2020 Ladbrokes UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 6–8 March 2020 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organization(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £450,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | ![]() ![]() | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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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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![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 6– 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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![]() | 5 – 10 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() | |
![]() | 10 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 – 9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 10 – 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 – 3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 10 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 – 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4 – 10 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 – 10 | ![]() | |
![]() | 10 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 10 | ![]() | |
![]() | 10 – 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 – 1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 10 – 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 10 | ![]() |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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![]() | 10 – 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 – 10 | ![]() | |
![]() | 10 – 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 – 10 | ![]() | |
![]() | 8 – 10 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 – 5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 10 – 8 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 – 8 | ![]() | |
Player | Score | Player |
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![]() | 5 – 10 | ![]() |
![]() | 10 – 4 | ![]() |
![]() | 10 – 9 | ![]() |
![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() |
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | ||||||||
![]() | 11 | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||
![]() | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 11 | ||||||||
![]() | 11 | ||||||||
![]() | 3 |
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