Venue The O2 Arena Country England Format Legs
first to 6 | Location London Organisation(s) PDC | |
Dates April 5, 2014
May 22, 2014 (final) | ||
The 2014 PDC World Youth Championship was the fourth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 21.
The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Reading on April 5, 2014. The final took place on May 22, 2014, before the final of the 2014 Premier League Darts, which was shown live on Sky Sports.
2013 champion Michael Smith was not eligible to defend his title. Keegan Brown and Rowby-John Rodriguez contested the final at the The O2 Arena, London, with Brown winning 6–4.
Qualification
The tournament featured 64 players. The top 50 players in the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded. They were joined by 14 international qualifiers. Three players withdrew prior to the tournament, so their places were awarded through an open qualifier, which took place on April 4.
The participants were: