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UK Open darts 2021: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results, live ITV4 coverage & tickets

By Sporting Life

Darts

Sun March 07, 2021 · 4y ago

The full results from the 2021 Ladbrokes UK Open, which took place behind closed doors from March 5-7 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

The 'FA Cup of Darts' threw up no shortage of shocks yet again this year, with 125/1 shot Luke Humphries reaching the final at the expense of Michael van Gerwen only to fall just short against three-time champion James Wade.

The Machine, who knocked out Gerwyn Price, is now celebrating his 10th major PDC title of his career that have come across three decades.

You can look back at how the drama unfolded with all the results, daily reviews and match highlights while we have details of the prize money and past winners.

UK Open 2021: Round-by-round results

Friday March 6
Afternoon Session (11am start, 12pm on Main Stage)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
First, Second & Third Rounds (Best of 11 legs)

The first round of the multi-board event features Tour Card Holders 98-128 along with the 32 additional qualifiers. Round two will contain the winners from round one along with Tour Card Holders 65-97. Round three features the winners from round two along with Tour Card Holders 33-64.

First Round

Martin Schindler 6-5 Berry van Peer
Danny Baggish 6-3 Brett Claydon
Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Gordon Mathers
Boris Koltsov 6-1 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Jim Williams 6-5 Zoran Lerchbacher
Geert Nentjes 6-5 Richie Burnett
Rhys Griffin 6-5 Sean Fisher
Nathan Rafferty 6-3 Matt Jackson
Kevin McDine 6-5 Keelan Kay
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Brian Raman
Niels Zonneveld 6-2 Geert De Vos
Maikel Verberk 6-4 Martin Lukeman
Scott Taylor 6-4 John Michael
Jack Main 6-2 Shane McGuirk
Jason Heaver 6-2 Lorenzo Pronk
Lewis Williams 6-3 Luc Peters
Sebastian Bialecki 6-2 Jim McEwan
Chas Barstow 6-4 Lukas Wenig
Joe Murnan 6-2 Matthew Dennant
Kevin Doets 6-3 Joe Davis
Gino Vos 6-4 Adam Gawlas
Damian Mol 6-4 Ritchie Edhouse
Dom Taylor 6-5 Jake Jones
Peter Hudson 6-1 Ryan De Vreede
John Brown 6-3 Gavin Carlin
Byes: Robert Collins, David Evans, Andrew Gilding, Michael Rasztovits, Martin Thomas, Scott Mitchell, Jitse van der Wal.

Second Round

Lisa Ashton 6-2 Aaron Beeney
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-4 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Alan Soutar 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Keane Barry v Geert Nentjes
Martin Atkins 6-3 Bradley Brooks
Martijn Kleermaker 6-3 Wayne Jones
Scott Mitchell 6-5 Lewis Williams
Ciaran Teehan 6-5 Danny Baggish
Nick Kenny 6-5 Ryan Meikle
Martin Schindler 6-1 Jeff Smith
Andy Hamilton 6-5 Damian Mol
Jim Williams 6-1 Kirk Shepherd
Peter Jacques 6-2 Michael Rasztovits
Peter Hudson 6-1 Jesus Noguera
Scott Waites Bye (Steve Brown timed out)
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-3 Kevin McDine
David Evans 6-4 Steffen Siepmann
Derk Telnekes 6-2 Niels Zonneveld
Gino Vos 6-5 Alan Tabern
Kai Fan Leung 6-3 Joe Murnan
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Jon Worsley
Jack Main 6-4 Robert Collins
Rhys Griffin 6-4 Mike De Decker
Scott Taylor 6-5 Maikel Verberk
Karel Sedlacek 6-0 Harald Leitinger
Gary Blades 6-0 Dom Taylor
John Brown 6-5 Nathan Rafferty
Chas Barstow 6-1 Martin Thomas
Krzysztof Kciuk 6-2 Ryan Murray
Kevin Doets 6-4 William Borland
Sebastian Bialecki 6-3 Jitse van der Wal
Eddie Lovely 6-5 Jason Heaver

