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.

2017 Coral UK Open
Tournament information
Dates3–5 March 2017
VenueButlin's Resort
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organization(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£70,000
High checkout167
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
(fourth round)
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
(fifth round)
Champion(s)
Scotland Peter Wright
«20162018»

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.[1]

Format and qualifiers

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UK Open qualifiers

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There are six qualifying events staged in February 2017 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners are:

No.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
1Friday 3 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganPeter Wright 6–4 Adrian Lewis[2]
2Saturday 4 FebruarySimon Whitlock 6–4 Gary Anderson[3]
3Sunday 5 FebruaryPeter Wright 6–5 Michael Smith[4]
4Friday 10 FebruaryMichael van Gerwen 6–3 Gary Anderson[5]
5Saturday 11 FebruarySimon Whitlock 6–3 Ronny Huybrechts[6]
6Sunday 12 FebruaryPeter Wright 6–3 James Wade[7]

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)

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*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.[8]

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)

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

Prize money

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The prize fund increased from last year's edition prize fund to £350,000.[9]

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

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Friday 3 March

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First round (best of eleven legs)

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PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Ryan Murray6 – 5 John Ferrell (Q) Alan Tabern6 – 4 Scott Robertson (Q)
Johnny Haines (Q)6 – 0 Wayne Morris (Q) Jamie Caven6 – 3 Dan Read (Q)
Ritchie Edhouse4 – 6 Rob Hewson Joe Davis6 – 2 Paul Harvey
Keegan Brown3 – 6 Paul Hogan (Q) Wayne Jones6 – 5 Lee Bryant
Mark Frost6 – 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 Johnson6 – 5 Jeffrey de Zwaan James Wilson6 – 4 Gary Eastwood (Q)
Antonio Alcinas4 – 6 James Richardson Ron Meulenkamp6 – 1 Royden Lam
Yordi Meeuwisse6 – 4 Martin Biggs (Q) Paul Milford6 – 3 Brian Dawson (Q)
Tony Newell6 – 4 Mark Layton (Q) Matt Padgett6 – 2 Paul Cartwright (Q)
Paul Rowley5 – 6 Ronnie Baxter Jonny Clayton6 – 1 Jimmy McKirdy (Q)
Jermaine Wattimena6 – 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 Worsley6 – 4 Dave Prins (Q)
Brian Woods6 – 3 Damian Smith (Q) Steve Maish (Q)4 – 6 Neil Smith (Q)
Vincent Kamphuis3 – 6 Ryan Meikle Dave Parletti (Q)6 – 2 Gareth Pass (Q)

Second round (best of eleven legs)

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PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Jamie Lewis4 – 6 Paul Hogan (Q) Scott Taylor5 – 6 Paul Barham (Q)
Daryl Gurney6 – 3 Ryan Palmer Ron Meulenkamp6 – 4 Lee Evans (Q)
Devon Petersen2 – 6 Jermaine Wattimena Jan Dekker5 – 6 Rob Hewson
Ted Evetts6 – 3 Paul Milford Zoran Lerchbacher4 – 6 Matthew Dennant
Tony Newell4 – 6 Brian Woods Alan Tabern6 – 3 James Carroll (Q)
Jamie Caven6 – 0 Ben Green (Q) Yordi Meeuwisse6 – 4 Jonathan Worsley
Vincent van der Voort6 – 5 James Wilson Justin Pipe6 – 0 Ryan Meikle
Andy Jenkins4 – 6 David Pallett William O'Connor6 – 2 Steve Lennon
Ross Twell6 – 4 Joe Davis Martin Lukeman6 – 5 Matt Padgett
Mark Barilli3 – 6 Kirk Shepherd Peter Hudson5 – 6 John Michael
Terry Jenkins2 – 6 Wayne Jones James Richardson6 – 1 Neil Smith (Q)
Stephen Bunting2 – 6 Mark Webster Andrew Gilding6 – 4 Ryan Murray
Alex Roy (Q)6 – 4 Dave Parletti (Q) Richard North3 – 6 Ronnie Baxter
Jonny Clayton6 – 3 Mark Frost Robert Thornton6 – 0 Kevin Bambrick (Q)
Mick McGowan6 – 4 Dean Reynolds (Q) Jeffrey de Graaf3 – 6 Barrie Bates
Stuart Kellett4 – 6 Dirk van Duijvenbode Darren Johnson3 – 6 Johnny Haines (Q)

Third round (best of nineteen legs)

