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The 2017 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fifteenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competing in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held for the fourth time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 3–5 March 2017, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw will be staged after each round until the final.
2017 Coral UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 3–5 March 2017 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organization(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £350,000 | ||
Winner's share | £70,000 | ||
High checkout | 167![]() (fourth round) ![]() (fifth round) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, but withdrew on the morning of the event with a back injury. Two-time runner-up and top seed Peter Wright won his first PDC major, defeating Gerwyn Price 11–6 in the final.[1]
There are six qualifying events staged in February 2017 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners are:
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | Friday 3 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Peter Wright ![]() |
6–4 | ![]() |
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2 | Saturday 4 February | Simon Whitlock ![]() |
6–4 | ![]() |
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3 | Sunday 5 February | Peter Wright ![]() |
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4 | Friday 10 February | Michael van Gerwen ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
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5 | Saturday 11 February | Simon Whitlock ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
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6 | Sunday 12 February | Peter Wright ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
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The tournament is featuring 128 players. The results of the six qualifiers shown above were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit received a place at the final tournament. In addition, the next 64 players (without ties in this year's edition) in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but started in the earlier rounds played on the Friday. A further 32 players qualify via regional qualifying tournaments.
*Michael van Gerwen withdrew on March 3 due to a back injury and was not replaced; the last player drawn in the third round got a bye.[8]
32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.
The prize fund increased from last year's edition prize fund to £350,000.[9]
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £350,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £70,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £35,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £17,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £11,500 |
Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) | £6,500 |
Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) | £3,500 |
Last 64 (third round) | (32) | £1,750 |
Last 96 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
Last 128 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
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Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | ||||||||
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