UK Open prize money
The PDC paid £350k to the 128 players at the 2017 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 £70,000, and the smallest payment at the event was £1,750.
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 £17,500 and not that plus every band beneath it. Read as single payments the nine bands come to £350,000, which is the pot. Read as a ladder they do not: the champion alone would take £145,750, against the £70,000 Peter Wright 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 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £17,500 | £35,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £11,500 | £46,000 |
| Last 16 | 8 | £6,500 | £52,000 |
| Last 32 | 16 | £3,500 | £56,000 |
| Last 64 | 32 | £1,750 | £56,000 |
| Last 96 | 32 | £0 | £0 |
| Last 128 | 32 | £0 | £0 |
| The whole pot | 128 | — | £350,000 |
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 £1,750, 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 £350,000, which is what the PDC put up. Add the bands the other way and the champion alone takes £145,750.
Who collected it
Every one of the 128 players, and what the finish was worth
| PLAYER | BAND | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Wright | Winner | £70,000 |
| Gerwyn Price | Runner-up | £35,000 |
| Alan Norris | Semi-finalists | £17,500 |
| Daryl Gurney | Semi-finalists | £17,500 |
| Ian White | Quarter-finalists | £11,500 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Quarter-finalists | £11,500 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Quarter-finalists | £11,500 |
| Simon Whitlock | Quarter-finalists | £11,500 |
| Alan Tabern | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Joe Cullen | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Martin Lukeman | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Michael Smith | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Paul Hogan | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Rob Cross | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| William O'Connor | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Adrian Lewis | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Benito van de Pas | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Chris Dobey | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Cristo Reyes | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Dave Chisnall | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| David Pallett | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| John Michael | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Kirk Shepherd | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Mark Webster | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Ron Meulenkamp | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Ronnie Baxter | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Ryan Searle | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Ted Evetts | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Alex Roy | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Andrew Gilding | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Barrie Bates | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Brendan Dolan | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Brian Woods | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Chris Quantock | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Christian Kist | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Darren Webster | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Gary Anderson | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| James Richardson | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| James Wade | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Jamie Caven | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| John Henderson | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Johnny Haines | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Jonny Clayton | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Justin Pipe | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Kevin Painter | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Kyle Anderson | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Matthew Dennant | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Mervyn King | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Mick McGowan | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Mick Todd | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Paul Barham | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Ricky Evans | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Rob Hewson | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Robert Thornton | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Ross Twell | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Steve Beaton | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Wayne Jones | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Yordi Meeuwisse | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Andrew Davidson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Andy Jenkins | Last 96 | £0 |
| Andy Roberts | Last 128 | £0 |
| Antonio Alcinas | Last 128 | £0 |
| Ben Green | Last 96 | £0 |
| Brandon Walsh | Last 128 | £0 |
| Brett Claydon | Last 128 | £0 |
| Brian Dawson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Damian Smith | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dan Read | Last 128 | £0 |
| Darren Johnson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Darryl Pilgrim | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dave Parletti | Last 96 | £0 |
| Dave Prins | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dean Reynolds | Last 96 | £0 |
| Devon Petersen | Last 96 | £0 |
| Gareth Pass | Last 128 | £0 |
| Gary Eastwood | Last 128 | £0 |
| James Carroll | Last 96 | £0 |
| James Wilson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jamie Bain | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jamie Lewis | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jan Dekker | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jimmy McKirdy | Last 128 | £0 |
| Joe Davis | Last 96 | £0 |
| John Ferrell | Last 128 | £0 |
| Jonathan Worsley | Last 96 | £0 |
| Kai Fan Leung | Last 128 | £0 |
| Keegan Brown | Last 128 | £0 |
| Kevin Bambrick | Last 96 | £0 |
| Kevin Edwards | Last 128 | £0 |
| Lee Bryant | Last 128 | £0 |
| Lee Evans | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Barilli | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Frost | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Layton | Last 128 | £0 |
| Martin Biggs | Last 128 | £0 |
| Matt Padgett | Last 96 | £0 |
| Neil Smith | Last 96 | £0 |
| Nicky Bell | Last 128 | £0 |
| Paul Cartwright | Last 128 | £0 |
| Paul Harvey | Last 128 | £0 |
| Paul Milford | Last 96 | £0 |
| Paul Rowley | Last 128 | £0 |
| Peter Hudson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Richard North | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ritchie Edhouse | Last 128 | £0 |
| Royden Lam | Last 128 | £0 |
| Ryan Meikle | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ryan Murray | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ryan Palmer | Last 96 | £0 |
| Scott Robertson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Scott Taylor | Last 96 | £0 |
| Stephen Bunting | Last 96 | £0 |
| Steve Lennon | Last 96 | £0 |
| Steve Maish | Last 128 | £0 |
| Stuart Kellett | Last 96 | £0 |
| Terry Jenkins | Last 96 | £0 |
| Tony Newell | Last 96 | £0 |
| Vincent Kamphuis | Last 128 | £0 |
| Wayne Morris | Last 128 | £0 |
| Zoran Lerchbacher | Last 96 | £0 |
Peter Wright was paid £70,000 for winning it rather than that on top of every band beneath, which is what makes the nine bands add up to £350,000, 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 2016 | Alan Norris | 48 | £115,000 |
| German Darts Masters (European Tour) 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 |
| International Darts Open 2016 | Mensur Suljović | 48 | £115,000 |
| PDC World Championship 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 72 | £1,650,000£1.6m |
| World Matchplay 2017 | Phil Taylor | 32 | £500,000 |
| Players Championship Finals 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 64 | £460,000 |
| Grand Slam of Darts 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £450,000 |
| European Championship 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £425,000 |
| World Grand Prix 2017 | Daryl Gurney | 32 | £400,000 |
| World Series of Darts Finals 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 24 | £250,000 |
| Masters 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £200,000 |
| Austrian Darts Open 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
| Dutch Darts Masters (European Tour) 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
| European Darts Grand Prix 2017 | Peter Wright | 48 | £135,000 |
| European Darts Matchplay 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
| European Darts Open 2017 | Peter Wright | 48 | £135,000 |
| European Darts Trophy 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
| German Darts Championship 2017 | Peter Wright | 48 | £135,000 |
| German Darts Grand Prix 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
The 20 events on this site played closest in time to this one, oldest first. Together with the 2017 UK Open they paid out £6,225,000.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 2017 UK Open winner get?
£70,000, and Peter Wright 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 2017?
£350,000 across the 128 players. It is split into nine bands by finishing place, from £70,000 down to £1,750, and the bands add up to the pot exactly.
What is the smallest payment at the UK Open?
£1,750. 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 £17,500 and not that plus every band beneath it. Add the nine bands up as single payments and they come to £350,000, which is the pot; add them as a ladder and the champion alone would take £145,750.
Which band pays out the most at the UK Open?
Winner, at £70,000. Nobody else at the event is paid more in one payment.
Where to next
The rest of the darts money
Peter Wright took £70,000 here and £3,890,000 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.