2017 UK Open
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.
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. |
1 | Friday 3 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Peter Wright | 6–4 | Adrian Lewis | |
2 | Saturday 4 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Simon Whitlock | 6–4 | Gary Anderson | |
3 | Sunday 5 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Peter Wright | 6–5 | Michael Smith | |
4 | Friday 10 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | 6–3 | Gary Anderson | ||
5 | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Simon Whitlock | 6–3 | |||
6 | Sunday 12 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Peter Wright | 6–3 | James Wade |
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 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)
- 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.
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.Prize money
The prize fund increased from last year's edition prize fund to £350,000.Draw
Friday 3 March
First round (best of eleven legs)
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
6 – 5 | Alan Tabern | 6 – 4 | ||||
Johnny Haines | 6 – 0 | Wayne Morris | Jamie Caven | 6 – 3 | Dan Read | |
Ritchie Edhouse | 4 – 6 | Rob Hewson | Joe Davis | 6 – 2 | Paul Harvey | |
Keegan Brown | 3 – 6 | Paul Hogan | Wayne Jones | 6 – 5 | Lee Bryant | |
6 – 4 | Jamie Bain | 4 – 6 | Paul Barham | |||
James Carroll | 6 – 3 | Brandon Walsh | 6 – 1 | Kevin Edwards | ||
6 – 5 | 6 – 4 | Gary Eastwood | ||||
Antonio Alcinas | 4 – 6 | Ron Meulenkamp | 6 – 1 | Royden Lam | ||
6 – 4 | Martin Biggs | Paul Milford | 6 – 3 | |||
Tony Newell | 6 – 4 | Mark Layton | Matt Padgett | 6 – 2 | Paul Cartwright | |
Paul Rowley | 5 – 6 | Ronnie Baxter | Jonny Clayton | 6 – 1 | Jimmy McKirdy | |
6 – 1 | 6 – 5 | |||||
Darryl Pilgrim | 4 – 6 | Ben Green | 6 – 5 | |||
6 – 2 | Andy Roberts | Jonathan Worsley | 6 – 4 | Dave Prins | ||
6 – 3 | Damian Smith | Steve Maish | 4 – 6 | Neil Smith | ||
Vincent Kamphuis | 3 – 6 | Ryan Meikle | Dave Parletti | 6 – 2 | Gareth Pass |
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 | |
Benito van de Pas | Alan Norris | |||||
Jelle Klaasen | 9 – 10 | Rob Cross | 10 – 5 | Ryan Searle | ||
Peter Wright | 10 – 5 | Dave Chisnall | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 10 | Paul Hogan | |
Chris Dobey | 5 – 10 | Martin Lukeman | Michael Smith | 10 – 8 | Jermaine Wattimena | |
Gerwyn Price | 10 – 4 | David Pallett | Cristo Reyes | 5 – 10 | Joe Cullen | |
Kim Huybrechts | 10 – 1 | Ted Evetts | 10 – 6 | Ronnie Baxter | ||
10 – 3 | Ron Meulenkamp | Daryl Gurney | 10 – 3 | Mark Webster | ||
John Michael | 6 – 10 | Alan Tabern | Ian White | 10 – 7 | Kirk Shepherd |
Fifth round (best of nineteen legs)
Player | Score | Player |
Gerwyn Price 101.26 | 10 – 6 | Paul Hogan 99.60 |
10 – 7 | Alan Tabern 88.28 | |
Ian White 91.22 | 10 – 3 | Martin Lukeman 86.89 |
Michael Smith 93.26 | 6 – 10 | Alan Norris 94.89 |
Kim Huybrechts 97.14 | 10 – 9 | Joe Cullen 96.42 |
Simon Whitlock 94.80 | 10 – 7 | William O'Connor 93.70 |
Daryl Gurney 92.07 | 10 – 5 | 94.51 |
Peter Wright 101.33 | 10 – 6 | Rob Cross 99.11 |