2015 PDC World Youth Championship

2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
Tournament information
Dates	19 October 2015 29 November 2015 (final)
Venue	Butlins Minehead Resort
Location	Minehead
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs first to 6
Prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Champion(s)
Max Hopp
«2014 2016»

The 2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fifth 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 19 October 2015.^[1] The final took place on 29 November 2015 before the final of the 2015 Players Championship Finals, which was shown live on ITV4.

Keegan Brown was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the first round by Rowby-John Rodriguez in a repeat of the 2014 final.

The final was contested between Max Hopp and Nathan Aspinall at the Butlins Minehead Resort, Minehead, with Hopp winning 6-5.

Prize money

Qualification

The tournament featured 64 players. The top 51 players in the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded.^[2] They were joined by 13 international qualifiers.

The participants are:

Draw

^[1]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Second round (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Third round (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 19 October					Final (best of 11 legs) 29 November
	1	Dimitri van den Bergh	4
		Nick Kenny	6
							Nick Kenny	3
							Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
		Tommy Lishman	4
		Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
												Jeffrey de Zwaan	6
												Wouter Vaes	4
		Wouter Vaes	6
		Jake Jones	4
							Wouter Vaes	6
							Joshua Richardson	4
		Joshua Richardson	6
		Andrew Briere	1
																	Jeffrey de Zwaan	4
																	Max Hopp	6
	8	Berry van Peer	6
		Aaron Dyer	3
						8	Berry van Peer	1
							Max Hopp	6
		Max Hopp	6
		Stephen Rosney	1
												Max Hopp	6
												Kenny Neyens	3
		Jordan Matthews	2
		Kenny Neyens	6
							Kenny Neyens	6
							Jamie Lewis	4
		Ryan Meikle	0
		Jamie Lewis	6
																						Max Hopp	6
																					5	Dean Reynolds	5
	5	Dean Reynolds	6
		Robbie King	3
						5	Dean Reynolds	6
							James Hubbard	2
		Piyush Chauhan	1
		James Hubbard	6
											5	Dean Reynolds	6
												Shaun Griffiths	4
		Shaun Griffiths	6
		Nicholas Day	1
							Shaun Griffiths	6
							Chris Quantock	3
		Chris Quantock	6
		Adam Smith-Neale	2
																5	Dean Reynolds	6
																	Scott Taylor	5
	4	Mike De Decker	6
		Dawson Murschell	2
						4	Mike De Decker	1
							Sam Hewson	6
		Sven Groen	4
		Sam Hewson	6
												Sam Hewson	5
												Scott Taylor	6
		Scott Taylor	6
		Fredi Gselmann	3
							Scott Taylor	6
							Ted Evetts	5
		Ted Evetts	6
		Harry Ward	4
																											Max Hopp	6
																										7	Nathan Aspinall	5
	2	Josh Payne	6
		Mike Zuydwijk	5
						2	Josh Payne	6
							Rowby-John Rodriguez	3
		Keegan Brown	4
		Rowby-John Rodriguez	6
											2	Josh Payne	6
												Jack Tweddell	2
		Aden Kirk	6
		Lewis Venes	3
							Aden Kirk	4
							Jack Tweddell	6
		Jack Tweddell	6
		Jamie Rundle	0
																2	Josh Payne	4
																7	Nathan Aspinall	6
	7	Nathan Aspinall	6
		James Thompson	4
						7	Nathan Aspinall	6
							Sam Head	5
		Sam Head	6
		Dirk van Duijvenbode	2
											7	Nathan Aspinall	6
												Scott Dale	5
		John de Kruijf	2
		Scott Dale	6
							Scott Dale	6
							Kurt Parry	1
		Kurt Parry	6
		Steve Lennon	5
																					7	Nathan Aspinall	6
																						Roxy-James Rodriguez	3
	6	Benito van de Pas	6
		Rhys Griffin	0
						6	Benito van de Pas	6
							Matthew Dicken	2
		Ryan de Vreede	3
		Matthew Dicken	6
											6	Benito van de Pas	3
												Roxy-James Rodriguez	6
		Roxy-James Rodriguez	6
		Kai Gotthardt	2
							Roxy-James Rodriguez	6
							Kevin de Vries	0
		George Killington	1
		Kevin de Vries	6
																	Roxy-James Rodriguez	6
																3	Bradley Kirk	3
	3	Bradley Kirk	6
		Josh McCarthy	1
						3	Bradley Kirk	6
							Adam Hunt	2
		Adam Hunt	6
		James O'Toole	0
											3	Bradley Kirk	6
												Jimmy Hendriks	1
		Reece Robinson	3
		Jimmy Hendriks	6
							Jimmy Hendriks	6
							Thomas Luksch	3
		Sarthak Patel	2
		Thomas Luksch	6

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