UK Open prize money
The PDC paid £300k to the 147 players at the 2015 UK Open, the open draw, where every round is drawn at random and a tour card holder can come out against a qualifier. Winning it was worth £60,000, and the smallest payment at the event was £1,500.
A player is paid once, for where the run ended. The band is the whole of it rather than a step on the way to it, so a player who lost in the semi-finals collected £17,000 and not that plus every band beneath it. Read as single payments the ten bands come to £300,000, which is the pot. Read as a ladder they do not: the champion alone would take £126,500, against the £60,000 Michael van Gerwen was actually paid for the title.
What each finishing place paid
The ten bands the 147 players are divided into
| FINISHING PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | THE BAND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £17,000 | £34,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £10,000 | £40,000 |
| Last 16 | 8 | £5,000 | £40,000 |
| Last 32 | 16 | £3,000 | £48,000 |
| Last 64 | 32 | £1,500 | £48,000 |
| Last 96 | 32 | £0 | £0 |
| Last 128 | 32 | £0 | £0 |
| Last 147 | 19 | £0 | £0 |
| The whole pot | 147 | — | £300,000 |
What each band took between them
How far each band got
Winning it paid 40 times what the last 64 band paid. Below that the UK Open pays nothing: the 19 players who lost the first match left with £0. Inside a band nothing separates one player from another: the 32 players who lost in the round of 64 were all paid £1,500, whether they lost by a leg or by a mile.
The money does not stack
What the champion took, and what a ladder would have paid
This is the one thing about darts money that is worth getting right, because every other prize fund on this site works the other way. A club in the Champions League is paid for reaching the last sixteen and paid again for reaching the last eight, and the run is worth the sum of them. In darts there is no sum: a player is paid for where the run ended and for nothing before it. Multiply each band by the players in it and the total is £300,000, which is what the PDC put up. Add the bands the other way and the champion alone takes £126,500.
Who collected it
Every one of the 147 players, and what the finish was worth
| PLAYER | BAND | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| Michael van Gerwen | Winner | £60,000 |
| Peter Wright | Runner-up | £30,000 |
| Andrew Gilding | Semi-finalists | £17,000 |
| Stephen Bunting | Semi-finalists | £17,000 |
| Devon Petersen | Quarter-finalists | £10,000 |
| Mensur Suljović | Quarter-finalists | £10,000 |
| Mervyn King | Quarter-finalists | £10,000 |
| Phil Taylor | Quarter-finalists | £10,000 |
| Eddie Dootson | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| James Wade | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Jan Dekker | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| John Henderson | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Kyle Anderson | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| William O'Connor | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Andy Hamilton | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Daryl Gurney | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Dave Chisnall | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| David Pallett | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Ian White | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| James Wilson | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Jamie Caven | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Josh Payne | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Nathan Derry | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Paul Hogan | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Robert Thornton | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Ronnie Baxter | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Wes Newton | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Aaron Turner | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Adrian Lewis | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Alan Norris | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Andy Jenkins | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Benito van de Pas | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Brendan Dolan | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Brian Woods | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Christian Kist | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Colin Fowler | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Gary Anderson | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| James Richardson | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Jason Mold | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Joe Cullen | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Joe Murnan | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Joey ten Berge | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| John Ferrell | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Justin Pipe | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Keegan Brown | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Kevin McDine | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Kevin Painter | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Lee Evans | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Mark Barilli | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Mark Webster | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Max Hopp | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Michael Smith | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Paul Nicholson | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Ricky Evans | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Ryan Harrington | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Simon Whitlock | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Steve Beaton | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Steve Douglas | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Terry Jenkins | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Adam Huckvale | Last 96 | £0 |
| Adam Hunt | Last 128 | £0 |
| Adi Acott | Last 147 | £0 |
| Alan Tabern | Last 96 | £0 |
| Alex Roy | Last 128 | £0 |
| Andy Boulton | Last 96 | £0 |
| Andy Smith | Last 96 | £0 |
| Arron Fairweather | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ben Ward | Last 128 | £0 |
| Bradley Williams | Last 147 | £0 |
| Brett Claydon | Last 128 | £0 |
| Chris Dobey | Last 96 | £0 |
| Chris Packer | Last 147 | £0 |
| Connie Finnan | Last 128 | £0 |
| Darren Johnson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Darren Webster | Last 96 | £0 |
| Dave Ladley | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dave Parletti | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dave Prins | Last 96 | £0 |
| Dean Sanders | Last 147 | £0 |
| Dean Stewart | Last 96 | £0 |
| Dean Winstanley | Last 96 | £0 |
| Dennis Smith | Last 96 | £0 |
| Derek Brand | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Last 128 | £0 |
| Gary O'Donnell | Last 128 | £0 |
| Gerwyn Price | Last 147 | £0 |
| Graham Hall | Last 147 | £0 |
| Ian Moss | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jamie Bain | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jamie Robinson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jason Lovett | Last 147 | £0 |
| Jason Wilson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jay Foreman | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jim McEwan | Last 147 | £0 |
| John Bowles | Last 128 | £0 |
| John Part | Last 128 | £0 |
| Johnny Haines | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jon Jukes | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jonny Clayton | Last 128 | £0 |
| Kevin Edwards | Last 147 | £0 |
| Kevin Smith | Last 147 | £0 |
| Lee Russell | Last 147 | £0 |
| Lionel Sams | Last 128 | £0 |
| Lloyd Pennel | Last 147 | £0 |
| Luke Woodhouse | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mark Cox | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Dudbridge | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mark Frost | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Jones | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mark Layton | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Robinson | Last 147 | £0 |
| Martyn Turner | Last 128 | £0 |
| Matt Clark | Last 128 | £0 |
| Matt Padgett | Last 96 | £0 |
| Matthew Edgar | Last 96 | £0 |
| Matthew Tedstone | Last 147 | £0 |
| Mick Brookes | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mick Todd | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mike De Decker | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mike Zuydwijk | Last 96 | £0 |
| Nick Fullwell | Last 128 | £0 |
| Nigel Daniels | Last 96 | £0 |
| Paul Dawkins | Last 147 | £0 |
| Peter Hudson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Ricky Sudale | Last 128 | £0 |
| Rob Smith | Last 96 | £0 |
| Robbie Green | Last 128 | £0 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | Last 96 | £0 |
| Rory Duffy | Last 147 | £0 |
| Scott Dale | Last 147 | £0 |
| Shaun Griffiths | Last 128 | £0 |
| Simon Stevenson | Last 147 | £0 |
| Stephen Hardy | Last 128 | £0 |
| Steve Hine | Last 128 | £0 |
| Steve West | Last 128 | £0 |
| Stuart Kellett | Last 96 | £0 |
| Stuart White | Last 128 | £0 |
| Terry Temple | Last 96 | £0 |
| Tommy Sanwell | Last 147 | £0 |
| Wayne Jones | Last 96 | £0 |
Michael van Gerwen was paid £60,000 for winning it rather than that on top of every band beneath, which is what makes the ten bands add up to £300,000, the whole of what the PDC put up.
