2009 UK Open

2009 Blue Square UK Open
Tournament information
Dates4–7 June 2009
VenueReebok Stadium
LocationBolton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£40,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2008 2010»

The 2009 Blue Square UK Open was the seventh year of the PDC darts 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 Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 4–7 June 2009 and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.

Phil Taylor won the title for the third time by defeating Colin Osborne 11–6 in the final.

2009 UK Open Regional Finals

There were eight regional final events staged between January and May 2009 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:

11 January (North-East; Doncaster): Colin Lloyd 6–1 Colin Osborne
8 March (Scotland; Irvine): Robert Thornton 6–2 Dennis Priestley
15 March (North-West; Wigan): James Wade 6–3 Kevin McDine
22 March (South-East; Brentwood): Phil Taylor 6–4 Terry Jenkins
29 March (West Midlands; Coventry): Phil Taylor 6–5 Wayne Jones
12 April (South-West; Taunton): Phil Taylor 6–0 Andy Hamilton
19 April (East Midlands; Derby): Mark Walsh 6–5 Raymond van Barneveld
10 May (Wales; Newport): Jamie Caven 6–5 Alan Tabern

Format and qualifiers

The tournament features 129 players. As in previous years, eight regional UK Open events were staged across the UK where players winning are collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 96 players and ties in the list, who played a minimum of three events received a place at the final stages.

The Holsten qualifiers and the players outside the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit began the tournament on the Thursday night. They played down to 32 players, and they were joined by the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit the following night, to provide the competition's last 64. A random draw was made after each subsequent round.

  1. Steve Maish
  2. Wayne Atwood
  3. Michael Barnard
  4. Wayne Mardle
  5. Matt Clark
  6. Tony Eccles
  7. Colin Monk
  8. Steve Beaton
  9. Ken Dobson
  10. Denis Ovens
  11. Andy Smith
  12. Chris Thompson
  13. Steve Brown
  14. Dennis Smith
  15. Gary Anderson
  16. John Part
  17. Jan van der Rassel
  18. Larry Butler
  19. Kevin Dowling
  20. Wes Newton
  21. Tony Ayres
  22. Adrian Gray
  23. Paul Knighton
  24. Mark Lawrence
  25. Mick McGowan
  26. Nick Fullwell
  27. Paul Nicholson
  28. Martyn Turner
  29. Kirk Shepherd
  30. Jason Clark
  31. Dave Honey
  32. Dave Askew
  33. Steve Evans
  34. Toon Greebe
  35. John MaGowan
  36. Robbie Parker
  37. Alex Roy
  38. Gary Welding
  39. Joe Cullen
  40. Ian Jopling
  41. Chris Mason
  42. James Barton
  43. John Kuczynski
  44. Roland Scholten
  45. Dave Smith
  46. Peter Wright
  47. Louis Blundell
  48. David Fatum
  49. Steve Grubb
  50. Stephen Hardy
  51. Gary Mawson
  52. Par Riihonen
  53. Lee Williams
  54. Stuart Bousfield
  55. Richie Burnett
  56. Anastasia Dobromyslova
  57. Mark Jodrill
  58. Chris Cooper
  59. Ian Critchett
  60. Dave Ladley
  61. Darren Latham
  62. Chris Loudon
  63. Dyson Parody
  64. Justin Pipe
  65. Alan Caves
  66. Michael Smith

32 players were due to have qualified from four Holsten Pils qualifiers held in Aylesbury, Batley, Birmingham and Salford. However, Peter Green had to withdraw for unknown reasons, thus meaning there were only 31 qualifiers present in Bolton.

Prize money

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £200,000)
Winner (1) £40,000
Runner-Up (1) £20,000
Semi-finalists (2) £10,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000
Last 16 (fifth round) (8) £4,000
Last 32 (fourth round) (16) £2,000
Last 64 (third round) (32) £1,000
Last 96 (second round) (32) n/a
Last 128 (first round) (32) n/a
Last 129 (preliminary round) (1) n/a

In addition, Holsten offered a £3,000 bonus to the Pub Qualifier to get the furthest into the tournament (shared by Ken Mather and Andy Roberts).

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 25 May, ahead of the 2009 Premier League Darts play-offs by Sid Waddell and Keith Deller.

Preliminary round

This match was the best of eleven legs, and was played on 4 June.

Player #1 Score Player #2
Gary Stephens 3–6 Ken Mather
Andy Roberts 80.00 6–5 Eddie Lovely

First round

  • All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.
Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
James Barton 90.30 3–6 Toon Greebe 84.58 Alex Roy 97.01 6–1 Richie Burnett 87.94
Harry Robinson 0–6 Chris Cooper Gary Mawson 83.26 6–1 Darren Weaver 73.06
Matthew Campbell 1–6 Stuart Bousfield Steve Evans 6–3 Mark Layton
Adrian Genery 5–6 Chris Loudon Gary Welding 6–2 John Kuczynski
Duane Garfield 3–6 Dave Smith Stephen Hardy 6–2 Coen Wiekamp
Chris Mason 3–6 Steve Penney David Smurthwaite 2–6 Mark Jodrill
Stuart Monaghan 3–6 Alan Davie Graham Usher 3–6 Glen Durrant
Roland Scholten 6–1 Derek Williams Phil Currie 2–6 Steve Dolan
Anastasia Dobromyslova 2–6 Andy Roberts Michael Smith 5–6 Dave Ladley
Peter Wright 6–4 Chris Hornby Andy Pearce 5–6 Johnny Haines
Ian Critchett 6–5 Kevin Beare Ken Mather 6–4 Robbie Parker
Paul Cook 6–2 Mike Langley Par Riihonen 5–6 Steve Grubb
John McGuirk 6–2 Stuart Pickles David Fatum 5–6 Paul Rowley
Lee Williams 6–1 Alan Caves Darren Latham 5–6 Andy Boulton
Dyson Parody 1–6 John MaGowan Joe Cullen 1–6 Justin Pipe
Les Fitton 6–5 Mark Cox Louis Blundell 6–4 Ian Jopling

