2010 UK Open Qualifiers

2010 UK Open Qualifiers
Tournament information
Dates	21 February – 9 May
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Best of 11 legs
Prize fund	£31,200
Winner's share	£6,000

The 2010 UK Open Qualifiers were a series of eight dart tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Along with 37 Players Championship events, they comprised the 2010 PDC Pro Tour. The tournaments qualified 96 players to the 2010 UK Open.

Prize money

Each of the eight qualifiers had a prize fund of £31,200 with a £6,000 winner's share, matching the UK Pro Tour events. Cumulative earnings formed the UK Open Order of Merit.

Stage	Prize Money (Total-£31,200)
Winner	£6,000
Runner Up	£3,000
Semi Final	£1,500
Quarter Final	£1,000
Fourth Round	£500
Third Round	£300
Second Round	£200
First Round	£0
Preliminary Round	£0

Order of Merit

The UK Open Order of Merit was formed by adding the earnings of all players that played more than three of the qualifying events. The top 32 on order of merit received byes into the third round, with the rest of the top 64 receiving byes into the second round, and the remaining players entering in the first and preliminary rounds alongside the Amateur and BDO qualifying players.

Top 32, byes into third round

Rank	Player	Events	Earnings
1	Mark Walsh	8	£15,200
2	Phil Taylor	3	£15,000
3	Gary Anderson	8	£13,500
4	James Wade	7	£10,900
5	Colin Lloyd	8	£7,700
6	Mervyn King	6	£7,200
7	Jamie Caven	8	£6,900
8	Wes Newton	8	£6,500
9	John Part	8	£6,300
10	Colin Osborne	7	£5,900
11	Andy Hamilton	8	£5,100
12	Simon Whitlock	8	£4,900
13	Vincent van der Voort	8	£4,700
14	Wayne Jones	8	£4,600
15	Mark Webster	8	£4,500
16	Peter Wright	8	£4,400
17	Jelle Klaasen	8	£4,400
18	Kevin Painter	8	£3,900
19	Co Stompé	7	£3,600
20	Adrian Lewis	8	£3,400
21	Michael van Gerwen	8	£3,200
22	Mark Dudbridge	8	£3,200
23	Alan Tabern	8	£3,000
24	Steve Maish	8	£2,900
25	Brendan Dolan	8	£2,900
26	Terry Jenkins	7	£2,900
27	Dennis Priestley	6	£2,800
28	Matt Clark	8	£2,800
29	Ronnie Baxter	8	£2,700
30	Denis Ovens	8	£2,500
31	Tony Eccles	8	£2,300
32	Nigel Heydon	8	£2,300

33–64, byes into second round

Rank	Player	Events	Earnings
33	Andy Smith	8	£2,300
34	Paul Nicholson	8	£2,300
35	Chris Thompson	8	£2,200
36	Mark Frost	8	£2,200
37	Justin Pipe	8	£2,200
38	Mark Lawrence	8	£2,200
39	Nick Fullwell	8	£2,000
40	Colin Monk	8	£2,000
41	Steve Beaton	8	£1,900
42	Barrie Bates	8	£1,900
43	Darren Johnson	8	£1,900
44	Dennis Smith	8	£1,800
45	Adrian Gray	8	£1,700
46	Robert Thornton	8	£1,600
47	Chris Mason	8	£1,600
48	Roland Scholten	6	£1,600
49	Steve Evans	8	£1,500
50	Steve Brown	8	£1,400
51	Mark Cox	8	£1,400
52	Michael Barnard	8	£1,400
53	Wayne Mardle	7	£1,400
54	Mick McGowan	8	£1,300
55	Kirk Shepherd	8	£1,300
56	Arron Monk	8	£1,300
57	Michael Smith	5	£1,200
58	Kevin McDine	7	£1,200
59	Stephen Hardy	8	£1,100
60	Peter Manley	5	£1,100
61	Wayne Atwood	6	£1,000
62	Tony Ayres	7	£1,000
63	Alex Roy	8	£1,000
64	Stuart Dutton	6	£1,000

