A brief history of the first Youth National Championships |
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The first Youth National Championship was held in 1986 in
Halifax, Nova Scotia. The event was held in conjunction with
the 1986 Adult National Championships. During the event, the
youth were segregated from the adults and a close watch was
undertaken to ensure that no drinking of alcoholic beverages
occurred.
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There was only one youth in each age category that year and
only a singles event was held. However, the youth were afforded
the same status as the adults and the finals in each age category
were played on stage. 1986 was also the first year that an abundance
of professional players from England were in attendance for the
Canadian Open. The likes of Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Jockey Wilson,
to mention a few, were in attendance and this thrilled the youth
who kept them busy signing autographs. |
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At the venue in Halifax, the darts were set-up in two different
halls. On the Saturday, Manitoba "lost" their junior male player.
After a few anxious moments he was located in the second hall
playing darts for money against the pros., He was removed very
quickly from the hall which was off limits to the youth and threatened
within a inch of his life if he returned. |
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