2016 UK Open
The 2016 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fourteenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competing in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held for the third time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 4–6 March 2016, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw will be staged after each round until the final.
| 2016 Coral UK Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–6 March 2016 | ||
| Venue | Butlin's Resort | ||
| Location | Minehead | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
| Prize fund | £300,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | Michael van Gerwen (fourth round) | ||
| High checkout | 170 Michael van Gerwen (2x Third round, 2x Fourth round) Alan Norris (third round) Jamie Caven (third round) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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In a repeat of last year's final, Michael van Gerwen beat Peter Wright to retain his title. During the tournament, he also hit a nine-dart finish against the then-unknown Rob Cross in the fourth round. Either side of that leg, he hit a 170 checkout, which also included a run of 19 perfect darts (treble 19, 2x treble 20, treble 19, 170 checkout (2x treble 20, bull), 9-dart leg (7x treble 20, treble 19, double 12), 2x treble 20, treble 19).