2017 PDC World Youth Championship

The 2017 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the seventh edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.

2017 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates6 November 2017
26 November 2017 (final)
VenueButlin's Resort Minehead
LocationMinehead
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
first to 6
Prize fund£50,000
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh
«2016 2018»

The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Wigan on 6 November 2017. The final took place on 26 November 2017, before the final of the 2017 Players Championship Finals, which was shown live on ITV4.

Australia's Corey Cadby was the defending champion after defeating Dutch player Berry van Peer 6–2 in the 2016 final,[1] but he lost 6–3 to English player Josh Payne in the semi-finals.

Belgium's Dimitri Van den Bergh became the new World Youth champion, by defeating Josh Payne 6–3 in the final.

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

[2]

The tournament will feature 64 players. The top 46 players in the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit automatically qualify for the tournament. They will be joined by 15 international qualifiers. Participation will also be possible for any age-qualified players from the top 32 of the main PDC Order of Merit. The remaining two qualifying places are offered to Junior Darts Corporation representatives.

Should an international qualifier also be ranked high enough in the Development Tour Order of Merit to qualify, further places would be allocated from the Development Tour Order of Merit.

The participants are (with the top 8 being seeded):

Draw
First round (best of 11 legs)
6 November 		Second round (best of 11 legs)
6 November 		Third round (best of 11 legs)
6 November 		Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)
6 November 		Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)
6 November 		Final (best of 11 legs)
26 November
                  
1 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 5
Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 6
  Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 6
New Zealand Jordan Christie 0
  England Luke Durham 0
New Zealand Jordan Christie 6
  Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 6
Germany Christian Bunse 1
  Russia Maxim Aldoshin 4
Germany Christian Bunse 6
  Germany Christian Bunse 6
Netherlands Sven Groen 2
  Netherlands Sven Groen 6
United States Dominik Pundt 1
  Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 3
Australia Corey Cadby 6
8 Belgium Mike De Decker 6
England Jake Jones 5
8 Belgium Mike De Decker 6
Netherlands Berry van Peer 3
  Netherlands Berry van Peer 6
Spain David Medina Puyol 0
8 Belgium Mike De Decker 4
Australia Corey Cadby 6
  Belgium Brian Raman 5
Austria Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6
  Austria Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 3
Australia Corey Cadby 6
  Australia Corey Cadby 6
England Sam Head 1
  Australia Corey Cadby 3
England Josh Payne 6
5 Belgium Kenny Neyens 6
Netherlands Kevin de Vries 4
5 Belgium Kenny Neyens 6
England Adam Smith-Neale 2
  Scotland Andrew Davidson 4
England Adam Smith-Neale 6
5 Belgium Kenny Neyens 6
Germany Max Hopp 2
  England Joe Davis 0
Germany Max Hopp 6
  Germany Max Hopp 6
England John Brown 1
  England John Brown 6
Denmark Daniel Jensen 3
5 Belgium Kenny Neyens 0
England Josh Payne 6
4 England Adam Hunt 6
Gibraltar Jarvis Bautista 0
4 England Adam Hunt 2
England Josh Payne 6
  England Josh Payne 6
Germany Nico Blum 4
  England Josh Payne 6
Netherlands Justin van Tergouw 5
  Netherlands Justin van Tergouw 6
England Jack Ryder 1
  Netherlands Justin van Tergouw 6
Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 5
  Hungary Gergely Lakatos 0
Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
  England Josh Payne 3
3 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
2 England Luke Humphries 6
England Rob Hewson 2
2 England Luke Humphries 6
England Jarred Cole 3
  England Jarred Cole 6
Northern Ireland Nathan Rafferty 2
2 England Luke Humphries 6
England Rhys Hayden 5
  Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 4
Wales Kurt Parry 6
  Wales Kurt Parry 4
England Rhys Hayden 6
  Hong Kong Man Lok Leung 2
England Rhys Hayden 6
2 England Luke Humphries 6
Germany Martin Schindler 3
7 Netherlands Mike van Duivenbode 6
Australia Kalani Hillman 3
7 Netherlands Mike van Duivenbode 3
Germany Martin Schindler 6
  Germany Martin Schindler 6
England Lee Budgen 3
  Germany Martin Schindler 6
England Ronnie Roberts 5
  Germany Nico Ziemann 5
England Harry Ward 6
  England Harry Ward 4
England Ronnie Roberts 6
  England Ronnie Roberts 6
England Dan Read 1
2 England Luke Humphries 5
3 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
6 England Ted Evetts 6
England Conor Mayes 2
6 England Ted Evetts 6
Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks 3
  Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks 6
Canada Dawson Murschell 2
6 England Ted Evetts 6
England Thomas Lovely 5
  Canada Keifer Durham 2
England Sam Hewson 6
  England Sam Hewson 3
England Thomas Lovely 6
  England Thomas Lovely 6
Republic of Ireland Stephen Rosney 1
6 England Ted Evetts 4
3 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
3 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
China Qingyu Zhan 0
3 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
Wales Rhys Griffin 3
  England Ryan Meikle 2
Wales Rhys Griffin 6
3 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
England Scott Dale 5
  Netherlands Melvin de Fejter 2
Netherlands Geert Nentjes 6
  Netherlands Geert Nentjes 2
England Scott Dale 6
  England Scott Dale 6
England Reece Colley 2

References
  1. "PDC Unicorn World Youth Glory For Cadby". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. "Cadby Amongst World Youth Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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