About UK Open 2019

Champion
UK Open - 2019 Photographer: Lawrence Lustig/PDC Nathan Aspinall
Total Prize Pool £450,000
Champion
£100,000
Runner-up
£40,000
Semi finalists
£20,000
Quarter finalists
£12,500
Last 16
£7,500
Last 32
£4,000
Last 64
£2,000
Last 96
£1,000

The 2019 UK Open, held between the first en third of March at the Butlins Resort Minehead, became an unforgettable tournament. The FA Cup in Darts, wherein every player can draw against eachother without restrictions, has been a spectacular tournament for years. The 2019 edition, however, was a tournament to remember. Especially for Nathan Aspinall, who won the tournament against all odds.

The Asp' sneaked past several opponents and managed to beat former World Champion Rob Cross 11-5 in the final. Cross was the favourite for the title after defeating Michael Smith 11-7 in the semi-finals, but Voltage was not able to live up to the expectations. Aspinall, who won his first televised PDC-tournament in Minehead, stunned Gerwyn Price in the semi-finals already and completed his fairy-tale tournament victory later on Sunday evening.

Michael van Gerwen, the world number one and reigning World Champion, suffered a very early defeat against Mervyn King. The loss of Raymond van Barneveld, who played his last UK Open tournament in Minehead, was disappointing for Dutch darts fans as well. Barney waved the Minehead crowd goodbye after losing to Simon Stevenson in the Third Round.

Competitors Of UK Open 2019

Seeded

Nathan Aspinall

(34)

Michael van Gerwen

(1)

Rob Cross

(2)

Peter Wright

(3)

Gary Anderson

(4)

Daryl Gurney

(5)

Michael Smith

(6)

Gerwyn Price

(7)

Mensur Suljovic

(8)

James Wade

(9)

Simon Whitlock

(10)

Dave Chisnall

(11)

Ian White

(12)

Darren Webster

(13)

Joe Cullen

(14)

Jonny Clayton

(15)

Adrian Lewis

(16)

Stephen Bunting

(17)

Mervyn King

(18)

John Henderson

(19)

Steve West

(20)

Kyle Anderson

(21)

Steve Beaton

(22)

Kim Huybrechts

(23)

Jermaine Wattimena

(24)

James Wilson

(25)

Jamie Lewis

(26)

Alan Norris

(27)

Jelle Klaasen

(28)

Raymond van Barneveld

(29)

Max Hopp

(30)

Benito van de Pas

(31)

Cristo Reyes

(32)

Dimitri Van den Bergh

(33)

Chris Dobey

(35)

Steve Lennon

(36)

Vincent van der Voort

(37)

Keegan Brown

(38)

Richard North

(39)

Robert Thornton

(40)

Brendan Dolan

(41)

Justin Pipe

(42)

Jeffrey de Zwaan

(43)

Danny Noppert

(44)

Jan Dekker

(45)

William O'Connor

(46)

Ricky Evans

(47)

Martin Schindler

(48)

Toni Alcinas

(49)

Ryan Searle

(50)

Ryan Joyce

(51)

Ron Meulenkamp

(52)

Krzysztof Ratajski

(53)

Josh Payne

(54)

James Richardson

(55)

Luke Humphries

(56)

Mark Webster

(57)

Christian Kist

(58)

Gabriel Clemens

(59)

Devon Petersen

(60)

Zoran Lerchbacher

(61)

Ronny Huybrechts

(62)

Mickey Mansell

(63)

Alan Tabern

(65)

Ross Smith

(66)

Matthew Edgar

(67)

Simon Stevenson

(68)

Robert Owen

(69)

Wayne Jones

(70)

Robert Marijanovic

(71)

Adam Hunt

(72)

Kevin Burness

(73)

Glen Durrant

(74)

Luke Woodhouse

(75)

Ryan Meikle

(76)

Dirk van Duijvenbode

(77)

Tytus Kanik

(78)

Arron Monk

(79)

Bradley Brooks

(80)

Peter Hudson

(81)

Davy Van Baelen

(82)

Dawson Murschell

(83)

Vincent Kamphuis

(84)

Mario Robbe

(85)

José Justicia

(86)

Mark Wilson

(87)

Ryan Harrington

(88)

Mark Dudbridge

(89)

George Killington

(90)

Scott Baker

(91)

Gary Eastwood

(92)

John Goldie

(93)

Tony Newell

(94)

Gavin Carlin

(95)

Harry Ward

(96)

Andy Boulton

(97)

Eddie Dootson

(98)

Terry Temple

(99)

Darius Labanauskas

(100)

Ted Evetts

(101)

Carl Wilkinson

(102)

Jamie Hughes

(103)

Jon Worsley

(104)

Jose de Sousa

(105)

Mark McGeeney

(106)

Rowby-John Rodriguez

(107)

Barrie Bates

(108)

David Pallett

(109)

John Michael

(110)

Kirk Shepherd

(111)

Maik Kuivenhoven

(112)

Nathan Derry

(113)

Adrian Gray

(114)

Conan Whitehead

(115)

Geert Nentjes

(116)

Madars Razma

(117)

Matt Clark

(118)

Yordi Meeuwisse

(119)

Joe Murnan

(120)

Reece Robinson

(121)

Vincent van der Meer

(122)

Christian Bunse

(123)

Jamie Bain

(124)

Marko Kantele

(125)

Niels Zonneveld

(126)

Michael Barnard

(127)

Mike van Duivenbode

(128)

UK Open 2019

Butlin's Minehead in
Minehead, ENG
Organizer:
Professional Darts Corporation
Sponsor:
Ladbrokes
Participants:
159
Prize Pool:
£450,000
Start Date:
1 Mar 2019
End Date:
3 Mar 2019