UK Open - First TV Major of season

Kingp35

The UK Open starts on Thursday with matches being shown live on Sky Sports. This is basically the FA Cup of darts where there are loads of upsets as smaller players beat the big guns. There have been a series of tournaments throughout the year to decide who qualifies for this tournament. Many county and pub players are getting a chance to play against the big guns. It's played on a number of boards in the Reebok stadium, Bolton, with most matches being played like floor matches with their only being a few main "stage" boards.

If a player is a good floor tournament player the chances are he will do well in this tournament so I think Mick McGowan has a great chance to do well. Mick is pretty highly rated on the tour and is being tipped by many to break into the top 8 soon enough. I think this tournament will suit him and he doesn't come into it until Round 4 so he should be able to avoid most of the dangerous pub and county players. Let's hope he does well.

Other names to look out for are Colin Osbourne and Andy Hamilton, who are both storming up the rankings. The likes of Mervyn King and Jelle Klaasen are also playing. Tony Eccles is playing in his first PDC tournament since switching from the BDO.

Here is the draw for the first three rounds:
http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~1025177,00.html

The big name in the first round is Michael Van Gerwen. Coverage starts tomorrow (Thursday) night at 7pm on Sky Sports.

Who do you think will do well in the tournament?

matty84

yeah good point on mick mcgowan i remember him playing taylor in the last world championship and he averaged 102 i think, but taylor beat him 3-1 with a 107 average so mick certainly has the game to go very far.

as for another irish dart player hopefully garreth gray "chalky" does well as he just lives a few doors up from me, very nice chap and with a bit more tv experience can have a great future in the game.

I personally think john part is going to have a good tornament if he hits his doubles on his day he can beat anyone 33/1 with PP!and 66/1 scholten he won a tornament last week so thats a good each way bet.or is it:rolleyes: ????

Kingp35

matty84 wrote:

I personally think john part is going to have a good tornament if he hits his doubles on his day he can beat anyone 33/1 with PP!and 66/1 scholten he won a tornament last week so thats a good each way bet.or is it:rolleyes: ????

Yeah if you're a betting man (like I am) then this is definitely the tournament to do it because you can get huge odds on top players. I have a bet on Mick McGowan @ 42.0, Colin Osbourne @ 42 and Andy Hamilton @ 23.

Betfair are offering crazy odds like Wayne Mardle @ 70.0 and Ronnie Baxter @ 90.0

I didn't realise Gray was taking part in this. Hope he does well.

matty84

I didn't realise Gray was taking part in this. Hope he does well.[/QUOTE]



Yeah and if you like big odds garrath is a massive price at 300/1 although it wud be a major shock!
below is the current odds for any1 who'd like do do a bet,its with P.P



Offering for UK Open 2007
Outright Betting


Phil Taylor 11 - 8 Andy Jenkins 100 - 1 Mark Lawrence 200 - 1
Raymond van Barneveld 10 - 3 Adrian Gray 100 - 1 Jimmy Mann 200 - 1
Michael van Gerwen 12 - 1 Kevin Painter 100 - 1 Steve Maish 200 - 1
Terry Jenkins 14 - 1 R Carver 125 - 1 Steve Smith 200 - 1
Andrew Hamilton 18 - 1 Wes Newton 125 - 1 Brendan Dolan 250 - 1
James Wade 22 - 1 Andy Smith 125 - 1 Andy Callaby 250 - 1
Colin Lloyd 22 - 1 Alex Roy 150 - 1 Colin Monk 250 - 1
Adrian Lewis 25 - 1 Gary Welding 150 - 1 Matt Clark 250 - 1
Colin Osborne 25 - 1 Lionel Sams 150 - 1 Jason Clark 250 - 1
John Part 33 - 1 Owen Caffrey 150 - 1 Darren Johnson 250 - 1
Mervyn King 40 - 1 Bob Anderson 150 - 1 Keith Deller 250 - 1
Barrie Bates 50 - 1 Denis Ovens 150 - 1 Jamie Harvey 250 - 1
Dennis Priestley 50 - 1 Steve Beaton 150 - 1 Dave Honey 300 - 1
Chris Mason 50 - 1 Richie Burnett 200 - 1 Garrett Gray 300 - 1
Mick McGowan 50 - 1 Mark Walsh 200 - 1 Dave Smith 300 - 1
Mark Dudbridge 66 - 1 Alan Warriner-Little 200 - 1 Dennis Smith 300 - 1
Roland Scholten 66 - 1 Martyn Turner 200 - 1 Darren Williams 300 - 1
Wayne Mardle 66 - 1 Dave Askew 200 - 1 Dale Newton 300 - 1
Peter Manley 66 - 1 Tony Martin 200 - 1 Dave Jowett 300 - 1
Ronnie Baxter 80 - 1 Toon Greebe 200 - 1 Mark Holden 300 - 1
Alan Tabern 80 - 1 Alan Caves 200 - 1 Dave Ladley 300 - 1
Wayne Jones 100 - 1 John Magowan 200 - 1 Steve Brown 300 - 1
Steve Hine 100 - 1 Wayne Atwood 200 - 1 Sean Palfrey 500 - 1
Tony Eccles 100 - 1 John Kuczynski 200 - 1 Josephus Schenk 500 - 1
Jelle Klaasen 100 - 1 Kevin McDine 200 - 1 Chris Hook 500 - 1
Vincent van der Voort 100 - 1

