UK Open prize money
The PDC paid £350k to the 128 players at the 2018 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 Gary Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | Winner | £70,000 |
| Corey Cadby | Runner-up | £35,000 |
| David Pallett | Semi-finalists | £17,500 |
| Robert Owen | Semi-finalists | £17,500 |
| Gerwyn Price | Quarter-finalists | £11,500 |
| John Part | Quarter-finalists | £11,500 |
| Rob Cross | Quarter-finalists | £11,500 |
| Steve West | Quarter-finalists | £11,500 |
| Chris Dobey | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Ian White | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Mervyn King | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Michael Smith | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Paul Hogan | Last 16 | £6,500 |
| Daryl Gurney | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| James Wade | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Jamie Hughes | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Jason Lowe | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Jonny Clayton | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Keegan Brown | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Kyle Anderson | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Martin Schindler | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Matthew Edgar | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Nathan Rafferty | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Ricky Evans | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Ron Meulenkamp | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Ryan Meikle | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Stephen Bunting | Last 32 | £3,500 |
| Adrian Lewis | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Alex Roy | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Darren Webster | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Darryl Pilgrim | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Dave Chisnall | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Dave Prins | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| David Airey | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| David Evans | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Gabriel Clemens | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Harry Ward | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Jamie Lewis | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Joe Cullen | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| John Henderson | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Justin Pipe | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Kirk Shepherd | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Luke Humphries | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Michael Barnard | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Michael Rasztovits | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Paul Nicholson | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Peter Wright | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Robert Rickwood | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Robert Thornton | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Ryan Harrington | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Simon Stevenson | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Simon Whitlock | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Steve Beaton | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Zoran Lerchbacher | Last 64 | £1,750 |
| Adam Hunt | Last 128 | £0 |
| Alan Norris | Last 96 | £0 |
| Andreas Hajimena | Last 128 | £0 |
| Andrew Davidson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Andrew Gilding | Last 96 | £0 |
| Andrew Johnson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Andrew Pullen | Last 96 | £0 |
| Andy Hamilton | Last 96 | £0 |
| Andy Hibbert | Last 128 | £0 |
| Andy Jenkins | Last 128 | £0 |
| Benito van de Pas | Last 96 | £0 |
| Benjamin McClelland | Last 128 | £0 |
| Bradley Brooks | Last 96 | £0 |
| Carl Wilkinson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Chris Lacey | Last 128 | £0 |
| Chris Quantock | Last 128 | £0 |
| Cody Harris | Last 96 | £0 |
| Craig Winstanley | Last 128 | £0 |
| Cristo Reyes | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dan Read | Last 128 | £0 |
| Daniel Lee | Last 128 | £0 |
| Danny Noppert | Last 96 | £0 |
| Darren Brown | Last 128 | £0 |
| Darren Johnson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Last 128 | £0 |
| Geert Nentjes | Last 96 | £0 |
| George Killington | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ian Jopling | Last 128 | £0 |
| James Richardson | Last 96 | £0 |
| James Wilson | Last 96 | £0 |
| Jason Mold | Last 96 | £0 |
| Joe Davis | Last 96 | £0 |
| John Goldie | Last 96 | £0 |
| John Morris | Last 128 | £0 |
| John Scott | Last 96 | £0 |
| José Justicia | Last 96 | £0 |
| Lee Evans | Last 96 | £0 |
| Liam Kelly | Last 128 | £0 |
| Maik Langendorf | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Craddock | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mark Rice | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mark Walsh | Last 128 | £0 |
| Martin Atkins | Last 128 | £0 |
| Martin Biggs | Last 96 | £0 |
| Michael Burgoine | Last 96 | £0 |
| Mick McGowan | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mickey Mansell | Last 128 | £0 |
| Mike Norton | Last 96 | £0 |
| Paul Whitworth | Last 96 | £0 |
| Prakash Jiwa | Last 128 | £0 |
| René Berndt | Last 128 | £0 |
| René Eidams | Last 96 | £0 |
| Richard North | Last 96 | £0 |
| Richie Burnett | Last 128 | £0 |
| Scott Robertson | Last 128 | £0 |
| Simon Tate | Last 128 | £0 |
| Stuart Kellett | Last 96 | £0 |
| Ted Evetts | Last 96 | £0 |
| Terry Jenkins | Last 128 | £0 |
| Toni Alcinas | Last 96 | £0 |
| Tony Mitchell | Last 128 | £0 |
| Vincent Kamphuis | Last 96 | £0 |
| Wayne Jones | Last 96 | £0 |
| William O'Connor | Last 128 | £0 |
Gary Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Darts Masters 2017 | Gary Anderson | 16 | £60,000 |
| Shanghai Darts Masters 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £60,000 |
| US Darts Masters 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £60,000 |
| Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters 2017 | Gary Anderson | 8 | £50,000 |
| PDC World Championship 2018 | Rob Cross | 72 | £1,800,000£1.8m |
| World Matchplay 2018 | Gary Anderson | 32 | £500,000 |
| Players Championship Finals 2018 | Daryl Gurney | 64 | £460,000 |
| Grand Slam of Darts 2018 | Gerwyn Price | 32 | £450,000 |
| European Championship 2018 | James Wade | 32 | £400,000 |
| World Grand Prix 2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £400,000 |
| World Series of Darts Finals 2018 | James Wade | 24 | £250,000 |
| Masters 2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £200,000 |
| Austrian Darts Open 2018 | Jonny Clayton | 48 | £135,000 |
| Danish Darts Open 2018 | Mensur Suljović | 48 | £135,000 |
| Dutch Darts Championship 2018 | Ian White | 48 | £135,000 |
| Dutch Darts Masters (European Tour) 2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
| European Darts Grand Prix 2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
| European Darts Matchplay 2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
| European Darts Open 2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
| European Darts Trophy 2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 |
The 20 events on this site played closest in time to this one, oldest first. Together with the 2018 UK Open they paid out £6,120,000.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 2018 UK Open winner get?
£70,000, and Gary Anderson 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 2018?
£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
Gary Anderson took £70,000 here and £2,863,750 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.