The BDO Youth World Championship was held for the fourth consecutive year in 2018. The preliminaries were played around the Winmau World Masters of 2017. The final took place on the Thursday of Lakeside 2018.
For the second year in a row, Justin van Tergouw crowned himself world champion. He beats Irishman Killian Heffernan in the final with 3-1 in sets. The Dutchman is the first youth player in history to successfully defend his title.