2010 PDC Under-21 World Championship
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The 2010 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. 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
.
Arron Monk
defeated Michael van Gerwen
6–4 in the final to win the inaugural PDC World Youth Championship.
members in the PDC Order of Merit
on September 20 were seeded into the last 64.
The participants are:
David Coyne Rico Dera Dirk van Duijvenbode Teemu Harju Martin Heneghan Benito van de Pas
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
Shaun Griffiths
4-1 Josh Payne
Dan Dean 4-3 Jack Marriner
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
for darts players aged between 14 and 21.
The knockout stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
on November 16, 2010, and were not broadcast live on TV. The final took place on January 3, 2011, before the final of the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship
2011 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 18th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation.Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the 2010 tournament...
, which was shown live on Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
. 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
2010 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2010 Grand Slam of Darts was the fourth staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 13–21 November 2010 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with...
.
Arron Monk
Arron Monk
Arron Monk is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is the son of fellow professional darts player and former World Masters winner Colin Monk...
defeated Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17...
6–4 in the final to win the inaugural PDC World Youth Championship.
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 PDPAProfessional Dart Players Association
The Professional Dart Players Association is an organisation for professional dart players. Its intention is to look after the interests of professional players through an annually elected Board of six current professionals.-Formation:...
members in the PDC Order of Merit
PDC order of merit
The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation . Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.-Previous world...
on September 20 were seeded into the last 64.
The participants are:
Seeds
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Michael van GerwenMichael van GerwenMichael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17... - Joe CullenJoe Cullen (darts player)Joe Cullen is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.He first came to prominence in 2008 when he qualified for the UK Open. He defeated Mark Stapleton and Dennis Smith before Chris Mason defeated him in the last 64. Following his performances at Bolton,...
- Arron MonkArron MonkArron Monk is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is the son of fellow professional darts player and former World Masters winner Colin Monk...
- Michael SmithMichael Smith (darts player)Michael Smith is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Smith reached the last 32 of the 2010 UK Open, knocking out Peter Manley and Matt Clark before losing to Mervyn King...
- Tom Martin
- Ryan Herrington
- Tony Clark
- Sean White
International qualifiers
Bryce Book Mitchell CleggMitchell Clegg
Mitchell Clegg is an Australian darts player. He lives in Newcastle, New South Wales. Clegg won the Oceanic Masters title at the age of just 15 years, 345 days. This meant he was the youngest player ever to qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship...
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 GriffithsShaun Griffiths
Shaun Griffiths is an English darts player.Griffiths won consecutive Winmau World Youth Masters titles in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, he won the British Teenage Open, and reached the quarter-finals of the PDC Under-21 World Championship....
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
Preliminary round
Shaun GriffithsShaun Griffiths
Shaun Griffiths is an English darts player.Griffiths won consecutive Winmau World Youth Masters titles in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, he won the British Teenage Open, and reached the quarter-finals of the PDC Under-21 World Championship....
4-1
Josh Payne Dan Dean 4-3 Jack Marriner