The 2006 Budweiser UK Open was the fourth year of the UK Open darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton, between 9–11 June 2006.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion but got knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Raymond van Barneveld. Van Barneveld went on to win the title, winning 13–7 against Barrie Bates in the final.

Format

Qualifying events were held at Greene King pubs across the UK – winners from each pub event progressed to one of four Regional Finals, to be staged in their relevant area. Players who reach the final eight in the Regional Finals will qualify for the televised stages of the UK Open in Bolton.

In addition there were eight UK Open Regional Finals for the "professional" players. All events were open to all darts players on payment of an entry fee – which means that players from both the PDC and BDO were eligible to enter. Players who enter through the Greene King Qualifying Round were not eligible to play in the regional qualifying events and vice versa.

The results of the eight qualifiers were then collated into an Order of Merit table (Winner £4000; Runner-up £2000; 3–4 £1000; 5–8 £500; 9–16 £250; 17–32 £100; 33–64 £50). The top 96 players plus ties in this Order of Merit join the 32 Greene King qualifiers at the televised stages in Bolton.

1st round Players who were ranked between 65 and 96 in the UK Open Order of Merit join the 32 Greene King qualifiers in the first round of the UK Open.

2nd round Players ranked 33 to 64 join the first round winners.

3rd round Players ranked in the top 32 join the second round winners.

2005/2006 UK Open Regional Finals

25 September 2005 (Welsh) Mark Walsh 2–1 Phil Taylor 23 October 2005 (Irish) Colin Lloyd 2–1 Andy Smith 6 November 2005 (Scottish) Adrian Lewis 2–0 Colin Lloyd 8 January 2006 (North East) Kevin Painter 2–0 Colin Lloyd 12 February 2006 (South West) Mark Dudbridge 2–0 Dennis Priestley 5 March 2006 (Southern) Chris Mason 2–1 Barrie Bates 19 March 2006 (North West) Alan Tabern 2–1 Steve Maish 9 April 2006 (Midlands) Raymond van Barneveld 2–0 Ronnie Baxter

UK Open Qualifiers

Top 32 in UK Open Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)

  1. England Colin Lloyd
  2. England Adrian Lewis
  3. England Kevin Painter
  4. England Mark Dudbridge
  5. England Chris Mason
  6. England Dennis Priestley
  7. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
  8. England Mark Walsh
  9. England Alan Tabern
  10. Wales Barrie Bates
  11. England Ronnie Baxter
  12. England Steve Maish
  13. England Phil Taylor
  14. England Andy Smith
  15. England Andy Jenkins
  16. England Alex Roy
  17. England Colin Monk
  18. England James Wade
  19. England Terry Jenkins
  20. England Peter Manley
  21. England Denis Ovens
  22. England Andy Hamilton
  23. Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby
  24. England Alan Warriner-Little
  25. England Lionel Sams
  26. Wales Richie Burnett
  27. Canada John Part
  28. England Matt Clark
  29. England Wayne Mardle
  30. Republic of Ireland Owen Caffrey
  31. England Wayne Jones
  32. England Bob Anderson

Numbers 33–64 of UK Open of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

  1. England Peter Allen
  2. England Darren Latham
  3. England Wes Newton
  4. England Steve Beaton
  5. England Ian Whillis
  6. England Jimmy Mann
  7. England Dave Askew
  8. England Robbie Widdows
  9. Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan
  10. Northern Ireland John MaGowan
  11. England Robbie Green
  12. England Colin Osborne
  13. Netherlands Roland Scholten
  14. England Keith Deller
  15. England Jason Roberts
  16. England Kevin Pearson
  17. England Mark Robinson
  18. Belgium Erik Clarys
  19. England Steve Hine
  20. Wales Alan Reynolds
  21. Scotland Jason Clark
  22. England Michael Barnard
  23. England Simon Whatley
  24. England Gary Welding
  25. England Lee Palfreyman
  26. England Andy Callaby
  27. England Dennis Smith
  28. England Matt Chapman
  29. England Adrian Gray
  30. England Vic Hubbard
  31. England Mark Frost
  32. Northern Ireland Henry O'Neill

