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
Dates	6 November 2017 26 November 2017 (final)
Venue	Butlin's Resort Minehead
Location	Minehead
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs first to 6
Prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Champion(s)
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):

1-47

1. Benito van de Pas (PDC Top 32)
2. Luke Humphries
3. Dimitri Van den Bergh
4. Adam Hunt
5. Kenny Neyens
6. Ted Evetts
7. Mike van Duivenbode
8. Mike De Decker
9. Rowby-John Rodriguez
10. Ryan Meikle
11. Steve Lennon
12. Harry Ward
13. Martin Schindler
14. Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
15. Justin van Tergouw
16. Dawson Murschell
17. Adam Smith-Neale
18. Josh Payne
19. Rhys Griffin
20. Jeffrey de Zwaan
21. Rhys Hayden
22. Jake Jones
23. Kurt Parry
24. Brian Raman
25. Berry van Peer
26. Ronnie Roberts
27. Sven Groen
28. Dan Read
29. Stephen Rosney
30. Scott Dale
31. Thomas Lovely
32. Rob Hewson
33. Kevin de Vries
34. John Brown
35. Jimmy Hendriks
36. Geert Nentjes
37. Reece Colley
38. Joe Davis
39. Lee Budgen
40. Andrew Davidson
41. Nico Ziemann
42. Sam Hewson
43. Sam Head
44. Christian Bunse
45. Nico Blum
46. Conor Mayes
47. Jarred Cole

International qualifiers

• Dominik Pundt
• Keifer Durham
• Qingyu Zhan
• Corey Cadby
• Kalani Hillman
• Max Hopp
• Melvin de Fijter
• Gergely Lakatos
• David Medina Puyol
• Jarvis Bautista
• Daniel Jensen
• Nathan Rafferty
• Jordan Christie
• Man Lok Leung
• Maxim Aldoshin

Representatives from the Junior Darts Corporation

• Luke Durham
• Jack Ryder

Draw

Finals

	Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 November					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 November					Final (best of 11 legs) 26 November
		Jeffrey de Zwaan	3
		Corey Cadby	6
							Corey Cadby	3
							Josh Payne	6
	5	Kenny Neyens	0
		Josh Payne	6
												Josh Payne	3
											3	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
	2	Luke Humphries	6
		Martin Schindler	3
						2	Luke Humphries	5
						3	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
	6	Ted Evetts	4
	3	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6

Rounds 1-4

	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
	1	Benito van de Pas	5
		Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
							Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
							Jordan Christie	0
		Luke Durham	0
		Jordan Christie	6
												Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
												Christian Bunse	1
		Maxim Aldoshin	4
		Christian Bunse	6
							Christian Bunse	6
							Sven Groen	2
		Sven Groen	6
		Dominik Pundt	1
																	Jeffrey de Zwaan	3
																	Corey Cadby	6
	8	Mike De Decker	6
		Jake Jones	5
						8	Mike De Decker	6
							Berry van Peer	3
		Berry van Peer	6
		David Medina Puyol	0
											8	Mike De Decker	4
												Corey Cadby	6
		Brian Raman	5
		Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	6
							Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	3
							Corey Cadby	6
		Corey Cadby	6
		Sam Head	1
	5	Kenny Neyens	6
		Kevin de Vries	4
						5	Kenny Neyens	6
							Adam Smith-Neale	2
		Andrew Davidson	4
		Adam Smith-Neale	6
											5	Kenny Neyens	6
												Max Hopp	2
		Joe Davis	0
		Max Hopp	6
							Max Hopp	6
							John Brown	1
		John Brown	6
		Daniel Jensen	3
																5	Kenny Neyens	0
																	Josh Payne	6
	4	Adam Hunt	6
		Jarvis Bautista	0
						4	Adam Hunt	2
							Josh Payne	6
		Josh Payne	6
		Nico Blum	4
												Josh Payne	6
												Justin van Tergouw	5
		Justin van Tergouw	6
		Jack Ryder	1
							Justin van Tergouw	6
							Rowby-John Rodriguez	5
		Gergely Lakatos	0
		Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
	2	Luke Humphries	6
		Rob Hewson	2
						2	Luke Humphries	6
							Jarred Cole	3
		Jarred Cole	6
		Nathan Rafferty	2
											2	Luke Humphries	6
												Rhys Hayden	5
		Steve Lennon	4
		Kurt Parry	6
							Kurt Parry	4
							Rhys Hayden	6
		Man Lok Leung	2
		Rhys Hayden	6
																2	Luke Humphries	6
																	Martin Schindler	3
	7	Mike van Duivenbode	6
		Kalani Hillman	3
						7	Mike van Duivenbode	3
							Martin Schindler	6
		Martin Schindler	6
		Lee Budgen	3
												Martin Schindler	6
												Ronnie Roberts	5
		Nico Ziemann	5
		Harry Ward	6
							Harry Ward	4
							Ronnie Roberts	6
		Ronnie Roberts	6
		Dan Read	1
	6	Ted Evetts	6
		Conor Mayes	2
						6	Ted Evetts	6
							Jimmy Hendriks	3
		Jimmy Hendriks	6
		Dawson Murschell	2
											6	Ted Evetts	6
												Thomas Lovely	5
		Keifer Durham	2
		Sam Hewson	6
							Sam Hewson	3
							Thomas Lovely	6
		Thomas Lovely	6
		Stephen Rosney	1
																6	Ted Evetts	4
																3	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
	3	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
		Qingyu Zhan	0
						3	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
							Rhys Griffin	3
		Ryan Meikle	2
		Rhys Griffin	6
											3	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
												Scott Dale	5
		Melvin de Fejter	2
		Geert Nentjes	6
							Geert Nentjes	2
							Scott Dale	6
		Scott Dale	6
		Reece Colley	2