2022 PDC World Youth Championship
The 2022 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship was the twelfth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 25.
| 2022 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 9 October 2022 27 November 2022 (Final) | ||
| Venue | Robin Park Tennis Centre Butlin's Minehead (Final) | ||
| Location | Wigan Minehead | ||
| Country | |||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs First to 5 (group stage) First to 6 (knockout phase) | ||
| Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | |||
| High checkout | 170 (group stage) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
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The group stage and knock-out phase from the last 32 to the semi-finals were played at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan, on 9 October 2022. The final took place on 27 November 2022 at Butlin's Minehead, immediately before the final of the 2022 Players Championship Finals.
Ted Evetts was the defending champion after defeating Nathan Rafferty 6–4 in the 2021 final,[1] but he was unable to defend his title, as he is now above the maximum age limit.
Josh Rock won the title, defeating Nathan Girvan 6–1 in final.[2]
Prize money
The prize fund returned to its 2020 levels, following the slight rejig at the 2021 tournament. As with recent years, the finalists qualify for the following year's Grand Slam of Darts, and the winner also wins a place at the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
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| 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. 14 Tour Card Holders accepted invitations to play, and will be joined by 23 international qualifiers, plus the 59 highest ranked players on the Development Tour Order of Merit who have not already qualified.[3]
At 8 October, Professional Darts Corporation informed, that the 96-player field includes all age-qualified PDC Tour Card Holders and 20 international representatives, with the remainder of the field filled from the final PDC Development Tour Order of Merit.[4]
Seeded players
Callan Rydz
Keane Barry
Lewy Williams
Adam Gawlas
Niels Zonneveld
Josh Rock
Geert Nentjes
Danny Jansen
Kevin Doets
Nathan Rafferty
Sebastian Białecki
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Bradley Brooks
John Brown
Damian Mol
Niko Springer
Gian van Veen
Fabian Schmutzler
Jim Moston
Nathan Girvan
Owen Roelofs
David Schlichting
Leighton Bennett
Jurjen van der Velde
Conor Heneghan
Jarred Cole
Jitse Van der Wal
Joshua Richardson
Christopher Holt
Dylan Slevin
Dom Taylor
Ciarán Teehan
Further Qualifiers
Kaden Anderson
Daan Bastiaansen
Owen Bates
James Beeton
Robin Beger
Roman Benecký
Llew Bevan
Youri Brouwer
Henry Coates
Sam Coenders
Reece Colley
Cameron Crabtree
Sam Cromwell
Robbe Dasseville
Joey de Jong
Dylan Dowling
Tavis Dudeney
Jason Farnan
Craig Galliano
Zac Griffiths
Lewis Gurney
Jacob Gwynne
Killian Heffernan
Ole Holtkamp
Connor Hopkins
Keita Ichikawa
Alex Jacques
Nikolaj Jørgensen
Keelan Kay
Marvin Koch
Gillian Koehoorn
Gergely Lakatos
Man Lok Leung
Lee Lok Yin
Joseph Lynaugh
Owen Maiden
Jack Male
Charlie Manby
Bailey Marsh
Juan Maximiano
Kayden Milne
Maikel Mossou
Jake Neale
Chloe O'Brien
Jaein Oh
Daniel Perry
Trevor Pettigrew
Cavan Phillips [lower-alpha 1]
Batbayar Purevsuren
Vinay Ramnath [lower-alpha 1]
Sorawis Rodman
Benjamin Drue Reus
Bradly Roes
Katie Sheldon
Alec Small
Keenan Thomas
Christopher Toonders
Oliver Ufer
Viani Van den Bergh
Bram van Dijk
Justin van Tergouw
Maikel Verberk
Stefan Vermaak
Damian Vetjens
Jack Vincent
Brandon Weening
- Batbayar Purevseren and Sorawis Rodman were unable to travel due to visa issues and withdrew. They were replaced by the next two highest ranked players on the Development Tour.[4] There was also meant to be a Hungarian qualifier, but the event did not take place. This place was taken by the next highest ranked player on the Development Tour.
Draw
Group stage
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Group 9
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Group 10
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Group 11
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Group 12
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Group 13
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Group 14
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Group 15
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Group 16
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Group 17
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Group 18
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Group 19
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Group 20
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Group 21
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Group 22
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Group 23
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Group 24
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Group 25
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Group 26
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Group 27
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Group 28
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Group 29
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Group 30
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Group 31
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Group 32
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Knockout Phase
| Last 32 (best of 11 legs) 9 October | Last 16 (best of 11 legs) 9 October | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 9 October | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 9 October | Final (best of 11 legs) 27 November | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Representation
This table shows the number of players by country in the tournament. A total of 23 nationalities are represented.
ENG |
NED |
GER |
IRL |
WAL |
AUS |
BEL |
CAN |
CZE |
DEN |
HKG |
NIR |
SCO |
USA |
AUT |
BRA |
GIB |
HUN |
JPN |
KOR |
NZL |
POL |
RSA |
Total | |
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| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semi-final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarter-final | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Last 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Last 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Group Stage | 27 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
References
- Phillips, Josh. "Evetts crowned Unicorn World Youth Champion". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- Allen, Dave. "Ruthless Rock races to Winmau World Youth Championship title". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- Phillips, Josh (20 September 2022). "International stars confirmed for 2022 Winmau World Youth Championship". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- Allen, Dave (8 October 2022). "2022 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship field confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 9 October 2022.