2014 UK Open
2014 Coral UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 7–9 March 2014 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
Winner's share | £50,000 | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2014 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the twelfth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 7–9 March 2014, and had the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw was staged after each round until the final.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he suffered a huge upset by losing 9–7 to Aden Kirk in the third round.[1]
Adrian Lewis won the fourth major title of his career beating Terry Jenkins 11–1 in the final.[2]
Format and qualifiers
UK Open qualifiers
There were six qualifying events staged in February 2014 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 7 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Andy Hamilton ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | [3] |
2 | Saturday 8 February | Stephen Bunting ![]() | 6–5 | ![]() | [4] | |
3 | Sunday 9 February | Phil Taylor ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | [5] | |
4 | Friday 21 February | Brendan Dolan ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | [6] | |
5 | Saturday 22 February | Gary Anderson ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | [7] | |
6 | Sunday 23 February | Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | [8] |
The tournament featured 138 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 82 players plus ties in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.[9]
Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)
Michael van Gerwen
Andy Hamilton
Adrian Lewis
Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor
Stephen Bunting
Brendan Dolan
Kim Huybrechts
Robert Thornton
Justin Pipe
Michael Smith
Andrew Gilding
Steve Beaton
Peter Wright
Dean Winstanley
Jamie Lewis
Wes Newton
Vincent van der Voort
Mark Webster
Kevin Painter
Dave Chisnall
Simon Whitlock
Andy Smith
Terry Jenkins
Mervyn King
Paul Nicholson
James Wade
Ronnie Baxter
Christian Kist
Mark Walsh
Richie Burnett
Nick Fullwell
Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)
Steve Maish
Jelle Klaasen
Ian White
Keegan Brown
Ben Ward
David Pallett
Wayne Jones
Daryl Gurney
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jamie Caven
Darren Webster
Steve West
John Part
Stuart Kellett
Gary Spedding
Mensur Suljović
Mark Barilli
Jason Hogg
Ronny Huybrechts
Nigel Heydon
Tony Newell
Ross Smith
Steve Hine
Rocco Maes
John Henderson
Michael Barnard
Peter Hudson
Adrian Gray
Ian Lever
John Bowles
Josh Payne
Dave Weston
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)
Adam Hunt
Raymond van Barneveld
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Karl Merchant
Jason Lovett
Joe Murnan
Dennis Smith
Johnny Haines
Antonio Alcinas
Alex Roy
Mark Hylton
Mark Cox
William O'Connor
Steve Brown
Pete Dyos
Kevin Dowling
Michael Mansell
James Hubbard
Mick Todd
Matthew Edgar
Arron Monk
Glenn Spearing
Alan Derrett
Aden Kirk
Steve Douglas
Douglas Thompson
Jonathan Worsley
Davey Dodds
Ewan Hyslop
Kyle Anderson
Matt Clark
Gerwyn Price
Jyhan Artut
Chris Aubrey
Shaun Narain
Kevin McDine
Conan Whitehead
Alan Tabern
Brian Woods
Nathan Derry
Benito van de Pas
Jeff Batham
Riley qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)
32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.[10]
Aaron Holdstock
Carl Green
Lionel Sams
Ian Jones
Alan Casey
Kevin Taylor
Shaun Lovett
Tony Broughton
Chris Dobey
James Young
Andy Boulton
Tony Randell
Scott Bennett
Paul Whitworth
William Naylor
Adam Cousins
Dean Reynolds
Chris Mackie
Graham Dando
Rhys Griffin
Michael Malone
Nigel Daniels
Simon Stevenson
Paul Hogan
Martin Stead
Dean Stewart
Jim Hill
Sam Allen
Mick Baker
Jason Mold
Ben Burton
David O'Brien
Prize money
The prize fund had increased from £200,000 to £250,000 for this year's event.[11]
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £50,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £25,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £12,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £7,500 |
Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) | £5,000 |
Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) | £3,000 |
Last 64 (third round) | (32) | £1,000 |
Last 96 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
Last 128 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
Last 138 (preliminary round) | (10) | n/a |
Draw
[12][13]
Friday 7 March; Best of nine legs
Preliminary round
[14]
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() |
First round
[14]
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
Second round
[14]
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
Third round; Best of seventeen legs
[15]
Saturday 8 March
Fourth round; Best of seventeen legs
[16]
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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![]() | 9–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–7 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–8 | ![]() |
Fifth round
[17]
Player | Score | Player |
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![]() | 9–7 | ![]() |
![]() | 9–5 | ![]() |
![]() | 9–2 | ![]() |
![]() | 9–4 | ![]() |
![]() | 9–5 | ![]() |
![]() | 7–9 | ![]() |
![]() | 9–6 | ![]() |
![]() | 9–8 | ![]() |
Sunday 9 March
Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs
[18]
Player | Score | Player |
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![]() | 10–8 | ![]() |
![]() | 10–4 | ![]() |
![]() | 10–3 | ![]() |
![]() | 6–10 | ![]() |
Semi-finals and Final
Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) [2] | Final (best of 21 legs) [2] | ||||||||
![]() | 10 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | ||||||||
![]() | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | 11 | ||||||||
![]() | 6 | ||||||||
![]() | 10 |
References
- ^ "Coral UK Open: Phil Taylor shocked by television debutant Aden Kirk in Minehead". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Super Lewis Wins Coral UK Open". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Long Wait For Hamilton Ends". PDC. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Bunting Wins First Pro Tour Title". PDC. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Taylor Wins With Two Perfect Nine's!". PDC. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Dolan Takes Qualifier Four In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Anderson Storms To Qualifier Five Win". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Van Gerwen Dominant In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Coral UK Open Field Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Final Rileys Aces Seal UK Open Spots". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "2014 UK Open Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Coral UK Open Draw & Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Coral UK Open - Friday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Coral UK Open - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Coral UK Open - Saturday Evening". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Coral UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 9 March 2014.