2011 PDC Under-21 World Championship

PDC Under-21 World Championship
Tournament information
Dates	November 16, 2010 January 3, 2011 (final)
Venue	Alexandra Palace
Location	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs, first to 4, first to 6 (final)
Prize fund	£30,000
Winners share	£10,000
Champion(s)
Arron Monk
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The 2011 PDC Under-21 World Championship was the first edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 14 and 21.

The knockout stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Barnsley on November 16, 2010, and were not broadcast live on TV.^[1] The final took place on January 3, 2011, before the final of the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, which was shown live on Sky Sports. The two finalists became PDC Pro Tour card holders for 2011 and 2012 and received sponsorship from Rileys Dart Zones. They also received invitations to the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts.^[2]

Arron Monk defeated Michael van Gerwen 6–4 in the final to win the inaugural PDC World Youth Championship.^[3]

Prize money

Stage	Prize Money (Total-£30,000)
Winner	£10,000
Runner Up	£5,000
Semi Final	£2,500
Quarter Final	£1,250
Third Round	£625
Second Round	£0
First Round	£0

Qualification

Qualification was achieved at 50 Rileys Dart Zone tournaments throughout the UK and also various national tournaments throughout the world. The leading eight eligible PDPA members in the PDC Order of Merit on September 20 were seeded into the last 64.^[4]

The participants are:

Seeds Michael van Gerwen Joe Cullen Arron Monk Michael Smith Tom Martin Ryan Harrington Tony Clark Sean White International qualifiers Bryce Book Mitchell Clegg David Coyne Rico Dera Dirk van Duijvenbode Teemu Harju Martin Heneghan Benito van de Pas

Rileys qualifiers Chris Aubrey Curtis Bagley Leon Bailey Aaron Bateman Keegan Brown Michael Bushby Kirk De Ruyter Dan Dean Liam Deveries Matthew Dicken Sean East Shaun Griffiths Sam Hamilton Curtis Hammond David Harnick Alex Harrison Jack Hill Ryan Hitchens Kevin Hodgin Ryan Hogarth Thomas Humphrey Adam Hunt Luke Johnson Scott Johnson Stuart Keith

Nick Kenny Ash Khayat Jamie Landon Dean Lockyer Jack Marriner Ryan McCarthy Daniel McGivney Jamie McNair Harry Miles Callum Nesbit Graeme Orr Daniel Ovens David Pallett Josh Payne Jamie Phillips Dale Quince Liam Showell Damien Smith John Smith Adam Smith-Neale Lewis Venes Brandon Walsh David Williams Michael Wood Matthew Wright

Draw

Preliminary round

Shaun Griffiths 4-1 Josh Payne

Dan Dean 4-3 Jack Marriner

Last 64

	First round (November 16)					Second round (November 16)					Third round (November 16)					Quarter-finals (November 16)					Semi-finals (November 16)					Final (January 3, 2011)
	1	Michael van Gerwen	4
		Keegan Brown	2
						1	Michael van Gerwen	4
							Adam Hunt	3
	Damien Smith		2
	Adam Hunt		4
											1	Michael van Gerwen	4
												Michael Bushby	0
	Dirk van Duijvenbode		4
	Liam Showell		0
						Dirk van Duijvenbode		3
						Michael Bushby		4
	Michael Bushby		4
	David Coyne		0
																1	Michael van Gerwen	4
																	Shaun Griffiths	3
	8	Sean White	0
		Graeme Orr	4
						Graeme Orr		2
						Martin Heneghan		4
	Thomas Humphrey		3
	Martin Heneghan		4
											Martin Heneghan		3
											Shaun Griffiths		4
	Jamie McNair		1
	Matthew Dicken		4
						Matthew Dicken		3
						Shaun Griffiths		4
	Alex Harrison		1
	Shaun Griffiths		4
																					1	Michael van Gerwen	4
																						Benito van de Pas	1
	5	Tom Martin	4
		Teemu Harju	0
						5	Tom Martin	1
							Curtis Hammond	4
	Curtis Hammond		4
	Brandon Walsh		3
											Curtis Hammond		3
											Benito van de Pas		4
	Sam Hamilton		2
	Ash Khayat		4
						Ash Khayat		0
						Benito van de Pas		4
	Rico Dera		1
	Benito van de Pas		4
																	Benito van de Pas	4
																4	Michael Smith	2
	4	Michael Smith	4
		Scott Johnson	0
						4	Michael Smith	4
							Sean East	1
	Sean East		4
	Matthew Wright		1
											4	Michael Smith	4
												Ryan Hitchens	1
	Aaron Bateman		3
	Dale Quince		4
						Dale Quince		2
						Ryan Hitchens		4
	Ryan Hitchens		4
	Mitchell Clegg		2
																										1	Michael van Gerwen 87.06	4
																										3	Arron Monk 93.03	6
	2	Joe Cullen	4
		Stuart Keith	0
						2	Joe Cullen	4
							David Harnick	1
	David Harnick		4
	Harry Miles		2
											2	Joe Cullen	3
												Lewis Venes	4
	Liam Deveries		4
	Kevin Hodgin		2
						Liam Deveries		3
						Lewis Venes		4
	Adam Smith-Neale		3
	Lewis Venes		4
																Lewis Venes		4
																Chris Aubrey		3
	7	Tony Clark	1
		David Pallett	4
						David Pallett		2
						John Smith		4
	Kirk De Ruyter		3
	John Smith		4
											John Smith		2
											Chris Aubrey		4
	Dean Lockyer		0
	Chris Aubrey		4
						Chris Aubrey		4
						Dan Dean		0
	Luke Johnson		2
	Dan Dean		4
																						Lewis Venes	2
																					3	Arron Monk	4
	6	Ryan Herrington	0
		Daniel McGivney	4
						Daniel McGivney		4
						Callum Nesbit		0
	Callum Nesbit		4
	Ryan McCarthy		1
											Daniel McGivney		4
											Bryce Book		0
	Jamie Landon		4
	Michael Wood		0
						Jamie Landon		3
						Bryce Book		4
	David Williams		0
	Bryce Book		4
																	Daniel McGivney	0
																3	Arron Monk	4
	3	Arron Monk	4
		Nick Kenny	2
						3	Arron Monk	4
							Leon Bailey	2
	Leon Bailey		4
	Daniel Ovens		2
											3	Arron Monk	4
												Curtis Bagley	1
	Jack Hill		4
	Jamie Phillips		3
						Jack Hill		1
						Curtis Bagley		4
	Curtis Bagley		4
	Ryan Hogarth		2

References

1. Dutch Ace & Monk Qualify PDC.tv
2. PDC launches new tournaments Retrieved 16 July 2010, tournamentguidemag.com
3. Monk Claims PDC Unicorn U21 Title PDC.tv
4. Under-21 WC Update Retrieved 23 September 2010, PDC.tv