# 2009 UK Open

The 2009 Blue Square UK Open was the seventh year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 4–7 June 2009 and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.
Phil Taylor won the title for the third time by defeating Colin Osborne 11–6 in the final.

## 2009 UK Open Regional Finals

There were eight regional final events staged between January and May 2009 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
    11 January (North-East; Doncaster): Colin Lloyd 6–1 Colin Osborne
    8 March (Scotland; Irvine): Robert Thornton 6–2 Dennis Priestley
    15 March (North-West; Wigan): James Wade 6–3 Kevin McDine
    22 March (South-East; Brentwood): Phil Taylor 6–4 Terry Jenkins
    29 March (West Midlands; Coventry): Phil Taylor 6–5 Wayne Jones
    12 April (South-West; Taunton): Phil Taylor 6–0 Andy Hamilton
    19 April (East Midlands; Derby): Mark Walsh 6–5 Raymond van Barneveld
    10 May (Wales; Newport): Jamie Caven 6–5 Alan Tabern

## Format and qualifiers

The tournament features 129 players. As in previous years, eight regional UK Open events were staged across the UK where players winning are collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 96 players and ties in the list, who played a minimum of three events received a place at the final stages.
* Phil Taylor
* Mark Walsh
* Colin Lloyd
* Jamie Caven
* Robert Thornton
* James Wade
* Dennis Priestley
* Colin Osborne
* Wayne Jones
* Terry Jenkins
* Andy Hamilton
* Mark Dudbridge
* Alan Tabern
* Co Stompé
* Kevin McDine
* Raymond van Barneveld
* Vincent van der Voort
* Jelle Klaasen
* Kevin Painter
* Andy Jenkins
* Peter Manley
* Michael van Gerwen
* Adrian Lewis
* Steve Hine
* Mervyn King
* Lionel Sams
* Ronnie Baxter
* Mark Frost
* Brendan Dolan
* Barrie Bates
* Mark Webster
* Darren Johnson
The Holsten qualifiers and the players outside the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit began the tournament on the Thursday night. They played down to 32 players, and they were joined by the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit the following night, to provide the competition's last 64. A random draw was made after each subsequent round.
* Steve Maish
* Wayne Atwood
* Michael Barnard
* Wayne Mardle
* Matt Clark
* Tony Eccles
* Colin Monk
* Steve Beaton
* Ken Dobson
* Denis Ovens
* Andy Smith
* Chris Thompson
* Steve Brown
* Dennis Smith
* Gary Anderson
* John Part
* Jan van der Rassel
* Larry Butler
* Kevin Dowling
* Wes Newton
* Tony Ayres
* Adrian Gray
* Paul Knighton
* Mark Lawrence
* Mick McGowan
* Nick Fullwell
* Paul Nicholson
* Martyn Turner
* Kirk Shepherd
* Jason Clark
* Dave Honey
* Dave Askew
* Steve Evans
* Toon Greebe
* John MaGowan
* Robbie Parker
* Alex Roy
* Gary Welding
* Joe Cullen
* Ian Jopling
* Chris Mason
* James Barton
* John Kuczynski
* Roland Scholten
* Dave Smith
* Peter Wright
* Louis Blundell
* David Fatum
* Steve Grubb
* Stephen Hardy
* Gary Mawson
* Par Riihonen
* Lee Williams
* Stuart Bousfield
* Richie Burnett
* Anastasia Dobromyslova
* Mark Jodrill
* Chris Cooper
* Ian Critchett
* Dave Ladley
* Darren Latham
* Chris Loudon
* Dyson Parody
* Justin Pipe
* Alan Caves
* Michael Smith
32 players were due to have qualified from four Holsten Pils qualifiers held in Aylesbury, Batley, Birmingham and Salford. However, Peter Green had to withdraw for unknown reasons, thus meaning there were only 31 qualifiers present in Bolton.

## Prize money

| Stage (no. of players) | Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £40,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £20,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) | £4,000 |
| Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) | £2,000 |
| Last 64 (third round) | (32) | £1,000 |
| Last 96 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
| Last 128 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
| Last 129 (preliminary round) | (1) | n/a |
In addition, Holsten offered a £3,000 bonus to the Pub Qualifier to get the furthest into the tournament (shared by Ken Mather and Andy Roberts).

## Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 25 May, ahead of the 2009 Premier League Darts play-offs by Sid Waddell and Keith Deller.

