2014 PDC World Youth Championship

2014 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates	5 April 2014 22 May 2014 (final)
Venue	The O2 Arena
Location	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs first to 6
Prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Champion(s)
Keegan Brown
«2013 2015»

The 2014 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fourth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 21.

The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Reading on 5 April 2014.^[1] The final took place on 22 May 2014, before the final of the 2014 Premier League Darts, which was shown live on Sky Sports.

2013 champion Michael Smith was not eligible to defend his title. Keegan Brown and Rowby-John Rodriguez contested the final at The O2 Arena, London, with Brown winning 6–4.^[2]

Prize money[]

Qualification[]

The tournament featured 64 players. The top 50 players in the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded.^[3] They were joined by 14 international qualifiers.^[4] Three players withdrew prior to the tournament, so their places were awarded through an open qualifier, which took place on 4 April.

The participants were:

Draw[]

^[1]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 5 April					Second round (best of 11 legs) 5 April					Third round (best of 11 legs) 5 April					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 April					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 April					Final (best of 11 legs) 22 May
	1	Adam Hunt	6
		Aden Kirk	1
						1	Adam Hunt	6
								3
			6
			2
											1	Adam Hunt	6
												Kevin Voornhout	4
		Adam Smith-Neale	5
			6
								2
							Kevin Voornhout	6
			4
		Kevin Voornhout	6
																1	Adam Hunt	3
																	Keegan Brown	6
	8	Max Hopp	5
		Ryan de Vreede	6
							Ryan de Vreede	6
								5
		Steve Lennon	5
			6
												Ryan de Vreede	2
												Keegan Brown	6
		Robbie King	6
		Jake Jones	2
							Robbie King	0
							Keegan Brown	6
			2
		Keegan Brown	6
																						Keegan Brown	6
																					5	Dirk van Duijvenbode	2
	5	Dirk van Duijvenbode	6
			4
						5	Dirk van Duijvenbode	6
								1
			6
			1
											5	Dirk van Duijvenbode	6
													1
			6
			4
								6
							George Killington	4
		George Killington	6
		Ryan Hogarth	4
																5	Dirk van Duijvenbode	6
																		5
	4	Josh Payne	6
		Matthew Dicken	4
						4	Josh Payne	6
								2
			0
			6
											4	Josh Payne	4
													6
			6
			3
								6
							Shaun Narain	2
		Shaun Narain	6
			3
																											Keegan Brown	6
																										2	Rowby-John Rodriguez	4
	2	Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
			1
						2	Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
								0
			6
			4
											2	Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
													3
		Amit Gilitwala	0
			6
								5
								6
			6
			4
																2	Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
																	Dean Reynolds	2
	7	Benito van de Pas	4
		Jimmy Hendriks	6
							Jimmy Hendriks	6
								2
			5
			6
												Jimmy Hendriks	3
												Dean Reynolds	6
			2
		Dean Reynolds	6
							Dean Reynolds	6
								5
		Dan Lauby Jr	3
		Mike Zuydwijk	6
																					2	Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
																					3	Kurt Parry	3
	6	Reece Robinson	6
		Rhys Hayden	3
						6	Reece Robinson	6
							Martin Schindler	4
			1
		Martin Schindler	6
											6	Reece Robinson	6
												Dimitri Van den Bergh	3
		Paddy Meaney	5
		Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
							Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
								1
			6
		Sam Head	2
																6	Reece Robinson	3
																3	Kurt Parry	6
	3	Kurt Parry	6
			2
						3	Kurt Parry	6
								1
			6
			5
											3	Kurt Parry	6
													4
			6
			5
								1
								6
			6
			5

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