2016 UK Open
Tournament name2016 Coral UK Open
Dates4–6 March 2016
VenueButlin's Minehead
LocationMinehead, England
OrganisationProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£300,000
Winners share£60,000
Nine dartMichael van Gerwen
High checkout
WinnerMichael van Gerwen
Prev2015
Next2017

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, from 4 to 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.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
1Friday 5 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganAdrian Lewis6–1Phil Taylor[2]
2Saturday 6 FebruaryMichael van Gerwen6–4 Alan Norris[3]
3Sunday 7 FebruaryPhil Taylor6–2Michael van Gerwen[4]
4Friday 19 FebruaryGary Anderson6–1James Wade[5]
5Saturday 20 FebruaryMichael van Gerwen6–2Gerwyn Price[6]
6Sunday 21 FebruaryMichael van Gerwen6–2Steve 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)

  1. Michael van Gerwen
  2. Phil Taylor
  3. Adrian Lewis
  4. Gary Anderson
  5. Mark Webster
  6. Steve Beaton
  7. Simon Whitlock
  8. Alan Norris
  9. James Wade
  10. Ian White
  11. Gerwyn Price
  12. Benito van de Pas
  13. Michael Smith
  14. Terry Jenkins
  15. Jelle Klaasen
  16. Mensur Suljović
  17. John Henderson
  18. Dave Chisnall
  19. Kim Huybrechts
  20. Daryl Gurney
  21. Mervyn King
  22. Peter Wright
  23. Stephen Bunting
  24. Vincent van der Voort
  25. Jamie Lewis
  26. Kyle Anderson
  27. Raymond van Barneveld
  28. Justin Pipe
  29. Ricky Evans
  30. Andy Hamilton
  31. René Eidams
  32. Joe Cullen

Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

  1. Andrew Gilding
  2. Lee Evans
  3. Jay Foreman
  4. Jeffrey de Graaf
  5. David Pallett
  6. Peter Hudson
  7. Tony Newell
  8. Scott Dale
  9. Yordi Meeuwisse
  10. Berry van Peer
  11. Rowby-John Rodriguez
  12. Matthew Edgar
  13. Mike De Decker
  14. Wayne Jones
  15. Robbie Green
  16. Jamie Caven
  17. Kevin Painter
  18. Matt Clark
  19. Robert Thornton
  20. Jason Marriott
  21. Brett Claydon
  22. Darron Brown
  23. James Wilson
  24. Brendan Dolan
  25. Cristo Reyes
  26. Jeffrey de Zwaan
  27. Ritchie Edhouse
  28. Mark Dudbridge
  29. Stuart Kellett
  30. Andy Jenkins
  31. Joey ten Berge
  32. Richie Corner

Number 65–96 of the Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first round)

  1. Darren Webster
  2. Ronny Huybrechts
  3. Andy Boulton
  4. Jan Dekker
  5. Mick McGowan
  6. Ryan de Vreede
  7. Joe Murnan
  8. Alan Tabern
  9. Dennis Smith
  10. William O'Connor
  11. Jermaine Wattimena
  12. Nathan Derry
  13. Josh Payne
  14. Ryan Harrington
  15. Harry Ward
  16. Mark Frost
  17. Magnus Caris
  18. Arron Monk
  19. Mark Barilli
  20. Dean Winstanley
  21. Wes Newton
  22. Andy Smith
  23. Nathan Aspinall
  24. Paul Milford
  25. Dick van Dijk
  26. Jonathan Worsley
  27. Kevin Dowling
  28. Ken MacNeil
  29. Johnny Haines
  30. Dirk van Duijvenbode
  31. Jonny Clayton
  32. Gary Stone

Riley qualifiers (starting in first round)

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

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]

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Wes Newton6 – 4Mark Cox (Q)Ronny Huybrechts6 – 3Mark Rice (Q)
Dennis Smith1 �� 6 Alex Roy (Q)Jermaine Wattimena6 – 5Andy Smith
Andy Boulton6 – 4Lee Grimshaw (Q)William O'Connor6 – 1Mark Jodrill (Q)
Magnus Caris6 – 5Jason Mold (Q)Mick McGowan4 – 6Nathan Aspinall
Dick van Dijk2 – 6 Kevin DowlingJonathan Worsley6 – 1Curtis Turner (Q)
Arron Monk6 – 3Stewart Rattray (Q)Dean Stewart (Q)4 – 6Barry Lynn (Q)
Dirk van Duijvenbode6 – 3Michael McFall (Q)Jason Hogg (Q) (timed out)w/oBen Green (Q)
Alan Tabern3 – 6Harry WardPaul Hogan (Q)6 – 3Daniel Day (Q)
Mark Barilli6 – 1Darren Layden (Q)Jonny Clayton6 – 2Ian McFarlane (Q)
Ryan de Vreede6 – 3Nathan DerryDarren Webster6 – 0Lee Morris (Q)
Mark Frost6 – 0Andy Brown (Q)Joe Murnan6 – 2Paul Whitworth (Q)
Jan Dekker5 – 6Andrew Davidson (Q)Steve Maish (Q)6 – 5Jason Heaver (Q)
Dean Winstanley6 – 5John Scott (Q)Mark Wilson (Q)w/oLes Delderfield (Q) (timed out)
Paul Milford6 – 1Chris Jones (Q)Scott Marsh (Q)6 – 1Steven Rose (Q)
Johnny Haines5 – 6Gary StoneKen MacNeil3 – 6Rob Cross (Q)
Ryan Harrington6 – 1Glen McGrandle (Q)Josh Payne6 – 2Dave Parletti (Q)

