2009 UK Open Darts
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The 2009 Blue Square UK Open was the seventh year of the PDC
darts 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 Reebok Stadium
in Bolton
over June 4–7, 2009, and has the nickname, the "FA Cup
of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.
The Holsten qualifiers and the players outside the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit began the tournament on the Thursday night. They played down to 32 players, and they were joined by the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit the following night, to provide the competition's last 64. A random draw was made after each subsequent round.
32 players were due to have qualified from four Holsten Pils qualifiers held in Aylesbury
, Batley
, Birmingham
and Salford
. However, Peter Green had to withdraw for unknown reasons, thus meaning there were only 31 qualifiers present in Bolton.
In addition, Holsten offered a £3,000 bonus to the Pub Qualifier to get the furthest into the tournament (shared by Ken Mather and Andy Roberts)
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Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
darts 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 Reebok Stadium
Reebok Stadium
The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is commonly known as 'The Reebok'...
in Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
over June 4–7, 2009, and has the nickname, the "FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.
2009 UK Open Regional Finals
There were eight regional final events staged between January and May 2009 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:- January 11 (North-East; DoncasterDoncasterDoncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
): Colin Lloyd 6-1 Colin Osborne - March 8 (Scotland; IrvineIrvine, North AyrshireIrvine is a new town on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. According to 2007 population estimates, the town is home to 39,527 inhabitants, making it the biggest settlement in North Ayrshire....
): Robert Thornton 6-2 Dennis Priestley - March 15 (North-West; WiganWiganWigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
): James Wade 6-3 Kevin McDine - March 22 (South-East; BrentwoodBrentwood, EssexBrentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....
): Phil Taylor 6-4 Terry Jenkins - March 29 (West Midlands; CoventryCoventryCoventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
): Phil Taylor 6-5 Wayne Jones - April 12 (South-West; TauntonTauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
): Phil Taylor 6-0 Andy Hamilton - April 19 (East Midlands; DerbyDerbyDerby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
): Mark Walsh 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld - May 10 (Wales; NewportNewportNewport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
): Jamie Caven 6-5 Alan Tabern
Format and qualifiers
The tournament features 129 players. As in previous years, eight regional UK Open events were staged across the UK where players winning are collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 96 players and ties in the list, who played a minimum of three events received a place at the final stages.
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The Holsten qualifiers and the players outside the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit began the tournament on the Thursday night. They played down to 32 players, and they were joined by the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit the following night, to provide the competition's last 64. A random draw was made after each subsequent round.
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32 players were due to have qualified from four Holsten Pils qualifiers held in Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
, Batley
Batley
Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies southeast of Bradford, southwest of Leeds and north of Dewsbury, near the M62 motorway. It has a population of 49,448 . Other nearby towns include Morley to the northeast, Ossett to the southeast...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and Salford
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
. However, Peter Green had to withdraw for unknown reasons, thus meaning there were only 31 qualifiers present in Bolton.
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Prize money
The 2009 UK Open features a prize fund of £200,000.- Champion £40,000
- Runner-up £20,000
- Semi-finalists £10,000
- Quarter-finalists £6,000
- Last 16 £4,000
- Last 32 £2,000
- Last 64 £1,000
In addition, Holsten offered a £3,000 bonus to the Pub Qualifier to get the furthest into the tournament (shared by Ken Mather and Andy Roberts)
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on May 25, ahead of the 2009 Premier League Darts Play-Offs by Sid Waddell and Keith DellerKeith Deller
Keith Deller is an English darts player, who won the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1983. He was the first qualifier ever to win the championship and remains one of the youngest champions in history...
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Preliminary round
This match will be the best of eleven legs, and will be played on June 4.Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
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Gary Stephens | 3 - 6 | Ken Mather |
First round
- All matches are the best of eleven legs, and are played on June 4.
Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2 James Barton 3 - 6 Toon Greebe Toon GreebeToon Greebe is a Dutch darts player. He plays on the BDO circuit.Greebe reached the quarter finals of the 2007 Dutch Open. He beat Spain's Carlos Rodriguez in the last 32 stage and then defeated Stephen Bunting in the last 16, eventually losing to fellow Dutchman Edwin Max...Alex Roy Alex Roy (darts player)Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management....6 - 1 Richie Burnett Richie BurnettRichie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:...Harry Robinson 0 - 6 Chris Cooper Gary Mawson Gary MawsonGary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches...6 - 1 Darren Weaver Matthew Campbell 1 - 6 Stuart Bousfield Steve Evans 6 - 3 Mark Layton Adrian Genery 5 - 6 Chris Loudon Chris LoudonChris Loudon is a Scottish darts player currently playing for the PDC . Loudon began playing darts aged 4, and throughout his childhood and early teens, had competed in local and international youth tournaments with the BDO...Gary Welding 6 - 2 John Kuczynski John KuczynskiJohn Kuczynski is an American darts player. He doesn't play the game professionally - his main career is as a self-employed sanitation engineer...Duane Garfield 3 - 6 Dave Smith Stephen Hardy 6 - 2 Coen Wiekamp Chris Mason Chris Mason (darts player)Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...3 - 6 Steve Penney David Smurthwaite 2 - 6 Mark Jodrill Stuart Monaghan 3 - 6 Alan Davie Graham Usher 3 - 6 Glen Durrant Roland Scholten Roland ScholtenRoland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC...6 - 1 Derek Williams Phil Currie 2 - 6 Steve Dolan Anastasia Dobromyslova Anastasia DobromyslovaAnastasia Dobromyslova-Martin is a professional darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation, winning it in 2008...2 - 6 Andy Roberts Michael Smith 5 - 6 Dave Ladley Dave LadleyDave Ladley is an English darts player that currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.Ladley joined the PDC in 2002, and qualified for the 2004 UK Open, where he lost to Barrie Bates in the second round....Peter Wright 6 - 4 Chris Hornby Andy Pearce 5 - 6 Johnny Haines Ian Critchett 6 - 5 Kevin Beare Ken Mather 6 - 4 Robbie Parker Paul Cook 6 - 2 Mike Langley Par Riihonen 5 - 6 Steve Grubb Steve GrubbSteve Grubb is an English darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation, nicknamed Grubby.Grubb fell two games short of qualifying for the 2006 World Matchplay, losing to Andy Hamilton who eventually qualified. He then fell one game short of qualifying for the 2007 PDC World Darts...John McGuirk 6 - 2 Stuart Pickles David Fatum David FatumDavid Fatum is a Canadian-American darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation. His nickname is The Scorpion. He is not a full-time professional and makes his living as a paramedic firefighter.Fatum's first major exposure came in the 2008 US Open where he reached the semi finals...5 - 6 Paul Rowley Lee Williams 6 - 1 Alan Caves Alan CavesAlan Caves is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. His best run came at the 2004 UK Open where he reached the last 16, ultimately losing to Alan Warriner...Darren Latham 5 - 6 Andy Boulton Dyson Parody 1 - 6 John MaGowan John MaGowanJohn MaGowan is a Northern Irish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is nicknamed Mr. Magoo.-BDO career:...Joe Cullen 1 - 6 Justin Pipe Les Fitton 6 - 5 Mark Cox Louis Blundell 6 - 4 Ian Jopling
Second round
- All matches are the best of eleven legs, and are played on June 4.
Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2 Glen Durrant 6 - 2 John McGuirk Mark Jodrill 2 - 6 Chris Thompson Martyn Turner 4 - 6 Dave Honey Paul Nicholson Paul Nicholson (darts player)Paul Nicholson is a British born darts player, who holds Australian nationality. He aims to project the image of the 'bad boy of darts'- 2008-2009 :...6 - 4 Gary Anderson Gary Anderson (darts player)Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman...Gary Welding 6 - 0 John MaGowan John MaGowanJohn MaGowan is a Northern Irish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is nicknamed Mr. Magoo.-BDO career:...Louis Blundell 6 - 0 Kevin Dowling Adrian Gray Adrian GrayAdrian Gray is an English darts player. Previously using the nickname '3 Styler', he is now known as 'The Conqueror'. Adrian made his televised debut at the 2003 UK Open...5 - 6 Dave Askew Dave AskewDave Askew is an English darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation. Askew is a twice semi-finalist in the PDC World Championship, both in 2001 and 2002 and on both occasions losing to eventual winner Phil Taylor.