2018 PDC World Youth Championship

2018 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates	5 November 2018 25 November 2018 (final)
Venue	Butlin's Minehead
Location	Minehead
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs First to 5 (group stage) First to 6 (knockout phase)
Prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Champion(s)
Dimitri Van den Bergh
«2017 2019»

The 2018 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the eighth 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 mirroring that of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, the field of this competition increased from 64 to 96 players, who competed in 32 groups of three, with the winner of each progressing to the knockout stages.

The group stage and knock-out phase from the last 32 to the semi-finals was played at Robin Park Centre, Wigan, on 5 November 2018. The final took place on 25 November 2018, before the final of the 2018 Players Championship Finals.

Belgium's Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion after defeating English player Josh Payne 6–3 in the 2017 final.

Van den Bergh successfully defended his youth title, by beating Germany's Martin Schindler 6–3 in the final.

Van den Bergh became the first player to defend the title and overall to win two times the PDC World Youth Title.

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

74 players from the final 2018 PDC Development Tour Order of Merit qualified, as did 22 international qualifiers. Tahuna Irwin, who would have been the 23rd international qualifier, withdrew due to an issue with immigration. Bradley Brooks, Dawson Murschell and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez qualified through the Development Tour Order of Merit as well as through an International Qualifier, which means the players ranked 75, 76 and 77 all qualified. Levy Frauenfelder replaced Jakob Kelly.

Development Tour qualifiers:

1. Luke Humphries
2. Dimitri Van den Bergh
3. Ted Evetts
4. Geert Nentjes
5. Martin Schindler
6. George Killington
7. Rowby-John Rodriguez
8. Ryan Meikle
9. Niels Zonneveld
10. Christian Bunse
11. Jarred Cole
12. Nathan Rafferty
13. Berry van Peer
14. Kenny Neyens
15. Wessel Nijman
16. Rob Hewson
17. Bradley Brooks
18. Jimmy Hendriks
19. Dawson Murschell
20. George Gardner
21. Bradley Kirk
22. Justin van Tergouw
23. Mike De Decker
24. Rhys Griffin
25. Tommy Wilson
26. Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
27. Lee Budgen
28. Rhys Hayden
29. Brian Raman
30. Scott Dale
31. Melvin de Fijter
32. Joe Davis
33. William Borland
34. Josh McCarthy
35. Callan Rydz
36. Harry Ward
37. Danny van Trijp
38. Jordan Boyce
39. Jeffrey de Zwaan
40. Tom Lonsdale
41. Shane McGuirk
42. Lewis Pride
43. Greg Ritchie
44. Mike van Duivenbode
45. Kevin Doets
46. Nico Blum
47. Patrick van den Boogaard
48. Dean Finn
49. Callum Loose
50. John Brown
51. Sven Groen
52. Mark Baxter
53. Maikel Verberk
54. Thomas Lovely
55. Carl Batchelor
56. Justin Smith
57. Hendrik Eggermann
58. Jaikob Selby
59. Dylan Powell
60. Scott Jackson
61. Christopher Hansch
62. Jakob Kelly
63. Fred Box
64. Jack Male
65. Nico Schlund
66. Adam Paxton
67. Danny Key
68. Conor Mayes
69. Keelan Kay
70. Sebastian Pohl
71. Adam Watson
72. Jack Vincent
73. Andrew Davidson
74. Declan Cox
75. Jack Main
76. Aaron Holdstock
77. Callum Matthews
78. Levy Frauenfelder

International qualifiers:

• Maxim Aldoshin
• Keane Barry
• Jarvis Bautista
• Sean Coohill
• Logan Crooks
• Alexander Faddel
• Jack Faragher
• Steve Fitzpatrick
• Mats Gies
• Tomoya Goto
• Sven Hesse
• Tahuna Irwin
• Patrik Kovács
• Ryan Lynch
• Jesus Vicente Macias
• Paolo Nebrida
• Hampus Norrstrom
• Nicolai Rasmussen
• Lukas Wenig
• Xiaochen Zong

Draw

Group stage

Group 1

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Luke Humphries (1)	2	2	0	10	4	+6	4	Q
2	Carl Batchelor	2	1	1	8	5	+3	2	Eliminated
3	Ryan Lynch	2	0	2	1	10	-9	0

Carl Batchelor	5 - 0	Ryan Lynch
Luke Humphries	5 - 1	Ryan Lynch
Luke Humphries	5 - 3	Carl Batchelor

Group 2

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Callan Rydz	2	2	0	10	7	+3	4	Q
2	Logan Crooks	2	1	1	8	8	0	2	Eliminated
3	Joe Davis (32)	2	0	2	7	10	-3	0

