2016 UK Open

2016 Coral UK Open
2016 Coral UK Open
Tournament information
Dates	4–6 March 2016
Venue	Butlin's Resort
Location	Minehead
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs; Final – best of 21
Prize fund	£300,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Nine-dart finish	Michael van Gerwen (Fourth round)
High checkout	170 ; Michael van Gerwen ; (2x Third round, 2x Fourth round) ; Alan Norris ; (Third round) ; Jamie Caven ; (Third round)
Champion(s)
	Michael van Gerwen
«2015	2017»

The 2016 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fourteenth 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 third time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 4–6 March 2016, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw will be staged after each round until the final.

In a repeat of last year's final, Michael van Gerwen beat Peter Wright to retain his title.^[1] During the tournament, he also hit a nine-dart finish against the then-unknown Rob Cross in the fourth round. Either side of that leg, he hit a 170 checkout, which also included a run of 19 perfect darts (treble 19, 2x treble 20, treble 19, 170 checkout (2x treble 20, bull), 9-dart leg (7x treble 20, treble 19, double 12), 2x treble 20, treble 19).

Format and qualifiers

UK Open Qualifiers

There were six qualifying events staged in February 2016 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Friday 5 February	Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan	Adrian Lewis	6–1	Phil Taylor	^[2]
2	Saturday 6 February		Michael van Gerwen	6–4	Alan Norris	^[3]
3	Sunday 7 February		Phil Taylor	6–2	Michael van Gerwen	^[4]
4	Friday 19 February		Gary Anderson	6–1	James Wade	^[5]
5	Saturday 20 February		Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Gerwyn Price	^[6]
6	Sunday 21 February		Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Steve Beaton	^[7]

The tournament featured 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.^[8]

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

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

Number 65-96 of the Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First Round)

Riley qualifiers (starting in First Round)

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

Mark Jodrill
Paul Hogan
Jason Mold
Dean Stewart
Mark Cox
Paul Whitworth
Chris Jones
Mark Rice
Michael McFall
Curtis Turner
Dave Parletti
Jason Hogg
Lee Morris
Daniel Day
Scott Marsh
Ian McFarlane
Stewart Rattray
Darren Layden
Steven Rose
Alex Roy
John Scott
Andrew Davidson
Les Delderfield
Rob Cross
Mark Wilson
Andy Brown
Glen McGrandle
Steve Maish
Lee Grimshaw
Jason Heaver
Barry Lynn
Ben Green

Prize money

The prize fund remained like last year's edition prize fund at £300,000.^[9]

Stage (no. of players)		Prize Money (Total: £300,000)
Winner	(1)	£60,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£30,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£17,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£10,000
Last 16 (Fifth round)	(8)	£5,000
Last 32 (Fourth round)	(16)	£3,000
Last 64 (Third round)	(32)	£1,500
Last 96 (Second round)	(32)	n/a
Last 128 (First round)	(32)	n/a

Nine-dart finish	(1)	£10,000

Draw

^[10]

Friday 4 March

First round (best of eleven legs)

^[11]

Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
Wes Newton	6 – 4	Mark Cox (Q)	Ronny Huybrechts	6 – 3	Mark Rice (Q)
Dennis Smith	1 – 6	Alex Roy (Q)	Jermaine Wattimena	6 – 5	Andy Smith
Andy Boulton	6 – 4	Lee Grimshaw (Q)	William O'Connor	6 – 1	Mark Jodrill (Q)
Magnus Caris	6 – 5	Jason Mold (Q)	Mick McGowan	4 – 6	Nathan Aspinall
Dick van Dijk	2 – 6	Kevin Dowling	Jonathan Worsley	6 – 1	Curtis Turner (Q)
Arron Monk	6 – 3	Stewart Rattray (Q)	Dean Stewart (Q)	4 – 6	Barry Lynn (Q)
Dirk van Duijvenbode	6 – 3	Michael McFall (Q)	Jason Hogg (Q) (timed out)	w/o	Ben Green (Q)
Alan Tabern	3 – 6	Harry Ward	Paul Hogan (Q)	6 – 3	Daniel Day (Q)
Mark Barilli	6 – 1	Darren Layden (Q)	Jonny Clayton	6 – 2	Ian McFarlane (Q)
Ryan de Vreede	6 – 3	Nathan Derry	Darren Webster	6 – 0	Lee Morris (Q)
Mark Frost	6 – 0	Andy Brown (Q)	Joe Murnan	6 – 2	Paul Whitworth (Q)
Jan Dekker	5 – 6	Andrew Davidson (Q)	Steve Maish (Q)	6 – 5	Jason Heaver (Q)
Dean Winstanley	6 – 5	John Scott (Q)	Mark Wilson (Q)	w/o	Les Delderfield (Q) (timed out)
Paul Milford	6 – 1	Chris Jones (Q)	Scott Marsh (Q)	6 – 1	Steven Rose (Q)
Johnny Haines	5 – 6	Gary Stone	Ken MacNeil	3 – 6	Rob Cross (Q)
Ryan Harrington	6 – 1	Glen McGrandle (Q)	Josh Payne	6 – 2	Dave Parletti (Q)

