2016 UK Open
The 2016 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fourteenth 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 third time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 4–6 March 2016, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw will be staged after each round until the final.
In a repeat of last year's final, Michael van Gerwen beat Peter Wright to retain his title. During the tournament, he also hit a nine-dart finish against the then-unknown Rob Cross in the fourth round. Either side of that leg, he hit a 170 checkout, which also included a run of 19 perfect darts, 9-dart leg.
Format and qualifiers
UK Open Qualifiers
There were six qualifying events staged in February 2016 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 1 | Friday 5 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Adrian Lewis  | 6–1 | Phil Taylor | |
| 2 | Saturday 6 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen  | 6–4 | Alan Norris | |
| 3 | Sunday 7 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Phil Taylor | 6–2 | Michael van Gerwen | |
| 4 | Friday 19 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Gary Anderson  | 6–1 | James Wade | |
| 5 | Saturday 20 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 |  Gerwyn Price | |
| 6 | Sunday 21 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Steve Beaton |
The tournament featured 128 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 in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but started in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualify 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)
Number 65-96 of the Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First Round)
Riley qualifiers (starting in First Round)
32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.Prize money
The prize fund remained like last year's edition prize fund at £300,000.Draw
Friday 4 March
First round (best of eleven legs)
| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
| Wes Newton | 6 – 4 | Mark Cox |  Ronny Huybrechts | 6 – 3 | Mark Rice | |
| Dennis Smith | 1 – 6 | Alex Roy | Jermaine Wattimena | 6 – 5 | Andy Smith | |
| Andy Boulton | 6 – 4 | Lee Grimshaw |  William O'Connor | 6 – 1 | Mark Jodrill | |
 Magnus Caris | 6 – 5 | Jason Mold |  Mick McGowan | 4 – 6 | Nathan Aspinall | |
| Dick van Dijk | 2 – 6 | Kevin Dowling | Jonathan Worsley | 6 – 1 | Curtis Turner | |
| Arron Monk | 6 – 3 | Stewart Rattray | Dean Stewart | 4 – 6 | Barry Lynn | |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | 6 – 3 | Michael McFall | Jason Hogg | w/o | Ben Green | |
| Alan Tabern | 3 – 6 | Harry Ward | Paul Hogan | 6 – 3 | Daniel Day | |
| Mark Barilli | 6 – 1 | Darren Layden | Jonny Clayton | 6 – 2 | Ian McFarlane | |
| Ryan de Vreede | 6 – 3 | Nathan Derry | Darren Webster | 6 – 0 | Lee Morris | |
| Mark Frost | 6 – 0 | Andy Brown | Joe Murnan | 6 – 2 | Paul Whitworth | |
| Jan Dekker | 5 – 6 | Andrew Davidson | Steve Maish | 6 – 5 | Jason Heaver | |
| Dean Winstanley | 6 – 5 | John Scott | Mark Wilson | w/o | ||
| Paul Milford | 6 – 1 | Chris Jones | Scott Marsh | 6 – 1 | Steven Rose | |
| Johnny Haines | 5 – 6 | Gary Stone |  Ken MacNeil | 3 – 6 | Rob Cross | |
| Ryan Harrington | 6 – 1 | Glen McGrandle | Josh Payne | 6 – 2 | Dave Parletti |
Second round (best of eleven legs)
| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | 6 – 5 | William O'Connor | Lee Evans | 6 – 2 |  Rowby-John Rodriguez | |
| Robert Thornton | 4 – 6 | Arron Monk | Kevin Painter | 4 – 6 | Dean Winstanley | |
| Mike de Decker | 5 – 6 | Matt Clark | Mark Dudbridge | 5 – 6 | Joey ten Berge | |
 Brendan Dolan | 6 – 3 | Scott Marsh | Darron Brown | 4 – 6 | Ryan Harrington | |
| Jamie Caven | 6 – 2 | Gary Stone | Mark Frost | 6 – 4 | Mark Barilli | |
| Yordi Meeuwisse | 3 – 6 | Robbie Green | Jay Foreman | 4 – 6 | Ronny Huybrechts | |
| Wayne Jones | 5 – 6 | Andy Jenkins | Paul Milford | 4 – 6 | Steve Maish | |
| Josh Payne | 6 – 1 | Harry Ward | Scott Dale | 2 – 6 | Darren Webster | |
| Berry van Peer | 5 – 6 | Richie Corner | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 5 – 6 | Alex Roy | |
| Brett Claydon | 4 – 6 | Barry Lynn |  Cristo Reyes | 4 – 6 | Andrew Davidson | |
| Matthew Edgar | 6 – 4 | Mark Wilson | David Pallett | 6 – 1 | Jason Marriott | |
| James Wilson | 6 – 3 | Jonny Clayton | Wes Newton | 4 – 6 | Rob Cross | |
| Ritchie Edhouse | 4 – 6 | Joe Murnan | Peter Hudson | 4 – 6 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | |
| Jermaine Wattimena | 6 – 1 | Kevin Dowling | Magnus Caris | 6 – 3 | Ben Green | |
| Andy Boulton | 6 – 2 | Jonathan Worsley | Andrew Gilding | 5 – 6 | Ryan de Vreede | |
| Tony Newell | 6 – 1 | Paul Hogan | Stuart Kellett | 6 – 5 | Nathan Aspinall |
Third round (best of seventeen legs)
Saturday 5 March
Fourth round (best of seventeen legs)
Fifth round (best of seventeen legs)
Sunday 6 March
Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)
| Player | Score | Player |
| Michael van Gerwen 95.99 | 10 – 6 | Barry Lynn 91.20 |
| Peter Wright 102.29 | 10 – 7 | Joe Cullen 101.83 |
| Phil Taylor 105.57 | 10 – 3 | Mark Webster 92.44 |
| Jelle Klaasen 98.24 | 10 – 0 |  Kyle Anderson 90.42 |