MICHAEL SMITH and Keegan Brown shared the spoils in the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.
Smith, who will face Phil Taylor in the opening round of the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix in Ireland next Monday, won the first £500 winner's prize of the day thanks to a 4-1 victory over Ricky Evans to cement his second place in the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit.
The St Helens youngster defeated Curtis Bagley and Darren Whittingham in his opening two contests before romping into the last 16 with a 4-0 whitewash against Jake Patchett.
That was followed with victories over Brandon Walsh, Lee Whitworth and Robbie Hewson before defeating Evans to claim his fourth title on this year's Youth Tour.
Ricky Evans' run to the final, as he sought to repeat his Youth Tour win of April 2011, included two 4-0 triumphs in his opening three matches.
After that Evans battled hard with deciding-leg victories over Steve Haggerty, Josh Payne and Shaun Griffiths in the semi-finals, before going down to Smith.
Smith looked on course to reach the final of the second event of the day but suffered a 4-1 semi-final defeat to George Killington, who had lost just five legs in his previous four matches.
In the final Killington, who hails from North London, faced Keegan Brown - who was also contesting his first final on the Youth Tour.
Brown, who has reached two semi-finals on the 2012 Unicorn Youth Tour, went all the way on this occasion as he defeated Killington by a 4-1 scoreline to claim his first title.
The youngster from the Isle of Wight began his run to his first final with 4-2 triumphs over Damien Smith and Josh Payne.
Brown followed that with deciding-leg victories over Jamie Landon and Jake Patchett before a fine 4-1 victory over Arron Monk in the semi's.
Arron Monk, who currently sits at the top of the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit by a comfortable margin, lost in the quarter-finals to James Hubbard in the first event of the day.
Monk gained revenge over the Norfolk youngster by defeating him at the same stage of the second event of the day before losing to Brown in the last four.
Sunday will see one further event take place to complete the weekend's action with £3,000 up for grabs at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event 16
First Round
Kristian Wharton 4-0 Kirsty Haw
Jamie Lewis 4-1 Liam Showell
Jack Morris 4-0 Jake Pennington
Aaron Bateman 4-2 Sam Hill
George Killington 4-2 Samuel Head
John De Kruijf 4-1 Adam Hart
Damien Smith 4-1 Kacey Jones
Darren Whittingham 4-1 Liam McNamee
Michael Smith 4-2 Curtis Bagley
Brandon Walsh 4-1 Dan Dean
Carl Draper 4-3 Ryan Herrington
Lee Whitworth 4-1 Christopher Quantock
Lewis Venes 4-1 Ryan De Vreede
Andrew Clark 4-0 Dion Glennon
Paddy Meaney 4-0 Christian Pimblett
Matthew Dennant 4-1 Tom Hodgson
John Seagrave 4-1 Alexander Topper
Brandonn Monk 4-0 Jamie Clements
Ricky Evans 4-2 James Thompson
Sam Davidson 4-0 Joshua Richardson
Wouter Vaes 4-0 Sean Ryan
Michael Blake 4-0 Robat Gethin Williams
Adam Smith-Neale 4-3 James O'Connor
Jamie Green 4-3 Mike Nissen
Sam Hewson 4-1 Tommy Lishman
Kurt Parry 4-3 Keegan Brown
Second Round
Jamie Landon 4-2 Cain Unwin
