UK Open 2017

Butlins Minehead Resort

3-5 Mar

Defending Champion: Michael van Gerwen

Rileys Amateur Qualifiers x 32

Friday January 20
London Victoria (Two qualifiers) -

Lee Evans, Dan Read

Saturday January 21
Chester - Steve Maish
Sheffield - Dave Prins
Twickenham - Gary Eastwood
Wolverhampton (Two qualifiers) -

Gareth Pass, Neil Smith

Saturday January 28
Coventry - Ben Green
Greenock - Wayne Morris
Harlow - Alex Roy
Liverpool - James Carroll
Norwich - Kevin Edwards
Nottingham - Nicky Bell

Sunday January 29
Leicester - Brandon Walsh
South Benfleet - Paul Hogan

Friday February 3
Aberdeen - Scott Robertson

Saturday February 4
Chester - Jimmy McKirdy
Chorlton - Paul Cartwright
Norwich - Paul Barham
Sheffield - Brian Dawson
Wolverhampton (Two qualifiers) -

Johnny Haines & Andy Roberts

Sunday February 5
Coventry - Martin Biggs
London Victoria (Two Players Qualify) - Dave Parletti & Darryl Pilgrim
South Benfleet - John Ferrell
Worcester - Mark Layton

Friday February 10
Nottingham - Brett Claydon

Saturday February 11
Greenock - Andrew Davidson
Liverpool - Damian Smith
Solihull - Kevin Bambrick
Twickenham - Dean Reynolds

UK Open Qualifier Results

Q1: Friday 3 Feb - Wigan

Q2: Saturday 4 Feb - Wigan

Q3: Sunday 5 Feb - Wigan

Q4: Friday 10 Feb - Wigan

Q5: Saturday 11 Feb - Wigan

Q6: Sunday 12 Feb - Wigan

- Peter Wright 6-4 Adrian Lewis

- Simon Whitlock 6-4 Gary Anderson

- Peter Wright 6-5 Michael Smith

- Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Gary Anderson

- Simon Whitlock 6-3 Kim Huybrechts

- Peter Wright 6-3 James Wade

UK Open Qualifier Prize Fund

Winner: £10,000
R-Up: £5,000
S-Final: £2,500
Q-Final: £2,000
Last 16: £1,500
Last 32: £750
Last 64: £250
Total: £60,000

The Players

Top 96 players in the UK Open Order of Merit plus 32 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers

The players ranked from 65-96 and the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers will compete in the First Round, with the players ranked from 33-64 coming in at the Second Round and the top 32 joining in at the Third Round.

(Ties for 96th place were determined by Count-Back as per 3.2 of the PDC Order of Merit rules)

Format
First Round - Best of 11 legs
Second Round - Best of 11 legs
Third Round - Best of 19 legs
Fourth Round - Best of 19 legs
Fifth Round - Best of 19 legs
Q-Final - Best of 19 legs
S-Final - Best of 21 legs
Final - Best of 21 legs

Prize Fund (increased)
Winner: £70,000
R-Up: £35,000
S-Final: £17,500
Q-Final: £11,500
5th Round: £6,500
4th Round: £3,500
3rd Round: £1,750
Total: £350,000

Session Schedule

Friday March 3
Afternoon Session

11.45am-5pm GMT
First & Second Round

Saturday March 4
Afternoon Session

12.30pm-5pm
Fourth Round

Sunday March 5
Afternoon Session

12.45pm-5pm
Q-Final

Evening Session

7pm-11pm
Third Round

Evening Session

7pm-11pm
Fifth Round

Evening Session

7pm-11pm
S-Final & Final

Schedule of play

Day 1: Friday 3 March

11:45 am to 5 pm GMT - First & Second Rounds

UK Open Roll of Honour

Main Stage First Round

Jamie Caven 6-3 Dan Read
James Richardson 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Ron Meulenkamp 6-1 Ting Chi Royden Lam
Paul Hogan 6-3 Keegan Brown

Stage Three
Ryan Murray 6-5 John Ferrell
Alan Tabern 6-4 Scott Robertson
Johnny Haines 6-0 Wayne Morris
Rob Hewson 6-4 Ritchie Edhouse

Stage Five
James Wilson 6-4 Gary Eastwood
Darren Johnson 6-5 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Paul Milford 6-3 Brian Dawson
Tony Newell 6-4 Mark Layton

Stage Seven
Kevin Bambrick 6-5 Nicky Bell
Ben Green 6-4 Darryl Pilgrim
Lee Evans 6-5 Andrew Davidson
Jonathan Worsley 6-4 Dave Prins

Main Stage Second Round

Daryl Gurney 6-3 Ryan Palmer
Mark Webster 6-2 Stephen Bunting
Robert Thornton 6-0 Kevin Bambrick
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 James Wilson

Stage Three
David Pallett 6-4 Andy Jenkins
John Michael 6-5 Peter Hudson
Matthew Dennant 6-4 Zoran Lerchbacher
Paul Hogan 6-4 Jamie Lewis

Stage Five
William O'Connor 6-2 Steve Lennon
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Ryan Murray
Paul Barham 6-5 Scott Taylor
Mick McGowan 6-4 Dean Reynolds

Stage Seven
Martin Lukeman 6-5 Matt Padgett
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Mark Frost
Brian Woods 6-4 Tony Newell
Alex Roy 6-4 Dave Parletti

