The Ladbrokes UK Open is a ranking major darts tournament held annually at the Butlins Minehead Resort by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in England. The event is often referred to as the "FA Cup of darts" as it has an unseeded open draw made after each round, and entry is open to players at all levels of darts. One-hundred-and-sixty players compete in the multi-board event over eight-stages before the PDC’s Top 32 enter the tournament in the fourth round. The tournament has a prize fund of £600,000; the victor’s prize is £110,000.
Infobox
Founded
2003 (2003)
First season
2003
Organising body
PDC
Country
England
Venue
Butlin's Minehead
Most recentchampion
mw- Luke Littler (2025)
Tournament format
Legs
Tables
· Finals
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Total
Total
Year
Total
Champion (average in final)
Champion
Score
Runner-up
2003
2003
Year
2003
Champion (average in final)
Phil Taylor (98.03)
Score
18–8
Runner-up (average in final)
Shayne Burgess (91.36)
Prize money
£124,000
Prize money
£30,000
Prize money
£15,000
Sponsor
Sky Bet
Venue
Premier Suite at Whites Hotel, Bolton
2004
2004
Year
2004
Champion (average in final)
Roland Scholten (89.49)
Score
11–6
Runner-up (average in final)
John Part (85.98)
Prize money
Budweiser
2005
2005
Year
2005
Champion (average in final)
Phil Taylor (96.80)
Score
13–7
Runner-up (average in final)
Mark Walsh (84.52)
2006
2006
Year
2006
Champion (average in final)
Raymond van Barneveld (91.51)
Score
13–7
Runner-up (average in final)
Barrie Bates (82.98)
2007
2007
Year
2007
Champion (average in final)
Raymond van Barneveld (94.99)
Score
16–8
Runner-up (average in final)
Vincent van der Voort (88.76)
Prize money
£150,000
Prize money
Blue Square
2008
2008
Year
2008
Champion (average in final)
James Wade (94.65)
Score
11–7
Runner-up (average in final)
Gary Mawson (87.33)
Prize money
£178,000
Prize money
£35,000
2009
2009
Year
2009
Champion (average in final)
Phil Taylor (100.81)
Score
11–6
Runner-up (average in final)
Colin Osborne (93.24)
Prize money
£200,000
Prize money
£40,000
Prize money
£20,000
2010
2010
Year
2010
Champion (average in final)
Phil Taylor (97.71)
Score
11–5
Runner-up (average in final)
Gary Anderson (92.41)
Prize money
Rileys Darts Zones
2011
2011
Year
2011
Champion (average in final)
James Wade (96.25)
Score
11–8
Runner-up (average in final)
Wes Newton (88.51)
Prize money
Speedy Hire
2012
2012
Year
2012
Champion (average in final)
Robert Thornton (95.44)
Score
11–5
Runner-up (average in final)
Phil Taylor (98.58)
2013
2013
Year
2013
Champion (average in final)
Phil Taylor (107.04)
Score
11–4
Runner-up (average in final)
Andy Hamilton (97.95)
2014
2014
Year
2014
Champion (average in final)
Adrian Lewis (109.13)
Score
11–1
Runner-up (average in final)
Terry Jenkins (93.15)
Prize money
£250,000
Prize money
£50,000
Prize money
£25,000
Sponsor
Coral
Venue
Butlin's Minehead, Minehead
2015
2015
Year
2015
Champion (average in final)
Michael van Gerwen (98.43)
Score
11–5
Runner-up (average in final)
Peter Wright (99.33)
Prize money
£300,000
Prize money
£60,000
Prize money
£30,000
2016
2016
Year
2016
Champion (average in final)
Michael van Gerwen (106.68)
Score
11–4
Runner-up (average in final)
Peter Wright (98.33)
2017
2017
Year
2017
Champion (average in final)
Peter Wright (100.44)
Score
11–6
Runner-up (average in final)
