2009 UK Open

2009 Blue Square UK Open
2009 Blue Square UK Open
Tournament information
Dates	4–7 June 2009
Venue	Reebok Stadium
Location	Bolton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs; Final – best of 21
Prize fund	£200,000
Winner's share	£40,000
Champion(s)
	Phil Taylor
«2008	2010»

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.

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]

Aylesbury^[3]

Phil Currie
Steve Dolan
Adrian Genery
~~Peter Green~~
John McGuirk
Steve Penney
Stuart Pickles
Coen Wiekamp
Eddie Lovely

Batley^[3]

Alan Davie
Glen Durrant
Chris Hornby
Stuart Monaghan
David Smurthwaite
Gary Stevens
Graham Usher
Darren Weaver

Birmingham^[4]

Salford^[4]

Kevin Beare
Andy Boulton
Matthew Campbell
Les Fitton
Duane Garfield
Ken Mather
Harry Robinson
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
Gary Stephens	3–6	Ken Mather
Andy Roberts 80.00	6–5	Eddie Lovely

First round

All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.

Player #1	Score	Player #2	Player #1	Score	Player #2
James Barton 90.30	3–6	Toon Greebe 84.58	Alex Roy 97.01	6–1	Richie Burnett 87.94
Harry Robinson	0–6	Chris Cooper	Gary Mawson 83.26	6–1	Darren Weaver 73.06
Matthew Campbell	1–6	Stuart Bousfield	Steve Evans	6–3	Mark Layton
Adrian Genery	5–6	Chris Loudon	Gary Welding	6–2	John Kuczynski
Duane Garfield	3–6	Dave Smith	Stephen Hardy	6–2	Coen Wiekamp
Chris Mason	3–6	Steve Penney	David Smurthwaite	2–6	Mark Jodrill
Stuart Monaghan	3–6	Alan Davie	Graham Usher	3–6	Glen Durrant
Roland Scholten	6–1	Derek Williams	Phil Currie	2–6	Steve Dolan
Anastasia Dobromyslova	2–6	Andy Roberts	Michael Smith	5–6	Dave Ladley
Peter Wright	6–4	Chris Hornby	Andy Pearce	5–6	Johnny Haines
Ian Critchett	6–5	Kevin Beare	Ken Mather	6–4	Robbie Parker
Paul Cook	6–2	Mike Langley	Par Riihonen	5–6	Steve Grubb
John McGuirk	6–2	Stuart Pickles	David Fatum	5–6	Paul Rowley
Lee Williams	6–1	Alan Caves	Darren Latham	5–6	Andy Boulton
Dyson Parody	1–6	John MaGowan	Joe Cullen	1–6	Justin Pipe
Les Fitton	6–5	Mark Cox	Louis Blundell	6–4	Ian Jopling

Second round

All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.

Player #1	Score	Player #2	Player #1	Score	Player #2
Glen Durrant	6–2	John McGuirk	Mark Jodrill	2–6	Chris Thompson
Martyn Turner	4–6	Dave Honey	Paul Nicholson 95.45	6–4	Gary Anderson 88.76
Gary Welding	6–0	John MaGowan	Louis Blundell	6–0	Kevin Dowling
Adrian Gray	5–6	Dave Askew	Tony Ayres	3–6	Justin Pipe
Steve Evans	5–6	Steve Dolan	Ken Dobson	6–5	Paul Knighton
Dennis Smith	1–6	Ken Mather	Lee Williams	6–4	Wayne Atwood
Roland Scholten	6–1	Ian Critchett	Jason Clark	6–4	Stuart Bousfield
Kirk Shepherd	3–6	Steve Brown	Chris Loudon	5–6	Chris Cooper
Steve Penney	5–6	Steve Grubb	Gary Mawson	4–6	Johnny Haines
Paul Cook	†	Mark Lawrence	Nick Fullwell	1–6	Andy Smith
Colin Monk	6–5	Larry Butler	Mick McGowan 84.38	3–6	John Part 88.23
Dave Smith	2–6	Denis Ovens	Paul Rowley	6–3	Dave Ladley
Wes Newton	6–4	Andy Boulton	Alan Davie	2–6	Peter Wright
Stephen Hardy	3–6	Jan van der Rassel	Michael Barnard	6–0	Steve Maish
Wayne Mardle 84.84	6–4	Les Fitton 85.21	Matt Clark	3–6	Alex Roy
Tony Eccles	6–3	Toon Greebe	Andy Roberts	6–2	Steve Beaton

† 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.

