2014 UK Open
| 2014 Coral UK Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 7–9 March 2014 | ||
| Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
| Location | Minehead | ||
| Country | File:Flag of England.svg England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
| Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £50,000 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| England Adrian Lewis | |||
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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.
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
[edit | edit source]UK Open qualifiers
[edit | edit source]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 England | 6–2 | England Adrian Lewis | [3] |
| 2 | Saturday 8 February | Stephen Bunting England | 6–5 | England Andrew Gilding | [4] | |
| 3 | Sunday 9 February | Phil Taylor England | 6–2 | England Adrian Lewis | [5] | |
| 4 | Friday 21 February | Brendan Dolan Northern Ireland | 6–1 | Wales Jamie Lewis | [6] | |
| 5 | Saturday 22 February | Gary Anderson Scotland | 6–2 | Scotland Robert Thornton | [7] | |
| 6 | Sunday 23 February | Michael van Gerwen Netherlands | 6–0 | England 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 in the third round of 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)
[edit | edit source]- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
- England Andy Hamilton
- England Adrian Lewis
- Scotland Gary Anderson
- England Phil Taylor
- England Stephen Bunting
- Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
- Belgium Kim Huybrechts
- Scotland Robert Thornton
- England Justin Pipe
- England Michael Smith
- England Andrew Gilding
- England Steve Beaton
- Scotland Peter Wright
- England Dean Winstanley
- Wales Jamie Lewis
- England Wes Newton
- Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
- Wales Mark Webster
- England Kevin Painter
- England Dave Chisnall
- Australia Simon Whitlock
- England Andy Smith
- England Terry Jenkins
- England Mervyn King
- Australia Paul Nicholson
- England James Wade
- England Ronnie Baxter
- Netherlands Christian Kist
- England Mark Walsh
- Wales Richie Burnett
- England Nick Fullwell
Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)
[edit | edit source]- England Steve Maish
- Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
- England Ian White
- England Keegan Brown
- England Ben Ward
- England David Pallett
- England Wayne Jones
- Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
- Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode
- England Jamie Caven
- England Darren Webster
- England Steve West
- Canada John Part
- England Stuart Kellett
- England Gary Spedding
- Austria Mensur Suljović
- Scotland Mark Barilli
- Scotland Jason Hogg
- Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
- England Nigel Heydon
- England Tony Newell
- England Ross Smith
- England Steve Hine
- Belgium Rocco Maes
- Scotland John Henderson
- England Michael Barnard
- England Peter Hudson
- England Adrian Gray
- England Ian Lever
- England John Bowles
- England Josh Payne
- England Dave Weston
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)
[edit | edit source]- England Adam Hunt
- Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
- Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez
- England Karl Merchant
- England Jason Lovett
- England Joe Murnan
- England Dennis Smith
- England Johnny Haines
- Spain Antonio Alcinas
- England Alex Roy
- England Mark Hylton
- England Mark Cox
- Republic of Ireland William O'Connor
- England Steve Brown
- England Pete Dyos
- England Kevin Dowling
- Northern Ireland Michael Mansell
- England James Hubbard
- England Mick Todd
- England Matthew Edgar
- England Arron Monk
- Republic of Ireland Glenn Spearing
- England Alan Derrett
- England Aden Kirk
- England Steve Douglas
- England Douglas Thompson
- Wales Jonathan Worsley
- England Davey Dodds
- Scotland Ewan Hyslop
- Australia Kyle Anderson
- England Matt Clark
- Wales Gerwyn Price
- Germany Jyhan Artut
- England Chris Aubrey
- Canada Shaun Narain
- England Kevin McDine
- England Conan Whitehead
- England Alan Tabern
- England Brian Woods
- England Nathan Derry
- Netherlands Benito van de Pas
- England Jeff Batham
Riley qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)
[edit | edit source]32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.[10]
- England Aaron Holdstock
- England Carl Green
- England Lionel Sams
- England Ian Jones
- England Alan Casey
- England Kevin Taylor
- England Shaun Lovett
- England Tony Broughton
- England Chris Dobey
- England James Young
- England Andy Boulton
- England Tony Randell
- England Scott Bennett
- England Paul Whitworth
- England William Naylor
- England Adam Cousins
- Wales Dean Reynolds
- Scotland Chris Mackie
- England Graham Dando
- Wales Rhys Griffin
- Scotland Michael Malone
- England Nigel Daniels
- England Simon Stevenson
- England Paul Hogan
- England Martin Stead
- England Dean Stewart
- England Jim Hill
- England Sam Allen
- England Mick Baker
- England Jason Mold
- England Ben Burton
- England David O'Brien
Prize money
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Friday 7 March; Best of nine legs
[edit | edit source]Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Carl Green | 3–5 | England Lionel Sams | England Brian Woods | 3–5 | England Dean Stewart | |
| England Paul Whitworth | 0–5 | Wales Rhys Griffin | England Alan Tabern | 1–5 | England Tony Randell | |
| England Martin Stead | 5–3 | England Alan Casey | England Kevin McDine | 5–2 | England Aaron Holdstock | |
| England Ian Jones | 3–5 | England Simon Stevenson | England James Young | 3–5 | England David O'Brien | |
| England Nathan Derry | 5–2 | England Jason Mold | England William Naylor | 4–5 | England Sam Allen |
First round
[edit | edit source]Second round
[edit | edit source]Third round; Best of seventeen legs
[edit | edit source]Saturday 8 March
[edit | edit source]Fourth round; Best of seventeen legs
[edit | edit source]Fifth round
[edit | edit source]Sunday 9 March
[edit | edit source]Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs
[edit | edit source]| Player | Score | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.38 | 10–8 | England Ian White 92.87 |
| England Terry Jenkins 98.89 | 10–4 | Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 93.69 |
| England Adrian Lewis 98.35 | 10–3 | Austria Mensur Suljović 98.09 |
| England Kevin Painter 87.35 | 6–10 | England Mervyn King 94.73 |
Semi-finals and Final
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) [2] | Final (best of 21 legs) [2] | ||||||||
| England Terry Jenkins 96.65 | 10 | ||||||||
| Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 95.58 | 8 | ||||||||
| England Terry Jenkins 93.15 | 1 | ||||||||
| England Adrian Lewis 109.13 | 11 | ||||||||
| England Mervyn King 94.58 | 6 | ||||||||
| England Adrian Lewis 99.64 | 10 | ||||||||
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