THE format of the 2013 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship has been confirmed, with the top 32 from the 2012 Youth Tour Order of Merit qualifying by right for the £30,000 tournament.
James Hubbard succeeded Arron Monk as the World Youth Champion recently when he defeated Michael van Gerwen 6-3 at The O2, with the final played during the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs.
With next year's final scheduled to be played once again between the Premier League's semi-finals and final, the PDC will now move the qualifying rounds to be played in the Spring of 2013.
The 64-player event will feature the top 32 players from the 2012 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour, along with 20 Rileys Qualifiers and 12 International Qualifiers.
The Rileys Qualifiers will be held in early 2013, with the winners then progressing to play in the World Youth Championship's early rounds.
Play will be from 64 players down to the final, with the decider then taking place live on Sky Sports during the Premier League Darts Play-Offs.
There will be 21 Youth Tour events played throughout 2012 across seven dedicated weekends, with each seeing three £3,000 tournaments held.
The first two weekends have been played in Derby and Reading, with 170 players competing so far.
The next Youth Tour weekend will be held in Germany at the Ramada Hotel in Bruehl, Cologne, on June 2 & 3, with further weekends to be held in Barnsley in July, Derby in August and Wigan in September, with the details of a further weekend still being finalised.
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Entry Details
Entry to each PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event costs £30 and must be made using the PDC Online Entry System.
Existing PDPA members will already have login details, while new players must first register their details by following this link.
Existing PDPA members or players who have entered previously for the Grand Slam of Darts Wildcard Qualifier through the PDC Online Entry System must check that their Date of Birth is correct in the system to be allowed to enter tournaments.
New players must complete their Date of Birth whilst registering, and must provide ID when registering at their first tournament.
The entry deadline for each tournament will be 5pm on the Friday immediately prior to each weekend (i.e, 5pm on Friday April 20 for the Derby events).
Click here to visit the PDC Online Entry Registration Page
Click here to visit the PDC Online Entry System
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events will be open to any player aged 14 or above, with an upper age limit of being 21 on January 1 2012. Players aged 21 at this time are eligible to compete in all 2012 events.
All players who enter the events will be issued with a Players' Brief via email ahead of the events.