2003 UK Open

The 2003 Sky Bet UK Open was the first edition of the UK Open darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England between 30 May–1 June 2003.

2003 Sky Bet UK Open
Tournament information
Dates30 May–1 June 2003
VenueReebok Stadium
LocationBolton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 35
Prize fund£124,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout170 England Shayne Burgess
(Final)
England Dave Smith
(Quarter-Finals)
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
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The tournament was unique as it had no seeding, and was won by Phil Taylor who defeated Shayne Burgess in the final 18–8 in legs. The Order of Merit can be found on this link here [1]

Friday 30 May 2003

Preliminary round

best of 9 legs

1st round

best of 9 legs

  • England Mark ThomsonMarshall James Wales 5 – 4
  • England John KingColin Monk England 1 – 5
  • England Les FittonJames Greenfield England 5 – 1
  • England Dave SmithDean Taylor England 5 – 1
  • England Bob CrawleyGary Stevens England 5 – 4
  • England Andy BeltonShayne Burgess England 4 – 5
  • England Terry JenkinsKeith Rooney Republic of Ireland 5 – 3
  • England John FerrellPeter Allen England 4 – 5
  • England John NesbittBrendan Dolan Northern Ireland 5 – 4
  • England Dave JowettChris Gough England 5 – 1
  • Australia David PlattMartyn Freeman Wales 5 – 2
  • England Bill BurksfieldJohn Henderson Scotland 5 – 0
  • England Dave RobertsRod Harrington England 1 – 5
  • England Wayne MerrickKeith Wright England 5 – 3
  • England David PeploeWayne Davies Wales 2 – 5
  • England Crissy ManleyWayne Palfrey Wales 2 – 5
  • England Chris McTernanPaul Whitworth England 4 – 5
  • Republic of Ireland Jim ReganMatt Chapman England 2 – 5
  • England Tony WoodMick Carrick England 0 – 5
  • England Paul ButlerPaul Hogan England 3 – 5
  • England Simon LawsChris Kenny England 2 – 5
  • England Nigel JusticeNorman Fletcher England 1 – 5
  • England Michael KendrickWayne Atwood Wales 3 – 5
  • Wales Robert HeardAdam King England 5 – 0
  • England Dean WilliamsLeon Womack England 5 – 2
  • Wales Steve EvansNigel Peden Northern Ireland 0 – 5
  • England Steve ParsonsDave Weston England 2 – 5
  • England Andrew GillamMick Booth England 2 – 5
  • England Dick BrittainGlynn Carus Wales 1 – 5
  • England Darren WebsterKeith Read England 5 – 2
  • England Andy SmithMartin Dunford England 5 – 0
  • England Darren MoulsleyIan Burnett Wales 2 – 5

2nd round

best of 9 legs

Saturday 31 May

3rd round

best of 9 legs

4th round

best of 15 legs

5th Round – Last 16

best of 17 legs

Sunday 1 June

Last 8 to final

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 19 legs
Semi-finals
Best of 21 legs
Final
Best of 35 legs
 
          
 
 
 
 
England Phil Taylor10
 
 
 
England Tom Wilson2
 
England Phil Taylor11
 
 
 
Netherlands Roland Scholten5
 
Netherlands Roland Scholten 10
 
 
 
England Dave Smith7
 
England Phil Taylor18
 
 
 
England Shayne Burgess8
 
England Colin Monk8
 
 
 
England Shayne Burgess10
 
England Shayne Burgess 11
 
 
 
England Paul Williams9
 
England Paul Williams10
 
 
England Wayne Jones8
 

References

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