The 2025

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, known as the 2025

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UK Open for sponsorship reasons, was a professional

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tournament that was held from 28 February to 2 March 2025 at

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, England. It was the twenty-third

to be staged by the

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. The tournament featured 158 participants which comprised PDC Tour Card holders, PDC Challenge/Development Tour players and amateur qualifiers.

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was the defending champion after defeating

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11–10 in the 2024 final. However, he lost 10–3 to Michael Smith in the sixth round.

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won his first UK Open title, defeating three-time UK Open champion

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11–2 in the final.

Overview

The 2025 UK Open was the 23rd

organised by the Professional Darts Corporation after its inception in

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and was held from 28 February to 2 March 2025 at Butlin's Minehead Resort in

, England. The tournament is commonly referred to as the "

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of darts" due to its round-by-round open draw system. British gambling company

continued their sponsorship of the event after becoming tournament sponsor the previous year.

was the defending champion, having defeated

11–10 in the 2024 final to win his first UK Open and second PDC major title.

Format

The 158 participants entered the competition incrementally, with 64 players entering in the first round. Match winners joined the 32 players entering in the second and third rounds to leave the last 64 in the fourth round. * No players were seeded. * A random draw was held for each of the following rounds following the conclusion of the third round. * All matches in the first, second and third rounds were played over best of 11 legs. * All matches in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds and quarter-finals were played over best of 19 legs. * All matches in the semi-finals and final were played over best of 21 legs. * Eight boards were used for matches in the first, second, third and fourth rounds. * Four boards were used for matches in the fifth round. * Two boards were used for matches in the sixth round. * One board was used for all the matches in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Prize money

The prize fund remained unchanged at £600,000.

Qualifiers

The 128 Tour Card holders had a staggered entry based on their

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ranking on 19 February 2025. They were joined by the top eight non-qualified players from each of the 2024 Challenge & Development Tour Orders of Merit and 16 amateur qualifiers. Tim Wolters and

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, who were drawn in the second and third rounds respectively, withdrew from the competition. Wolters' opponent – Danny Lauby – received a bye to the third round, while

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– who would have played De Graaf in the third round – received a bye to the fourth round.

PDC Development Tour qualifiers (starting in first round)

The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 Development Tour Order of Merit who don't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the first round.

PDC Challenge Tour qualifiers (starting in first round)

The top 8 ranked players from the

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Order of Merit who don't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the first round.

Amateur qualifiers (starting in first round)

In a change from last year, the amateur qualifiers were held in four 'PDC in the Community' events in

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and

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. The remaining 12 qualifiers were decided in amateur qualifiers staged by the PDC in

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and

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. Entry to these tournaments was open to all players who did not hold a 2025 Tour Card and had not qualified via another method.

Draw

The draw for the first three rounds was announced on 20 February. Match winners are shown in bold and all players are accompanied by their

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for the match. CT = Challenge Tour
DT = Development Tour
Q = Amateur qualifier

Friday 28 February

First round (best of eleven legs)

Second round (best of eleven legs)

Third round (best of eleven legs)

Fourth round (best of nineteen legs)

Saturday 1 March

Fifth round (best of nineteen legs)

Sixth round (best of nineteen legs)

Sunday 2 March

Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)

Semi-finals and Final (best of twenty-one legs)

Media coverage

The main stage boards are broadcast on

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(Friday, Saturday afternoon and Sunday) and on

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(Saturday evening) in the United Kingdom,

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in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and

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in the Netherlands. All boards are broadcast on the PDC.tv live streaming platform.

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved an

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of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

References

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