2014 UK Open

The 2014 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the twelfth year of the 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 Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 7–9 March 2014, and had the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw was staged after each round until the final.

2014 Coral UK Open
Tournament information
Dates7–9 March 2014
VenueButlin's Resort
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£50,000
Champion(s)
Adrian Lewis
«2013 2015»

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he suffered a huge upset by losing 9–7 to Aden Kirk in the third round.[1]

Adrian Lewis won the fourth major title of his career beating Terry Jenkins 11–1 in the final.[2]

Format and qualifiers

UK Open Qualifiers

There were six qualifying events staged in February 2014 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:

No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 7 February Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Andy Hamilton 6–2 Adrian Lewis [3]
2 Saturday 8 February Stephen Bunting 6–5 Andrew Gilding [4]
3 Sunday 9 February Phil Taylor 6–2 Adrian Lewis [5]
4 Friday 21 February Brendan Dolan 6–1 Jamie Lewis [6]
5 Saturday 22 February Gary Anderson 6–2 Robert Thornton [7]
6 Sunday 23 February Michael van Gerwen 6–0 Michael Smith [8]

The tournament featured 138 players. The results of the six qualifiers shown above were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit received a place at the final tournament. In addition, the next 82 players plus ties in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.[9]

Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into Third Round)

Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into Second Round)

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)

Riley qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)

32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.[10]

  • Aaron Holdstock
  • Carl Green
  • Lionel Sams
  • Ian Jones
  • Alan Casey
  • Kevin Taylor
  • Shaun Lovett
  • Tony Broughton
  • Chris Dobey
  • James Young
  • Andy Boulton
  • Tony Randell
  • Scott Bennett
  • Paul Whitworth
  • William Naylor
  • Adam Cousins
  • Dean Reynolds
  • Chris Mackie
  • Graham Dando
  • Rhys Griffin
  • Michael Malone
  • Nigel Daniels
  • Simon Stevenson
  • Paul Hogan
  • Martin Stead
  • Dean Stewart
  • Jim Hill
  • Sam Allen
  • Mick Baker
  • Jason Mold
  • Ben Burton
  • David O'Brien

Prize money

The prize fund had increased from £200,000 to £250,000 for this year's event.[11]

Stage (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £250,000)
Winner (1) £50,000
Runner-Up (1) £25,000
Semi-finalists (2) £12,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500
Last 16 (Fifth round) (8) £5,000
Last 32 (Fourth round) (16) £3,000
Last 64 (Third round) (32) £1,000
Last 96 (Second round) (32) n/a
Last 128 (First round) (32) n/a
Last 138 (Preliminary round) (10) n/a

Draw

[12][13]

Friday 7 March; Best of nine legs

Preliminary round

[14]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
Carl Green 3–5 Lionel Sams Brian Woods 3–5 Dean Stewart
Paul Whitworth 0–5 Rhys Griffin Alan Tabern 1–5 Tony Randell
Martin Stead 5–3 Alan Casey Kevin McDine 5–2 Aaron Holdstock
Ian Jones 3–5 Simon Stevenson James Young 3–5 David O'Brien
Nathan Derry 5–2 Jason Mold William Naylor 4–5 Sam Allen

First round

[14]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
Glenn Spearing 2–5 Antonio Alcinas Kevin Taylor 1–5 Arron Monk
Raymond van Barneveld 5–3 Anthony Broughton Kyle Anderson 4–5 Kevin McDine
Dennis Smith 5–1 Mark Hylton Ewan Hyslop 5–4 Steve Brown
Alan Derrett 5–2 Jyhan Artut Ben Burton 4–5 Michael Mansell
Steve Douglas 3–5 Johnny Haines James Hubbard 5–4 Jeff Batham
Joe Murnan 5–0 Shaun Lovett Dean Reynolds 4–5 Martin Stead
Conan Whitehead 4–5 Aden Kirk Mark Cox 5–4 Shaun Narain
Lionel Sams 5–3 Chris Aubrey Rhys Griffin 3–5 Karl Merchant
Adam Cousins 2–5 Paul Hogan Pete Dyos 3–5 William O'Connor
Adam Hunt 5–3 Michael Malone Dean Stewart 5–0 Graham Dando
Andy Boulton 5–2 Jonathan Worsley Matthew Edgar 5–1 Matt Clark
Jason Lovett 3–5 Simon Stevenson Tony Randall 5–1 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Benito van de Pas 5–3 Doug Thompson Jim Hill 1–5 Alex Roy
Sam Allen 5–3 Chris Mackie Nathan Derry 4–5 Gerwyn Price
Nigel Daniels 5–3 Scott Bennett Michael Baker 4–5 Mick Todd
Kevin Dowling 5–4 Chris Dobey Davy Dodds 5–1 David O'Brien

