UK Open darts 2019: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results, TV coverage & tickets

Widely dubbed the 'FA Cup of Darts' due to the random draws, no advantage of seeding and the presence of amateur qualifiers among the 159-player field, the ITV4-televised UK Open has concluded and there's a new name on the trophy.

Favourite Michael van Gerwen and defending champion Gary Anderson crashed out on the opening day but three other established names in the sport of Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross and Michael Smith all reached the semi-finals.

But neither of those players won it either - as new star Nathan Aspinall, who was tipped by our Chris Hammer at 125/1 pre-tournament, emerged triumphant.

This year's new format saw all 128 PDC Tour Card Holders receive automatic entry - although last year's runner-up Corey Cadby didn't feature - and they were joined by 16 qualifiers from the 2018 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit and 16 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers.

Here, you can look back at how the event unfolded with round-by-round results and links to each day's reviews. We also have details of the odds and a history section complete with past winners and records.  

UK Open daily draws, schedule & results

Seedings in brackets
Click here for Sky Bet odds

Friday March 1
Afternoon Session (11am start, 12pm on Main Stage)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
First, Second & Third Rounds (Best of 11 legs)

CLICK HERE FOR DAY ONE ROUND-UP AND HIGHLIGHTS

• The first round of the multi-board event features Tour Card Holders 97-127 along with the 16 Challenge Tour Qualifiers and 16 Rileys Qualifiers. Round two will contain the winners from round one along with Tour Card Holders 65-96. Round three features the winners from round two along with Tour Card Holders 33-64.

Main Stage

• Mark McGeeney 6-3 David Pallett - First Round
• Wes Newton 4-6 Cameron Menzies - First Round
• Dawson Murschell 3-6 Ross Smith - Second Round
• Glen Durrant 6-1 Maik Kuivenhoven - Second Round
• Diogo Portela 1-6 Jamie Hughes - Second Round
• Scott Taylor 6-3 Kevin Burness - Second Round
• Luke Humphries 6-1 Vincent van der Voort - Third Round
• Toni Alcinas 3-6 Nathan Aspinall - Third Round
• Ricky Evans 6-5 Jose Justicia - Third Round
• Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-0 Kirk Shepherd - Third Round

Stage Two

• Barry Lynn 4-6 Michael Rasztovits - First Round
• Jamie Hughes 6-3 Callan Rydz - First Round
• Dennis Nilsson 2-6 Madars Razma - First Round
• Mike van Duivenbode 2-6 Ted Evetts - First Round
• Scott Taylor 6-4 Darius Labanauskas - First Round
• Wayne Jones 2-6 Vincent Kamphuis - Second Round
• Cody Harris 2-6 Adam Hunt - Second Round
• Simon Preston 3-6 Arron Monk - Second Round
• Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Bradley Brooks - Second Round
• Mickey Mansell 6-1 Danny Noppert - Third Round
• James Richardson 0-6 Steve Lennon - Third Round
• Scott Baker 4-6 Krzysztof Ratajski - Third Round
• Devon Petersen 2-6 Jamie Hughes - Third Round

Stage Three

• Conan Whitehead 6-3 Michael Burgoine - First Round
• Shaun Fox 1-6 Andy Jenkins - First Round
• Joe Murnan 6-3 Mark Frost    - First Round
• Diogo Portela 6-4 Barrie Bates - First Round
• Mark Wilson 4-6 Mark Dudbridge - Second Round
• Madars Razma 6-3 Mark McGeeney - Second Round
• Ted Evetts 3-6 George Killington - Second Round
• Robbie Collins 3-6 Andy Boulton - Second Round
• Gabriel Clemens 6-2 Zoran Lerchbacher - Third Round
• Luke Woodhouse 6-4 Chris Dobey - Third Round
• Simon Stevenson 6-3 Mark Webster - Third Round
• Gavin Carlin 6-2 Glen Durrant - Third Round

