2020 Ladbrokes UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 6–8 March 2020 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
Country | England | ||
Organization(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £450,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | Jonny Clayton Michael van Gerwen | ||
High checkout | 170 Dimitri Van den Bergh Michael van Gerwen | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2020 Ladbrokes UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the eighteenth year of the tournament where players compete in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held for the seventh time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 6–8 March 2020, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round following the conclusion of the third round until the final.
Nathan Aspinall was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 11–5 in the 2019 final. [1] However, he lost 10–8 to Michael van Gerwen in the fourth round.
Michael van Gerwen won the UK Open for the third time, and the first time since 2016 after beating Gerwyn Price 11–9 in the final. It was Van Gerwen's first title since he won the 2019 Players Championship Finals, where he beat the same opponent, by the same scoreline, at the same venue.
It was the first edition of the UK Open to have more than one nine-darter hit. Jonny Clayton hit a nine-darter on Stage Two during his sixth-round match with Chris Dobey, before Michael van Gerwen did the same against Daryl Gurney in the semi-finals.
The prize fund remained at £450,000.
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £450,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £40,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £20,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £12,500 |
Last 16 (sixth round) | (8) | £7,500 |
Last 32 (fifth round) | (16) | £4,000 |
Last 64 (fourth round) | (32) | £2,000 |
Last 96 (third round) | (32) | £1,000 |
Last 128 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
Last 160 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
There is a slight change in format for this year, with the 16 Challenge Tour qualifiers becoming 8, with 8 spaces for the Development Tour now available.
The 160 participants will enter the competition incrementally, with 64 players entering in the first round, with match winners joining the 32 players entering in the second and third rounds to leave the last 64 in the fourth round.
The top 8 ranked players from the 2019 Challenge Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2020 season qualified for the first round.
The top 8 ranked players from the 2019 Development Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2020 season qualified for the first round.
16 amateur players will qualify from 16 Rileys Sports Bar qualifiers held across the UK between 25 January and 22 February.
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Mike De Decker 91.13 | 6 – 2 | Lisa Ashton 84.07 | Damon Heta 92.69 | 4 – 6 | Scott Waites 100.60 | |
Kyle McKinstry (CT) 92.57 | 6 – 1 | Fallon Sherrock (Q) 87.71 | Cody Harris (CT) 87.40 | 6 – 5 | Scott Taylor (Q) 89.89 | |
Kai Fan Leung 100.77 | 6 – 3 | Kelvin Self (Q) 87.38 | Adam Hunt 87.55 | 0 – 6 | Karel Sedláček 94.93 | |
Keane Barry (DT) 81.89 | 2 – 6 | Alan Tabern 85.94 | Andy Hamilton 85.73 | 6 – 3 | Patrick Lynskey (CT) 81.46 | |
Steffen Siepmann89.07 | 6 – 4 | Krzysztof Kciuk 94.01 | Peter Jacques 88.41 | 6 – 4 | Ciaran Teehan 90.49 | |
Michael Barnard 86.26 | 5 – 6 | Steve Brown 90.58 | Daniel Larsson 84.91 | 6 – 5 | Ryan Meikle 84.29 | |
Jason Askew (Q) 88.31 | 6 – 4 | Greg Ritchie (DT) 80.87 | Jason Heaver (Q) 96.97 | 6 – 0 | Jesús Noguera 80.97 | |
Adam Smith-Neale (Q) | 6 – 4 | Ben Cheeseman (DT) | Darren Beveridge (Q) 87.21 | 3 – 6 | Nathan Rafferty (DT) 92.89 | |
Adam Huckvale (Q) 68.58 | 1 – 6 | Stephen Burton (CT) 79.51 | Rhys Hayden (Q) 90.87 | 6 – 5 | Jamie Clark (Q) 89.34 | |
Cameron Menzies (CT) 95.96 | 5 – 6 | Bradley Brooks 95.63 | Kevin Burness (Q) 75.91 | 1 – 6 | Harald Leitinger 86.65 | |
Aaron Beeney 76.53 | 3 – 6 | Wesley Harms 86.04 | Boris Koltsov (CT) 85.99 | 4 – 6 | Danny van Trijp (DT) 85.98 | |
Andrew Davidson (DT) 73.53 | 2 – 6 | William Borland 86.05 | Lewis Williams (Q) 93.42 | 6– 5 | Robert Owen (Q) 94.03 | |
Martin Atkins 91.05 | 6 – 5 | Ryan Murray 93.90 | Shane McGuirk (DT) 85.70 | 5 – 6 | Callan Rydz 88.16 | |
