The 2024 Ladbrokes UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the twenty-second year of the tournament where players compete in a single-elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at Butlin's Minehead, England, between 1–3 March 2024.
2024 Ladbrokes UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 1–3 March 2024 | ||
Venue | Butlin's | ||
Location | Minehead, England | ||
Organization(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £600,000 | ||
Winner's share | £110,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 Daniel Klose Andy Baetens Kevin Doets Luke Littler | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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Andrew Gilding was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–10 in the 2023 final to win his first major title,[1] but he lost 10–1 to Peter Wright in the fifth round.
Dimitri Van den Bergh beat Luke Humphries 11–10 to win the UK Open for the first time in his career.
Prize money
editThe prize fund was unchanged at £600,000.
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £600,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £110,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £50,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £30,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
Last 16 (sixth round) | (8) | £10,000 |
Last 32 (fifth round) | (16) | £5,000 |
Last 64 (fourth round) | (32) | £2,500 |
Last 96 (third round) | (32) | £1,500 |
Last 128 (second round) | (32) | £1,000 |
Last 160 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
Format
editThe 158 participants entered the competition incrementally, with 62 players entering in the first round. Match winners joined the 32 players entering in the second and third rounds to leave the last 64 in the fourth round.
- No players were seeded.
- A random draw was held for each of the following rounds following the conclusion of the third round.
- All matches in the first, second and third rounds were played over best of 11 legs.
- All matches in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds and quarter-finals were played over best of 19 legs.
- All matches in the semi-finals and final were played over best of 21 legs.
- Eight boards were used for matches in the first, second, third and fourth rounds.
- Four boards were used for matches in the fifth round.
- Two boards were used for matches in the sixth round.
- One board was used for all the matches in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
Qualifiers
editThe 128 Tour Card holders will have a staggered entry based on their Order of Merit ranking on 27 February 2024. They will be joined by the top 8 non-qualified players from each of the 2022 Challenge & Development Tour Orders of Merit, and by the winners of 16 Amateur Qualification events organised through Riley's Sports Bars.[2]
Adrian Lewis and Adam Hunt, who were due to enter the third and first rounds respectively, did not enter the competition. All players below Lewis moved up one space, and two byes were offered in the first round.[3]
Number 1–32 on the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into fourth round)
edit- Luke Humphries
- Michael van Gerwen
- Michael Smith
- Nathan Aspinall
- Gerwyn Price
- Rob Cross
- Danny Noppert
- Peter Wright
- Jonny Clayton
- Dave Chisnall
- Damon Heta
- Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Joe Cullen
- Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Chris Dobey
- Ross Smith
- Stephen Bunting
- Ryan Searle
- Andrew Gilding
- James Wade
- Josh Rock
- Gabriel Clemens
- Martin Schindler
- Krzysztof Ratajski
- Gary Anderson
- José de Sousa
- Brendan Dolan
- Daryl Gurney
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Luke Littler
- Scott Williams
- Kim Huybrechts
Number 33–64 on the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)
edit- Callan Rydz
- Madars Razma
- Martin Lukeman
- Ricardo Pietreczko
- Ryan Joyce
- Luke Woodhouse
- Mike De Decker
- Jim Williams
- Gian van Veen
- William O'Connor
- Keane Barry
- Alan Soutar
- Simon Whitlock
- Ricky Evans
- Jermaine Wattimena
- Rowby-John Rodriguez
- Matt Campbell
- Steve Beaton
Adrian Lewis[a]- Mickey Mansell
- Boris Krčmar
- Cameron Menzies
- Vincent van der Voort
- Mensur Suljović
- Jamie Hughes
- Ritchie Edhouse
- Florian Hempel
- Adam Gawlas
- Ryan Meikle
- Kevin Doets
- Ian White
- Mervyn King
- Richard Veenstra
Number 65–96 on the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)
edit- Niels Zonneveld
- Lee Evans
- Dylan Slevin
- Keegan Brown
- Maik Kuivenhoven
- Stephen Burton
- Jeffrey de Zwaan
- Daniel Klose
- Karel Sedláček
- Arron Monk
- Robert Owen
- Jeffrey Sparidaans
- Pascal Rupprecht
- Jurjen van der Velde
- Nick Kenny
- Adam Smith-Neale
- Graham Hall
- Graham Usher
- Josh Payne
- Ronny Huybrechts
- Geert Nentjes
- Owen Roelofs
- Danny van Trijp
- Adam Warner
- Robbie Knops
- Christian Perez
- Callum Goffin
- Steve Lennon
- Berry van Peer
- James Hurrell
- Mario Vandenbogaerde
- Andy Baetens
Number 97–128 on the PDC Order of Merit (starting in first round)
edit- Leighton Bennett
- Jacques Labre
- Paul Krohne
- Wessel Nijman
- Matthew Dennant
- Michele Turetta
- Rhys Griffin
- Nathan Rafferty
- Thibault Tricole
Adam Hunt[a]- Chris Landman
- Lukas Wenig
- Brett Claydon
- William Borland
- Patrick Geeraets
- Haupai Puha
- Darren Beveridge
- Danny Lauby
- Radek Szagański
- Dom Taylor
- Jitse Van der Wal
- Owen Bates
- George Killington
- Joshua Richardson
- Benjamin Drue Reus
- Jules van Dongen
- Jeffrey de Graaf
- Jelle Klaasen
- Martijn Dragt
- Robert Grundy
- Tim Wolters
PDC Development Tour qualifiers (starting in first round)
editThe top 8 ranked players from the 2023 Development Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2024 season qualified for the first round.[4]
- Sebastian Białecki
- Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
- Bradley Brooks
- Cameron Crabtree
- Jarred Cole
- Bradly Roes
- Christopher Toonders
- Dominik Grüllich
PDC Challenge Tour qualifiers (starting in first round)
editThe top 8 ranked players from the 2023 Challenge Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2024 season qualified for the first round.[4]
Amateur qualifiers (starting in first round)
editThe winners of qualifiers organised by Rileys Sports Bars, held through January and February 2024, qualified for the first round.[5] Entry to these tournaments was open to all players who had not qualified via another method, regardless of PDC Membership status.
