The 2012 PDC World Youth Championship was the second edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the

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for darts players aged between 14 and 23. The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in

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on 4 November 2011 and weren't broadcast live on TV.PDC Unicorn World Youth Champs Update
PDC.tv The final took place on 17 May 2012, before the final of the

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, which was shown live on Sky Sports. The two finalists became PDC Pro Tour card holders for 2012 and 2013, and also received invitations to the

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. Arron Monk was the defending champion, but he lost to

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in the first round. Michael van Gerwen, who lost the 2010 final, and James Hubbard contested the final at The O2 Arena, London. Hubbard won in the final 6–3.

Prize money

Qualification

The tournament featured 64 players. The top 28 players in the PDC Youth Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded. They were joined by qualifiers from 26 Rileys Dart Zone tournaments throughout the United Kingdom, as well as 10 international qualifiers. The participants were: 1-28World Youth Championship - Top 28 Confirmed
PDC.tv Rileys qualifiers
PDC.tv * Steven Addison * Michael Airnes * Leon Bailey *

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* Nicholas Ellis * Marc Evans * Michael Finch *

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* James Hajdar *

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* Matt Howard Rileys qualifiers *

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* Ryan Hogarth * James Hubbard * Thomas Humphrey * Aden Kirk * Daniel King-Morris * Richard North * Kurt Parry * ~~Jamie Reid~~ * Benjamin Songhurst * James Thompson * Brandon Walsh * David Williams International qualifiers * Robbie King * Guy Holland *

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* Shaun Narain * Teemu Harju *

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* Franz Schrammel * Sergio Garcia * Max Hopp *

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Draw

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