2014 UK Open

2014 Coral UK Open
2014 Coral UK Open
Tournament information
Dates	7–9 March 2014
Venue	Butlin's Resort
Location	Minehead
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs; Final – best of 21
Prize fund	£250,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Champion(s)
	Adrian Lewis
«2013	2015»

The 2014 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the twelfth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 7–9 March 2014, and had the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw was staged after each round until the final.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he suffered a huge upset by losing 9–7 to Aden Kirk in the third round.^[1]

Adrian Lewis won the fourth major title of his career beating Terry Jenkins 11–1 in the final.^[2]

Format and qualifiers

UK Open qualifiers

There were six qualifying events staged in February 2014 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Friday 7 February	Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan	Andy Hamilton	6–2	Adrian Lewis	^[3]
2	Saturday 8 February		Stephen Bunting	6–5	Andrew Gilding	^[4]
3	Sunday 9 February		Phil Taylor	6–2	Adrian Lewis	^[5]
4	Friday 21 February		Brendan Dolan	6–1	Jamie Lewis	^[6]
5	Saturday 22 February		Gary Anderson	6–2	Robert Thornton	^[7]
6	Sunday 23 February		Michael van Gerwen	6–0	Michael Smith	^[8]

The tournament featured 138 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 82 players plus ties in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.^[9]

Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)

Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

Riley qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.^[10]

Aaron Holdstock
Carl Green
Lionel Sams
Ian Jones
Alan Casey
Kevin Taylor
Shaun Lovett
Tony Broughton
Chris Dobey
James Young
Andy Boulton
Tony Randell
Scott Bennett
Paul Whitworth
William Naylor
Adam Cousins
Dean Reynolds
Chris Mackie
Graham Dando
Rhys Griffin
Michael Malone
Nigel Daniels
Simon Stevenson
Paul Hogan
Martin Stead
Dean Stewart
Jim Hill
Sam Allen
Mick Baker
Jason Mold
Ben Burton
David O'Brien

Prize money

The prize fund had increased from £200,000 to £250,000 for this year's event.^[11]

Stage (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £250,000)
Winner	(1)	£50,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£25,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£12,500
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£7,500
Last 16 (fifth round)	(8)	£5,000
Last 32 (fourth round)	(16)	£3,000
Last 64 (third round)	(32)	£1,000
Last 96 (second round)	(32)	n/a
Last 128 (first round)	(32)	n/a
Last 138 (preliminary round)	(10)	n/a

Draw

^[12]^[13]

Friday 7 March; Best of nine legs

Preliminary round

^[14]

Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
Carl Green	3–5	Lionel Sams	Brian Woods	3–5	Dean Stewart
Paul Whitworth	0–5	Rhys Griffin	Alan Tabern	1–5	Tony Randell
Martin Stead	5–3	Alan Casey	Kevin McDine	5–2	Aaron Holdstock
Ian Jones	3–5	Simon Stevenson	James Young	3–5	David O'Brien
Nathan Derry	5–2	Jason Mold	William Naylor	4–5	Sam Allen

First round

^[14]

Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
Glenn Spearing	2–5	Antonio Alcinas	Kevin Taylor	1–5	Arron Monk
Raymond van Barneveld	5–3	Anthony Broughton	Kyle Anderson	4–5	Kevin McDine
Dennis Smith	5–1	Mark Hylton	Ewan Hyslop	5–4	Steve Brown
Alan Derrett	5–2	Jyhan Artut	Ben Burton	4–5	Michael Mansell
Steve Douglas	3–5	Johnny Haines	James Hubbard	5–4	Jeff Batham
Joe Murnan	5–0	Shaun Lovett	Dean Reynolds	4–5	Martin Stead
Conan Whitehead	4–5	Aden Kirk	Mark Cox	5–4	Shaun Narain
Lionel Sams	5–3	Chris Aubrey	Rhys Griffin	3–5	Karl Merchant
Adam Cousins	2–5	Paul Hogan	Pete Dyos	3–5	William O'Connor
Adam Hunt	5–3	Michael Malone	Dean Stewart	5–0	Graham Dando
Andy Boulton	5–2	Jonathan Worsley	Matthew Edgar	5–1	Matt Clark
Jason Lovett	3–5	Simon Stevenson	Tony Randall	5–1	Rowby-John Rodriguez
Benito van de Pas	5–3	Doug Thompson	Jim Hill	1–5	Alex Roy
Sam Allen	5–3	Chris Mackie	Nathan Derry	4–5	Gerwyn Price
Nigel Daniels	5–3	Scott Bennett	Michael Baker	4–5	Mick Todd
Kevin Dowling	5–4	Chris Dobey	Davy Dodds	5–1	David O'Brien

