JAMES HUBBARD warmed up for his Betfair World Matchplay debut at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, by claiming a fine victory in event 12 of the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour, courtesy of a 4-0 victory over Sam Hill.
Hubbard, who qualified for the Betfair World Matchplay by reaching the quarter-finals of the European Darts Open in Dusseldorf last weekend, will face Wes Newton in the first round a week on Tuesday, on his 20th birthday.
The Norfolk youngster defeated Josh Payne, Joshua Carter and Chris Aubrey in his opening three matches, for the loss of just three legs.
That was followed by him edging out Matthew Dennant 4-3 in the last eight before dismissing Arron Monk by a 4-1 margin to seal a place in the final.
Sam Hill, who reached the quarter-finals of Saturday's second event before losing to eventual winner Monk, won his first two games of the day with the loss of just one leg.
Hill then defeated Kurt Parry in a deciding-leg and sealed a place in the last four with a 4-2 triumph over Ryan De Vreede.
Hill moved into his first final on the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour in emphatic fashion by thumping Martin Heneghan 4-0 before losing out to Hubbard in the decider.
The next PDC Unicorn Youth Tour weekend will be held on August 4-5 at the Moorways Centre, in Derby, where three events will be played all worth £3,000 in prize money.
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event 12
First Round
Jake Jones 4-0 Tom Hodgson
Darren Whittingham 4-0 Daniel Firth
Mike Nissen 4-0 Oliver Edwards
John Seagrave 4-0 Ryan Guinnane
James Young 4-2 Greg Falcus
Joe Davis 4-0 Jack Hill
Ryan Maher 4-2 Aaron Bateman
John De Kruijf 4-1 Hermie Van Orsouw
Samuel Head 4-3 Steve Haggerty
Kurt Parry 4-0 Harry Lane
Ash Khayat 4-0 Curtis Bagley
James O'Connor 4-0 Joe Thompson
Ryan Harrington 4-2 Dan Read
Ryan De Vreede 4-0 Robert Marsden
Dirk Van Duijvenbode 4-2 Harry Miles
Arron Monk 4-0 Liam Fairclough
Christopher Quantock 4-0 Ben Edwards
Paddy Meaney 4-1 Curtis Hammond
Aden Kirk 4-2 Adam Hunt
Ricky Evans 4-1 Oliver Stell
Dionne Glennon 4-1 Kirsty Haw
Chris Aubrey 4-2 Jake Patchett
Joshua Carter 4-1 Jack Morris
Luke Humphries 4-1 Thomas Chant
Wouter Vaes 4-2 Ricky De Vos
Andrew Clark 4-3 Liam Stephen Showell
Second Round
Reece Robinson 4-3 Dan Dean
Jake Jones 4-1 Darren Whittingham
Sam Hamilton 4-1 Daniel Wood
John Seagrave 4-1 Mike Nissen
Kirsty Hutchinson 4-3 John Esam
James Young 4-3 Joe Davis
Martin Heneghan 4-1 Josh Jones
Shane Friedlander 4-2 Ryan Maher
Sam Hill 4-1 James Thompson
Samuel Head 4-2 John De Kruijf
Jack Tweddell 4-0 Barry Holland
Kurt Parry 4-1 Ash Khayat
Matthew Dicken 4-1 Ben Songhurst
Ryan Harrington 4-3 James O'Connor
Rainer Hofweber 4-3 Keegan Brown
Ryan De Vreede 4-0 Robbie Hewson
Jamie Ogley 4-0 David Galaska
Arron Monk 4-2 Dirk Van Duijvenbode
Shaun Griffiths 4-2 Nick Kenny
Paddy Meaney 4-0 Christopher Quantock
Sean Ryan 4-2 Daniel King Morris
Aden Kirk 4-3 Brandon Walsh
George Killington 4-3 Lewis Veynes
Ricky Evans 4-0 Jamie Clements
Martin Walker 4-2 Sam Hewson
Chris Aubrey 4-0 Dionne Glennon
James Hubbard 4-1 Josh Payne
Joshua Carter 4-2 Luke Humphries
Joshua Richardson 4-2 Tommy Lishman
Wouter Vaes 4-2 Jamie Landon
Matthew Dennant 4-2 Sam Davidson
Andrew Clark 4-2 Ross Robson
Third Round
Reece Robinson 4-2 Jake Jones
Sam Hamilton 4-3 John Seagrave
James Young 4-1 Kirsty Hutchinson
Martin Heneghan 4-0 Shane Friedlander
Sam Hill 4-0 Samuel Head
Kurt Parry 4-0 Jack Tweddell
Ryan Harrington 4-1 Matthew Dicken
Ryan De Vreede 4-2 Rainer Hofweber
Arron Monk 4-1 Jamie Ogley
Shaun Griffiths 4-1 Paddy Meaney
Sean Ryan 4-3 Aden Kirk
Ricky Evans 4-1 George Killington
Chris Aubrey 4-3 Martin Walker
James Hubbard 4-0 Joshua Carter
Wouter Vaes 4-3 Joshua Richardson
Matthew Dennant 4-2 Andrew Clark
Losers £50
Fourth Round
Reece Robinson 4-3 Sam Hamilton
Martin Heneghan 4-2 James Young
Sam Hill 4-3 Kurt Parry
Ryan De Vreede 4-3 Ryan Harrington
Arron Monk 4-0 Shaun Griffiths
Ricky Evans 4-1 Sean Ryan
James Hubbard 4-2 Chris Aubrey
Matthew Dennant 4-2 Wouter Vaes
Losers £75
Quarter-Finals
Martin Heneghan 4-3 Reece Robinson
Sam Hill 4-2 Ryan De Vreede
Arron Monk 4-3 Ricky Evans
James Hubbard 4-3 Matthew Dennant
Losers £100
Semi-Finals
Sam Hill 4-0 Martin Heneghan
James Hubbard 4-1 Arron Monk
Losers £200
Final
James Hubbard 4-0 Sam Hill
Winner £500
Runner-Up £300