Gerwyn Price (97.78)
Prize money
£350,000
Prize money
£70,000
Prize money
£35,000
2018
2018
Year
2018
Champion (average in final)
Gary Anderson (95.71)
Score
11–7
Runner-up (average in final)
Corey Cadby (99.78)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Champion (average in final)
Nathan Aspinall (88.72)
Score
11–5
Runner-up (average in final)
Rob Cross (84.79)
Prize money
£450,000
Prize money
£100,000
Prize money
£40,000
Sponsor
Ladbrokes
2020
2020
Year
2020
Champion (average in final)
Michael van Gerwen (101.42)
Score
11–9
Runner-up (average in final)
Gerwyn Price (99.16)
2021
2021
Year
2021
Champion (average in final)
James Wade (102.52)
Score
11–5
Runner-up (average in final)
Luke Humphries (97.95)
Prize money
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
2022
2022
Year
2022
Champion (average in final)
Danny Noppert (84.82)
Score
11–10
Runner-up (average in final)
Michael Smith (90.33)
Prize money
Cazoo
Prize money
Butlin's Minehead, Minehead
2023
2023
Year
2023
Champion (average in final)
Andrew Gilding (95.46)
Score
11–10
Runner-up (average in final)
Michael van Gerwen (96.74)
Prize money
£600,000
Prize money
£110,000
Prize money
£50,000
2024
2024
Year
2024
Champion (average in final)
Dimitri Van den Bergh (95.18)
Score
11–10
Runner-up (average in final)
Luke Humphries (96.07)
Prize money
Ladbrokes
2025
2025
Year
2025
Champion (average in final)
Luke Littler (101.51)
Score
11–2
Runner-up (average in final)
James Wade (88.06)
Ranked list
Year
Champion (average in final)
Score
Runner-up (average in final)
Prize money
Sponsor
Venue
Total
Champion
Runner-up
2003
Phil Taylor (98.03)
18–8
Shayne Burgess (91.36)
£124,000
£30,000
£15,000
Sky Bet
Premier Suite at Whites Hotel, Bolton
2004
Roland Scholten (89.49)
11–6
John Part (85.98)
Budweiser
2005
Phil Taylor (96.80)
13–7
Mark Walsh (84.52)
2006
Raymond van Barneveld (91.51)
13–7
Barrie Bates (82.98)
2007
Raymond van Barneveld (94.99)
16–8
Vincent van der Voort (88.76)
£150,000
Blue Square
2008
James Wade (94.65)
11–7
Gary Mawson (87.33)
£178,000
£35,000
2009
Phil Taylor (100.81)
11–6
Colin Osborne (93.24)
£200,000
£40,000
£20,000
2010
Phil Taylor (97.71)
11–5
Gary Anderson (92.41)
Rileys Darts Zones
2011
James Wade (96.25)
11–8
Wes Newton (88.51)
Speedy Hire
2012
Robert Thornton (95.44)
11–5
Phil Taylor (98.58)
2013
Phil Taylor (107.04)
11–4
Andy Hamilton (97.95)
2014
Adrian Lewis (109.13)
11–1
Terry Jenkins (93.15)
£250,000
£50,000
£25,000
Coral
Butlin's Minehead, Minehead
2015
Michael van Gerwen (98.43)
11–5
Peter Wright (99.33)
£300,000
£60,000
£30,000
2016
Michael van Gerwen (106.68)
11–4
Peter Wright (98.33)
2017
Peter Wright (100.44)
11–6
Gerwyn Price (97.78)
£350,000
£70,000
£35,000
2018
Gary Anderson (95.71)
11–7
Corey Cadby (99.78)
2019
Nathan Aspinall (88.72)
11–5
Rob Cross (84.79)
£450,000
£100,000
£40,000
Ladbrokes
2020
Michael van Gerwen (101.42)
11–9
Gerwyn Price (99.16)
2021
James Wade (102.52)
11–5
Luke Humphries (97.95)
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
2022
Danny Noppert (84.82)
11–10
Michael Smith (90.33)
Cazoo
Butlin's Minehead, Minehead
2023
Andrew Gilding (95.46)
11–10
Michael van Gerwen (96.74)
£600,000
£110,000
£50,000
2024
Dimitri Van den Bergh (95.18)
11–10
Luke Humphries (96.07)
Ladbrokes
2025
Luke Littler (101.51)
11–2
James Wade (88.06)
· Records and statistics › Total finalist appearances