2016 PDC World Youth Championship

2016 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates	16 October 2016 27 November 2016 (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)
Corey Cadby
«2015 2017»

The 2016 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the sixth 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 16 October 2016. The final took place on 27 November 2016, before the final of the 2016 Players Championship Finals, which was shown live on ITV4.

Max Hopp was the defending champion after defeating Nathan Aspinall 6–5 in the 2015 final, but he lost in the second round to fellow German Martin Schindler.

The final was contested between Dutch player Berry van Peer and Australia's Corey Cadby, with Cadby winning 6–2.^[1]

Prize money

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

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The tournament will feature 64 players. The top 46 players in the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit automatically qualify for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded. They were originally joined by 17 international qualifiers, but the Gibraltar qualifier Clayton Otton withdrew. Participation would also be possible for any age-qualified players from the top 32 of the main PDC Order of Merit, but the eligible player Benito van de Pas turned down his place, so the remaining two qualifying places were granted to the Junior Darts Corporation's European Champion, Jim Moston, and their number one ranked player, John Brown.

Should an international qualifier also be ranked high enough in the Development Tour Order of Merit to qualify, further places would be allocated from the Development Tour Order of Merit.

The participants are:

1-48 Dean Reynolds Ross Twell Aden Kirk Steve Lennon Adam Hunt Callum Loose Josh Payne Rowby-John Rodriguez Dimitri Van den Bergh Jeffrey de Zwaan Berry van Peer Kurt Parry Mike De Decker Jimmy Hendriks Keegan Brown Max Hopp Aaron Dyer Kenny Neyens Luke Humphries James Hubbard Bradley Kirk Dirk van Duijvenbode Nick Kenny Scott Dale Corey Cadby (qualifier) Sven Groen Harry Ward Kevin de Vries Ryan de Vreede Charlie Beaumont Ronnie Roberts Daniel Jensen Arron Fairweather Liam Devries John de Kruijf James Young Adam Smith-Neale Josh McCarthy Matthew Dicken Ted Evetts Sam Head Ryan Meikle Thomas Sykes Reece Colley Fabian Herz (qualifier) Callan Rydz Lee Whitworth Dylan van Beek

International qualifiers Avery Bozzetti Corey Cadby Chris Coulter Jack Faragher Liam Gallagher Fabian Herz Robbie King Aaron Knox Anton Kolesov Dongju Lee Nico Mandl Jaime Nunez Clayton Otton (withdrew) Martin Schindler Kay Smeets Justin van Tergouw Zong Xiao Chen Age-qualified players from the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit Benito van de Pas (withdrew) Alternates from the Junior Darts Corporation Jim Moston John Brown

Draw

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	First round (best of 11 legs) 16 October					Second round (best of 11 legs) 16 October					Third round (best of 11 legs) 16 October					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 16 October					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 16 October					Final (best of 11 legs) 27 November
	1	Dean Reynolds	6
		Justin van Tergouw	0
						1	Dean Reynolds	6
							Adam Smith-Neale	3
		Nick Kenny	2
		Adam Smith-Neale	6
											1	Dean Reynolds	5
												Kenny Neyens	6
		Keegan Brown	6
		Reece Colley	1
							Keegan Brown	3
							Kenny Neyens	6
		Kenny Neyens	6
		Fabian Herz	3
																	Kenny Neyens	6
																8	Rowby-John Rodriguez	4
	8	Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
		Jim Moston	0
						8	Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
							Scott Dale	1
		Scott Dale	6
		Ronnie Roberts	2
											8	Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
												Jimmy Hendriks	4
		Jimmy Hendriks	6
		Jack Faragher	4
							Jimmy Hendriks	6
							Jaime Nunez	4
		Chris Coulter	0
		Jaime Nunez	6
																						Kenny Neyens	0
																						Berry van Peer	6
	4	Steve Lennon	6
		Sam Head	4
						4	Steve Lennon	6
							Josh McCarthy	1
		Josh McCarthy	6
		Dongju Lee	1
											4	Steve Lennon	6
												Anton Kolesov	2
		James Young	5
		Anton Kolesov	6
							Anton Kolesov	6
							Aaron Dyer	2
		Aaron Dyer	6
		Daniel Jensen	4
																4	Steve Lennon	5
																	Berry van Peer	6
	5	Adam Hunt	5
		Sven Groen	6
							Sven Groen	3
							Kurt Parry	6
		Kurt Parry	6
		Liam Gallagher	3
												Kurt Parry	5
												Berry van Peer	6
		Thomas Sykes	6
		Lee Whitworth	0
							Thomas Sykes	0
							Berry van Peer	6
		Berry van Peer	6
		Nico Mandl	3
																											Berry van Peer	2
																											Corey Cadby	6
	2	Ross Twell	6
		Charlie Beaumont	4
						2	Ross Twell	6
							Kay Smeets	3
		Matthew Dicken	1
		Kay Smeets	6
											2	Ross Twell	4
												John Brown	6
		Dylan van Beek	5
		Zong Xiao Chen	6
							Zong Xiao Chen	5
							John Brown	6
		James Hubbard	5
		John Brown	6
																	John Brown	2
																	Corey Cadby	6
	7	Josh Payne	1
		Max Hopp	6
							Max Hopp	5
							Martin Schindler	6
		Dirk van Duijvenbode	4
		Martin Schindler	6
												Martin Schindler	2
												Corey Cadby	6
		John de Kruijf	1
		Corey Cadby	6
							Corey Cadby	6
							Luke Humphries	3
		Luke Humphries	6
		Robbie King	2
																						Corey Cadby	6
																						Dimitri Van den Bergh	3
	3	Aden Kirk	1
		Mike De Decker	6
							Mike De Decker	2
							Ted Evetts	6
		Kevin de Vries	2
		Ted Evetts	6
												Ted Evetts	6
												Jeffrey de Zwaan	1
		Bradley Kirk	6
		Ryan Meikle	5
							Bradley Kirk	5
							Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
		Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
		Ryan de Vreede	3
																	Ted Evetts	4
																	Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
	6	Callum Loose	6
		Arron Fairweather	3
						6	Callum Loose	6
							Liam Devries	4
		Harry Ward	1
		Liam Devries	6
											6	Callum Loose	5
												Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
		Avery Bozzetti	3
		Aaron Knox	6
							Aaron Knox	5
							Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
		Dimitri Van den Bergh	6
		Callan Rydz	5

References

1. "PDC Unicorn World Youth Glory For Cadby". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
2. "Global Qualifiers Seal World Youth Spots". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
3. "Huge Weekend Ahead For Young Stars". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
4. "Cadby & van Peer Reach World Youth Final". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 16 October 2016.