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.

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

Friday 30 May 2003

Preliminary round

best of 9 legs

• Template:Flagicon John Henderson – Paul Amos Template:Flagicon 5 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Wayne Palfrey – Tom Kirby Template:Flagicon 5 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Paul Hogan – Deta Hedman Template:Flagicon 5 – 3

1st round

best of 9 legs

• Template:Flagicon Mark Thomson – Marshall James Template:Flagicon 5 – 4
• Template:Flagicon John King – Colin Monk Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Les Fitton – James Greenfield Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Dave Smith – Dean Taylor Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Bob Crawley – Gary Stevens Template:Flagicon 5 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Andy Belton – Shayne Burgess Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins – Keith Rooney Template:Flagicon 5 – 3
• Template:Flagicon John Ferrell – Peter Allen Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon John Nesbitt – Brendan Dolan Template:Flagicon 5 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Dave Jowett – Chris Gough Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon David Platt – Martyn Freeman Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Bill Burksfield – John Henderson Template:Flagicon 5 – 0
• Template:Flagicon Dave Roberts – Rod Harrington Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Wayne Merrick – Keith Wright Template:Flagicon 5 – 3
• Template:Flagicon David Peploe – Wayne Davies Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Crissy Manley – Wayne Palfrey Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Chris McTernan – Paul Whitworth Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Jim Regan – Matt Chapman Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Tony Wood – Mick Carrick Template:Flagicon 0 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Paul Butler – Paul Hogan Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Simon Laws – Chris Kenny Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Nigel Justice – Norman Fletcher Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Michael Kendrick – Wayne Atwood Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Robert Heard – Adam King Template:Flagicon 5 – 0
• Template:Flagicon Dean Williams – Leon Womack Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Steve Evans – Nigel Peden Template:Flagicon 0 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Steve Parsons – Dave Weston Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Andrew Gillam – Mick Booth Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Dick Brittain – Glynn Carus Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Darren Webster – Keith Read Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Andy Smith – Martin Dunford Template:Flagicon 5 – 0
• Template:Flagicon Darren Moulsley – Ian Burnett Template:Flagicon 2 – 5

2nd round

best of 9 legs

• Template:Flagicon Reg Harding – Steve Beaton Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Darren Webster – John Lowe Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Paul Carter – Cliff Lazarenko Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Sean Palfrey – Keith Deller Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Glynn Carus – Wesley Newton Template:Flagicon 0 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Mark Holden – Wayne Davies Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Ken Thomas – Wayne Atwood Template:Flagicon 5 – 3
• Template:Flagicon Ian Cullingworth – Ian Covill Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Chris Kenny – Roy Montgomery Template:Flagicon 5 – 0
• Template:Flagicon Mick Booth – Andrew Davies Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Dave Weston – Mark Thomson Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Vic Hubbard – Steve Maish Template:Flagicon 0 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Nigel Peden – John Nesbitt Template:Flagicon .. – ..
• Template:Flagicon Barrie Bates – Paul Whitworth Template:Flagicon 5 – 0
• Template:Flagicon Bob Crawley – Les Fitton Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Mark Robinson – Alan Green Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Andy Smith – Colin Monk Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Wayne Merrick – Matt Chapman Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Norman Fletcher – Adrian Gray Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Henry O'Neill – Steve Brown Template:Flagicon 5 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Dean Williams – Dave Smith Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins – Paul Hogan Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon David Platt – Rod Harrington Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Mick Manning – Robbie Widdows Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Willie Burksfield – Graeme Stoddart Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Dave Jowett – Ian Burnett Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Lionel Sams – Mick Carrick Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Mick Savvery – Andy Keen Template:Flagicon 5 – 3
• Template:Flagicon Shayne Burgess – Robert Heard Template:Flagicon 5 – 0
• Template:Flagicon Keith Wetton – Andy Hayfield Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Wayne Palfrey – Peter Allen Template:Flagicon 3 – 5

