UK Open Finals darts 2018: 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 128-man field, the 2018 Coral UK Open Finals is over - with Gary Anderson surviving the carnage of shocks to win the title for the first time in his career.

*Due to the weather conditions caused by Storm Emma, all the action at the UK Open was played behind closed doors and the matches scheduled for the Main Stage were played at Red's Bar *

Here, you look back at how the tournament unfolded with the round-by-round results and links to each day's review. We also have details of the UK Open Order of Merit, and a history section complete with past winners and records.  

UK Open : Results

Final

Gary Anderson 11-7 Corey Cadby

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Semi-Finals

• Gary Anderson 11-7 David Pallett
• Corey Cadby 11-3 Robert Owen

Quarter-Finals

• David Pallett 10-5 Steve West
• Robert Owen 10-3 John Part
• Corey Cadby 10-6 Gerwyn Price
• Gary Anderson 10-5 Rob Cross

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Fifth Round

• John Part 10-8 Mervyn King
• Gerwyn Price 10-9 Paul Hogan
• Gary Anderson 10-6 Jermaine Wattimena
• Rob Cross 10-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
• Corey Cadby 10-7 Chris Dobey
• Dave Pallett 10-7 Kim Huybrechts
• Steve West 10-9 Michael Smith
• Robert Owen 10-7 Ian White

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Fourth Round

• Paul Hogan 10-8 Jeffrey de Zwaan
• Rob Cross 10-7 Kyle Anderson
• John Part 10-9 Ron Meulenkamp
• Robert Owen 10-9 Nathan Rafferty
• Chris Dobey 10-5 Jason Lowe
• Krzysztof Ratajski 10-5 Keegan Brown
• Gerwyn Price 10-6 Dirk van Duijvenbode
• Steve West 10-7 Matthew Edgar
• Gary Anderson 10-3 Ricky Evans
• Jermaine Wattimena 10-8 Stephen Bunting
• Mervyn King 10-8 Jonny Clayton
• Corey Cadby 10-7 Martin Schindler
• Ian White 10-8 Jamie Hughes
• Kim Huybrechts 10-5 Daryl Gurney
• Michael Smith 10-4 Ryan Meikle
• David Pallett 10-6 James Wade

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Third Round

• Jason Lowe 10-3 David Airey
• John Part 10-2 Dave Evans
• David Pallett 10-8 Robert Thornton
• Ricky Evans 10-6 Luke Humphries
• Jermaine Wattimena 10-8 Steve Beaton
• Robert Owen 10-2 Jamie Lewis
• Kim Huybrechts 10-8 Gabriel Clemens
• Steve West 10-9 Darryl Pilgrim
• Krzysztof Ratajski 10-7 Darren Webster
• James Wade 10-6 Simon Stevenson
• Nathan Rafferty 10-9 Peter Wright
• Chris Dobey 10-2 Harry Ward
• Matthew Edgar 10-4 John Henderson
• Paul Hogan 10-6 Paul Nicholson
• Jeffrey de Zwaan 10-8 Michael van Gerwen
• Gary Anderson 10-3 Robert Rickwood
• Michael Smith 10-5 Kirk Shepherd
• Ian White 10-7 Simon Whitlock
• Mervyn King 10-4 Raymond van Barneveld
• Rob Cross 10-8 Nathan Aspinall
• Daryl Gurney 10-9 Jelle Klaasen
• Martin Schindler 10-7 Ryan Harrington
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-5 Adrian Lewis
• Gerwyn Price 10-6 Alex Roy
• Stephen Bunting 10-3 Justin Pipe
• Ryan Meikle 10-6 Dave Chisnall
• Jonny Clayton 10-6 Michael Barnard
• Ron Meulenkamp 10-4 Dave Prins
• Kyle Anderson 10-7 Vincent van der Voort
• Keegan Brown 10-8 Joe Cullen
• Corey Cadby 10-5 Michael Rasztovits
• Jamie Hughes BYE

