PDC UK Open Darts
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The Budweiser UK Open is an innovative darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, 128 players compete in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion.
It has earned the nickname, the "FA Cup of darts" due to the fact that the minnows can come up against the big boys. There are also no seedings for the top players which means the top players can be drawn against each other at any stage. Just like the FA Cup, a random draw takes place after each round to determine the matches for the next round.
Since 2003, the UK Open has been broadcast in June each year from the Reebok Stadium, in Bolton. Phil Taylor beat Shayne Burgess in the inaugural final. Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld won the tournament in 2006, the first ever ranking tournament with the PDC in which he has played. He knocked out 13-times World Champion Phil Taylor 11-10 en route to the final where he beat Barrie Bates 13-7.
Taylor has twice achieved the perfect nine-dart finish in the UK Open in 2004 and 2005.
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[edit] Sponsors
[edit] Final Results
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Total Prize Money [2] |
Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Phil Taylor (98.03) |
18-8 (legs) | Shayne Burgess |
£124,000 | £30,000 | £15,000 |
| 2004 |  Roland Scholten |
11-6 (legs) |  John Part |
£124,000 | £30,000 | £15,000 |
| 2005 | Phil Taylor |
13-7 (legs) | Mark Walsh |
£124,000 | £30,000 | £15,000 |
| 2006 | Raymond van Barneveld (91.51) |
13-7 (legs) |  Barrie Bates (82.98) |
£124,000 | £30,000 | £15,000 |
[edit] Format
Qualifying events are held at Greene King pubs across the UK - winners from each pub event progress to one of four Regional Finals, to be staged in their relevant area. Players who reach the final eight in the Regional Finals will qualify for the televised stages of the UK Open in Bolton.
In addition there are eight UK Open Regional Finals for the "professional" players. All events are open to all darts players on payment of an entry fee - which means that players from both the PDC and BDO are eligible to enter. Players who enter through the Greene King Qualifying Round are not eligible to play in the regional qualifying events and vice-versa.
The results of the eight qualifiers are then collated into an Order of Merit table (Winner £4000; Runner-up £2000; 3-4 £1000; 5-8 £500; 9-16 £250; 17-32 £100; 33-64 £50). The top 96 players in this Order of Merit join the 32 Greene King qualifiers at the televised stages in Bolton.
- 1st round
Players who are ranked between 65 and 96 in the UK Open Order of Merit join the 32 Greene King qualifiers in the first round of the UK Open.
- 2nd round
Players ranked 33 to 64 join the first round winners.
- 3rd round
Players ranked in the top 32 join the second round winners.
[edit] 2006 Results [3]
[edit] Preliminary Round
- Norman Fletcher 6-3 Eddie Lovely
- Mark Thomson 6-4 Kevin Spiolek
- Jan van der Rassel 6-3 Steve Evans
- Simon Craven 6-2 Guy Christyn
- Darren Webster 6-4 Dave Jowett
[edit] First Round
- Steve Coote 6-3 Kevin Dalwood
- Gary Noonan 6-3 Paul Williams
- Sean Palfrey 6-5 Alan Caves
- Shayne Burgess 6-3 Cliff Lazarenko
- Bob Crawley 6-2 Alan Green
- Jamie Harvey 6-2 Wayne Squirrell
- Kevin Dowling 6-5 Tom Wilson
- Steve Johnson 6-3 Pip Brown
- Perry Regan 6-5 James Dorenbos
- David Platt 6-4 Mick Chambers
- Rocco Maes 6-4 Danny Pinhorne
- Jan van der Rassel 6-2 Coen Wiekamp
- Andy Hayfield 6-2 Ian Haines
- Darren Williams 6-5 Wayne Brown
- Stuart Pickles 6-2 Gary Miller
- Darren Webster 6-0 Ian McLean
- Geoff Harkup 6-3 Chris Hill
- Jess Archer 6-1 John Harris
- Chris Allen 6-3 Paul Everson
