2017 UK Open
# 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Michael van Gerwen | 6–3 | Gary Anderson |
| 5 | Saturday 11 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Simon Whitlock | 6–3 | Ronny Huybrechts |
| 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 (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.

### 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.

| Stage (no. of players) | 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

### Friday 3 March

**First round (best of eleven legs)**

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

**Second round (best of eleven legs)**

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

**Third round (best of nineteen legs)**

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

### Saturday 4 March

**Fourth round (best of nineteen legs)**

| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Benito van de Pas | 5 – 10 | Alan Norris | Simon Whitlock | 10 – 6 | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| Jelle Klaasen | 9 – 10 | Vincent van der Voort | Rob Cross | 10 – 5 | Ryan Searle |
| Peter Wright | 10 – 5 | Dave Chisnall | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 10 | Paul Hogan (Q) |
| 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 | William O'Connor | 10 – 6 | Ronnie Baxter |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 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 (Q) 99.60 |
| Raymond van Barneveld 96.52 | 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 | Vincent van der Voort 94.51 |
| Peter Wright 101.33 | 10 – 6 | Rob Cross 99.11 |

### Sunday 5 March

**Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)**

| Player | Score | Player |
| - | - | - |
| Kim Huybrechts 98.94 | 9 – 10 | Alan Norris 97.78 |
| Ian White 103.09 | 9 – 10 | Gerwyn Price 97.18 |
| Simon Whitlock 96.37 | 9 – 10 | Daryl Gurney 102.03 |
| Peter Wright 110.88 | 10 – 8 | Raymond van Barneveld 108.10 |

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

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