65–96, first and preliminary rounds

Rank	Player	Events	Earnings
65	Steve Farmer	7	£900
66	Gary Mawson	6	£900
67	Kevin Dowling	8	£800
68	Steve Hine	8	£800
69	Peter Hudson	8	£800
70	Dave Smith	7	£700
71	Simon Cunningham	4	£700
72	John Quantock	6	£700
73	Jyhan Artut	3	£700
74	Joe Cullen	7	£700
75	Mark Stephenson	8	£600
76	Matt Padgett	8	£600
77	Dave Honey	8	£600
78	Gary Eastwood	6	£600
79	Darren Webster	8	£600
80	Louis Blundell	8	£600
81	Dylan Duo	5	£600
82	Jason Clark	6	£500
83	William O'Connor	4	£500
84	Scott Rand	3	£500
85	Par Riihonen	8	£500
86	Sam Allen	8	£500
87	Anton Liscsey	6	£500
88	Danny Pinhorne	8	£400
89	Paul Rowley	8	£400
90	Martyn Turner	7	£400
91	Darren Latham	7	£400
92	Robbie Newland	8	£400
93	Richie Burnett	8	£400
94	Matt Draper	7	£400
95	Chris Loudon	8	£400
96	Andy Hutchings	8	£400

Amateur and BDO qualifying players

32 amateur players also qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.

• Melvyn Johnston
• Paul Gibbs
• Tony Broughton
• Dean Edlin
• Michael Hammond
• Darren Sullivan
• Ricky Evans
• Alex Harrison
• David Martin
• John Bowles
• Noel Grant
• Henry Murphy
• Paul Neate
• John Robertson
• Ryan Murray
• John Lakeman
• Barrie Knight
• Mark Wilson
• Reece Robinson
• Bradley Williams
• Jamie Green
• Ashley Whisker
• Paul Warwick
• Paul Whitworth
• Stuart Monaghan
• Barrie Webb
• Joe Palmer
• Pete Fisher
• Simon Jones
• Dean Stewart
• Nicky Bache
• Dean Harris

A final 10 players qualified as BDO representatives from Avon, Bedfordshire, East Stirlingshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lothian, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Warwickshire.

• Mike Nott
• Kevin Lowe
• Andy Murray
• Henry O'Neill
• Tony Hutchinson
• Hugh Ringland
• Ian Gleeson
• Jay Foreman
• Mark Harris
• Prakash Jiwa

Qualifier 1

UK Open Qualifier 1
Tournament information
Dates	Sunday 21 February
Venue	Oasis Leisure Centre
Location	Swindon
Champion(s)
Mervyn King

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Qualifier 2

UK Open Qualifier 2
Tournament information
Dates	Sunday 28 February
Venue	Moorways Centre
Location	Derby
Champion(s)
Mark Walsh

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Qualifier 3

UK Open Qualifier 3
Tournament information
Dates	Sunday 14 March
Venue	Robin Park Tennis Centre
Location	Wigan
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor

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Qualifier 4

UK Open Qualifier 4
Tournament information
Dates	Sunday 21 March
Venue	K2 Centre
Location	Crawley
Champion(s)
Gary Anderson

The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 4 was the fourth of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the K2 Centre in Crawley on Sunday 21 March.

Qualifier 5

UK Open Qualifier 5
Tournament information
Dates	Sunday 11 April
Venue	Metrodome
Location	Barnsley
Champion(s)
Mark Walsh

The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 5 was the fifth of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday 11 April.

Qualifier 6

UK Open Qualifier 6
Tournament information
Dates	Sunday 18 April
Venue	Moorsway Centre
Location	Derby
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor

The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 6 was the sixth of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Moorways Centre in Derby on Sunday 18 April.

Qualifier 7

UK Open Qualifier 7
Tournament information
Dates	Sunday 25 April
Venue	Robin Park Tennis Centre
Location	Wigan
Champion(s)
Colin Lloyd

The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 7 was the seventh of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 25 April.

Qualifier 8

UK Open Qualifier 8
Tournament information
Dates	Sunday 9 May
Venue	Robin Park Tennis Centre
Location	Wigan
Champion(s)
James Wade

The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 8 was the last of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 9 May.