2017 UK Open
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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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
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 ![]() |
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[2] |
2 | Saturday 4 February | Simon Whitlock ![]() |
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[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 | |
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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 (Round 5) | (8) | £6,500 |
Last 32 (Round 4) | (16) | £3,500 |
Last 64 (Round 3) | (32) | £1,750 |
Draw
Friday 3 March
First round (best of eleven legs)
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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6–4 | ![]() | |
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6–0 | ![]() |
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6–3 | ![]() | |
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4–6 | ![]() |
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6–2 | ![]() | |
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3–6 | ![]() |
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6–5 | ![]() | |
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6–4 | ![]() |
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4–6 | ![]() | |
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6–3 | ![]() |
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6–1 | ![]() | |
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6–5 | ![]() |
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6–4 | ![]() | |
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4–6 | ![]() |
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6–1 | ![]() | |
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6–4 | ![]() |
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6–3 | ![]() | |
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6–4 | ![]() |
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6–2 | ![]() | |
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5–6 | ![]() |
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6–1 | ![]() | |
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6–1 | ![]() |
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6–5 | ![]() | |
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4–6 | ![]() |
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6–5 | ![]() | |
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6–2 | ![]() |
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6–4 | ![]() | |
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6–3 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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10 – 6 | ![]() | |
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9 – 10 | ![]() |
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10 – 5 | ![]() | |
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10 – 5 | ![]() |
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6 – 10 | ![]() | |
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5 – 10 | ![]() |
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10 – 8 | ![]() | |
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10 – 4 | ![]() |
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5 – 10 | ![]() | |
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10 – 1 | ![]() |
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10 – 6 | ![]() | |
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10 – 3 | ![]() |
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6 – 10 | ![]() |
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10 – 7 | ![]() |
Fifth round (best of nineteen legs)
Player | Score | Player |
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10 – 6 | ![]() |
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10 – 7 | ![]() |
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10 – 3 | ![]() |
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6 – 10 | ![]() |
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10 – 9 | ![]() |
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10 – 7 | ![]() |
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10 – 5 | ![]() |
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10 – 6 | ![]() |
Sunday 5 March
Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)
Player | Score | Player |
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9 – 10 | ![]() |
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10 – 8 | ![]() |
Semi-finals and Final (best of twenty-one legs)
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | ||||||||
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References
- ^ "UK Open: Peter Wright beats Gerwyn Price in Minehead". BBC Sport. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Wright Claims Qualifier One Win". PDC. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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- ^ "Wonderful Wright Seals Wigan Double". PDC. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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- ^ "Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "2017 UK Open Prize Money". Professional Darts Organisation. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 Coral UK Open Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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