Second round

[14]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
John Henderson 1–5 Jelle Klaasen Keegan Brown 3–5 Mensur Suljović
Ian White 5–4 Daryl Gurney Paul Hogan 5–0 John Part
Steve Maish 5–0 Ben Ward Ronny Huybrechts 5–0 Adrian Gray
Jason Hogg 5–4 Wayne Jones Martin Stead 2–5 Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Spedding 2–5 David Pallett Dennis Smith 2–5 Peter Hudson
Ewan Hyslop 2–5 Kevin McDine Alex Roy 5–4 Tony Newell
John Bowles 1–5 Dirk van Duijvenbode Rocco Maes 5–2 Nigel Daniels
Alan Derrett 3–5 Adam Hunt Sam Allen 3–5 Ross Smith
Andy Boulton 5–4 Josh Payne James Hubbard 5–3 Steve Hine
Arron Monk 4–5 Karl Merchant Benito van de Pas 5–3 Davy Dodds
Nigel Heydon 5–4 Johnny Haines Dave Weston 3–5 Mick Todd
Antonio Alcinas 5–3 Matthew Edgar Lionel Sams 4–5 Joe Murnan
Michael Barnard 1–5 Stuart Kellett Tony Randall 5–4 Steve West
Jamie Caven 3–5 Kevin Dowling Michael Mansell 5–2 Dean Stewart
Mark Cox 1–5 Darren Webster Ian Lever 3–5 William O'Connor
Aden Kirk 5–2 Gerwyn Price Simon Stevenson 5–3 Mark Barilli

Third round; Best of seventeen legs

[15]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
Peter Wright 9–8 Michael Smith Ronnie Baxter 5–9 Adrian Lewis
Aden Kirk 9–7 Phil Taylor Michael van Gerwen 9–1 James Hubbard
Justin Pipe 7–9 Dave Chisnall Kevin Painter 9–5 Richie Burnett
Raymond van Barneveld 9–3 Mick Todd James Wade 9–1 Michael Mansell
Steve Beaton 6–9 Brendan Dolan Adam Hunt 5–9 Paul Nicholson
Terry Jenkins 9–4 Stuart Kellett Kevin Dowling 8–9 Stephen Bunting
Mark Webster 9–5 Mark Walsh Kevin McDine 8–9 David Pallett
Andy Smith 3–9 Gary Anderson Steve Maish 1–9 Nigel Heydon
Ronny Huybrechts 9–6 Simon Whitlock Jamie Lewis 9–8 William O'Connor
Robert Thornton 9–3 Jason Hogg Mensur Suljović 9–3 Tony Randall
Paul Hogan 9–3 Benito van de Pas Christian Kist 9–2 Antonio Alcinas
Andrew Gilding w/o Wes Newton (withdrew) Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–9 Joe Murnan
Kim Huybrechts 9–5 Ross Smith Peter Hudson 8–9 Ian White
Andy Boulton 2–9 Dean Winstanley Nick Fullwell 1–9 Alex Roy
Darren Webster 6–9 Vincent van der Voort Rocco Maes 6–9 Simon Stevenson
Karl Merhant 4–9 Mervyn King Andy Hamilton 9–8 Jelle Klaasen

Saturday 8 March

Fourth round; Best of seventeen legs

[16]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
James Wade 9–5 Kim Huybrechts Vincent van der Voort 8–9 Christian Kist
Michael van Gerwen 9–5 Andy Hamilton Aden Kirk 9–5 Peter Wright
Paul Nicholson 5–9 Terry Jenkins Raymond van Barneveld 9–3 Joe Murnan
Dave Chisnall 4–9 Mervyn King Dean Winstanley 9–6 Stephen Bunting
Alex Roy 5–9 Ian White Nigel Heydon 7–9 Brendan Dolan
Kevin Painter 9–4 Andrew Gilding Ronny Huybrechts 8–9 Adrian Lewis
Mensur Suljović 9–7 Robert Thornton Gary Anderson 9–5 David Pallett
Jamie Lewis 9–5 Simon Stevenson Mark Webster 9–8 Paul Hogan

Fifth round

[17]

Player Score Player
Brendan Dolan 9–7 Aden Kirk
Mensur Suljović 9–5 Jamie Lewis
Adrian Lewis 9–2 Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen 9–4 Mark Webster
Kevin Painter 9–5 Dean Winstanley
Gary Anderson 7–9 Ian White
Mervyn King 9–6 Christian Kist
Terry Jenkins 9–8 James Wade

Sunday 9 March

Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

[18]

Player Score Player
Michael van Gerwen 99.38 10–8 Ian White 92.87
Terry Jenkins 98.89 10–4 Brendan Dolan 93.69
Adrian Lewis 98.35 10–3 Mensur Suljović 98.09
Kevin Painter 87.35 6–10 Mervyn King 94.73

Semi-finals and Final
Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
[2] 		Final
(best of 21 legs)
[2]
      
Terry Jenkins 96.65 10
Michael van Gerwen 95.58 8
Terry Jenkins 93.15 1
Adrian Lewis 109.13 11
Mervyn King 94.58 6
Adrian Lewis 99.64 10

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