Callan Rydz	5 - 3	Logan Crooks
Joe Davis	3 - 5	Logan Crooks
Joe Davis	4 - 5	Callan Rydz

Group 3

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Paolo Nebrida	2	2	0	10	6	+4	4	Q
2	Rob Hewson (16)	2	1	1	9	5	+4	2	Eliminated
3	Jarvis Bautista	2	0	2	2	10	-8	0

Jarvis Bautista	2 - 5	Paolo Nebrida
Rob Hewson	5 - 0	Jarvis Bautista
Rob Hewson	4 - 5	Paolo Nebrida

Group 4

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Tom Lonsdale	2	2	0	10	7	+3	4	Q
2	Bradley Brooks (17)	2	1	1	8	7	+1	2	Eliminated
3	Hampus Norrström	2	0	2	6	10	-4	0

Tom Lonsdale	5 - 4	Hampus Norrström
Bradley Brooks	5 - 2	Hampus Norrström
Bradley Brooks	3 - 5	Tom Lonsdale

Group 5

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Ryan Meikle (8)	2	2	0	10	3	+7	4	Q
2	Greg Ritchie	2	1	1	7	5	+2	2	Eliminated
3	Alexander Faddel	2	0	2	1	10	-9	0

Alexander Faddel	0 - 5	Greg Ritchie
Ryan Meikle	5 - 1	Alexander Faddel
Ryan Meikle	5 - 2	Greg Ritchie

Group 6

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Adam Paxton	2	2	0	10	7	+3	4	Q
2	Tommy Wilson (25)	2	1	1	9	5	+4	2	Eliminated
3	Sebastian Pohl	2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

Adam Paxton	5 - 3	Sebastian Pohl
Tommy Wilson	5 - 0	Sebastian Pohl
Tommy Wilson	4 - 5	Adam Paxton

Group 7

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Harry Ward	2	2	0	10	3	+7	4	Q
2	Niels Zonneveld (9)	2	1	1	6	7	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Fred Box	2	0	2	4	10	-6	0

Harry Ward	5 - 2	Fred Box
Niels Zonneveld	5 - 2	Fred Box
Niels Zonneveld	1 - 5	Harry Ward

Group 8

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Rhys Griffin (24)	2	2	0	10	5	+5	4	Q
2	Xiaochen Zong	2	1	1	9	6	+3	2	Eliminated
3	Sven Hesse	2	0	2	2	10	-8	0

Xiaochen Zong	5 - 1	Sven Hesse
Rhys Griffin	5 - 1	Sven Hesse
Rhys Griffin	5 - 4	Xiaochen Zong

Group 9

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Martin Schindler (5)	2	2	0	10	4	+6	4	Q
2	Lukas Wenig	2	1	1	8	7	+1	2	Eliminated
3	Declan Cox	2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

Lukas Wenig	5 - 2	Declan Cox
Martin Schindler	5 - 1	Declan Cox
Martin Schindler	5 - 3	Lukas Wenig

Group 10

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Rhys Hayden (28)	2	2	0	10	2	+8	4	Q
2	Aaron Holdstock	2	1	1	6	7	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Jack Faragher	2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

Jack Faragher	2 - 5	Aaron Holdstock
Rhys Hayden	5 - 1	Jack Faragher
Rhys Hayden	5 - 1	Aaron Holdstock

Group 11

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Nico Schlund	2	2	0	10	2	+8	4	Q
2	Conor Mayes	2	1	1	7	8	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Nathan Rafferty (12)	2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

Nico Schlund	5 - 2	Conor Mayes
Nathan Rafferty	3 - 5	Conor Mayes
Nathan Rafferty	0 - 5	Nico Schlund

Group 12

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Bradley Kirk (21)	2	2	0	10	6	+4	4	Q
2	Sven Groen	2	1	1	8	6	+2	2	Eliminated
3	Keane Barry	2	0	2	4	10	-6	0

Keane Barry	1 - 5	Sven Groen
Bradley Kirk	5 - 3	Keane Barry
Bradley Kirk	5 - 3	Sven Groen

Group 13

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Geert Nentjes (4)	2	2	0	10	1	+9	4	Q
2	Steve Fitzpatrick	2	1	1	6	8	-2	2	Eliminated
3	Callum Matthews	2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

Callum Matthews	3 - 5	Steve Fitzpatrick
Geert Nentjes	5 - 0	Callum Matthews
Geert Nentjes	5 - 1	Steve Fitzpatrick

Group 14

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Brian Raman (29)	2	2	0	10	5	+5	4	Q
2	Mats Gies	2	1	1	8	7	+1	2	Eliminated
3	John Brown	2	0	2	4	10	-6	0