Stage Four

• Adam Huckvale 6-3 Mark Barilli - First Round
• Geert Nentjes 6-5 David Evans - First Round
• Cody Harris 6-5 John Davey - First Round
• Kirk Shepherd 6-2 Jonathan Worsley - First Round
• Matthew Edgar 6-3 Gary Eastwood - Second Round
• Harry Ward 6-3 Lloyd Browning - Second Round
• Cameron Menzies v BYE Jamie Bain (Menzies timed out, failed to get to board in time!) - Second Round
• Nathan Derry 6-4 Vincent Van der Meer - Second Round
• Richard North 6-5 Ronny Huybrechts - Third Round
• Ryan Joyce 6-3 Robert Owen - Third Round
• Jamie Bain 3-6 Josh Payne - Third Round
• Reece Robinson 6-4 Dirk Van Duijvenbode - Third Round

Stage Five

• Jose de Sousa 6-4 Brian Raman - First Round
• Nathan Derry 6-4 Lee Budgen - First Round
• Vincent van der Meer 6-1 Eddie Dootson - First Round
• Matt Clark 6-3 Niels Zonneveld - First Round
• Robert Marijanovic 3-6 Davy van Baelen - Second Round
• Andy Jenkins 5-6 Mario Robbe - Second Round
• Simon Stevenson 6-2 Adrian Gray - Second Round
• Gavin Carlin 6-2 John Michael - Second Round
• Mark Dudbridge 5-6 William O'Connor - Third Round
• Mario Robbe 2-6 Jeffrey de Zwaan - Third Round
• Andy Boulton 4-6 Christian Kist - Third Round
• Vincent Kamphuis 3-6 Scott Taylor - Third Round

Stage Six

• Jarred Cole 6-4 Michael Barnard - First Round
• Jason Cullen 3-6 Reece Robinson - First Round
• Christian Bunse 4-6 John Michael - First Round
• Martin Atkins 3-6 Jamie Bain - First Round
• Scott Baker 6-2 Ryan Harrington - Second Round
• Tony Newell 4-6 Adam Huckvale - Second Round
• Tytus Kanik 0-6 Yordi Meeuwisse - Second Round
• Michael Rasztovits 6-5 Conan Whitehead - Second Round
• Matthew Edgar 3-6 Ryan Searle - Third Round
• Harry Ward 4-6 Jan Dekker - Third Round
• Aaron Monk 6-5 Robert Thornton - Third Round
• George Killington 4-6 Madars Razma - Third Round

Stage Seven

• Marko Kantele 6-2 Chris Lacey - First Round
• Lloyd Browning 6-4 Lee Harris - First Round
• Kevin Thoburn 6-5 Matthew Dennant - First Round
• Adrian Gray 6-1 Ian McFarlane - First Round
• Peter Hudson 6-3 John Goldie - Second Round
• Geert Nentjes 6-3 Jarred Cole - Second Round
• Robert Owen 6-4 Marko Kantele - Second Round
• Joe Murnan 6-4 Ryan Meikle - Second Round
• Davy Van Baelen 4-6 Martin Schindler - Third Round
• Adam Huckvale 2-6 Brendan Dolan - Third Round
• Nathan Derry 5-6 Keegan Brown - Third Round
• Yordi Meeuwisse 3-6 Ross Smith - Third Round

Stage Eight

• Daniel Day 1-6 Maik Kuivenhoven - First Round
• Carl Wilkinson 4-6 Yordi Meeuwisse - First Round
• Terry Temple 5-6 Simon Preston - First Round
• Robbie Collins 6-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez - First Round
• Darren Beveridge 2-6 Luke Woodhouse - Second Round
• Reece Robinson 6-1 Jose De Sousa - Second Round
• Jose Justicia 6-2 Kevin Thoburn - Second Round
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Matt Clark - Second Round
• Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Adam Hunt - Third Round
• Geert Nentjes 6-0 Justin Pipe - Third Round
• Joe Murnan 6-4 Alan Tabern - Third Round
• Michael Rasztovits 2-6 Peter Hudson - Third Round

