2016 Coral UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 4–6 March 2016 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £300,000 | ||
Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | Michael van Gerwen (fourth round) | ||
High checkout | 170 Michael van Gerwen (2x Third round, 2x Fourth round) Alan Norris (third round) Jamie Caven (third round) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2016 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fourteenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competing in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held for the third time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 4–6 March 2016, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw will be staged after each round until the final.
In a repeat of last year's final, Michael van Gerwen beat Peter Wright to retain his title. [1] During the tournament, he also hit a nine-dart finish against the then-unknown Rob Cross in the fourth round. Either side of that leg, he hit a 170 checkout, which also included a run of 19 perfect darts (treble 19, 2x treble 20, treble 19, 170 checkout (2x treble 20, bull), 9-dart leg (7x treble 20, treble 19, double 12), 2x treble 20, treble 19).
There were six qualifying events staged in February 2016 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Friday 5 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Adrian Lewis | 6–1 | Phil Taylor | [2] |
2 | Saturday 6 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6–4 | Alan Norris | [3] | |
3 | Sunday 7 February | Phil Taylor | 6–2 | Michael van Gerwen | [4] | |
4 | Friday 19 February | Gary Anderson | 6–1 | James Wade | [5] | |
5 | Saturday 20 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Gerwyn Price | [6] | |
6 | Sunday 21 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Steve Beaton | [7] |
The tournament featured 128 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 64 players (without ties in this year's edition) in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but started in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualify via regional qualifying tournaments. [8]
32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.
The prize fund remained like last year's edition prize fund at £300,000. [9]
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £300,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £30,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £17,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) | £5,000 |
Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) | £3,000 |
Last 64 (third round) | (32) | £1,500 |
Last 96 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
Last 128 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
Nine-dart finish | (1) | £10,000 |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Wes Newton | 6 – 4 | Mark Cox (Q) | Ronny Huybrechts | 6 – 3 | Mark Rice (Q) | |
Dennis Smith | 1 – 6 | Alex Roy (Q) | Jermaine Wattimena | 6 – 5 | Andy Smith | |
Andy Boulton | 6 – 4 | Lee Grimshaw (Q) | William O'Connor | 6 – 1 | Mark Jodrill (Q) | |
Magnus Caris | 6 – 5 | Jason Mold (Q) | Mick McGowan | 4 – 6 | Nathan Aspinall | |
Dick van Dijk | 2 – 6 | Kevin Dowling | Jonathan Worsley | 6 – 1 | Curtis Turner (Q) | |
Arron Monk | 6 – 3 | Stewart Rattray (Q) | Dean Stewart (Q) | 4 – 6 | Barry Lynn (Q) | |
Dirk van Duijvenbode | 6 – 3 | Michael McFall (Q) | Jason Hogg (Q) (timed out) | w/o | Ben Green (Q) | |
Alan Tabern | 3 – 6 | Harry Ward | Paul Hogan (Q) | 6 – 3 | Daniel Day (Q) | |
Mark Barilli | 6 – 1 | Darren Layden (Q) | Jonny Clayton | 6 – 2 | Ian McFarlane (Q) | |
Ryan de Vreede | 6 – 3 | Nathan Derry | Darren Webster | 6 – 0 | Lee Morris (Q) | |
Mark Frost | 6 – 0 | Andy Brown (Q) | Joe Murnan | 6 – 2 | Paul Whitworth (Q) | |
Jan Dekker | 5 – 6 | Andrew Davidson (Q) | Steve Maish (Q) | 6 – 5 | Jason Heaver (Q) | |