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PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Mick Todd3 – 10 William O'Connor Darren Webster8 – 10 Ronnie Baxter
Alan Norris10 – 2 Yordi Meeuwisse Peter Wright10 – 3 James Richardson
Kim Huybrechts10 – 8 Brian Woods Mervyn King7 – 10 Alan Tabern
Mark Webster10 – 9 Ross Twell Joe Cullen10 – 2 Robert Thornton
Kyle Anderson7 – 10 Jermaine Wattimena Dave Chisnall10 – 4 Jamie Caven
Kevin Painter8 – 10 Chris Dobey Simon Whitlock10 – 2 Chris Quantock
Daryl Gurney10 – 2 Alex Roy (Q) Jelle Klaasen10 – 7 Jonny Clayton
Martin Lukeman10 – 9 Rob Hewson Brendan Dolan9 – 10 John Michael
Gary Anderson9 – 10 Paul Hogan(Q) Benito van de Pas10 – 6 Matthew Dennant
Gerwyn Price10 – 5 Justin Pipe Ryan Searle10 – 7 Mick McGowan
Ronny Huybrechts4 – 10 Vincent van der Voort Steve Beaton6 – 10 David Pallett
Kirk Shepherd10 – 8 Wayne Jones Andrew Gilding5 – 10 Ted Evetts
Ricky Evans7 – 10 Ron Meulenkamp James Wade8 – 10 Adrian Lewis
Christian Kist5 – 10 Dirk van Duijvenbode Ian White10 – 2 Paul Barham (Q)
Michael Smith10 – 4 John Henderson Rob Cross10 – 5 Johnny Haines (Q)
Raymond van Barneveld10 – 6 Barrie Bates Michael van Gerwen (withdrew)w/o Cristo Reyes

Saturday 4 March

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Fourth round (best of nineteen legs)

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PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Benito van de Pas5 – 10 Alan Norris Simon Whitlock10 – 6 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jelle Klaasen9 – 10 Vincent van der Voort Rob Cross10 – 5 Ryan Searle
Peter Wright10 – 5 Dave Chisnall Adrian Lewis6 – 10 Paul Hogan (Q)
Chris Dobey5 – 10 Martin Lukeman Michael Smith10 – 8 Jermaine Wattimena
Gerwyn Price10 – 4 David Pallett Cristo Reyes5 – 10 Joe Cullen
Kim Huybrechts10 – 1 Ted Evetts William O'Connor10 – 6 Ronnie Baxter
Raymond van Barneveld10 – 3 Ron Meulenkamp Daryl Gurney10 – 3 Mark Webster
John Michael6 – 10 Alan Tabern Ian White10 – 7 Kirk Shepherd

Fifth round (best of nineteen legs)

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PlayerScorePlayer
Gerwyn Price 101.2610 – 6 Paul Hogan (Q) 99.60
Raymond van Barneveld 96.5210 – 7 Alan Tabern 88.28
Ian White 91.2210 – 3 Martin Lukeman 86.89
Michael Smith 93.266 – 10 Alan Norris 94.89
Kim Huybrechts 97.1410 – 9 Joe Cullen 96.42
Simon Whitlock 94.8010 – 7 William O'Connor 93.70
Daryl Gurney 92.0710 – 5 Vincent van der Voort 94.51
Peter Wright 101.3310 – 6 Rob Cross 99.11

Sunday 5 March

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Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)

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PlayerScorePlayer
Kim Huybrechts 98.949 – 10 Alan Norris 97.78
Ian White 103.099 – 10 Gerwyn Price 97.18
Simon Whitlock 96.379 – 10 Daryl Gurney 102.03
Peter Wright 110.8810 – 8 Raymond van Barneveld 108.10

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

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Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
Final
(best of 21 legs)
      
Gerwyn Price 95.9711
Alan Norris 93.259
Gerwyn Price 97.786
Peter Wright 100.5511
Peter Wright 100.7711
Daryl Gurney 98.895

References

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  1. ^ "UK Open: Peter Wright beats Gerwyn Price in Minehead". BBC Sport. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Wright Claims Qualifier One Win". PDC. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  3. ^ "Whitlock Sees Off Anderson In Q2". PDC. 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Wonderful Wright Seals Wigan Double". PDC. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Van Gerwen wins UK Open Qualifier 4". PDC. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Whitlock's Wigan Delight". PDC. 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Wright's Coral UK Open Qualifying Hat-Trick". PDC. 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 UK Open Prize Money". Professional Darts Organisation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  10. ^ "2017 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  11. ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  12. ^ a b "2016 Coral UK Open Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Coral UK Open Finals Day". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 5 March 2017.