Английская Википедия:2010 UK Open
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The 2010 Rileys Darts Zones UK Open was the eighth 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, from 3–6 June 2010, and had the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw was staged after each round until the final.
It was eventually won by Phil Taylor who defeated Scotland's Gary Anderson 11–5 to make it his fourth UK Open and second consecutive championship. Earlier in the tournament, Anderson was the on the wrong side of a nine-dart finish from Mervyn King.
In the fourth round of this tournament, Phil Taylor beat Kevin Painter 9–0 with a 3–dart average of 118.66, which at the time was the all-time highest 3–dart average for a televised darts match. It was eventually beaten on 25 February 2016 in the 2016 Premier League Darts meeting in Aberdeen, when Michael van Gerwen averaged 123.40 in beating Michael Smith 7–1.
2010 UK Open qualifiers
There were eight qualifying events staged between February and May 2010 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
| No. | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Total Prize Money |
Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mervyn King | 6–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Walsh | 6–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Taylor | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Taylor | 6–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Caven | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson | 6–5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Wes Newton | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Walsh | 6–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Part | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Taylor | 6–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Colin Lloyd | 6–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Colin Osborne | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon James Wade | 6–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
Format and qualifiers
The tournament featured 138 players. As in previous years, eight regional UK Open events were staged across the UK where players winning were 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]
Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)
The Rileys 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.
Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)
32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.[2]
10 players qualified as BDO representatives from Avon, Bedfordshire, East Stirlingshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lothian, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Warwickshire.[2] These counties were rewarded one spot each in the UK Open for voting in favour of listening to Barry Hearn's proposed takeover of the BDO.[3] Шаблон:Columns-list
Prize money
For the second consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.
| 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 138 (preliminary round) | (10) | n/a |
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 13 May.[4]
Thursday 3 June; Best of 11 legs
Preliminary round
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Hutchings | 3–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Darren Webster |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Lowe | 2–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Clark |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Dowling | 1–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jyhan Artut |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Dean Stewart | 2–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dylan Duo |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Prakash Jiwa | 6–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Lakeman |
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Murray | 1–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Rand |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Par Riihonen | 5–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Farmer |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Reece Robinson | 6–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hugh Ringland |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ashley Whisker | 2–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Mawson |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Hudson | 6–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Neate |
Round 1
- ‡ Steve Farmer received a bye as Dean Edlin was disqualified because he did not register
- † Tony Hutchinson received a bye as Darren Sullivan was disqualified because he did not register
Round 2
- * Chris Mason withdrew for personal reasons.
Friday 4 June; best of 17 legs
Round 3
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Saturday 5 June; best of 17 legs
Round 4
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| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Painter | 0–9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Taylor 118.66 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie Baxter | 9–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Eccles |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock | 9–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Thornton |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith | 6–9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mervyn King |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson | 9–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Nicholson |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Maish | 1–9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Wes Newton |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin McDine | 9–8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Warwick |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Wayne Atwood | 6–9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Nigel Heydon |
Round 5
Sunday 6 June
Last 8 to final
Nine dart finish
Mervyn King hit a nine dart finish in his fourth round match against Gary Anderson, however he lost the match 9-8.
World record
Phil Taylor hit the highest televised average in history in his 9-0 victory over Kevin Painter, finishing the match with a three-dart average of 118.66.
See also
- UK Open history of event and previous winners
- 2010 in darts includes extended results of Pro Tour events
- PDC Pro Tour history of PDC "floor events"
References
External links
Шаблон:UK Open Шаблон:2010 in PDC darts
