UK Open darts: Peter Wright wins qualifier

Wright, the world number three, has reached the quarter-finals of every event he has played since October and that continued in Wigan on Friday where he saw off Adrian Lewis 6-4 in the final.

The day was also notable for the defeat of van Gerwen - beaten 6-5 in the last 64 by Ritchie Edhouse, a 33-year-old carpet-fitter from Enfield, who only claimed his PDC Tour Card at Qualifying School two weeks ago. It was the Dutchman's first loss since October 16.

Wright beat Michael Barnard and Mark Barilli in the early rounds before being fully tested by James Wade - a match he won in the final leg. Mark Webster and Steve Beaton were also seen off and Peter Hudson was whitewashed in the semis.

In the final, three breaks of throw saw Wright lead 4-1 only for Lewis to win the next three legs.

However, Lewis, who beat Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 during his run to the final, missed double top for a 5-4 lead and was punished, Wright finishing on 68 before closing out the match with a 13-dart leg.

Wright's £10,000 first prize ensures his qualification for March's televised finals stage which will feature the top 96 professionals from the UK Open Order of Merit standings after this month's six qualifying events.

The second Qualifier is held on Saturday with 240 players due to compete.

Coral UK Open Qualifier One results

Preliminary Round 

Zoran Lerchbacher 6-1 Jon Jukes

Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Dennis Smith

Stephen Burton 6-4 John Bowles

Warrick Scheffer 6-2 Alan Tabern Jnr

Tony Newell 6-4 Mario Robbe

Joe Murnan 6-3 Billy Holmes

James Wilson 6-3 Andy Boulton

Matthew Dennant 6-4 Gary Stone

Martin Thomas 6-4 Jimmy Hendriks

Yuki Yamada 6-2 James Young

Andy Jenkins 6-1 Ross Twell

Ryan Murray 6-2 Wes Newton

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-5 Richard North

Mareno Michels 6-3 Connor Scutt

Steve West 6-3 Wilco Vermeulen

Eelco Sieperda 6-5 Willy van de Wiel

Nathan Rafferty 6-0 Rhys Jackson

Ricky Evans 6-3 Mark Forman

Ryan De Vreede 6-3 Joshua Richardson

Christian Kist 6-3 Jeffrey de Graaf

First Round 

Jamie Lewis Bye

Kevin Painter 6-4 Jason Wilson

Rob Hewson 6-4 Scott Dale

Zoran Lerchbacher 6-2 Joe Davis

Justin Pipe Bye

Richard Baillie 6-4 Barrie Bates

Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Dean Stewart

Eikichi Nakanishi 6-5 Ronnie Baxter

Mervyn King Bye

Curtis Hammond 6-2 Dylan Duo

Mark Walsh 6-2 Aden Kirk

Stephen Burton 6-3 Karsten Kornath

Simon Whitlock Bye

Rob Cross 6-3 Nigel Pinchen

Callan Rydz 6-1 Garath Illidge

Peter Hudson 6-4 Warrick Scheffer

Vincent van der Voort Bye

Mike De Decker 6-3 Dyson Parody

Nathan Derry 6-4 Matt Clark

Rene Eidams 6-4 Tony Newell

Benito van de Pas Bye

Steve Douglas 6-4 Stuart Dutton

Prakash Jiwa 6-0 Jeff Batham

Joe Murnan 6-4 Eddie Dootson

Darren Webster Bye

Ken MacNeil 6-0 Ray Campbell

Martin Lukeman 6-3 Jack Todd

Jan Dekker 6-4 James Wilson

Stephen Bunting Bye

Jay Foreman 6-2 James Hajdar

Kevin Garcia 6-3 Steven Harbert

Matthew Dennant 6-4 Terry Temple

James Wade Bye

Kevin McDine 6-4 Sam Head

Par Riihonen 6-4 James Lane

Tim Hope 6-4 Michael Wood

Peter Wright Bye

Michael Barnard 6-3 Dick van Dijk

Mark Barilli 6-1 Luke Woodhouse

Jim Walker 6-4 Mark Stephenson

Mark Webster Bye

Ronny Huybrechts 6-3 Barry Lynn

Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 Kevin Dowling

Martin Thomas 6-1 Ioannis Selachoglou

Robert Thornton Bye

Chris Dobey 6-3 Adrian Gray

Richie Burnett 6-2 Ted Evetts

Paul Rowley 6-2 Greg Ritchie

Andrew Gilding Bye

Darron Brown 6-3 Kurt Parry

Ian Lever 6-1 Gary Gullan

