UK Open Qualifiers 1-3: Entries Confirmed!

Nearly 250 players will begin their challenge to secure a place in March’s Coral UK Open Finals when the first three UK Open Qualifiers take place between February 3rd-5th at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

This weekend’s triple-header is open to both PDC Tour Card Holders and PDPA Associate Members, with £60,000 worth of prize money on offer each day. After the six qualification events have taken place, the top 96 players on the UK Open Order of Merit will progress to compete at the UK Open Finals, alongside 32 Riley’s amateur qualifiers.

Friday’s opening UK Open Qualifier will commence at 2pm to accomodate the Premier League stars travelling down from Newcastle after Thursday’s opening night, with the events on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 12pm.

Phil Taylor and Terry Jenkins are the two big-name absentees from this weekend’s field. Both men have claimed they will not compete on the PDC Pro Tour in 2017; they will just participate in major TV events that they’ve already qualified for. However, it remains to be seen whether they’ll enter the second set of qualifiers in a bid to reach Minehead.

Defending UK Open champion Michael van Gerwen will be present in Wigan. ‘The Green Machine’ won three of the six qualification events twelve months ago, and he’ll be hoping to extend his astonishing unbeaten streak on the PDC Tour which stretches back to mid-October, when he was beaten by Daryl Gurney in the German Darts Championship.

Van Gerwen will be joined by Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis, who are the only other competitors besides MvG in this weekend’s field that won a UK Open qualification event in 2016. Other Premier League stars such as Peter Wright, James Wade, Dave Chisnall, Jelle Klaasen and Kim Huybrechts will also make the journey to Wigan.

Two-time UK Open champion Raymond van Barneveld is another high-profile star that will be competing at the Robin Park Tennis Centre. Van Barneveld has expressed his desire to compete more frequently on the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and he’ll be joined by his proteges Jeffrey de Zwaan and Dirk van Duijvenbode.

The 2012 UK Open champion Robert Thornton will also be in attendance, as will former finalists Vincent van der Voort, Andy Hamilton, Mark Walsh, Wes Newton and Barrie Bates. Elsewhere, the likes of John Part, Ronnie Baxter and Paul Nicholson, all of whom regained their PDC Tour Cards at Q-School, will also be in action.

Nevertheless, seven tour card holders besides Taylor and Jenkins have not entered the opening three qualification events. This list includes Mickey Mansell, Kim Viljanen, Ross Smith, Scott Darbyshire, Simon Preston, Harry Robinson and John Norman Jr. The full list of participants for all three days of competition can be viewed below!

