The PDC World Youth Championship is a

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Age limits

The first editions were open to players aged 14 to 21 on 1 January of the competition's year. In 2014 the minimum age was increased to 16 and in 2015 the maximum age was increased to 23. Thus instead of an Under-21 or Under-23 championship the general term 'youth' is usually used.

Final results

References

World Youth Championship World championships in darts World youth sports competitions International sports competitions hosted by England Recurring sporting events established in 2011 2011 establishments in England Annual sporting events {{darts-competition-stub