### Preliminary round

This match was the best of eleven legs, and was played on 4 June.
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
| Gary Stephens | 3–6 | Ken Mather |
| Andy Roberts 80.00 | 6–5 | Eddie Lovely |

### First round

* All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
| James Barton 90.30 | 3–6 | Toon Greebe 84.58 | Alex Roy 97.01 | 6–1 | Richie Burnett 87.94 |
| Harry Robinson | 0–6 | Chris Cooper | Gary Mawson 83.26 | 6–1 | Darren Weaver 73.06 |
| Matthew Campbell | 1–6 | Stuart Bousfield | Steve Evans | 6–3 | Mark Layton |
| Adrian Genery | 5–6 | Chris Loudon | Gary Welding | 6–2 | John Kuczynski |
| Duane Garfield | 3–6 | Dave Smith | Stephen Hardy | 6–2 | Coen Wiekamp |
| Chris Mason | 3–6 | Steve Penney | David Smurthwaite | 2–6 | Mark Jodrill |
| Stuart Monaghan | 3–6 | Alan Davie | Graham Usher | 3–6 | Glen Durrant |
| Roland Scholten | 6–1 | Derek Williams | Phil Currie | 2–6 | Steve Dolan |
| Anastasia Dobromyslova | 2–6 | Andy Roberts | Michael Smith | 5–6 | Dave Ladley |
| Peter Wright | 6–4 | Chris Hornby | Andy Pearce | 5–6 | Johnny Haines |
| Ian Critchett | 6–5 | Kevin Beare | Ken Mather | 6–4 | Robbie Parker |
| Paul Cook | 6–2 | Mike Langley | Par Riihonen | 5–6 | Steve Grubb |
| John McGuirk | 6–2 | Stuart Pickles | David Fatum | 5–6 | Paul Rowley |
| Lee Williams | 6–1 | Alan Caves | Darren Latham | 5–6 | Andy Boulton |
| Dyson Parody | 1–6 | John MaGowan | Joe Cullen | 1–6 | Justin Pipe |
| Les Fitton | 6–5 | Mark Cox | Louis Blundell | 6–4 | Ian Jopling |

### Second round

* All matches were the best of eleven legs, and were played on 4 June.
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
| Glen Durrant | 6–2 | John McGuirk | Mark Jodrill | 2–6 | Chris Thompson |
| Martyn Turner | 4–6 | Dave Honey | Paul Nicholson 95.45 | 6–4 | Gary Anderson 88.76 |
| Gary Welding | 6–0 | John MaGowan | Louis Blundell | 6–0 | Kevin Dowling |
| Adrian Gray | 5–6 | Dave Askew | Tony Ayres | 3–6 | Justin Pipe |
| Steve Evans | 5–6 | Steve Dolan | Ken Dobson | 6–5 | Paul Knighton |
| Dennis Smith | 1–6 | Ken Mather | Lee Williams | 6–4 | Wayne Atwood |
| Roland Scholten | 6–1 | Ian Critchett | Jason Clark | 6–4 | Stuart Bousfield |
| Kirk Shepherd | 3–6 | Steve Brown | Chris Loudon | 5–6 | Chris Cooper |
| Steve Penney | 5–6 | Steve Grubb | Gary Mawson | 4–6 | Johnny Haines |
| Paul Cook | † | Mark Lawrence | Nick Fullwell | 1–6 | Andy Smith |
| Colin Monk | 6–5 | Larry Butler | Mick McGowan 84.38 | 3–6 | John Part 88.23 |
| Dave Smith | 2–6 | Denis Ovens | Paul Rowley | 6–3 | Dave Ladley |
| Wes Newton | 6–4 | Andy Boulton | Alan Davie | 2–6 | Peter Wright |
| Stephen Hardy | 3–6 | Jan van der Rassel | Michael Barnard | 6–0 | Steve Maish |
| Wayne Mardle 84.84 | 6–4 | Les Fitton 85.21 | Matt Clark | 3–6 | Alex Roy |
| Tony Eccles | 6–3 | Toon Greebe | Andy Roberts | 6–2 | Steve Beaton |
† Mark Lawrence was given a bye into round three, as Paul Cook was disqualified.

