2014 UK Open
The 2014 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the twelfth year of the 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 Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 7–9 March 2014, and had the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw was staged after each round until the final.
2014 Coral UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 7–9 March 2014 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
Winner's share | £50,000 | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he suffered a huge upset by losing 9–7 to Aden Kirk in the third round.[1]
Adrian Lewis won the fourth major title of his career beating Terry Jenkins 11–1 in the final.[2]
Format and qualifiers
UK Open Qualifiers
There were six qualifying events staged in February 2014 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Friday 7 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Andy Hamilton ![]() |
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2 | Saturday 8 February | Stephen Bunting ![]() |
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3 | Sunday 9 February | Phil Taylor ![]() |
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4 | Friday 21 February | Brendan Dolan ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
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5 | Saturday 22 February | Gary Anderson ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
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6 | Sunday 23 February | Michael van Gerwen ![]() |
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The tournament featured 138 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 82 players plus ties in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.[9]
Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into Third Round)
Michael van Gerwen Andy Hamilton Adrian Lewis Gary Anderson Phil Taylor Stephen Bunting Brendan Dolan Kim Huybrechts Robert Thornton Justin Pipe Michael Smith Andrew Gilding Steve Beaton Peter Wright Dean Winstanley Jamie Lewis Wes Newton Vincent van der Voort Mark Webster Kevin Painter Dave Chisnall Simon Whitlock Andy Smith Terry Jenkins Mervyn King Paul Nicholson James Wade Ronnie Baxter Christian Kist Mark Walsh Richie Burnett Nick Fullwell
Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into Second Round)
Steve Maish Jelle Klaasen Ian White Keegan Brown Ben Ward David Pallett Wayne Jones Daryl Gurney Dirk van Duijvenbode Jamie Caven Darren Webster Steve West John Part Stuart Kellett Gary Spedding Mensur Suljović Mark Barilli Jason Hogg Ronny Huybrechts Nigel Heydon Tony Newell Ross Smith Steve Hine Rocco Maes John Henderson Michael Barnard Peter Hudson Adrian Gray Ian Lever John Bowles Josh Payne Dave Weston
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)
Adam Hunt Raymond van Barneveld Rowby-John Rodriguez Karl Merchant Jason Lovett Joe Murnan Dennis Smith Johnny Haines Antonio Alcinas Alex Roy Mark Hylton Mark Cox William O'Connor Steve Brown Pete Dyos Kevin Dowling Michael Mansell James Hubbard Mick Todd Matthew Edgar Arron Monk Glenn Spearing Alan Derrett Aden Kirk Steve Douglas Douglas Thompson Jonathan Worsley Davey Dodds Ewan Hyslop Kyle Anderson Matt Clark Gerwyn Price Jyhan Artut Chris Aubrey Shaun Narain Kevin McDine Conan Whitehead Alan Tabern Brian Woods Nathan Derry Benito van de Pas Jeff Batham
Riley qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)
32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.[10]
Aaron Holdstock Carl Green Lionel Sams Ian Jones Alan Casey Kevin Taylor Shaun Lovett Tony Broughton Chris Dobey James Young Andy Boulton Tony Randell Scott Bennett Paul Whitworth William Naylor Adam Cousins Dean Reynolds Chris Mackie Graham Dando Rhys Griffin Michael Malone Nigel Daniels Simon Stevenson Paul Hogan Martin Stead Dean Stewart Jim Hill Sam Allen Mick Baker Jason Mold Ben Burton David O'Brien
Prize money
The prize fund had increased from £200,000 to £250,000 for this year's event.[11]
Stage (no. of players) | Prize Money (Total: £250,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £50,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £25,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £12,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £7,500 |
Last 16 (Fifth round) | (8) | £5,000 |
Last 32 (Fourth round) | (16) | £3,000 |
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
Friday 7 March; Best of nine legs
Preliminary round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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5–2 | ![]() |
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First round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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2–5 | ![]() |
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1–5 | ![]() | |
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5–3 | ![]() |
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4–5 | ![]() | |
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5–1 | ![]() |
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5–2 | ![]() |
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4–5 | ![]() | |
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3–5 | ![]() |
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5–4 | ![]() | |
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5–0 | ![]() |
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4–5 | ![]() | |
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4–5 | ![]() |
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5–4 | ![]() | |
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5–3 | ![]() |
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3–5 | ![]() | |
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2–5 | ![]() |
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3–5 | ![]() | |
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5–3 | ![]() |
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5–0 | ![]() | |
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5–2 | ![]() |
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5–1 | ![]() | |
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3–5 | ![]() |
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5–1 | ![]() | |
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5–3 | ![]() |
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1–5 | ![]() | |
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5–3 | ![]() |
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4–5 | ![]() | |
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5–3 | ![]() |
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4–5 | ![]() | |
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5–4 | ![]() |
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Second round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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1–5 | ![]() |
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3–5 | ![]() | |
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5–4 | ![]() |
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5–0 | ![]() | |
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5–0 | ![]() |
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5–4 | ![]() |
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2–5 | ![]() | |
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1–5 | ![]() |
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3–5 | ![]() |
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5–4 | ![]() |
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4–5 | ![]() |
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Third round; Best of seventeen legs
Saturday 8 March
Fourth round; Best of seventeen legs
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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9–5 | ![]() |
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Fifth round
Player | Score | Player |
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Sunday 9 March
Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs
Player | Score | Player |
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Semi-finals and Final
Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) [2] | Final (best of 21 legs) [2] | ||||||||
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References
- "Coral UK Open: Phil Taylor shocked by television debutant Aden Kirk in Minehead". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "Super Lewis Wins Coral UK Open". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- "Long Wait For Hamilton Ends". PDC. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- "Bunting Wins First Pro Tour Title". PDC. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- "Taylor Wins With Two Perfect Nine's!". PDC. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- "Dolan Takes Qualifier Four In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "Anderson Storms To Qualifier Five Win". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "Van Gerwen Dominant In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- "Coral UK Open Field Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "Final Rileys Aces Seal UK Open Spots". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "2014 UK Open Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "Coral UK Open Draw & Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- "Coral UK Open - Friday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "Coral UK Open - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "Coral UK Open - Saturday Evening". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "Coral UK Open Quarter-Finals". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 9 March 2014.