UK Open 2019 - Mastercaller

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.

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Competitors Of UK Open 2019

Nathan Aspinall

Michael van Gerwen

Rob Cross

Peter Wright

Gary Anderson

Daryl Gurney

Michael Smith

Gerwyn Price

Mensur Suljovic

James Wade

Simon Whitlock

Dave Chisnall

Ian White

Darren Webster

Joe Cullen

Jonny Clayton

Adrian Lewis

Stephen Bunting

Mervyn King

John Henderson

Steve West

Kyle Anderson

Steve Beaton

Kim Huybrechts

Jermaine Wattimena

James Wilson

Jamie Lewis

Alan Norris

Jelle Klaasen

Raymond van Barneveld

Max Hopp

Benito van de Pas

Cristo Reyes

Dimitri Van den Bergh

Chris Dobey

Steve Lennon

Vincent van der Voort

Keegan Brown

Richard North

Robert Thornton

Brendan Dolan

Justin Pipe

Jeffrey de Zwaan

Danny Noppert

Jan Dekker

William O'Connor

Ricky Evans

Martin Schindler

Toni Alcinas

Ryan Searle

Ryan Joyce

Ron Meulenkamp

Krzysztof Ratajski

Josh Payne

James Richardson

Luke Humphries

Mark Webster

Christian Kist

Gabriel Clemens

Devon Petersen

Zoran Lerchbacher

Ronny Huybrechts

Mickey Mansell

Alan Tabern

Ross Smith

Matthew Edgar

Simon Stevenson

Robert Owen

Wayne Jones

Robert Marijanovic

Adam Hunt

Kevin Burness

Glen Durrant

Luke Woodhouse

Ryan Meikle

Dirk van Duijvenbode

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