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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. [1] 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. [2]
The tournament initially featured the top 16 players in the world before increasing to the top 24 in 2021. [7] In August 2024, it was announced that for the 2025 event, the field would expand to 32 players and it would be the first edition where the tournament was ranked. [8] However, this preceded a bigger announcement that was made on 28 October.
The 2025 PDC Pro Tour is a series of darts tournaments organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), made up by thirty-four Players Championship events and fourteen European Tour events. This year's Pro Tour is the biggest ever, as the PDC expanded its calendar by adding four more Players Championship events and increasing the number ...
The fewest number of darts required to finish a standard leg of 501 points is nine. There are several ways to complete a nine-dart finish, the most common being two visits of 180 followed by a 141 ...
The UK Open champion is 37 years older than Littler but it was the youngster showing the greater composure in the first two sets, with Gilding twice missing a pair of darts at double in the second.
Luke Littler won the world championship for the first time in his career. Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen was defeated in the final for the fourth time.. The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship) was a professional darts tournament that was held from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 at Alexandra Palace in ...
From 2013 to 2020, the tournament featured the top 16 of the Order of Merit, in a fixed draw (1 plays 16, 2 plays 15 and so on).The first round and the quarter-finals are played over best of 19 legs, the semi-finals and the final are played over best of 21 legs.
In 2021, the top eight of both the UK and European Qualifying School Order of Merits who have not yet qualified for the tournament filled those 16 spots. [ 5 ] The 153 participants will enter the competition incrementally, with 50 players entering in the first round, with match winners joining the 32 players entering in the second and third ...