The 2014 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fourth edition of the

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, a tournament organised by the

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for darts players aged between 16 and 21. The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in

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on 5 April 2014.Brown & Rodriguez Reach Youth Decider
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, which was shown live on

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champion Michael Smith was not eligible to defend his title.

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and

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contested the final at The O2 Arena, London, with Brown winning 6–4.

Prize money

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.World Youth Championship Qualifiers
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PDC.tv Three players withdrew prior to the tournament, so their places were awarded through an open qualifier, which took place on 4 April. The participants were: 1-50 International qualifiers *

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* Fredi Gselmann * Tyson Hoefel * Robbie King *

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* Vincenzo Masciarelli *

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* Eric Pedley *

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* Justin Webers *

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Open Qualifiers *

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* Cain Unwin

Draw

References

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