2017 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 6 November 2017 26 November 2017 (final) | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort Minehead | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs first to 6 | ||
Prize fund | £50,000 | ||
Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Dimitri Van den Bergh | |||
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The 2017 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the seventh 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 6 November 2017. The final took place on 26 November 2017, before the final of the 2017 Players Championship Finals, which was shown live on ITV4.
Australia's Corey Cadby was the defending champion after defeating Dutch player Berry van Peer 6–2 in the 2016 final,[1] but he lost 6–3 to English player Josh Payne in the semi-finals.
Belgium's Dimitri Van den Bergh became the new World Youth champion, by defeating Josh Payne 6–3 in the final.