Remaining numbers of UK Open of Merit (starting in first and preliminary round)

  1. England Alan Green
  2. England Bob Crawley
  3. England Steve Coote
  4. England Cliff Lazarenko
  5. England Tony Smith
  6. England Darren Williams
  7. Wales Wayne Atwood
  8. England Steve Johnson
  9. England Rikki Blay
  10. England Graeme Stoddart
  11. England Paul Everson
  12. England Shayne Burgess
  13. England Darren Johnson
  14. Australia David Platt
  15. England Kevin Dowling
  16. England Tom Wilson
  17. Wales Sean Palfrey
  18. England Dave Honey
  19. England Paul Williams
  20. England Dave Johnson
  21. England Gary Noonan
  22. England Andy Hayfield
  23. Scotland Jamie Harvey
  24. Belgium Yves Cottenge
  25. England Alan Caves
  26. England Norman Fletcher
  27. England Simon Craven
  28. England Dave Jowett
  29. Belgium Rocco Maes
  30. Netherlands Jan van der Rassel
  31. England Chris Allen
  32. Belgium Guy Christyn
  33. England Eddie Lovely
  34. England Kevin Spiolek
  35. England Mark Thomson
  36. England Darren Webster
  37. Wales Steve Evans
  38. Scotland Shaun McDonald
  39. Jamaica Al Hedman

Greene King Qualifiers

Friday 9 June

Preliminary round, best of 11 legs

PlayerScorePlayer
England Eddie Lovely3–6England Norman Fletcher
England Mark Thomson6–4England Kevin Spiolek
Wales Steve Evans3–6Netherlands Jan van der Rassel
England Simon Craven6–2Belgium Guy Christyn
England Dave Jowett6–4England Darren Webster
England John Quantock5–6Scotland Shaun McDonald
Wales Peter Locke6–3England Dave Whitcombe
England Cliff Lazarenko6–5Jamaica Al Hedman

1st Round, best of 11 legs

PlayerScorePlayer
Player Score Player England Steve Coote6–3England Kevin Dalwood England Paul Williams3–6England Gary Noonan England Alan Caves5–6Wales Sean Palfrey England Cliff Lazarenko3–6England Shayne Burgess England Bob Crawley6–2England Alan Green Scotland Jamie Harvey6–2England Wayne Squirrell England Tom Wilson5–6England Kevin Dowling England Steve Johnson6–3England Pip Brown Northern Ireland Perry Regan6–5Wales James Dorenbos England Danny Pinhorne4–6Belgium Rocco Maes England Ian Haines6–2England Andy Hayfield England Darren Williams6–5Australia Wayne Brown England Chris Hill3–6England Geoff Harkup England John Harris1–6England Jess Archer England Chris Allen6–3England Paul Everson England Norman Fletcher6–3Wales Peter LockePlayer Score Player Belgium Yves Cottenge6–2England Lee Rose England Darren Johnson6–4England Rikki Blay England Glen Baxter1–6England Graeme Stoddart England Gary Barnett6–1England Peter Dillingham England David Fairbrass6–1England Tony Smith England Tom Murphy1–6Wales Wayne Atwood England Peter Hall1–6England Lee Topper England Mark Thomson2–6England Nigel Langton Australia David Platt6–4England Mick Chambers Netherlands Jan van der Rassel6–2Netherlands Coen Wiekamp England Stuart Pickles6–2England Gary Miller England Darren Webster6–0England Ian McLean England Nicky Turner6–1England Tom Allies Scotland Shaun McDonald6–0England John Nesbitt England Johnny Haines6–3England Dave Johnson England Dave Honey6–1England Simon Craven
England Steve Coote6–3England Kevin Dalwood
England Paul Williams3–6England Gary Noonan
England Alan Caves5–6Wales Sean Palfrey
England Cliff Lazarenko3–6England Shayne Burgess
England Bob Crawley6–2England Alan Green
Scotland Jamie Harvey6–2England Wayne Squirrell
England Tom Wilson5–6England Kevin Dowling
England Steve Johnson6–3England Pip Brown
Northern Ireland Perry Regan6–5Wales James Dorenbos
England Danny Pinhorne4–6Belgium Rocco Maes
England Ian Haines6–2England Andy Hayfield
England Darren Williams6–5Australia Wayne Brown
England Chris Hill3–6England Geoff Harkup
England John Harris1–6England Jess Archer
England Chris Allen6–3England Paul Everson
England Norman Fletcher6–3Wales Peter Locke
PlayerScorePlayer
Belgium Yves Cottenge6–2England Lee Rose
England Darren Johnson6–4England Rikki Blay
England Glen Baxter1–6England Graeme Stoddart
England Gary Barnett6–1England Peter Dillingham
England David Fairbrass6–1England Tony Smith
England Tom Murphy1–6Wales Wayne Atwood
England Peter Hall1–6England Lee Topper
England Mark Thomson2–6England Nigel Langton
Australia David Platt6–4England Mick Chambers
Netherlands Jan van der Rassel6–2Netherlands Coen Wiekamp
England Stuart Pickles6–2England Gary Miller
England Darren Webster6–0England Ian McLean
England Nicky Turner6–1England Tom Allies
Scotland Shaun McDonald6–0England John Nesbitt
England Johnny Haines6–3England Dave Johnson
England Dave Honey6–1England Simon Craven

