2017 UK Open

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2017 Coral UK Open
Tournament information
Dates3–5 March 2017
VenueButlin's Resort
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organization(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£70,000
High checkout167
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
(fourth round)
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
(fifth round)
Champion(s)
Scotland Peter Wright
«2016 2018»

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.

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

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UK Open qualifiers

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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.
1 Friday 3 February Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Peter Wright Scotland 6–4 England Adrian Lewis [2]
2 Saturday 4 February Simon Whitlock Australia 6–4 Scotland Gary Anderson [3]
3 Sunday 5 February Peter Wright Scotland 6–5 England Michael Smith [4]
4 Friday 10 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 Scotland Gary Anderson [5]
5 Saturday 11 February Simon Whitlock Australia 6–3 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts [6]
6 Sunday 12 February Peter Wright Scotland 6–3 England James Wade [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)

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*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)

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Number 65–96 of the Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first round)

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Riley qualifiers (starting in first round)

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

Prize money

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The prize fund increased from last year's edition prize fund to £350,000.[9]

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £350,000)
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

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Friday 3 March

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First round (best of eleven legs)

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Player Score Player Player Score Player
Scotland Ryan Murray 6 – 5 England John Ferrell (Q) England Alan Tabern 6 – 4 England Scott Robertson (Q)
England Johnny Haines (Q) 6 – 0 England Wayne Morris (Q) England Jamie Caven 6 – 3 England Dan Read (Q)
England Ritchie Edhouse 4 – 6 England Rob Hewson England Joe Davis 6 – 2 England Paul Harvey
England Keegan Brown 3 – 6 England Paul Hogan (Q) England Wayne Jones 6 – 5 England Lee Bryant
England Mark Frost 6 – 4 Scotland Jamie Bain England Brett Claydon (Q) 4 – 6 England Paul Barham (Q)
England James Carroll (Q) 6 – 3 England Brandon Walsh (Q) England Alex Roy (Q) 6 – 1 England Kevin Edwards (Q)
England Darren Johnson 6 – 5 Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan England James Wilson 6 – 4 England Gary Eastwood (Q)
Spain Antonio Alcinas 4 – 6 England James Richardson Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 6 – 1 Hong Kong Royden Lam
Netherlands Yordi Meeuwisse 6 – 4 England Martin Biggs (Q) England Paul Milford 6 – 3 England Brian Dawson (Q)
England Tony Newell 6 – 4 Wales Mark Layton (Q) England Matt Padgett 6 – 2 England Paul Cartwright (Q)
England Paul Rowley 5 – 6 England Ronnie Baxter Wales Jonny Clayton 6 – 1 Scotland Jimmy McKirdy (Q)
Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 6 – 1 Hong Kong Kai Fan Leung England Kevin Bambrick (Q) 6 – 5 England Nicky Bell (Q)
England Darryl Pilgrim (Q) 4 – 6 England Ben Green (Q) England Lee Evans (Q) 6 – 5 Scotland Andrew Davidson (Q)
Wales Dean Reynolds (Q) 6 – 2 England Andy Roberts (Q) Wales Jonathan Worsley 6 – 4 England Dave Prins (Q)
England Brian Woods 6 – 3 England Damian Smith (Q) England Steve Maish (Q) 4 – 6 England Neil Smith (Q)
Netherlands Vincent Kamphuis 3 – 6 England Ryan Meikle England Dave Parletti (Q) 6 – 2 Wales Gareth Pass (Q)

Second round (best of eleven legs)

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Player Score Player Player Score Player
Wales Jamie Lewis 4 – 6 England Paul Hogan (Q) England Scott Taylor 5 – 6 England Paul Barham (Q)
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 6 – 3 England Ryan Palmer Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 6 – 4 England Lee Evans (Q)
South Africa Devon Petersen 2 – 6 Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena Netherlands Jan Dekker 5 – 6 England Rob Hewson
England Ted Evetts 6 – 3 England Paul Milford Austria Zoran Lerchbacher 4 – 6 England Matthew Dennant
England Tony Newell 4 – 6 England Brian Woods England Alan Tabern 6 – 3 England James Carroll (Q)
England Jamie Caven 6 – 0 England Ben Green (Q) Netherlands Yordi Meeuwisse 6 – 4 Wales Jonathan Worsley
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 6 – 5 England James Wilson England Justin Pipe 6 – 0 England Ryan Meikle
England Andy Jenkins 4 – 6 England David Pallett Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 6 – 2 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon
England Ross Twell 6 – 4 England Joe Davis England Martin Lukeman 6 – 5 England Matt Padgett
Scotland Mark Barilli 3 – 6 England Kirk Shepherd England Peter Hudson 5 – 6 Greece John Michael
England Terry Jenkins 2 – 6 England Wayne Jones England James Richardson 6 – 1 England Neil Smith (Q)
England Stephen Bunting 2 – 6 Wales Mark Webster England Andrew Gilding 6 – 4 Scotland Ryan Murray
England Alex Roy (Q) 6 – 4 England Dave Parletti (Q) England Richard North 3 – 6 England Ronnie Baxter
Wales Jonny Clayton 6 – 3 England Mark Frost Scotland Robert Thornton 6 – 0 England Kevin Bambrick (Q)
Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan 6 – 4 Wales Dean Reynolds (Q) Netherlands Jeffrey de Graaf 3 – 6 Wales Barrie Bates
England Stuart Kellett 4 – 6 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode England Darren Johnson 3 – 6 England Johnny Haines (Q)

