2009 UK Open

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, England, between 4–7 June 2009 and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.

2009 Blue Square UK Open
Tournament information
Dates4–7 June 2009
VenueReebok Stadium
LocationBolton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£40,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2008 2010»

Phil Taylor won the title for the third time by defeating Colin Osborne 11–6 in the final.

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:

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

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.

  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
  17. Jan van der Rassel
  18. Larry Butler
  19. Kevin Dowling
  20. Wes Newton
  21. Tony Ayres
  22. Adrian Gray
  23. Paul Knighton
  24. Mark Lawrence
  25. Mick McGowan
  26. Nick Fullwell
  27. Paul Nicholson
  28. Martyn Turner
  29. Kirk Shepherd
  30. Jason Clark
  31. Dave Honey
  32. Dave Askew
  33. Steve Evans
  34. Toon Greebe
  35. John MaGowan
  36. Robbie Parker
  37. Alex Roy
  38. Gary Welding
  39. Joe Cullen
  40. Ian Jopling
  41. Chris Mason
  42. James Barton
  43. John Kuczynski
  44. Roland Scholten
  45. Dave Smith
  46. Peter Wright
  47. Louis Blundell
  48. David Fatum
  49. Steve Grubb
  50. Stephen Hardy
  51. Gary Mawson
  52. Par Riihonen
  53. Lee Williams
  54. Stuart Bousfield
  55. Richie Burnett
  56. Anastasia Dobromyslova
  57. Mark Jodrill
  58. Chris Cooper
  59. Ian Critchett
  60. Dave Ladley
  61. Darren Latham
  62. Chris Loudon
  63. Dyson Parody
  64. Justin Pipe
  65. Alan Caves
  66. 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]

Prize money
Stage (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £200,000)
Winner (1) £40,000
Runner-Up (1) £20,000
Semi-finalists (2) £10,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000
Last 16 (Fifth round) (8) £4,000
Last 32 (Fourth round) (16) £2,000
Last 64 (Third round) (32) £1,000
Last 96 (Second round) (32) n/a
Last 128 (First round) (32) n/a
Last 129 (Preliminary round) (1) n/a

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 25 May, ahead of the 2009 Premier League Darts Play-Offs by Sid Waddell and Keith Deller.[2]

Preliminary round

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

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

First round
  • All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.
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
  • All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.
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 † 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

† Mark Lawrence was given a bye into round three, as Paul Cook was disqualified.[5]

Third round
  • All matches were the best of seventeen legs, and were played on 5 June.
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
  • All matches were the best of seventeen legs, and were played on 6 June.
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)
6 June		Quarter-finals (best of 19)
7 June		Semi-finals (best of 19)
7 June		Final (best of 21)
7 June
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Colin Osborne9
 
 
 
 Raymond van Barneveld4
 
 Colin Osborne10
 
 
 
 Jamie Caven3
 
 Alex Roy3
 
 
 
 Jamie Caven9
 
 Colin Osborne10
 
 
 
 Kevin Painter7
 
 Kevin Painter9
 
 
 
 Dennis Priestley3
 
 Kevin Painter10
 
 
 
 Alan Tabern8
 
 Wes Newton8
 
 
 
 Alan Tabern9
 
 Colin Osborne6
 
 
 
 Phil Taylor11
 
 Ronnie Baxter9
 
 
 
 Mark Walsh4
 
 Ronnie Baxter10
 
 
 
 Terry Jenkins7
 
 Mark Webster7
 
 
 
 Terry Jenkins9
 
 Ronnie Baxter6
 
 
 
 Phil Taylor10
 
 Mark Lawrence9
 
 
 
 Colin Lloyd3
 
 Mark Lawrence0
 
 
 
 Phil Taylor10
 
 Phil Taylor9
 
 
 Andy Smith2
 

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

See also
  • UK Open history of event and previous winners
  • 2009 in darts includes extended results of Pro Tour events
  • PDC Pro Tour history of PDC "floor events"

References
  1. "UK Open Order of Merit". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. "Blue Square UK Open Draw". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2009-05-25. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  3. "Holsten Qualifiers - Day One". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2009-04-26. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. "Holsten Qualifiers - Day Two". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2009-04-27. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  5. "UK Open - Thursday Updates". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2009-06-04. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
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