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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
Tournament information
Dates7–9 March 2014
VenueButlin's Resort
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£50,000
Champion(s)
England Adrian Lewis
«2013 2015»

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

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UK Open qualifiers

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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.
1 Friday 7 February Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Andy Hamilton   6–2   Adrian Lewis [3]
2 Saturday 8 February Stephen Bunting   6–5   Andrew Gilding [4]
3 Sunday 9 February Phil Taylor   6–2   Adrian Lewis [5]
4 Friday 21 February Brendan Dolan   6–1   Jamie Lewis [6]
5 Saturday 22 February Gary Anderson   6–2   Robert Thornton [7]
6 Sunday 23 February Michael van Gerwen   6–0   Michael Smith [8]

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)

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Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

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  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)

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      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)

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    32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.[10]

    Prize money

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    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)
    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

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    [12][13]

    Friday 7 March; Best of nine legs

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    Preliminary round

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    [14]

    Player Score Player Player Score Player
      Carl Green 3–5   Lionel Sams   Brian Woods 3–5   Dean Stewart
      Paul Whitworth 0–5   Rhys Griffin   Alan Tabern 1–5   Tony Randell
      Martin Stead 5–3   Alan Casey   Kevin McDine 5–2   Aaron Holdstock
      Ian Jones 3–5   Simon Stevenson   James Young 3–5   David O'Brien
      Nathan Derry 5–2   Jason Mold   William Naylor 4–5   Sam Allen

    First round

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    Player Score Player Player Score Player
      Glenn Spearing 2–5   Antonio Alcinas   Kevin Taylor 1–5   Arron Monk
      Raymond van Barneveld 5–3   Anthony Broughton   Kyle Anderson 4–5   Kevin McDine
      Dennis Smith 5–1   Mark Hylton   Ewan Hyslop 5–4   Steve Brown
      Alan Derrett 5–2   Jyhan Artut   Ben Burton 4–5   Michael Mansell
      Steve Douglas 3–5   Johnny Haines   James Hubbard 5–4   Jeff Batham
      Joe Murnan 5–0   Shaun Lovett   Dean Reynolds 4–5   Martin Stead
      Conan Whitehead 4–5   Aden Kirk   Mark Cox 5–4   Shaun Narain
      Lionel Sams 5–3   Chris Aubrey   Rhys Griffin 3–5   Karl Merchant
      Adam Cousins 2–5   Paul Hogan   Pete Dyos 3–5   William O'Connor
      Adam Hunt 5–3   Michael Malone   Dean Stewart 5–0   Graham Dando
      Andy Boulton 5–2   Jonathan Worsley   Matthew Edgar 5–1   Matt Clark
      Jason Lovett 3–5   Simon Stevenson   Tony Randall 5–1   Rowby-John Rodriguez
      Benito van de Pas 5–3   Doug Thompson   Jim Hill 1–5   Alex Roy
      Sam Allen 5–3   Chris Mackie   Nathan Derry 4–5   Gerwyn Price
      Nigel Daniels 5–3   Scott Bennett   Michael Baker 4–5   Mick Todd
      Kevin Dowling 5–4   Chris Dobey   Davy Dodds 5–1   David O'Brien

    Second round

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    Player Score Player Player Score Player
      John Henderson 1–5   Jelle Klaasen   Keegan Brown 3–5   Mensur Suljović
      Ian White 5–4   Daryl Gurney   Paul Hogan 5–0   John Part
      Steve Maish 5–0   Ben Ward   Ronny Huybrechts 5–0   Adrian Gray
      Jason Hogg 5–4   Wayne Jones   Martin Stead 2–5   Raymond van Barneveld
      Gary Spedding 2–5   David Pallett   Dennis Smith 2–5   Peter Hudson
      Ewan Hyslop 2–5   Kevin McDine   Alex Roy 5–4   Tony Newell
      John Bowles 1–5   Dirk van Duijvenbode   Rocco Maes 5–2   Nigel Daniels
      Alan Derrett 3–5   Adam Hunt   Sam Allen 3–5   Ross Smith
      Andy Boulton 5–4   Josh Payne   James Hubbard 5–3   Steve Hine
      Arron Monk 4–5   Karl Merchant   Benito van de Pas 5–3   Davy Dodds
      Nigel Heydon 5–4   Johnny Haines   Dave Weston 3–5   Mick Todd
      Antonio Alcinas 5–3   Matthew Edgar   Lionel Sams 4–5   Joe Murnan
      Michael Barnard 1–5   Stuart Kellett   Tony Randall 5–4   Steve West
      Jamie Caven 3–5   Kevin Dowling   Michael Mansell 5–2   Dean Stewart
      Mark Cox 1–5   Darren Webster   Ian Lever 3–5   William O'Connor
      Aden Kirk 5–2   Gerwyn Price   Simon Stevenson 5–3   Mark Barilli

