2012 PDC World Youth Championship

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2012 PDC World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates4 November 2011
17 May 2012 (final)
Venue The O2 Arena
Location London
Country England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs,
first to 5,
first to 6 (final)
Prize fund£30,000
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg James Hubbard
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The 2012 PDC World Youth Championship was the second edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 14 and 23.

Contents

The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Crawley on 4 November 2011 and weren't broadcast live on TV. [1] The final took place on 17 May 2012, before the final of the 2012 Premier League Darts, which was shown live on Sky Sports. The two finalists became PDC Pro Tour card holders for 2012 and 2013, and also received invitations to the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts.

Arron Monk was the defending champion, but he lost to Matthew Dicken in the first round. Michael van Gerwen, who lost the 2010 final, and James Hubbard contested the final at The O2 Arena, London. [2] Hubbard won in the final 6–3. [3]

Prize money

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £30,000)
Winner(1)£10,000
Runner-up(1)£5,000
Semi-finalists(2)£2,500
Quarter-finalists(4)£1,250
Third round(8)£625
Second round(16)£0
First round(32)£0

Qualification

The tournament featured 64 players. The top 28 players in the PDC Youth Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded. [1] They were joined by qualifiers from 26 Rileys Dart Zone tournaments throughout the United Kingdom, as well as 10 international qualifiers.

The participants were:

Draw

Preliminary round

Last 64

[2]

First round(best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011		Second round(best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011		Third round(best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011		Quarter-finals(best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011		Semi-finals(best of 9 legs)
4 November 2011		Final(best of 11 legs)
17 May 2012
                  
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg John de Kruijf 1
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry 3
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry5
Flag of England.svg Thomas Humphrey 1
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gino Vos 4
  Flag of Ireland.svg David Coyne 0
Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt 5
  Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gino Vos 5
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gino Vos 5
Flag of England.svg Curtis Hammond 2
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 5
Flag of England.svg Darren Whittingham 3
8 Flag of England.svg Ricky Evans 5
Flag of England.svg Benjamin Songhurst 3
8 Flag of England.svg Ricky Evans 2
Flag of England.svg Aden Kirk 5
  Flag of England.svg Aden Kirk 5
Flag of England.svg Steve Haggerty 0
  Flag of England.svg Aden Kirk 1
Flag of England.svg Darren Whittingham5
  Flag of England.svg Liam Deveries 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Marc Evans 5
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Marc Evans 0
Flag of England.svg Darren Whittingham5
  Flag of England.svg Darren Whittingham5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shaun Narain 4
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 5
4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Griffiths 3
5 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 3
Flag of England.svg Ash Khayat 5
  Flag of England.svg Ash Khayat 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nick Kenny 4
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nick Kenny
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  Flag of England.svg Ash Khayat 3
Flag of England.svg Sam Hill 5
  Flag of England.svg Jonathan Mulley 1
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 5
  Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 0
Flag of England.svg Sam Hill 5
  Flag of England.svg Sam Hill 5
Flag of England.svg Josh Jones 4
Flag of England.svg Sam Hill 3
4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Griffiths 5
4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Griffiths 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Maher 2
4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Griffiths 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Hogarth 4
  Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Hogarth 5
Flag of England.svg Lee Hodson 0
4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Griffiths 5
Flag of England.svg Matthew Dicken 3
  Flag of England.svg Matthew Dicken5
Flag of England.svg Arron Monk 2
  Flag of England.svg Matthew Dicken5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Hendriks 3
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Hendriks 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Guy Holland 2
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 3
Flag of England.svg James Hubbard 6
2 Flag of England.svg Paul Barham5
Flag of England.svg David Williams 3
2 Flag of England.svg Paul Barham5
Flag of England.svg Joe Hunt 1
  Flag of England.svg Joe Hunt 5
Flag of England.svg Daniel King-Morris 0
2 Flag of England.svg Paul Barham5
Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Garcia 3
  Flag of Austria.svg Franz Schrammel 3
Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Garcia 5
  Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Garcia 5
Flag of England.svg Leon Bailey 3
  Flag of England.svg Leon Bailey 5
Flag of England.svg Adam Smith-Neale 4
2 Flag of England.svg Paul Barham5
Flag of England.svg Rhys Dudley 1
7 Flag of England.svg Chris Aubrey 2
Flag of England.svg Rhys Dudley 5
  Flag of England.svg Rhys Dudley 5
Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Harju 3
  Flag of England.svg Ryan Harrington 1
Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Harju 5
  Flag of England.svg Rhys Dudley 5
Flag of England.svg Brandon Walsh 3
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé Jr 2
Flag of England.svg Matt Howard 5
  Flag of England.svg Matt Howard 1
Flag of England.svg Brandon Walsh 5
  Flag of England.svg Brandon Walsh 5
Flag of England.svg Richard North 4
2 Flag of England.svg Paul Barham 2
Flag of England.svg James Hubbard 5
6 Flag of England.svg Reece Robinson5
Flag of England.svg James Thompson 3
6 Flag of England.svg Reece Robinson 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 5
  Flag of England.svg David Pallett 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 5
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 5
Flag of England.svg Jamie Landon 3
  Flag of England.svg James Hajdar 1
Flag of Sweden.svg Oskar Lukasiak 5
  Flag of Sweden.svg Oskar Lukasiak 3
Flag of England.svg Jamie Landon 5
  Flag of England.svg Steven Addison 3
Flag of England.svg Jamie Landon 5
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 4
Flag of England.svg James Hubbard 5
3 Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 5
Flag of England.svg Nicholas Ellis 2
3 Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 5
  Flag of England.svg Michael Finch 0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 5
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 4
Flag of England.svg James Hubbard 5
  Flag of England.svg Matt Gallett 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie King 0
  Flag of England.svg Matt Gallett 3
Flag of England.svg James Hubbard 5
  Flag of England.svg James Hubbard 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Airnes 1

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  5. 1 2 3 World Youth Qualifiers Confirmed Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
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