The 2017 PDC World Youth Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Unicorn World Youth Championship) was the seventh edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) for players aged between 16 and 23.
The first stages of the tournament were played on 6 November 2017 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 26 November 2017 at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England. The total prize fund was ã50,000, with the winner receiving ã10,000.
Corey Cadby was the defending champion after defeating Berry van Peer 6âÂÂ2 in the 2016 final, but he lost 6âÂÂ3 to Josh Payne in the semi-finals.
Dimitri Van den Bergh became the new World Youth champion, by defeating Josh Payne 6âÂÂ3 in the final.
The tournament featured 64 players. The top 46 players in the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament. They were joined by 15 international qualifiers. Participation was also granted for Benito Van de Pas from the top 32 of the main PDC Order of Merit. The remaining two qualifying places were offered to Junior Darts Corporation representatives.
If an international qualifier was also ranked high enough in the Development Tour Order of Merit to qualify, further places would be allocated from the Development Tour Order of Merit.
The participants were (with the top 8 being seeded):
1-47
International qualifiers
Representatives from the Junior Darts Corporation
Isle of Man qualifiers