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Second Round

• Alex Roy 6-4 Toni Alcinas
• Gerwyn Price 6-2 James Wilson
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Alan Norris
• Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Mike Norton
• Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Martin Biggs
• Paul Nicholson 6-5 Richard North
• David Evans 6-4 Benito van de Pas
• Chris Dobey 6-5 Lee Evans
• Paul Hogan Bye (John Goldie withdrew)
• Ryan Harrington 6-3 Danny Noppert
• David Airey 6-1 Stuart Kellett
• Dave Chisnall 6-2 Rene Eidams
• Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Vincent Kamphuis
• Nathan Rafferty 6-3 Jason Mold
• Robert Owen 6-4 Michael Burgoine
• Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Andy Hamilton
• Luke Humphries 6-3 Wayne Jones
• Stephen Bunting 6-2 Bradley Brooks
• Joe Cullen 6-2 Jose Justicia
• Keegan Brown 6-3 George Killington
• Gabriel Clemens 6-0 Andrew Gilding
• Jason Lowe 6-4 John Scott
• Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Andrew Pullen
• Ricky Evans 6-2 Carl Wilkinson
• Michael Barnard 6-2 Cody Harris
• Ron Meulenkamp 6-1 Joe Davis
• John Part 6-0 Paul Whitworth
• Harry Ward 6-1 Ted Evetts
• Michael Rasztovits Bye (Maik Langendorf withdrew)
• Ryan Meikle 6-4 Mark Craddock
• Robert Rickwood 6-0 James Richardson
• Darryl Pilgrim 6-4 Geert Nentjes

First Round

• Paul Nicholson 6-5 Terry Jenkins
• Ryan Harrington 6-5 Richie Burnett
• Lee Evans 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• John Part 6-2 John Morris
• Alex Roy 6-2 Mark Walsh
• Michael Burgoine Bye (Andrew Davidson withdrew)
• Rene Eidams 6-4 Andrew Johnson
• Michael Barnard Bye (Scott Robertson withdrew)
• Bradley Brooks 6-4 Chris Quantock
• Benito van de Pas 6-5 Cristo Reyes
• Andrew Pullen Bye (Mark Rice withdrew)
• Michael Rasztovits 6-3 Simon Tate
• Luke Humphries 6-0 Liam Kelly
• Robert Rickwood Bye (Rene Berndt withdrew)
• Dirk van Duijvenbode Bye (Mick McGowan withdrew)
• Harry Ward 6-0 Daniel Lee
• Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Adam Hunt
• Ryan Meikle 6-5 Mickey Mansell
• Darryl Pilgrim 6-2 Ian Jopling
• Joe Davis 6-5 Dan Read
• David Airey 6-4 Benjamin McClelland
• Martin Biggs Bye (Chris Lacey withdrew)
• Ricky Evans 6-1 Andreas Hajiminia
• Cody Harris 6-1 Tony Mitchell
• Mark Craddock Bye (Craig Winstanley withdrew)
• Andy Hamilton Bye (William O'Connor withdrew)
• Paul Whitworth 6-3 Martin Atkins
• Paul Hogan 6-5 Darren Brown
• Ron Meulenkamp 6-4 Andy Hibbert
• George Killington 6-4 Andy Jenkins
• Jason Mold 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
• John Scott 6-4 Darren Johnson

UK Open Darts 2017: Daily Schedule

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The top 32 players on the UK Open Order of Merit enter at the third-round stage

Friday March 2
Afternoon Session (11.45am-5pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Main Stage (Red's Bar)
First Round (Best of 11 legs)

• Paul Nicholson 6-5 Terry Jenkins
• Ryan Harrington 6-5 Richie Burnett
• Lee Evans 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• John Part 6-2 John Morris

Second Round (Best of 11 legs)

• Alex Roy 6-4 Toni Alcinas
• Gerwyn Price 6-2 James Wilson
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Alan Norris
• Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Mike Norton

Board Three
First Round

• Alex Roy 6-2 Mark Walsh
• Michael Burgoine Bye (Andrew Davidson withdrew)
• Rene Eidams 6-4 Andrew Johnson
• Michael Barnard Bye (Scott Robertson withdrew)
• Bradley Brooks 6-4 Chris Quantock

