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2009 UK Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2009 Blue Square UK Open |
| dates | 4–7 June 2009 |
| venue | Reebok Stadium |
| location | Bolton |
| country | |
| organisation | PDC |
| format | Legs |
| Final – best of 21 | |
| prize_fund | £200,000 |
| winners_share | £40,000 |
| winner | ENG Phil Taylor |
| prev | 2008 |
| next | 2010 |
Final – best of 21
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.{{cite web |url-status=dead
| ENG Phil Taylor | ENG Mark Walsh | ENG Colin Lloyd | ENG Jamie Caven | SCO Robert Thornton | ENG James Wade | ENG Dennis Priestley | ENG Colin Osborne | ENG Wayne Jones | ENG Terry Jenkins | ENG Andy Hamilton | ENG Mark Dudbridge | ENG Alan Tabern | NED Co Stompé | ENG Kevin McDine | NED Raymond van Barneveld | NED Vincent van der Voort | NED Jelle Klaasen | ENG Kevin Painter | ENG Andy Jenkins | ENG Peter Manley | NED Michael van Gerwen | ENG Adrian Lewis | ENG Steve Hine | ENG Mervyn King | ENG Lionel Sams | ENG Ronnie Baxter | ENG Mark Frost | NIR Brendan Dolan | WAL Barrie Bates | WAL Mark Webster | ENG Darren Johnson
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. | ENG Steve Maish | WAL Wayne Atwood | ENG Michael Barnard | ENG Wayne Mardle | ENG Matt Clark | ENG Tony Eccles | ENG Colin Monk | ENG Steve Beaton | ENG Ken Dobson | ENG Denis Ovens | ENG Andy Smith | ENG Chris Thompson | ENG Steve Brown | ENG Dennis Smith | SCO Gary Anderson | CAN John Part | NED Jan van der Rassel | USA Larry Butler | ENG Kevin Dowling | ENG Wes Newton | ENG Tony Ayres | ENG Adrian Gray | ENG Paul Knighton | ENG Mark Lawrence | IRL Mick McGowan | ENG Nick Fullwell | AUS Paul Nicholson | ENG Martyn Turner | ENG Kirk Shepherd | SCO Jason Clark | ENG Dave Honey | ENG Dave Askew | WAL Steve Evans | NED Toon Greebe | NIR John MaGowan | ENG Robbie Parker | ENG Alex Roy | ENG Gary Welding | ENG Joe Cullen | ENG Ian Jopling | ENG Chris Mason | ENG James Barton | USA John Kuczynski | NED Roland Scholten | ENG Dave Smith | SCO Peter Wright | ENG Louis Blundell | USA David Fatum | ENG Steve Grubb | ENG Stephen Hardy | USA Gary Mawson | SWE Par Riihonen | ENG Lee Williams | ENG Stuart Bousfield | WAL Richie Burnett | RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova | ENG Mark Jodrill | ENG Chris Cooper | ENG Ian Critchett | ENG Dave Ladley | ENG Darren Latham | SCO Chris Loudon | GIB Dyson Parody | ENG Justin Pipe | ENG Alan Caves | ENG Michael Smith 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.
Aylesbury{{cite news |url-status=dead
- ENG Phil Currie
- ENG Steve Dolan
- ENG Adrian Genery
- WAL Peter Green
- ENG John McGuirk
- ENG Steve Penney
- SCO Stuart Pickles
- NED Coen Wiekamp
- ENG Eddie Lovely Batley
- ENG Alan Davie
- ENG Glen Durrant
- ENG Chris Hornby
- ENG Stuart Monaghan
- ENG David Smurthwaite
- ENG Gary Stevens
- ENG Graham Usher
- ENG Darren Weaver Birmingham{{cite news |url-status=dead
- ENG Paul Cook
- ENG Mark Cox
- ENG Johnny Haines
- ENG Mike Langley
- WAL Mark Layton
- ENG Andy Pearce
- ENG Andy Roberts
- ENG Paul Rowley Salford
- ENG Kevin Beare
- ENG Andy Boulton
- ENG Matthew Campbell
- ENG Les Fitton
- ENG Duane Garfield
- ENG Ken Mather
- ENG Harry Robinson
- WAL Derek Williams
Prize money
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money |
|---|---|
| (Total: £200,000) | |
| Winner | (1) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Semi-finalists | (2) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) |
| Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) |
| Last 64 (third round) | (32) |
| Last 96 (second round) | (32) |
| Last 128 (first round) | (32) |
| Last 129 (preliminary round) | (1) |
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.{{cite news |url-status=dead
Preliminary round
This match was the best of eleven legs, and was played on 4 June.