Stage Two
Mark Frost 6-4 Jamie Bain
Wayne Jones 6-5 Lee Bryant
Alex Roy 6-1 Kevin Edwards
Dean Reynolds 6-2 Andy Roberts

Stage Four
Joe Davis 6-2 Paul Harvey
Yordi Meeuwisse 6-4 Martin Biggs
James Carroll 6-3 Brandon Walsh
Paul Barham 6-4 Brett Claydon

Stage Six
Matt Padgett 6-2 Paul Cartwright
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Paul Rowley
Jonny Clayton 6-1 Jimmy McKirdy
Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Kai Fan Leung

Stage Eight
Brian Woods 6-3 Damian Smith
Neil Smith 6-4 Steve Maish
Ryan Meikle 6-3 Vincent Kamphuis
Dave Parletti 6-2 Gareth Pass

Stage Two

Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Mark Barilli
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Stuart Kellett
Ted Evetts 6-3 Paul Milford
Justin Pipe 6-0 Ryan Meikle

Stage Four
Barrie Bates 6-3 Jeffrey de Graaf
Johnny Haines 6-3 Darren Johnson
Wayne Jones 6-2 Terry Jenkins
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Richard North

Stage Six
Ross Twell 6-4 Joe Davis
James Richardson 6-1 Neil Smith
Ron Meulenkamp 6-4 Lee Evans
Rob Hewson 6-5 Jan Dekker

Stage Eight
Jamie Caven 6-0 Ben Green
Alan Tabern 6-3 James Carroll
Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Devon Petersen
Yordi Meeuwisse 6-4 Jonathan Worsley

Evening session 7 pm - Third Round

Main Stage
Simon Whitlock 10-2 Chris Quantock
Peter Wright 10-3 James Richardson
Adrian Lewis 10-8 James Wade
Paul Hogan 10-9 Gary Anderson

Stage Three

William O'Connor 10-3 Mick Todd

Jermaine Wattimena 10-7 Kyle Anderson

Ryan Searle 10-7 Mick McGowan

Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-5 Christian Kist

Stage Five
Alan Norris 10-2 Yordi Meeuwisse
Martin Lukeman 10-9 Rob Hewson
David Pallett 10-6 Steve Beaton
Michael Smith 10-4 John Henderson

Stage Seven
Alan Tabern 10-7 Mervyn King
Benito van de Pas 10-6 Matthew Dennant
Ted Evetts 10-5 Andrew Gilding

Stage Two

Daryl Gurney 10-2 Alex Roy

Chris Dobey 10-8 Kevin Painter

Joe Cullen 10-2 Robert Thornton

Dave Chisnall 10-4 Jamie Caven

Raymond van Barneveld 10-6 Barrie Bates

Stage Four

Ronnie Baxter 10-8 Darren Webster

Jelle Klaasen 10-7 Jonny Clayton

Vincent van der Voort 10-4 Ronny Huybrechts

Ian White 10-2 Paul Barham

Stage Six
Kim Huybrechts 10-8 Brian Woods
John Michael 10-9 Brendan Dolan
Kirk Shepherd 10-8 Wayne Jones
Rob Cross 10-5 Johnny Hainest

Stage Eight
Mark Webster 10-9 Ross Twell
Gerwyn Price 10-5 Justin Pipe
Ron Meulenkamp 10-7 Ricky Evans

Day 2: Saturday 4 March

Aftermoon session 12.30 pm - Fourth Round

Main Stage

Daryl Gurney 10-3 Mark Webster
Alan Norris 10-5 Benito van de Pas
Raymond van Barneveld 10-3 Ron Meulenkamp
Peter Wright 10-5 Dave Chisnall

Stage Three

William O'Connor 10-6 Ronnie Baxter

Martin Lukeman 10-5 Chris Dobey

Joe Cullen 10-5 Cristo Reyes

Simon Whitlock 10-6 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Stage Two

Gerwyn Price 10-4 David Pallett

Kim Huybrechts 10-1 Ted Evetts

Vincent van der Voort 10-9 Jelle Klaasen

Paul Hogan 10-6 Adrian Lewis

Stage Four

Alan Tabern 10-6 John Michael

Rob Cross 10-5 Ryan Searle

Ian White 10-7 Kirk Shepherd

Michael Smith 10-8 Jermaine Wattimena

Evening session 7 pm - Fifth Round

Main Stage

Gerwyn Price 10-6 Paul Hogan
Alan Norris 10-6 Michael Smith
Kim Huybrechts 10-9 Joe Cullen
Peter Wright 10-6 Rob Cross

Q-Final - 5 March 12.45 pm

Alan Norris 10-9 Kim Huybrechts
Gerwyn Price 10-9 Ian White
Daryl Gurney 10-9 Simon Whitlock
Peter Wright 10-8 Raymond van Barneveld

Stage Two

Ian White 10-3 Martin Lukeman
Simon Whitlock 10-7 William O'Connor
Raymond van Barneveld 10-7 Alan Tabern
Daryl Gurney 10-5 Vincent van der Voort

S-Final - 5 March 7 pm

Gerwyn Price 11-9 Alan Norris
Peter Wright 11-5 Daryl Gurney

Peter Wright 11-6 Gerwyn Price

Final