Second Round

• Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Martin Biggs
• Paul Nicholson 6-5 Richard North
• David Evans 6-4 Benito van de Pas
• Chris Dobey 6-5 Lee Evans
• Paul Hogan Bye (John Goldie withdrew)

Board Four
First Round

• Benito van de Pas 6-5 Cristo Reyes
• Andrew Pullen Bye (Mark Rice withdrew)
• Michael Rasztovits 6-3 Simon Tate
• Luke Humphries 6-0 Liam Kelly
• Robert Rickwood Bye (Rene Berndt withdrew)

Second Round

• Ryan Harrington 6-3 Danny Noppert
• David Airey 6-1 Stuart Kellett
• Dave Chisnall 6-2 Rene Eidams
• Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Vincent Kamphuis
• Nathan Rafferty 6-3 Jason Mold

Board Five
First Round

• Dirk van Duijvenbode Bye (Mick McGowan withdrew)
• Harry Ward 6-0 Daniel Lee
• Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Adam Hunt
• Ryan Meikle 6-5 Mickey Mansell
• Darryl Pilgrim 6-2 Ian Jopling

Second Round

• Robert Owen 6-4 Michael Burgoine
• Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Andy Hamilton
• Luke Humphries 6-3 Wayne Jones
• Stephen Bunting 6-2 Bradley Brooks

Board Six
First Round

• Joe Davis 6-5 Dan Read
• David Airey 6-4 Benjamin McClelland
• Martin Biggs Bye (Chris Lacey withdrew)
• Ricky Evans 6-1 Andreas Hajiminia
• Cody Harris 6-1 Tony Mitchell

Second Round

• Joe Cullen 6-2 Jose Justicia
• Keegan Brown 6-3 George Killington
• Gabriel Clemens 6-0 Andrew Gilding
• Jason Lowe 6-4 John Scott

Board Seven
First Round

• Mark Craddock Bye (Craig Winstanley withdrew)
• Andy Hamilton Bye (William O'Connor withdrew)
• Paul Whitworth 6-3 Martin Atkins
• Paul Hogan 6-5 Darren Brown

Second Round

• Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Andrew Pullen
• Ricky Evans 6-2 Carl Wilkinson
• Michael Barnard 6-2 Cody Harris
• Ron Meulenkamp 6-1 Joe Davis
• John Part 6-0 Paul Whitworth

Board Eight
First Round

• Ron Meulenkamp 6-4 Andy Hibbert
• George Killington 6-4 Andy Jenkins
• Jason Mold 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
• John Scott 6-4 Darren Johnson

Second Round

• Harry Ward 6-1 Ted Evetts
• Michael Rasztovits Bye (Maik Langendorf withdrew)
• Ryan Meikle 6-4 Mark Craddock
• Robert Rickwood 6-0 James Richardson
• Darryl Pilgrim 6-4 Geert Nentjes

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Third Round (Best of 19 legs)
Main Stage (Red's Bar)

• Rob Cross 10-8 Nathan Aspinall
• Mervyn King 10-4 Raymond v Barneveld
• Jeffrey de Zwaan 10-8 Michael van Gerwen
• Gary Anderson 10-3 Robert Rickwood

Board Three

• Jason Lowe 10-3 David Airey
• John Part 10-2 David Evans
• David Pallett 10-8 Robert Thornton
• Ricky Evans 10-6 Luke Humphries
• Kyle Anderson 10-7 Vincent van der Voort

Board Four

• Jermaine Wattimena 10-8 Steve Beaton
• Robert Owen 10-2 Jamie Lewis
• Kim Huybrechts 10-8 Gabriel Clemens
• Steve West 10-9 Darryl Pilgrim
• Joe Cullen 10-8 Keegan Brown

Board Five

• Krzysztof Ratajski 10-7 Darren Webster
• James Wade 10-6 Simon Stevenson
• Nathan Rafferty 10-8 Peter Wright
• Chris Dobey 10-2 Harry Ward
• Corey Cadby 10-5 Michael Rasztovits

Board Six

• Matthew Edgar 10-4 John Henderson
• Paul Hogan 10-6 Paul Nicholson
• Michael Smith 10-5 Kirk Shepherd
• Ian White 10-7 Simon Whitlock