    Third round; Best of seventeen legs

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    Player Score Player Player Score Player
      Peter Wright 9–8   Michael Smith   Ronnie Baxter 5–9   Adrian Lewis
      Aden Kirk 9–7   Phil Taylor   Michael van Gerwen 9–1   James Hubbard
      Justin Pipe 7–9   Dave Chisnall   Kevin Painter 9–5   Richie Burnett
      Raymond van Barneveld 9–3   Mick Todd   James Wade 9–1   Michael Mansell
      Steve Beaton 6–9   Brendan Dolan   Adam Hunt 5–9   Paul Nicholson
      Terry Jenkins 9–4   Stuart Kellett   Kevin Dowling 8–9   Stephen Bunting
      Mark Webster 9–5   Mark Walsh   Kevin McDine 8–9   David Pallett
      Andy Smith 3–9   Gary Anderson   Steve Maish 1–9   Nigel Heydon
      Ronny Huybrechts 9–6   Simon Whitlock   Jamie Lewis 9–8   William O'Connor
      Robert Thornton 9–3   Jason Hogg   Mensur Suljović 9–3   Tony Randall
      Paul Hogan 9–3   Benito van de Pas   Christian Kist 9–2   Antonio Alcinas
      Andrew Gilding w/o   Wes Newton (withdrew)   Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–9   Joe Murnan
      Kim Huybrechts 9–5   Ross Smith   Peter Hudson 8–9   Ian White
      Andy Boulton 2–9   Dean Winstanley   Nick Fullwell 1–9   Alex Roy
      Darren Webster 6–9   Vincent van der Voort   Rocco Maes 6–9   Simon Stevenson
      Karl Merhant 4–9   Mervyn King   Andy Hamilton 9–8   Jelle Klaasen

    Saturday 8 March

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    Fourth round; Best of seventeen legs

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    Player Score Player Player Score Player
      James Wade 9–5   Kim Huybrechts   Vincent van der Voort 8–9   Christian Kist
      Michael van Gerwen 9–5   Andy Hamilton   Aden Kirk 9–5   Peter Wright
      Paul Nicholson 5–9   Terry Jenkins   Raymond van Barneveld 9–3   Joe Murnan
      Dave Chisnall 4–9   Mervyn King   Dean Winstanley 9–6   Stephen Bunting
      Alex Roy 5–9   Ian White   Nigel Heydon 7–9   Brendan Dolan
      Kevin Painter 9–4   Andrew Gilding   Ronny Huybrechts 8–9   Adrian Lewis
      Mensur Suljović 9–7   Robert Thornton   Gary Anderson 9–5   David Pallett
      Jamie Lewis 9–5   Simon Stevenson   Mark Webster 9–8   Paul Hogan

    Fifth round

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    Player Score Player
      Brendan Dolan 9–7   Aden Kirk
      Mensur Suljović 9–5   Jamie Lewis
      Adrian Lewis 9–2   Raymond van Barneveld
      Michael van Gerwen 9–4   Mark Webster
      Kevin Painter 9–5   Dean Winstanley
      Gary Anderson 7–9   Ian White
      Mervyn King 9–6   Christian Kist
      Terry Jenkins 9–8   James Wade

    Sunday 9 March

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    Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

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    Player Score Player
      Michael van Gerwen 99.38 10–8   Ian White 92.87
      Terry Jenkins 98.89 10–4   Brendan Dolan 93.69
      Adrian Lewis 98.35 10–3   Mensur Suljović 98.09
      Kevin Painter 87.35 6–10   Mervyn King 94.73

    Semi-finals and Final

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    Semi-finals
    (best of 19 legs)
    [2]     		Final
    (best of 21 legs)
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      Terry Jenkins 96.65 10
      Michael van Gerwen 95.58 8
      Terry Jenkins 93.15 1
      Adrian Lewis 109.13 11
      Mervyn King 94.58 6
      Adrian Lewis 99.64 10

    References

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    2. ^ a b c "Super Lewis Wins Coral UK Open". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
    3. ^ "Long Wait For Hamilton Ends". PDC. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
    4. ^ "Bunting Wins First Pro Tour Title". PDC. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
    5. ^ "Taylor Wins With Two Perfect Nine's!". PDC. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
    6. ^ "Dolan Takes Qualifier Four In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
    7. ^ "Anderson Storms To Qualifier Five Win". PDC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
    8. ^ "Van Gerwen Dominant In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
    9. ^ "Coral UK Open Field Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    10. ^ "Final Rileys Aces Seal UK Open Spots". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    11. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    12. ^ "2014 UK Open Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    13. ^ "Coral UK Open Draw & Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    14. ^ a b c "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
    15. ^ "Coral UK Open - Friday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
    16. ^ "Coral UK Open - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
    17. ^ "Coral UK Open - Saturday Evening". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
    18. ^ "Coral UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
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