2015 UK Open


The 2015 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the thirteenth 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 second time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 6–8 March 2015, and had the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw was staged after each round until the final.
Adrian Lewis was the defending champion, having won the fourth major title of his career after beating Terry Jenkins 11–1 in the 2014 final. This year however, he was defeated in the third round after losing 9–3 to Raymond van Barneveld. Michael van Gerwen won his first UK Open title by defeating Peter Wright 11–5 in the final.

Format and qualifiers

UK Open Qualifiers

There were six qualifying events staged in February 2015 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
No.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
1Friday 6 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganAdrian Lewis 6–1 Michael van Gerwen
2Saturday 7 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganMichael van Gerwen 6–1 Vincent van der Voort
3Sunday 8 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganMichael van Gerwen 6–1 James Wade
4Friday 20 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganMichael van Gerwen 6–5 Jelle Klaasen
5Saturday 21 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganMichael Smith 6–5 Adrian Lewis
6Sunday 22 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganPhil Taylor 6–2 Ian White

The tournament featured 147 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 plus ties in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but started in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.

Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into Third Round)

Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into Second Round)

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)

Riley qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)

32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.

Prize money

The prize fund was increased from £250,000 to £300,000 for this year's event.

Draw

Friday 6 March

Preliminary round (best of nine legs)

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Jamie Robinson5–1 Chris Packer Connie Finnan5–4 James McEwan
Mark Layton 5–2 Tommy Sanwell Stuart White 5–4 Matthew Tedstone
Dave Ladley5–1 Kevin Edwards Rory Duffy 2–5 Adam Huckvale
Stephen Hardy 5–3 Dean Sanders Robbie Green5–1 Graham Hall
Ian Moss5–1 Adi Acott Matt Padgett5–2 Gerwyn Price
Dave Parletti 5–2 Bradley Williams Scott Dale4–5 Nigel Daniels
Paul Hogan 5–1 Lee Russell Ben Ward5–2 Jason Lovett
Mick Todd5–1 Kevin Smith Mark Dudbridge5–1 Lloyd Pennel
John Ferrell 5–3 Paul Dawkins Steve Douglas5–3 Mark Robinson
Dave Prins 5–2 Simon Stevenson ----

First round (best of nine legs)

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Connie Finnan3–5 Ian Moss Luke Woodhouse3–5 Dave Prins
Dave Parletti 1–5 Arron Fairweather John Bowles2–5 Steve Douglas
Mike De Decker5–1 Stephen Hardy Darren Johnson5–0 Ricky Sudale
Keegan Brown5–3 Mick Brookes Brett Claydon1–5 Joey ten Berge
Matt Padgett5–3 Stuart White Mick Todd0–5 Nigel Daniels
Jamie Robinson4–5 Jason Mold Wes Newton5–2 Martyn Turner
Gary O'Donnell 2–5 Adam Huckvale Steve Hine2–5 Mark Barilli
Devon Petersen5–1 Matt Clark Alan Tabern5–4 Adam Hunt
Stuart Kellett5–0 Robbie Green David Pallett5–2 Mark Dudbridge
Mark Cox5–1 Ben Ward Dirk van Duijvenbode3–5 Mark Layton
Mike Zuydwijk5–2 John Part Mark Jones3–5 Jason Wilson
Lee Evans5–2 Nick Fullwell Colin Fowler5–0 Steve West
Shaun Griffiths2–5 Jon Jukes Jay Foreman5–1 Dave Ladley
Johnny Haines4–5 James Richardson Alex Roy1–5 John Ferrell
Josh Payne5–3 Lionel Sams Paul Hogan 5–3 Derek Brand
Jonny Clayton1–5 Jermaine Wattimena Peter Hudson 4–5 Rob Smith

Second round (best of nine legs)

