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 16 November 2010, and were not broadcast live on TV.Dutch Ace & Monk Qualify PDC.tv The final took place on 3 January 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.PDC launches new tournaments Retrieved 16 July 2010, tournamentguidemag.com
Arron Monk defeated Michael van Gerwen 6–4 in the final to win the inaugural PDC World Youth Championship.Monk Claims PDC Unicorn U21 Title PDC.tv
Prize money Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £30,000)Winner (1) £10,000Runner-up (1) £5,000Semi-finalists (2) £2,500Quarter-finalists (4) £1,250Third round (8) £625Second round (16) £0First round (32) £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 20 September were seeded into the last 64.Under-21 WC Update Retrieved 23 September 2010, PDC.tv
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 Alexis Toylo
Rileys qualifiers Chris Aubrey Curtis Bagley Leon Bailey Aaron Bateman Keegan Brown Michael Bushby Kirk Deruyter 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
Mitchell Clegg 4–3 Alexis Toylo
Last 64
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