2015 PDC World Youth Championship

The 2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fifth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.

2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates	19 October 2015 29 November 2015 (final)
Venue	Butlins Minehead Resort
Location	Minehead
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs first to 6
Prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Champion(s)
Max Hopp
«2014 2016»

The knockout stages, from the last 64 to the semi-finals, were held in Wigan on 19 October 2015.^[1] The final took place on 29 November 2015, preceeding the final of the 2015 Players Championship Finals, which was broadcast live on ITV4.

Keegan Brown was the defending champion but he was eliminated in the first round by Rowby-John Rodriguez in a rematch of the 2014 final.

The championship final was contested between Max Hopp and Nathan Aspinall at the Butlins Minehead Resortin Minehead, with Hopp securing a 6-5 victory.

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 51 players in the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded.^[2] They were joined by 13 international qualifiers.

The participants are:

1-51[2] Dimitri van den Bergh Josh Payne Bradley Kirk Mike De Decker Dean Reynolds Benito van de Pas Nathan Aspinall Berry van Peer Nick Kenny Shaun Griffiths Adam Hunt Aden Kirk Rowby-John Rodriguez Sam Hewson Aaron Dyer Keegan Brown Mike Zuydwijk James Hubbard Reece Robinson Jamie Lewis Sven Groen Ted Evetts John de Kruijf Jeffrey de Zwaan Max Hopp Harry Ward Chris Quantock Dirk van Duijvenbode Kurt Parry Roxy-James Rodriguez George Killington Sam Head Matthew Dicken Lewis Venes Jack Tweddell Josh McCarthy Joshua Richardson Ryan de Vreede Adam Smith-Neale James Thompson Jake Jones Tommy Lishman Rhys Griffin Jordan Matthews Scott Dale Wouter Vaes Scott Taylor Jimmy Hendriks Ryan Meikle Nicholas Day Steve Lennon

International qualifiers[2] Andrew Briere Piyush Chauhan Kai Gotthardt Fredi Gselmann Robbie King Thomas Luksch Dawson Murschell Kenny Neyens James O'Toole Sarthak Patel Stephen Rosney Jamie Rundle Kevin de Vries

Draw

^[1]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Second round (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Third round (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Final (best of 11 legs) 29 November
	1	Dimitri van den Bergh	4
		Nick Kenny	6
							Nick Kenny	3
							Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
		Tommy Lishman	4
		Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
												Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
												Wouter Vaes	4
		Wouter Vaes	6
		Jake Jones	4
							Wouter Vaes	6
							Joshua Richardson	4
		Joshua Richardson	6
		Andrew Briere	1
																	Jeffrey de Zwaan	4
																	Max Hopp	6
	8	Berry van Peer	6
		Aaron Dyer	3
						8	Berry van Peer	1
							Max Hopp	6
		Max Hopp	6
		Stephen Rosney	1
												Max Hopp	6
												Kenny Neyens	3
		Jordan Matthews	2
		Kenny Neyens	6
							Kenny Neyens	6
							Jamie Lewis	4
		Ryan Meikle	0
		Jamie Lewis	6
																						Max Hopp	6
																					5	Dean Reynolds	5
	5	Dean Reynolds	6
		Robbie King	3
						5	Dean Reynolds	6
							James Hubbard	2
		Piyush Chauhan	1
		James Hubbard	6
											5	Dean Reynolds	6
												Shaun Griffiths	4
		Shaun Griffiths	6
		Nicholas Day	1
							Shaun Griffiths	6
							Chris Quantock	3
		Chris Quantock	6
		Adam Smith-Neale	2
																5	Dean Reynolds	6
																	Scott Taylor	5
	4	Mike De Decker	6
		Dawson Murschell	2
						4	Mike De Decker	1
							Sam Hewson	6
		Sven Groen	4
		Sam Hewson	6
												Sam Hewson	5
												Scott Taylor	6
		Scott Taylor	6
		Fredi Gselmann	3
							Scott Taylor	6
							Ted Evetts	5
		Ted Evetts	6
		Harry Ward	4
																											Max Hopp	6
																										7	Nathan Aspinall	5
	2	Josh Payne	6
		Mike Zuydwijk	5
						2	Josh Payne	6
							Rowby-John Rodriguez	3
		Keegan Brown	4
		Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
											2	Josh Payne	6
												Jack Tweddell	2
		Aden Kirk	6
		Lewis Venes	3
							Aden Kirk	4
							Jack Tweddell	6
		Jack Tweddell	6
		Jamie Rundle	0
																2	Josh Payne	4
																7	Nathan Aspinall	6
	7	Nathan Aspinall	6
		James Thompson	4
						7	Nathan Aspinall	6
							Sam Head	5
		Sam Head	6
		Dirk van Duijvenbode	2
											7	Nathan Aspinall	6
												Scott Dale	5
		John de Kruijf	2
		Scott Dale	6
							Scott Dale	6
							Kurt Parry	1
		Kurt Parry	6
		Steve Lennon	5
																					7	Nathan Aspinall	6
																						Roxy-James Rodriguez	3
	6	Benito van de Pas	6
		Rhys Griffin	0
						6	Benito van de Pas	6
							Matthew Dicken	2
		Ryan de Vreede	3
		Matthew Dicken	6
											6	Benito van de Pas	3
												Roxy-James Rodriguez	6
		Roxy-James Rodriguez	6
		Kai Gotthardt	2
							Roxy-James Rodriguez	6
							Kevin de Vries	0
		George Killington	1
		Kevin de Vries	6
																	Roxy-James Rodriguez	6
																3	Bradley Kirk	3
	3	Bradley Kirk	6
		Josh McCarthy	1
						3	Bradley Kirk	6
							Adam Hunt	2
		Adam Hunt	6
		James O'Toole	0
											3	Bradley Kirk	6
												Jimmy Hendriks	1
		Reece Robinson	3
		Jimmy Hendriks	6
							Jimmy Hendriks	6
							Thomas Luksch	3
		Sarthak Patel	2
		Thomas Luksch	6