Third Round

Max Hopp 6-3 William O'Connor
David Evans 6-1 Damon Heta
Alan Soutar 6-3 Mickey Mansell
Mark McGeeney 6-5 Steve Beaton
Callan Rydz 6-5 Ross Smith
Darius Labanauskas 6-2 Lisa Ashton
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Krzysztof Kciuk
Keegan Brown 6-1 James Wilson
Scott Waites 6-4 Martin Atkins
Luke Woodhouse 6-2 Keane Barry
Adam Hunt 6-0 Scott Taylor
Ron Meulenkamp 6-2 Eddie Lovely
Kai Fan Leung 6-5 Nick Kenny
Madars Razma 6-2 Jim Williams
Jason Lowe 6-1 Steve West
Andy Boulton 6-3 Jelle Klaasen
Steve Lennon 6-4 Kevin Doets
Karel Sedlacek 6-0 Rhys Griffin
Peter Jacques 6-1 Ciaran Teehan
John Henderson 6-5 Matt Edgar
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Gary Blades
Martijn Kleermaker 6-5 Martin Schindler
John Brown 6-3 Chas Barstow
Brendan Dolan 6-1 Maik Kuivenhoven
Peter Hudson 6-1 Gino Vos
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-5 Josh Payne
Darren Webster 6-4 Ted Evetts
Ryan Searle 6-5 Jack Main
Scott Mitchell 6-3 Andrew Gilding
Sebastian Bialecki 6-3 Derk Telnekes
Byes: Ryan Joyce, Luke Humphries

* Six players received byes due to the following PDC Tour Card Holders not be competing: Wesley Harms, Robert Marijanovic, Daniel Larsson, Michael Unterbuncher, Darren Penhall and Boris Kcrmar.

Evening Session (7pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Fourth Round (Best of 19 legs)

Players ranked in the world's top 32 join the competition at this point, along with the 32 who have come through the previous three rounds.

Main Stage (Televised)

Gary Anderson 9-10 Dirk van Duijvnenbode
Michael van Gerwen 10-8 Scott Mitchell
Gerwyn Price 10-5 Peter Hudson
Peter Wright 5-10 Dave Chisnall

Stage Two

Mervyn King 9-10 Jose de Sousa
Andy Hamilton 8-10 Rob Cross
Nathan Aspinall 5-10 Krzysztof Ratajski
Joe Cullen 9-10 Michael Smith

Stage Three

Daryl Gurney 10-8 Jason Lowe
Ryan Searle 10-7 Adrian Lewis
Max Hopp 10-6 Vincent van der Voort
John Brown 10-6 Mark McGeeney

Stage Four

Callan Rydz 10-6 Jermaine Wattimena
Jonny Clayton 10-7 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Darius Labanauskas 10-5 Darren Webster
Ryan Joyce 9-10 James Wade

Stage Five

Ian White 7-10 Ricky Evans
Alan Soutar 10-5 Stephen Bunting
Kai Fan Leung 7-10 Brendan Dolan
Martijn Kleermaker 10-8 Jamie Hughes

Stage Six

Karel Sedlacek 7-10 Simon Whitlock
Devon Petersen 10-5 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Luke Woodhouse 10-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Andy Boulton 9-10 Peter Jacques

Stage Seven

Mensur Suljovic 10-6 Sebastian Bialecki
Gabriel Clemens 10-4 Adam Hunt
Steve Lennon 7-10 Ron Meulenkamp
David Evans 6-10 Madars Razma

Stage Eight

Scott Waites 10-6 Keegan Brown
John Henderson 6-10 Chris Dobey
Glen Durrant 6-10 Danny Noppert
Kim Huybrechts 8-10 Luke Humphries

CLICK HERE FOR FRIDAY REVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday March 6
Afternoon Session (1230 start)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Fifth Round (Best of 19 legs)

Main Stage (Televised)

Rob Cross 7-10 James Wade
Gerwyn Price 10-3 Ricky Evans
Michael Smith 9-10 Jose de Sousa
Michael van Gerwen 10-4 Mensur Suljovic

Stage Two

Darius Labanauskas 9-10 Simon Whitlock
Daryl Gurney 7-10 Gabriel Clemens
Chris Dobey 10-1 John Brown
Jonny Clayton 10-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Stage Three

Luke Humphries 10-7 Ryan Searle
Callan Rydz 6-10 Martin Kleermaker
Alan Souter 10-7 Ron Meulenkamp
Luke Woodhouse 6-10 Brendan Dolan

