2009 UK Open

Blue Square UK Open
Tournament information
Dates 4–7 June 2009
Venue Reebok Stadium
Location Bolton
Country England
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund £200,000
Winners share £40,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor

The 2009 Blue Square UK Open was the seventh year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton over June 4–7, 2009, and has the nickname, the "FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.

Contents

2009 UK Open Regional Finals

There were eight regional final events staged between January and May 2009 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:

January 11 (North-East; Doncaster): Colin Lloyd 6-1 Colin Osborne
March 8 (Scotland; Irvine): Robert Thornton 6-2 Dennis Priestley
March 15 (North-West; Wigan): James Wade 6-3 Kevin McDine
March 22 (South-East; Brentwood): Phil Taylor 6-4 Terry Jenkins
March 29 (West Midlands; Coventry): Phil Taylor 6-5 Wayne Jones
April 12 (South-West; Taunton): Phil Taylor 6-0 Andy Hamilton
April 19 (East Midlands; Derby): Mark Walsh 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
May 10 (Wales; Newport): Jamie Caven 6-5 Alan Tabern

Format and qualifiers

The tournament features 129 players. As in previous years, eight regional UK Open events were staged across the UK where players winning are collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 96 players and ties in the list, who played a minimum of three events received a place at the final stages.[1]

1-8
  1. Phil Taylor
  2. Mark Walsh
  3. Colin Lloyd
  4. Jamie Caven
  5. Robert Thornton
  6. James Wade
  7. Dennis Priestley
  8. Colin Osborne
9-16
  1. Wayne Jones
  2. Terry Jenkins
  3. Andy Hamilton
  4. Mark Dudbridge
  5. Alan Tabern
  6. Co Stompé
  7. Kevin McDine
  8. Raymond van Barneveld
17-24
  1. Vincent van der Voort
  2. Jelle Klaasen
  3. Kevin Painter
  4. Andy Jenkins
  5. Peter Manley
  6. Michael van Gerwen
  7. Adrian Lewis
  8. Steve Hine
25-32
  1. Mervyn King
  2. Lionel Sams
  3. Ronnie Baxter
  4. Mark Frost
  5. Brendan Dolan
  6. Barrie Bates
  7. Mark Webster
  8. Darren Johnson

The Holsten qualifiers and the players outside the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit began the tournament on the Thursday night. They played down to 32 players, and they were joined by the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit the following night, to provide the competition's last 64. A random draw was made after each subsequent round.

33-48
  1. Steve Maish
  2. Wayne Atwood
  3. Michael Barnard
  4. Wayne Mardle
  5. Matt Clark
  6. Tony Eccles
  7. Colin Monk
  8. Steve Beaton
  9. Ken Dobson
  10. Denis Ovens
  11. Andy Smith
  12. Chris Thompson
  13. Steve Brown
  14. Dennis Smith
  15. Gary Anderson
  16. John Part
49-64
  1. Jan van der Rassel
  2. Larry Butler
  3. Kevin Dowling
  4. Wes Newton
  5. Tony Ayres
  6. Adrian Gray
  7. Paul Knighton
  8. Mark Lawrence
  9. Mick McGowan
  10. Nick Fullwell
  11. Paul Nicholson
  12. Martyn Turner
  13. Kirk Shepherd
  14. Jason Clark
  15. Dave Honey
  16. Dave Askew
65-81
  1. Steve Evans
  2. Toon Greebe
  3. John MaGowan
  4. Robbie Parker
  5. Alex Roy
  6. Gary Welding
  7. Joe Cullen
  8. Ian Jopling
  9. Chris Mason
  10. James Barton
  11. John Kuczynski
  12. Roland Scholten
  13. Dave Smith
  14. Peter Wright
  15. Louis Blundell
  16. David Fatum
  17. Steve Grubb
82-98
  1. Stephen Hardy
  2. Gary Mawson
  3. Par Riihonen
  4. Lee Williams
  5. Stuart Bousfield
  6. Richie Burnett
  7. Anastasia Dobromyslova
  8. Mark Jodrill
  9. Chris Cooper
  10. Ian Critchett
  11. Dave Ladley
  12. Darren Latham
  13. Chris Loudon
  14. Dyson Parody
  15. Justin Pipe
  16. Alan Caves
  17. Michael Smith

32 players were due to have qualified from four Holsten Pils qualifiers held in Aylesbury, Batley, Birmingham and Salford. However, Peter Green had to withdraw for unknown reasons, thus meaning there were only 31 qualifiers present in Bolton.[2]