- Overview :Askew began competing in major tournaments in the...Tony Ayres Tony Ayres (darts player)Tony Ayres is an English darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.Ayres' first television exposure came in the 2008 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage where he lost 9-0 to Raymond van Barneveld....3 - 6 Justin Pipe Steve Evans 5 - 6 Steve Dolan Ken Dobson 6 - 5 Paul Knighton Dennis Smith Dennis Smith (darts player)Dennis Smith is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is a stalwart on the PDC circuit, having been playing on the circuit since 1994 but has yet to capture a major title to add to his collection of Open wins...1 - 6 Ken Mather Lee Williams 6 - 4 Wayne Atwood Wayne AtwoodWayne Atwood is a Welsh darts player from Caerphilly. He is not a full-time professional player - he makes his full-time living as a plasterer. He uses the nickname the Celtic Warrior for his matches....Roland Scholten Roland ScholtenRoland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC...6 - 1 Ian Critchett Jason Clark 6 - 4 Stuart Bousfield Kirk Shepherd Kirk ShepherdKirk Shepherd is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, and lives in Birmingham, England. He is the youngest player ever to reach a final of the World Professional Darts Championship...3 - 6 Steve Brown Chris Loudon Chris LoudonChris Loudon is a Scottish darts player currently playing for the PDC . Loudon began playing darts aged 4, and throughout his childhood and early teens, had competed in local and international youth tournaments with the BDO...5 - 6 Chris Cooper Steve Penney 5 - 6 Steve Grubb Steve GrubbSteve Grubb is an English darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation, nicknamed Grubby.Grubb fell two games short of qualifying for the 2006 World Matchplay, losing to Andy Hamilton who eventually qualified. He then fell one game short of qualifying for the 2007 PDC World Darts...Gary Mawson Gary MawsonGary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches...4 - 6 Johnny Haines Paul Cook 0 - 6* Mark Lawrence Mark Lawrence (darts player)Mark Lawrence is an English darts player, currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Lawrence qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, and lost in the first round to Terry Jenkins by 3 sets to 1....Nick Fullwell Nick FullwellNick Fullwell is an English darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.Fullwell joined the PDC circuit in 2005 and narrowly missed out qualifying for the World Grand Prix, losing in the final game to Gary Welding. After that, Fullwell struggled to progress in tournaments, failing...1 - 6 Andy Smith Andy Smith (darts player)Andrew Smith is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Pieman for his matches...Colin Monk Colin MonkColin Monk is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and formerly played in British Darts Organisation events. He is turning full time professional in January 2010....6 - 5 Larry Butler Larry Butler (darts player)Larry Butler is an American darts player, who was the winner of the 1994 PDC World Matchplay Darts Championship. This success made him the first, and so far only American player to have won a major darts tournament in Europe....Mick McGowan Mick McGowanMick McGowan is an Irish darts player. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he is Ireland's top ranked player...3 - 6 John Part John PartJohn Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion...Dave Smith 2 - 6 Denis Ovens Denis OvensDenis Ovens is an English darts player currently ranked number 29 in the PDC Order of Merit. He is nicknamed The Heat and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to...Paul Rowley 6 - 3 Dave Ladley Dave LadleyDave Ladley is an English darts player that currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.Ladley joined the PDC in 2002, and qualified for the 2004 UK Open, where he lost to Barrie Bates in the second round....Wes Newton Wes NewtonWesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:...6 - 4 Andy Boulton Alan Davie 2 - 6 Peter Wright Stephen Hardy 3 - 6 Jan van der Rassel Jan van der RasselJan van der Rassel is a Dutch darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He uses the nickname The Project for his matches. His former nickname was Tweety Pie....Michael Barnard Michael Barnard (darts player)Michael Barnard is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.A winner of the World Youth Masters in 1991, Barnard joined the PDC circuit in late 2003 taking part in UK Open regionals, reaching the semi finals of the Scottish Regional and the quarter finals of the...6 - 0 Steve Maish Steve MaishSteve Maish is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Mr Magic for his matches....Wayne Mardle Wayne MardleWayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford...6 - 4 Les Fitton Matt Clark Matt Clark (darts player)Matt Clark is an English darts player who competes for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly played for the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname Superman for his matches.-Darting history:...3 - 6 Alex Roy Alex Roy (darts player)Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management....Tony Eccles Tony EcclesTony Eccles is a Winmau sponsored darts player currently residing in Hartlepool. He uses the nickname The Viper.-BDO career:...6 - 3 Toon Greebe Toon GreebeToon Greebe is a Dutch darts player. He plays on the BDO circuit.Greebe reached the quarter finals of the 2007 Dutch Open. He beat Spain's Carlos Rodriguez in the last 32 stage and then defeated Stephen Bunting in the last 16, eventually losing to fellow Dutchman Edwin Max...Andy Roberts 6 - 2 Steve Beaton Steve BeatonSteve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation... - * Mark Lawrence was given a bye into round three, as Paul Cook was disqualified.
