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2021 Ladbrokes UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 5–7 March 2021 | ||
Venue | Marshall Arena | ||
Location | Milton Keynes, England | ||
Organization(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £450,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | Sebastian Białecki Jitse van der Wal | ||
High checkout | 170 Chris Dobey Glen Durrant Geert Nentjes Devon Petersen Michael Smith | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2021 Ladbrokes UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the nineteenth year of the tournament where players compete in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held for the first time at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England, between 5–7 March 2021, and was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 11–9 in the 2020 final. [2] However, he lost 11–5 to Luke Humphries in the semi-finals.
Lisa Ashton became the first female to win a match at the UK Open since 2005, defeating Aaron Beeney 6–2 in Round 2, and also set a new world record for the highest televised average by a female player, with an average of 100.34. [3] Sebastian Białecki, the first player born after the inaugural event in 2003 to play in the UK Open , [4] hit a nine-dart finish in his opening round victory over Jim McEwan. Jitse van der Wal then hit a nine-dart finish against Białecki in the second round. [3]
James Wade won his third UK Open title, and his first since 2011, with an 11–5 victory over Luke Humphries in the final.
The prize fund remained at £450,000. With the withdrawal of seven tour card players the field is reduced to 153 players.
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 95 (third round) | (31) | £1,000 |
Last 127 (second round) | (32) | £0 |
Last 153 (first round) | (25) | £0 |
There is a slight change in format for this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no Rileys amateur qualifiers could be held. In 2021, the top eight of both the UK and European Qualifying School Order of Merits who have not yet qualified for the tournament filled those 16 spots. [5]
The 153 participants will enter the competition incrementally, with 50 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.
Boris Krčmar, Daniel Larsson, Darren Penhall, Wesley Harms, Michael Unterbuchner and Robert Marijanović withdrew before the draw was made.
Cristo Reyes and Florian Hempel withdrew after the draw took place, so their opponents Jitse van der Wal (in round 1) and Ryan Joyce (in round 3) both got byes to their next respective rounds. [6] Justin Pipe tested positive for COVID-19, meaning Luke Humphries received a bye to round 4. [7]
The top 8 ranked players from the 2020 Development Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2021 season qualified for the first round.
The top 8 ranked players from the 2020 Challenge Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2021 season qualified for the first round.
The top 8 ranked players from the 2021 UK Qualifying School Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2021 season qualified for the first round.
The top 8 ranked players from the 2021 European Qualifying School Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2021 season qualified for the first round.
With the withdrawal of the six Tour Card holders, six players received a bye to the second round.
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Rob Collins ![]() | w/o | Bye | David Evans ![]() | w/o | Bye | |
Andrew Gilding ![]() | w/o | Bye | Michael Rasztovits ![]() | w/o | Bye | |
Martin Thomas ![]() | w/o | Bye | Scott Mitchell ![]() | w/o | Bye | |
89.44 Rhys Griffin ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | 84.19 Matt Jackson ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | |
81.12 Brett Claydon ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | 81.55 Keelan Kay ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | |
89.02 Boris Koltsov ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | 98.44 Rowby-John Rodriguez ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | |
88.19 Berry van Peer ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | Jitse Van der Wal ![]() | w/o | ![]() | |
85.86 Geert De Vos ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | 88.18 Martin Lukeman ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
95.20 Scott Taylor ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | 92.09 Shane McGuirk ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | |
92.91 Jason Heaver ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | 86.05 Luc Peters ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | |
90.40 Jim McEwan ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | 89.91 Chas Barstow ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | |
85.59 Joe Murnan ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | 85.39 Joe Davis ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | |
87.84 Adam Gawlas ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | 92.19 Geert Nentjes ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
97.99 John Brown ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | 77.53 Jake Jones ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | |
96.50 Zoran Lerchbacher ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | 95.08 Gordon Mathers ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | |
96.70 Peter Hudson ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | 90.27 Ritchie Edhouse ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Scott Waites ![]() | w/o | ![]() | 87.43 Scott Taylor ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
94.69 Nick Kenny ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | 94.00 Ciarán Teehan ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
93.91 Lewy Williams ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | 81.97 Keane Barry ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | |
80.96 Maik Kuivenhoven ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | 77.40 Kevin McDine ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | |
87.99 Joe Murnan ![]() | 3 – 6 | ![]() | 86.04 Andy Hamilton ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | |
93.60 Alan Soutar ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | 85.57 Jack Main ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | |
93.05 Sebastian Białecki ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | 89.66 Chas Barstow ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | |
92.38 Michael Rasztovits ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | 97.65 William Borland ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
86.71 Aaron Beeney ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | 96.05 Martin Atkins ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | |
84.48 Jason Heaver ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | 81.58 Niels Zonneveld ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | |
92.19 Jonathan Worsley ![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | 82.43 Martijn Kleermaker ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() | |
92.35 Peter Hudson ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | 101.79 Jim Williams ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | |
80.40 John Brown ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() | 70.59 Dom Taylor ![]() | 0 – 6 | ![]() | |
85.38 Steffen Siepmann ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | 88.35 Mike De Decker ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() | |
93.55 Alan Tabern ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() | 92.87 Ryan Murray ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | |
88.19 Jeff Smith ![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | 72.00 Harald Leitinger ![]() | 0 – 6 | ![]() | |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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91.16 Scott Waites ![]() | 5 – 10 | ![]() | 95.07 Darius Labanauskas ![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() | |
101.75 Rob Cross ![]() | 7 – 10 | ![]() | 101.68 Luke Humphries ![]() | 10 – 7 | ![]() | |
98.66 Gerwyn Price ![]() | 10 – 3 | ![]() | 90.30 Michael Smith ![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() | |
86.65 Callan Rydz ![]() | 6 – 10 | ![]() | 92.33 Alan Soutar ![]() | 10 – 7 | ![]() | |
99.31 Chris Dobey ![]() | 10 – 1 | ![]() | 90.09 Luke Woodhouse ![]() | 6 – 10 | ![]() | |
93.49 Peter Jacques ![]() | 10 – 9 | ![]() | 104.37 Dave Chisnall ![]() | 10 – 7 | ![]() | |
103.78 Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 10 – 4 | ![]() | 93.06 Daryl Gurney ![]() | 7 – 10 | ![]() | |
108.39 Jonny Clayton ![]() | 10 – 3 | ![]() | 100.55 Krzysztof Ratajski ![]() | 10 – 8 | ![]() | |
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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97.42 José de Sousa ![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() | 90.11 Devon Petersen ![]() | 10 – 4 | ![]() | |
89.36 Gabriel Clemens ![]() | 5 – 10 | ![]() | 93.53 Luke Humphries ![]() | 10 – 4 | ![]() | |
94.04 Brendan Dolan ![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() | 101.31 Chris Dobey ![]() | 5 – 10 | ![]() | |
103.52 Krzysztof Ratajski ![]() | 10 – 3 | ![]() | 99.52 Dave Chisnall ![]() | 10 – 8 | ![]() | |
Player | Score | Player |
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96.70 Simon Whitlock ![]() | 8 – 10 | ![]() |
100.71 Gerwyn Price ![]() | 10 – 9 | ![]() |
96.07 Dave Chisnall ![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() |
104.14 Krzysztof Ratajski ![]() | 7 – 10 | ![]() |
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