John Brown	2 - 5	Mats Gies
Brian Raman	5 - 2	John Brown
Brian Raman	5 - 3	Mats Gies

Group 15

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Berry van Peer (13)	2	2	0	10	2	+8	4	Q
2	Danny Key	2	1	1	7	5	+2	2	Eliminated
3	Jesús Vicente Macías	2	0	2	0	10	-10	0

Jesús Vicente Macías	0 - 5	Danny Key
Berry van Peer	5 - 0	Jesús Vicente Macías
Berry van Peer	5 - 2	Danny Key

Group 16

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Justin Smith	2	1	1	9	6	+3	2	Q
2	George Gardner (20)	2	1	1	6	6	0	2	Eliminated
3	William Borland	2	1	1	6	9	-3	2

William Borland	5 - 4	Justin Smith
George Gardner	1 - 5	Justin Smith
George Gardner	5 - 1	William Borland

Group 17

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Dimitri Van den Bergh (2)	2	2	0	10	5	+5	4	Q
2	Keelan Kay	2	1	1	6	9	-3	2	Eliminated
3	Patrik Kovács	2	0	2	8	10	-2	0

Patrik Kovács	4 - 5	Keelan Kay
Dimitri Van den Bergh	5 - 4	Patrik Kovács
Dimitri Van den Bergh	5 - 1	Keelan Kay

Group 18

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Melvin de Fijter (31)	2	2	0	10	4	+6	4	Q
2	Jack Vincent	2	1	1	7	8	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Jaikob Selby	2	0	2	5	10	-5	0

Jaikob Selby	3 - 5	Jack Vincent
Melvin de Fijter	5 - 2	Jaikob Selby
Melvin de Fijter	5 - 2	Jack Vincent

Group 19

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Thomas Lovely	2	2	0	10	6	+4	4	Q
2	Sean Coohill	2	1	1	8	9	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Wessel Nijman (25)	2	0	2	7	10	-3	0

Sean Coohill	3 - 5	Thomas Lovely
Wessel Nijman	4 - 5	Sean Coohill
Wessel Nijman	3 - 5	Thomas Lovely

Group 20

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Jack Main	2	2	0	10	4	+6	4	Q
2	Jimmy Hendriks (18)	2	1	1	8	8	0	2	Eliminated
3	Shane McGuirk	2	0	2	4	10	-6	0

Jack Main	5 - 1	Shane McGuirk
Jimmy Hendriks	5 - 3	Shane McGuirk
Jimmy Hendriks	3 - 5	Jack Main

Group 21

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Mike van Duivenbode	2	2	0	10	3	+7	4	Q
2	Rowby-John Rodriguez (7)	2	1	1	8	6	+2	2	Eliminated
3	Hendrik Eggermann	2	0	2	1	10	-9	0

Hendrik Eggermann	0 - 5	Mike van Duivenbode
Rowby-John Rodriguez	5 - 1	Hendrik Eggermann
Rowby-John Rodriguez	3 - 5	Mike van Duivenbode

Group 22

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (26)	2	2	0	10	2	+8	4	Q
2	Maxim Aldoshin	2	1	1	6	8	-2	2	Eliminated
3	Josh McCarthy	2	0	2	4	10	-6	0

Maxim Aldoshin	5 - 3	Josh McCarthy
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	5 - 1	Josh McCarthy
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	5 - 1	Maxim Aldoshin

Group 23

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Christian Bunse (10)	2	2	0	10	6	+4	4	Q
2	Levy Frauenfelder	2	1	1	8	8	0	2	Eliminated
3	Andrew Davidson	2	0	2	6	10	-4	0

Andrew Davidson	3 - 5	Levy Frauenfelder
Christian Bunse	5 - 3	Andrew Davidson
Christian Bunse	5 - 3	Levy Frauenfelder

Group 24

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Mike De Decker (23)	2	2	0	10	2	+8	4	Q
2	Nico Blum	2	1	1	6	9	-3	2	Eliminated
3	Adam Watson	2	0	2	5	10	-5	0

Nico Blum	5 - 4	Adam Watson
Mike De Decker	5 - 1	Adam Watson
Mike De Decker	5 - 1	Nico Blum

Group 25

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Mark Baxter	2	2	0	10	7	+3	4	Q
2	George Killington (6)	2	1	1	9	5	+4	2	Eliminated
3	Christopher Hansch	2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

Mark Baxter	5 - 3	Christopher Hansch
George Killington	5 - 0	Christopher Hansch
George Killington	4 - 5	Mark Baxter

Group 26

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Lee Budgen (27)	2	2	0	10	3	+7	4	Q
2	Jeffrey de Zwaan	2	1	1	8	7	+1	2	Eliminated
3	Danny van Trijp	2	0	2	2	10	-8	0