Jamie Lewis 4-0 Kristian Wharton
Robbie Hewson 4-2 Josh McCarthy
Aaron Bateman 4-0 Jack Morris
James Young 4-2 Joshua Carter
George Killington 4-2 John De Kruijf
Ricky De Vos 4-3 Curtis Hammond
Damien Smith 4-0 Robert Marsden
Jake Patchett 4-0 Ryan Sullivan
Michael Smith 4-3 Darren Whittingham
Adam Hunt 4-0 Peter Browning
Brandon Walsh 4-2 Carl Draper
Nicholas Day 4-2 Daniel King-Morris
Lee Whitworth 4-1 Lewis Venes
Martin Walker 4-1 Ryan Harrington
Oliver Stell 4-1 Andrew Clark
Joe Davis 4-3 Reece Robinson
Matthew Dennant 4-2 Paddy Meaney
Josh Payne 4-2 Hermie Van Orsouw
John Seagrave 4-0 Brandonn Monk
Shane Friedlander 4-1 Chris Aubrey
Ricky Evans 4-0 Dan Read
Steve Haggerty 4-1 Rainer Hofweber
Sam Davidson 4-2 Nathan Aspinall
Shaun Griffiths 4-2 Jack Tweddell
Wouter Vaes 4-3 Michael Blake
Ryan Maher 4-1 Jack Hill
Adam Smith-Neale 4-1 Jamie Green
Arron Monk 4-0 Sam Hamilton
Sam Hewson 4-2 Jake Jones
James Hubbard 4-2 Aden Kirk
Kurt Parry 4-3 Matthew Dicken
Third Round
Jamie Landon 4-3 Jamie Lewis
Robbie Hewson 4-1 Aaron Bateman
George Killington 4-2 James Young
Damien Smith 4-2 Ricky De Vos
Michael Smith 4-0 Jake Patchett
Brandon Walsh 4-3 Adam Hunt
Lee Whitworth 4-0 Nicholas Day
Oliver Stell 4-0 Martin Walker
Joe Davis 4-3 Matthew Dennant
Josh Payne 4-1 John Seagrave
Ricky Evans 4-0 Shane Friedlander
Steve Haggerty 4-2 Sam Davidson
Shaun Griffiths 4-2 Wouter Vaes
Ryan Maher 4-3 Adam Smith-Neale
Arron Monk 4-1 Sam Hewson
James Hubbard 4-2 Kurt Parry
Losers £50
Fourth Round
Robbie Hewson 4-2 Jamie Landon
George Killington 4-2 Damien Smith
Michael Smith 4-1 Brandon Walsh
Lee Whitworth 4-3 Oliver Stell
Josh Payne 4-1 Joe Davis
Ricky Evans 4-3 Steve Haggerty
Shaun Griffiths 4-1 Ryan Maher
James Hubbard 4-2 Arron Monk
Losers £75
Quarter-Finals
Robbie Hewson 4-3 George Killington
Michael Smith 4-2 Lee Whitworth
Ricky Evans 4-3 Josh Payne
Shaun Griffiths 4-1 James Hubbard
Losers £100
Semi-Finals
Michael Smith 4-2 Robbie Hewson
Ricky Evans 4-3 Shaun Griffiths
Losers £200
Final
Michael Smith 4-1 Ricky Evans
Winner £500
Runner-Up £300
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event 17
First Round
Ryan De Vreede 4-3 John De Kruijf
Ricky Evans 4-1 Carl Draper
Ryan Herrington 4-1 James Young
James Thomson 4-2 Lewis Venes
Nicholas Day 4-1 Alexander Topper
Reece Robinson 4-2 Christopher Quantock
Jamie Lewis 4-0 Daniel King-Morris
Lee Whitworth 4-3 Brandon Walsh
Shaun Griffiths 4-1 Dion Glennon
James O'Connor 4-2 Ryan Harrington
Robert Marsden 4-0 Peter Browning
Michael Blake 4-1 Adam Hart
Jamie Landon 4-0 Jamie Clements
Curtis Hammond 4-3 Jack Hill
Josh Payne 4-2 Paddy Meaney
Robbie Hewson 4-2 Jake Pennington
Jake Patchett 4-1 Cain Unwin
Sam Hill 4-1 Adam Hunt
Kurt Parry 4-0 Liam McNamee
Andrew Clark 4-3 Ryan Maher
Martin Walker 4-3 Hermie van Orsouw
Aden Kirk 4-3 Ryan Sullivan
Aaron Bateman 4-3 Kacey Jones
Second Round
Steve Haggerty 4-1 Mike Nissen
Ricky Evans 4-0 Ryan De Vreede
Jamie Green 4-2 Josh McCarthy
James Thomson 4-1 Ryan Herrington
Jake Jones 4-3 Sam Hewson
Darren Whittingham 4-1 Nicholas Day
Adam Smith-Neale 4-0 Liam Showell
Michael Smith 4-0 Reece Robinson
Joe Davis 4-1 Wouter Vaes
Lee Whitworth 4-2 Jamie Lewis
Samuel Head 4-1 John Seagrave
Shaun Griffiths 4-0 James O'Connor
