2021 PDC World Youth Championship

 Ted Evetts
(semi-final)Champion(s) Ted Evetts
«2020 2022»
Darts tournament

The 2021 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the eleventh edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23. In a change from previous years, the whole tournament was played at Butlin's Minehead, Minehead, on 28 November 2021. The final took place on the stage, before the final of the 2021 Players Championship Finals.[1]

England's Bradley Brooks was the defending champion after defeating compatriot Joe Davis 6–5 in the 2020 final,[2] but lost 5–3 to Dutch player Kevin Doets in the second round (last 16).

Ted Evetts was crowned World Youth Champion for the first time after defeating Nathan Rafferty 6–4 in the final.[3] As Evetts had already secured his World Championship spot, an additional qualifier was available at the PDPA World Championship Qualifier.[4]

Prize money

The prize fund for the Youth Championship was reduced to £45,000 due to the smaller field of participants, with the winner still receiving £10,000. The winner also gets a spot at the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship and the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts, whereas the Runner-up gets also a place at the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts.

Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £45,000)
Winner (1) £10,000
Runner-up (1) £5,000
Semi-finalists (2) £2,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,750
Last 16 (8) £1,000
Third in group (8) £750
Fourth in group (8) £500

Qualifiers and Format

The smaller field of 32 players was made up of PDC Tour Card Holders, Development Tour players and International Qualifiers. Play in Minehead saw the 32 players compete in a round-robin format during the afternoon in Reds Bar, with the top two players in each group progressing to the last 16. The final was played on the main stage in the evening between the semi-finals and final of the Players Championship Finals.

Mike van Duivenbode, Bence Katona and Nico Kurz withdrew from the original field of qualifiers and were replaced by Lewis Pride, Maikel Verberk, and Jack Male, the next ranked players from the respective UK and European Orders of Merit.

The following players participated:

PDC Tour Card Holders

UK Development Tour Order of Merit

  1.  Nathan Rafferty
  2.  Keelan Kay
  3.  Dom Taylor
  4.  Reece Colley
  5.  Liam Meek
  6.  Jarred Cole
  7.  Cameron Anderson
  8.  Joshua Richardson
  9.  Lewis Pride
  10.  Jack Male

EU Development Tour Order of Merit

  1.  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
  2.  Fabian Schmutzler
  3.  Sebastian Białecki
  4.  Jurjen van der Velde
  5.  Niko Springer
  6.  Kevin Doets
  7.  Mike van Duivenbode
  8.  Nico Kurz
  9.  Maikel Verberk

International Qualifiers

  • Austria Tobias Fischer – South-East Europe Qualifier[5]
  • Hungary Bence Katona – East Europe Qualifier[6]
  •  Lee Lok Yin – Hong Kong Qualifier
  •  Shusaku Nakamura – Japan Qualifier
  • Spain Victor Manuel Rodriguez – South-West Europe Qualifier[7]
  • Netherlands Owen Roelofs – West Europe Qualifier[8]

Seedings

The top eight ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit are seeded at the time of the draw.[9]

  1.  Callan Rydz
  2.  Bradley Brooks
  3.  Ted Evetts
  4.  Keane Barry
  5.  Ciarán Teehan
  6.  Lewy Williams
  7.  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
  8.  Adam Gawlas

Draw

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Group stage

All group matches are best of seven legs
After three games, the top two in each group qualify for the knock-out stage

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Status = Qualified to knockout stage

Group A

Standings Table
Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Avg Pts Status
1  Jack Male (Alt) 3 3 0 12 4 +8 81.23 6 Q
2  Callan Rydz (1) 3 2 1 9 5 +4 85.73 4
3 Netherlands Owen Roelofs (Q) 3 1 2 7 11 –4 87.51 2
4  John Brown 3 0 3 4 12 –8 78.83 0
(82.14) Jack Male  4–2 Netherlands Owen Roelofs (87.39)
(87.13) Callan Rydz  4–0  John Brown (72.29)
(82.90) John Brown  3–4 Netherlands Owen Roelofs (82.56)
(75.94) Callan Rydz  1–4  Jack Male (81.92)
(81.29) John Brown  1–4  Jack Male (79.64)
(94.11) Callan Rydz  4–1 Netherlands Owen Roelofs (92.59)