Second round

^[14]

Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
John Henderson	1–5	Jelle Klaasen	Keegan Brown	3–5	Mensur Suljović
Ian White	5–4	Daryl Gurney	Paul Hogan	5–0	John Part
Steve Maish	5–0	Ben Ward	Ronny Huybrechts	5–0	Adrian Gray
Jason Hogg	5–4	Wayne Jones	Martin Stead	2–5	Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Spedding	2–5	David Pallett	Dennis Smith	2–5	Peter Hudson
Ewan Hyslop	2–5	Kevin McDine	Alex Roy	5–4	Tony Newell
John Bowles	1–5	Dirk van Duijvenbode	Rocco Maes	5–2	Nigel Daniels
Alan Derrett	3–5	Adam Hunt	Sam Allen	3–5	Ross Smith
Andy Boulton	5–4	Josh Payne	James Hubbard	5–3	Steve Hine
Arron Monk	4–5	Karl Merchant	Benito van de Pas	5–3	Davy Dodds
Nigel Heydon	5–4	Johnny Haines	Dave Weston	3–5	Mick Todd
Antonio Alcinas	5–3	Matthew Edgar	Lionel Sams	4–5	Joe Murnan
Michael Barnard	1–5	Stuart Kellett	Tony Randall	5–4	Steve West
Jamie Caven	3–5	Kevin Dowling	Michael Mansell	5–2	Dean Stewart
Mark Cox	1–5	Darren Webster	Ian Lever	3–5	William O'Connor
Aden Kirk	5–2	Gerwyn Price	Simon Stevenson	5–3	Mark Barilli

Third round; Best of seventeen legs

^[15]

Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
Peter Wright	9–8	Michael Smith	Ronnie Baxter	5–9	Adrian Lewis
Aden Kirk	9–7	Phil Taylor	Michael van Gerwen	9–1	James Hubbard
Justin Pipe	7–9	Dave Chisnall	Kevin Painter	9–5	Richie Burnett
Raymond van Barneveld	9–3	Mick Todd	James Wade	9–1	Michael Mansell
Steve Beaton	6–9	Brendan Dolan	Adam Hunt	5–9	Paul Nicholson
Terry Jenkins	9–4	Stuart Kellett	Kevin Dowling	8–9	Stephen Bunting
Mark Webster	9–5	Mark Walsh	Kevin McDine	8–9	David Pallett
Andy Smith	3–9	Gary Anderson	Steve Maish	1–9	Nigel Heydon
Ronny Huybrechts	9–6	Simon Whitlock	Jamie Lewis	9–8	William O'Connor
Robert Thornton	9–3	Jason Hogg	Mensur Suljović	9–3	Tony Randall
Paul Hogan	9–3	Benito van de Pas	Christian Kist	9–2	Antonio Alcinas
Andrew Gilding	w/o	Wes Newton (withdrew)	Dirk van Duijvenbode	8–9	Joe Murnan
Kim Huybrechts	9–5	Ross Smith	Peter Hudson	8–9	Ian White
Andy Boulton	2–9	Dean Winstanley	Nick Fullwell	1–9	Alex Roy
Darren Webster	6–9	Vincent van der Voort	Rocco Maes	6–9	Simon Stevenson
Karl Merhant	4–9	Mervyn King	Andy Hamilton	9–8	Jelle Klaasen

