THE FA Cup of darts returns THIS WEEK as the UK Open takes place in Minehead.
Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen are all set to feature in the iconic event on the coast.
Dimitri Van den Bergh won the UK Open last year[/caption]
The UK Open possesses the largest field on the PDC circuit, with a mammoth 160 players – made up of PDC Tour Card Holders, Challenge Tour Qualifiers, Development Tour Qualifiers and Rileys Amateur Qualifiers – competing in Somerset.
The huge tournament also adopts a unique open draw format, which can lead to the top players drawing each other in the early stages of the competition.
Following the conclusion of the third round, an open draw will take place to decide the fourth round ties, with further draws to be made after each subsequent round.
Littler and many other of the sport‘s biggest names enter the UK Open at the fourth round stage.
SunSport brings you all the information you need ahead of the huge £600,000 tournament.
When is the UK Open 2025?
- The UK Open 2025 begins on Friday, February 28.
- The tournament runs until Sunday, March 2.
- Butlin’s Resort in Minehead will host.
What TV channel is UK Open 2025 on and is the tournament available to live stream FREE?
- The UK Open 2025 will be broadcast live on ITV4 and ITV3 in the UK.
- You can live stream the event for FREE via the ITVX app/website.
- Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action from the UK Open by following SunSport’s live blog.
UK Open 2025 schedule
Friday, February 28 – First, second and third rounds (12pm GMT)
Friday, February 28 – Last-64 (7pm GMT)
Saturday, March 1 – Last-32 (1pm GMT)
Saturday, March 1 – Last-16 (7pm GMT)
Sunday, March 2 – Quarter-finals (12.45pm GMT)
Sunday, March 2 – Semi-finals and Final (7pm GMT)
UK Open 2025 draw
Friday, February 28
Afternoon Session (11am-5pm GMT)
Main Stage (12pm GMT onwards)
2x First Round, 4x Second Round, 3x Third Round
Mike Gillet v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (R1)
Beau Greaves v Stefan Bellmont (R1)
William Borland v Brett Claydon (R2)
Darren Beveridge v James Hurrell (R2)
Thibault Tricole v Roelofs/Sykes (R2)
Jelle Klaasen v Lipscombe/Dewsbury (R2)
Scott Williams v Wessel Nijman (R3)
Ricky Evans v Gabriel Clemens (R3)
Henderson/Usher/Gillet/Rodriguez v Raymond van Barneveld (R3)
Stage Two
4x First Round, 4x Second Round, 4x Third Round
Cor Dekker v Niko Springer (R1)
Wesley Plaisier v Cam Crabtree (R1)
Sebastian Bialecki v Viktor Tingstrom (R1)
Shaun Fox v Max Hopp (R1)
Danny Lauby v Tim Wolters (R2)
Radek Szaganski v Benjamin Reus (R2)
Manby/Kirk v Haupai Puha (R2)
Chris Landman v Kist/Perry (R2)
Jermaine Wattimena v Florian Hempel (R3)
Madars Razma v Ryan Meikle (R3)
Wenig/Rowley/Sedlacek v Kim Huybrechts (R3)
Jeffrey de Graaf v Hunt/Czerwinski/Kuivenhoven (R3)
Stage Three
5x First Round, 4x Second Round, 4x Third Round
Darryl Pilgrim v Chris Hartrey (R1)
Paul Rowley v Karel Sedlacek (R1)
Adam Lipscombe v Marc Dewsbury (R1)
Greg Ritchie v Jamie Kelling (R1)
Danny van Trijp v Henry Coates (R1)
George Killington v Owen Bates (R2)
Weber/Merkx v Wickenden/Girvan (R2)
Coulson/Labanauskas v Mario Vandenbogaerde (R2)
Joshua Richardson v Van Velzen/Bissell (R2)
Callan Rydz v Alan Soutar (R3)
Tricole/Roelofs/Sykes v William O’Connor (R3)
Jose de Sousa v Van Schie/Paxton/Stevenson/Van Dongen (R3)
Ian White v Klaasen/Lipscombe/Dewsbury (R3)
Stage Four