Player #1	Score	Player #2	Player #1	Score	Player #2
Ronnie Baxter	9–7	Tony Eccles	Lee Williams 84.02	1–9	Phil Taylor 103.68
Gary Welding	9–5	Steve Hine	Mark Dudbridge	9–7	Johnny Haines
Colin Osborne	9–2	Jason Clark	Steve Dolan	1–9	Jamie Caven
Vincent van der Voort	6–9	Wayne Jones	Barrie Bates	3–9	Steve Grubb
Ken Mather	9–7	Paul Nicholson	Co Stompé	6–9	Mark Frost
Mark Walsh	9–2	Wayne Mardle	Alex Roy	9–5	Lionel Sams
Andy Jenkins	9–5	Justin Pipe	Steve Brown	8–9	Mark Lawrence
Raymond van Barneveld	9–4	Ken Dobson	Roland Scholten	9–6	Darren Johnson
Kevin Painter	9–4	Dave Askew	Michael van Gerwen 91.45	4–9	Andy Hamilton 95.66
Denis Ovens	3–9	Alan Tabern	Colin Lloyd	9–8	John Part
Dave Honey	5–9	Wes Newton	Jan van der Rassel	7–9	Jelle Klaasen
Brendan Dolan	7–9	Kevin McDine	Paul Rowley	1–9	Chris Thompson
Andy Roberts	9–7	Louis Blundell	Dennis Priestley	9–4	Colin Monk
Mark Webster	9–6	Peter Wright	Andy Smith	9–3	Chris Cooper
Peter Manley 91.67	9–8	James Wade 90.48	Adrian Lewis 94.61	9–2	Robert Thornton 93.26
Mervyn King	8–9	Michael Barnard	Glen Durrant 83.52	1–9	Terry Jenkins 97.56

Fourth round

All matches were the best of seventeen legs, and were played on 6 June.

Player #1	Score	Player #2	Player #1	Score	Player #2
Michael Barnard	6–9	Andy Smith	Gary Welding	1–9	Ronnie Baxter
Dennis Priestley	9–8	Mark Frost	Alex Roy	9–8	Andy Roberts
Peter Manley 91.31	4–9	Mark Webster 91.01	Steve Grubb	4–9	Kevin Painter
Colin Lloyd	9–2	Chris Thompson	Andy Hamilton 94.16	7–9	Raymond van Barneveld 94.89
Phil Taylor 115.51	9–3	Ken Mather 93.49	Jamie Caven	9–6	Jelle Klaasen
Kevin McDine	7–9	Alan Tabern	Andy Jenkins	7–9	Terry Jenkins
Colin Osborne	9–7	Wayne Jones	Mark Walsh 95.06	9–3	Adrian Lewis 88.44
Wes Newton	9–6	Roland Scholten	Mark Lawrence	9–4	Mark Dudbridge

Final stages

5th Round		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Colin Osborne 93.38	9

Raymond van Barneveld 91.45	4
		Colin Osborne 94.86	10

		Jamie Caven 95.85	3
Alex Roy	3

Jamie Caven	9
				Colin Osborne 96.51	10

				Kevin Painter 94.77	7
Kevin Painter 93.10	9

Dennis Priestley 85.52	3
		Kevin Painter 92.88	10

		Alan Tabern 90.75	8
Wes Newton	8

Alan Tabern	9
						Colin Osborne 96.51	6

						Phil Taylor 100.80	11
Ronnie Baxter	9

Mark Walsh	4
		Ronnie Baxter 92.76	10

		Terry Jenkins 93.60	7
Mark Webster	7

Terry Jenkins	9
				Ronnie Baxter 98.10	6

				Phil Taylor 105.69	10
Mark Lawrence	9

Colin Lloyd	3
		Mark Lawrence 93.90	0

		Phil Taylor 115.62	10
Phil Taylor 103.71	9

Andy Smith	2