2013 PDC World Youth Championship

PDC World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates	March 22, 2013 May 16, 2013 (final)
Venue	The O2 Arena
Location	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs first to 6
Prize fund	£40,000
Winners share	£10,000
Nine dart finish	Kurt Parry Michael Smith
Champion(s)
Michael Smith
«2012 2014»

The 2013 PDC World Youth Championship was the third edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 14 and 21.

The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Barnsley on March 22, 2013.^[1] The final took place on May 16, 2013, before the final of the 2013 Premier League Darts, which was shown live on Sky Sports.

James Hubbard was the defending champion, but he was knocked out in the first round by Matthew Dicken. Michael Smith and Ricky Evans contested the final at the The O2 Arena, London, with Smith winning 6-1.^[2]

Prize money

Stage	Prize Money (Total £40,000)
Winner	£10,000
Runner Up	£5,000
Semi Final	£3,000
Quarter Final	£1,500
Third Round	£725
Second Round	£250
First Round	£100

Qualification

The tournament featured 64 players. The top 52 players in the PDC Youth Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded.^[3] They were joined by 12 international qualifiers.^[3]

The participants were:

1-52[3] Arron Monk Michael Smith James Hubbard Jamie Lewis Chris Aubrey Keegan Brown Josh Payne Sam Hill Shaun Griffiths Jake Patchett Sam Head Adam Hunt Jamie Landon Adam Smith-Neale Ricky Evans Reece Robinson Matthew Dennant Ben Songhurst Jake Jones Aden Kirk Sam Hamilton Steve Haggerty Oliver Stell Wouter Vaes Paddy Meaney Brandonn Monk Martin Heneghan Jack Hill George Killington Darren Whittingham Kurt Parry Lee Whitworth John de Kruijf Ryan de Vreede Matthew Dicken Brandon Walsh Curtis Hammond Lewis Venes John Seagrave Joe Davis Curtis Bagley Sam Davidson Ricky de Vos Ryan Harrington Josh Jones James Thompson Michael Blake Josh McCarthy Shane Friedlander Harry Miles Liam Showell Adam Hart

International qualifiers[3] Oisin Daly Dirk van Duijvenbode Dean Finn Sergio Garcia Kai Gotthardt Teemu Harju Max Hopp Harley Kemp Dan Lauby Jr Shaun Narain Rowby-John Rodriguez Jackson Wilson-Young

Draw

^[1]

	First round (March 22)					Second round (March 22)					Third round (March 22)					Quarter-finals (March 22)					Semi-finals (March 22)					Final (May 16)
	1	Arron Monk	6
		Curtis Bagley	2
						1	Arron Monk	6
							Sergio Garcia	2
		Curtis Hammond	4
		Sergio Garcia	6
											1	Arron Monk	6
												Dirk van Duijvenbode	2
		Lee Whitworth	0
		Dirk van Duijvenbode	6
							Dirk van Duijvenbode	6
							Michael Blake	5
		Michael Blake	6
		Dan Lauby Jr	3
																1	Arron Monk	6
																	Ryan de Vreede	3
	8	Sam Hill	6
		Jake Jones	3
						8	Sam Hill	4
							Ryan de Vreede	6
		Ryan de Vreede	6
		Jamie Landon	2
												Ryan de Vreede	6
												Kurt Parry	0
		Kurt Parry	6
		Joe Davis	1
							Kurt Parry	6
							Josh Jones	5
		Matthew Dennant	4
		Josh Jones	6
																					1	Arron Monk	3
																						Ricky Evans	6
	5	Chris Aubrey	6
		Teemu Harju	4
						5	Chris Aubrey	6
							Paddy Meaney	5
		Paddy Meaney	6
		Kai Gotthardt	1
											5	Chris Aubrey	2
												Ricky Evans	6
		Shaun Griffiths	3
		Harley Kemp	6
							Harley Kemp	4
							Ricky Evans	6
		Shaun Narain	2
		Ricky Evans	6
																	Ricky Evans	6
																	Sam Hamilton	5
	4	Jamie Lewis	5
		Brandonn Monk	6
							Brandonn Monk	4
							Sam Hamilton	6
		Oisin Daly	4
		Sam Hamilton	6
												Sam Hamilton	6
												Max Hopp	3
		Adam Smith-Neale	5
		Ben Songhurst	6
							Ben Songhurst	4
							Max Hopp	6
		Max Hopp	6
		Aden Kirk	4
																											Ricky Evans	1
																										2	Michael Smith	6
	2	Michael Smith	6
		Brandon Walsh	0
						2	Michael Smith	6
							George Killington	0
		John Seagrave	4
		George Killington	6
											2	Michael Smith	6
												Sam Head	1
		Sam Head	6
		James Thompson	1
							Sam Head	6
							Darren Whittingham	3
		Darren Whittingham	6
		Liam Showell	1
																2	Michael Smith	6
																	Dean Finn	0
	7	Josh Payne	6
		Martin Heneghan	3
						7	Josh Payne	5
							Dean Finn	6
		Jack Hill	3
		Dean Finn	6
												Dean Finn	6
												Steve Haggerty	5
		Sam Davidson	5
		Steve Haggerty	6
							Steve Haggerty	6
							Lewis Venes	5
		Harry Miles	5
		Lewis Venes	6
																					2	Michael Smith	6
																						Adam Hunt	3
	6	Keegan Brown	1
		Reece Robinson	6
							Reece Robinson	6
							Rowby-John Rodriguez	4
		Ryan Harrington	1
		Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
												Reece Robinson	3
												Jake Patchett	6
		Ricky de Vos	3
		Jackson Wilson-Young	6
							Jackson Wilson-Young	2
							Jake Patchett	6
		Jake Patchett	6
		John de Kruijf	3
																	Jake Patchett	3
																	Adam Hunt	6
	3	James Hubbard	4
		Matthew Dicken	6
							Matthew Dicken	6
							Wouter Vaes	4
		Adam Hart	0
		Wouter Vaes	6
												Matthew Dicken	4
												Adam Hunt	6
		Oliver Stell	4
		Adam Hunt	6
							Adam Hunt	6
							Josh McCarthy	1
		Josh McCarthy	6
		Shane Friedlander	3

References

1. Smith & Evans Reach World Youth Final PDC.tv
2. Superb Smith Takes World Youth Title PDC.tv
3. Unicorn World Youth Championship Field PDC.tv