2016 UK Open

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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.

Dates4–6 March 2016
VenueButlin's Resort
LocationMinehead
Country England
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2016 Coral UK Open
Tournament information
Dates4–6 March 2016
VenueButlin's Resort
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£60,000
Nine-dart finishNetherlands Michael van Gerwen (fourth round)
High checkout170
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
(2x Third round, 2x Fourth round)
England Alan Norris
(third round)
England Jamie Caven
(third round)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2015 2017»
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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:

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

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

Prize money

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

More information Stage (no. of players), Prize money (Total: £300,000) ...
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
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Draw

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Friday 4 March

First round (best of eleven legs)

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

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More information Player, Score ...
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 England Scott Marsh (Q) England Darron Brown 4 – 6 England Ryan Harrington
 Jamie Caven 6 – 2  Gary Stone  Mark Frost 6 – 4 Scotland Mark Barilli
Netherlands Yordi Meeuwisse 3 – 6  Robbie Green England Jay Foreman 4 – 6  Ronny Huybrechts
 Wayne Jones 5 – 6  Andy Jenkins England Paul Milford 4 – 6 England Steve Maish (Q)
 Josh Payne 6 – 1  Harry Ward England Scott Dale 2 – 6  Darren Webster
 Berry van Peer 5 – 6 England Richie Corner  Jeffrey de Zwaan 5 – 6 England Alex Roy (Q)
 Brett Claydon 4 – 6  Barry Lynn (Q)  Cristo Reyes 4 – 6 Scotland Andrew Davidson (Q)
 Matthew Edgar 6 – 4 England Mark Wilson (Q)  David Pallett 6 – 1 England 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 Sweden Magnus Caris 6 – 3 England Ben Green (Q)
 Andy Boulton 6 – 2  Jonathan Worsley  Andrew Gilding 5 – 6  Ryan de Vreede
England Tony Newell 6 – 1  Paul Hogan (Q)  Stuart Kellett 6 – 5  Nathan Aspinall
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Third round (best of seventeen legs)

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

Fourth round (best of seventeen legs)

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More information Player, Score ...
Player Score Player Player Score Player
 Alan Norris 6 – 9  Joe Cullen  Michael Smith 5 – 9  Stuart Kellett
 Phil Taylor 106.00 9 – 3  Raymond van Barneveld 101.70  Ricky Evans 8 – 9  Darren Webster
 Jelle Klaasen 9 – 8  Joe Murnan  Vincent van der Voort 91.37 9 – 2  Andy Jenkins 86.93
 Simon Whitlock 85.01 3 – 9  Benito van de Pas 90.31  Gary Anderson 88.83 3 – 9  Barry Lynn 94.64 (Q)
 Mensur Suljović 9 – 8  Ryan de Vreede  Kim Huybrechts 9 – 3  Justin Pipe
 Stephen Bunting 89.81 9 – 6  Jamie Caven 83.19  Mark Webster 9 – 4  Dirk van Duijvenbode
 Kyle Anderson 9 – 2  James Wilson  Michael van Gerwen 106.82 9 – 5  Rob Cross 95.98 (Q)
 Terry Jenkins 94.21 5 – 9  Peter Wright 95.82  Adrian Lewis 96.46 9 – 6  John Henderson 94.59
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Fifth round (best of seventeen legs)

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More information Player, Score ...
Player Score Player
Wales Mark Webster 97.81 9 – 5 Austria Mensur Suljović 93.83
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.20 9 – 2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 86.72
England Stuart Kellett 87.68 5 – 9 England Barry Lynn (Q) 88.29
England Phil Taylor 103.60 9 – 7 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 101.08
Netherlands Benito van de Pas 95.85 2 – 9 Australia Kyle Anderson 96.48
England Stephen Bunting 92.44 7 – 9 England Joe Cullen 93.23
Scotland Peter Wright 96.77 9 – 5 England Darren Webster 89.03
England Adrian Lewis 91.17 7 – 9 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 97.16
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Sunday 6 March

Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)

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More information Player, Score ...
Player Score Player
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 95.99 10 – 6 England Barry Lynn (Q) 91.20
Scotland Peter Wright 102.29 10 – 7 England Joe Cullen 101.83
England Phil Taylor 105.57 10 – 3 Wales Mark Webster 92.44
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 98.24 10 – 0 Australia Kyle Anderson 90.42
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Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
[16] 		Final
(best of 21 legs)
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Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 90.44 5
Scotland Peter Wright 96.68 10
Scotland Peter Wright 98.33 4
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 106.68 11
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 107.57 10
England 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

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