UK Open prize money
The PDC paid £300k to the 128 players at the 2016 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 nine 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 nine bands the 128 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 |
| The whole pot | 128 | — | £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 32 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. onenine-dart finish was hit and paid at £10,000 each, on top of the pot.
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 128 players, and what the finish was worth
| PLAYER | BAND | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| Michael van Gerwen | Winner | £60,000 |
| Peter Wright | Runner-up | £30,000 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Semi-finalists | £17,000 |
| Phil Taylor | Semi-finalists | £17,000 |
| Barry Lynn | Quarter-finalists | £10,000 |
| Joe Cullen | Quarter-finalists | £10,000 |
| Kyle Anderson | Quarter-finalists | £10,000 |
| Mark Webster | Quarter-finalists | £10,000 |
| Adrian Lewis | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Benito van de Pas | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Darren Webster | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Mensur Suljović | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Stephen Bunting | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Stuart Kellett | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Last 16 | £5,000 |
| Alan Norris | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Andy Jenkins | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Gary Anderson | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| James Wilson | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Jamie Caven | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Joe Murnan | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| John Henderson | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Justin Pipe | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Michael Smith | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Ricky Evans | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Rob Cross | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Ryan de Vreede | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Simon Whitlock | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Terry Jenkins | Last 32 | £3,000 |
| Alex Roy | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Andrew Davidson | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Andy Boulton | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Andy Hamilton | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Arron Monk | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Brendan Dolan | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Daryl Gurney | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Dave Chisnall | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| David Pallett | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Dean Winstanley | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Gerwyn Price | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Ian White | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| James Wade | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Jamie Lewis | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Joey ten Berge | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Josh Payne | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Lee Evans | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Magnus Caris | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Mark Frost | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Matt Clark | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Matthew Edgar | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Mervyn King | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| René Eidams | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Richie Corner | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Robbie Green | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Ryan Harrington | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Steve Beaton | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Steve Maish | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Tony Newell | Last 64 | £1,500 |
| Alan Tabern | Last 128 | £0 |
| Andrew Gilding | Last 96 | £0 |
| Andy Brown | Last 128 | £0 |
| Andy Smith | Last 128 | £0 |
| Ben Green | Last 96 | £0 |
| Berry van Peer | Last 96 | £0 |
| Brett Claydon | Last 96 | £0 |
| Chris Jones | Last 128 | £0 |
| Cristo Reyes | Last 96 | £0 |
| Curtis Turner | Last 128 | £0 |
| Daniel Day | Last 128 | £0 |
| Darren Layden | Last 128 | £0 |
| Darron Brown | Last 96 | £0 |
| Dave Parletti | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dean Stewart | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dennis Smith | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dick van Dijk | Last 128 | £0 |
| Gary Stone | Last 96 | £0 |
| Glen McGrandle | Last 128 | £0 |
| Harry Ward | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ian McFarlane | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jan Dekker | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jason Heaver | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jason Hogg | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jason Marriott | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jason Mold | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jay Foreman | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | Last 96 | £0 |
| John Scott | Last 128 | £0 |
| Johnny Haines | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jonathan Worsley | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jonny Clayton | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ken MacNeil | Last 128 | £0 |
| Kevin Dowling | Last 96 | £0 |
| Kevin Painter | Last 96 | £0 |
| Lee Grimshaw | Last 128 | £0 |
| Lee Morris | Last 128 | £0 |
| Les Delderfield | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mark Barilli | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Cox | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mark Dudbridge | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Jodrill | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mark Rice | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mark Wilson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Michael McFall | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mick McGowan | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mike De Decker | Last 96 | £0 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Last 96 | £0 |
| Nathan Derry | Last 128 | £0 |
| Paul Hogan | Last 96 | £0 |
| Paul Milford | Last 96 | £0 |
| Paul Whitworth | Last 128 | £0 |
| Peter Hudson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ritchie Edhouse | Last 96 | £0 |
| Robert Thornton | Last 96 | £0 |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | Last 96 | £0 |
| Scott Dale | Last 96 | £0 |
| Scott Marsh | Last 96 | £0 |
| Steven Rose | Last 128 | £0 |
| Stewart Rattray | Last 128 | £0 |
| Wayne Jones | Last 96 | £0 |
| Wes Newton | Last 96 | £0 |
| William O'Connor | Last 96 | £0 |
| Yordi Meeuwisse | 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 nine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Grand Slam of Darts 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £400,000 |
| Players Championship Finals 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 64 | £400,000 |
| World Grand Prix 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £400,000 |
| Masters 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £200,000 |
| World Series of Darts Finals 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 24 | £155,000 |
| Austrian Darts Open 2016 | Phil Taylor | 48 | £115,000 |
| Dutch Darts Masters (European Tour) 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| European Darts Grand Prix 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| European Darts Matchplay 2016 | James Wade | 48 | £115,000 |
| European Darts Open 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| European Darts Trophy 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| German Darts Championship 2016 | Alan Norris | 48 | £115,000 |
| German Darts Masters (European Tour) 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
The 20 events on this site played closest in time to this one, oldest first. Together with the 2016 UK Open they paid out £5,585,000.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 2016 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 2016?
£300,000 across the 128 players. It is split into nine 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 32 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 nine 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.