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
|---|---|---|
| ENG Gary Stephens | 3–6 | ENG Ken Mather |
| ENG Andy Roberts 80.00 | 6–5 | ENG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG James Barton 90.30 | 3–6 | NED Toon Greebe 84.58 | ENG Alex Roy 97.01 | 6–1 | |
| ENG Harry Robinson | 0–6 | ENG Chris Cooper | USA Gary Mawson 83.26 | 6–1 | |
| ENG Matthew Campbell | 1–6 | ENG Stuart Bousfield | WAL Steve Evans | 6–3 | |
| ENG Adrian Genery | 5–6 | SCO Chris Loudon | ENG Gary Welding | 6–2 | |
| ENG Duane Garfield | 3–6 | ENG Dave Smith | ENG Stephen Hardy | 6–2 | |
| ENG Chris Mason | 3–6 | ENG Steve Penney | ENG David Smurthwaite | 2–6 | |
| ENG Stuart Monaghan | 3–6 | ENG Alan Davie | ENG Graham Usher | 3–6 | |
| NED Roland Scholten | 6–1 | WAL Derek Williams | ENG Phil Currie | 2–6 | |
| RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova | 2–6 | ENG Andy Roberts | ENG Michael Smith | 5–6 | |
| ENG Peter Wright | 6–4 | ENG Chris Hornby | ENG Andy Pearce | 5–6 | |
| ENG Ian Critchett | 6–5 | ENG Kevin Beare | ENG Ken Mather | 6–4 | |
| ENG Paul Cook | 6–2 | ENG Mike Langley | SWE Par Riihonen | 5–6 | |
| ENG John McGuirk | 6–2 | SCO Stuart Pickles | USA David Fatum | 5–6 | |
| ENG Lee Williams | 6–1 | ENG Alan Caves | ENG Darren Latham | 5–6 | |
| GIB Dyson Parody | 1–6 | NIR John MaGowan | ENG Joe Cullen | 1–6 | |
| ENG Les Fitton | 6–5 | ENG Mark Cox | ENG Louis Blundell | 6–4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Glen Durrant | 6–2 | ENG John McGuirk | ENG Mark Jodrill | 2–6 | |
| ENG Martyn Turner | 4–6 | ENG Dave Honey | AUS Paul Nicholson 95.45 | 6–4 | |
| ENG Gary Welding | 6–0 | NIR John MaGowan | ENG Louis Blundell | 6–0 | |
| ENG Adrian Gray | 5–6 | ENG Dave Askew | ENG Tony Ayres | 3–6 | |
| WAL Steve Evans | 5–6 | ENG Steve Dolan | ENG Ken Dobson | 6–5 | |
| ENG Dennis Smith | 1–6 | ENG Ken Mather | ENG Lee Williams | 6–4 | |
| NED Roland Scholten | 6–1 | ENG Ian Critchett | SCO Jason Clark | 6–4 | |
| ENG Kirk Shepherd | 3–6 | ENG Steve Brown | SCO Chris Loudon | 5–6 | |
| ENG Steve Penney | 5–6 | ENG Steve Grubb | USA Gary Mawson | 4–6 | |
| ENG Paul Cook | † | ENG Mark Lawrence | ENG Nick Fullwell | 1–6 | |
| ENG Colin Monk | 6–5 | USA Larry Butler | IRL Mick McGowan 84.38 | 3–6 | |
| ENG Dave Smith | 2–6 | ENG Denis Ovens | ENG Paul Rowley | 6–3 | |
| ENG Wes Newton | 6–4 | ENG Andy Boulton | ENG Alan Davie | 2–6 | |
| ENG Stephen Hardy | 3–6 | NED Jan van der Rassel | ENG Michael Barnard | 6–0 | |
| ENG Wayne Mardle 84.84 | 6–4 | ENG Les Fitton 85.21 | ENG Matt Clark | 3–6 | |
| ENG Tony Eccles | 6–3 | NED Toon Greebe | ENG Andy Roberts | 6–2 |
† Mark Lawrence was given a bye into round three, as Paul Cook was disqualified.{{cite news |url-status = dead
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Ronnie Baxter | 9–7 | ENG Tony Eccles | ENG Lee Williams 84.02 | 1–9 | |
| ENG Gary Welding | 9–5 | ENG Steve Hine | ENG Mark Dudbridge | 9–7 | |
| ENG Colin Osborne | 9–2 | SCO Jason Clark | ENG Steve Dolan | 1–9 | |
| NED Vincent van der Voort | 6–9 | ENG Wayne Jones | WAL Barrie Bates | 3–9 | |
| ENG Ken Mather | 9–7 | AUS Paul Nicholson | NED Co Stompé | 6–9 | |