- Kevin Burness (Liverpool)
- Ashley Coleman (Norwich)
- Joe Croft (South Benfleet)
- Leonard Gates (Victoria)
- Harry Gregory (Liverpool)
- Johnny Haines (Coventry)
- Jason Hogg (Aberdeen)
- Harry Lane (Victoria)
- Tom Lonsdale (Coventry)
- Thomas Lovely (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
- Jack Male (Liverpool)
- Connor Scutt (Harlow)
- David Sumner (Chester)
- Michael Taylor (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
- Jenson Walker (Solihull)
- Brandon Western (Norwich)
Draw
editFriday 1 March
editFirst round (best of eleven legs)
editPlayer[3] | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Jacques Labre | bye | Christian Kist (CT) 86.73 | 3 – 6 | Patrick Geeraets 87.22 | ||
Matthew Dennant 98.63 | 6 – 4 | Jeffrey de Graaf 95.18 | Conan Whitehead (CT) 93.64 | 4 – 6 | Leonard Gates (Q) 93.42 | |
Dom Taylor 82.11 | 6 – 5 | Brandon Western (Q) 81.33 | Lukas Wenig 83.46 | 4 – 6 | Tom Lonsdale (Q) 93.85 | |
Jarred Cole (DT) | bye | Leighton Bennett 97.38 | 4 – 6 | Scott Mitchell (CT) 95.57 | ||
Danny Lauby 86.28 | 6 – 3 | Nathan Rafferty 82.87 | Kevin Burness (Q) 93.78 | 4 – 6 | John Henderson (CT) 87.49 | |
Owen Bates 92.28 | 6 – 5 | Andy Boulton (CT) 88.02 | Connor Scutt (Q) 84.42 | 5 – 6 | Wesley Plaisier (CT) 85.86 | |
Jules van Dongen 90.44 | 5 – 6 | Thibault Tricole 90.14 | Jack Male (Q) 80.97 | 6 – 5 | Martijn Dragt 79.50 | |
Ashley Coleman (Q) 84.56 | 3 – 6 | Tim Wolters 91.74 | Brett Claydon 90.31 | 6 – 4 | Thomas Lovely (Q) 90.77 | |
Bradly Roes (DT) 81.12 | 4 – 6 | Benjamin Drue Reus 85.54 | Haupai Puha 89.50 | 6 – 4 | Jelle Klaasen 90.12 | |
Jitse Van der Wal 94.56 | 3 – 6 | Johnny Haines (Q) 95.62 | Sebastian Białecki (DT) 89.71 | 4 – 6 | Jenson Walker (Q) 88.46 | |
Bradley Brooks (DT) 90.04 | 6 – 3 | Cameron Crabtree (DT) 88.36 | Paul Krohne 77.05 | 5 – 6 | Michael Taylor (Q) 75.18 | |
Christopher Toonders (DT) 80.68 | 3 – 6 | Chris Landman 86.14 | George Killington 80.89 | 6 – 4 | Radek Szagański 76.92 | |
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (DT) 86.91 | 1 – 6 | Ron Meulenkamp (CT) 96.19 | Harry Gregory (Q) 86.02 | 5 – 6 | Rhys Griffin 94.31 | |
Joe Croft (Q) 84.67 | 6 – 5 | William Borland 81.38 | Jason Hogg (Q) 89.78 | 4 – 6 | Darren Beveridge 87.64 | |
Harry Lane (Q) 92.89 | 6 – 3 | Dominik Grüllich (DT) 83.06 | Darryl Pilgrim (CT) 94.68 | 5 – 6 | Joshua Richardson 93.34 | |
Michele Turetta 84.99 | 3 – 6 | Robert Grundy 87.31 | David Sumner (Q) 81.54 | 3 – 6 | Wessel Nijman 93.55 |
Second round (best of eleven legs)
editPlayer | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Niels Zonneveld 101.10 | 4 – 6 | Wessel Nijman 103.84 | Arron Monk 84.71 | 4 – 6 | Dylan Slevin 94.46 | |
Ronny Huybrechts 82.36 | 6 – 2 | Harry Lane (Q) 77.51 | Chris Landman 89.67 | 0 – 6 | Lee Evans 92.02 | |
James Hurrell 86.07 | 2 – 6 | Joe Croft (Q) 86.76 | Geert Nentjes 93.52 | 6 – 3 | Pascal Rupprecht 87.86 | |
Joshua Richardson 86.45 | 6 – 2 | Keegan Brown 78.11 | Berry van Peer 93.42 | 2 – 6 | Maik Kuivenhoven 99.28 | |