- Norman Fletcher 6-3 Peter Lock
- Yves Cottenge 6-2 Lee Rose
- Darren Johnson 6-4 Ricki Blay
- Graeme Stoddart 6-1 Glen Baxter
- Shaun McDonald 6-0 John Nesbitt
- Gary Barnett 6-1 Peter Dillingham
- David Fairbrass 6-1 Tony Smith
- Johnny Haines 6-3 Dave Johnston
- Dave Honey 6-1 Simon Craven
- Nicky Turner 6-1 Tom Allies
- Wayne Atwood 6-1 Tom Murphy
- Lee Topper 6-1 Peter Hall
- Nigel Langton 6-2 Mark Thomson
[edit] Second Round
- Adrian Gray 8-5 Dennis Smith
- Keith Deller 8-6 Steve Beaton
- Roland Scholten 8-3 Vic Hubbard
- Steve Hine Bye (Erik Clarys withdrew through injury)
- Darren Latham 8-7 Pete Allen
- Colin Osborne 8-5 Jason Clark
- Wes Newton 8-5 Henry O'Neill
- Jimmy Mann 8-4 Matt Chapman
- Andy Callaby 8-6 David Platt
- Kevin Pearson 8-7 Sean Palfrey
- Wayne Atwood 8-6 Johnny Haines
- Steve Coote 8-3 Shaun McDonald
- Kevin Dowling 8-3 Shayne Burgess
- Jason Roberts 8-4 Jess Archer
- Ian Whillis 8-3 Bob Crawley
- John MaGowan 8-6 Rocco Maes
- Geoff Harkup 8-5 Steve Johnson
- Mick McGowan 8-6 Yves Cottenge
- Michael Barnard 8-1 Nigel Langton
- Lee Topper 8-4 Stuart Pickles
- Simon Whatley 8-1 Dave Honey
- Mark Robinson 8-3 David Fairbrass
- Gary Welding 8-6 Gary Barnett
- Chris Allen 8-6 Perry Regan
- Lee Palfreyman 8-3 Jan van der Rassel
- Robbie Widdows 8-4 Andy Hayfield
- Graeme Stoddart 8-2 Nicky Turner
- Darren Johnson 8-6 Darren Webster
- Alan Reynolds 8-1 Mark Frost
- Robbie Green 8-7 Jamie Harvey
- Gary Noonan 8-4 Darren Williams
- Dave Askew 8-0 Norman Fletcher
[edit] Third Round
- Colin Lloyd 8-2 Alan Warriner-Little
- Roland Scholten 8-5 Peter Manley
- Phil Taylor 8-4 Gary Noonan
- Raymond van Barneveld 8-0 Simon Whatley
- Robbie Green 8-4 Chris Mason
- Wayne Mardle 8-4 Ian Whillis
- John Part 8-3 Gary Welding
- Bob Anderson 8-5 Richie Burnett
- Matt Clark 8-6 Steve Coote
- Adrian Gray 8-3 Mark Robinson
- Wayne Jones 8-3 Steve Hine
- John MaGowan 8-5 Kevin Painter
- Alan Tabern 8-7 Jason Roberts
- Keith Deller 8-2 Robbie Widdows
- Andy Hamilton 8-4 Lee Topper
- Dave Askew 8-3 Mark Dudbridge
- Graeme Stoddart 8-5 Darren Johnson
- Andy Jenkins 8-7 Alan Reynolds
- Wes Newton 8-7 Darren Latham
- Denis Ovens 8-3 Owen Caffrey
- Terry Jenkins 8-1 Geoff Harkup
- Barrie Bates 8-6 Wayne Atwood
- Andy Callaby 8-7 Tom Kirby
- Adrian Lewis 8-1 Kevin Dowling
- Jimmy Mann 8-2 Colin Monk
- Mark Walsh 8-7 Mick McGowan
- Steve Maish 8-6 Colin Osborne
- Andy Smith 8-6 James Wade
- Dennis Priestley 8-5 Chris Allen
- Alex Roy 8-1 Kevin Pearson
- Michael Barnard 8-4 Lee Palfreyman
- Ronnie Baxter 8-3 Lionel Sams
[edit] Fourth Round
- Adrian Lewis 11-10 Wayne Mardle
- Phil Taylor 11-3 Dave Askew
- Colin Lloyd 11-3 Steve Maish
- Raymond van Barneveld 11-4 Jimmy Mann
- Bob Anderson 11-6 Dennis Priestley
- Alex Roy 11-5 Graeme Stoddart
- Terry Jenkins 11-7 Keith Deller
- Alan Tabern 11-7 Alan Tabern
- Denis Ovens 11-5 Wes Newton
- Ronnie Baxter 11-7 Michael Barnard
- Barrie Bates 11-8 Wayne Jones
- John Part 11-6 Andrew Hamilton
- Robbie Green 11-6 Mark Walsh
- John MaGowan 11-4 Matt Clark
- Roland Scholten 11-5 Andy Jenkins
- Andy Callaby 11-6 Adrian Gray
[edit] Fifth Round
- Raymond van Barneveld 11-3 Bob Anderson
- Phil Taylor 11-2 Colin Lloyd
- Andy Callaby 11-9 John Part
- Alex Roy 11-9 Ronnie Baxter
- Barrie Bates 11-5 Roland Scholten
- Robbie Green 11-6 Terry Jenkins
- John Magowan 11-8 Adrian Lewis
- Alan Tabern 11-10 Denis Ovens
[edit] Quarter-Finals
- Raymond van Barneveld 11-10 Phil Taylor
- Barrie Bates 11-10 Alex Roy
- Alan Tabern 11-5 Andy Callaby
- John MAGowan 11-8 Robbie Green
[edit] Semi Finals
- Barrie Bates 11-9 Alan Tabern
- Raymond van Barneveld 11-7 John Magowan
[edit] Final
- Raymond van Barneveld 13-7 Barrie Bates
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