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Christian Kist5–3 Ian Moss James Wilson5–0 Mark Frost
Chris Dobey1–5 Nathan Aspinall Andy Boulton4–5 Steve Douglas
Jan Dekker5–3 Mike De Decker Darren Johnson3–5 Paul Hogan
Dean Winstanley3–5 William O'Connor Wayne Jones2–5 Joey ten Berge
Ryan Harrington5–0 Matt Padgett Andy Jenkins5–0 Nigel Daniels
Matthew Edgar4–5 Jason Mold Wes Newton5–3 Jon Jukes
Stephen Bunting5–2 Adam Huckvale Dennis Smith1–5 Mark Barilli
Kevin Painter5–2 Jamie Bain Nathan Derry5–4 Alan Tabern
Joe Murnan5–1 Stuart Kellett Andy Smith4–5 David Pallett
Devon Petersen5–4 Mark Cox Ricky Evans5–3 Mark Layton
Mike Zuydwijk3–5 Keegan Brown Ronnie Baxter5–2 Arron Fairweather
Ronny Huybrechts3–5 Lee Evans Colin Fowler5–3 Jason Wilson
Jeffrey de Zwaan2–5 Benito van de Pas Aaron Turner5–4 Jay Foreman
Dean Stewart1–5 James Richardson Darren Webster2–5 John Ferrell
Josh Payne5–4 Dave Prins Kyle Anderson5–4 Terry Temple
Kevin McDine5–4 Jermaine Wattimena Joe Cullen5–1 Rob Smith

Third round (best of seventeen legs)

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Adrian Lewis3–9 Raymond van Barneveld Peter Wright9–5 Steve Beaton
Benito van de Pas5–9 Paul Hogan John Henderson9–7 Steve Douglas
Mensur Suljović9–1 Joey ten Berge Andrew Gilding9–0 Kevin Painter
Eddie Dootson9–6 Joe Cullen Devon Petersen9–4 Mark Barilli
Phil Taylor9–2 John Ferrell Robert Thornton9–5 Simon Whitlock
David Pallett9–4 Colin Fowler Nathan Aspinall9–4 James Richardson
Ricky Evans4–9 James Wilson Brian Woods2–9 Ronnie Baxter
Justin Pipe5–9 Jan Dekker Wes Newton9–0 Jason Mold
Mervyn King9–8 Gary Anderson Michael Smith8–9 Stephen Bunting
Vincent van der Voort9–4 Lee Evans Nathan Derry9–2 Keegan Brown
Andy Jenkins6–9 Josh Payne Andy Hamilton9–8 Aaron Turner
Mark Webster5–9 William O'Connor Dave Chisnall9–6 Ryan Harrington
Michael van Gerwen9–3 Paul Nicholson Kim Huybrechts9–7 Max Hopp
Jelle Klaasen9–4 Brendan Dolan James Wade9–3 Joe Murnan
Alan Norris6–9 Kyle Anderson Jamie Caven9–3 Terry Jenkins
Ian White9–8 Christian Kist Daryl Gurney9–1 Kevin McDine

Saturday 7 March

Fourth round (best of seventeen legs)

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Jamie Caven 99.746–9 Devon Petersen 104.88 Robert Thornton 88.978–9 Eddie Dootson 87.05
Raymond van Barneveld 85.431–9 Peter Wright 100.55 James Wilson 91.637–9 Kyle Anderson 87.73
Mensur Suljović 92.939–4 Josh Payne 90.02 Jan Dekker 90.799–4 Ronnie Baxter 86.48
Ian White 93.356–9 William O'Connor 95.12 Vincent van der Voort 94.499–4 Wes Newton 86.55
Phil Taylor 107.279–3 David Pallett 95.65 James Wade 94.789–4 Nathan Aspinall 85.23
Dave Chisnall 100.406–9 Stephen Bunting 99.37 Mervyn King 92.869–8 Nathan Derry 91.74
Michael van Gerwen 102.299–4 Paul Hogan 101.20 Jelle Klaasen 92.535–9 Andrew Gilding 100.86
Kim Huybrechts 90.449–8 Andy Hamilton 86.94 Daryl Gurney 99.278–9 John Henderson 95.74

Fifth round (best of seventeen legs)

PlayerScorePlayer
Mervyn King 94.479–8 Kyle Anderson 95.69
Michael van Gerwen 114.919–2 Kim Huybrechts 101.59
Eddie Dootson 78.305–9 Devon Petersen 91.04
Phil Taylor 111.679–3 Vincent van der Voort 101.03
Mensur Suljović 90.139–7 Jan Dekker 88.85
Stephen Bunting 96.089–6 William O'Connor 93.43
Peter Wright 99.719–2 John Henderson 91.38
James Wade 92.386–9 Andrew Gilding 94.55

Sunday 8 March

Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)

PlayerScorePlayer
Mervyn King 94.536–10 Stephen Bunting 93.22
Michael van Gerwen 106.6510–5 Devon Petersen 98.14
Andrew Gilding 99.4410–8 Mensur Suljović 94.87
Phil Taylor 108.576–10 Peter Wright 102.99

Semi-finals and Final

Media coverage

Like the 2014 tournament, the 2015 tournament was broadcast live in the UK on ITV4 and ITV4 HD.