2020 PDC World Youth Championship
The 2020 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.
2020 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 28 September 2020 29 November 2020 (final) | ||
Venue | Metrodome, Barnsley (early rounds) Ricoh Arena, Coventry (final) | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs First to 5 (group stage) First to 6 (knockout phase) | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() (Last 32) | ||
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The group stage and knock-out phase from the last 32 to the semi-finals were played at Metrodome, Barnsley, on 28 September 2020. The final took place on 29 November 2020 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, before the final of the 2020 Players Championship Finals.[1][2]
England's Luke Humphries was the reigning champion after defeating Adam Gawlas of the Czech Republic 6–0 in the 2019 final, but he was unable to defend his title, as he was over the age limit.[3]
England's Bradley Brooks won the title after defeating compatriot Joe Davis 6–5 in the final.[4]
Prize money
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £10,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £5,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £2,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £1,600 |
Last 16 | (8) | £1,000 |
Last 32 | (16) | £500 |
Second in group | (32) | £300 |
Third in group | (32) | £250 |
Qualifiers
The field of 96 players is made of PDC Tour Card Holders, Development Tour players and International Qualifiers. All entrants ranked on the PDC Order of Merit were seeded first, with the top players on the Development Tour Order of Merit following up to 32 seeds. The numbers of International Qualifiers were significantly reduced due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers:
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Martin Schindler
Harry Ward
Ted Evetts
Geert Nentjes
Niels Zonneveld
William Borland
Callan Rydz
Ryan Meikle
Bradley Brooks
Jitse van der Wal
Lewy Williams
Brian Raman
Nathan Rafferty
Dom Taylor
Kevin Doets
Maikel Verberk
Development Tour Qualifiers:
Keane Barry
Berry van Peer
Damian Mol
Joe Davis
Keelan Kay
Rhys Griffin
Sebastian Białecki
Lee Lok Yin
Owen Roelofs
Adam Gawlas
Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Lewis Pride
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Jack Main
Gian van Veen
Thomas Lovely
Liam Meek
Joshua Richardson
Daan Bastiaansen
Jarred Cole
Jamai van den Herik
Kevin Troppmann
Danny van Trijp
Henk Snijder
Reece Colley
Marcus Tommaso Brambati
John Brown
Nathan Girvan
Kalem Marsh
Mikey Rees
Justin Smith
Keith O'Neill
Cameron Doyle
Henry Cutting
Lewis Gurney
Ole Holtkamp
Moreno Blom
Sven Hesse
Luke Colwill
Levy Frauenfelder
Ben Cheeseman
Josh McCarthy
Robin Beger
Bertus Herks
William Blackwell
Charlie Symons
James Beeton
Brad Phillips
Bradley Halls
Owen Maiden
George Killington
Roman Benecký
Ben McCaffery
Jack Kirtland
Maartendirk Woord
Brent Plaisier
Adam Paxton
Sam Coenders
Aaron Ayres
Callum Wildridge
Daniel Perry
Timo van den Elshout
Michael Poole
Egor Tvorogov
Vilem Sedivy
Fred Box
Jack Male
Jurjen van der Velde
Alec Small
Ryan Payne
Scott Hope
Joshua Lloyd
Thomas Cromwell
Connor Pickett
Henry Reddin
Justin Hewitt
International qualifiers:
Sean Negrette
Nathan Potter
Man Lok Leung
Draw
Group stage
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Group 9
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Group 10
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Group 11
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Group 12
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Group 13
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Group 14
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Group 18
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Group 20
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Group 21
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Group 22
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Group 23
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Group 24
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Group 26
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Group 27
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Group 28
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Group 29
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Group 30
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Group 31
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Group 32
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Knockout Phase
Last 32 (best of 11 legs) 28 September | Last 16 (best of 11 legs) 28 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 28 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 28 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 29 November | ||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
- Phillips, Josh. "Ricoh Arena to host three further TV events & Winter Series". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Allen, Dave. "World Youth joy for ruthless Humphries". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- "Brooks wins 2020 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- Phillips, Josh. "2020 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship field". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- 2020 World Youth Group Stage