# 2018 PDC World Youth Championship

The 2018 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the eighth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.
In a change mirroring that of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, the field of this competition increased from 64 to 96 players, who competed in 32 groups of three, with the winner of each progressing to the knockout stages.
The group stage and knock-out phase from the last 32 to the semi-finals was played at Robin Park Centre, Wigan, on 5 November 2018. The final took place on 25 November 2018, before the final of the 2018 Players Championship Finals.
Belgium's Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion after defeating English player Josh Payne 6–3 in the 2017 final.
Van den Bergh successfully defended his youth title, by beating Germany's Martin Schindler 6–3 in the final.
Van den Bergh became the first player to defend the title and overall to win two times the PDC World Youth Title.

## Prize money

| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) |
| 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

74 players from the final 2018 PDC Development Tour Order of Merit qualified, as did 22 international qualifiers. Tahuna Irwin, who would have been the 23rd international qualifier, withdrew due to an issue with immigration. Bradley Brooks, Dawson Murschell and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez qualified through the Development Tour Order of Merit as well as through an International Qualifier, which means the players ranked 75, 76 and 77 all qualified. Levy Frauenfelder replaced Jakob Kelly.
Development Tour qualifiers:
* Luke Humphries
* Dimitri Van den Bergh
* Ted Evetts
* Geert Nentjes
* Martin Schindler
* George Killington
* Rowby-John Rodriguez
* Ryan Meikle
* Niels Zonneveld
* Christian Bunse
* Jarred Cole
* Nathan Rafferty
* Berry van Peer
* Kenny Neyens
* Wessel Nijman
* Rob Hewson
* Bradley Brooks
* Jimmy Hendriks
* Dawson Murschell
* George Gardner
* Bradley Kirk
* Justin van Tergouw
* Mike De Decker
* Rhys Griffin
* Tommy Wilson
* Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
* Lee Budgen
* Rhys Hayden
* Brian Raman
* Scott Dale
* Melvin de Fijter
* Joe Davis
* William Borland
* Josh McCarthy
* Callan Rydz
* Harry Ward
* Danny van Trijp
* Jordan Boyce
* Jeffrey de Zwaan
* Tom Lonsdale
* Shane McGuirk
* Lewis Pride
* Greg Ritchie
* Mike van Duivenbode
* Kevin Doets
* Nico Blum
* Patrick van den Boogaard
* Dean Finn
* Callum Loose
* John Brown
* Sven Groen
* Mark Baxter
* Maikel Verberk
* Thomas Lovely
* Carl Batchelor
* Justin Smith
* Hendrik Eggermann
* Jaikob Selby
* Dylan Powell
* Scott Jackson
* Christopher Hansch
* Jakob Kelly
* Fred Box
* Jack Male
* Nico Schlund
* Adam Paxton
* Danny Key
* Conor Mayes
* Keelan Kay
* Sebastian Pohl
* Adam Watson
* Jack Vincent
* Andrew Davidson
* Declan Cox
* Jack Main
* Aaron Holdstock
* Callum Matthews
* Levy Frauenfelder
International qualifiers:
* Maxim Aldoshin
* Keane Barry
* Jarvis Bautista
* Sean Coohill
* Logan Crooks
* Alexander Faddel
* Jack Faragher
* Steve Fitzpatrick
* Mats Gies
* Tomoya Goto
* Sven Hesse
* Tahuna Irwin
* Patrik Kovács
* Ryan Lynch
* Jesus Vicente Macias
* Paolo Nebrida
* Hampus Norrstrom
* Nicolai Rasmussen
* Lukas Wenig
* Xiaochen Zong

## Draw
### Knockout Phase

| Last 32 (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Last 32 (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Last 32 (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Last 16 (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Last 16 (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Last 16 (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 November | | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 November | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 November | | Final (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Final (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Final (best of 11 legs) 25 November |
| 1 | Luke Humphries | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Callan Rydz | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Callan Rydz | 6 | | Callan Rydz | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Paolo Nebrida | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paolo Nebrida | 6 | | Paolo Nebrida | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Lonsdale | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Lonsdale | 4 | | | | | Callan Rydz | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Harry Ward | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ryan Meikle | 6 | | | | | | | | Harry Ward | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adam Paxton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adam Paxton | 2 | 8 | Ryan Meikle | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Harry Ward | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Ward | 6 | | Harry Ward | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Rhys Griffin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Rhys Griffin | 3 | | | | | | | | | Callan Rydz | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Martin Schindler | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Martin Schindler | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Martin Schindler | 6 | | | | |
| 28 | Rhys Hayden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Rhys Hayden | 0 | 5 | Martin Schindler | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Bradley Kirk | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nico Schlund | 2 | 21 | Bradley Kirk | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Bradley Kirk | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Bradley Kirk | 6 | | | | 5 | Martin Schindler | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Geert Nentjes | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Geert Nentjes | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Geert Nentjes | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Brian Raman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Brian Raman | 4 | 4 | Geert Nentjes | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Justin Smith | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Berry van Peer | 1 | | Justin Smith | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Justin Smith | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Justin Smith | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Martin Schindler 91.60 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.44 | 6 |
| 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.44 | 6 |
| 31 | Melvin de Fijter | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Melvin de Fijter | 3 | 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Thomas Lovely | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Lovely | 6 | | Thomas Lovely | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Main | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Main | 1 | | | | 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Christian Bunse | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike van Duivenbode | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Christian Bunse | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 4 | | Mike van Duivenbode | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Christian Bunse | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Christian Bunse | 6 | 10 | Christian Bunse | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Mike De Decker | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Mike De Decker | 4 | | | | | | | | 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ted Evetts | 1 | | | | |
| | Mark Baxter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ted Evetts | 1 | | | | |
| 27 | Lee Budgen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Lee Budgen | 6 | 27 | Lee Budgen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Jarred Cole | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jarred Cole | 6 | 11 | Jarred Cole | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Justin van Tergouw | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Justin van Tergouw | 3 | | | | 27 | Lee Budgen | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Ted Evetts | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ted Evetts | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Ted Evetts | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Scott Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Scott Dale | 1 | 3 | Ted Evetts | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Scott Jackson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Jackson | 6 | | Scott Jackson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Dawson Murschell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |