UK Open Finals 2018

Butlins Minehead Resort

2-4 Mar

Defending Champion: Peter Wright

Live on ITV4

29 Jan - PDC and Butlin's agreed a new 3-year contract to keep UK Open Finals at Minehead resort

Rileys Amateur Qualifiers x 32

Saturday 20 Jan

Greenock - Andrew Davidson

Sunday 28 Jan

Leicester - Benjamin McClelland
Liverpool - Mark Rice
South Benfleet - Paul Hogan

Saturday 10 Feb

Chorlton - Martin Atkins

Sunday 18 Feb

London Victoria

- Darryl Pilgrim, John Scott
South Benfleet - Andreas Hajimina
Wolverhampton

- John Morris, Andrew Pullen

Sunday 21 Jan

London Victoria

- Michael Burgoine, Joe Davis

Saturday 3 Feb
Chester - David Airey
Harlow - Alex Roy
Sheffield - Chris Lacey
Worcester - Andy Hamilton

Sunday 11 Feb
Twickenham - Dan Read

Saturday 27 Jan
Chorlton - Andrew Johnson
Norwich - Jason Mold
Nottingham - Tony Mitchell
Twickenham - Ian Jopling
Wolverhampton

- Mark Craddock, Liam Kelly

Sunday 4 Feb
Chester - Craig Winstanley
Coventry - Harry Ward
Greenock - Simon Tate
Solihull - Daniel Lee

Saturday 17 Feb

Aberdeen - Scott Robertson
Coventry - Martin Biggs
Liverpool - Paul Whitworth
Norwich - Darren Brown
Nottingham - Andy Hibbert

UK Open Qualifier Results

Q1: Friday 2 Feb - Wigan

Q2: Saturday 3 Feb - Wigan

Q3: Sunday 4 Feb - Wigan

Q4: Friday 9 Feb - Wigan

Q5: Saturday 10 Feb - Wigan

Q6: Sunday 11 Feb - Wigan

- Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Michael Smith

- Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Darren Webster

- Michael Smith 6-0 Zoran Lerchbacher

- Gary Anderson 6-2 Jeffrey de Zwaan

- Corey Cadby 6-4 Rob Cross

- Krzysztof Ratajski 6-4 Daryl Gurney

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 are determined by Count-Back as per 3.2 of the PDC Order of Merit rules)

Format
Round 1 - Best of 11 legs
Round 2 - Best of 11 legs
Round 3 - Best of 19 legs
Round 4 - Best of 19 legs
Round 5 - Best of 19 legs
Q-Final - Best of 19 legs
S-Final - Best of 21 legs
Final - Best of 21 legs

Prize Fund
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

All matches are played behind closed doors due to severe weather connditions

Session Schedule

Friday 2 Mar
Afternoon Session

12 pm GMT
Rounds 1 & 2

Saturday 3 Mar
Afternoon Session

12.30 pm
Round 4

Sunday 4 Mar
Afternoon Session

12.45 pm
Q-Final

Evening Session

7 pm
Round 3

Evening Session

7pm
Round 5

Evening Session

7 pm
S-Final & Final

UK Open Roll of Honour

Schedule of play

Day 1: Friday 2 Mar 12 pm GMT

Main Stage

Paul Nicholson 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Ryan Harrington 6-5 Richie Burnett
Lee Evans 6-3 Dimitri van den Bergh
John Part 6-2 John Morris

Stage Three

Alex Roy 6-2 Mark Walsh
Michael Burgoine Bye (Andrew Davidson withdrew)
Rene Eidams 6-4 Andrew Johnson
Michael Barnard Bye (Scott Robertson withdrew)
Bradley Brooks 6-4 Chris Quantock

Stage Five

Dirk van Duijvenbode Bye (Mick McGowan withdrew)
Harry Ward 6-0 Daniel Lee
Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Adam Hunt
Ryan Meikle 6-5 Mickey Mansell
Darryl Pilgrim 6-2 Ian Jopling

Stage Seven

Mark Craddock Bye (Craig Winstanley withdrew)
Andy Hamilton Bye (William O'Connor withdrew)
Paul Whitworth 6-3 Martin Atkins
Paul Hogan 6-5 Darren Brown

Main Stage

Alex Roy 6-4 Toni Alcinas
Gerwyn Price 6-2 James Wilson
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Alan Norris

Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Mike Norton

Stage Three

Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Martin Biggs
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Richard North
David Evans 6-4 Benito van de Pas
Chris Dobey 6-5 Lee Evans
Paul Hogan Bye (John Goldie withdrew)

Stage Five

Robert Owen 6-4 Michael Burgoine
Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Andy Hamilton
Luke Humphries 6-3 Wayne Jones

Stephen Bunting 6-2 Bradley Brooks

Stage Seven

Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Andrew Pullen
Ricky Evans 6-2 Carl Wilkinson
Michael Barnard 6-2 Cody Harris
Ron Meulenkamp 6-1 Joe Davis
John Part 6-0 Paul Whitworth

