World Youth Championship darts 2024: Schedule, live stream, TV channel, as players battle to be next Luke Littler

IT WAS lone this clip 12 months agone that nary 1 extracurricular of hardcore darts circles knew who Luke Littler was.

Fast guardant a twelvemonth and helium is among the astir celebrated athletes successful the UK and conscionable won an unthinkable TENTH rubric of the play successful the Grand Slam with a truly sensational 16-3 battering of Martin Lukeman.

Littler, 17, reached the last of the World Championships and has risen to No 5 successful the two-year satellite rankings wrong a year.

But it was connected November 26, 2023, erstwhile darts fans started noticing the teen arsenic helium bushed Gian van Veen - 5 years his elder - successful the World Youth Championship final.

This year's finale volition instrumentality spot THIS WEEKEND with Van Veen looking to spell 1 amended than helium did past year.

When is the World Youth Championship darts 2024?

Qualification for the tourney started connected October 14, with the 128-player tract whittled down from 32 groups of 4 into a knockout signifier of 32.

The likes of Keane Barry, Wessel Nijman and Owen Bates each made the past 32, but it was Van Veen and Jurjen van der Velde who made it into the final.

The Dutch brace volition present conscionable astatine Butlin's Minehead Resort connected November 24.

The lucifer volition instrumentality spot alongside the Players Championship Finals, with the last to beryllium played successful betwixt the semi-finals and last of that tourney connected Sunday night.

Van Veen, who was awesome successful reaching the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts, is besides seeded No 20 successful the Players Championships and volition beryllium playing Scott Williams successful his archetypal lucifer connected Friday.

The World Youth Championship Final volition beryllium a best-of-11 clash.

Where tin I ticker the World Youth Championship darts 2024?

• The last of the World Youth Championship volition beryllium broadcast during the Players Championship Finals successful the evening league connected Sunday, November 24.
• The lucifer volition instrumentality spot betwixt the semi-finals and the showpiece final.
• With the evening league acceptable to footwear disconnected astatine 7pm, the Youth final, tin beryllium expected to instrumentality spot astatine astir 9pm.
• The lucifer volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected ITV4 successful the UK and PDCTV worldwide.
• Alternatively, SunSport volition beryllium blogging the Players Championship and the World Youth Championship final.

World Youth Championship darts 2024 docket / results

Monday, October 14 (also radical stages and past 32)

Last 16

• Gian van Veen 6-2 Marvin van Velzen
• Nathan Rafferty 6-2 Bradley Brooks
• Wessel Nijman 6-3 Sebastian Bialecki
• Dylan Slevin 6-1 Dominik Gruellich
• Keane Barry 6-4 Niko Springer
• Jenson Walker 6-5 Kayden Milne
• Adam Gawlas 6-1 Xanti Van den Bergh
• Jurjen van der Velde 6-4 Roy Rietbergen

Quarter-Finals

• Gian van Veen 6-4 Nathan Rafferty
• Dylan Slevin 6-5 Wessel Nijman
• Keane Barry 6-1 Jenson Walker
• Jurjen van der Velde 6-5 Adam Gawlas

Semi-Finals

• Gian van Veen 6-2 Dylan Slevin
• Jurjen van der Velde 6-4 Keane Barry

Sunday, November 24

Final

• Gian van Veen vs Jurjen van der Velde (approx. 9pm)

What is the prize wealth for the World Youth Championship darts 2024?

The full prize cookware for the tourney is the biggest ever, with a immense £100,000 connected offer.

Van Veen and Van der Velde volition conflict for a £12,000 apical prize successful the final.

Here's the afloat breakdown:

• Fourth successful group: £250
• Third successful group: £400
• Second successful group: £600
• Last 32: £1,000
• Last 16: £1,500
• Quarter-Final: £2,000
• Semi-Final: £3,000
• Runner-up: £6,000 positive invitation to 2025 Grand Slam of Darts
• Winner: £12,000 positive invitation to 2025 Grand Slam of Darts + 2025 World Championships