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

• Joe Cullen 6-10 Gerwyn Price
• Michael van Gerwen 6-10 Mervyn King
• Steve Beaton 10-8 Gary Anderson
• Mensur Suljovic 10-8 Peter Wright

Stage Two

• Dave Chisnall 10-8 Luke Humphries
• Rob Cross 10-4 Darren Webster
• Raymond van Barneveld 7-10 Simon Stevenson
• Adrian Lewis 9-10 Jamie Lewis

Stage Three

• Jelle Klaasen 4-10 Madars Razma
• James Wilson 1-10 James Wade
• Stephen Bunting 6-10 Steve Lennon
• Geert Nentjes 3-10 Max Hopp

Stage Four

• Peter Hudson 3-10 Kim Huybrechts
• Martin Schindler 10-7 Adam Hunt
• Jeffrey de Zwaan 2-10 Jermaine Wattimena
• Benito van de Pas 3-10 Gabriel Clemens

Stage Five

• Luke Woodhouse 10-7 Gavin Carlin
• Joe Murnan 4-10 Krzysztof Ratajski
• Ricky Evans 5-10 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Jan Dekker 3-10 Simon Whitlock

Stage Six

• William O'Connor 4-10 Keegan Brown
• Nathan Aspinall 10-9 Christian Kist
• Jamie Hughes 10-5 Ian White
• Daryl Gurney 10-1 Reece Robinson

Stage Seven

• John Henderson 5-10 Michael Smith
• Josh Payne 10-2 Kyle Anderson
• Jonny Clayton 10-3 Arron Monk
• Mickey Mansell 10-9 Scott Taylor

Stage Eight

• Cristo Reyes 10-2 Ryan Joyce
• Alan Norris 5-10 Ross Smith
• Brendan Dolan 4-10 Richard North
• Ryan Searle 4-10 Steve West

CLICK HERE FOR DAY ONE ROUND-UP AND HIGHLIGHTS

This round includes winners from the third round and the world's top 32 (scroll further down for full list)

Saturday March 2
Afternoon Session (1230 start)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Fifth Round (Best of 19 legs)

CLICK HERE FOR DAY TWO ROUND-UP AND HIGHLIGHTS

Main Stage

• James Wade 10-7 Max Hopp
• Michael Smith 10-9 Daryl Gurney
• Mensur Suljovic 9-10 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Mervyn King 5-10 Rob Cross

Stage Two

• Madars Razma 2-10 Nathan Aspinall
• Simon Whitlock 10-8 Gabriel Clemens
• Jamie Lewis 7-10 Josh Payne
• Jamie Hughes 7-10 Gerwyn Price

Stage Three

• Steve Beaton 10-8 Keegan Brown
• Krzysztof Ratajski 10-7 Jonny Clayton
• Simon Stevenson 10-6 Kim Huybrechts
• Jermaine Wattimena 10-8 Luke Woodhouse

Stage Four

• Mickey Mansell 8-10 Steve Lennon
• Dave Chisnall 10-5 Martin Schindler
• Ross Smith 10-5 Steve West
• Richard North 7-10 Cristo Reyes

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

Main Stage

• James Wade 7-10 Ross Smith
• Krzysztof Ratajski 3-10 Gerwyn Price
• Michael Smith 10-3 Jermaine Wattimena
• Rob Cross 10-6 Cristo Reyes

Stage Two

• Nathan Aspinall 10-8 Steve Lennon
• Dave Chisnall 9-10 Simon Stevenson
• Steve Beaton 10-8 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Simon Whitlock 7-10 Josh Payne

CLICK HERE FOR DAY TWO ROUND-UP AND HIGHLIGHTS

Sunday March 3
Afternoon Session (1245 start)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)