Darren Beveridge 88.75 | 4 – 6 | Scott Mitchell (CT) 94.52 | Jurjen van der Velde 87.37 | 4 – 6 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.94 | |
Rhys Griffin 82.94 | 3 – 6 | Leonard Gates (Q) 94.74 | Karel Sedláček 89.69 | 3 – 6 | Robert Owen 97.29 | |
George Killington 89.22 | 6 – 5 | Robbie Knops 85.45 | Wesley Plaisier (CT) 93.29 | 6 – 2 | Haupai Puha 79.81 | |
Jacques Labre 82.52 | 6 – 4 | Steve Lennon 84.78 | Owen Bates 88.09 | 5 – 6 | Graham Usher 89.46 | |
Robert Grundy 82.85 | 5 – 6 | Jarred Cole (DT) 82.18 | Michael Taylor (Q) 81.13 | 6 – 2 | Graham Hall 78.77 | |
Jeffrey Sparidaans 76.09 | 2 – 6 | Christian Perez 91.88 | Jenson Walker (Q) 80.94 | 3 – 6 | Tim Wolters 87.55 | |
Daniel Klose 93.02 | 6 – 3 | Adam Warner 93.30 | Matthew Dennant 85.44 | 6 – 1 | Danny van Trijp 76.89 | |
Bradley Brooks (DT) 80.13 | 5 – 6 | Thibault Tricole 90.67 | Dom Taylor 82.42 | 5 – 6 | John Henderson (CT) 83.63 | |
Adam Smith-Neale 88.49 | 4 – 6 | Patrick Geeraets 86.08 | Jack Male (Q) 79.10 | 5 – 6 | Danny Lauby 76.20 | |
Tom Lonsdale (Q) 81.28 | 3 – 6 | Benjamin Drue Reus 85.47 | Callum Goffin 79.14 | 2 – 6 | Nick Kenny 84.66 | |
Andy Baetens 100.37 | 4 – 6 | Brett Claydon 96.10 | Owen Roelofs 80.37 | 6 – 1 | Stephen Burton 79.93 | |
Johnny Haines (Q) 82.43 | 3 – 6 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 84.38 | Josh Payne 93.40 | 6 – 5 | Ron Meulenkamp (CT) 91.59 |
Third round (best of eleven legs)
editPlayer | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Mike De Decker 91.58 | 6 – 3 | Wessel Nijman 88.16 | Nick Kenny 93.84 | 6 – 5 | Matt Campbell 90.00 | |
Benjamin Drue Reus 94.00 | 6 – 5 | Callan Rydz 93.37 | Maik Kuivenhoven 89.59 | 5 – 6 | Simon Whitlock 90.31 | |
Steve Beaton 85.58 | 5 – 6 | Josh Payne 87.77 | Martin Lukeman 102.34 | 6 – 5 | Jermaine Wattimena 97.59 | |
Gian van Veen 94.83 | 6 – 3 | John Henderson (CT) 87.80 | Alan Soutar 90.04 | 4 – 6 | Brett Claydon 87.09 | |
Mervyn King 91.36 | 6 – 4 | George Killington 89.82 | William O'Connor 88.29 | 0 – 6 | Mensur Suljović 90.18 | |
Graham Usher 87.87 | 6 – 3 | Ronny Huybrechts 86.20 | Robert Owen 92.54 | 5 – 6 | Kevin Doets 90.05 | |
Thibault Tricole 86.70 | 3 – 6 | Cameron Menzies 102.91 | Joshua Richardson 91.20 | 6 – 5 | Jamie Hughes 94.88 | |
Keane Barry 92.54 | 6 – 4 | Joe Croft (Q) 92.23 | Tim Wolters 86.87 | 6 – 4 | Ryan Joyce 90.53 | |
Ryan Meikle 87.62 | 6 – 3 | Geert Nentjes 81.06 | Matthew Dennant 86.31 | 5 – 6 | Scott Mitchell (CT) 88.63 | |
Jim Williams 84.89 | 2 – 6 | Leonard Gates (Q) 92.35 | Adam Gawlas 96.97 | 6 – 0 | Jarred Cole (DT) 85.60 | |
Owen Roelofs 85.37 | 1 – 6 | Richard Veenstra 90.82 | Ricky Evans 90.77 | 6 – 3 | Lee Evans 88.57 | |
Danny Lauby 89.39 | 6 – 2 | Jacques Labre 80.70 | Ricardo Pietreczko 83.98 | 6 – 3 | Michael Taylor (Q) 83.18 | |
Boris Krčmar 95.94 | 6 – 1 | Ritchie Edhouse 87.06 | Wesley Plaisier (CT) 81.94 | 3 – 6 | Daniel Klose 84.88 | |