Second round (best of eleven legs)

^[11]

Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
Jeffrey de Graaf	6 – 5	William O'Connor	Lee Evans	6 – 2	Rowby-John Rodriguez
Robert Thornton	4 – 6	Arron Monk	Kevin Painter	4 – 6	Dean Winstanley
Mike de Decker	5 – 6	Matt Clark	Mark Dudbridge	5 – 6	Joey ten Berge
Brendan Dolan	6 – 3	Scott Marsh (Q)	Darron Brown	4 – 6	Ryan Harrington
Jamie Caven	6 – 2	Gary Stone	Mark Frost	6 – 4	Mark Barilli
Yordi Meeuwisse	3 – 6	Robbie Green	Jay Foreman	4 – 6	Ronny Huybrechts
Wayne Jones	5 – 6	Andy Jenkins	Paul Milford	4 – 6	Steve Maish (Q)
Josh Payne	6 – 1	Harry Ward	Scott Dale	2 – 6	Darren Webster
Berry van Peer	5 – 6	Richie Corner	Jeffrey de Zwaan	5 – 6	Alex Roy (Q)
Brett Claydon	4 – 6	Barry Lynn (Q)	Cristo Reyes	4 – 6	Andrew Davidson (Q)
Matthew Edgar	6 – 4	Mark Wilson (Q)	David Pallett	6 – 1	Jason Marriott
James Wilson	6 – 3	Jonny Clayton	Wes Newton	4 – 6	Rob Cross (Q)
Ritchie Edhouse	4 – 6	Joe Murnan	Peter Hudson	4 – 6	Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jermaine Wattimena	6 – 1	Kevin Dowling	Magnus Caris	6 – 3	Ben Green (Q)
Andy Boulton	6 – 2	Jonathan Worsley	Andrew Gilding	5 – 6	Ryan de Vreede
Tony Newell	6 – 1	Paul Hogan (Q)	Stuart Kellett	6 – 5	Nathan Aspinall

Third round (best of seventeen legs)

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Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
Joe Cullen	9 – 1	Mark Frost	René Eidams	3 – 9	James Wilson
Stuart Kellett	9 – 7	Joey ten Berge	Ricky Evans	9 – 5	Andy Boulton
Ryan de Vreede	9 – 5	Josh Payne	Robbie Green	5 – 9	Dirk van Duijvenbode
Raymond van Barneveld	9 – 8	David Pallett	Jelle Klaasen	9 – 6	Matt Clark
Vincent van der Voort	9 – 3	Dean Winstanley	Jeffrey de Graaf	8 – 9	Rob Cross (Q)
Lee Evans	7 – 9	Jamie Caven	Simon Whitlock	9 – 6	Ian White
Terry Jenkins	9 – 7	Ronny Huybrechts	Alan Norris	9 – 7	Jermaine Wattimena
Gary Anderson	9 – 7	Dave Chisnall	Darren Webster	9 – 5	Andrew Davidson (Q)
James Wade	2 – 9	Mensur Suljović	Kim Huybrechts	9 – 1	Steve Maish (Q)
Stephen Bunting	9 – 8	Jamie Lewis	Justin Pipe	9 – 6	Alex Roy (Q)
Gerwyn Price	8 – 9	Joe Murnan	Mark Webster	9 – 3	Matthew Edgar
Kyle Anderson	9 – 2	Andy Hamilton	Brendan Dolan	6 – 9	Barry Lynn (Q)
Michael van Gerwen	9 – 2	Ryan Harrington	Benito van de Pas	9 – 7	Mervyn King
Michael Smith	9 – 8	Daryl Gurney	Steve Beaton	5 – 9	Peter Wright
John Henderson	9 – 4	Magnus Caris	Phil Taylor	9 – 5	Arron Monk
Andy Jenkins	9 – 5	Richie Corner	Adrian Lewis	9 – 1	Tony Newell