2nd Round, best of 15 legs

PlayerScorePlayer
Player Score Player England Kevin Dowling8–3England Shayne Burgess England Jess Archer4–8England Jason Roberts England Bob Crawley3–8England Ian Whillis Northern Ireland John MaGowan8–6Belgium Rocco Maes England Geoff Harkup8–5England Steve Johnson England Michael Barnard8–1England Nigel Langton Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan8–6Belgium Yves Cottenjé England Lee Topper8–4England Stuart Pickles England Simon Whatley8–1England Dave Honey England Mark Robinson8–3England David Fairbrass England Gary Barnett6–8England Gary Welding England Darren Latham8–7England Peter Allen England Robbie Widdows8–4England Andy Hayfield England Graeme Stoddart8–2England Nicky Turner England Darren Webster6–8England Darren Johnson England Mark Frost1–8Wales Alan ReynoldsPlayer Score Player England Dennis Smith5–8England Adrian Gray England Robbie Green8–7Scotland Jamie Harvey England Keith Deller8–6England Steve Beaton Netherlands Roland Scholten8–3England Vic Hubbard England Colin Osborne8–5Scotland Jason Clark Northern Ireland Henry O'Neill5–8England Wesley Newton England Matt Chapman4–8England Jimmy Mann Australia David Platt6–8England Andy Callaby Wales Sean Palfrey7–8England Kevin Pearson Wales Wayne Atwood8–6England Johnny Haines England Steve Coote8–3Scotland Shaun McDonald England Chris Allen8–6England Perry Regan Netherlands Jan van der Rassel3–8England Lee Palfreyman England Gary Noonan8–4England Darren Williams England Dave Askew8–0England Norman Fletcher England Steve HineBelgium Erik Clarys
England Kevin Dowling8–3England Shayne Burgess
England Jess Archer4–8England Jason Roberts
England Bob Crawley3–8England Ian Whillis
Northern Ireland John MaGowan8–6Belgium Rocco Maes
England Geoff Harkup8–5England Steve Johnson
England Michael Barnard8–1England Nigel Langton
Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan8–6Belgium Yves Cottenjé
England Lee Topper8–4England Stuart Pickles
England Simon Whatley8–1England Dave Honey
England Mark Robinson8–3England David Fairbrass
England Gary Barnett6–8England Gary Welding
England Darren Latham8–7England Peter Allen
England Robbie Widdows8–4England Andy Hayfield
England Graeme Stoddart8–2England Nicky Turner
England Darren Webster6–8England Darren Johnson
England Mark Frost1–8Wales Alan Reynolds
PlayerScorePlayer
England Dennis Smith5–8England Adrian Gray
England Robbie Green8–7Scotland Jamie Harvey
England Keith Deller8–6England Steve Beaton
Netherlands Roland Scholten8–3England Vic Hubbard
England Colin Osborne8–5Scotland Jason Clark
Northern Ireland Henry O'Neill5–8England Wesley Newton
England Matt Chapman4–8England Jimmy Mann
Australia David Platt6–8England Andy Callaby
Wales Sean Palfrey7–8England Kevin Pearson
Wales Wayne Atwood8–6England Johnny Haines
England Steve Coote8–3Scotland Shaun McDonald
England Chris Allen8–6England Perry Regan
Netherlands Jan van der Rassel3–8England Lee Palfreyman
England Gary Noonan8–4England Darren Williams
England Dave Askew8–0England Norman Fletcher
England Steve HineBelgium Erik Clarys

