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 England.svg   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]

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 [4] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bradly Roes79.855 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Leighton Bennett 81.48
2022 [5] Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 88.415 – 0 Flag of England.svg  Harry Gregory73.61
2023 [6] Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (2)102.625 – 3 Flag of Hungary.svg  Álmos Kovács86.28

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