JDC World Darts Championship

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JDC World Championship
Tournament information
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon
Country England
Established2017
Organisation(s)JDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund€8,000
Current champion(s)
 Mitchell Lawrie

The JDC World Darts Championship is a darts tournament that acts as the World Championship for players who are under 18. It is administered by the Junior Darts Corporation, an affiliate tour associated with the Professional Darts Corporation. It has been held since 2017 in various locations, while the final match is played during the PDC World Darts Championship in Alexandra Palace, London.[1] Competitors participating in the JDC World Darts Championship must be older than 10 years of age and younger than 18 years of age throughout the tournament.[2] In 2017, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez became the inaugural JDC World Champion.[3] Among the former champions is Luke Littler, the current PDC World Champion. The reigning champion is Mitchell Lawrie.

Final results and statistics

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-up Av. Venue
2017  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez n/a 5 – 4  Owen Roelofs n/a Alexandra Palace, London
2018  Jurjen van der Velde n/a 4 – 2  Lennon Cradock n/a
2019  Keane Barry 93.10 5 – 3  Adam Gawlas 84.00
2021[4]  Bradly Roes 79.85 5 – 4  Leighton Bennett 81.48
2022[5]  Luke Littler 88.41 5 – 0  Harry Gregory 73.61
2023[6]  Luke Littler (2) 102.62 5 – 3  Álmos Kovács 86.28
2024[7]  Lex Paeshuyse 90.85 5 – 1  Daniel Stephenson 82.55
2025[8]  Mitchell Lawrie 84.50 5 – 2  Kaya Baysal 86.76

References

  1. "JDC Expand With World Championship". PDC. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. "PLAYING JDC EVENTS / JDC TOURNAMENTS | Junior Darts Corporation". www.juniordarts.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  3. "RUSTY-JAKE RODRIGUEZ DEFEATS OWEN ROELOFS 5-4 TO WIN THE WDS ASSOCIATES JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". JDC. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. "Roes beats Bennett to become JDC World Champion". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. Gorton, Josh (19 December 2022). "Littler whitewashes Gregory to become JDC World Champion". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Wood, Kieran (17 December 2023). "Sensational Luke Littler retains JDC World Title with 102 average". Darts News. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  7. "Belgium's Paeshuyse becomes youngest ever JDC World Junior Champion". www.pdc.tv. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. "Holiday Inn Express Jr. World Darts Finals 2025". DartConnect. Retrieved 27 December 2025.