Speedy Services UK Open Premier Suite, De Vere Whites, Bolton 

June 7-10 Thursday June 7 (7pm-11pm)

Preliminary Round – 50x Matches

Paul Amos v Gary Eldridge…Nigel Heydon v Paul Critchley…Ben Johnson v Stuart Daniels…Steve Farmer v Jamie Lewis…Joey Palfreyman v Tom Gregory…Jason Wilson v Bernd Roith…Kirk Gordon v Kevin McDine…David Pallett v Jerry Hendriks…Steve Brown v Michael Barnard…Harry Miles v Andy Melling…Steve Beaton v Jon Jukes…Steve Hine v Jamie Hughes…Josh Jones v Mark Spencer…Arron Monk v Paul Boulton…Gareth Cousins v Ben Burton…Rileys Reading Qualifier v Darrin Pugh…Steve Maish v Dave Solly…Ted Hankey v Danny Dutson…Adam Smith-Neale v Rob Hawker…Gus Santana v Andy Jenkins…Andy Parsons v Dean Stewart…Steve Service v Damien Sherwood…Marc Dewbury v Stephen Hardy…John Scott v Brian Woods…Denis Ovens v Craig McCaskill…John Nelson v Ross Smith…Glen Durrant v Stephen Bunting…Mark Lawrence v Jamie Robinson…Steve Werrett v Mark Barilli…David Dodds v Alan Casey…Anthony Littleton v Nicky Denoon…Adrian Gray v Steve Evans…Glen Miller v Mark Frost…Mark Layton v Michael Wiles…Gino Vos v Paul Harvey…Rileys Aberdeen Qualifier v Mick Todd…Lee Bryant v John Henderson…Sam Hill v Jamie Ellam…Tony Broughton v Tony Cooper…Scott Taylor v Lee Russell…Tony West v Michael Bougoine…Kevin Simm v Mick Hayward…Connie Finnan v Andy Murray…Stuart Anderson v Joe Murnan…Rileys Stirling Qualifier v Rileys Chesterfield Qualifier…Terry Temple v Matt Clark…Andrew Cornwall v John Bowles…Dan Russell v Toon Greebe…Dyson Parody v Steve Mason…Dave Ladley v Liam Kelly

First Round – 32x Matches

Johnson/Daniels v Smith-Neale/Hawker…Rileys Reading Qualifier/Pugh v Amos/Eldridge…Lawrence/Robinson v Durrant/Stephen Bunting…Andy Roberts v Cornwall/Bowles…Jason Wilson/Roith v Wayne Jones…Nelson/R Smith v Ovens/McCaskill…Ladley/L Kelly v Shayne Burgess…Parsons/Stewart v Scott/Woods…Werrett/Barilli v Bob Crawley…Thomas Sanwell v Hine/Jason Hughes…Vos/Harvey v Layton/Wiles…Paul Whitworth v Gray/Evans…Miller/Frost v Broughton/Cooper…John Farmer v Littleton/Denoon…Jason Crawley v Simm/Hayward…Cousins/Burton v West/Burgoine…Hankey/Dutson v Santana/Jenkins…Beaton/Jukes v Dodds/Casey…S Anderson/Murnan v Russell/Greebe…Temple/Clark v Mark Kelly…Rileys Aberdeen Qualifier/Todd v Hill/Ellam…Jon Bott v J Jones/Spencer…Lee Bryant/Henderson v Palfreyman/Gregory…Marc Dewsbury/Hardy v Ryan Murray…Monk/Boulton v Pallett/Hendriks…Finnan/A Murray v Service/Sherwood…Parody/Mason v Rileys Stirling Qualifier/Rileys Chesterfield Qualifier…Gordon/McDine v Brown/Barnard…Farmer/J Lewis v Mark Stephenson…S Taylor/Russell v Heydon/Critchley…Maish/Solly v Adam Hunt…Paul Nicholson v Harry Miles/Melling

Second Round – 32x Matches involving 32 First Round winners and players ranked 33-64 in UK Open Order of Merit.

Dewsbury/Hardy/R Murray v William O’Connor Finnan/A Murray/Service/Sherwood v Scott Rand Jelle Klaasen v Parody/Mason/Rileys Stirling Qualifier/Rileys Chesterfield Qualifier…Bryant/Henderson/Palfreyman/Gregory v Colin Osborne S Taylor/Russell/Heydon/Critchley v Roberts/Cornwall/Bowles Andy Brown v Peter Wright Parsons/Stewart/Scott/Woods v Johnson/Daniels/Smith-Neale/Hawker Whitworth/Gray/Evans v Roland Scholten Monk/Boulton/Pallett/Hendriks v Maish/Solly/Hunt Mark Hylton v Antonio Alcinas Nicholson/Miles/Melling v Miller/Frost/Broughton/Cooper Devon Petersen v Andrew Gilding Mark Webster v Johnny Haines Sanwell/Hine/J Hughes v Temple/Clark/M Kelly J Crawley/Simm/Hayward v Mark Walsh James Richardson v Jim Walker Stuart White v Beaton/Jukes/Dodds/Casey Ladley/L Kelly/Burgess v Stuart Kellett Matthew Edgar v Gordon/McDine/Brown/Barnard Peter Hudson v Farmer/J Lewis/Stephenson Co Stompe v Alan Tabern Mervyn King v Hankey/Dutson/Santana/A Jenkins…Wilson/Roith/W Jones v Rileys Reading Qualifier/Pugh/Amos/Eldridge Darren Johnson v Michael Mansell Prakash Jiwa v Werrett/Barilli/B Crawley Nelson/R Smith/Ovens/McCaskill v S Anderson/Murnan/Russell/Greebe Alex Roy v Cousin/Burton/T West/Burgoine…Keith Stephen v Rileys Aberdeen Qualifier/Todd/Hill/Ellam Mareno Michels v Shaun Griffiths James Wade v Lawrence/Robinson/Durrant/Stephen Bunting…Bott/J Jones/Spencer v Ronnie Baxter…J Farmer/Littleton/Denoon v Vos/Harvey/Layton/Wiles