Kingp35

Tonights televised matches are as follows:

7:00 Chris Daglish v Cliff Lazarenko (P)
7:30 Ray Carver v Mark Hylton (P)
8:00 Chris McTernan v Michael van Gerwen
8:30 Steve Cusick v Toon Greebe
9:00 Eddie Hughes v Richie Burnett
9:30 Paul Knighton v Alan Green

Carrickman

Great for the "non big names" to get to play live on TV looking foward to seeing van Gerwen play again.

Carrickman

2007 Blue Square UK Open Results
Preliminary (P) & First Rounds
Board One (Main Stage)
Chris Daglish 1-8 Cliff Lazarenko (P)
Ray Carver 5-8 Mark Hylton (P)
Chris McTernan 1-8 Michael van Gerwen
Steve Cusick 8-3 Toon Greebe
Eddie Hughes 1-8 Richie Burnett
Paul Knighton 4-8 Alan Green

Board Two (Second Stage)
Ian Gunion 4-8 Sean Dowling (P)
Stuart Holden 8-2 Darrel Thorpe (P)
Mick Savvery 5-8 Ray Farrell
Vernon Sheppard 2-8 Michael Barnard
Paul Whitworth 2-8 Andy Roberts
Rico Vonck 6-8 Gary Noonan

Board Three
Brian Cathcart Bye (James Keogh withdrawn) (P)
Kevin Harris 1-8 Richard McLaughlin (P)
Peter Green 8-5 Dylan Cook
Mark Frost 8-5 Chris Allen
Cliff Lazarenko 8-3 Nigel Payne
Mark Hylton 2-8 Mark Robinson

Board Four
Nigel Payne 8-5 Ross Macken (P)
Barry French 1-8 Ian Branks (P)
John Burton 8-5 Nigel Heydon
Geoff Wylie 2-8 Mark Stephenson
Sean Dowling 4-8 Sam Rooney
Mark Wilson 6-8 Nigel Birch

Board Five
Andrew Gourlay 5-8 Rikki Williams (P)
Geoff Harkup 8-6 Wayne Brown (P)
Dave Blenkarne 1-8 Ian Wise
Ian Walters 8-5 Darrell Townsend
Richard McLaughlin 8-4 Rick Andrews
Aaron Turner v Nicky Turner

Board Six
Johnny Haines 8-3 Steve Hardy (P)
Steve Whitehouse 5-8 Nicky Turner (P)
Jason Crawley 7-8 Mark Pooke
Dale Newton 6-8 Rikki Williams
Simon Craven 8-6 Gary Blades
Geoff Harkup v Johnny Haines

Board Seven
Justin Henshaw 6-8 Gary Blades (P)
Rob Hawker 4-8 James Barton (P)
Stephen Davidson 4-8 Bob Crawley
Andrew Coulter Bye (Ian Whillis wIthdrawn)
James Barton 5-8 Danny Pinhorne
Scott Mitchell 8-4 Brian Cathcart

Board Eight
Nigel Birch 8-2 Alf Turley (P)
Gary Noonan 8-3 Pete Riley (P)
Henry O'Neill 8-2 Matty Dalwood
Mick Rodgers 8-0 Mark Thomson
Stuart Holden 8-6 Kieron Leal
Ian Branks 8-3 Doug Walker

The Fourth Round draw will be made immediately following the conclusion of the Third Round on Friday evening.

Good to see "Big Cliff" going well so far a true gentleman of the sport!