Third round (best of nineteen legs)

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Player Score Player Player Score Player
England Mick Todd 3 – 10 Republic of Ireland William O'Connor England Darren Webster 8 – 10 England Ronnie Baxter
England Alan Norris 10 – 2 Netherlands Yordi Meeuwisse Scotland Peter Wright 10 – 3 England James Richardson
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 10 – 8 England Brian Woods England Mervyn King 7 – 10 England Alan Tabern
Wales Mark Webster 10 – 9 England Ross Twell England Joe Cullen 10 – 2 Scotland Robert Thornton
Australia Kyle Anderson 7 – 10 Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena England Dave Chisnall 10 – 4 England Jamie Caven
England Kevin Painter 8 – 10 England Chris Dobey Australia Simon Whitlock 10 – 2 England Chris Quantock
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 10 – 2 England Alex Roy (Q) Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 10 – 7 Wales Jonny Clayton
England Martin Lukeman 10 – 9 England Rob Hewson Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 9 – 10 Greece John Michael
Scotland Gary Anderson 9 – 10 England Paul Hogan(Q) Netherlands Benito van de Pas 10 – 6 England Matthew Dennant
Wales Gerwyn Price 10 – 5 England Justin Pipe England Ryan Searle 10 – 7 Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 4 – 10 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort England Steve Beaton 6 – 10 England David Pallett
England Kirk Shepherd 10 – 8 England Wayne Jones England Andrew Gilding 5 – 10 England Ted Evetts
England Ricky Evans 7 – 10 Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp England James Wade 8 – 10 England Adrian Lewis
Netherlands Christian Kist 5 – 10 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode England Ian White 10 – 2 England Paul Barham (Q)
England Michael Smith 10 – 4 Scotland John Henderson England Rob Cross 10 – 5 England Johnny Haines (Q)
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 10 – 6 Wales Barrie Bates Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (withdrew) w/o Spain Cristo Reyes

Saturday 4 March

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Fourth round (best of nineteen legs)

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Player Score Player Player Score Player
Netherlands Benito van de Pas 5 – 10 England Alan Norris Australia Simon Whitlock 10 – 6 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 9 – 10 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort England Rob Cross 10 – 5 England Ryan Searle
Scotland Peter Wright 10 – 5 England Dave Chisnall England Adrian Lewis 6 – 10 England Paul Hogan (Q)
England Chris Dobey 5 – 10 England Martin Lukeman England Michael Smith 10 – 8 Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena
Wales Gerwyn Price 10 – 4 England David Pallett Spain Cristo Reyes 5 – 10 England Joe Cullen
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 10 – 1 England Ted Evetts Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 10 – 6 England Ronnie Baxter
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 10 – 3 Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 10 – 3 Wales Mark Webster
Greece John Michael 6 – 10 England Alan Tabern England Ian White 10 – 7 England Kirk Shepherd

Fifth round (best of nineteen legs)

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Player Score Player
Wales Gerwyn Price 101.26 10 – 6 England Paul Hogan (Q) 99.60
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 96.52 10 – 7 England Alan Tabern 88.28
England Ian White 91.22 10 – 3 England Martin Lukeman 86.89
England Michael Smith 93.26 6 – 10 England Alan Norris 94.89
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 97.14 10 – 9 England Joe Cullen 96.42
Australia Simon Whitlock 94.80 10 – 7 Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 93.70
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 92.07 10 – 5 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 94.51
Scotland Peter Wright 101.33 10 – 6 England Rob Cross 99.11

Sunday 5 March

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Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)

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Player Score Player
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 98.94 9 – 10 England Alan Norris 97.78
England Ian White 103.09 9 – 10 Wales Gerwyn Price 97.18
Australia Simon Whitlock 96.37 9 – 10 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 102.03
Scotland Peter Wright 110.88 10 – 8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 108.10

Semi-finals and Final (best of twenty-one legs)

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Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs) 		Final
(best of 21 legs)
      
Wales Gerwyn Price 95.97 11
England Alan Norris 93.25 9
Wales Gerwyn Price 97.78 6
Scotland Peter Wright 100.55 11
Scotland Peter Wright 100.77 11
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 98.89 5

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