Coral UK Open Qualifier One
** Note 2pm start **
Friday February 3, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Antonio Alcinas
Gary Anderson
Kyle Anderson
Nolan Arendse
Nathan Aspinall
Richard Baillie
Jamie Bain
Mark Barilli
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Jeff Batham
Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton
Andy Boulton
John Bowles
Derek Brand
Bradley Brooks
Darron Brown
Jim Brown
John Brown
Keegan Brown
Lee Bryant
Stephen Bunting
Michael Burgoine
Richie Burnett
Stephen Burton
Ray Campbell
Allan Candlish
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Jonny Clayton
Richie Corner
Rob Cross
John Crossley
Joe Cullen
Andrew Currivan
Scott Dale
Nigel Daniels
Joe Davis
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Graaf
Bryan de Hoog
Ryan De Vreede
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Jan Dekker
Matthew Dennant
Nathan Derry
Chris Dobey
Brendan Dolan
Eddie Dootson
Steve Douglas
Kevin Dowling
Dylan Duo
Stuart Dutton
Matthew Edgar
Ritchie Edhouse
Rene Eidams
Ricky Evans
Ted Evetts
Jay Foreman
Mark Forman
Mark Frost
Nick Fullwell
Kevin Garcia
Craig Gilchrist
Andrew Gilding
Adrian Gray
Robbie Green
Shaun Griffiths
Sven Groen
Gary Gullan
Daryl Gurney
Sheamus Hagan
James Hajdar
Andy Hamilton
Curtis Hammond
Steven Harbert
Ryan Harrington
Kelvin Hart
Sam Head
John Henderson
Jerry Hendriks
Jimmy Hendriks
Rob Hewson
Steve Hine
Billy Holmes
Tim Hope
Max Hopp
James Hubbard
Peter Hudson
Michael Huntley
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Garath Illidge
Charlie Jackson
Rhys Jackson
Andy Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa
Darren Johnson
Wayne Jones
Jon Jukes
Vincent Kamphuis
Stuart Kellett
Mervyn King
Aden Kirk
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
Karsten Kornath
Dave Ladley
Ting Chi Royden Lam
James Lane
Maik Langendorf
Steve Lennon
Zoran Lerchbacher
Kai Fan Leung
Ian Lever
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Callum Loose
Martin Lukeman
Barry Lynn
Ken MacNeil
Josh McCarthy
Kevin McDine
Mick McGowan
Jim McKevitt
Yordi Meeuwisse
Ryan Meikle
Ron Meulenkamp
John Michael
Mareno Michels
Paul Milford
Arron Monk
Jim Moston
Joe Murnan
Ryan Murray
Dawson Murschell
Coni Singh Nagi
Eikichi Nakanishi
Tony Newell
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
Alan Norris
Richard North
William O’Connor
Paul Osmotherley
Robert Owen
Matt Padgett
Kevin Painter
David Pallett
Ryan Palmer
Dyson Parody
Kurt Parry
Andy Parsons
John Part
Josh Payne
Devon Petersen
Nigel Pinchen
Justin Pipe
Diogo Portela
Gerwyn Price
Chris Quantock
Rohit Rabadia
Nathan Rafferty
Michael Rasztovits
Madars Razma
Cristo Reyes
James Richardson
Joshua Richardson
Par Riihonen
Greg Ritchie
Terry Roach
Mario Robbe
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Roxy-James Rodriguez
Colin Roelofs
Bernd Roith
Paul Rowley
Callan Rydz
Warrick Scheffer
Martin Schindler
Roger Scrivens
Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle
Ioannis Selachoglou
Kirk Shepherd
Eelco Sieperda
Kevin Simm
Dennis Smith
Justin Smith
Michael Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Mark Stephenson
Simon Stevenson
Dean Stewart
Gary Stone
Ricky Sudale
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Alan Tabern Jnr
Scott Taylor
Terry Temple
Kevin Thomas
Martin Thomas
Robert Thornton
Jack Todd
Mick Todd
Martyn Turner
Ross Twell
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Willy van de Wiel
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Vincent van der Voort
Dick van Dijk
Michael Van Dijk
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Berry van Peer
Wilco Vermeulen
James Wade
Jim Walker
Mark Walsh
Ben Ward
Harry Ward
Jermaine Wattimena
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Steve West
Mark Westgarth
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Ricky Williams
David Wilson
James Wilson
Jason Wilson
Michael Wood
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Jonathan Worsley
Peter Wright
Yuki Yamada
James Young