Carrickman

Second Round
Board One (Main Stage)
Scott Mitchell v Jelle Klaasen
Kirk Shepherd v Roger Carter
Garry Spedding v Dave Honey
Andy Callaby v Sean Palfrey

Board Two
Mark Walsh v Garrett Gray
Alan Reynolds v Pete Allen
David Platt v Matt Chapman
Robbie Green v Ian Wise

Board Three
Kevin Dowling v Matt Sheehan
Stuart Dutton v Steve Cusick
Lee Palfreyman v Ian Branks
Mark Stephenson v Shaun McDonald

Board Four
Stuart Holden v Nigel Birch
Simon Craven v Alan Green
Chris Thompson v Richie Burnett
Mick Rodgers v Henry O'Neill

Board Five
Rikki Williams v Darren Latham
Sam Rooney v Tom Wilson
Ray Farrell v Nicky Turner
Mark Frost v Darren Webster

Board Six
Mark Robinson Bye (Paul Watton withdrawn due to jury service)
Michael Barnard v Paul Williams
Richard McLaughlin v Bob Crawley
John Burton v Simon Whatley

Board Seven
Andrew Coulter v Michael van Gerwen
Martin Burchell v Cliff Lazarenko
John Quantock v Peter Green
Danny Pinhorne v Mark Cox

Board Eight
Tony Randell v Lyndon Davies
Andy Roberts v Ian Walters
Mark Pooke v Gary Noonan
Geoff Harkup v Josephus Schenk

Carrickman

Third Round
Board One (Main Stage)
John Part v K Dowling/Sheehan
Mark Dudbridge v Ronnie Baxter
Alan Warriner-Little v Wayne Jones
Bob Anderson v Brendan Dolan

Board Two (Second Stage)
Alex Roy v Dave Smith
Martyn Turner v Colin Monk
Dave Askew v Dennis Smith
Rodgers/O'Neill v Chris Mason

Board Three
Gary Welding v Darren Williams
K Shepherd/Carter v Walsh/Gray
Dave Jowett v Spedding/Honey
Callaby/Palfrey v McLaughlin/Bob Crawley

Board Four
Jason Clark v Dutton/Cusick
Reynolds/P Allen v Mark Robinson
Pooke/Noonan v Darren Johnson
R Green/Wise v Lionel Sams

Board Five
Coulter/van Gerwen v Dave Ladley
Craven/A Green v Keith Deller
Palfreyman/Branks v Rikki Williams/Latham
Owen Caffrey v Stephenson/McDonald

Board Six
Tony Martin v Mitchell/Klaasen
Jamie Harvey v Rooney/T Wilson
Platt/Chapman v Harkup/Schenk
Frost/Webster v Alan Caves

Board Seven
Roberts/Walters v Chris Hook
Barnard/Paul Williams v Wayne Atwood
Thompson/Burnett v Quantock/P Green
Matt Clark v Burton/Whatley

Board Eight
Holden/Birch v Steve Brown
Randell/Davies v Burchell/Lazarenko
Farrell/N Turner v John Kuczynski
Danny Pinhorne v Mark Holden

sportaholic

Good night's darts last night this is an interesting format. Was good to watch the varying techniques, some very different actions on show. I might try a few of them

Kingp35

The only shock last night, if you can even say it was a shock, was Ray Carver losing his first match. He is a decent player so a little surprising. Van Gerwen cruised through easily. I'm surprised that he is not playing on the main board tonight, thought they would have him on TV.

Looking forward to tonight because it's when the big players start coming into it. Let's hope both Gareth Gray and Brendan Dolan can win through.

EDIT: It looks like both Gray and Dolan will be shown live on Sky. Gray at about 7pm and Dolan at about 11pm. Good stuff.

matty84

i dont think they'll show gray cos he's on board 2 and jelle klassen is on board1 at the same time :(

Kingp35

Garrett Gray is now the joint favourite at 5/6 after being 13/8 earlier on the day. There is a lot of money being put on him to win. Lets hope he can do it.

Kingp35

Great night for the Irish lads last night. Garrett Gray won both his matches to make it into round 4 where he will play John Part and Brendan Dolan also won his match against Bob Anderson so he will play Darren Johnson in round 4. Mick McGowan has been given a tough draw as he will play Dennis Priestley in round 4. Play resumes at 1pm today. The 4th, 5th and 6th rounds will all be played today.

