyson Hoefel 2
  Italy Vincenzo Masciarelli 0
Australia Tyson Hoefel 6
4 England Josh Payne 4
England Jack Tweddell 6
  England Jack Tweddell 6
Finland Aaron Knox 3
  England Jack Tweddell 6
Canada Shaun Narain 2
  Canada Shaun Narain 6
England Dan Dean 3
England Keegan Brown 6
2 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 4
2 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Republic of Ireland John Seagrave 1
2 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
England Tom Sykes 0
  England Tom Sykes 6
Malaysia Eric Pedley 4
2 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
England Ben Songhurst 3
  India Amit Gilitwala 0
England Jake Patchett 6
  England Jake Patchett 5
England Ben Songhurst 6
  England Ben Songhurst 6
England Dan Read 4
2 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Wales Dean Reynolds 2
7 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 4
Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks 6
  Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks 6
England Rees Hall 2
  England Anthony West 5
England Rees Hall 6
  Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks 3
Wales Dean Reynolds 6
  England Lee Whitworth 2
Wales Dean Reynolds 6
  Wales Dean Reynolds 6
Netherlands Mike Zuijdwijk 5
  United States Dan Lauby Jr 3
Netherlands Mike Zuydwijk 6
2 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
3 Wales Kurt Parry 3
6 England Reece Robinson 6
England Rhys Hayden 3
6 England Reece Robinson 6
Germany Martin Schindler 4
  England Curtis Turner 1
Germany Martin Schindler 6
6 England Reece Robinson 6
Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 3
  Republic of Ireland Paddy Meaney 5
Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
  Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
England Nicholas Day 1
  England Nicholas Day 6
England Sam Head 2
6 England Reece Robinson 3
3 Wales Kurt Parry 6
3 Wales Kurt Parry 6
  Republic of Ireland Andrew Ryan 2
3 Wales Kurt Parry 6
England Lewis Venes 1
  England Lewis Venes 6
Republic of Ireland Dean Finn 5
3 Wales Kurt Parry 6
England Cain Unwin 4
  Germany Justin Webers 6
Netherlands John de Kruijf 5
  Germany Justin Webers 1
England Cain Unwin 6
  England Cain Unwin 6
England James Thompson 5

References

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