Board Seven

• Daryl Gurney 10-9 Jelle Klaasen
• Martin Schindler 10-7 Ryan Harrington
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-5 Adrian Lewis
• Gerwyn Price 10-6 Alex Roy

Board Eight

• Stephen Bunting 10-3 Justin Pipe
• Ryan Meikle 10-6 Dave Chisnall
• Jonny Clayton 10-6 Michael Barnard
• Ron Meulenkamp 10-4 Dave Prins
• Bye - Jamie Hughes

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Saturday March 3
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Afternoon Session (12.30pm-5pm)
Fourth Round (Best of 19 legs)
Main Stage - Red's

• Kim Huybrechts 10-5 Daryl Gurney
• Gary Anderson 10-3 Ricky Evans
• Rob Cross 10-7 Kyle Anderson
• Corey Cadby 10-7 Martin Schindler

Board Three

• Chris Dobey 10-5 Jason Lowe
• Mervyn King 10-8 Jonny Clayton
• Michael Smith 10-4 Ryan Meikle

Board Four

• John Part 10-9 Ron Meulenkamp
• Robert Owen 10-9 Nathan Rafferty
• David Pallett 10-6 James Wade

Board Five

• Steve West 10-7 Matthew Edgar
• Krzysztof Ratajski 10-5 Keegan Brown
• Gerwyn Price 10-6 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Board Six

• Ian White 10-8 Jamie Hughes
• Jermaine Wattimena 10-8 Stephen Bunting
• Paul Hogan 10-8 Jeffrey de Zwaan

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Fifth Round  (Best of 19 legs)
Main Stage (Red's Bar)

• John Part 10-8 Mervyn King
• Gerwyn Price 10-9 Paul Hogan
• Gary Anderson 10-6 Jermaine Wattimena
• Rob Cross 10-3 Krzysztof Ratajski

Stage Three

• Ian White 10-7 Robert Owen
• Steve West 10-9 Michael Smith

Stage Four

• Dave Pallett 10-7 Kim Huybrechts
• Corey Cadby 10-7 Chris Dobey

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Sunday March 4
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Played on Main Stage

• David Pallett 10-5 Steve West
• Robert Owen 10-3 John Part
• Corey Cadby 10-6 Gerwyn Price
• Gary Anderson 10-5 Rob Cross

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)

• Gary Anderson 11-7 David Pallett
• Robert Owen v Corey Cadby

Final (Best of 21 legs)

• Gary Anderson v Winner SF 2

UK Open Qualifiers Winners & Order of Merit

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• UK Open Qualifier 1 (Wigan, February 2) - Michael van Gerwen
• UK Open Qualifier 2 (Wigan, February 3) - Michael van Gerwen
• UK Open Qualifier 3 (Wigan, February 4) - Michael Smith
• UK Open Qualifier 4 (Wigan, February 9) - Gary Anderson
• UK Open Qualifier 5 (Wigan, February 10) - Corey Cadby
• UK Open Qualifier 6 (Wigan, February 11) - Krzysztof Ratajski

For the full list of qualifiers via the Order of Merit, see the embedded tweets below

Rileys Amateur Qualifiers
Saturday January 20
Greenock Q1 - Andrew Davidson

Sunday January 21
London Victoria Q1 (Two players qualify) - Michael Burgoine & Joe Davis

Saturday January 27
Chorlton Q1 - Andrew Johnson
Norwich Q1 - Jason Mold
Nottingham Q1 - Tony Mitchell
Twickenham Q1 - Ian Jopling
Wolverhampton Q1 (Two players qualify) - Mark Craddock, Liam Kelly

Sunday January 28
Leicester - Benjamin McClelland
Liverpool Q1 - Mark Rice
South Benfleet Q1 - Paul Hogan

Saturday February 3
Chester Q1 - David Airey
Harlow - Alex Roy
Sheffield - Chris Lacey
Worcester - Andy Hamilton

Sunday February 4
Chester Q2 - Craig Winstanley
Coventry Q1 - Harry Ward
Greenock Q2 - Simon Tate
Solihull - Daniel Lee

