2009 UK Open

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.

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»

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.[1]

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.

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.[2]

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.[2]

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

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 3–6 Toon Greebe Alex Roy 6–1 Richie Burnett
Harry Robinson 0–6 Chris Cooper Gary Mawson 6–1 Darren Weaver
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 6–4 Gary Anderson
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 3–6 John Part
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 6–4 Les Fitton 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.[5]

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 1–9 Phil Taylor
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 4–9 Andy Hamilton
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 9–8 James Wade Adrian Lewis 9–2 Robert Thornton
Mervyn King 8–9 Michael Barnard Glen Durrant 1–9 Terry Jenkins

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 4–9 Mark Webster Steve Grubb 4–9 Kevin Painter
Colin Lloyd 9–2 Chris Thompson Andy Hamilton 7–9 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor 9–3 Ken Mather 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 9–3 Adrian Lewis
Wes Newton 9–6 Roland Scholten Mark Lawrence 9–4 Mark Dudbridge

Last 16 to Final

 
Fifth round (best of 17)
6 June
Quarter-finals (best of 19)
7 June
Semi-finals (best of 19)
7 June
Final (best of 21)
7 June
 
              
 
 
 
 
Colin Osborne9
 
 
 
Raymond van Barneveld4
 
Colin Osborne10
 
 
 
Jamie Caven3
 
Alex Roy3
 
 
 
Jamie Caven9
 
Colin Osborne10
 
 
 
Kevin Painter7
 
Kevin Painter9
 
 
 
Dennis Priestley3
 
Kevin Painter10
 
 
 
Alan Tabern8
 
Wes Newton8
 
 
 
Alan Tabern9
 
Colin Osborne6
 
 
 
Phil Taylor11
 
Ronnie Baxter9
 
 
 
Mark Walsh4
 
Ronnie Baxter10
 
 
 
Terry Jenkins7
 
Mark Webster7
 
 
 
Terry Jenkins9
 
Ronnie Baxter6
 
 
 
Phil Taylor10
 
Mark Lawrence9
 
 
 
Colin Lloyd3
 
Mark Lawrence0
 
 
 
Phil Taylor10
 
Phil Taylor9
 
 
Andy Smith2
 

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

See also

References

  1. "UK Open Order of Merit". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. "Blue Square UK Open Draw". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2009-05-25. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  3. "Holsten Qualifiers – Day One". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2009-04-26. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. "Holsten Qualifiers – Day Two". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2009-04-27. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  5. "UK Open – Thursday Updates". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2009-06-04. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
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