JDC World Darts Championship

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JDC World Championship
Tournament information
Venue Alexandra Palace
Location London
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Established2017
Organisation(s) JDC
Format Legs
Prize fund€8,000
Current champion(s)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Lex Paeshuyse

The JDC World Darts Championship is a darts tournament that acts as the World Championship for players who are under 18. It is administered by the Junior Darts Corporation, an affiliate tour associated with the Professional Darts Corporation. It 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 older than 10 years of age and younger than 18 years of age throughout the tournament. [2] In 2017, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez became the inaugural JDC World Champion. [3] Among the former champions is Luke Littler, the current PDC World Champion. The reigning champion is Lex Paeshuyse, who won the title aged 13, becoming the youngest winner of the event. [4]

Final results and statistics

YearChampionAv.ScoreRunner-UpAv.Venue
2017 Flag of Austria.svg   Rusty-Jake Rodriguez n/a5 – 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Owen Roelofsn/a Alexandra Palace, London
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jurjen van der Velde n/a4 – 2 Flag of England.svg  Lennon Cradockn/a
2019 Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 93.105 – 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Adam Gawlas 84.00
2021 [5] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bradly Roes79.855 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Leighton Bennett 81.48
2022 [6] Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 88.415 – 0 Flag of England.svg  Harry Gregory73.61
2023 [7] Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (2)102.625 – 3 Flag of Hungary.svg  Álmos Kovács86.28
2024 [4] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Lex Paeshuyse 90.855 – 1 Flag of England.svg  Daniel Stephenson82.55

References

  1. ↑ "JDC Expand With World Championship". PDC. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "PLAYING JDC EVENTS / JDC TOURNAMENTS | Junior Darts Corporation". www.juniordarts.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  3. ↑ "RUSTY-JAKE RODRIGUEZ DEFEATS OWEN ROELOFS 5-4 TO WIN THE WDS ASSOCIATES JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". JDC. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Belgium's Paeshuyse becomes youngest ever JDC World Junior Champion". www.pdc.tv. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Roes beats Bennett to become JDC World Champion". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Gorton, Josh (19 December 2022). "Littler whitewashes Gregory to become JDC World Champion". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Wood, Kieran (17 December 2023). "Sensational Luke Littler retains JDC World Title with 102 average". Darts News. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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