The 2017 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fifteenth 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 fourth time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, from 3 to 5 March 2017, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw will be staged after each round until the final.
Michael van Gerwen was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew on the morning of the event with a back injury. Two-time runner-up and top seed Peter Wright won his first PDC major, defeating Gerwyn Price 11–6 in the final.
Format and qualifiers UK Open qualifiers There are six qualifying events staged in February 2017 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners are:
No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref. 1 Friday 3 February Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Peter Wright 6–4 Adrian Lewis 2 Saturday 4 February Simon Whitlock 6–4 Gary Anderson 3 Sunday 5 February Peter Wright 6–5 Michael Smith 4 Friday 10 February 6–3 Gary Anderson 5 Simon Whitlock 6–3 6 Sunday 12 February Peter Wright 6–3 James Wade
The tournament is featuring 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 (without ties in this year's edition) 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)
*Michael van Gerwen withdrew on March 3 due to a back injury and was not replaced; the last player drawn in the third round got a bye.
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 increased from last year's edition prize fund to £350,000.
Stage (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £350,000) Winner (1) £70,000 Runner-up (1) £35,000 Semi-finalists (2) £17,500 Quarter-finalists (4) £11,500 Last 16 (fifth round) (8) £6,500 Last 32 (fourth round) (16) £3,500 Last 64 (third round) (32) £1,750 Last 96 (second round) (32) n/a Last 128 (first round) (32) n/a
Draw
Friday 3 March
First round (best of eleven legs)
Player ScorePlayerPlayer ScorePlayer6 – 5 Alan Tabern6 – 4 Johnny Haines (Q)6 – 0 Wayne Morris (Q) Jamie Caven6 – 3 Dan Read (Q) Ritchie Edhouse4 – 6 Rob Hewson Joe Davis6 – 2 Paul Harvey Keegan Brown3 – 6 Paul Hogan (Q) Wayne Jones6 – 5 Lee Bryant6 – 4 Jamie Bain4 – 6 Paul Barham (Q) James Carroll (Q)6 – 3 Brandon Walsh (Q)6 – 1 Kevin Edwards (Q)6 – 56 – 4 Gary Eastwood (Q) Antonio Alcinas4 – 6 Ron Meulenkamp6 – 1 Royden Lam6 – 4 Martin Biggs (Q) Paul Milford6 – 3 Tony Newell6 – 4 Mark Layton (Q) Matt Padgett6 – 2 Paul Cartwright (Q) Paul Rowley5 – 6 Ronnie Baxter Jonny Clayton6 – 1 Jimmy McKirdy (Q)6 – 16 – 5 (Q) Darryl Pilgrim (Q)4 – 6 Ben Green (Q)6 – 56 – 2 Andy Roberts (Q) Jonathan Worsley6 – 4 Dave Prins (Q)6 – 3 Damian Smith (Q) Steve Maish (Q)4 – 6 Neil Smith (Q) Vincent Kamphuis3 – 6 Ryan Meikle Dave Parletti (Q)6 – 2 Gareth Pass (Q)
Second round (best of eleven legs) Player ScorePlayerPlayer ScorePlayer Jamie Lewis4 – 65 – 6 Paul Barham (Q) Daryl Gurney6 – 3 Ryan Palmer6 – 4 Devon Petersen2 – 6 Jan Dekker5 – 6 Rob Hewson6 – 3 Paul Milford4 – 6 Tony Newell4 – 6 Alan Tabern6 – 3 James Carroll (Q) Jamie Caven6 – 0 Ben Green (Q)6 – 46 – 5 Justin Pipe6 – 0 Ryan Meikle Andy Jenkins4 – 6 David Pallett6 – 2 Steve Lennon Ross Twell6 – 4 Joe Davis Martin Lukeman6 – 5 Matt Padgett Mark Barilli3 – 6 Kirk Shepherd5 – 6 Terry Jenkins2 – 66 – 1 Neil Smith (Q) Stephen Bunting2 – 6 Andrew Gilding6 – 4 Ryan Murray6 – 4 Dave Parletti (Q) Richard North3 – 6 Ronnie Baxter6 – 36 – 0 Mick McGowan6 – 43 – 6 Barrie Bates Stuart Kellett4 – 63 – 6 Johnny Haines (Q)
Third round (best of nineteen legs) Player ScorePlayerPlayer ScorePlayer Mick Todd3 – 10 Darren Webster8 – 10 Ronnie Baxter10 – 210 – 3 Kim Huybrechts10 – 87 – 10 Alan Tabern10 – 9 Ross Twell10 – 27 – 10 Dave Chisnall10 – 4 Jamie Caven Kevin Painter8 – 10 Chris Dobey Simon Whitlock10 – 2 Chris Quantock Daryl Gurney10 – 210 – 7 Jonny Clayton Martin Lukeman10 – 9 Rob Hewson Brendan Dolan 9 – 109 – 1010 – 6 Matthew Dennant Gerwyn Price10 – 5 Justin Pipe Ryan Searle10 – 7 Mick McGowan Ronny Huybrechts4 – 10 Steve Beaton6 – 10 David Pallett Kirk Shepherd10 – 8 Andrew Gilding5 – 10 Ted Evetts7 – 10 Ron Meulenkamp James Wade8 – 10 Adrian Lewis Christian Kist5 – 1010 – 2 Paul Barham (Q)10 – 410 – 5 Johnny Haines (Q) 10 – 6 (withdrew) w/o
Saturday 4 March Fourth round (best of nineteen legs)
Player ScorePlayerPlayer ScorePlayer Benito van de Pas Alan Norris Jelle Klaasen9 – 10 Rob Cross10 – 5 Ryan Searle Peter Wright10 – 5 Dave Chisnall Adrian Lewis6 – 10 Paul Hogan (Q) Chris Dobey5 – 10 Martin Lukeman Michael Smith10 – 8 Jermaine Wattimena Gerwyn Price10 – 4 David Pallett Cristo Reyes5 – 10 Joe Cullen Kim Huybrechts10 – 1 Ted Evetts10 – 6 Ronnie Baxter10 – 3 Ron Meulenkamp Daryl Gurney10 – 3 Mark Webster John Michael6 – 10 Alan Tabern Ian White10 – 7 Kirk Shepherd
Fifth round (best of nineteen legs)
Player ScorePlayer Gerwyn Price 101.2610 – 6 Paul Hogan (Q) 99.6010 – 7 Alan Tabern 88.28 Ian White 91.2210 – 3 Martin Lukeman 86.89 Michael Smith 93.266 – 10 Alan Norris 94.89 Kim Huybrechts 97.1410 – 9 Joe Cullen 96.42 Simon Whitlock 94.8010 – 7 William O'Connor 93.70 Daryl Gurney 92.0710 – 5 94.51 Peter Wright 101.3310 – 6 Rob Cross 99.11
Sunday 5 March
Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs) Player ScorePlayer Kim Huybrechts 98.949 – 10 Alan Norris 97.78 Ian White 103.099 – 10 Gerwyn Price 97.18 Simon Whitlock 96.379 – 10 Daryl Gurney 102.03 Peter Wright 110.8810 – 8
Semi-finals and Final (best of twenty-one legs)
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