Second round (best of eleven legs)

[11]

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
6 – 56 – 2
4 – 64 – 6
5 – 65 – 6
6 – 3Scott Marsh (Q)Darron Brown4 – 6Ryan Harrington
6 – 26 – 4Mark Barilli
Yordi Meeuwisse3 – 6Jay Foreman4 – 6
5 – 6Paul Milford4 – 6Steve Maish (Q)
6 – 1Scott Dale2 – 6
5 – 6Richie Corner5 – 6Alex Roy (Q)
4 – 6(Q)4 – 6Andrew Davidson (Q)
6 – 4Mark Wilson (Q)6 – 1Jason Marriott
6 – 34 – 6(Q)
4 – 64 – 6
6 – 1Magnus Caris6 – 3Ben Green (Q)
6 – 25 – 6
Tony Newell6 – 1(Q)6 – 5

Third round (best of seventeen legs)

[11]

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Joe Cullen9 – 1Mark FrostRené Eidams3 – 9James Wilson
Stuart Kellett9 – 7Joey ten BergeRicky Evans9 – 5Andy Boulton
Ryan de Vreede9 – 5Josh PayneRobbie Green5 – 9Dirk van Duijvenbode
Raymond van Barneveld9 – 8David PallettJelle Klaasen9 – 6Matt Clark
Vincent van der Voort9 – 3Dean WinstanleyJeffrey de Graaf8 – 9Rob Cross (Q)
Lee Evans7 – 9Jamie CavenSimon Whitlock9 – 6Ian White
Terry Jenkins9 – 7Ronny HuybrechtsAlan Norris9 – 7Jermaine Wattimena
Gary Anderson9 – 7Dave ChisnallDarren Webster9 – 5Andrew Davidson (Q)
James Wade2 – 9Mensur SuljovićKim Huybrechts9 – 1Steve Maish (Q)
Stephen Bunting9 – 8Jamie LewisJustin Pipe9 – 6 Alex Roy (Q)
Gerwyn Price8 – 9Joe MurnanMark Webster9 – 3Matthew Edgar
Kyle Anderson9 – 2Andy HamiltonBrendan Dolan6 – 9Barry Lynn (Q)
Michael van Gerwen9 – 2Ryan HarringtonBenito van de Pas9 – 7Mervyn King
Michael Smith9 – 8Daryl GurneySteve Beaton5 – 9Peter Wright
John Henderson9 – 4Magnus CarisPhil Taylor9 – 5Arron Monk
Andy Jenkins9 – 5Richie CornerAdrian Lewis9 – 1Tony Newell

Saturday 5 March

Fourth round (best of seventeen legs)

[12][13]

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
6 – 95 – 9
9 – 38 – 9
9 – 89 – 2
3 – 93 – 9(Q)
9 – 89 – 3
9 – 69 – 4
9 – 29 – 5(Q)
5 – 99 – 6

Fifth round (best of seventeen legs)

[14]

PlayerScorePlayer
Mark Webster 97.819 – 5Mensur Suljović 93.83
Michael van Gerwen 102.209 – 2Kim Huybrechts 86.72
Stuart Kellett 87.685 – 9Barry Lynn (Q) 88.29
Phil Taylor 103.609 – 7Vincent van der Voort 101.08
Benito van de Pas 95.852 – 9Kyle Anderson 96.48
Stephen Bunting 92.447 – 9Joe Cullen 93.23
Peter Wright 96.779 – 5Darren Webster 89.03
Adrian Lewis 91.177 – 9Jelle Klaasen 97.16

Sunday 6 March

Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)

[15]

PlayerScorePlayer
Michael van Gerwen 95.9910 – 6Barry Lynn (Q) 91.20
Peter Wright 102.2910 – 7Joe Cullen 101.83
Phil Taylor 105.5710 – 3Mark Webster 92.44
Jelle Klaasen 98.2410 – 0Kyle Anderson 90.42

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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