Dean Winstanley | 6 – 5 | John Scott (Q) | Mark Wilson (Q) | w/o | Les Delderfield (Q) (timed out) | |
Paul Milford | 6 – 1 | Chris Jones (Q) | Scott Marsh (Q) | 6 – 1 | Steven Rose (Q) | |
Johnny Haines | 5 – 6 | Gary Stone | Ken MacNeil | 3 – 6 | Rob Cross (Q) | |
Ryan Harrington | 1 – 6 | Glen McGrandle (Q) | Josh Payne | 6 – 2 | Dave Parletti (Q) |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Jeffrey de Graaf | 6 – 5 | William O'Connor | Lee Evans | 6 – 2 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | |
Robert Thornton | 4 – 6 | Arron Monk | Kevin Painter | 4 – 6 | Dean Winstanley | |
Mike de Decker | 5 – 6 | Matt Clark | Mark Dudbridge | 5 – 6 | Joey ten Berge | |
Brendan Dolan | 6 – 3 | Scott Marsh (Q) | Darron Brown | 4 – 6 | Glen McGrandle (Q) | |
Jamie Caven | 6 – 2 | Gary Stone | Mark Frost | 6 – 4 | Mark Barilli | |
Yordi Meeuwisse | 3 – 6 | Robbie Green | Jay Foreman | 4 – 6 | Ronny Huybrechts | |
Wayne Jones | 5 – 6 | Andy Jenkins | Paul Milford | 4 – 6 | Steve Maish (Q) | |
Josh Payne | 6 – 1 | Harry Ward | Scott Dale | 2 – 6 | Darren Webster | |
Berry van Peer | 5 – 6 | Richie Corner | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 5 – 6 | Alex Roy (Q) | |
Brett Claydon | 4 – 6 | Barry Lynn (Q) | Cristo Reyes | 4 – 6 | Andrew Davidson (Q) | |
Matthew Edgar | 6 – 4 | Mark Wilson (Q) | David Pallett | 6 – 1 | Jason Marriott | |
James Wilson | 6 – 3 | Jonny Clayton | Wes Newton | 4 – 6 | Rob Cross (Q) | |
Ritchie Edhouse | 4 – 6 | Joe Murnan | Peter Hudson | 4 – 6 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | |
Jermaine Wattimena | 6 – 1 | Kevin Dowling | Magnus Caris | 6 – 3 | Ben Green (Q) | |
Andy Boulton | 6 – 2 | Jonathan Worsley | Andrew Gilding | 5 – 6 | Ryan de Vreede | |
Tony Newell | 6 – 1 | Paul Hogan (Q) | Stuart Kellett | 6 – 5 | Nathan Aspinall |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Alan Norris | 6 – 9 | Joe Cullen | Michael Smith | 5 – 9 | Stuart Kellett | |
Phil Taylor 106.00 | 9 – 3 | Raymond van Barneveld 101.70 | Ricky Evans | 8 – 9 | Darren Webster | |
Jelle Klaasen | 9 – 8 | Joe Murnan | Vincent van der Voort 91.37 | 9 – 2 | Andy Jenkins 86.93 | |
Simon Whitlock 85.01 | 3 – 9 | Benito van de Pas 90.31 | Gary Anderson 88.83 | 3 – 9 | Barry Lynn 94.64 (Q) | |
Mensur Suljović | 9 – 8 | Ryan de Vreede | Kim Huybrechts | 9 – 3 | Justin Pipe | |
Stephen Bunting 89.81 | 9 – 6 | Jamie Caven 83.19 | Mark Webster | 9 – 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | |
Kyle Anderson | 9 – 2 | James Wilson | Michael van Gerwen 106.82 | 9 – 5 | Rob Cross 95.98 (Q) | |
Terry Jenkins 94.21 | 5 – 9 | Peter Wright 95.82 | Adrian Lewis 96.46 | 9 – 6 | John Henderson 94.59 |
Player | Score | Player |
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Mark Webster 97.81 | 9 – 5 | Mensur Suljović 93.83 |
Michael van Gerwen 102.20 | 9 – 2 | Kim Huybrechts 86.72 |
Stuart Kellett 87.68 | 5 – 9 | Barry Lynn (Q) 88.29 |
Phil Taylor 103.60 | 9 – 7 | Vincent van der Voort 101.08 |
Benito van de Pas 95.85 | 2 – 9 | Kyle Anderson 96.48 |
Stephen Bunting 92.44 | 7 – 9 | Joe Cullen 93.23 |
Peter Wright 96.77 | 9 – 5 | Darren Webster 89.03 |
Adrian Lewis 91.17 | 7 – 9 | Jelle Klaasen 97.16 |
Player | Score | Player |
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Michael van Gerwen 95.99 | 10 – 6 | Barry Lynn (Q) 91.20 |
Peter Wright 102.29 | 10 – 7 | Joe Cullen 101.83 |
Phil Taylor 105.57 | 10 – 3 | Mark Webster 92.44 |
Jelle Klaasen 98.24 | 10 – 0 | Kyle Anderson 90.42 |
Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) [16] | Final (best of 21 legs) [16] | ||||||||
Jelle Klaasen 90.44 | 5 | ||||||||
Peter Wright 96.68 | 10 | ||||||||
Peter Wright 98.33 | 4 | ||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 106.68 | 11 | ||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 107.57 | 10 | ||||||||
Phil Taylor 104.57 | 6 |
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