Yuki Yamada 6-5 Andrew Currivan

Steve Beaton Bye

Mick McGowan 6-4 Simon Stevenson

Andy Hamilton 6-5 Yordi Meeuwisse

Andy Jenkins 6-5 Kelvin Hart

John Henderson Bye

James Richardson 6-2 David Pallett

Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Brian Woods

Ryan Murray 6-5 Robbie Green

Gary Anderson Bye

Nathan Aspinall 6-1 Derek Brand

Sheamus Hagan 6-4 Coni Singh Nagi

Paul Milford 6-5 Matthew Edgar

Kyle Anderson Bye

Ryan Palmer 6-3 Craig Gilchrist

Madars Razma 6-3 Harry Ward

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Allan Candlish

Ian White Bye

Stuart Kellett 6-3 John Part

Terry Roach 6-5 Darren Johnson

Kai Fan Leung 6-4 Ricky Sudale

Jelle Klaasen Bye

Ryan Meikle 6-5 Colin Roelofs

Sven Groen 6-3 Steve Hine

Jamie Bain 6-1 Roger Scrivens

Dave Chisnall Bye

Dawson Murschell 6-0 Bradley Brooks

James Hubbard 6-5 John Brown

Michael Huntley 6-2 Kevin Thomas

Joe Cullen Bye

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Adam Smith-Neale

Ricky Williams 6-5 Roxy-James Rodriguez

Mareno Michels 6-2 John Crossley

Raymond van Barneveld Bye

Matt Padgett 6-2 David Wilson

Paul Nicholson 6-3 Nigel Daniels

Jim Brown 6-5 Josh Payne

Cristo Reyes Bye

Jonny Clayton 6-2 Ting Chi Royden Lam

Nolan Arendse 6-4 Nick Fullwell

Andy Parsons 6-4 Steve West

Adrian Lewis Bye

Robert Owen 6-5 Vincent Kamphuis

Mark Frost 6-1 Paul Osmotherley

Wayne Jones 6-4 Bryan De Hoog

Brendan Dolan Bye

John Michael 6-3 Maik Langendorf

Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-5 Josh McCarthy

Michael Rasztovits 6-5 Eelco Sieperda

Daryl Gurney Bye

Jonathan Worsley 6-4 Ben Ward

Chris Quantock 6-3 Charlie Jackson

Nathan Rafferty 6-3 Shaun Griffiths

Michael Smith Bye

Ryan Searle 6-5 Steve Lennon

Martyn Turner 6-4 Ryan Harrington

Alan Tabern 6-3 Michael van Dijk

Jamie Caven Bye

Lee Bryant 6-1 Callum Loose

Bernd Roith 6-3 Jerry Hendriks

Ricky Evans 6-3 Ron Meulenkamp

Kim Huybrechts Bye

Dave Ladley 6-3 Kevin Simm

Devon Petersen 6-5 Michael Burgoine

Martin Schindler 6-2 Rohit Rabadia

Alan Norris Bye

Scott Taylor 6-1 Jim McKevitt

Diogo Portela 6-4 Mark Westgarth

Ryan De Vreede 6-4 Mark Hylton

Gerwyn Price Bye

Keegan Brown 6-2 Jim Moston

William O'Connor 6-1 Max Hopp

Christian Kist 6-3 Justin Smith

Michael van Gerwen Bye

Mick Todd 6-1 Arron Monk

Richie Corner 6-3 Antonio Alcinas

Ritchie Edhouse 6-3 Berry van Peer

Second Round 

Kevin Painter 6-3 Jamie Lewis

Zoran Lerchbacher 6-4 Rob Hewson

Richard Baillie 6-2 Justin Pipe

Kirk Shepherd 6-1 Eikichi Nakanishi

Mervyn King 6-3 Curtis Hammond

Stephen Burton 6-3 Mark Walsh

Rob Cross 6-1 Simon Whitlock

Peter Hudson 6-3 Callan Rydz

Mike De Decker 6-5 Vincent van der Voort

Nathan Derry 6-3 Rene Eidams

Benito van de Pas 6-4 Steve Douglas

Joe Murnan 6-4 Prakash Jiwa

Darren Webster 6-1 Ken MacNeil

Jan Dekker 6-3 Martin Lukeman

Jay Foreman 6-2 Stephen Bunting

Matthew Dennant 6-2 Kevin Garcia

James Wade 6-3 Kevin McDine

Tim Hope 6-0 Par Riihonen

Peter Wright 6-1 Michael Barnard

Mark Barilli 6-3 Jim Walker

Mark Webster 6-2 Ronny Huybrechts

Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Martin Thomas

Robert Thornton 6-5 Chris Dobey

Paul Rowley 6-2 Richie Burnett

Andrew Gilding 6-4 Darron Brown

Ian Lever 6-3 Yuki Yamada

Steve Beaton 6-4 Mick McGowan

Andy Jenkins 6-3 Andy Hamilton

John Henderson 6-2 James Richardson

Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Ryan Murray

Gary Anderson 6-5 Nathan Aspinall

Paul Milford 6-4 Sheamus Hagan

Kyle Anderson 6-3 Ryan Palmer

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Madars Razma

Ian White 6-3 Stuart Kellett

Kai Fan Leung 6-5 Terry Roach

Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Ryan Meikle

Jamie Bain 6-2 Sven Groen

Dave Chisnall 6-2 Dawson Murschell

James Hubbard 6-1 Michael Huntley

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Joe Cullen

Ricky Williams 6-3 Mareno Michels

Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Matt Padgett

Paul Nicholson 6-3 Jim Brown

Cristo Reyes 6-2 Jonny Clayton

Andy Parsons 6-2 Nolan Arendse

Adrian Lewis 6-0 Robert Owen

Mark Frost 6-4 Wayne Jones

John Michael 6-3 Brendan Dolan

Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-3 Michael Rasztovits

Jonathan Worsley 6-4 Daryl Gurney

Chris Quantock 6-5 Nathan Rafferty

Michael Smith 6-3 Ryan Searle

Alan Tabern 6-3 Martyn Turner

Lee Bryant 6-2 Jamie Caven

Ricky Evans 6-2 Bernd Roith

Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Dave Ladley

Devon Petersen 6-1 Martin Schindler

Alan Norris 6-4 Scott Taylor

Diogo Portela 6-3 Ryan De Vreede

Keegan Brown 6-2 Gerwyn Price

William O'Connor 6-3 Christian Kist

Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Mick Todd

Ritchie Edhouse 6-1 Richie Corner

Third Round 

Kevin Painter 6-3 Zoran Lerchbacher

Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Richard Baillie

Mervyn King 6-2 Stephen Burton

Peter Hudson 6-5 Rob Cross

Mike De Decker 6-2 Nathan Derry

Benito van de Pas 6-1 Joe Murnan

Jan Dekker 6-2 Darren Webster

Matthew Dennant 6-4 Jay Foreman

James Wade 6-0 Tim Hope

Peter Wright 6-4 Mark Barilli

Mark Webster 6-2 Jermaine Wattimena

Paul Rowley 6-3 Robert Thornton

Andrew Gilding 6-3 Ian Lever

Steve Beaton 6-2 Andy Jenkins

John Henderson 6-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Gary Anderson 6-2 Paul Milford

Kyle Anderson 6-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez

Ian White 6-0 Kai Fan Leung

Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Jamie Bain

Dave Chisnall 6-1 James Hubbard

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Ricky Williams

Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Paul Nicholson

Cristo Reyes 6-5 Andy Parsons

Adrian Lewis 6-4 Mark Frost

John Michael 6-3 Jeffrey de Zwaan

Chris Quantock 6-3 Jonathan Worsley

Alan Tabern 6-4 Michael Smith

Ricky Evans 6-4 Lee Bryant

Devon Petersen 6-4 Kim Huybrechts

Diogo Portela 6-4 Alan Norris

William O'Connor 6-5 Keegan Brown

Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Michael van Gerwen

Losers £250 

Fourth Round 

Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Kevin Painter

Peter Hudson 6-0 Mervyn King

Benito van de Pas 6-2 Mike De Decker

Matthew Dennant 6-5 Jan Dekker

Peter Wright 6-5 James Wade

Mark Webster 6-5 Paul Rowley

Steve Beaton 6-3 Andrew Gilding

John Henderson 6-2 Gary Anderson

Kyle Anderson 6-4 Ian White

Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Dave Chisnall

Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Adrian Lewis 6-5 Cristo Reyes

John Michael 6-5 Chris Quantock

Ricky Evans 6-5 Alan Tabern

Devon Petersen 6-2 Diogo Portela

William O'Connor 6-3 Ritchie Edhouse

Losers £750 

Fifth Round 

Peter Hudson 6-3 Kirk Shepherd

Benito van de Pas 6-4 Matthew Dennant

Peter Wright 6-1 Mark Webster

Steve Beaton 6-1 John Henderson

Kyle Anderson 6-2 Jelle Klaasen

Adrian Lewis 6-1 Raymond van Barneveld

Ricky Evans 6-3 John Michael

William O'Connor 6-2 Devon Petersen

Losers £1,500 

Quarter-Finals 

Peter Hudson 6-4 Benito van de Pas

Peter Wright 6-3 Steve Beaton

Adrian Lewis 6-1 Kyle Anderson

Ricky Evans 6-2 William O'Connor

Losers £2,000 

Semi-Finals 

Peter Wright 6-0 Peter Hudson

Adrian Lewis 6-4 Ricky Evans

Losers £2,500 

Final 

Peter Wright 6-4 Adrian Lewis

Winner £10,000

Runner-Up £5,000