PAUL BARHAM won his second PDC Unicorn Youth Tour title, defeating Holland's Willem Mandigers 4-3 in the decider in Nuland on Saturday.
Basildon's Barham, who turned 22 in April, followed up his victory in Crawley earlier this year by picking up the £600 first prize at the Van Der Valk Hotel.
Barham defeated Patrick Paffendorf, Hermie van Orsouw and Benito van der Pas on his way to the semi-finals, where he edged a tight contest with Chris Aubrey 4-3 after his opponent missed three darts for victory.
The left-hander also made Mandigers pay for missed doubles in the opening two legs of the final as he took command, with the Dutchman finishing 90 for the third leg to get off the mark.
Barham hit three 140s in a fine 14-darter to win the next for a 3-1 lead, but Mandigers took out 80 on tops in the next to stay in the game, and hit a 180 and double ten to force a decider as his opponent missed four match darts.
Barham, though, was first to a finish in leg seven and after initially failing to set up a double, he returned to the oche to post double nine for the win.
He will move above Shaun Griffiths to second in the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit, and is aiming to retain that spot to win a PDC ProTour Card for next year.
"I'm delighted to have come through and won again," said Barham, a protege of veteran Essex ace Steve Maish. "It was a hard final and Willem played well, and if he had hit his doubles earlier on it could have been different.
"My dream is to become a full professional and by going up to second in the Order of Merit I'm a step closer to that, but I can't get carried away because there are still three events left and the World Youth Championship to come this year."
Mandigers enjoyed a highly successful Youth Tour debut, including whitewashes of Italian Martino Tagliapietra and Rick Veugelers, a quarter-final defeat of Curtis Hammond - a UK Open qualifier earlier this year - and, most impressively, a semi-final win over Arron Monk.
Reigning Under-21 World Champion Monk pushed the 22-year-old from Eindhoven all the way, but he followed up a 104 finish by taking out 126 on the bull to win a deciding leg in progressing to the final.
Monk was appearing in the semis for the first time since February, while Aubrey's display saw him reach the last four for the fourth occasion this year.
Further PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events will be held in Dublin, Killarney and Gladbeck during October before the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship takes place on November 4 in Crawley.
Entry costs €25 to each event, and can be made by calling the PDC Head Office on 08712 501 180 during normal office hours.
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event 12
First Round
Joe Cullen 3-1 Alex Topper
Reece Robinson 3-0 Tim van den Hoek
Kaylee De Priester 3-0 Leon Crump
Jamie Landon 3-2 James Young
Wouter Vaes 3-1 Adam Smith-Neale
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Pascal van Mourik
Hermie van Orsouw 3-0 Mike de Wit
Adam Hunt 3-2 Dave van der Lee
Jeffrey de Zwaan 3-1 Bjorn Fransen
Jack Hill 3-2 Jeffrey de Graaf
Jimmy van Schie 3-0 Manuel Topp
Rick Veuglers 3-1 Rico Dera
Sam Hill 3-1 Ryan Harrington
Curtis Hammond 3-1 Mike Nissen
Gino Vos 3-1 Marco van Rens
Michael Smith 3-0 Roy Westerlaken
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-1 Co Stompe Jnr
John de Kruijf 3-0 Michel Mulders
Shaun Griffiths 3-0 Bertie van Peer
Arron Monk 3-1 Darren Whittingham
Second Round
Steve Haggerty Bye (Marco van der Heijden timed out)
Joe Cullen 3-0 Reece Robinson
Chris Aubrey 3-0 Kaylee De Priester
Jamie Landon 3-2 Wouter Vaes
Paul Barham 3-0 Patrick Paffendorf
Hermie van Orsouw 3-2 Michael van Gerwen
Benito van der Pas 3-1 Adam Hunt
Jack Hill 3-1 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Willem Mandigers 3-0 Martino Tagliapietra
Rick Veuglers 3-2 Jimmy van Schie
Sam Hill 3-0 Jelle Muller
Curtis Hammond 3-1 Gino Vos
Aden Kirk 3-1 Carlo van Peer
Michael Smith 3-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ryan de Vreede 3-2 John de Kruijf
Arron Monk 3-0 Shaun Griffiths
Third Round
Joe Cullen 3-1 Steve Haggerty
Chris Aubrey 3-1 Jamie Landon
Paul Barham 3-2 Hermie van Orsouw
Benito van der Pas 3-0 Jack Hill
Willem Mandigers 3-0 Rick Veugelers
Curtis Hammond 3-1 Sam Hill
Aden Kirk 3-0 Michael Smith
Arron Monk 3-1 Ryan de Vreede
Losers €27,50 (£25 on OOM)
Quarter-Finals
Chris Aubrey 3-1 Joe Cullen
Paul Barham 3-1 Benito van der Pas
Willem Mandigers 3-1 Curtis Hammond
Arron Monk 3-1 Aden Kirk
Losers €110 (£100 on OOM)
Semi-Finals
Paul Barham 4-3 Chris Aubrey
Willem Mandigers 4-3 Arron Monk
Losers €220 (£200 on OOM)
Final
Paul Barham 4-3 Willem Mandigers
Winner €660 (£600 on OOM)
Runner-Up €440 (£400 on OOM)