Wayne Jones 92.15 | 6 – 1 | Gary Blades 79.54 | Berry van Peer (CT) 77.13 | 6 – 3 | Owen Roelofs (DT) 77.06 | |
Justin Smith (Q) 88.10 | 6 – 3 | Andy Jenkins (CT) 84.28 | Derk Telnekes91.66 | 6 – 3 | Martijn Kleermaker 90.81 | |
James Richardson (Q) 89.38 | 6 – 4 | Darren Penhall 88.25 | Kevin Doets (DT) 89.65 | 6 – 1 | Alfie Thompson (Q) 80.36 |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Scott Baker 87.82 | 5 – 6 | Mark McGeeney 99.33 | Jeff Smith 97.94 | 5 – 6 | John Michael 94.88 | |
David Pallett 80.80 | 3 – 6 | Kevin Doets (DT) 88.51 | Jason Heaver (Q) 80.01 | 4 – 6 | Kyle McKinstry (CT) 87.67 | |
Marko Kantele 89.10 | 0 – 6 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.93 | Scott Waites 100.26 | 6 – 1 | Geert Nentjes 93.88 | |
Daniel Larsson 90.96 | 5 – 6 | Mike De Decker 88.80 | Bradley Brooks 90.49 | 6 – 3 | Nick Kenny 77.93 | |
Harry Ward 90.70 | 6 – 5 | Gavin Carlin 90.83 | Kirk Shepherd 77.95 | 2 – 6 | Kai Fan Leung 89.01 | |
Karel Sedláček 87.51 | 6 – 2 | Barrie Bates 82.43 | Rhys Hayden (Q) 87.27 | 6 – 4 | James Richardson (Q) 87.15 | |
Andy Boulton 87.15 | 6 – 2 | Reece Robinson 81.42 | Nathan Derry 85.43 | 3 – 6 | Maik Kuivenhoven 95.35 | |
Justin Smith (Q) 95.11 | 5 – 6 | Wesley Harms 88.67 | Derk Telnekes 83.76 | 3 – 6 | Madars Razma 89.22 | |
Jonathan Worsley83.39 | 6 – 4 | Matt Clark 79.33 | Carl Wilkinson 87.02 | 2 – 6 | Steffen Siepmann91.81 | |
Ted Evetts 82.80 | 6 – 1 | Berry van Peer (CT) 80.46 | Steve Brown 98.63 | 3 – 6 | Alan Tabern 97.29 | |
Cody Harris (CT) 88.49 | 1 – 6 | Jason Lowe 91.35 | Martin Atkins 89.70 | 6 – 2 | Christian Bunse 86.21 | |
Mike van Duivenbode 84.67 | 1 – 6 | Nathan Rafferty (DT) 94.01 | Niels Zonneveld 95.50 | 6 – 4 | Andy Hamilton 97.49 | |
Rowby-John Rodriguez 91.60 | 5 – 6 | Jason Askew (Q) 91.18 | Peter Jacques 86.57 | 3 – 6 | Yordi Meeuwisse 91.40 | |
Lewy Williams (Q) 97.47 | 6 – 3 | Adrian Gray 94.05 | Harald Leitinger 84.98 | 3 – 6 | Joe Murnan 94.45 | |
Stephen Burton (CT) 81.09 | 6 – 4 | Vincent van der Meer 85.34 | Wayne Jones 89.30 | 3 – 6 | Conan Whitehead 92.67 | |
Danny van Trijp (DT) 94.23 | 0 – 6 | William Borland 98.02 | Adam Smith-Neale (Q) 85.71 | 3 – 6 | Callan Rydz 85.07 |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Simon Whitlock 92.57 | 5 – 10 | Chris Dobey 98.45 | Jason Lowe 95.15 | 9 – 10 | Michael van Gerwen 95.63 | |
Peter Wright 101.49 | 10 – 6 | Ian White 98.52 | Rob Cross 93.73 | 10 – 9 | Michael Smith 98.87 | |
Daryl Gurney 94.86 | 10 – 9 | William O'Connor 91.22 | Gerwyn Price 98.60 | 10 – 3 | Ricky Evans 89.92 | |
James Wade 95.88 | 10 – 1 | Kim Huybrechts 88.55 | Gary Anderson 91.29 | 10 – 5 | Simon Stevenson 88.38 | |
Joe Cullen 93.12 | 4 – 10 | Jonny Clayton 101.60 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.58 | 7 – 10 | Mensur Suljović 91.67 | |
Stephen Bunting 102.31 | 10 – 2 | Alan Tabern 94.22 | Matthew Edgar 81.49 | 4 – 10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 92.01 | |
Jamie Hughes 91.48 | 10 – 7 | Martin Atkins 88.99 | Jelle Klaasen 97.41 | 10 – 1 | Steve West 88.43 | |
Kyle McKinstry (CT) 97.98 | 10 – 5 | Martin Schindler 90.82 | Andy Boulton 90.76 | 6 – 10 | Gabriel Clemens 99.47 |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Gerwyn Price 102.87 | 10 – 9 | Gabriel Clemens 97.33 | James Wade 92.49 | 4 – 10 | Michael van Gerwen 109.85 | |
Jelle Klaasen 93.01 | 10 – 9 | Gary Anderson 94.06 | Peter Wright 101.78 | 6 – 10 | Daryl Gurney 99.33 | |
Chris Dobey 95.55 | 8 – 10 | Jonny Clayton 99.23 | Jamie Hughes 90.70 | 10 – 5 | Mensur Suljović 91.43 | |
Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.11 | 10 – 8 | Kyle McKinstry (CT) 89.67 | Rob Cross 94.46 | 10 – 8 | Stephen Bunting 91.20 | |
Player | Score | Player |
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Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.38 | 5 – 10 | Gerwyn Price 102.29 |
Michael van Gerwen 110.81 | 10 – 4 | Rob Cross 95.12 |
Daryl Gurney 95.26 | 10 – 9 | Jelle Klaasen 94.62 |
Jamie Hughes 90.57 | 9 – 10 | Jonny Clayton 91.38 |
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | ||||||||
Gerwyn Price 102.39 | 11 | ||||||||
Jonny Clayton 90.64 | 4 | ||||||||
Gerwyn Price 99.16 | 9 | ||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 101.42 | 11 | ||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 110.32 | 11 | ||||||||
Daryl Gurney 96.76 | 3 |
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