All Main Stage

• Rob Cross 10-7 Josh Payne
• Michael Smith 10-1 Steve Beaton
• Simon Stevenson 5-10 Gerwyn Price
• Nathan Aspinall 10-6 Ross Smith

CLICK HERE FOR DAY THREE ROUND-UP AND HIGHLIGHTS

Evening Session (1900 start)
TV Coverage: ITV 4

Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)

• Gerwyn Price 9-11 Nathan Aspinall
• Rob Cross 11-7 Michael Smith

Final (Best of 21 legs)

• Nathan Aspinall 11-5 Rob Cross

CLICK HERE FOR OUR RECAP FROM THE FINAL DAY OF THE UK OPEN

Pre-tournament Sky Bet odds

Michael van Gerwen is the even-money favourite with Sky Bet win the UK Open, but Gary Anderson will be fancied at 8/1 to defend his crown even if he's still struggling with injury.

With 159 players in the field, there's obviously a lot of big priced outsiders which will catch the eye such as Dave Chisnall at 40/1 and World Championship semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall at 125/1 - to name just two!

Click here for Sky Bet's tournament odds

Tournament Format

• First, Second & Third Rounds - Best of 11 legs
• Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Rounds & Quarter-Finals - Best of 19 legs
• Semi-Finals & Final - Best of 21 legs

Stage Locations

• Main Stage - Skyline Pavilion
• Stage Two - Red's
• Stages Three-Eight - Centre Stage

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

Where can I watch the event on television?

ITV4 are screening live coverage of all three days, focusing on the Main Stage but with match highlights from the other stages.

2019 Ladbrokes UK Open Field

Players 1-32 - Enter in Fourth Round

1 Michael van Gerwen
2 Rob Cross
3 Peter Wright
4 Gary Anderson
5 Daryl Gurney
6 Michael Smith
7 Gerwyn Price
8 Mensur Suljovic
9 James Wade
10 Simon Whitlock
11 Dave Chisnall
12 Ian White
13 Darren Webster
14 Joe Cullen
15 Jonny Clayton
16 Adrian Lewis
17 Stephen Bunting
18 Mervyn King
19 John Henderson
20 Steve West
21 Kyle Anderson
22 Steve Beaton
23 Kim Huybrechts
24 Jermaine Wattimena
25 James Wilson
26 Jamie Lewis
27 Alan Norris
28 Jelle Klaasen
29 Raymond van Barneveld
30 Max Hopp
31 Benito van de Pas
32 Cristo Reyes

Players 33-64 - Enter in Third Round
33 Dimitri Van den Bergh
34 Nathan Aspinall
35 Chris Dobey
36 Steve Lennon
37 Vincent van der Voort
38 Keegan Brown
39 Richard North
40 Robert Thornton
41 Brendan Dolan
42 Justin Pipe
43 Jeffrey de Zwaan
44 Danny Noppert
45 Jan Dekker
46 William O'Connor
47 Ricky Evans
48 Martin Schindler
49 Toni Alcinas
50 Ryan Searle
51 Ryan Joyce
52 Ron Meulenkamp
53 Krzysztof Ratajski
54 Josh Payne
55 James Richardson
56 Luke Humphries
57 Mark Webster
58 Christian Kist
59 Gabriel Clemens
60 Devon Petersen
61 Zoran Lerchbacher
62 Ronny Huybrechts
63 Mickey Mansell
64 Alan Tabern

Players 65-96 - Enter in Second Round
65 Ross Smith
66 Matthew Edgar
67 Simon Stevenson
68 Robert Owen
69 Wayne Jones
70 Robert Marijanovic
71 Adam Hunt
72 Kevin Burness
73 Glen Durrant
74 Luke Woodhouse
75 Ryan Meikle
76 Dirk van Duijvenbode
77 Tytus Kanik
78 Bradley Brooks
79 Arron Monk
80 Peter Hudson
81 Davy Van Baelen
82 Dawson Murschell
83 Vincent Kamphuis
84 Mario Robbe
85 Jose Justicia
86 Mark Wilson
87 Ryan Harrington
88 Mark Dudbridge
89 George Killington
90 Scott Baker
91 Gary Eastwood
92 Gavin Carlin
93 John Goldie
94 Tony Newell
95 Harry Ward
96 Andy Boulton