Around this on the darts calendar
What else was played either side of it
| EVENT | CHAMPION | PLAYERS | THE POT |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship 2015 | Gary Anderson | 72 | £1,250,000£1.3m |
| World Matchplay 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £450,000 |
| Grand Slam of Darts 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £400,000 |
| World Grand Prix 2015 | Robert Thornton | 32 | £400,000 |
| European Championship 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £300,000 |
| Players Championship Finals 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £300,000 |
| Masters 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £200,000 |
| World Series of Darts Finals 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 24 | £155,000 |
| Dutch Darts Masters (European Tour) 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| European Darts Grand Prix 2015 | Kim Huybrechts | 48 | £115,000 |
| European Darts Matchplay 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| European Darts Open 2015 | Robert Thornton | 48 | £115,000 |
| European Darts Trophy 2015 | Michael Smith | 48 | £115,000 |
| German Darts Championship 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| German Darts Masters (European Tour) 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| International Darts Open 2015 | Michael Smith | 48 | £115,000 |
| PDC World Championship 2016 | Gary Anderson | 72 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| World Matchplay 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £450,000 |
| European Championship 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £400,000 |
The 20 events on this site played closest in time to this one, oldest first. Together with the 2015 UK Open they paid out £7,140,000.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 2015 UK Open winner get?
£60,000, and Michael van Gerwen is who collected it. It is the whole of what the champion was paid: there is no separate payment for each round on the way to it.
What was the UK Open prize money in 2015?
£300,000 across the 147 players. It is split into ten bands by finishing place, from £60,000 down to £1,500, and the bands add up to the pot exactly.
What is the smallest payment at the UK Open?
£1,500. That is the last 64 band, which covers 32 players who lost in the round of 64. Below it the draw pays nothing at all: the 19 players who lost the first match were paid £0.
Does UK Open prize money add up round by round?
No. A player is paid once, for where the run ended, and the band is the whole of it. A player who lost in the semi-finals collected £17,000 and not that plus every band beneath it. Add the ten bands up as single payments and they come to £300,000, which is the pot; add them as a ladder and the champion alone would take £126,500.
Which band pays out the most at the UK Open?
Winner, at £60,000. Nobody else at the event is paid more in one payment.
Where to next
The rest of the darts money
Michael van Gerwen took £60,000 here and £7,192,750 in all. UK Open prize money puts this edition beside the other 7 we hold. For the other tournaments, see PDC World Championship prize money, World Matchplay prize money, Grand Slam of Darts prize money, Players Championship Finals prize money, World Grand Prix prize money, European Championship prize money, World Series of Darts Finals prize money, Masters prize money, International Darts Open prize money, Austrian Darts Open prize money, European Darts Grand Prix prize money, German Darts Championship prize money, Premier League Darts prize money, European Darts Open prize money, German Darts Grand Prix prize money, Czech Darts Open prize money, PDC World Masters prize money, Gibraltar Darts Trophy prize money, European Darts Trophy prize money, Belgian Darts Open prize money, Baltic Sea Darts Open prize money, Hungarian Darts Trophy prize money, Dutch Darts Masters (European Tour) prize money, European Darts Matchplay prize money, Dutch Darts Championship prize money, US Darts Masters prize money, New Zealand Darts Masters prize money, Nordic Darts Masters prize money, German Darts Open prize money, German Darts Masters (European Tour) prize money, Flanders Darts Trophy prize money, Swiss Darts Trophy prize money, Bahrain Darts Masters prize money, Danish Darts Open prize money, Australian Darts Masters prize money, Poland Darts Open prize money, Slovak Darts Open prize money, Dutch Darts Masters prize money, Poland Darts Masters prize money, German Darts Masters prize money, Melbourne Darts Masters prize money, Austrian Darts Championship prize money, Belgian Darts Championship prize money, Auckland Darts Masters prize money, Brisbane Darts Masters prize money, New South Wales Darts Masters prize money, Shanghai Darts Masters prize money, Saudi Arabia Darts Masters prize money, Women's World Matchplay prize money, Perth Darts Masters prize money, Queensland Darts Masters prize money and Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters prize money. Darts prize money ranks all 793 players across the £91,450,000 the 268 events paid out. Where a competition pays again at every round rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for the shape darts shares with football at national level, World Cup prize money.