2020 PDC World Youth Championship

The 2020 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.

2020 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates28 September 2020
29 November 2020 (final)
VenueMetrodome, Barnsley (early rounds)
Ricoh Arena, Coventry (final)
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
First to 5 (Group Stage)
First to 6 (Knockout Phase)
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
Bradley Brooks
«2019 2021»

The group stage and knock-out phase from the last 32 to the semi-finals were played at Metrodome, Barnsley, on 28 September 2020. The final took place on 29 November 2020 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, before the final of the 2020 Players Championship Finals.[1][2]

England's Luke Humphries was the reigning champion after defeating Adam Gawlas of the Czech Republic 6–0 in the 2019 final, but he was unable to defend his title, as he was over the age limit.[3]

England's Bradley Brooks won the title after defeating compatriot Joe Davis 6–5 in the final.

Prize money
Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner (1) £10,000
Runner-up (1) £5,000
Semi-finalists (2) £2,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,600
Last 16 (8) £1,000
Last 32 (16) £500
Second in group (32) £300
Third in group (32) £250

Qualifiers

The field of 96 players is made of PDC Tour Card Holders, Development Tour players and International Qualifiers. All entrants ranked on the PDC Order of Merit were seeded first, with the top players on the Development Tour Order of Merit following up to 32 seeds. The numbers of International Qualifiers were significantly reduced due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers:

  1. Jeffrey de Zwaan
  2. Martin Schindler
  3. Harry Ward
  4. Ted Evetts
  5. Geert Nentjes
  6. Niels Zonneveld
  7. William Borland
  8. Callan Rydz
  9. Ryan Meikle
  10. Bradley Brooks
  11. Jitse van der Wal
  12. Lewy Williams
  13. Brian Raman
  14. Nathan Rafferty
  15. Dom Taylor
  16. Kevin Doets
  17. Maikel Verberk

Development Tour Qualifiers:

  1. Keane Barry
  2. Berry van Peer
  3. Damian Mol
  4. Joe Davis
  5. Keelan Kay
  6. Rhys Griffin
  7. Sebastian Białecki
  8. Lee Lok Yin
  9. Owen Roelofs
  10. Adam Gawlas
  11. Jaikob Selby-Rivas
  12. Lewis Pride
  13. Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
  14. Jack Main
  15. Gian van Veen
  16. Thomas Lovely
  17. Liam Meek
  18. Joshua Richardson
  19. Daan Bastiaansen
  20. Jarred Cole
  21. Jamai van den Herik
  22. Kevin Troppmann
  23. Danny van Trijp
  24. Henk Snijder
  25. Reece Colley
  26. Marcus Tommaso Brambati
  27. John Brown
  28. Nathan Girvan
  29. Kalem Marsh
  30. Mikey Rees
  31. Justin Smith
  32. Keith O'Neill
  33. Cameron Doyle
  34. Henry Cutting
  35. Lewis Gurney
  36. Ole Holtkamp
  37. Moreno Blom
  38. Sven Hesse
  39. Luke Colwill
  40. Levy Frauenfelder
  41. Ben Cheeseman
  42. Josh McCarthy
  43. Robin Beger
  44. Bertus Herks
  45. William Blackwell
  46. Charlie Symons
  47. James Beeton
  48. Brad Phillips
  49. Bradley Halls
  50. Owen Maiden
  51. George Killington
  52. Roman Benecky
  53. Ben McCaffery
  54. Jack Kirtland
  55. Maartendirk Woord
  56. Brent Plaisier
  57. Adam Paxton
  58. Sam Coenders
  59. Aaron Ayres
  60. Callum Wildridge
  61. Daniel Perry
  62. Timo van den Elshout
  63. Michael Poole
  64. Egor Tvorogov
  65. Vilem Sedivy
  66. Fred Box
  67. Jack Male
  68. Jurjen van der Velde
  69. Alec Small
  70. Ryan Payne
  71. Scott Hope
  72. Joshua Lloyd
  73. Thomas Cromwell
  74. Connor Pickett
  75. Henry Reddin
  76. Justin Hewitt


International qualifiers:

  • Sean Negrette
  • Nathan Potter
  • Man Lok Leung

Draw

[5]

Group stage

Knockout Phase
Last 32 (best of 11 legs)
28 September 		Last 16 (best of 11 legs)
28 September 		Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)
28 September 		Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)
28 September 		Final (best of 11 legs)
29 November
               
1 Jeffrey de Zwaan 87.7 6
32 Gian van Veen 74.7 3
1 Jeffrey de Zwaan 90.2 6
Moreno Blom 79.6 5
  Joshua Richardson 78.7 3
Moreno Blom 82.1 6
1 Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.8 6
9 Ryan Meikle 98.1 5
8 Callan Rydz 86.1 6
25 Lee Lok Yin 85.6 3
8 Callan Rydz 95.3 5
9 Ryan Meikle 98.9 6
9 Ryan Meikle 91.1 6
24 Sebastian Białecki 80.1 0
1 Jeffrey de Zwaan 81.3 5
21 Joe Davis 87.4 6
4 Ted Evetts 76.7 5
29 Lewis Pride 77.4 6
29 Lewis Pride 88.3 4
13 Brian Raman 96.3 6
13 Brian Raman 87.3 6
Kevin Troppmann 81.2 2
13 Brian Raman 88.7 4
21 Joe Davis 92.3 6
  Man Lok Leung 86.8 5
28 Jaikob Selby-Rivas 80.3 6
28 Jaikob Selby-Rivas 81.7 2
21 Joe Davis 86.1 6
  Jack Male 84.2 3
21 Joe Davis 85.5 6
21 Joe Davis 78.16 5
10 Bradley Brooks 81.63 6
2 Martin Schindler 87.7 6
31 Jack Main 89.3 3
2 Martin Schindler 93.7 6
18 Keane Barry 95.1 5
15 Dom Taylor 80.9 3
18 Keane Barry 90.9 6
2 Martin Schindler 91.0 5
10 Bradley Brooks 84.4 6
7 William Borland 101.2 6
Fred Box 90.0 4
7 William Borland 93.2 4
10 Bradley Brooks 94.0 6
10 Bradley Brooks 87.3 6
23 Rhys Griffin 77.7 2
10 Bradley Brooks 93.7 6
6 Niels Zonneveld 86.9 1
  Jarred Cole 91.2 6
30 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 90.0 5
Jarred Cole 84.6 2
14 Nathan Rafferty 93.6 6
14 Nathan Rafferty 86.0 6
Bradley Halls 79.9 3
14 Nathan Rafferty 77.1 2
6 Niels Zonneveld 81.7 6
6 Niels Zonneveld 92.0 6
27 Adam Gawlas 93.3 1
6 Niels Zonneveld 90.2 6
George Killington 89.0 5
  Liam Meek 81.1 3
George Killington 87.9 6

References
  1. PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
  2. Phillips, Josh. "Ricoh Arena to host three further TV events & Winter Series". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. World Youth joy for ruthless Humphries
  4. Phillips, Josh. "2020 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship field". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. 2020 World Youth Group Stage
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