Coral UK Open Qualifier Two
Saturday February 4, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Antonio Alcinas
Gary Anderson
Kyle Anderson
Nolan Arendse
Nathan Aspinall
Richard Baillie
Jamie Bain
Mark Barilli
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Jeff Batham
Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton
Andy Boulton
John Bowles
Derek Brand
Bradley Brooks
Darron Brown
Jim Brown
John Brown
Keegan Brown
Lee Bryant
Stephen Bunting
Michael Burgoine
Richie Burnett
Stephen Burton
Ray Campbell
Allan Candlish
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Jonny Clayton
Richie Corner
Rob Cross
John Crossley
Joe Cullen
Andrew Currivan
Scott Dale
Nigel Daniels
Joe Davis
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Graaf
Bryan de Hoog
Ryan De Vreede
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Jan Dekker
Matthew Dennant
Nathan Derry
Marc Dewsbury
Chris Dobey
Brendan Dolan
Eddie Dootson
Steve Douglas
Kevin Dowling
Mark Dudbridge
Dylan Duo
Stuart Dutton
Matthew Edgar
Ritchie Edhouse
Rene Eidams
Ricky Evans
Ted Evetts
Jay Foreman
Mark Forman
Mark Frost
Nick Fullwell
Kevin Garcia
Craig Gilchrist
Andrew Gilding
Adrian Gray
Robbie Green
Shaun Griffiths
Sven Groen
Jamie Guilfoyle
Gary Gullan
Daryl Gurney
Sheamus Hagan
James Hajdar
Andy Hamilton
Curtis Hammond
Steven Harbert
Ryan Harrington
Kelvin Hart
Paul Harvey
Sam Head
John Henderson
Jerry Hendriks
Jimmy Hendriks
Rob Hewson
Steve Hine
Billy Holmes
Tim Hope
Max Hopp
James Hubbard
Peter Hudson
Michael Huntley
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Charlie Jackson
Rhys Jackson
Andy Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa
Darren Johnson
Wayne Jones
Jon Jukes
Vincent Kamphuis
Stuart Kellett
Mervyn King
Aden Kirk
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
Karsten Kornath
Dave Ladley
Ting Chi Royden Lam
James Lane
Maik Langendorf
Steve Lennon
Zoran Lerchbacher
Kai Fan Leung
Ian Lever
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Callum Loose
Martin Lukeman
Barry Lynn
Ken MacNeil
Josh McCarthy
Kevin McDine
Mick McGowan
Jim McKevitt
Yordi Meeuwisse
Ryan Meikle
Ron Meulenkamp
John Michael
Mareno Michels
Paul Milford
Arron Monk
Jim Moston
Joe Murnan
Ryan Murray
Dawson Murschell
Coni Singh Nagi
Eikichi Nakanishi
Tony Newell
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
Alan Norris
Richard North
William O’Connor
Paul Osmotherley
Robert Owen
Matt Padgett
Kevin Painter
David Pallett
Ryan Palmer
Dyson Parody
Kurt Parry
Andy Parsons
John Part
Josh Payne
Devon Petersen
Nigel Pinchen
Justin Pipe
Diogo Portela
Gerwyn Price
Chris Quantock
Rohit Rabadia
Nathan Rafferty
Michael Rasztovits
Madars Razma
Cristo Reyes
James Richardson
Joshua Richardson
Par Riihonen
Greg Ritchie
Terry Roach
Mario Robbe
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Roxy-James Rodriguez
Colin Roelofs
Bernd Roith
Scott Rollings
Paul Rowley
Callan Rydz
Warrick Scheffer
Martin Schindler
Roger Scrivens
Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle
Ioannis Selachoglou
Kirk Shepherd
Eelco Sieperda
Kevin Simm
Dennis Smith
Justin Smith
Michael Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Mark Stephenson
Simon Stevenson
Dean Stewart
Gary Stone
Ricky Sudale
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Alan Tabern Jnr
Scott Taylor
Terry Temple
Kevin Thomas
Martin Thomas
Robert Thornton
Jack Todd
Mick Todd
Martyn Turner
Ross Twell
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Willy van de Wiel
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Vincent van der Voort
Dick van Dijk
Michael Van Dijk
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Berry van Peer
Wilco Vermeulen
James Wade
Jim Walker
Mark Walsh
Ben Ward
Harry Ward
Jermaine Wattimena
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Steve West
Mark Westgarth
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Ricky Williams
James Wilson
Jason Wilson
Michael Wood
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Jonathan Worsley
Peter Wright
Yuki Yamada
James Young