Group B

Standings Table
Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Avg Pts Status
1  Adam Gawlas (8) 3 3 0 12 4 +8 96.78 6 Q
2  Nathan Rafferty 3 2 1 10 7 +3 87.18 4
3  Reece Colley 3 1 2 9 10 –1 90.62 2
4  Joshua Richardson 0 0 3 2 12 –10 80.84 0
(81.24) Nathan Rafferty  4–0  Joshua Richardson (79.09)
(99.82) Adam Gawlas  4–2  Reece Colley (93.77)
(86.54) Reece Colley  4–2  Joshua Richardson (88.63)
(90.31) Adam Gawlas  4–2  Nathan Rafferty (94.79)
(85.50) Nathan Rafferty  4–3  Reece Colley (91.55)
(100.20) Adam Gawlas  4–0  Joshua Richardson (74.79)

Group C

Standings Table
Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Avg Pts Status
1  Liam Meek 3 3 0 12 5 +7 87.88 6 Q
2  Keane Barry (4) 3 2 1 10 9 +1 84.58 4
3  Shusaku Nakamura (Q) 3 1 2 9 10 –1 79.50 2
4  Jarred Cole 0 0 3 5 12 –7 86.60 0
(91.80) Jarred Cole  2–4  Shusaku Nakamura (80.56)
(87.70) Keane Barry  2–4  Liam Meek (86.84)
(86.24) Liam Meek  4–2  Shusaku Nakamura (81.73)
(87.67) Keane Barry  4–2  Jarred Cole (86.57)
(90.56) Liam Meek  4–1  Jarred Cole (81.42)
(78.37) Keane Barry  4–3  Shusaku Nakamura (76.22)


Group D

Standings Table
Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Avg Pts Status
1  Ciarán Teehan (5) 3 3 0 12 6 +6 85.46 6 Q
2  Geert Nentjes 3 2 1 9 7 +2 89.29 4
3  Dom Taylor 3 1 2 10 10 0 81.24 2
4 Spain Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Q) 3 0 3 4 12 –8 75.17 0
(93.94) Geert Nentjes  4–0 Spain Victor Manuel Rodriguez (74.10)
(78.64) Ciarán Teehan  4–3  Dom Taylor (79.94)
(80.86) Dom Taylor  4–2 Spain Victor Manuel Rodriguez (72.79)
(89.10) Ciarán Teehan  4–1  Geert Nentjes (84.85)
(89.09) Geert Nentjes  4–3  Dom Taylor (82.93)
(88.63) Ciarán Teehan  4–2 Spain Victor Manuel Rodriguez (78.63)

Group E

Standings Table
Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Avg Pts Status
1  Bradley Brooks (2) 3 3 0 12 6 +6 80.78 6 Q
2  Lewis Pride (Alt) 3 2 1 9 7 +2 79.97 4
3  Lee Lok Yin (Q) 3 1 2 9 8 +1 71.98 2
4 Austria Tobias Fischer (Q) 3 0 3 3 12 –9 64.03 0
(65.35) Lee Lok Yin  4–0 Austria Tobias Fischer (56.47)
(72.82) Bradley Brooks  4–1  Lewis Pride (67.91)
(91.09) Lewis Pride  4–0 Austria Tobias Fischer (67.62)
(91.81) Bradley Brooks  4–2  Lee Lok Yin (79.78)
(80.90) Lewis Pride  4–3  Lee Lok Yin (70.80)
(77.72) Bradley Brooks  4–3 Austria Tobias Fischer (67.99)


Group F

Standings Table
Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Avg Pts Status
1  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (7) 3 3 0 12 6 +6 87.67 6 Q
2  Kevin Doets 3 2 1 9 6 +3 92.75 4
3  Fabian Schmutzler 3 1 2 7 11 –4 85.55 2
4  Jurjen van der Velde 3 0 3 7 12 –5 87.59 0
(77.24) Fabian Schmutzler  4–3  Jurjen van der Velde (74.89)
(82.38) Rusty-Jake Rodriguez  4–1  Kevin Doets (80.80)
(91.13) Jurjen van der Velde  2–4  Kevin Doets (90.10)
(83.43) Rusty-Jake Rodriguez  4–3  Fabian Schmutzler (87.13)
(92.28) Fabian Schmutzler  0–4  Kevin Doets (107.36)
(97.19) Rusty-Jake Rodriguez  4–2  Jurjen van der Velde (96.76)