Third round
- All matches are the best of seventeen legs, and are played on June 5.
Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2 Ronnie Baxter Ronnie BaxterRonnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action...9 - 7 Tony Eccles Tony EcclesTony Eccles is a Winmau sponsored darts player currently residing in Hartlepool. He uses the nickname The Viper.-BDO career:...Lee Williams 1 - 9 Phil Taylor Gary Welding 9 - 5 Steve Hine Steve HineSteve Hine is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He works as a baker and consequently he is nicknamed The Muffin Man...Mark Dudbridge Mark DudbridgeMark Daniel Dudbridge is an English professional darts player.-Darts career:He started playing in his very early teens, citing Dennis Priestley as one of his heroes...9 - 7 Johnny Haines Colin Osborne Colin OsborneColin Osborne is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Osborne has won two PDC Pro Tour events and he also managed to hit two perfect nine dart finishes in 2005...9 - 2 Jason Clark Steve Dolan 1 - 9 Jamie Caven Jamie CavenJamie Robert Caven is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn....Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der VoortVincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world...6 - 9 Wayne Jones Wayne Jones (darts player)Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches....Barrie Bates Barrie BatesBarrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy"....3 - 9 Steve Grubb Steve GrubbSteve Grubb is an English darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation, nicknamed Grubby.Grubb fell two games short of qualifying for the 2006 World Matchplay, losing to Andy Hamilton who eventually qualified. He then fell one game short of qualifying for the 2007 PDC World Darts...Ken Mather 9 - 7 Paul Nicholson Paul Nicholson (darts player)Paul Nicholson is a British born darts player, who holds Australian nationality. He aims to project the image of the 'bad boy of darts'- 2008-2009 :...Co Stompé Co StompéJacobus Wilhelm "Co" Stompé , is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. Stompé is nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance making him look like a matchstick...6 - 9 Mark Frost Mark Frost (darts player)Mark Frost is an English darts player from Stoke-on-Trent. He plays in Professional Darts Corporation events and uses the nickname Frosty the Throw Man for his matches. He is not a professional and works as a scaffolder....Mark Walsh 9 - 2 Wayne Mardle Wayne MardleWayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford...Alex Roy Alex Roy (darts player)Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management....9 - 5 Lionel Sams Lionel SamsLionel Jeffrey Sams is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Lion for his matches....Andy Jenkins Andy JenkinsAndy Jenkins is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Jenkins had trials for Southampton Football Club while at school.-BDO career:...9 - 5 Justin Pipe Steve Brown 8 - 9 Mark Lawrence Mark Lawrence (darts player)Mark Lawrence is an English darts player, currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Lawrence qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, and lost in the first round to Terry Jenkins by 3 sets to 1....Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van BarneveldRaymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...9 - 4 Ken Dobson Roland Scholten Roland ScholtenRoland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC...9 - 6 Darren Johnson Kevin Painter Kevin PainterKevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"...9 - 4 Dave Askew Dave AskewDave Askew is an English darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation. Askew is a twice semi-finalist in the PDC World Championship, both in 2001 and 2002 and on both occasions losing to eventual winner Phil Taylor.- Overview :Askew began competing in major tournaments in the...Michael van Gerwen Michael van GerwenMichael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17...4 - 9 Andy Hamilton Andy Hamilton (darts player)Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit....Denis Ovens Denis OvensDenis Ovens is an English darts player currently ranked number 29 in the PDC Order of Merit. He is nicknamed The Heat and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to...3 - 9 Alan Tabern Alan TabernAlan Tabern is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known as "The Saint" and "Tabby"...Colin Lloyd Colin LloydColin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay...9 - 8 John Part John PartJohn Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion...Dave Honey 5 - 9 Wes Newton Wes NewtonWesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:...Jan van der Rassel Jan van der RasselJan van der Rassel is a Dutch darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He uses the nickname The Project for his matches. His former nickname was Tweety Pie....7 - 9 Jelle Klaasen Jelle KlaasenJelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands...Brendan Dolan Brendan DolanBrendan Dolan is a Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, his first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he qualified through the All Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places...7 - 9 Kevin McDine Kevin McDineKevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit....Paul Rowley 1 - 9 Chris Thompson Andy Roberts 9 - 7 Louis Blundell Dennis Priestley Dennis PriestleyDennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively...9 - 4 Colin Monk Colin MonkColin Monk is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and formerly played in British Darts Organisation events. He is turning full time professional in January 2010....Mark Webster Mark Webster (darts player)Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...9 - 6 Peter Wright Andy Smith Andy Smith (darts player)Andrew Smith is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Pieman for his matches...9 - 3 Chris Cooper Peter Manley Peter ManleyPeter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart...9 - 8 James Wade James WadeJames Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007...Adrian Lewis Adrian LewisAdrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...9 - 2 Robert Thornton Robert Thornton (darts player)Robert Thornton is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO in May 2008. He won the prestigious Winmau World Masters in November 2007.-BDO career:...Mervyn King 8 - 9 Michael Barnard Michael Barnard (darts player)Michael Barnard is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.A winner of the World Youth Masters in 1991, Barnard joined the PDC circuit in late 2003 taking part in UK Open regionals, reaching the semi finals of the Scottish Regional and the quarter finals of the...Glen Durrant 1 - 9 Terry Jenkins Terry JenkinsTerry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches...
