2015 PDC World Youth Championship
| 2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 19 October 2015 29 November 2015 (final) | ||
| Venue | Butlins Minehead Resort | ||
| Location | Minehead | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs first to 6 | ||
| Prize fund | £50,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Max Hopp | |||
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The 2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fifth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.
The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Wigan on 19 October 2015.[1] The final took place on 29 November 2015 before the final of the 2015 Players Championship Finals, which was shown live on ITV4.
Keegan Brown was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the first round by Rowby-John Rodriguez in a repeat of the 2014 final.
The final was contested between Max Hopp and Nathan Aspinall at the Butlins Minehead Resort, Minehead, with Hopp winning 6-5.
Prize money
[edit]| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £50,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £10,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £5,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £2,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £1,500 |
| Third round | (8) | £1,000 |
| Second round | (16) | £500 |
| First round | (32) | £250 |
Qualification
[edit]The tournament featured 64 players. The top 51 players in the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded.[2] They were joined by 13 international qualifiers.
The participants are:
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1-51[2]
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International qualifiers[2]
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Draw
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship L64 Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ a b c Reynolds & Kirk's Wigan Wins PDC.tv