UK Open prize money
The PDC paid £600k to the 160 players at the 2025 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 Luke Littler was actually paid for the title.
What each finishing place paid
The ten bands the 160 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 | 32 | £0 | £0 |
| The whole pot | 160 | — | £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 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 £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 160 players, and what the finish was worth
| PLAYER | BAND | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Littler | Winner | £110,000 |
| James Wade | Runner-up | £50,000 |
| Jonny Clayton | Semi-finalists | £30,000 |
| Josh Rock | Semi-finalists | £30,000 |
| Gian van Veen | Quarter-finalists | £15,000 |
| Luke Humphries | Quarter-finalists | £15,000 |
| Michael Smith | Quarter-finalists | £15,000 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Quarter-finalists | £15,000 |
| Damon Heta | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Martin Schindler | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Rob Cross | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Robert Owen | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Ryan Joyce | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| William O'Connor | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Alan Soutar | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Cameron Menzies | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Chris Dobey | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Connor Scutt | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Danny Lauby | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Danny Noppert | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Dave Chisnall | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Dylan Slevin | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Jurjen van der Velde | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Madars Razma | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Mensur Suljović | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Ross Smith | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Ryan Searle | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Stephen Burton | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Adam Hunt | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Adam Lipscombe | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Andrew Gilding | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Beau Greaves | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Brendan Dolan | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Daryl Gurney | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Gary Anderson | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| George Killington | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Gerwyn Price | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Haupai Puha | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Joe Cullen | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| José de Sousa | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Justin Hood | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Kevin Doets | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Luke Woodhouse | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Martin Lukeman | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Matt Campbell | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Mike De Decker | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Nick Kenny | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Peter Wright | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Radek Szaganski | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Ricky Evans | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Ritchie Edhouse | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Scott Williams | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Stephen Bunting | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Thomas Lovely | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| William Borland | Last 64 | £2,500 |
| Berry van Peer | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Callan Rydz | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Cam Crabtree | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Christian Kist | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Darren Beveridge | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Darryl Pilgrim | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Dom Taylor | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Dominik Gruellich | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Florian Hempel | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Gabriel Clemens | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Graham Usher | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Greg Ritchie | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Ian White | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Jim Williams | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Jimmy van Schie | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Keane Barry | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Lukas Wenig | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Martijn Dragt | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Marvin van Velzen | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Matthew Dennant | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Mickey Mansell | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Nathan Girvan | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Nathan Rafferty | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Niels Zonneveld | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Niko Springer | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Richard Veenstra | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Ryan Meikle | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Sebastian Bialecki | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Tom Sykes | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Tommy Lishman | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Wessel Nijman | Last 96 | £1,500 |
| Aden Kirk | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Alexander Merkx | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Andreas Harrysson | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Andy Baetens | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Andy Boulton | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Benjamin Reus | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Bradley Brooks | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Brett Claydon | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Chris Landman | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Danny van Trijp | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Darius Labanauskas | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Graham Hall | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| James Hurrell | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jim Long | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Jitse van der Wal | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Joshua Richardson | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Michele Turetta | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Owen Bates | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Patrick Geeraets | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Paul Rowley | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Rhys Griffin | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Robert Grundy | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Shaun Fox | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Simon Stevenson | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Stefaan Henderyck | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Steve Lennon | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Thibault Tricole | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Tim Wolters | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Tommy Morris | Last 128 | £1,000 |
| Adam Paxton | Last 160 | £0 |
| Adam Warner | Last 160 | £0 |
| Charlie Manby | Last 160 | £0 |
| Chris Hartrey | Last 160 | £0 |
| Christopher Wickenden | Last 160 | £0 |
| Cor Dekker | Last 160 | £0 |
| Daniel Perry | Last 160 | £0 |
| Danny Jansen | Last 160 | £0 |
| Dennie Olde Kalter | Last 160 | £0 |
| Derek Coulson | Last 160 | £0 |
| Henry Coates | Last 160 | £0 |
| Jamie Kelling | Last 160 | £0 |
| John Henderson | Last 160 | £0 |
| Jules van Dongen | Last 160 | £0 |
| Kai Gotthardt | Last 160 | £0 |
| Karel Sedláček | Last 160 | £0 |
| Lee Cocks | Last 160 | £0 |
| Leon Weber | Last 160 | £0 |
| Marc Dewsbury | Last 160 | £0 |
| Max Hopp | Last 160 | £0 |
| Maximilian Czerwinski | Last 160 | £0 |
| Mike Gillet | Last 160 | £0 |
| Oskar Lukasiak | Last 160 | £0 |
| Owen Roelofs | Last 160 | £0 |
| Pero Ljubić | Last 160 | £0 |
| Scott Baker | Last 160 | £0 |
| Stefan Bellmont | Last 160 | £0 |
| Tavis Dudeney | Last 160 | £0 |
| Tom Bissell | Last 160 | £0 |
| Tytus Kanik | Last 160 | £0 |
| Viktor Tingström | Last 160 | £0 |
| Wesley Plaisier | Last 160 | £0 |
Luke Littler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Darts Masters 2024 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £60,000 |
| New Zealand Darts Masters 2024 | Luke Humphries | 16 | £60,000 |
| Nordic Darts Masters 2024 | Gerwyn Price | 16 | £60,000 |
| Poland Darts Masters 2024 | Luke Littler | 16 | £60,000 |
| US Darts Masters 2024 | Rob Cross | 16 | £60,000 |
| PDC World Championship 2025 | Luke Littler | 96 | £2,500,000£2.5m |
| World Matchplay 2025 | Luke Littler | 32 | £800,000 |
| Grand Slam of Darts 2025 | Luke Littler | 32 | £650,000 |
| European Championship 2025 | Gian van Veen | 32 | £600,000 |
| Players Championship Finals 2025 | Luke Littler | 64 | £600,000 |
| World Grand Prix 2025 | Luke Littler | 32 | £600,000 |
| PDC World Masters 2025 | Luke Humphries | 88 | £500,000 |
| World Series of Darts Finals 2025 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 | £400,000 |
| Austrian Darts Open 2025 | Martin Schindler | 48 | £175,000 |
| Baltic Sea Darts Open 2025 | Gerwyn Price | 48 | £175,000 |
| Belgian Darts Open 2025 | Luke Littler | 48 | £175,000 |
| Czech Darts Open 2025 | Luke Humphries | 48 | £175,000 |
| European Darts Open 2025 | Nathan Aspinall | 48 | £175,000 |
| European Darts Trophy 2025 | Nathan Aspinall | 48 | £175,000 |
| Flanders Darts Trophy 2025 | Luke Littler | 48 | £175,000 |
The 20 events on this site played closest in time to this one, oldest first. Together with the 2025 UK Open they paid out £8,775,000.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 2025 UK Open winner get?
£110,000, and Luke Littler 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 2025?
£600,000 across the 160 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 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 £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
Luke Littler took £110,000 here and £4,119,250 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.