User:DartsF4/sandbox/2018 UK Open qualifiers

The 2018 UK Open Qualifiers consisted of 6 darts tournaments on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour, used to determine seedings for the 2018 UK Open.

This would turn out to be the last year in which qualifiers for the UK Open would take place, as from the 2019 UK Open, all Tour Card holders would automatically qualify for the tournament.^[1]

Prize money

The prize money for the UK Open qualifiers had each event having a prize fund of £60,000.

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £60,000)
Winner	(1)	£10,000
Runner-up	(1)	£5,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£2,500
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£2,000
Last 16	(8)	£1,500
Last 32	(16)	£750
Last 64	(32)	£250

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Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1 was contested on Friday 2 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Michael van Gerwen.^[2]

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)			Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)			Final (best of 11 legs)

4	Michael Smith 105.00	6

14	Kyle Anderson 96.72	3
			4	Michael Smith 100.30	6

			2	Peter Wright 87.90	3
2	Peter Wright 99.87	6

9	Kim Huybrechts 102.36	4
						4	Michael Smith 107.69	3

						1	Michael van Gerwen 105.50	6
5	Daryl Gurney 84.71	1

1	Michael van Gerwen 102.95	6
			1	Michael van Gerwen 108.47	6

			25	Adrian Lewis 93.64	3
	José Justicia 92.67	5

25	Adrian Lewis 94.93	6

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2 was contested on Saturday 3 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Robbie Green and Ian White both hit nine-dart finishes in their wins over Lee Harris 6–2 in the second round and 6–5 against Daryl Gurney in the last 16 respectively. The winner was Michael van Gerwen.^[3]

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)			Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)			Final (best of 11 legs)

26	Justin Pipe 90.29	4

19	Darren Webster 92.19	6
			19	Darren Webster 107.03	6

			11	Ian White 100.56	4
11	Ian White 91.06	6

	Krzysztof Ratajski 88.79	3
						19	Darren Webster 101.29	3

						1	Michael van Gerwen 98.33	6
1	Michael van Gerwen 106.73	6

	Richard North 95.51	4
			1	Michael van Gerwen 94.93	6

			2	Peter Wright 95.15	4
2	Peter Wright 95.27	6

12	Mervyn King 83.26	2

Qualifier 3

Qualifier 3 was contested on Sunday 4 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Michael van Gerwen hit a nine-dart finish in 6–2 win against Jermaine Wattimena in the last 16. The winner was Michael Smith.^[4]

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)			Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)			Final (best of 11 legs)

1	Michael van Gerwen 97.18	1

4	Michael Smith 100.69	6
			4	Michael Smith 96.68	6

				David Pallett 88.56	4
6	Joe Cullen 87.23	4

	David Pallett 98.88	6
						4	Michael Smith 96.97	6

							Zoran Lerchbacher 84.38	0
	Jamie Hughes 95.93	3

19	John Henderson 95.09	6
			19	John Henderson 88.43	4

				Zoran Lerchbacher 86.26	6
23	James Wilson 78.13	1

	Zoran Lerchbacher 88.25	6

Qualifier 4

Qualifier 4 was contested on Friday 9 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Peter Jacques hit a nine-dart finish in his 6–4 win over Marko Kantele in the first round. The winner was Gary Anderson.^[5]

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)			Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)			Final (best of 11 legs)

	Jeffrey de Zwaan 103.47	6

31	Jamie Lewis 97.82	4
				Jeffrey de Zwaan 86.36	6

				Jason Lowe 85.71	4
23	Adrian Lewis 93.08	2

	Jason Lowe 97.55	6
							Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.42	2

						22	Gary Anderson 100.05	6
3	Rob Cross 101.68	6

	Krzysztof Ratajski 98.98	4
			3	Rob Cross 100.10	5

			22	Gary Anderson 101.94	6
27	James Wade 100.43	4

22	Gary Anderson 100.91	6

Qualifier 5

Qualifier 5 was contested on Saturday 10 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Corey Cadby.^[6]

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)			Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)			Final (best of 11 legs)

	Corey Cadby 101.84	6

3	Michael Smith 108.23	4
				Corey Cadby 101.97	6

			6	Kim Huybrechts 91.48	1
	Vincent Kamphuis 93.74	4

6	Kim Huybrechts 99.25	6
							Corey Cadby 108.77	6

						2	Rob Cross 102.67	4
11	Jelle Klaasen 90.15	2

1	Peter Wright 103.28	6
			1	Peter Wright 104.37	4

			2	Rob Cross 103.35	6
2	Rob Cross 92.37	6

28	Steve West 98.17	4

Qualifier 6

Qualifier 6 was contested on Sunday 11 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Krzysztof Ratajski.^[7]

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)			Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)			Final (best of 11 legs)

2	Rob Cross 108.05	6

	John Goldie 92.33	3
			2	Rob Cross 98.01	5

				Krzysztof Ratajski 101.04	6
	Krzysztof Ratajski 93.43	6

	Corey Cadby 95.03	4
							Krzysztof Ratajski 101.93	6

						4	Daryl Gurney 95.93	4
4	Daryl Gurney 91.20	6

	Danny Noppert 94.40	2
			4	Daryl Gurney 96.94	6

			1	Peter Wright 100.82	3
	David Pallett 91.86	4

1	Peter Wright 94.76	6

References

^ Allen, Dave (5 September 2018). "New Format & Prize Fund For Coral UK Open". PDC. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
^ Wood-Thompson, Lewis (2 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier One". PDC.
^ Wood-Thompson, Lewis (2 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier One". PDC.
^ Allen, Dave (4 February 2018). "Super Smith's Qualifier Three Success". PDC.
^ Allen, Dave (9 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier Four". PDC.
^ Allen, Dave (10 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier Five". PDC.
^ Allen, Dave (11 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier Six". PDC.

[1] Allen, Dave (5 September 2018). "New Format & Prize Fund For Coral UK Open". PDC. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

[2] Wood-Thompson, Lewis (2 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier One". PDC.

[3] Wood-Thompson, Lewis (2 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier One". PDC.

[4] Allen, Dave (4 February 2018). "Super Smith's Qualifier Three Success". PDC.

[5] Allen, Dave (9 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier Four". PDC.

[6] Allen, Dave (10 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier Five". PDC.

[7] Allen, Dave (11 February 2018). "Coral UK Open Qualifier Six". PDC.

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