First staged in 2003, The UK Open has earned the nickname ‘the FA Cup of darts’ due to the unique format which offers pub players the chance to progress through extensive qualifiers and set up a dream meeting with one of the biggest names in the PDC.

Upon its inception the UK Open was the fifth major tournament on the PDC calendar, with Blue Square taking over sponsorship of this massive tournament at a time when the popularity of darts continues to grow. Rileys Darts Zones took over sponsorship from Blue Square in 2010, and Speedy Hire from 2011.The UK Open receives extensive live coverage on Sky TV as it reaches its climax in the superb surroundings of its spiritual home, Bolton’s Reebok Stadium.

2004-Roland Scholten 11-6 John Part

2003-Phil Taylor 18-8 Shayne Burgess

The inaugural event was held in 2003 and perhaps unsurprisingly it was the sport’s dominant force, Phil Taylor, who was the first to lift the trophy and collect the £30,000 winner’s cheque. Shayne Burgess was the man on the wrong end of a hammering as ‘The Power’ romped to an 18-8 final victory in front of a capacity crowd and a large TV audience.

The 2004 UK Open saw Dutchman Roland Scholten capture his first major trophy having reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship the previous year, finally going one better than his runner-up spot in 1999′s World Matchplay and 2001′s World Grand Prix. In a shorter format than the previous year’s final, ‘The Tripod’ earned a rousing 11-6 victory over Canada’s John Part – World champion in 2003.

Phil Taylor won the title back the following year, incredibly making his third televised 9-dart finish against reigning champion Scholten in the semi-final, setting up a meeting with fellow Englishman Mark Walsh in the final. Few gave Walsh any hope of upsetting the odds following a poor semi-final with Peter Manley, and Taylor duly dispatched his opponent 13-7 to underline his dominance of the sport and scoop yet another trophy.

2006 was a landmark year that saw Raymond van Barneveld finally move over to the PDC after fifteen years in the BDO, culminating in World Championship and World Masters victories in 2005, the Dutchman citing a desire to take on the greater challenge of the PDC. An incredible run of form has followed since ‘Barney’ made the switch to the PDC, and his quarter-final victory over Taylor in 2006′s UK Open was a sign of things to come.
Barneveld went on to clinch the 2006 title, sweeping aside the challenge of Barrie Bates in the final as he wrapped up a 13-7 win, and darts fans everywhere were welcoming the arrival of a player who had the game to seriously rival Phil Taylor. So it proved in 2007′s amazing World Championship final, Barney beating ‘The Power’ in arguably the greatest darts match ever played and setting up the mouth-watering proposition of another classic final in June’s 2007 Blue Square UK Open.

That final was not to be after Taylor again suffered a quarter-final defeat to ‘Barney’, the Dutchman in ruthless form as he dispatched ‘The Power’ 11-4 – but not before Taylor had managed to complete a hat-trick of 9-dart finishes at the Blue Square UK Open. His third perfect finish at the Reebok Stadium came in his fifth round 11-5 victory against Wes Newton, earning him a £20,000 bonus and ensuring Blue Square paid back all losing Outright Winner bets placed before the start of the tournament.
Having dumped Taylor out again, Barneveld was installed as red-hot favorite for the title and duly thrashed Colin Lloyd 11-4 in the semi-finals, with countryman Vincent van der Voort edging out Colin Osborne 11-10 to set up an all-Dutch final. Van der Voort was unable to disrupt the devastating form of the World Champion who went on to retain his UK Open title with a 16-8 victory, a score line that probably flattered van der Voort who was never able to find the necessary consistency to stay with his unflappable opponent. James Wade won the 2011 Speedy Hire Uk Open and is now a second time winner of the event after a 11-8 win over Wes Newton.

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Hotels near the venue – Premier Inn, De-Vere
Reebok is a few minutes walk to the venue.

UK Open Finals, Reebok Stadium, De Havilland Way, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6SF, UK Tel; +44 (0) 1204 667788

Travel by car; exit M61 at Junction 6, A6027 the stadium is on the junction

Nearest Airport, Manchester 25 Miles

Train Station at The Reebok Stadium, Horwich Parkway.