UK Open prize money
The PDC paid £600k to the 158 players at the 2023 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 £110,000, and the smallest payment at the event was £1,000.
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 £30,000 and not that plus every band beneath it. Read as single payments the ten bands come to £600,000, which is the pot. Read as a ladder they do not: the champion alone would take £225,000, against the £110,000 Andrew Gilding was actually paid for the title.
What each finishing place paid
The ten bands the 158 players are divided into
| FINISHING PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | THE BAND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £30,000 | £60,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £15,000 | £60,000 |
| Last 16 | 8 | £10,000 | £80,000 |
| Last 32 | 16 | £5,000 | £80,000 |
| Last 64 | 32 | £2,500 | £80,000 |
| Last 96 | 32 | £1,500 | £48,000 |
| Last 128 | 32 | £1,000 | £32,000 |
| Last 160 | 30 | £0 | £0 |
| The whole pot | 158 | — | £600,000 |
What each band took between them
How far each band got
Winning it paid 110 times what the last 128 band paid. Below that the UK Open pays nothing: the 30 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 £2,500, 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 £600,000, which is what the PDC put up. Add the bands the other way and the champion alone takes £225,000.
Who collected it
Every one of the 158 players, and what the finish was worth
| PLAYER | BAND | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gilding | Winner | £110,000 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Runner-up | £50,000 |
| Adam Gawlas | Semi-finalists | £30,000 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Semi-finalists | £30,000 |
| Martin Schindler | Quarter-finalists | £15,000 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Quarter-finalists | £15,000 |
| Richie Burnett | Quarter-finalists | £15,000 |
| Rob Cross | Quarter-finalists | £15,000 |
| Brendan Dolan | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Gary Anderson | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Joe Cullen | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Jonny Clayton | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Luke Humphries | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Peter Wright | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| William O'Connor | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Adrian Lewis | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Callan Rydz | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Chris Dobey | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Danny Noppert | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Gerwyn Price | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| José de Sousa | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Karel Sedláček | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Kevin Doets | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Luke Woodhouse | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Martijn Kleermaker | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Mervyn King | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Michael Smith | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Steve Beaton | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Ted Evetts | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Alan Soutar | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Damon Heta | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Danny Jansen | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Darius Labanauskas | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Daryl Gurney | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Dave Chisnall | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Dylan Slevin | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Florian Hempel | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Gabriel Clemens | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| George Killington | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Ian White | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| James Wade | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Jim Williams | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Keane Barry | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Luke Littler | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Martin Lukeman | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Matt Campbell | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Mensur Suljović | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Mike De Decker | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Nathan Rafferty | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Ricky Evans | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Ross Smith | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Ryan Searle | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Simon Whitlock | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Stephen Bunting | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Thomas Banks | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Boris Krčmar | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Cameron Menzies | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Connor Scutt | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Conor Heneghan | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Damian Mol | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Dan Read | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Darren Webster | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Devon Petersen | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Gian van Veen | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Graham Usher | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| James Wilson | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Jamie Hughes | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Jeff Smith | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Joe Murnan | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Josh Rock | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Jurjen van der Velde | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Lewis Gurney | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Lewy Williams | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Madars Razma | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Mickey Mansell | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Niels Zonneveld | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Owen Roelofs | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Radek Szaganski | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Richard Veenstra | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Ritchie Edhouse | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Robbie Knops | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Ross Montgomery | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Ryan Joyce | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Ryan Meikle | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Scott Williams | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Steve Lennon | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Adam Warner | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Arron Monk | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Bradley Brooks | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Brian Raman | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Christopher Holt | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Daniel Klose | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Gary Davey | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Geert Nentjes | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Graham Hall | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| James Richardson | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jamie Clark | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jim McEwan | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jim Moston | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jimmy Hendriks | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jitse van der Wal | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| John O'Shea | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| José Justicia | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Joshua Richardson | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jules van Dongen | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Keegan Brown | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Kevin Burness | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Krzysztof Kciuk | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Luc Peters | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Michael Flynn | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Nick Kenny | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Scott Waites | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Shaun Wilkinson | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Stephen Burton | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Tony Martinez | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Adam Smith-Neale | Last 160 | £0 |
| Andy Jenkins | Last 160 | £0 |
| Brett Claydon | Last 160 | £0 |
| Callum Goffin | Last 160 | £0 |
| Callum Loose | Last 160 | £0 |
| Christian Kist | Last 160 | £0 |
| Daniel Lee | Last 160 | £0 |
| Danny Lauby | Last 160 | £0 |
| Danny van Trijp | Last 160 | £0 |
| Darryl Pilgrim | Last 160 | £0 |
| Dom Taylor | Last 160 | £0 |
| Harry Lane | Last 160 | £0 |
| Jacques Labre | Last 160 | £0 |
| Jarred Cole | Last 160 | £0 |
| Jeffrey Sparidaans | Last 160 | £0 |
| Jonathan Wynn | Last 160 | £0 |
| Josh Payne | Last 160 | £0 |
| Kenny Neyens | Last 160 | £0 |
| Lee Evans | Last 160 | £0 |
| Lukas Wenig | Last 160 | £0 |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | Last 160 | £0 |
| Nathan Girvan | Last 160 | £0 |
| Nick Fullwell | Last 160 | £0 |
| Noel Grant | Last 160 | £0 |
| Pascal Rupprecht | Last 160 | £0 |
| Robert Owen | Last 160 | £0 |
| Sebastian Bialecki | Last 160 | £0 |
| Stuart White | Last 160 | £0 |
| Thibault Tricole | Last 160 | £0 |
| Vladimir Andersen | Last 160 | £0 |
Andrew Gilding was paid £110,000 for winning it rather than that on top of every band beneath, which is what makes the ten bands add up to £600,000, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Darts Masters 2022 | Gerwyn Price | 16 | £60,000 |
| Nordic Darts Masters 2022 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 16 | £60,000 |
| Queensland Darts Masters 2022 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £60,000 |
| US Darts Masters 2022 | Michael Smith | 16 | £60,000 |
| Women's World Matchplay 2022 | Fallon Sherrock | 8 | £25,000 |
| PDC World Championship 2023 | Michael Smith | 96 | £2,500,000£2.5m |
| World Matchplay 2023 | Nathan Aspinall | 32 | £800,000 |
| Grand Slam of Darts 2023 | Luke Humphries | 32 | £650,000 |
| European Championship 2023 | Peter Wright | 32 | £600,000 |
| Players Championship Finals 2023 | Luke Humphries | 64 | £600,000 |
| World Grand Prix 2023 | Luke Humphries | 32 | £600,000 |
| World Series of Darts Finals 2023 | Michael van Gerwen | 24 | £300,000 |
| Masters 2023 | Chris Dobey | 24 | £275,000 |
| Austrian Darts Open 2023 | Jonny Clayton | 48 | £175,000 |
| Baltic Sea Darts Open 2023 | Dave Chisnall | 48 | £175,000 |
| Belgian Darts Open 2023 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £175,000 |
| Czech Darts Open 2023 | Peter Wright | 48 | £175,000 |
| Dutch Darts Championship 2023 | Dave Chisnall | 48 | £175,000 |
| European Darts Grand Prix 2023 | Rob Cross | 48 | £175,000 |
| European Darts Open 2023 | Gerwyn Price | 48 | £175,000 |
The 20 events on this site played closest in time to this one, oldest first. Together with the 2023 UK Open they paid out £8,415,000.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 2023 UK Open winner get?
£110,000, and Andrew Gilding 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 2023?
£600,000 across the 158 players. It is split into ten bands by finishing place, from £110,000 down to £1,000, and the bands add up to the pot exactly.
What is the smallest payment at the UK Open?
£1,000. That is the last 128 band, which covers 32 players who lost in the round of 128. Below it the draw pays nothing at all: the 30 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 £30,000 and not that plus every band beneath it. Add the ten bands up as single payments and they come to £600,000, which is the pot; add them as a ladder and the champion alone would take £225,000.
Which band pays out the most at the UK Open?
Winner, at £110,000. Nobody else at the event is paid more in one payment.
Where to next
The rest of the darts money
Andrew Gilding took £110,000 here and £655,500 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.