Group G

Standings Table
Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Avg Pts Status
1  Ted Evetts (3) 3 3 0 12 6 +6 88.24 6 Q
2  Keelan Kay 3 2 1 9 4 +5 84.45 4
3  Niko Springer 3 1 2 7 9 –2 87.08 2
4  Sebastian Białecki 3 0 3 3 12 –9 82.82 0
(82.36) Keelan Kay  4–0  Sebastian Białecki (79.17)
(94.34) Ted Evetts  4–3  Niko Springer (84.16)
(88.09) Sebastian Białecki  1–4  Niko Springer (90.19)
(82.17) Ted Evetts  4–1  Keelan Kay (82.59)
(88.41) Keelan Kay  4–0  Niko Springer (86.90)
(88.21) Ted Evetts  4–2  Sebastian Białecki (81.21)


Group H

Standings Table
Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Avg Pts Status
1  Lewy Williams (6) 3 3 0 12 3 +9 88.63 6 Q
2  Niels Zonneveld 3 2 1 8 6 +2 89.37 4
3  Maikel Verberk (Alt) 3 1 2 8 11 –3 86.66 2
4  Cameron Anderson 3 0 3 4 12 –8 81.10 0
(93.14) Cameron Anderson  3–4  Maikel Verberk (85.73)
(92.49) Lewy Williams  4–0  Niels Zonneveld (76.19)
(100.20) Niels Zonneveld  4–0  Cameron Anderson (78.37)
(92.30) Lewy Williams  4–2  Maikel Verberk (88.68)
(91.71) Niels Zonneveld  4–2  Maikel Verberk (85.56)
(81.10) Lewy Williams  4–1  Cameron Anderson (71.80)

Knockout stage

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Second round
(best of 9 legs) 		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs) 		Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs) 		Final
(best of 11 legs)
            
A1  Jack Male (Alt) 84.38 0
B2  Nathan Rafferty 98.88 5
B2  Nathan Rafferty 94.26 5
B1  Adam Gawlas (8) 85.28 4
B1  Adam Gawlas (8) 89.62 5
A2  Callan Rydz (1) 88.55 4
B2  Nathan Rafferty 99.82 5
D2  Geert Nentjes 84.72 3
C1  Liam Meek 95.72 2
D2  Geert Nentjes 101.02 5
D2  Geert Nentjes 85.32 5
C2  Keane Barry (4) 91.55 3
D1  Ciarán Teehan (5) 86.12 1
C2  Keane Barry (4) 89.53 5
B2  Nathan Rafferty 93.66 4
G1  Ted Evetts (3) 95.44 6
E1  Bradley Brooks (2) 92.68 3
F2  Kevin Doets 103.99 5
F2  Kevin Doets 92.19 5
F1  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (7) 81.65 1
F1  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (7) 97.36 5
E2  Lewis Pride (Alt) 91.35 1
F2  Kevin Doets 80.03 1
G1  Ted Evetts (3) 89.42 5
G1  Ted Evetts (3) 97.60 5
H2  Niels Zonneveld 82.83 0
G1  Ted Evetts (3) 94.76 5
G2  Keelan Kay 82.31 3
H1  Lewy Williams (6) 88.30 1
G2  Keelan Kay 89.53 5

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 PDC World Youth Championship. A total of 12 nationalities were represented.

England
ENG 		Netherlands
NED 		Republic of Ireland
IRL 		Austria
AUT 		Wales
WAL 		Germany
GER 		Northern Ireland
NIR 		Czech Republic
CZE 		Poland
POL 		Hong Kong
HKG 		Japan
JPN 		Spain
SPA 		Total
Final 1 — 1 — 2
Semi-finals 1 2 — 1 — 4
Quarter-finals 2 2 1 1 — 1 1 — 8
Second round 6 3 2 1 2 — 1 1 — 16
Group stage 12 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 32
Total 12 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 32

References

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  2. ^ Allen, Dave. "Brooks wins 2020 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ Phillips, Josh. "Evetts crowned Unicorn World Youth Champion". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Phillips, Josh. "Evetts crowned Unicorn World Youth Champion". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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  9. ^ "2021 Unicorn World Youth Championship field & format confirmed". PDPA. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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