UK Open Qualifiers 2018
The UK Open Qualifiers 2018 are a series of qualifying tournaments in darts. In the run-up to the UK Open 2018 , six qualifying rounds will be held to determine the participants. The results are recorded in a separate ranking list, the UK Open Order of Merit . The top 96 of this ranking after the six qualifiers are 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 2018 .
Importance of qualifying tournaments
In each of the six qualifiers, players will receive prize money based on their results, which will be included in the UK Open rankings. At the end of the six qualifiers there is a ranking list of all players, according to which the participants and the seeding list for the final UK Open are 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 2, 2018
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Michael Smith 105.0
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Kyle Anderson 96.7
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith 100.3
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Peter Wright 87.9
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 99.9
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Kim Huybrechts 102.4
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith 107.7
|
3 | ||||||||||||
 Michael van Gerwen 105.5
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 103.0
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Daryl Gurney 84.7
|
1 | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 108.5
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis 93.6
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis 94.9
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 José Justicia 92.7
|
5 | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 2
Date: February 3, 2018
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Darren Webster 92.2
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Justin Pipe 90.3
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Darren Webster 107.0
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Ian White 100.6
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Ian White 91.1
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Krzysztof Ratajski 88.8
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Darren Webster 101.3
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 98.3
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 106.7
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Richard North 95.5
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 94.9
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 95.1
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 95.3
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Mervyn King 83.3
|
2 | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 3
Date: February 4th, 2018
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Michael Smith 100.7
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 97.2
|
1 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith 96.7
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| David Pallett 88.6
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| David Pallett 98.9
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Joe Cullen 87.2
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith 97.0
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Zoran Lerchbacher 84.4
|
0 | ||||||||||||
| John Henderson 95.1
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Jamie Hughes 95.9
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| John Henderson 88.4
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Zoran Lerchbacher 86.3
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Zoran Lerchbacher 88.2
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| James Wilson 78.1
|
1 | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 4
Date: February 9, 2018
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 103.5
|
6th | ||||||||||||
 Jamie Lewis 97.8
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 86.4
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Jason Lowe 85.7
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Jason Lowe 97.6
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis 93.1
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.4
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson 100.0
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Rob Cross 101.7
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Ratajski 99.0
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Rob Cross 100.1
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson 101.9
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Gary Anderson 100.9
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| James Wade 100.4
|
4th | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 5
Date: February 10, 2018
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Corey Cadby 101.8
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Michael Smith 108.2
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Corey Cadby 102.0
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Kim Huybrechts 91.5
|
1 | ||||||||||||
| Kim Huybrechts 99.3
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Vincent Kamphuis 93.7
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Corey Cadby 108.8
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Rob Cross 102.7
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 103.3
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Jelle Klaasen 90.1
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 104.4
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Rob Cross 103.4
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Rob Cross 92.4
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Steve West 98.2
|
4th | ||||||||||||
UK Open Qualifier 6
Date: February 11, 2018
Venue: Wigan
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | |||||||||||
| Rob Cross 108.0
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| John Goldie 92.3
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Rob Cross 98.0
|
5 | ||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Ratajski 101.0
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Ratajski 93.4
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Corey Cadby 95.0
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Ratajski 101.9
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Daryl Gurney 95.9
|
4th | ||||||||||||
| Daryl Gurney 91.2
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Danny Noppert 89.7
|
2 | ||||||||||||
| Daryl Gurney 96.9
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 100.8
|
3 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 94.8
|
6th | ||||||||||||
| David Pallett 91.9
|
4th | ||||||||||||
Nine darters
The following list shows all 4 nine dart finishes of the 6 UK Open Qualifiers 2018:
| competition | round | player | Bottom line | opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3rd round (last 128) |
Robbie Green
|
6: 2 |
Lee Harris
|
| 2 | Round of 16 |
Ian White
|
6: 5 |
Daryl Gurney
|
| 3 | Round of 16 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6: 2 |
Jermaine Wattimena
|
| 4th | 2nd round (last 256) |
Peter Jacques
|
6: 4 |
 Marko Kantele
|
Individual evidence
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2018 - Tournament No. 1: Van Gerwen wins, Schindler strong
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2018 - Tournament No. 2: Van Gerwen victorious again
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2018 - Tournament No. 3: Michael Smith wins, Zoran Lerchbacher in the final
- ↑ 4th UK Open Qualifier 2018: Gary Anderson beats de Zwaan - Langendorf strong!
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2018 - Tournament No. 5: Corey Cadby wins first title
- ↑ UK Open Qualifier 2018 - Tournament No. 6: Krzysztof Ratajski with maiden win