Aylesbury[3]
  • Phil Currie
  • Steve Dolan
  • Adrian Genery
  • Peter Green
  • John McGuirk
  • Steve Penney
  • Stuart Pickles
  • Coen Wiekamp
Batley[3]
  • Alan Davie
  • Glen Durrant
  • Chris Hornby
  • Stuart Monaghan
  • David Smurthwaite
  • Gary Stephens
  • Graham Usher
  • Darren Weaver
Birmingham[4]
  • Paul Cook
  • Mark Cox
  • Johnny Haines
  • Mike Langley
  • Mark Layton
  • Andy Pearce
  • Andy Roberts
  • Paul Rowley
Salford[4]
  • Kevin Beare
  • Andy Boulton
  • Matthew Campbell
  • Les Fitton
  • Duane Garfield
  • Ken Mather
  • Harry Robinson
  • Derek Williams

Prize money

The 2009 UK Open features a prize fund of £200,000.

Champion £40,000
Runner-up £20,000
Semi-finalists £10,000
Quarter-finalists £6,000
Last 16 £4,000
Last 32 £2,000
Last 64 £1,000

In addition, Holsten offered a £3,000 bonus to the Pub Qualifier to get the furthest into the tournament (shared by Ken Mather and Andy Roberts)

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on May 25, ahead of the 2009 Premier League Darts Play-Offs by Sid Waddell and Keith Deller.[2]

Preliminary round

This match will be the best of eleven legs, and will be played on June 4.

Player #1 Score Player #2
Gary Stephens 3 - 6 Ken Mather

First round

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
James Barton 3 - 6 Toon Greebe Alex Roy 6 - 1 Richie Burnett
Harry Robinson 0 - 6 Chris Cooper Gary Mawson 6 - 1 Darren Weaver
Matthew Campbell 1 - 6 Stuart Bousfield Steve Evans 6 - 3 Mark Layton
Adrian Genery 5 - 6 Chris Loudon Gary Welding 6 - 2 John Kuczynski
Duane Garfield 3 - 6 Dave Smith Stephen Hardy 6 - 2 Coen Wiekamp
Chris Mason 3 - 6 Steve Penney David Smurthwaite 2 - 6 Mark Jodrill
Stuart Monaghan 3 - 6 Alan Davie Graham Usher 3 - 6 Glen Durrant
Roland Scholten 6 - 1 Derek Williams Phil Currie 2 - 6 Steve Dolan
Anastasia Dobromyslova 2 - 6 Andy Roberts Michael Smith 5 - 6 Dave Ladley
Peter Wright 6 - 4 Chris Hornby Andy Pearce 5 - 6 Johnny Haines
Ian Critchett 6 - 5 Kevin Beare Ken Mather 6 - 4 Robbie Parker
Paul Cook 6 - 2 Mike Langley Par Riihonen 5 - 6 Steve Grubb
John McGuirk 6 - 2 Stuart Pickles David Fatum 5 - 6 Paul Rowley
Lee Williams 6 - 1 Alan Caves Darren Latham 5 - 6 Andy Boulton
Dyson Parody 1 - 6 John MaGowan Joe Cullen 1 - 6 Justin Pipe
Les Fitton 6 - 5 Mark Cox Louis Blundell 6 - 4 Ian Jopling

Second round

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Glen Durrant 6 - 2 John McGuirk Mark Jodrill 2 - 6 Chris Thompson
Martyn Turner 4 - 6 Dave Honey Paul Nicholson 6 - 4 Gary Anderson
Gary Welding 6 - 0 John MaGowan Louis Blundell 6 - 0 Kevin Dowling
Adrian Gray 5 - 6 Dave Askew Tony Ayres 3 - 6 Justin Pipe
Steve Evans 5 - 6 Steve Dolan Ken Dobson 6 - 5 Paul Knighton
Dennis Smith 1 - 6 Ken Mather Lee Williams 6 - 4 Wayne Atwood
Roland Scholten 6 - 1 Ian Critchett Jason Clark 6 - 4 Stuart Bousfield
Kirk Shepherd 3 - 6 Steve Brown Chris Loudon 5 - 6 Chris Cooper
Steve Penney 5 - 6 Steve Grubb Gary Mawson 4 - 6 Johnny Haines
Paul Cook 0 - 6* Mark Lawrence Nick Fullwell 1 - 6 Andy Smith
Colin Monk 6 - 5 Larry Butler Mick McGowan 3 - 6 John Part
Dave Smith 2 - 6 Denis Ovens Paul Rowley 6 - 3 Dave Ladley
Wes Newton 6 - 4 Andy Boulton Alan Davie 2 - 6 Peter Wright
Stephen Hardy 3 - 6 Jan van der Rassel Michael Barnard 6 - 0 Steve Maish
Wayne Mardle 6 - 4 Les Fitton Matt Clark 3 - 6 Alex Roy
Tony Eccles 6 - 3 Toon Greebe Andy Roberts 6 - 2 Steve Beaton

