2025 PDC World Youth Championship
The 2025 PDC World Youth Championship was the fifteenth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for players aged between 16 and 24. The first stages of the tournament were played on 13 October 2025 at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan, England. The final was played in between the semi-finals and final of the Players Championship Finals on 23 November 2025 at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England. The total prize fund was £100,000, with the winner receiving £12,000.
The tournament featured 128 players, comprising PDC Tour Card holders, players who competed on the 2025 PDC Development Tour, and additional international qualifiers. Reigning world champion Luke Littler, who won the 2023 World Youth Championship, took part in the tournament after winning the World Grand Prix the previous night. He was defeated 6–5 in the semi-finals by Beau Greaves, who became the first woman to reach the final of the tournament.
Defending champion Gian van Veen, who defeated Jurjen van der Velde 6–5 to win the 2024 final, retained his title by defeating Greaves 6–3 in the final. He became the second player, after Dimitri Van den Bergh, to defend the title.
Overview
Background
The World Youth Championship was first held in 2010, following the expansion of the Professional Darts Corporation in the wake of their rejected offer to purchase the British Darts Organisation, their rival darts organisation. Arron Monk won the inaugural tournament, defeating future world champion Michael van Gerwen in the final on 3 January 2011. As in all years but 2021, the tournament was held with a knockout stage behind closed doors while the final was televised at a later date – on that occasion before the final of the 2011 World Championship. After the 2011 edition, the following finals were held on Premier League finals night, before settling in 2015 upon their current calendar position during the final session of the Players Championship Finals. The fourteen previous editions saw thirteen different champions, with Dimitri Van den Bergh being the only player to successfully defend their title.The first stages of the 2025 tournament—from the group stage to the semi-finals—were played behind closed doors at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan, England on 13 October 2025. The final was played in between the semi-finals and final of the 2025 Players Championship Finals on 23 November 2025 at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England. Gian van Veen, who won the 2025 European Championship, was the defending champion, having defeated Jurjen van der Velde 6–5 in the 2024 final. Following his World Grand Prix victory on 12 October 2025, reigning world champion Luke Littler, who won the 2023 World Youth Championship, announced that he was going to take part in the World Youth Championship the following day. Both Littler and Van Veen were attempting to win a second World Youth Championship.
Format and qualification
The PDC World Youth Championship is open to players aged between 16 and 24. The tournament consisted of a group stage with four players in each group, followed by a knockout stage. The knockout stage was expanded to 64 players for the 2025 edition, with two players qualifying from each group. The group stage matches were played over the best of nine legs and the knockout stage matches were played to the best of eleven.The tournament featured 128 players; all PDC Tour Card holders aged 23 or under at the start of the season were invited, and were joined by additional international qualifiers and players who competed on the 2025 PDC Development Tour.
Prize money
The total prize fund for the event was £100,000, with the winner receiving £12,000. The prize fund breakdown was:Seeds
The 24 qualified players who were ranked on the PDC Order of Merit and the next 8 highest ranked players on the 2025 PDC Development Tour ranking were seeded in the group stage.'''Seeded players'''