| ENG Mark Walsh | 9–2 | ENG Wayne Mardle | ENG Alex Roy | 9–5 | |
| ENG Andy Jenkins | 9–5 | ENG Justin Pipe | ENG Steve Brown | 8–9 | |
| NED Raymond van Barneveld | 9–4 | ENG Ken Dobson | NED Roland Scholten | 9–6 | |
| ENG Kevin Painter | 9–4 | ENG Dave Askew | NED Michael van Gerwen 91.45 | 4–9 | |
| ENG Denis Ovens | 3–9 | ENG Alan Tabern | ENG Colin Lloyd | 9–8 | |
| ENG Dave Honey | 5–9 | ENG Wes Newton | NED Jan van der Rassel | 7–9 | |
| NIR Brendan Dolan | 7–9 | ENG Kevin McDine | ENG Paul Rowley | 1–9 | |
| ENG Andy Roberts | 9–7 | ENG Louis Blundell | ENG Dennis Priestley | 9–4 | |
| WAL Mark Webster | 9–6 | SCO Peter Wright | ENG Andy Smith | 9–3 | |
| ENG Peter Manley 91.67 | 9–8 | ENG James Wade 90.48 | ENG Adrian Lewis 94.61 | 9–2 | |
| ENG Mervyn King | 8–9 | ENG Michael Barnard | ENG Glen Durrant 83.52 | 1–9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Michael Barnard | 6–9 | ENG Andy Smith | ENG Gary Welding | 1–9 | |
| ENG Dennis Priestley | 9–8 | ENG Mark Frost | ENG Alex Roy | 9–8 | |
| ENG Peter Manley 91.31 | 4–9 | WAL Mark Webster 91.01 | ENG Steve Grubb | 4–9 | |
| ENG Colin Lloyd | 9–2 | ENG Chris Thompson | ENG Andy Hamilton 94.16 | 7–9 | |
| ENG Phil Taylor 115.51 | 9–3 | ENG Ken Mather 93.49 | ENG Jamie Caven | 9–6 | |
| ENG Kevin McDine | 7–9 | ENG Alan Tabern | ENG Andy Jenkins | 7–9 | |
| ENG Colin Osborne | 9–7 | ENG Wayne Jones | ENG Mark Walsh 95.06 | 9–3 | |
| ENG Wes Newton | 9–6 | NED Roland Scholten | ENG Mark Lawrence | 9–4 |
Final stages
| RD1-team01=ENGColin Osborne 93.38
| RD1-score01=9 | RD1-team02=NEDRaymond van Barneveld 91.45 | RD1-score02=4 | RD1-team03=ENG Alex Roy | RD1-score03=3 | RD1-team04=ENG Jamie Caven | RD1-score04=9 | RD1-team05=ENG Kevin Painter 93.10 | RD1-score05=9 | RD1-team06=ENG Dennis Priestley 85.52 | RD1-score06=3 | RD1-team07=ENG Wes Newton | RD1-score07=8 | RD1-team08=ENG Alan Tabern | RD1-score08=9 | RD1-team09=ENG Ronnie Baxter | RD1-score09=9 | RD1-team10=ENG Mark Walsh | RD1-score10=4 | RD1-team11=WAL Mark Webster | RD1-score11=7 | RD1-team12=ENG Terry Jenkins | RD1-score12=9 | RD1-team13=ENG Mark Lawrence | RD1-score13=9 | RD1-team14=ENG Colin Lloyd | RD1-score14=3 | RD1-team15=ENG Phil Taylor 103.71 | RD1-score15=9 | RD1-team16=ENG Andy Smith | RD1-score16=2 | RD2-team01=ENG Colin Osborne 94.86 | RD2-score01=10 | RD2-team02=ENG Jamie Caven 95.85 | RD2-score02=3 | RD2-team03=ENG Kevin Painter 92.88 | RD2-score03=10 | RD2-team04=ENG Alan Tabern 90.75 | RD2-score04=8 | RD2-team05=ENG Ronnie Baxter 92.76 | RD2-score05=10 | RD2-team06=ENG Terry Jenkins 93.60 | RD2-score06=7 | RD2-team07=ENG Mark Lawrence 93.90 | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-team08=ENG Phil Taylor 115.62 | RD2-score08=10 | RD3-team01=ENG Colin Osborne 96.51 | RD3-score01=10 | RD3-team02=ENG Kevin Painter 94.77 | RD3-score02=7 | RD3-team03=ENG Ronnie Baxter 98.10 | RD3-score03=6 | RD3-team04=ENG Phil Taylor 105.69 | RD3-score04=10 | RD4-team01=ENG Colin Osborne 96.51 | RD4-score01=6 | RD4-team02=ENG Phil Taylor 100.80 | RD4-score02=11
There was a draw after each round; this bracket has been compiled retrospectively.
References
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