2016 UK Open
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| 2016 Coral UK Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–6 March 2016 | ||
| Venue | Butlin's Minehead | ||
| Location | Minehead, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
| Prize fund | £300,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | Michael van Gerwen | ||
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| Champion(s) | |||
| Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | |||
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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, 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. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 5 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Adrian Lewis Template:Flagicon | 6–1 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor | [2] |
| 2 | Saturday 6 February | Michael van Gerwen Template:Flagicon | 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Alan Norris | [3] | |
| 3 | Sunday 7 February | Phil Taylor Template:Flagicon | 6–2 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | [4] | |
| 4 | Friday 19 February | Gary Anderson Template:Flagicon | 6–1 | Template:Flagicon James Wade | [5] | |
| 5 | Saturday 20 February | Michael van Gerwen Template:Flagicon | 6–2 | Template:Flagicon Gerwyn Price | [6] | |
| 6 | Sunday 21 February | Michael van Gerwen Template:Flagicon | 6–2 | Template:Flagicon Steve 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)
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Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)
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Number 65–96 of the Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first round)
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Riley qualifiers (starting in first round)
32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.
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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
Friday 4 March
First round (best of eleven legs)
Second round (best of eleven legs)
Third round (best of seventeen legs)
Saturday 5 March
Fourth round (best of seventeen legs)
| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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| Template:PDCFlag | 6 – 9 | Template:PDCFlag | Template:PDCFlag | 5 – 9 | Template:PDCFlag | |
| Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 3 | Template:PDCFlag | Template:PDCFlag | 8 – 9 | Template:PDCFlag | |
| Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 8 | Template:PDCFlag | Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 2 | Template:PDCFlag | |
| Template:PDCFlag | 3 – 9 | Template:PDCFlag | Template:PDCFlag | 3 – 9 | Template:PDCFlag (Q) | |
| Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 8 | Template:PDCFlag | Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 3 | Template:PDCFlag | |
| Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 6 | Template:PDCFlag | Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 4 | Template:PDCFlag | |
| Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 2 | Template:PDCFlag | Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 5 | Template:PDCFlag (Q) | |
| Template:PDCFlag | 5 – 9 | Template:PDCFlag | Template:PDCFlag | 9 – 6 | Template:PDCFlag |
Fifth round (best of seventeen legs)
| Player | Score | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Mark Webster 97.81 | 9 – 5 | Template:Flagicon Mensur Suljović 93.83 |
| Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 102.20 | 9 – 2 | Template:Flagicon Kim Huybrechts 86.72 |
| Template:Flagicon Stuart Kellett 87.68 | 5 – 9 | Template:Flagicon Barry Lynn (Q) 88.29 |
| Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor 103.60 | 9 – 7 | Template:Flagicon Vincent van der Voort 101.08 |
| Template:Flagicon Benito van de Pas 95.85 | 2 – 9 | Template:Flagicon Kyle Anderson 96.48 |
| Template:Flagicon Stephen Bunting 92.44 | 7 – 9 | Template:Flagicon Joe Cullen 93.23 |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Wright 96.77 | 9 – 5 | Template:Flagicon Darren Webster 89.03 |
| Template:Flagicon Adrian Lewis 91.17 | 7 – 9 | Template:Flagicon Jelle Klaasen 97.16 |
Sunday 6 March
Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)
| Player | Score | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 95.99 | 10 – 6 | Template:Flagicon Barry Lynn (Q) 91.20 |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Wright 102.29 | 10 – 7 | Template:Flagicon Joe Cullen 101.83 |
| Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor 105.57 | 10 – 3 | Template:Flagicon Mark Webster 92.44 |
| Template:Flagicon Jelle Klaasen 98.24 | 10 – 0 | Template:Flagicon Kyle Anderson 90.42 |
Semi-finals and Final
| Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) [16] | Final (best of 21 legs) [16] | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Jelle Klaasen 90.44 | 5 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Wright 96.68 | 10 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Wright 98.33 | 4 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 106.68 | 11 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 107.57 | 10 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 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.
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