Fourth round
- All matches are the best of seventeen legs, and are played on June 6.
Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2 Michael Barnard Michael Barnard (darts player)Michael Barnard is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.A winner of the World Youth Masters in 1991, Barnard joined the PDC circuit in late 2003 taking part in UK Open regionals, reaching the semi finals of the Scottish Regional and the quarter finals of the...6 - 9 Andy Smith Andy Smith (darts player)Andrew Smith is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Pieman for his matches...Gary Welding 1 - 9 Ronnie Baxter Ronnie BaxterRonnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action...Dennis Priestley Dennis PriestleyDennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively...9 - 8 Mark Frost Mark Frost (darts player)Mark Frost is an English darts player from Stoke-on-Trent. He plays in Professional Darts Corporation events and uses the nickname Frosty the Throw Man for his matches. He is not a professional and works as a scaffolder....Alex Roy Alex Roy (darts player)Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management....9 - 8 Andy Roberts Peter Manley Peter ManleyPeter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart...4 - 9 Mark Webster Mark Webster (darts player)Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...Steve Grubb Steve GrubbSteve Grubb is an English darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation, nicknamed Grubby.Grubb fell two games short of qualifying for the 2006 World Matchplay, losing to Andy Hamilton who eventually qualified. He then fell one game short of qualifying for the 2007 PDC World Darts...4 - 9 Kevin Painter Kevin PainterKevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"...Colin Lloyd Colin LloydColin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay...9 - 2 Chris Thompson Andy Hamilton Andy Hamilton (darts player)Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit....7 - 9 Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van BarneveldRaymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...Phil Taylor 9 - 3 Ken Mather Jamie Caven Jamie CavenJamie Robert Caven is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn....9 - 6 Jelle Klaasen Jelle KlaasenJelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands...Kevin McDine Kevin McDineKevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit....7 - 9 Alan Tabern Alan TabernAlan Tabern is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known as "The Saint" and "Tabby"...Andy Jenkins Andy JenkinsAndy Jenkins is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Jenkins had trials for Southampton Football Club while at school.-BDO career:...7 - 9 Terry Jenkins Terry JenkinsTerry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches...Colin Osborne Colin OsborneColin Osborne is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Osborne has won two PDC Pro Tour events and he also managed to hit two perfect nine dart finishes in 2005...9 - 7 Wayne Jones Wayne Jones (darts player)Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches....Mark Walsh 9 - 3 Adrian Lewis Adrian LewisAdrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...Wes Newton Wes NewtonWesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:...9 - 6 Roland Scholten Roland ScholtenRoland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC...Mark Lawrence Mark Lawrence (darts player)Mark Lawrence is an English darts player, currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Lawrence qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, and lost in the first round to Terry Jenkins by 3 sets to 1....9 - 4 Mark Dudbridge Mark DudbridgeMark Daniel Dudbridge is an English professional darts player.-Darts career:He started playing in his very early teens, citing Dennis Priestley as one of his heroes...
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There was a draw after each round; this bracket has been compiled retrospectively.See also
- UK Open history of event and previous winners
- 2009 in darts2009 in dartsThis article documents all the events in the sport of darts over the course of 2009.-January:*2 - Raymond van Barneveld wins £20,000 for hitting the first PDC World Championship nine-darter, during his quarter-final against Jelle Klaasen....
includes extended results of Pro Tour events - PDC Pro TourPDC Pro TourThe PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . They comprise Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.-Players Championships:...
history of PDC "floor events"