Saturday 5 March

Fourth round (best of seventeen legs)

^[12]

Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
Alan Norris	6 – 9	Joe Cullen	Michael Smith	5 – 9	Stuart Kellett
Phil Taylor	9 – 3	Raymond van Barneveld	Ricky Evans	8 – 9	Darren Webster
Jelle Klaasen	9 – 8	Joe Murnan	Vincent van der Voort	9 – 2	Andy Jenkins
Simon Whitlock	3 – 9	Benito van de Pas	Gary Anderson	3 – 9	Barry Lynn (Q)
Mensur Suljović	9 – 8	Ryan de Vreede	Kim Huybrechts	9 – 3	Justin Pipe
Stephen Bunting	9 – 6	Jamie Caven	Mark Webster	9 – 4	Dirk van Duijvenbode
Kyle Anderson	9 – 2	James Wilson	Michael van Gerwen	9 – 5	Rob Cross (Q)
Terry Jenkins	5 – 9	Peter Wright	Adrian Lewis	9 – 6	John Henderson

Fifth round (best of seventeen legs)

^[13]

Player	Score	Player
Mark Webster 97.81	9 – 5	Mensur Suljović 93.83
Michael van Gerwen 102.20	9 – 2	Kim Huybrechts 86.72
Stuart Kellett 87.68	5 – 9	Barry Lynn (Q) 88.29
Phil Taylor 103.60	9 – 7	Vincent van der Voort 101.08
Benito van de Pas 95.85	2 – 9	Kyle Anderson 96.48
Stephen Bunting 92.44	7 – 9	Joe Cullen 93.23
Peter Wright 96.77	9 – 5	Darren Webster 89.03
Adrian Lewis 91.17	7 – 9	Jelle Klaasen 97.16

Sunday 6 March

Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)

^[14]

Player	Score	Player
Michael van Gerwen 95.99	10 – 6	Barry Lynn (Q) 91.20
Peter Wright 102.29	10 – 7	Joe Cullen 101.83
Phil Taylor 105.57	10 – 3	Mark Webster 92.44
Jelle Klaasen 98.24	10 – 0	Kyle Anderson 90.42

Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) ^[15]		Final (best of 21 legs) ^[15]

Jelle Klaasen 90.44	5

Peter Wright 96.68	10
		Peter Wright 98.33	4

		Michael van Gerwen 106.68	11
Michael van Gerwen 107.57	10

Phil Taylor 104.57	6

Media coverage

Like the 2015 tournament, the 2016 tournament was broadcast live in the UK on ITV4 and ITV4 HD.

References

^ "Michael van Gerwen wins UK Open final after defeating Peter Wright". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ "Lewis Powers To Wigan Title". PDC. 5 February 2016.
^ "Super van Gerwen Wins in Wigan". PDC. 6 February 2016.
^ "Taylor Defeats van Gerwen To Take Title". PDC. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
^ "Win Seals Anderson's UK Open Spot". PDC. 19 February 2016.
^ "Van Gerwen Continues Winning Run". PDC. 20 February 2016.
^ "Qualifying Treble For van Gerwen". PDC. 21 February 2016.
^ "Coral UK Open Field Confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015-02-21. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
^ "2016 UK Open Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "Coral UK Open Draw Made". PDC. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "2016 Coral UK Open Fourth Round". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "2016 Coral UK Open Fifth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "2016 Coral UK Open Quarter-Finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Van Gerwen Retails Coral UK Open". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[1] "Michael van Gerwen wins UK Open final after defeating Peter Wright". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[2] "Lewis Powers To Wigan Title". PDC. 5 February 2016.

[3] "Super van Gerwen Wins in Wigan". PDC. 6 February 2016.

[4] "Taylor Defeats van Gerwen To Take Title". PDC. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

[5] "Win Seals Anderson's UK Open Spot". PDC. 19 February 2016.

[6] "Van Gerwen Continues Winning Run". PDC. 20 February 2016.

[7] "Qualifying Treble For van Gerwen". PDC. 21 February 2016.

[8] "Coral UK Open Field Confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015-02-21. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.

[9] "2016 UK Open Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[10] "Coral UK Open Draw Made". PDC. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[Day_One-11] "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[12] "2016 Coral UK Open Fourth Round". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[13] "2016 Coral UK Open Fifth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[14] "2016 Coral UK Open Quarter-Finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[Final_session-15] "Van Gerwen Retails Coral UK Open". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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