George Killington 4-1 Jack Morris
Dan Dean 4-0 Robert Marsden
Curtis Bagley 4-3 Sam Davidson
Michael Blake 4-1 Shane Friedlander
Sean Ryan 4-2 Chris Aubrey
Jamie Landon 4-1 Curtis Hammond
Keegan Brown 4-2 Damien Smith
Josh Payne 4-3 Robbie Hewson
Rainer Hofweber 4-2 Joshua Richardson
Jake Patchett 4-3 Sam Hamilton
Matthew Dennant 4-2 Nathan Aspinall
Sam Hill 4-1 Tom Hodgson
Dan Read 4-3 Tommy Lishman
Kurt Parry 4-2 Andrew Clark
Ricky De Vos 4-1 Matthew Dicken
Martin Walker 4-2 Kristian Wharton
Brandonn Monk 4-2 Joshua Carter
James Hubbard 4-0 Aden Kirk
Oliver Stell 4-1 Jack Tweddell
Arron Monk 4-0 Aaron Bateman
Third Round
Steve Haggerty 4-2 Ricky Evans
Jamie Green 4-2 James Thompson
Jake Jones 4-3 Darren Whittingham
Michael Smith 4-0 Adam Smith-Neale
Joe Davis 4-3 Lee Whitworth
Samuel Head 4-0 Shaun Griffiths
George Killington 4-2 Dan Dean
Curtis Bagley 4-2 Michael Blake
Jamie Landon 4-1 Sean Ryan
Keegan Brown 4-2 Josh Payne
Jake Patchett 4-1 Rainer Hofweber
Matthew Dennant 4-2 Sam Hill
Kurt Parry 4-1 Dan Read
Ricky De Vos 4-2 Martin Walker
James Hubbard 4-2 Brandonn Monk
Arron Monk 4-2 Oliver Stell
Losers £50
Fourth Round
Steve Haggerty 4-0 Jamie Green
Michael Smith 4-3 Jake Jones
Joe Davis 4-3 Samuel Head
George Killington 4-0 Curtis Bagley
Keegan Brown 4-3 Jamie Landon
Jake Patchett 4-0 Matthew Dennant
Kurt Parry 4-0 Ricky De Vos
Arron Monk 4-2 James Hubbard
Losers £75
Quarter-Finals
Michael Smith 4-0 Steve Haggerty
George Killington 4-2 Joe Davis
Keegan Brown 4-3 Jake Patchett
Arron Monk 4-0 Kurt Parry
Losers £100
Semi-Finals
George Killington 4-1 Michael Smith
Keegan Brown 4-1 Arron Monk
Losers £200
Final
Keegan Brown 4-1 George Killington
Winner £500
Runner-Up £300
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Information
The tournaments are 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.
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 young 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 Youth Tour 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 September 28 for the Wigan events).
Click here to visit the PDC Online Entry Registration Page
Click here to visit the PDC Online Entry System
All players who enter the events will be issued with a Players' Brief via email ahead of the events.
The final two Youth Tour events will then take place following the Players Championship events in Crawley on Saturday November 3 and Sunday November 4, as part of the weekend at the K2 Centre which will begin with the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts Wildcard Qualifier on Friday November 2.
Remaining 2012 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Events:
Event 19 - Saturday November 3 (Crawley)
Event 20 - Sunday November 4 (Crawley)
PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship
The Last 64 of the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship will be played during the Spring of 2013, with the final then taking place as part of the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs.
The top 32 from the final 2012 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit will be joined in the event by a series of International Qualifiers and Rileys Qualifiers. Full details will be confirmed in due course.