JDC World Championship | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | Alexandra Palace |
Location | London |
Country | England |
Established | 2017 |
Organisation(s) | JDC |
Format | Legs |
Prize fund | €8,000 |
Current champion(s) | |
Luke Littler |
The JDC World Darts Championship is a darts youth's tournament that has been held since 2017 in various locations, while the final match is played during the PDC World Darts Championship in Alexandra Palace, London. [1] Competitors participating in the JDC World Darts Championship must be under 18 years of age on the day of the final. [2] Rusty-Jake Rodriguez became the first JDC World Champion. [3]
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Venue |
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2017 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | n/a | 5 – 4 | Owen Roelofs | n/a | Alexandra Palace, London |
2018 | Jurjen van der Velde | n/a | 4 – 2 | Lennon Cradock | n/a | |
2019 | Keane Barry | 93.10 | 5 – 3 | Adam Gawlas | 84.00 | |
2021 [4] | Bradly Roes | 79.85 | 5 – 4 | Leighton Bennett | 81.48 | |
2022 [5] | Luke Littler | 88.41 | 5 – 0 | Harry Gregory | 73.61 | |
2023 [6] | Luke Littler (2) | 102.62 | 5 – 3 | Álmos Kovács | 86.28 |
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