2014 PDC World Youth Championship

Last updated
2014 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates5 April 2014
22 May 2014 (final)
Venue The O2 Arena
Location London
Country England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
first to 6
Prize fund£50,000
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown
«2013 2015»

The 2014 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fourth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 21.

Contents

The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Reading on 5 April 2014. [1] The final took place on 22 May 2014, before the final of the 2014 Premier League Darts, which was shown live on Sky Sports.

2013 champion Michael Smith was not eligible to defend his title. Keegan Brown and Rowby-John Rodriguez contested the final at The O2 Arena, London, with Brown winning 6–4. [2]

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 50 players in the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded. [3] They were joined by 14 international qualifiers. [4] Three players withdrew prior to the tournament, so their places were awarded through an open qualifier, which took place on 4 April.

The participants were:

Draw

Preliminary round

[1]

First round(best of 11 legs)
5 April
Second round(best of 11 legs)
5 April
Third round(best of 11 legs)
5 April
Quarter-finals(best of 11 legs)
5 April
Semi-finals(best of 11 legs)
5 April
Final(best of 11 legs)
22 May
                  
1 Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt 6
Flag of England.svg Aden Kirk 1
1 Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt 6
Flag of England.svg Shaun Littler 3
  Flag of England.svg Shaun Littler 6
Flag of England.svg Lewis Hackett 2
1 Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Voornhout 4
  Flag of England.svg Adam Smith-Neale 5
Flag of England.svg Sam Hill 6
  Flag of England.svg Sam Hill 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Voornhout 6
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sion Thomas 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Voornhout 6
1 Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt 3
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 6
8 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan de Vreede6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan de Vreede6
Flag of Scotland.svg James Young 5
  Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Lennon 5
Flag of Scotland.svg James Young 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan de Vreede 2
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 6
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie King 6
Flag of England.svg Jake Jones 2
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie King 0
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 6
  Flag of England.svg Shaun Lovett 2
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 6
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 6
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 2
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 6
Flag of England.svg Samuel Fuller 4
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 6
Flag of England.svg Arron Fairweather 1
  Flag of England.svg Arron Fairweather 6
Flag of Austria.svg Fredi Gselmann 1
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 6
Flag of England.svg Brandon Walsh 1
  Flag of England.svg Brandon Walsh 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Sean Ryan 4
  Flag of England.svg Brandon Walsh 6
Flag of England.svg George Killington 4
  Flag of England.svg George Killington 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Hogarth 4
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 6
Flag of England.svg Jack Tweddell 5
4 Flag of England.svg Josh Payne 6
Flag of England.svg Matthew Dicken 4
4 Flag of England.svg Josh Payne 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyson Hoefel 2
  Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Masciarelli 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyson Hoefel 6
4 Flag of England.svg Josh Payne 4
Flag of England.svg Jack Tweddell 6
  Flag of England.svg Jack Tweddell 6
Flag of Finland.svg Aaron Knox 3
  Flag of England.svg Jack Tweddell 6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shaun Narain 2
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shaun Narain6
Flag of England.svg Dan Dean 3
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 6
2 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 4
2 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Flag of Ireland.svg John Seagrave 1
2 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Flag of England.svg Tom Sykes 0
  Flag of England.svg Tom Sykes 6
Flag of Malaysia.svg Eric Pedley 4
2 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Flag of England.svg Ben Songhurst 3
  Flag of India.svg Amit Gilitwala 0
Flag of England.svg Jake Patchett 6
  Flag of England.svg Jake Patchett 5
Flag of England.svg Ben Songhurst 6
  Flag of England.svg Ben Songhurst 6
Flag of England.svg Dan Read 4
2 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Reynolds 2
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Hendriks 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Hendriks 6
Flag of England.svg Rees Hall 2
  Flag of England.svg Anthony West 5
Flag of England.svg Rees Hall 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Hendriks 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Reynolds 6
  Flag of England.svg Lee Whitworth 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Reynolds 6
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Reynolds 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Zuijdwijk 5
  Flag of the United States.svg Dan Lauby Jr 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Zuydwijk 6
2 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry 3
6 Flag of England.svg Reece Robinson6
Flag of England.svg Rhys Hayden 3
6 Flag of England.svg Reece Robinson6
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Schindler 4
  Flag of England.svg Curtis Turner 1
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Schindler 6
6 Flag of England.svg Reece Robinson6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 3
  Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Meaney 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
Flag of England.svg Nicholas Day 1
  Flag of England.svg Nicholas Day 6
Flag of England.svg Sam Head 2
6 Flag of England.svg Reece Robinson 3
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry6
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry6
  Flag of Ireland.svg Andrew Ryan 2
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry6
Flag of England.svg Lewis Venes 1
  Flag of England.svg Lewis Venes 6
Flag of Ireland.svg Dean Finn 5
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry6
Flag of England.svg Cain Unwin 4
  Flag of Germany.svg Justin Webers 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg John de Kruijf 5
  Flag of Germany.svg Justin Webers 1
Flag of England.svg Cain Unwin 6
  Flag of England.svg Cain Unwin 6
Flag of England.svg James Thompson 5

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