### Third round

* All matches were the best of seventeen legs, and were played on 5 June.
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
| Ronnie Baxter | 9–7 | Tony Eccles | Lee Williams 84.02 | 1–9 | Phil Taylor 103.68 |
| Gary Welding | 9–5 | Steve Hine | Mark Dudbridge | 9–7 | Johnny Haines |
| Colin Osborne | 9–2 | Jason Clark | Steve Dolan | 1–9 | Jamie Caven |
| Vincent van der Voort | 6–9 | Wayne Jones | Barrie Bates | 3–9 | Steve Grubb |
| Ken Mather | 9–7 | Paul Nicholson | Co Stompé | 6–9 | Mark Frost |
| Mark Walsh | 9–2 | Wayne Mardle | Alex Roy | 9–5 | Lionel Sams |
| Andy Jenkins | 9–5 | Justin Pipe | Steve Brown | 8–9 | Mark Lawrence |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 9–4 | Ken Dobson | Roland Scholten | 9–6 | Darren Johnson |
| Kevin Painter | 9–4 | Dave Askew | Michael van Gerwen 91.45 | 4–9 | Andy Hamilton 95.66 |
| Denis Ovens | 3–9 | Alan Tabern | Colin Lloyd | 9–8 | John Part |
| Dave Honey | 5–9 | Wes Newton | Jan van der Rassel | 7–9 | Jelle Klaasen |
| Brendan Dolan | 7–9 | Kevin McDine | Paul Rowley | 1–9 | Chris Thompson |
| Andy Roberts | 9–7 | Louis Blundell | Dennis Priestley | 9–4 | Colin Monk |
| Mark Webster | 9–6 | Peter Wright | Andy Smith | 9–3 | Chris Cooper |
| Peter Manley 91.67 | 9–8 | James Wade 90.48 | Adrian Lewis 94.61 | 9–2 | Robert Thornton 93.26 |
| Mervyn King | 8–9 | Michael Barnard | Glen Durrant 83.52 | 1–9 | Terry Jenkins 97.56 |

### Fourth round

* All matches were the best of seventeen legs, and were played on 6 June.
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
| Michael Barnard | 6–9 | Andy Smith | Gary Welding | 1–9 | Ronnie Baxter |
| Dennis Priestley | 9–8 | Mark Frost | Alex Roy | 9–8 | Andy Roberts |
| Peter Manley 91.31 | 4–9 | Mark Webster 91.01 | Steve Grubb | 4–9 | Kevin Painter |
| Colin Lloyd | 9–2 | Chris Thompson | Andy Hamilton 94.16 | 7–9 | Raymond van Barneveld 94.89 |
| Phil Taylor 115.51 | 9–3 | Ken Mather 93.49 | Jamie Caven | 9–6 | Jelle Klaasen |
| Kevin McDine | 7–9 | Alan Tabern | Andy Jenkins | 7–9 | Terry Jenkins |
| Colin Osborne | 9–7 | Wayne Jones | Mark Walsh 95.06 | 9–3 | Adrian Lewis 88.44 |
| Wes Newton | 9–6 | Roland Scholten | Mark Lawrence | 9–4 | Mark Dudbridge |

### Final stages

| 5th Round | 5th Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Colin Osborne 93.38 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld 91.45 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld 91.45 | 4 | Colin Osborne 94.86 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | Jamie Caven 95.85 | 3 | | | | | |
| Alex Roy | 3 | Jamie Caven 95.85 | 3 | | | | | |
| Jamie Caven | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Caven | 9 | | | Colin Osborne 96.51 | 10 | | | |
| | | | | Kevin Painter 94.77 | 7 | | | |
| Kevin Painter 93.10 | 9 | | | | | Kevin Painter 94.77 | 7 | | | |
| Dennis Priestley 85.52 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Priestley 85.52 | 3 | Kevin Painter 92.88 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | Alan Tabern 90.75 | 8 | | | | | |
| Wes Newton | 8 | Alan Tabern 90.75 | 8 | | | | | |
| Alan Tabern | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Alan Tabern | 9 | | | | | | Colin Osborne 96.51 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | Phil Taylor 100.80 | 11 |
| Ronnie Baxter | 9 | | | | | | | | Phil Taylor 100.80 | 11 |
| Mark Walsh | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Mark Walsh | 4 | Ronnie Baxter 92.76 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | Terry Jenkins 93.60 | 7 | | | | | |
| Mark Webster | 7 | Terry Jenkins 93.60 | 7 | | | | | |
| Terry Jenkins | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Terry Jenkins | 9 | | | Ronnie Baxter 98.10 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Phil Taylor 105.69 | 10 | | | |
| Mark Lawrence | 9 | | | | | Phil Taylor 105.69 | 10 | | | |
| Colin Lloyd | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Colin Lloyd | 3 | Mark Lawrence 93.90 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | Phil Taylor 115.62 | 10 | | | | | |
| Phil Taylor 103.71 | 9 | Phil Taylor 115.62 | 10 | | | | | |
| Andy Smith | 2 | | | | | | | |
There was a draw after each round; this bracket has been compiled retrospectively.