2016 PDC World Youth Championship

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2016 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates16 October 2016
27 November 2016 (final)
Venue Butlins Minehead Resort
Location Minehead
Country England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
first to 6
Prize fund£50,000
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby
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The 2016 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the sixth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.

Contents

The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Wigan on 16 October 2016. The final took place on 27 November 2016, before the final of the 2016 Players Championship Finals, which was shown live on ITV4.

Max Hopp was the defending champion after defeating Nathan Aspinall 6–5 in the 2015 final, but he lost in the second round to fellow German Martin Schindler.

The final was contested between Dutch player Berry van Peer and Australia's Corey Cadby, with Cadby winning 6–2. [1]

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] [3]

The tournament will feature 64 players. The top 46 players in the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit automatically qualify for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded. They were originally joined by 17 international qualifiers, but the Gibraltar qualifier Clayton Otton withdrew. Participation would also be possible for any age-qualified players from the top 32 of the main PDC Order of Merit, but the eligible player Benito van de Pas turned down his place, so the remaining two qualifying places were granted to the Junior Darts Corporation's European Champion, Jim Moston, and their number one ranked player, John Brown.

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:

Draw

[4]

First round(best of 11 legs)
16 October
Second round(best of 11 legs)
16 October
Third round(best of 11 legs)
16 October
Quarter-finals(best of 11 legs)
16 October
Semi-finals(best of 11 legs)
16 October
Final(best of 11 legs)
27 November
                  
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Reynolds 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Justin van Tergouw 0
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Reynolds 6
Flag of England.svg Adam Smith-Neale 3
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nick Kenny 2
Flag of England.svg Adam Smith-Neale 6
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Reynolds 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kenny Neyens 6
  Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 6
Flag of England.svg Reece Colley 1
  Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kenny Neyens 6
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kenny Neyens 6
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Herz 3
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kenny Neyens 6
8 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 4
8 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Flag of England.svg Jim Moston 0
8 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Flag of England.svg Scott Dale 1
  Flag of England.svg Scott Dale6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ronnie Roberts 2
8 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Hendriks 4
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Hendriks 6
Flag of Ireland.svg Jack Faragher 4
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jimmy Hendriks 6
Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Nunez 4
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Coulter 0
Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Nunez 6
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kenny Neyens 0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berry van Peer 6
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Lennon 6
Flag of England.svg Sam Head 4
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Lennon 6
Flag of England.svg Josh McCarthy 1
  Flag of England.svg Josh McCarthy 6
Flag of South Korea.svg Dongju Lee 1
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Lennon 6
Flag of Russia.svg Anton Kolesov 2
  Flag of Scotland.svg James Young 5
Flag of Russia.svg Anton Kolesov 6
  Flag of Russia.svg Anton Kolesov 6
Flag of England.svg Aaron Dyer 2
  Flag of England.svg Aaron Dyer 6
Flag of Denmark.svg Daniel Jensen 4
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Lennon 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berry van Peer 6
5 Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sven Groen 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sven Groen 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry6
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry6
Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Gallagher 3
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kurt Parry 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berry van Peer 6
  Flag of England.svg Thomas Sykes 6
Flag of England.svg Lee Whitworth 0
  Flag of England.svg Thomas Sykes 0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berry van Peer 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berry van Peer 6
Flag of Austria.svg Nico Mandl 3
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berry van Peer 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 6
2 Flag of England.svg Ross Twell6
Flag of England.svg Charlie Beaumont 4
2 Flag of England.svg Ross Twell6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay Smeets 3
  Flag of England.svg Matthew Dicken 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay Smeets 6
2 Flag of England.svg Ross Twell 4
Flag of England.svg John Brown6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dylan van Beek 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zong Xiao Chen 6
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zong Xiao Chen 5
Flag of England.svg John Brown6
  Flag of England.svg James Hubbard 5
Flag of England.svg John Brown6
  Flag of England.svg John Brown 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 6
7 Flag of England.svg Josh Payne 1
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 6
  Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 5
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Schindler 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 4
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Schindler 6
  Flag of Germany.svg Martin Schindler 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg John de Kruijf 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 6
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 6
Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 3
  Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie King 2
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 3
3 Flag of England.svg Aden Kirk 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mike De Decker 6
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mike De Decker 2
Flag of England.svg Ted Evetts 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin de Vries 2
Flag of England.svg Ted Evetts 6
  Flag of England.svg Ted Evetts 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 1
  Flag of Scotland.svg Bradley Kirk 6
Flag of England.svg Ryan Meikle 5
  Flag of Scotland.svg Bradley Kirk 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan de Vreede 3
  Flag of England.svg Ted Evetts 4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
6 Flag of England.svg Callum Loose 6
Flag of England.svg Arron Fairweather 3
6 Flag of England.svg Callum Loose 6
Flag of England.svg Liam Devries 4
  Flag of England.svg Harry Ward 1
Flag of England.svg Liam Devries 6
6 Flag of England.svg Callum Loose 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 6
  Flag of the United States.svg Avery Bozzetti 3
Flag of Finland.svg Aaron Knox 6
  Flag of Finland.svg Aaron Knox 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 Callan Rydz 5

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