Luke Woodhouse 93.32 | 6 – 4 | Dylan Slevin 94.34 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 89.97 | 1 – 6 | Patrick Geeraets 101.21 | |
Mario Vandenbogaerde 92.56 | 2 – 6 | Florian Hempel 96.71 | Mickey Mansell 94.42 | 6 – 4 | Ian White 88.67 | |
Vincent van der Voort 91.28 | 6 – 4 | Christian Perez 90.12 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.16 | 6 – 4 | Madars Razma 87.84 |
Fourth round (best of nineteen legs)
editThe draw was made after the results of the third round.[6]
Saturday 2 March
editFifth round (best of nineteen legs)
editPlayer | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Ricky Evans 97.23 | 10 – 5 | Mike De Decker 94.17 | Peter Wright 101.56 | 10 – 1 | Andrew Gilding 89.75 | |
Luke Littler 101.86 | 10 – 8 | Martin Schindler 98.25 | Stephen Bunting 93.76 | 10 – 9 | Kevin Doets 92.22 | |
Michael Smith 96.00 | 9 – 10 | Luke Woodhouse 97.45 | Dave Chisnall 98.67 | 10 – 6 | Mensur Suljović 91.67 | |
Vincent van der Voort 85.95 | 6 – 10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.41 | Gary Anderson 92.72 | 10 – 5 | Chris Dobey 89.69 | |
Graham Usher 84.20 | 7 – 10 | Gian van Veen 93.57 | Rob Cross 105.19 | 10 – 4 | Josh Rock 98.51 | |
Jonny Clayton 92.93 | 10 – 8 | Ross Smith 97.49 | Benjamin Drue Reus 89.51 | 3 – 10 | Luke Humphries 101.01 | |
Damon Heta 96.47 | 10 – 9 | Nathan Aspinall 94.64 | Martin Lukeman 98.84 | 10 – 9 | Danny Noppert 97.93 | |
Keane Barry 92.50 | 10 – 3 | Ryan Meikle 85.12 | Krzysztof Ratajski 88.83 | 9 – 10 | Mervyn King 88.97 |
Sixth round (best of nineteen legs)
editPlayer | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Peter Wright 95.86 | 9 – 10 | Stephen Bunting 99.86 | Mervyn King 88.23 | 4 – 10 | Luke Humphries 99.93 | |
Jonny Clayton 92.90 | 7 – 10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.06 | Damon Heta 93.94 | 10 – 8 | Gian van Veen 95.21 | |
Ricky Evans 91.50 | 10 – 6 | Luke Woodhouse 91.00 | Martin Lukeman 100.33 | 10 – 5 | Gary Anderson 102.57 | |
Rob Cross 96.64 | 10 – 4 | Keane Barry 91.34 | Luke Littler 103.38 | 10 – 5 | Dave Chisnall 101.63 |
Sunday 3 March
editQuarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)
editPlayer | Score | Player |
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Stephen Bunting 98.07 | 2 – 10 | Luke Humphries 102.02 |
Ricky Evans 85.68 | 10 – 7 | Rob Cross 87.45 |
Damon Heta 106.04 | 10 – 8 | Luke Littler 104.77 |
Martin Lukeman 95.56 | 5 – 10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.91 |
Semi-finals and Final (best of twenty-one legs)
editSemi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.32 | 11 | ||||||||
Damon Heta 95.55 | 6 | ||||||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.18 | 11 | ||||||||
Luke Humphries 96.07 | 10 | ||||||||
Luke Humphries 98.86 | 11 | ||||||||
Ricky Evans 87.41 | 2 |
References
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- ^ a b "UK Open Finals". Professional Darts Players Association.
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