Saturday 31 May

3rd round

best of 9 legs

• Template:Flagicon Mark Dudbridge – Cliff Lazarenko Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon John MaGowan – Wayne Jones Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Al Hedman – Shayne Burgess Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Robbie Widdows – Alan Reynolds Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Peter Manley – Ken Thomas Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Dave Smith – Chris Kenny Template:Flagicon 5 – 0
• Template:Flagicon Dennis Priestley – Ian Covill Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Peter Allen – Tom Wilson Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Alex Roy – Peter Evison Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Dave Askew – Dennis Smith Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Wayne Davies – Paul Dillon Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Henry O'Neill – Andrew Davies Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Simon Whatley – Barrie Bates Template:Flagicon 5 – 3
• Template:Flagicon John Lowe – Mark Walsh Template:Flagicon 4 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Andy Jenkins – Keith Deller Template:Flagicon 5 – 3
• Template:Flagicon Colin Monk – Matt Chapman Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Mark Robinson – Mark Thomson Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon John Part – Lee Palfreyman Template:Flagicon 5 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins – Denis Ovens Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Dave Jowett – Colin Lloyd Template:Flagicon 2 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Paul Williams – Jamie Harvey Template:Flagicon 5 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Nigel Peden – Les Hodkinson Template:Flagicon 1 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Steve Johnson – Adrian Gray Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Steve Beaton – Steve Maish Template:Flagicon .. – ..
• Template:Flagicon Kevin Painter – Phil Taylor Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Richie Burnett – Alan Caves Template:Flagicon 5 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Bill Burksfield – Mick Savvery Template:Flagicon .. – ..
• Template:Flagicon James Wade – Ronnie Baxter Template:Flagicon 5 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Alan Warriner-Little – Wayne Mardle Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Roland Scholten – Lionel Sams Template:Flagicon 5 – 0
• Template:Flagicon David Platt – Les Fitton Template:Flagicon 3 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Andy Hayfield – Wesley Newton Template:Flagicon 0 – 5

4th round

best of 15 legs

• Template:Flagicon Richie Burnett – Steve Beaton Template:Flagicon 2 – 8
• Template:Flagicon Roland Scholten – Wayne Mardle Template:Flagicon 8 – 6
• Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor – Dennis Smith Template:Flagicon 8 – 3
• Template:Flagicon John Part – Peter Manley Template:Flagicon 8 – 6
• Template:Flagicon Alex Roy – James Wade Template:Flagicon 8 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Colin Monk – Alan Reynolds Template:Flagicon 8 – 2
• Template:Flagicon Shayne Burgess – Simon Whatley Template:Flagicon 8 – 6
• Template:Flagicon Denis Ovens – Dennis Priestley Template:Flagicon 3 – 8
• Template:Flagicon Adrian Gray – Colin Lloyd Template:Flagicon 8 – 7
• Template:Flagicon Andy Jenkins – Tom Wilson Template:Flagicon 3 – 8
• Template:Flagicon Cliff Lazarenko – Les Hodkinson Template:Flagicon 8 – 6
• Template:Flagicon Henry O'Neill – Wayne Jones Template:Flagicon 1 – 8
• Template:Flagicon Paul Williams – Les Fitton Template:Flagicon 8 – 5
• Template:Flagicon Wesley Newton – Mark Thomson Template:Flagicon 6 – 8
• Template:Flagicon Mark Walsh – Paul Dillon Template:Flagicon 6 – 8
• Template:Flagicon Dave Smith – Willie Burksfield Template:Flagicon 8 – 4

5th Round – Last 16

best of 17 legs

• Template:Flagicon Paul Williams – Alex Roy Template:Flagicon 9 – 8
• Template:Flagicon Roland Scholten – Steve Beaton Template:Flagicon 9 – 7
• Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor – Paul Dillon Template:Flagicon 9 – 1
• Template:Flagicon Colin Monk – John Part Template:Flagicon 9 – 8
• Template:Flagicon Tom Wilson – Mark Thomson Template:Flagicon 9 – 4
• Template:Flagicon Dave Smith – Adrian Gray Template:Flagicon 9 – 6
• Template:Flagicon Shayne Burgess – Cliff Lazarenko Template:Flagicon 9 – 7
• Template:Flagicon Wayne Jones – Dennis Priestley Template:Flagicon 9 – 5