5x First Round, 4x Second Round, 4x Third Round
Simon Stevenson v Jules van Dongen (R1)
Dennie Olde Kalter v Andy Boulton (R1)
Christopher Wickenden v Nathan Girvan (R1)
Oskar Lukasiak v Thomas Lovely (R1)
Marvin van Velzen v Tom Bissell (R1)
Steve Lennon v Dom Taylor (R2)
Martijn Dragt v Dudeney/Hall (R2)
Fox/Hopp v Justin Hood (R2)
Berry van Peer v Van Trijp/Coates (R2)
Rob Owen v Niels Zonneveld (R3)
Keane Barry v Van der Velde/Kanik/Brooks (R3)
Kevin Doets v Warner/Morris/Ritchie/Kelling (R3)
Manby/Kirk/Puha v Landman/Kist/Perry (R3)
Stage Five
4x First Round, 4x Second Round, 5x Third Round
Tommy Lishman v Kai Gotthardt (R1)
Christian Kist v Daniel Perry (R1)
Maximilian Czerwinski v Maik Kuivenhoven (R1)
Jimmy van Schie v Adam Paxton (R1)
Lukas Wenig v Rowley/Sedlacek (R2)
Baker/Harrysson v Jansen/Gruellich (R2)
Henderson/Usher v Gillet/Rodriguez (R2)
Andy Baetens v Plaisier/Crabtree (R2)
Jim Williams v Martin Lukeman (R3)
Lennon/Taylor v Cameron Menzies (R3)
Dennant/Olde Kalter/Boulton v Lukasiak/Lovely/Cocks/Henderyck (R3)
Griffin/Greaves/Bellmont v Mickey Mansell (R3)
Fox/Hopp/Hood v Beveridge/Hurrell (R3)
Stage Six
4x First Round, 4x Second Round, 4x Third Round
Tavis Dudeney v Graham Hall (R1)
John Henderson v Graham Usher (R1)
Danny Jansen v Dominik Gruellich (R1)
Derek Coulson v Darius Labanauskas (R1)
Lishman/Gotthardt v Michele Turetta (R2)
Adam Hunt v Czerwinski/Kuivenhoven (R2)
Van der Velde/Kanik v Bradley Brooks (R2)
Ljubic/Long v Nathan Rafferty (R2)
Van der Wal/Pilgrim/Hartrey v Lauby/Wolters (R3)
Grundy/Bialecki/Tingstrom v Luke Woodhouse (R3)
Weber/Merkx/Wickenden/Girvan v Matt Campbell (R3)
Szaganski/Reus v Baetens/Plaisier/Crabtree (R3)
Stage Seven
4x First Round, 4x Second Round, 4x Third Round
Leon Weber v Alexander Merkx (R1)
Adam Warner v Tommy Morris (R1)
Jurjen van der Velde v Tytus Kanik (R1)
Lee Cocks v Stefaan Henderyck (R1)
Dekker/Springer v Patrick Geeraets (R2)
Matthew Dennant v Olde Kalter/Boulton (R2)
Lukasiak/Lovely v Cocks/Henderyck (R2)
Rhys Griffin v Greaves/Bellmont (R2)
Nick Kenny v Baker/Harrysson/Jansen/Gruellich (R3)
Dragt/Dudeney/Hall v Borland/Claydon (R3)
Mensur Suljovic v Ljubic/Long/Rafferty (R3)
Van Peer/Van Trijp/Coates v Connor Scutt (R3)
Stage Eight
4x First Round, 4x Second Round, 4x Third Round
Scott Baker v Andreas Harrysson (R1)
Owen Roelofs v Tom Sykes (R1)
Charlie Manby v Aden Kirk (R1)
Pero Ljubic v Jim Long (R1)
Jitse van der Wal v Pilgrim/Hartrey (R2)
Robert Grundy v Bialecki/Tingstrom (R2)
Van Schie/Paxton v Stevenson/Van Dongen (R2)
Warner/Morris v Ritchie/Kelling (R2)
Dekker/Springer/Geeraets v Dylan Slevin (R3)
Lishman/Gotthardt/Turetta v Stephen Burton (R3)
Richard Veenstra v Coulson/Labanauskas/Vandenbogaerde (R3)
Richardson/Van Velzen/Bissell v Killington/Bates (R3)
Players ranked 1-32 in the PDC Order of Merit enter in the Fourth Round (Last-64 stage)
1 Luke Humphries
2 Luke Littler
3 Michael van Gerwen
4 Rob Cross
5 Stephen Bunting
6 Jonny Clayton
7 Dave Chisnall
8 Chris Dobey
9 Gerwyn Price
10 Damon Heta
11 Nathan Aspinall
12 Peter Wright
13 Danny Noppert
14 James Wade
15 Gary Anderson
16 Dimitri Van den Bergh
17 Josh Rock
18 Ryan Searle
19 Ross Smith
20 Michael Smith
21 Andrew Gilding
22 Martin Schindler
23 Joe Cullen
24 Mike De Decker
25 Daryl Gurney
26 Dirk van Duijvenbode
27 Gian van Veen
28 Ritchie Edhouse
29 Ryan Joyce
30 Ricardo Pietreczko
31 Krzysztof Ratajski
32 Brendan Dolan