Saturday February 10
Chorlton Q2 - Martin Atkins

Sunday February 11
Twickenham Q2 - Dan Read

Saturday February 17
Aberdeen - Scott Robertson
Coventry Q2 - Martin Biggs
Liverpool Q2 - Paul Whitworth
Norwich Q2 - Darren Brown
Nottingham Q2 - Andy Hibbert

Sunday February 18
London Victoria Q2 (Two players qualify) - Darryl Pilgrim & John Scott
South Benfleet Q2 - Andreas Hajimina
Wolverhampton Q2 (Two players qualify) - John Morris & Andrew Pullen

UK Open 2018: Event background

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Click here to listen to episode five of the Sporting Life Darts Podcast on iTunes for free (or soundcloud here) - This week John Part, who makes his big stage return at the UK Open, discusses with our expert Chris Hammer who could win the FA Cup of Darts!

It was on this stage just two years ago when a certain amateur named Rob Cross, who qualified for the event via a Rileys Amateur Qualifier in Norwich that he'd paid £7 to enter, showed a glimpse of his potential in an astounding match in which eventual champion Michael van Gerwen hit a nine-dart finish sandwiched between two 170 checkouts!

Last year Cross was beaten by Peter Wright in the fifth round as Snakebite went on to claim his maiden TV title but now, as world champion, 'Voltage' is among the favourites to land what would only be the second televised title of his career.

The first-round draw consists of players who ranked 65-96 in the UK Open Order of Merit following the six qualifying events held in Wigan in February, which include three-time world champion - and star of the Sporting Life Darts Podcast - John Part, as well as the 32 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers who won through knockouts held in Rileys Sports Bars across the nation.

Players ranked 33-64 in the Order Merit come in at the second-round stage, before the top 32 enter in the third round on Friday evening. All draws are random and made at the end of each round.

UK Open Darts odds

Michael van Gerwen is unsurprisingly the favourite at 10/11 to get his hands on the UK Open trophy once again having missed last year's staging of the event due to injury. He hasn't lost in this tournament since 2014.

Gary Anderson and world champion Rob Cross are next in the running at 8/1 while last year's winner of this event, Peter Wright, is 9/1.

Gerwyn Price, the 2017 runner-up, is the biggest priced Premier League player at a massive 80/1 while the shortest-priced non-Premier League player is Corey Cadby - a 28/1 shot.

If you click here and listen to episode five of the Sporting Life Darts Podcast on iTunes for free (or soundcloud here) you'll hear John Part and Chris Hammer discuss could win the FA Cup of Darts!

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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.

UK Open Darts Format

When all the regional qualifying heats throughout Britain have concluded, 128 players will be all set to compete in a televised elimination tournament.

Friday afternoon's first round sees the players ranked from 65-96 in the UK Open Order of Merit joined by the 32 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers, with the players ranked from 33-64 coming in for the second round.

The third round draw for Friday evening's matches, which feature the top 32 players from the UK Open Order of Merit plus the second round winners, will be made on stage at the conclusion of the afternoon session.

Dubbed the 'FA Cup of Darts' there is no seeding and a random draw is made at the end of each round. Matches are played over the following number of legs: 

First Round - Best of 11 legs
Second Round - Best of 11 legs
Third Round - Best of 19 legs
Fourth Round - Best of 19 legs
Fifth Round - Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 19 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 21 legs
Final - Best of 21 legs  

UK Open Darts Prize Money

Winner £70,000
Runner-Up £35,000
Semi-Finalists £17,500
Quarter-Finalists £11,500
Fifth Round Losers £6,500
Fourth Round Losers £3,500
Third Round Losers £1,750
Total £350,000  

Are there still UK Open tickets available

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

To purchase, click here to visit the Butlins 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 Butlins Big Weekends packages.

UK Open Darts History

The UK Open is also one of the biggest events on the darts calendar as 128 players compete in an elimination format which can cause many shocks.

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) and most recently Peter Wright.

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

UK Open Most Titles

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

Related darts links

• 2018 Premier League darts fixtures
• 2018 PDC event calendar & results
• Sky Bet's darts odds
• 2017 PDC season results