Saturday 10 June

3rd Round, best of 15 legs

PlayerScorePlayer
Player Score Player England Matt Clark8–6England Steve Coote England Jason Roberts7–8England Alan Tabern England Darren Johnson5–8England Graeme Stoddart England Adrian Lewis8–1England Kevin Dowling England Geoff Harkup (Q)1–8England Terry Jenkins England Jimmy Mann8–2England Colin Monk Republic of Ireland Owen Caffrey3–8England Denis Ovens England Gary Welding3–8Canada John Part England Chris Allen5–8England Dennis Priestley England Gary Noonan4–8England Phil Taylor Wales Barrie Bates8–6Wales Wayne Atwood England Kevin Pearson1–8England Alex Roy England Robbie Green8–4England Chris Mason Netherlands Roland Scholten8–5England Peter Manley England Simon Whatley0–8Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld England Mark Robinson3–8England Adrian GrayPlayer Score Player England Robbie Widdows2–8England Keith Deller Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan7–8England Mark Walsh England Steve Maish8–6England Colin Osborne England Andy Jenkins8–7Wales Alan Reynolds England Wayne Jones8–3England Steve Hine Northern Ireland John MaGowan8–5England Kevin Painter England Andy Hamilton8–4England Lee Topper (Q) Wales Richie Burnett5–8England Bob Anderson England Wesley Newton8–7England Darren Latham England Dave Askew8–3England Mark Dudbridge England Ian Whillis4–8England Wayne Mardle England Michael Barnard8–4England Lee Palfreyman Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby7–8England Andy Callaby England Andy Smith8–6England James Wade England Colin Lloyd8–2England Alan Warriner – Little England Lionel Sams3–8England Ronnie Baxter
England Matt Clark8–6England Steve Coote
England Jason Roberts7–8England Alan Tabern
England Darren Johnson5–8England Graeme Stoddart
England Adrian Lewis8–1England Kevin Dowling
England Geoff Harkup (Q)1–8England Terry Jenkins
England Jimmy Mann8–2England Colin Monk
Republic of Ireland Owen Caffrey3–8England Denis Ovens
England Gary Welding3–8Canada John Part
England Chris Allen5–8England Dennis Priestley
England Gary Noonan4–8England Phil Taylor
Wales Barrie Bates8–6Wales Wayne Atwood
England Kevin Pearson1–8England Alex Roy
England Robbie Green8–4England Chris Mason
Netherlands Roland Scholten8–5England Peter Manley
England Simon Whatley0–8Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
England Mark Robinson3–8England Adrian Gray
PlayerScorePlayer
England Robbie Widdows2–8England Keith Deller
Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan7–8England Mark Walsh
England Steve Maish8–6England Colin Osborne
England Andy Jenkins8–7Wales Alan Reynolds
England Wayne Jones8–3England Steve Hine
Northern Ireland John MaGowan8–5England Kevin Painter
England Andy Hamilton8–4England Lee Topper (Q)
Wales Richie Burnett5–8England Bob Anderson
England Wesley Newton8–7England Darren Latham
England Dave Askew8–3England Mark Dudbridge
England Ian Whillis4–8England Wayne Mardle
England Michael Barnard8–4England Lee Palfreyman
Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby7–8England Andy Callaby
England Andy Smith8–6England James Wade
England Colin Lloyd8–2England Alan Warriner – Little
England Lionel Sams3–8England Ronnie Baxter