Players 97-127 - Enter in First Round
97 Eddie Dootson
98 Ted Evetts
99 Darius Labanauskas
100 Terry Temple
101 Jose de Sousa
102 Jamie Hughes
103 Mark McGeeney
104 Rowby-John Rodriguez
105 Carl Wilkinson
106 Jonathan Worsley
107 David Pallett
108 Nathan Derry
109 Kirk Shepherd
110 Barrie Bates
111 Maik Kuivenhoven
112 John Michael
113 Adrian Gray
114 Madars Razma
115 Yordi Meeuwisse
116 Conan Whitehead
117 Geert Nentjes
118 Matt Clark
119 Vincent van der Meer
120 Joe Murnan
121 Reece Robinson
122 Niels Zonneveld
123 Christian Bunse
124 Jamie Bain
125 Marko Kantele
126 Michael Barnard
127 Mike van Duivenbode

2018 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers - Enter in First Round
Cody Harris
Cameron Menzies
Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Dennis Nilsson
David Evans
Simon Preston
Adam Huckvale
Michael Rasztovits
Jason Cullen
Diogo Portela
Jarred Cole
Mark Frost
Matthew Dennant
Darren Beveridge
John Davey
Lee Budgen

Rileys Amateur Qualifiers - Enter in First Round
Michael Burgoine (London Victoria)
Shaun Fox (Norwich)
Lee Harris (Wolverhampton)
Scott Taylor (Chester)
Wes Newton (Chorlton)
Mark Barilli (Greenock)
Kevin Thoburn (Nottingham)
Lloyd Browning (Worcester)
Ian McFarlane (Coventry)
Andy Jenkins (South Benfleet)
Chris Lacey (Sheffield)
Robbie Collins (London Victoria)
Barry Lynn (Harlow)
Daniel Day (Norwich)
Callan Rydz (Wolverhampton)
Brian Raman (Liverpool)

Can I still buy tickets for the UK Open?

Butlin's offer Weekend Break Packages for the tournament, which include four nights' accommodation at the Butlin's Minehead Resort and tickets for the three-day Ladbrokes UK Open.

To purchase, click here to visit the Butlin's Big Weekends website, or call 0330 102 5295 (calls charged at standard UK rates and may vary from mobiles).

Please note: Tickets are not sold separately, only as part of Butlin's Big Weekends packages.

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 and most recently Gary Anderson.

UK Open Past Finals

• Final scores in legs

2003 - Phil Taylor 18-8 Shayne Burgess
2004 - Roland Sholten 11-6 John Part
2005 - Phil Taylor 13-7 Mark Walsh
2006 - Raymond van Barneveld 13-7 Barrie Bates
2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 16-8 Vincent van der Voort
2008 - James Wade 11-7 Gary Mawson
2009 - Phil Taylor 11-6 Colin Osborne
2010 - Phil Taylor 11-5 Gary Anderson
2011 - James Wade 11-8 Wes Newton
2012 - Robert Thornton 11-5 Phil Taylor
2013 - Phil Taylor 11-4 Andy Hamilton
2014 - Adrian Lewis 11-1 Terry Jenkins
2015 - Michael van Gerwen 11-5 Peter Wright
2016 - Michael van Gerwen 11-4 Peter Wright
2017 - Peter Wright 11-6 Gerwyn Price
2018 - Gary Anderson 11-7 Corey Cadby

UK Open Most Titles

Phil Taylor - 5
Michael van Gerwen - 2
Raymond van Barneveld - 2
James Wade - 2
Gary Anderson - 1
Peter Wright - 1
Adrian Lewis - 1
Robert Thornton - 1
Roland Sholten - 1 

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