Fourth Round Draw:
Board One
Chris Mason v Mervyn King
Tony Eccles v Michael van Gerwen
Peter Manley v Phil Taylor
John MaGowan v Raymond van Barneveld

Board Two
Barrie Bates v Adrian Lewis
Roland Scholten v James Wade
Dennis Smith v Colin Lloyd
Wayne Mardle v Denis Ovens

Board Three
Kevin Painter v Nigel Birch
Kevin McDine v Alan Green
Wayne Jones v Garry Spedding
Darren Johnson v Brendan Dolan

Board Four
John Part v Garrett Gray
Steve Hine v Alan Tabern
Richie Burnett v Jelle Klaasen
Colin Osborne v Steve Maish

Board Five
Terry Jenkins v Andy Roberts
Andy Smith v Robbie Green
Dennis Priestley v Mick McGowan
Mark Dudbridge v Simon Whatley

Board Six
Sam Rooney v Gary Welding
Wayne Atwood v Andy Callaby
Owen Caffrey v Jason Clark
Vincent van der Voort v John Kuczynski

Board Seven
Steve Beaton v Adrian Gray
Mark Holden v Andy Jenkins
Alex Roy v Lee Palfreyman
Andy Hamilton v Darren Webster

Board Eight
Colin Monk v Tony Randell
Steve Smith v Alan Reynolds
David Platt v Mark Lawrence
Wes Newton v Jimmy Mann

Lets hope the Irish lads can win through again.

matty84

yeah well done to garreth coming thru tat tight match again walsh and then he went on to hammer carter in r3,,i was very impressed with dolan very calm and relaxed player and he can only get better...

im lookin forward to watchin mason v king tat shud be a cracker

Kingp35

matty84 wrote:

im lookin forward to watchin mason v king tat shud be a cracker

Should be a great match alright, both are quality players and if things go well either one of them could win the whole thing. I'm slightly favouring Merv to win this by 2 legs but it could go all the way. Great day of darts ahead

califano

Kingp35 wrote:

If a player is a good floor tournament player the chances are he will do well in this tournament so I think Mick McGowan has a great chance to do well.

I agree with this and i think these sort of conditions what with other matches in progress simultaneously will hinder priestly. Also i think Priestly isnt in the same sort of good form he was in for much of the darts league on sky tv so i think McGowan has an edge.

NeoRox

And Taylor hits another nine darter in the UK Open. Was a close match until then and then Taylor just ran away with it winning 11-5.

Good game too with Colin Osbourne and Michael Van Gerwen with Osbourne winning that one.

RadioGaGa

i'm cringing looking at van der voorts odds!

Kingp35

RadioGaGa wrote:

i'm cringing looking at van der voorts odds!

Amazingly he is still available at 64/1 on betfair.

Great day of darts yesterday with some really thrilling matches. Unlucky that the Irish lads didn't progress but fair play to Dolan for reaching Round 5. Barney against Part was a real battle with the lead changing 8 times. I really wanted Part to win that but fair play to Barney. Lloyd against Painter and Osbourne against King were two other great games. I must say I really love the format of this tournament, so many great matches and shocks along the way.

So the quarter final draw has been made:
Board One
Vincent van der Voort v Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor

Board Two
Colin Osborne v Alan Green
Colin Lloyd v Steve Hine
Best of 21 legs

Semi Final will be:
Semi-Finals (Main Stage)
van der Voort/Jenkins v Osborne/Green
van Barneveld/Taylor v Lloyd/Hine
Best of 21 legs

Obviously Barney against Taylor is the standout match. Barney has been struggling a little bit against Taylor recently but Barney beat Taylor in this competition last year 11-10 so he is well capable of doing it. I expect Osbourne to win through against Alan Greene. Greene is a steady player but Osbourne is quality and he could easily win this competition. Steve Hine has done brilliantly to get this far but I can't see him getting past Lloyd who looked good beating Painter yesterday. Van Der Voort against Jenkins is a good match. VdV is very inconsistant but on his day he is a cracking player and can easily average in the hundreds, same goes for Jenkins so I think it will be close this one. Many people are saying an easy win for Jankins but I don't think so.

Looking forward to another top day of darts

Kingp35

Taylors 9 Dart finish

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fmbz2y0QiLc

Kingp35

What a great win by Barney as he beats Taylor 11-4. I can't remember Taylor ever been beating by so much before.

Colin Lloyd wins through too, as did Vincent Van Der Voort and Colin Osbourne who play each other.

hawker27

barney v van der voort= barney wins uk open well done barney.

TheBigEvil

hawker27 wrote:

barney v van der voort= barney wins uk open well done barney.

Great to see Barney back into some good form. He dipped terribly in the Premier League towards the end of it.

He was on fire in the early running against Van Der Voort, averaging a 112 at one stage :eek: :eek: :eek:

Delighted for him, hopefully he can carry that form all the way to Dublin in October. Would love to see him at the top of his game, and hopefully meeting Taylor in the final.....what a night that would be!

Kingp35

Yeah fair play to Barney, he was the best player over the weekend and deserved the win. Fair play to VvD as well, no one expected him to get to the final in his first televised PDC tournament. I would have liked to see someone other than Taylor or Barney win the tournament but it wasn't to be.

Next up is the Las Vegas Desert Classic.