4th Round, best of 21 legs

PlayerScorePlayer
Player Score Player England Adrian Lewis11–10England Wayne Mardle England Dave Askew3–11England Phil Taylor England Steve Maish3–11England Colin Lloyd England Jimmy Mann4–11Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld England Bob Anderson11–4England Dennis Priestley England Graeme Stoddart5–11England Alex Roy England Keith Deller7–11England Terry Jenkins England Andy Smith7–11England Alan TabernPlayer Score Player England Wesley Newton5–11England Denis Ovens England Michael Barnard7–11England Ronnie Baxter England Wayne Jones8–11Wales Barrie Bates England Andy Hamilton6–11Canada John Part England Mark Walsh6–11England Robbie Green England Matt Clark4–11Northern Ireland John MaGowan Netherlands Roland Scholten11–5England Andy Jenkins England Andy Callaby11–6England Adrian Gray
England Adrian Lewis11–10England Wayne Mardle
England Dave Askew3–11England Phil Taylor
England Steve Maish3–11England Colin Lloyd
England Jimmy Mann4–11Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
England Bob Anderson11–4England Dennis Priestley
England Graeme Stoddart5–11England Alex Roy
England Keith Deller7–11England Terry Jenkins
England Andy Smith7–11England Alan Tabern
PlayerScorePlayer
England Wesley Newton5–11England Denis Ovens
England Michael Barnard7–11England Ronnie Baxter
England Wayne Jones8–11Wales Barrie Bates
England Andy Hamilton6–11Canada John Part
England Mark Walsh6–11England Robbie Green
England Matt Clark4–11Northern Ireland John MaGowan
Netherlands Roland Scholten11–5England Andy Jenkins
England Andy Callaby11–6England Adrian Gray

Sunday 11 June

Last 16 to Final

5th Round Best of 21 legsQuarter-finals Best of 21 legsSemi-finals Best of 21 legsFinal Best of 25 legs
NetherlandsRaymond van Barneveld94.7111
EnglandBob Anderson84.933
NetherlandsRaymond van Barneveld97.5311
EnglandPhil Taylor97.0510
EnglandPhil Taylor99.7211
EnglandColin Lloyd93.002
NetherlandsRaymond van Barneveld96.4511
Northern IrelandJohn MaGowan86.227
Northern IrelandJohn MaGowan11
EnglandAdrian Lewis6
Northern IrelandJohn MaGowan11
EnglandRobbie Green8
EnglandRobbie Green11
EnglandTerry Jenkins6
NetherlandsRaymond van Barneveld91.5013
WalesBarrie Bates82.987
WalesBarrie Bates11
NetherlandsRoland Scholten5
WalesBarrie Bates11
EnglandAlex Roy10
EnglandAlex Roy11
EnglandRonnie Baxter9
WalesBarrie Bates82.8011
EnglandAlan Tabern85.179
EnglandDenis Ovens10
EnglandAlan Tabern11
EnglandAlan Tabern11
EnglandAndy Callaby5
CanadaJohn Part9
EnglandAndy Callaby11

Random draws were made after each round up to the quarter final stage. Draw bracket has been compiled retrospectively.

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