UK Open Qualifiers 2017
The 2017 UK Open Qualifiers were a series of qualifying tournaments in darts. In the run-up to the UK Open 2017 , six qualifying rounds were held to determine the participants. The results were recorded in a separate ranking list, the UK Open Order of Merit . The top 96 of this ranking after the six qualifiers were automatically qualified for the UK Open at the beginning of March this year.
The UK Open Qualifiers were also part of the PDC Pro Tour 2017 .
Importance of qualifying tournaments
In each of the six qualifiers, the players received prize money based on their results, which were then used in the UK Open rankings. At the end of the six qualifiers there was a ranking of all players, after which the participants and the seeding list for the final UK Open were determined.
Prize money per qualifier
| round | UK Open Qualifiers |
|---|---|
| victory | £ 10,000 |
| final | £ 5,000 |
| Semifinals | £ 2,500 |
| Quarter finals | £ 2,000 |
| Round of 16 | £ 1,500 each |
| 3rd round (load 32) | £ 750 |
| 2nd lap (load 64) | £ 250 |
| Total | £ 60,000 |
Results
The following tables show the results of the UK Open Qualifiers from the quarter finals.
UK Open Qualifier 1
Date: February 3, 2017
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Peter Hudson
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Benito van de Pas
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Hudson
|
0 | ||||||||||||
 Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Steve Beaton
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Kyle Anderson
|
1 | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Ricky Evans
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Ricky Evans
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 William O'Connor
|
2 | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 2
Date: February 4th, 2017
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Simon Whitlock
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Ian White
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Simon Whitlock
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Dave Chisnall
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Dave Chisnall
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Steve Beaton
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Simon Whitlock
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Brendan Dolan
|
1 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Jelle Klaasen
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Jelle Klaasen
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Palmer
|
1 | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 3
Date: February 5, 2017
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Mick Todd
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Mick Todd
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Alan Norris
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Ian White
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Mervyn King
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Ian White
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Cristo Reyes
|
2 | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 4
Date: February 10, 2017
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Ryan Searle
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Dave Chisnall
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Searle
|
1 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Chris Dobey
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
3 | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 5
Date: February 11, 2017
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
 Ronny Huybrechts
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Darren Webster
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Ronny Huybrechts
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Gerwyn Price
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Ronny Huybrechts
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Simon Whitlock
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Rob Cross
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Jelle Klaasen
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Rob Cross
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Simon Whitlock
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Simon Whitlock
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Mervyn King
|
2 | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 6
Date: February 12, 2017
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Steve Beaton
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Brendan Dolan
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| James Wade
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Alan Norris
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Kyle Anderson
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Alan Norris
|
1 | ||||||||||||
| James Wade
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| James Wade
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Kim Huybrechts
|
2 | ||||||||||||
Nine darters
The following list shows all 6 nine dart finishes of the 6 UK Open Qualifiers 2017:
| competition | round | player | Bottom line | opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3rd round (last 64) |
Ted Evetts
|
6: 4 |
Simon Whitlock
|
| 4th | 3rd round (last 64) |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6: 2 |
Ryan Murray
|
| 4th | 3rd round (last 64) |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6: 2 |
Ryan Murray
|
| 5 | 4th round (last 32) |
Darren Webster
|
6: 5 |
Benito van de Pas
|
| 5 | Quarter finals |
Ronny Huybrechts
|
6: 4 |
Darren Webster
|
| 6th | Round of 16 |
Christian Kist
|
1: 6 |
Adrian Lewis
|
particularities
At the UK Open Qualifier 4 Michael van Gerwen managed to throw two nine dart finishes in one game. This was previously only achieved by Phil Taylor in the 2010 Premier League Darts final . Van Gerwen won the game 6-2.
Individual evidence
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2017 - Day 1: Peter Wright secures first Pro Tour title of 2017
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2017 - Day 2: Whitlock wins in the final over Anderson, van Gerwen beaten again
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2017 - Day 3: Peter Wright defeats Michael Smith in Last-Leg Decider!
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2017 - Day 4: Strong Lerchbacher qualifies - van Gerwen with two 9-darters in one game
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2017 - Day 5: Whitlock stops furious Ronny Huybrechts
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2017- Day 6: Peter Wright secures his 3rd title, only Lerchbacher at the UK Open 2017!