Third round

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Ronnie Baxter 9 - 7 Tony Eccles Lee Williams 1 - 9 Phil Taylor
Gary Welding 9 - 5 Steve Hine Mark Dudbridge 9 - 7 Johnny Haines
Colin Osborne 9 - 2 Jason Clark Steve Dolan 1 - 9 Jamie Caven
Vincent van der Voort 6 - 9 Wayne Jones Barrie Bates 3 - 9 Steve Grubb
Ken Mather 9 - 7 Paul Nicholson Co Stompé 6 - 9 Mark Frost
Mark Walsh 9 - 2 Wayne Mardle Alex Roy 9 - 5 Lionel Sams
Andy Jenkins 9 - 5 Justin Pipe Steve Brown 8 - 9 Mark Lawrence
Raymond van Barneveld 9 - 4 Ken Dobson Roland Scholten 9 - 6 Darren Johnson
Kevin Painter 9 - 4 Dave Askew Michael van Gerwen 4 - 9 Andy Hamilton
Denis Ovens 3 - 9 Alan Tabern Colin Lloyd 9 - 8 John Part
Dave Honey 5 - 9 Wes Newton Jan van der Rassel 7 - 9 Jelle Klaasen
Brendan Dolan 7 - 9 Kevin McDine Paul Rowley 1 - 9 Chris Thompson
Andy Roberts 9 - 7 Louis Blundell Dennis Priestley 9 - 4 Colin Monk
Mark Webster 9 - 6 Peter Wright Andy Smith 9 - 3 Chris Cooper
Peter Manley 9 - 8 James Wade Adrian Lewis 9 - 2 Robert Thornton
Mervyn King 8 - 9 Michael Barnard Glen Durrant 1 - 9 Terry Jenkins

Fourth round

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Michael Barnard 6 - 9 Andy Smith Gary Welding 1 - 9 Ronnie Baxter
Dennis Priestley 9 - 8 Mark Frost Alex Roy 9 - 8 Andy Roberts
Peter Manley 4 - 9 Mark Webster Steve Grubb 4 - 9 Kevin Painter
Colin Lloyd 9 - 2 Chris Thompson Andy Hamilton 7 - 9 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor 9 - 3 Ken Mather Jamie Caven 9 - 6 Jelle Klaasen
Kevin McDine 7 - 9 Alan Tabern Andy Jenkins 7 - 9 Terry Jenkins
Colin Osborne 9 - 7 Wayne Jones Mark Walsh 9 - 3 Adrian Lewis
Wes Newton 9 - 6 Roland Scholten Mark Lawrence 9 - 4 Mark Dudbridge

Last 16 to Final

Fifth round (best of 17)
June 6		 Quarter-finals (best of 19)
June 7		 Semi-finals (best of 19)
June 7		 Final (best of 21)
June 7
                           
           
  Colin Osborne  9
  Raymond van Barneveld  4  
  Colin Osborne  10
    Jamie Caven  3  
  Alex Roy  3
  Jamie Caven  9  
  Colin Osborne  10
    Kevin Painter  7  
  Kevin Painter  9
  Dennis Priestley  3  
  Kevin Painter  10
    Alan Tabern  8  
  Wes Newton  8
  Alan Tabern  9  
  Colin Osborne  6
    Phil Taylor  11
  Ronnie Baxter  9
  Mark Walsh  4  
  Ronnie Baxter  10
    Terry Jenkins  7  
  Mark Webster  7
  Terry Jenkins  9  
  Ronnie Baxter  6
    Phil Taylor  10  
  Mark Lawrence  9
  Colin Lloyd  3  
  Mark Lawrence  0
    Phil Taylor  10  
  Phil Taylor  9
  Andy Smith  2  

There was a draw after each round; this bracket has been compiled retrospectively.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UK Open Order of Merit". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. http://www.pdc.tv/page/BlueSquareUKOpenOrderofMerit/0,,10180,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  2. ^ a b "Blue Square UK Open Draw". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 2009-05-25. http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~1666720,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  3. ^ a b "Holsten Qualifiers - Day One". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 2009-04-26. http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~1639139,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  4. ^ a b "Holsten Qualifiers - Day Two". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 2009-04-27. http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~1640054,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  5. ^ "UK Open - Thursday Updates". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 2009-06-04. http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~1686699,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 

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