The 2024 Ladbrokes UK Open kickstarts this Friday from Butlin’s Minehead Resort, in the first PDC Major of the 2024 season, and less than three months from the final at Alexandra Palace.
Andrew Gilding claimed his first Major Title in last year’s staging, coming through a last leg decider in the Final (11-10) to defeat 3 Time Champion Michael van Gerwen.
The tournament will have a returning sponsor for 2024 in stalwarts Ladbrokes, who have associated themselves with other PDC competitions in the past including the World Darts Championship.
This event is always filled with surprise runs and shocks throughout, as this is the only event where the Order of Merit does not matter due to the open draw structure.
Reigning Champion Gilding and the remainder of the Top 32 in the PDC Rankings will enter in the Fourth Round, with Friday afternoon putting a few non-Tour Card holders up against players competing on the PDC Pro Tour.
The Riley’s qualifiers concluded over a week ago, with the likes of Leonard Gates, Kevin Burness, Thomas Lovely and Harry Gregory amongst the players to come through their respective competitions.
3 Time World Seniors Major winner Gates will take on former MODUS Super Series Champions Week winner Conan Whitehead on Stage 3, whilst 18-year-old Gregory will open his campaign against PDC Tour Card holder Rhys Griffin on Stage 8.
The opening tungsten tussle on the main stage will see two players who earnt their Tour Cards via European Qualifying School, go head-to-head.
Haupai Puha who is the first New Zealand representative to play on the PDC Pro Tour, will face former BDO World Champion Jelle Klaasen. The winner will take on the player that comes through the opening match on Stage 2 in the Round 2, as Connor Scutt takes on Wesley Plaisier.
2023 Semi Finalist Adam Gawlas will enter the action in the 3rd Round on Friday afternoon, as he awaits either Jarred Cole, Italian International Michelle Turetta or Robert Grundy.
For the likes of Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright, Luke Littler, etc they will start their campaigns on Friday evening, with the 4th Round Draw taking place following the conclusion of the opening afternoon session.
The 2024 Ladbrokes UK Open will begin from 11am Live on ITV 4, as the 22nd staging of the FA Cup of Darts starts this Friday.
2024 Ladbrokes UK Open Draw:
1st Round:
Jacques Labre: Bye
Christian Kist v Patrick Geeraets
Matthew Dennant v Jeffrey de Graaf
Conan Whitehead v Leonard Gates
Dom Taylor v Brandon Western
Lukas Wenig v Tom Lonsdale
Jarred Cole: Bye
Leighton Bennett v Scott Mitchell
Danny Lauby v Nathan Rafferty
Kevin Burness v John Henderson
Owen Bates v Andy Boulton
Connor Scutt v Wesley Plaisier
Jules van Dongen v Thibault Tricole
Jack Male v Martin Dragt
Ashley Coleman v Tim Wolters
Brett Claydon v Thomas Lovely
Bradly Roes v Benjamin Reus
Haupai Puha v Jelle Klaasen
Jitse van der Wal v Johnny Haines
Sebastian Bialecki v Jenson Walker
Bradley Brooks v Cam Crabtree
Paul Krohne v Michael Taylor
Christopher Toonders v Chris Landman
George Killington v Radek Szaganski
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez v Ron Meulenkamp
Harry Gregory v Rhys Griffin
Joe Croft v William Borland
Jason Hogg v Darren Beveridge
Harry Lane v Dominik Gruellich
Darryl Pilgrim v Joshua Richardson
Michele Turetta v Robert Grundy
David Sumner v Wessel Nijman
2nd Round:
Niels Zonneveld v Sumner/ Nijman
Arron Monk v Dylan Slevin
Ronny Huybrechts v Lane/ Gruellich
Toonders/ Landman v Lee Evans
James Hurrell v Croft/ Borland
Geert Nentjes v Pascal Rupprecht
Pilgrim/ Richardson v Keegan Brown
Berry van Peer v Maik Kuivenhoven
Hogg/ Beveridge v Bennett/ Mitchell
Jurjen van der Velde v Jeffrey de Zwaan
Gregory/ Griffin v Whitehead/ Gates
Karel Sedlacek v Robert Owen
Killington/ Szaganski v Robbie Knops
Scutt/ Plaisier v Puha/ Klaasen
Jacques Labre v Steve Lennon
Bates/ Boulton v Graham Usher
Turetta/ Grundy v Jarred Cole
Krohne/ M Taylor v Graham Hall
Jeffrey Sparidaans v Christian Perez
Bialecki/ Walker v Coleman/ Wolters
Daniel Klose v Adam Warner
Dennant/ De Graaf v Danny van Trijp
Brooks/ Crabtree v Van Dongen/ Tricole
D Taylor/ Western v Burness/ Henderson
Adam Smith-Neale v Kist/ Geeraets
Male/ Dragt v Lauby/ Rafferty
Wenig/ Lonsdale v Roes/Reus
Callum Goffin v Nick Kenny
Andy Baetens v Claydon/ Lovely
Owen Roelofs v Stephen Burton
Van der Wal/ Haines v Mario Vandenbogaerde
Josh Payne v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez/ Meulenkamp
3rd Round:
Mike De Decker v Zonneveld/ Sumner/ Nijman
Goffin/ Kenny v Matt Campbell
Wenig/ Lonsdale/ Roes/ Drue-Reus v Callan Rydz
Van Peer/ Kuivenhoven v Simon Whitlock
Steve Beaton v Payne/ Rusty-Jake Rodriguez/ Meulenkamp
Martin Lukeman v Jermaine Wattimena
Gian van Veen v D Taylor/ Western/ Burness/ Henderson
Alan Soutar v Baetens/ Claydon/ Lovely
Mervyn King v Killington/ Szaganski/ Knops
William O’Connor v Mensur Suljovic
Bates/ Boulton/ Usher v R Huybrechts/ Lane/ Gruellich
Sedlacek/ Owen v Kevin Doets
Brooks/ Crabtree/ Van Dongen/ Tricole v Cameron Menzies
Pilgrim/ Richardson/ Brown v Jamie Hughes
Keane Barry v Hurrell/ Croft/ Borland
Bialecki/ Walker/ Coleman/ Wolters v Ryan Joyce
Ryan Meilke v Nentjes/ Rupprecht
Dennant/ De Graaf/ Van Trijp v Hogg/ Beveridge/ Bennett/ Mitchell
Jim Williams v Gregory/ Griffin/ Whitehead/ Gates
Adam Gawlas v Turetta/ Grundy/ Cole
Roelofs/ Burton v Richard Veenstra
Ricky Evans v Toonders/ Landman/ L Evans
Male/ Dragt/ Lauby/ Rafferty v Labre/ Lennon
Ricardo Pietreczko v Krohne/ M Taylor/ Hall
Boris Krcmar v Ritchie Edhouse
Scutt/ Plaisier/ Puha/ Klaasen v Klose/ Warner
Luke Woodhouse v Monk/ Slevin
Van der Velde/ De Zwaan v Smith-Neale/ Kist/ Geeraets
Van der Wal/ Haines/ Vandenbogaerde v Florian Hempel
Mickey Mansell v Ian White
Vincent van der Voort v Sparidaans/ Perez
Rowby-John Rodriguez v Madars Razma
—–ENDS—–
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