Английская Википедия:2009 UK Open
Шаблон:Infobox individual darts tournament
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.[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. Шаблон:Columns-list 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]
Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break Aylesbury[3]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Currie
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Dolan
- Шаблон:Flagicon Adrian Genery
Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Green- Шаблон:Flagicon John McGuirk
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Penney
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stuart Pickles
- Шаблон:Flagicon Coen Wiekamp
- Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Lovely
Шаблон:Col-break Batley[3]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alan Davie
- Шаблон:Flagicon Glen Durrant
- Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Hornby
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stuart Monaghan
- Шаблон:Flagicon David Smurthwaite
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Stevens
- Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Usher
- Шаблон:Flagicon Darren Weaver
Шаблон:Col-break Birmingham[4]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Cook
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Cox
- Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Haines
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Langley
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Layton
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Pearce
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Roberts
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Rowley
Шаблон:Col-break Salford[4]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Beare
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Boulton
- Шаблон:Flagicon Matthew Campbell
- Шаблон:Flagicon Les Fitton
- Шаблон:Flagicon Duane Garfield
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Mather
- Шаблон:Flagicon Harry Robinson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Derek Williams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Stephens | 3–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Mather |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Roberts 80.00 | 6–5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Lovely |
First round
- All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.
Second round
- All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.
† 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.
Fourth round
- All matches were the best of seventeen legs, and were played on 6 June.
Final stages
There was a draw after each round; this bracket has been compiled retrospectively.
See also
- UK Open history of event and previous winners
- 2009 in darts includes extended results of Pro Tour events
- PDC Pro Tour history of PDC "floor events"
References
External links
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