Stage Four

Peter Jacques 10-9 Max Hopp
Scott Waites 5-10 Devon Petersen
Krzysztof Ratajski 10-8 Madars Razma
Dave Chisnall 10-8 Danny Noppert

Evening Session (1900 start)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Sixth Round (Best of 19 legs)

Main Stage (Televised)

Dave Chisnall 10-8 Alan Soutar
Krzysztof Ratajski 10-3 Jonny Clayton
Chris Dobey 5-10 Gerwyn Price
Jose de Sousa 9-10 Michael van Gerwen

Stage Two

Luke Humphries 10-4 Martijn Kleermaker
Devon Petersen 10-4 Peter Jacques
Brendan Dolan 9-10 Simon Whitlock
Gabriel Clemens 5-10 James Wade

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Sunday March 7
Afternoon Session (1245 start)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)

All Main Stage

Simon Whitlock 8-10 James Wade
Gerwyn Price 10-9 Devon Petersen
Dave Chisnall 9-10 Luke Humphries
Krzysztof Ratajski 7-10 Michael van Gerwen

Evening Session (1900 start)
TV Coverage: ITV 4

Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)

James Wade 11-6 Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries 11-5 Michael van Gerwen

Final (Best of 21 legs)

James Wade 11-5 Luke Humphries

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Prize Fund

Winner - £100,000
Runner-Up - £40,000
Semi-Finalists - £20,000
Quarter-Finalists - £12,500
Last 16 - £7,500
Last 32 - £4,000
Last 64 - £2,000
Last 96 - £1,000
Total - £450,000

UK Open: Latest odds and betting tips

Michael van Gerwen is favourite to retain the title he won 12 months ago against world champion Gerwyn Price, who is next in the running at 6/1.

Peter Wright (8/1) is also heavily fancied while in-form duo Jonny Clayton (11/1) and Joe Cullen (16) are two of our tipster Chris Hammer's selections.

How players qualified?

As a result of the current UK lockdown, it was not possible to stage amateur qualifying events through Rileys Sports Bars as per previous years, so the 128 PDC Tour Card Holders will be joined by 32 additional qualifiers from the following criteria (selected in the order below):

Top 8 non-qualified players from 2020 Development Tour OOM who remain PDPA Associate Members in 2021
Top 8 non-qualified players from 2020 Challenge Tour OOM who remain PDPA Associate Members in 2021
Top 8 non-qualified players from 2021 UK Qualifying School Final Stage Order of Merit
Top 8 non-qualified players from 2021 European Qualifying School Final Stage Order of Merit

However, the following PDC Tour Card Holders will not be competing in the Ladbrokes UK Open: Wesley Harms, Robert Marijanovic, Daniel Larsson, Michael Unterbuncher, Darren Penhall and Boris Kcrmar.

As a result, six players received a bye in the first round. From the conclusion of the third round onwards, an open draw will be made live on stage.

Where can I watch the event on television?

The Ladbrokes UK Open will be broadcast live on ITV4 for UK viewers, through the PDC's international broadcast partners and through PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.

The Stage Two action on Friday and Saturday will be streamed exclusively for all PDCTV Subscribers worldwide.

Ticket information

Fans who had booked a Weekend Break Packages will have the option to move their booking to the 2022 Ladbrokes UK Open or to a different Butlin's break, or to obtain a refund.

Fans with a booking are being contacted by Butlin's by email. However, should fans have a query, they can contact Butlin's via https://www.bigweekends.com/help-contact/resort-updates.

UK Open Darts History

With no seedings and a random draw made after every round, the UK Open has earned the nickname of "the FA Cup of darts" ever since the event's debut in 2003, when it was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.

Phil Taylor beat Shayne Burgess in the first final and although the dominant 'Power' has claimed the most titles with five, there has been a wide range of winners including Roland Scholten (2004), Raymond van Barneveld (2006 & 2007), James Wade (2008 & 2011), Robert Thornton (2012), Adrian Lewis (2014), Michael van Gerwen (2015, 2016), Peter Wright (2017), Gary Anderson (2008) and most recently Nathan Aspinall.

UK Open Past Finals