Coral UK Open Qualifier Three
Sunday February 5, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Antonio Alcinas
Gary Anderson
Kyle Anderson
Nolan Arendse
Nathan Aspinall
Richard Baillie
Jamie Bain
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Jeff Batham
Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton
Andy Boulton
Stuart Bousfield
John Bowles
Derek Brand
Bradley Brooks
Darron Brown
Jim Brown
John Brown
Keegan Brown
Steve Brown
Lee Bryant
Stephen Bunting
Michael Burgoine
Richie Burnett
Stephen Burton
Ray Campbell
Allan Candlish
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Jonny Clayton
Richie Corner
Rob Cross
John Crossley
Joe Cullen
Andrew Currivan
Scott Dale
Nigel Daniels
Joe Davis
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Graaf
Bryan de Hoog
Ryan De Vreede
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Jan Dekker
Matthew Dennant
Nathan Derry
Marc Dewsbury
Chris Dobey
Brendan Dolan
Eddie Dootson
Steve Douglas
Kevin Dowling
Mark Dudbridge
Dylan Duo
Stuart Dutton
Matthew Edgar
Ritchie Edhouse
Rene Eidams
Ricky Evans
Ted Evetts
Jay Foreman
Mark Forman
Mark Frost
Nick Fullwell
Kevin Garcia
Craig Gilchrist
Andrew Gilding
Adrian Gray
Robbie Green
Shaun Griffiths
Sven Groen
Jamie Guilfoyle
Gary Gullan
Daryl Gurney
Sheamus Hagan
James Hajdar
Andy Hamilton
Curtis Hammond
Steven Harbert
Ryan Harrington
Kelvin Hart
Paul Harvey
Sam Head
John Henderson
Jerry Hendriks
Jimmy Hendriks
Rob Hewson
Steve Hine
Billy Holmes
Tim Hope
Max Hopp
James Hubbard
Peter Hudson
Michael Huntley
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Charlie Jackson
Rhys Jackson
Andy Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa
Darren Johnson
Wayne Jones
Jon Jukes
Vincent Kamphuis
Stuart Kellett
Mervyn King
Aden Kirk
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
Karsten Kornath
Dave Ladley
Ting Chi Royden Lam
James Lane
Maik Langendorf
Steve Lennon
Zoran Lerchbacher
Kai Fan Leung
Ian Lever
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Callum Loose
Martin Lukeman
Barry Lynn
Ken MacNeil
Josh McCarthy
Kevin McDine
Mick McGowan
Jim McKevitt
Yordi Meeuwisse
Ryan Meikle
Ron Meulenkamp
John Michael
Mareno Michels
Paul Milford
Arron Monk
Jim Moston
Joe Murnan
Ryan Murray
Dawson Murschell
Coni Singh Nagi
Eikichi Nakanishi
Tony Newell
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
Alan Norris
Richard North
William O’Connor
Paul Osmotherley
Robert Owen
Kevin Painter
David Pallett
Ryan Palmer
Dyson Parody
Kurt Parry
Andy Parsons
John Part
Josh Payne
Devon Petersen
Nigel Pinchen
Justin Pipe
Diogo Portela
Gerwyn Price
Chris Quantock
Rohit Rabadia
Nathan Rafferty
Michael Rasztovits
Madars Razma
Cristo Reyes
James Richardson
Joshua Richardson
Par Riihonen
Greg Ritchie
Mario Robbe
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Roxy-James Rodriguez
Colin Roelofs
Bernd Roith
Scott Rollings
Paul Rowley
Callan Rydz
Warrick Scheffer
Martin Schindler
Roger Scrivens
Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle
Ioannis Selachoglou
Kirk Shepherd
Eelco Sieperda
Kevin Simm
Dennis Smith
Justin Smith
Michael Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Mark Stephenson
Simon Stevenson
Dean Stewart
Gary Stone
Ricky Sudale
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Alan Tabern Jnr
Scott Taylor
Terry Temple
Kevin Thomas
Martin Thomas
Robert Thornton
Jack Todd
Mick Todd
Ross Twell
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Willy van de Wiel
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Vincent van der Voort
Dick van Dijk
Michael Van Dijk
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Berry van Peer
Wilco Vermeulen
James Wade
Jim Walker
Mark Walsh
Ben Ward
Harry Ward
Jermaine Wattimena
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Steve West
Mark Westgarth
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Ricky Williams
David Wilson
James Wilson
Jason Wilson
Michael Wood
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Jonathan Worsley
Peter Wright
Yuki Yamada
James Young