The 2005 Budweiser UK Open was the third year of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. 170 players took part in the competition, which was held at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton, between 10 and 12 June 2005.
Phil Taylor eventually took the trophy with a 13–7 final victory over Mark Walsh.
The tournament also featured Phil Taylor's third televised nine-dart finish in his semi-final victory over defending champion Roland Scholten.
2004/2005 UK Open Regional Finals
26 September 2004 (Welsh) Phil Taylor 2–0 Tom Wilson1
17 October 2004 (Irish) Phil Taylor beat Mark Walsh 2
12 November 2004 (Scottish) Andy Smith 2–1 Gary Anderson3
19 January 2005 (North East) Steve Hine 2–0 Bob Anderson4
6 February 2005 (South West) Andy Smith 2–0 Andy Jenkins5
6 March 2005 (Southern) Denis Ovens 2–1 Mark Dudbridge6
20 March 2005 (North West) Alex Roy 2–1 Ronnie Baxter7
10 April 2005 (Midlands) Jimmy Mann 2–0 Mark Walsh8
Prize money
The prize fund was £124,000.9
| Stage (no. of players)
|
Prize money
(Total: £124,000)
|
| Winner
|
(1)
|
£30,000
|
| Runner-Up
|
(1)
|
£15,000
|
| Semi-finalists
|
(2)
|
£7,500
|
| Quarter-finalists
|
(4)
|
£4,000
|
| Last 16 (fifth round)
|
(8)
|
£2,000
|
| Last 32 (fourth round)
|
(16)
|
£1,000
|
| Last 64 (third round)
|
(32)
|
£500
|
|
|
| Nine-dart finish
|
(1)
|
501 bottles of Budweiser
|
Friday 10 June
Preliminary round, best of 7 legs
10
1st Round, best of 7 legs
10
2nd Round, best of 7 legs
10
Saturday 11 June
3rd Round, best of 9 legs
10
4th Round, best of 15 legs
10
Last 32 to final
1112
Random draws were made after each round, draw bracket has been compiled retrospectively.
References
References
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