2016 Coral UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 4–6 March 2016 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £300,000 | ||
Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | ![]() | ||
High checkout | 170![]() (2x Third round, 2x Fourth round) ![]() (third round) ![]() (third round) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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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 | ![]() | [2] |
2 | Saturday 6 February | Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | [3] | |
3 | Sunday 7 February | Phil Taylor ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | [4] | |
4 | Friday 19 February | Gary Anderson ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | [5] | |
5 | Saturday 20 February | Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | [6] | |
6 | Sunday 21 February | Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | [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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![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() | w/o | ![]() | |
![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | ![]() | w/o | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() (Q) | |
![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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![]() | 6 – 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 – 9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 – 9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9 – 8 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 – 2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3 – 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 – 9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9 – 8 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 – 3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 – 4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 – 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5 – 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 – 6 | ![]() |
Player | Score | Player |
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![]() | 9 – 5 | ![]() |
![]() | 9 – 2 | ![]() |
![]() | 5 – 9 | ![]() |
![]() | 9 – 7 | ![]() |
![]() | 2 – 9 | ![]() |
![]() | 7 – 9 | ![]() |
![]() | 9 – 5 | ![]() |
![]() | 7 – 9 | ![]() |
Player | Score | Player |
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![]() | 10 – 6 | ![]() |
![]() | 10 – 7 | ![]() |
![]() | 10 – 3 | ![]() |
![]() | 10 – 0 | ![]() |
Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) [15] | Final (best of 21 legs) [15] | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||
![]() | 10 | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||
![]() | 11 | ||||||||
![]() | 10 | ||||||||
![]() | 6 |
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