2017 UK Open
The 2017 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fifteenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competing in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held for the fourth time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 3–5 March 2017, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw will be staged after each round until the final.
2017 Coral UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 3–5 March 2017 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
Country | |||
Organization(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £350,000 | ||
Winner's share | £70,000 | ||
High checkout | 167 (Fourth round) (Fifth round) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, but withdrew on the morning of the event with a back injury. Two-time runner-up and top seed Peter Wright won his first PDC major, defeating Gerwyn Price 11–6 in the final.[1]
Format and qualifiers
UK Open Qualifiers
There are six qualifying events staged in February 2017 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners are:
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Friday 3 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Peter Wright |
6–4 | [2] | |
2 | Saturday 4 February | Simon Whitlock |
6–4 | [3] | ||
3 | Sunday 5 February | Peter Wright |
6–5 | [4] | ||
4 | Friday 10 February | Michael van Gerwen |
6–3 | [5] | ||
5 | Saturday 11 February | Simon Whitlock |
6–3 | [6] | ||
6 | Sunday 12 February | Peter Wright |
6–3 | [7] |
The tournament is featuring 128 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 64 players (without ties in this year's edition) in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but started in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualify via regional qualifying tournaments.
Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into Third Round)
Peter Wright Simon Whitlock Michael van Gerwen*Gary Anderson Michael Smith James Wade Ian White Adrian Lewis Raymond van Barneveld Mervyn King Steve Beaton Dave Chisnall Jelle Klaasen Benito van de Pas Rob Cross Gerwyn Price Darren Webster Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts Alan Norris Brendan Dolan John Henderson Kyle Anderson Kevin Painter Cristo Reyes Christian Kist Chris Quantock Chris Dobey Ricky Evans Joe Cullen Mick Todd Ryan Searle
*Michael van Gerwen withdrew on March 3 due to a back injury and was not replaced; the last player drawn in the third round got a bye.[8]
Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into Second Round)
Stephen Bunting Richard North Mark Webster William O'Connor Robert Thornton Daryl Gurney Ryan Palmer Peter Hudson Vincent van der Voort Stuart Kellett Mick McGowan Scott Taylor Andy Jenkins Andrew Gilding David Pallett Zoran Lerchbacher Dirk van Duijvenbode Jamie Lewis Barrie Bates Jeffrey de Graaf Steve Lennon Jan Dekker John Michael Mark Barilli Ted Evetts Terry Jenkins Matthew Dennant Devon Petersen Kirk Shepherd Justin Pipe Ross Twell Martin Lukeman
Number 65-96 of the Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First Round)
Kai Fan Leung Jermaine Wattimena Rob Hewson Darren Johnson Vincent Kamphuis Yordi Meeuwisse Tony Newell Royden Lam Matt Padgett Keegan Brown Jeffrey de Zwaan Ron Meulenkamp Ryan Murray Ritchie Edhouse Paul Rowley Alan Tabern Antonio Alcinas Ronnie Baxter Jamie Caven Jonny Clayton Joe Davis Paul Harvey Ryan Meikle James Richardson James Wilson Brian Woods Wayne Jones Jamie Bain Lee Bryant Mark Frost Jonathan Worsley Paul Milford
Riley qualifiers (starting in First Round)
32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.
Lee Evans Dan Read Steve Maish Dave Prins Gary Eastwood Gareth Pass Neil Smith Ben Green Wayne Morris Alex Roy James Carroll Kevin Edwards Nicky Bell Brandon Walsh Paul Hogan Scott Robertson Jimmy McKirdy Paul Cartwright Paul Barham Brian Dawson Johnny Haines Andy Roberts Martin Biggs Dave Parletti Darryl Pilgrim John Ferrell Mark Layton Brett Claydon Andrew Davidson Damian Smith Kevin Bambrick Dean Reynolds
Prize money
The prize fund increased from last year's edition prize fund to £350,000.[9]
Stage (no. of players) | Prize Money (Total: £350,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £70,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £35,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £17,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £11,500 |
Last 16 (Fifth round) | (8) | £6,500 |
Last 32 (Fourth round) | (16) | £3,500 |
Last 64 (Third round) | (32) | £1,750 |
Last 96 (Second round) | (32) | n/a |
Last 128 (First round) | (32) | n/a |
Draw
Friday 3 March
First round (best of eleven legs)
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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6 – 5 | 6 – 4 | |||||
6 – 0 | 6 – 3 | |||||
4 – 6 | 6 – 2 | |||||
3 – 6 | 6 – 5 | |||||
6 – 4 | 4 – 6 | |||||
6 – 3 | 6 – 1 | |||||
6 – 5 | 6 – 4 | |||||
4 – 6 | 6 – 1 | |||||
6 – 4 | 6 – 3 | |||||
6 – 4 | 6 – 2 | |||||
5 – 6 | 6 – 1 | |||||
6 – 1 | 6 – 5 | |||||
4 – 6 | 6 – 5 | |||||
6 – 2 | 6 – 4 | |||||
6 – 3 | 4 – 6 | |||||
3 – 6 | 6 – 2 |
Second round (best of eleven legs)
Third round (best of nineteen legs)
Saturday 4 March
Fourth round (best of nineteen legs)
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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5 – 10 | 10 – 6 | |||||
9 – 10 | 10 – 5 | |||||
10 – 5 | 6 – 10 | |||||
5 – 10 | 10 – 8 | |||||
10 – 4 | 5 – 10 | |||||
10 – 1 | 10 – 6 | |||||
10 – 3 | 10 – 3 | |||||
6 – 10 | 10 – 7 |
Fifth round (best of nineteen legs)
Player | Score | Player |
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10 – 6 | ||
10 – 7 | ||
10 – 3 | ||
6 – 10 | ||
10 – 9 | ||
10 – 7 | ||
10 – 5 | ||
10 – 6 |
Sunday 5 March
Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)
Player | Score | Player |
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9 – 10 | ||
9 – 10 | ||
9 – 10 | ||
10 – 8 |
Semi-finals and Final (best of twenty-one legs)
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | ||||||||
11 | |||||||||
9 | |||||||||
6 | |||||||||
11 | |||||||||
11 | |||||||||
5 | |||||||||
References
- "UK Open: Peter Wright beats Gerwyn Price in Minehead". BBC Sport. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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- "Van Gerwen wins UK Open Qualifier 4". PDC. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- "Whitlock's Wigan Delight". PDC. 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Wright's Coral UK Open Qualifying Hat-Trick". PDC. 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- "2017 UK Open Prize Money". Professional Darts Organisation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- "2017 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "2016 Coral UK Open Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "Coral UK Open Finals Day". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 5 March 2017.