The 2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fifth edition of the

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, a tournament organised by the

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for darts players aged between 16 and 23. The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in

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on 19 October 2015.PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship L64
PDC.tv The final took place on 29 November 2015 before the final of the 2015 Players Championship Finals, which was shown live on

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was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the first round by

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in a repeat of the

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final. The final was contested between

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and

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at the Butlins Minehead Resort,

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, 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.Reynolds & Kirk's Wigan Wins
PDC.tv They were joined by 13 international qualifiers. The participants are: 1-51 International qualifiers * Andrew Briere * Piyush Chauhan * Kai Gotthardt * Fredi Gselmann * Robbie King * Thomas Luksch *

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Kenny Neyens Kenny Neyens (born 13 January 1995) is a Belgian darts player playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Neyens has won two titles on the PDC Development Tour, one in Mülheim in 2016 and one in Wigan in 2017. He also partic ...

* James O'Toole * Sarthak Patel * Stephen Rosney * Jamie Rundle * Kevin de Vries

Draw

References

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