Saturday 8 March

Fourth round; Best of seventeen legs

^[16]

Player	Score	Player	Player	Score	Player
James Wade	9–5	Kim Huybrechts	Vincent van der Voort	8–9	Christian Kist
Michael van Gerwen	9–5	Andy Hamilton	Aden Kirk	9–5	Peter Wright
Paul Nicholson	5–9	Terry Jenkins	Raymond van Barneveld	9–3	Joe Murnan
Dave Chisnall	4–9	Mervyn King	Dean Winstanley	9–6	Stephen Bunting
Alex Roy	5–9	Ian White	Nigel Heydon	7–9	Brendan Dolan
Kevin Painter	9–4	Andrew Gilding	Ronny Huybrechts	8–9	Adrian Lewis
Mensur Suljović	9–7	Robert Thornton	Gary Anderson	9–5	David Pallett
Jamie Lewis	9–5	Simon Stevenson	Mark Webster	9–8	Paul Hogan

Fifth round

^[17]

Player	Score	Player
Brendan Dolan	9–7	Aden Kirk
Mensur Suljović	9–5	Jamie Lewis
Adrian Lewis	9–2	Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen	9–4	Mark Webster
Kevin Painter	9–5	Dean Winstanley
Gary Anderson	7–9	Ian White
Mervyn King	9–6	Christian Kist
Terry Jenkins	9–8	James Wade

Sunday 9 March

Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

^[18]

Player	Score	Player
Michael van Gerwen 99.38	10–8	Ian White 92.87
Terry Jenkins 98.89	10–4	Brendan Dolan 93.69
Adrian Lewis 98.35	10–3	Mensur Suljović 98.09
Kevin Painter 87.35	6–10	Mervyn King 94.73

Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) ^[2]		Final (best of 21 legs) ^[2]

Terry Jenkins 96.65	10

Michael van Gerwen 95.58	8
		Terry Jenkins 93.15	1

		Adrian Lewis 109.13	11
Mervyn King 94.58	6

Adrian Lewis 99.64	10

References

^ "Coral UK Open: Phil Taylor shocked by television debutant Aden Kirk in Minehead". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Super Lewis Wins Coral UK Open". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^ "Long Wait For Hamilton Ends". PDC. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Bunting Wins First Pro Tour Title". PDC. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ "Taylor Wins With Two Perfect Nine's!". PDC. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Dolan Takes Qualifier Four In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ "Anderson Storms To Qualifier Five Win". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ "Van Gerwen Dominant In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Coral UK Open Field Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
^ "Final Rileys Aces Seal UK Open Spots". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
^ "2014 UK Open Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
^ "Coral UK Open Draw & Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Coral UK Open - Friday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ "Coral UK Open - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ "Coral UK Open - Saturday Evening". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ "Coral UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[1] "Coral UK Open: Phil Taylor shocked by television debutant Aden Kirk in Minehead". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[final_session-2] "Super Lewis Wins Coral UK Open". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[3] "Long Wait For Hamilton Ends". PDC. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[4] "Bunting Wins First Pro Tour Title". PDC. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

[5] "Taylor Wins With Two Perfect Nine's!". PDC. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[6] "Dolan Takes Qualifier Four In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[7] "Anderson Storms To Qualifier Five Win". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[8] "Van Gerwen Dominant In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[9] "Coral UK Open Field Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[10] "Final Rileys Aces Seal UK Open Spots". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[11] "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[12] "2014 UK Open Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[13] "Coral UK Open Draw & Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[Friday_Afternoon-14] "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[15] "Coral UK Open - Friday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[16] "Coral UK Open - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[17] "Coral UK Open - Saturday Evening". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[18] "Coral UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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