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.Brown & Rodriguez Reach Youth Decider PDC.tv 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.Keegan Brown claims world youth champion darts crown BBC Sport
Prize money Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £50,000)Winner (1) £10,000Runner-up (1) £5,000Semi-finalists (2) £2,500Quarter-finalists (4) £1,500Third round (8) £1,000Second round (16) £500First round (32) £250
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.World Youth Championship Qualifiers PDC.tv They were joined by 14 international qualifiers.PDC Unicorn World Youth Champs Update PDC.tv 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:
1-50
International qualifiers Amit Gilitwala Fredi Gselmann Tyson Hoefel Robbie King Aaron Knox Adam Leek Dan Lauby Jr Steve Lennon Vincenzo Masciarelli Shaun Narain Eric Pedley Andrew Ryan Martin Schindler Justin Webers Mike Zuydwijk Open Qualifiers Rees Hall Dean Reynolds Cain Unwin Celtic Nations Qualifiers Stephen Rosney Callum Brew
Draw Preliminary round Aden Kirk 6 – 4 Callum Brew Stephen Rosney 5 – 6 Ryan de Vreede Robbie King 6 – 2 Adam Leek
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