International Qualifiers confirmed for World Youth Championship

The International Qualifiers for the 2019 World Youth Championship have been confirmed.

2019 Unicorn Development Tour 15-16

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Geert Nentjes and Ted Evetts picked up titles on the final day of the Unicorn Development Tour weekend

2019 Unicorn Development Tour 13-14

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Ted Evetts and Shane McGuirk picked up titles on the opening day of the Unicorn Development Tour weekend.

2019 PDC Unicorn Development Tour 11-12

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LUKE HUMPHRIES and Ted Evetts shared victories at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

2019 PDC Unicorn Development Tour 9-10

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TED EVETTS and Geert Nentjes picked up PDC Unicorn Development Tour titles in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

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RYAN MEIKLE and Callan Rydz claimed PDC Unicorn Development Tour titles in Wigan on Sunday.

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COREY CADBY & Jeffrey de Zwaan were victorious on the Unicorn Development Tour on Saturday in Wigan.

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TED EVETTS is the early leader on the 2019 Unicorn Development Tour Order of Merit following the first four events.

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TED EVETTS completed a weekend double on the Unicorn Development Tour as he shared Sunday's wins with Ryan Meikle.

2019 Unicorn Development Tour 1-2

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THE opening PDC Unicorn Development Tour weekend of the year begins on Saturday with Events One and Two in Wigan.

Germany's Fabian Schmutzler has secured his spot at the 2021/22 William Hill World Darts Championship as he clinched a second PDC Unicorn European Development Tour title in succession as the tour came to a close on Sunday.

With Rusty-Jake Rodriguez having already qualified for the World Championship through the ProTour Order of Merit, the second-placed player on the European Development Tour Order of Merit would secure an Alexandra Palace place.

Schmutzler's success in Event 11, followed by another strong run in Event 12 meant that he moved onto £6,000 in prize money and well ahead of his rivals for qualification in his first weekend competing on the Development Tour circuit.

It was a double German success on the day at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen, with Nico Kurz also securing victory in the final event.

Sixteen-year-old Schmutzler, who secured his first title with Event Ten on Saturday, was back in the winner's circle once again, moving him into a commanding position in the European Development Tour order of Merit heading into the final event. 

He kicked things off in Event 11 with a 4-0 win over Norway's Henrik Ettrup, and quickly followed this with a 4-1 win over Jeroen Mioch and 4-2 triumph against Kevin Doets. 

Two whitewash victories were to follow against Justin Paul and Gijsbert Van Malsen to reach the last four. 

His toughest test came in the semi-finals, but Schmutzler edged through to the final with a 5-3 win over Czech Republic's Tomas Houdek.

Standing in the way of back-to-back titles for Schmutzler was the more experienced Adam Gawlas, but again the German proved too strong as he ran out a 5-2 winner to win European Development Tour 11.

Crucially for Schmutzler, he also put on a bright showing in Event 12, reaching the semi-finals to further boost his earnings and put him out of reach from the chasing pack for the spot at Alexandra Palace. 

The youngster secured his World Championship spot in just six events, having only become old enough to compete in October when he turned 16. 

However, it was 24-year-old Kurz who secured the title in the final event of the year, beating compatriot Dominik Gruellich 5-1 in the final. 

The victory means that Kurz squeezed himself into tenth in the European Development Tour Order of Merit, and crucially into a qualifying spot for the 2021 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship. 

He started his run to the title with a 4-2 win over Geert Nentjes, before beating Leon Remde by the same scoreline. 

A 4-0 whitewash of Daan Bastiaansen followed, before two 4-3 victories over Egor Tvorogov and Mark Tabak to reach the quarter-finals. 

There he edged out compatriot Kevin Luhr 5-2 and followed this by seeing off Maikel Verberk by the same scoreline to reach the final, where he beat Gruellich to secure the title. 

Kurz joins Rodriguez, Schmutzler, Nentjes, Niels Zonneveld, Sebastian Bialecki, Jurjen van der Velde, Niko Springer, Doets and Mike van Duivenbode in securing qualification for November's PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship.

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