Danny van Trijp	2 - 5	Jeffrey de Zwaan
Lee Budgen	5 - 0	Danny van Trijp
Lee Budgen	5 - 3	Jeffrey de Zwaan

Group 27

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Jarred Cole (11)	2	2	0	10	5	+5	4	Q
2	Maikel Verberk	2	1	1	7	8	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Patrick van den Boogaard	2	0	2	6	10	-4	0

Maikel Verberk	5 - 3	Patrick van den Boogaard
Jarred Cole	5 - 3	Patrick van den Boogaard
Jarred Cole	5 - 2	Maikel Verberk

Group 28

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Justin van Tergouw (22)	2	2	0	10	3	+7	4	Q
2	Callum Loose	2	1	1	5	9	-4	2	Eliminated
3	Dean Finn	2	0	2	7	10	-3	0

Callum Loose	5 - 4	Dean Finn
Justin van Tergouw	5 - 3	Dean Finn
Justin van Tergouw	5 - 0	Callum Loose

Group 29

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Ted Evetts (3)	2	2	0	10	2	+8	4	Q
2	Kevin Doets	2	1	1	7	9	-2	2	Eliminated
3	Jack Male	2	0	2	4	10	-6	0

Kevin Doets	5 - 4	Jack Male
Ted Evetts	5 - 0	Jack Male
Ted Evetts	5 - 2	Kevin Doets

Group 30

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Scott Dale (30)	2	2	0	10	2	+8	4	Q
2	Jordan Boyce	2	1	1	5	7	-2	2	Eliminated
3	Nicolai Rasmussen	2	0	2	4	10	-6	0

Nicolai Rasmussen	2 - 5	Jordan Boyce
Scott Dale	5 - 2	Nicolai Rasmussen
Scott Dale	5 - 0	Jordan Boyce

Group 31

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Scott Jackson	2	2	0	10	4	+6	4	Q
2	Kenny Neyens (14)	2	1	1	8	8	0	2	Eliminated
3	Lewis Pride	2	0	2	4	10	-6	0

Scott Jackson	5 - 1	Lewis Pride
Kenny Neyens	5 - 3	Lewis Pride
Kenny Neyens	3 - 5	Scott Jackson

Group 32

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Dawson Murschell (19)	2	2	0	10	4	+6	4	Q
2	Tomoya Goto	2	1	1	7	8	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Dylan Powell	2	0	2	5	10	-5	0

Tomoya Goto	5 - 3	Dylan Powell
Dawson Murschell	5 - 2	Dylan Powell
Dawson Murschell	5 - 2	Tomoya Goto

Knockout Phase

	Last 32 (best of 11 legs) 5 November					Last 16 (best of 11 legs) 5 November					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 November					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 November					Final (best of 11 legs) 25 November
	1	Luke Humphries	2
		Callan Rydz	6
							Callan Rydz	6
							Paolo Nebrida	2
		Paolo Nebrida	6
		Tom Lonsdale	4
												Callan Rydz	6
												Harry Ward	5
	8	Ryan Meikle	6
		Adam Paxton	2
						8	Ryan Meikle	3
							Harry Ward	6
		Harry Ward	6
	24	Rhys Griffin	3
																	Callan Rydz	3
																5	Martin Schindler	6
	5	Martin Schindler	6
	28	Rhys Hayden	0
						5	Martin Schindler	6
						21	Bradley Kirk	4
		Nico Schlund	2
	21	Bradley Kirk	6
											5	Martin Schindler	6
											4	Geert Nentjes	0
	4	Geert Nentjes	6
	29	Brian Raman	4
						4	Geert Nentjes	6
							Justin Smith	2
	13	Berry van Peer	1
		Justin Smith	6
																					5	Martin Schindler 91.60	3
																					2	Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.44	6
	2	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
	31	Melvin de Fijter	3
						2	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
							Thomas Lovely	2
		Thomas Lovely	6
		Jack Main	1
											2	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
											10	Christian Bunse	3
		Mike van Duivenbode	6
	26	Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	4
							Mike van Duivenbode	5
						10	Christian Bunse	6
	10	Christian Bunse	6
	23	Mike De Decker	4
																2	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
																3	Ted Evetts	1
		Mark Baxter	4
	27	Lee Budgen	6
						27	Lee Budgen	6
						11	Jarred Cole	3
	11	Jarred Cole	6
	22	Justin van Tergouw	3
											27	Lee Budgen	2
											3	Ted Evetts	6
	3	Ted Evetts	6
	30	Scott Dale	1
						3	Ted Evetts	6
							Scott Jackson	0
		Scott Jackson	6
	19	Dawson Murschell	4