Round 1

Round 2

Stage Four

Benito van de Pas 6-5 Cristo Reyes
Andrew Pullen Bye (Mark Rice withdrew)
Michael Rasztovits 6-3 Simon Tate
Luke Humphries 6-0 Liam Kelly
Robert Rickwood Bye (Rene Berndt withdrew)

Stage Six

Joe Davis 6-5 Dan Read
David Airey 6-4 Benjamin McClelland
Martin Biggs Bye (Chris Lacey withdrew)
Ricky Evans 6-1 Andreas Hajiminia
Cody Harris 6-1 Tony Mitchell

Stage Eight

Ron Meulenkamp 6-4 Andy Hibbert
George Killington 6-4 Andy Jenkins
Jason Mold 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
John Scott 6-4 Darren Johnson

Stage Four

Ryan Harrington 6-3 Danny Noppert
David Airey 6-1 Stuart Kellett
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Rene Eidams
Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Vincent Kamphuis
Nathan Rafferty 6-3 Jason Mold

Stage Six

Joe Cullen 6-2 Jose Justicia
Keegan Brown 6-3 George Killington
Gabriel Clemens 6-0 Andrew Gilding
Jason Lowe 6-4 John Scott

Stage Eight

Harry Ward 6-1 Ted Evetts
Michael Rasztovits Bye (Maik Langendorf withdrew)
Ryan Meikle 6-4 Mark Craddock
Robert Rickwood 6-0 James Richardson

Darryl Pilgrim 6-4 Geert Nentjes

Evening Session 7 pm

Round 3

Main Stage

Rob Cross 10-8 Nathan Aspinall
Mervyn King 10-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Jeffrey de Zwaan 10-8 Michael van Gerwen
Gary Anderson 10-3 Robert Rickwood

Stage Three
Jason Lowe 10-3 David Airey
John Part 10-2 David Evans
David Pallett 10-8 Robert Thornton
Ricky Evans 10-6 Luke Humphries
Kyle Anderson 10-7 Vincent van der Voort

Stage Five

Krzysztof Ratajski 10-7 Darren Webster

James Wade 10-6 Simon Stevenson

Nathan Rafferty 10-9 Peter Wright
Chris Dobey 10-2 Harry Ward
Corey Cadby 10-5 Michael Rasztovits

Stage Seven
Daryl Gurney 10-9 Jelle Klaasen

Martin Schindler 10-7 Ryan Harrington

Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-5 Adrian Lewis

Gerwyn Price 10-6 Alex Roy

Stage Four

Jermaine Wattimena 10-8 Steve Beaton

Robert Owen 10-2 Jamie Lewis

Kim Huybrechts 10-8 Gabriel Clemens

Steve West 10-9 Darryl Pilgrim

Keegan Brown 10-8 Joe Cullen

Stage Six
Matthew Edgar 10-4 John Henderson
Paul Hogan 10-6 Paul Nicholson
Michael Smith 10-5 Kirk Shepherd
Ian White 10-7 Simon Whitlock

Stage Eight
Stephen Bunting 10-3 Justin Pipe
Ryan Meikle 10-6 Dave Chisnall
Jonny Clayton 10-6 Michael Barnard
Ron Meulenkamp 10-4 Dave Prins
Jamie Hughes - Bye (Zoran Lerchbacher withdrew)

Day 2: Saturday 3 Mar

Aftermoon session 12.30 pm

Round 4

Main Stage

Kim Huybrechts 10-5 Daryl Gurney
Gary Anderson 10-3 Ricky Evans
Rob Cross 10-7 Kyle Anderson
Corey Cadby 10-7 Martin Schindler

Stage Three

Chris Dobey 10-5 Jason Lowe
Mervyn King 10-8 Jonny Clayton
Michael Smith 10-4 Ryan Meikle

Stage Five

Steve West 10-7 Matthew Edgar
Krzysztof Ratajski 10-5 Keegan Brown
Gerwyn Price 10-6 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Stage Four

John Part 10-9 Ron Meulenkamp
Robert Owen 10-9 Nathan Rafferty
David Pallett 10-6 James Wade

Stage Six

Ian White 10-8 Jamie Hughes
Jermaine Wattimena 10-8 Stephen Bunting
Paul Hogan 10-8 Jeffrey de Zwaan

Evening session 7 pm

Round 5

Main Stage

John Part 10-8 Mervyn King
Gerwyn Price 10-9 Paul Hogan
Gary Anderson 10-6 Jermaine Wattimena
Rob Cross 10-3 Krzysztof Ratajski

Stage Three

Robert Owen 10-7 Ian White
Steve West 10-9 Michael Smith

Stage Four

David Pallett 10-7 Kim Huybrechts
Corey Cadby 10-7 Chris Dobey

Day 3: Sunday 4 Mar 12.45 pm Q-Final

David Pallett 10-5 Steve West
Robert Owen 10-3 John Part
Corey Cadby 10-6 Gerwyn Price
Gary Anderson 10-5 Rob Cross

S-Final 4 Mar 7 pm

Gary Anderson 11-7 David Pallett
Corey Cadby 11-3 Robert Owen
Final
Gary Anderson 11-7 Corey Cadby