Second round

  • All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.
Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Glen Durrant 6–2 John McGuirk Mark Jodrill 2–6 Chris Thompson
Martyn Turner 4–6 Dave Honey Paul Nicholson 95.45 6–4 Gary Anderson 88.76
Gary Welding 6–0 John MaGowan Louis Blundell 6–0 Kevin Dowling
Adrian Gray 5–6 Dave Askew Tony Ayres 3–6 Justin Pipe
Steve Evans 5–6 Steve Dolan Ken Dobson 6–5 Paul Knighton
Dennis Smith 1–6 Ken Mather Lee Williams 6–4 Wayne Atwood
Roland Scholten 6–1 Ian Critchett Jason Clark 6–4 Stuart Bousfield
Kirk Shepherd 3–6 Steve Brown Chris Loudon 5–6 Chris Cooper
Steve Penney 5–6 Steve Grubb Gary Mawson 4–6 Johnny Haines
Paul Cook † Mark Lawrence Nick Fullwell 1–6 Andy Smith
Colin Monk 6–5 Larry Butler Mick McGowan 84.38 3–6 John Part 88.23
Dave Smith 2–6 Denis Ovens Paul Rowley 6–3 Dave Ladley
Wes Newton 6–4 Andy Boulton Alan Davie 2–6 Peter Wright
Stephen Hardy 3–6 Jan van der Rassel Michael Barnard 6–0 Steve Maish
Wayne Mardle 84.84 6–4 Les Fitton 85.21 Matt Clark 3–6 Alex Roy
Tony Eccles 6–3 Toon Greebe Andy Roberts 6–2 Steve Beaton

† Mark Lawrence was given a bye into round three, as Paul Cook was disqualified.

Third round

  • All matches were the best of seventeen legs, and were played on 5 June.
Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Ronnie Baxter 9–7 Tony Eccles Lee Williams 84.02 1–9 Phil Taylor 103.68
Gary Welding 9–5 Steve Hine Mark Dudbridge 9–7 Johnny Haines
Colin Osborne 9–2 Jason Clark Steve Dolan 1–9 Jamie Caven
Vincent van der Voort 6–9 Wayne Jones Barrie Bates 3–9 Steve Grubb
Ken Mather 9–7 Paul Nicholson Co Stompé 6–9 Mark Frost
Mark Walsh 9–2 Wayne Mardle Alex Roy 9–5 Lionel Sams
Andy Jenkins 9–5 Justin Pipe Steve Brown 8–9 Mark Lawrence
Raymond van Barneveld 9–4 Ken Dobson Roland Scholten 9–6 Darren Johnson
Kevin Painter 9–4 Dave Askew Michael van Gerwen 91.45 4–9 Andy Hamilton 95.66
Denis Ovens 3–9 Alan Tabern Colin Lloyd 9–8 John Part
Dave Honey 5–9 Wes Newton Jan van der Rassel 7–9 Jelle Klaasen
Brendan Dolan 7–9 Kevin McDine Paul Rowley 1–9 Chris Thompson
Andy Roberts 9–7 Louis Blundell Dennis Priestley 9–4 Colin Monk
Mark Webster 9–6 Peter Wright Andy Smith 9–3 Chris Cooper
Peter Manley 91.67 9–8 James Wade 90.48 Adrian Lewis 94.61 9–2 Robert Thornton 93.26
Mervyn King 8–9 Michael Barnard Glen Durrant 83.52 1–9 Terry Jenkins 97.56

Fourth round

  • All matches were the best of seventeen legs, and were played on 6 June.
Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Michael Barnard 6–9 Andy Smith Gary Welding 1–9 Ronnie Baxter
Dennis Priestley 9–8 Mark Frost Alex Roy 9–8 Andy Roberts
Peter Manley 91.31 4–9 Mark Webster 91.01 Steve Grubb 4–9 Kevin Painter
Colin Lloyd 9–2 Chris Thompson Andy Hamilton 94.16 7–9 Raymond van Barneveld 94.89
Phil Taylor 115.51 9–3 Ken Mather 93.49 Jamie Caven 9–6 Jelle Klaasen
Kevin McDine 7–9 Alan Tabern Andy Jenkins 7–9 Terry Jenkins
Colin Osborne 9–7 Wayne Jones Mark Walsh 95.06 9–3 Adrian Lewis 88.44
Wes Newton 9–6 Roland Scholten Mark Lawrence 9–4 Mark Dudbridge

Final stages

5th Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Colin Osborne 93.38 9
Raymond van Barneveld 91.45 4
Colin Osborne 94.86 10
Jamie Caven 95.85 3
Alex Roy 3
Jamie Caven 9
Colin Osborne 96.51 10
Kevin Painter 94.77 7
Kevin Painter 93.10 9
Dennis Priestley 85.52 3
Kevin Painter 92.88 10
Alan Tabern 90.75 8
Wes Newton 8
Alan Tabern 9
Colin Osborne 96.51 6
Phil Taylor 100.80 11
Ronnie Baxter 9
Mark Walsh 4
Ronnie Baxter 92.76 10
Terry Jenkins 93.60 7
Mark Webster 7
Terry Jenkins 9
Ronnie Baxter 98.10 6
Phil Taylor 105.69 10
Mark Lawrence 9
Colin Lloyd 3
Mark Lawrence 93.90 0
Phil Taylor 115.62 10
Phil Taylor 103.71 9
Andy Smith 2


There was a draw after each round; this bracket has been compiled retrospectively.

See also

References

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