MICHAEL VAN GERWEN took victory in a fifth Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier in eight events this year by whitewashing Mervyn King in just ten minutes in Sunday's final.
The Dutch star's domination of the qualifying tournaments for June's UK Open in Bolton saw him pick up another £6,000 title, taking his winnings across the eight Qualifiers to £35,600!
Van Gerwen also took the title in style, defeating Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney, Dutchman Jerry Hendriks, English youngster Chris Aubrey, Germany's Bernd Roith and Canada's Ken MacNeil for the loss of only 11 legs as he reached the quarter-finals.
There, he edged past Ronnie Baxter 6-4 before coming from 5-2 down in the semi-finals to defeat Adrian Lewis in a deciding leg, with the two-time World Champion being punished for four missed match darts in the game's eighth leg.
Van Gerwen then swept to a whitewash victory in the final as he saw off King in only ten minutes and 38 seconds.
Having opened the final with a 74 finish, he punished two missed doubles from King in the second to break in 13 darts on tops, and followed up a 180 with double ten to move 3-0 up.
He added further maximums in the next two legs as he took a 5-0 cushion before landing two 180s in the sixth leg, and when King missed a dart at double 16 to keep his hopes alive van Gerwen secured another triumph by hitting double four.
King's performance on the day, which earns him £3,000, was his best on the circuit since he reached the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix final last October - when van Gerwen again denied him a title.
He saw off McCoy's Premier League Darts stars James Wade, Wes Newton and Robert Thornton on the day, as well as defeating Connie Finnan, Steve Brown, Dave Place and Jason Hogg on his way to the decider.
Hogg's semi-final appearance was his best-ever on the PDC circuit since he turned professional at Qualifying School in January, and followed his run to the last eight 24 hours earlier.
Lewis reached the semi-finals for the second time in 2013 in a fine day which saw him pick up wins over Brett Claydon, Vincent van der Voort, Simon Whitlock, Kevin Thomas, Mark Dudbridge and Matthew Edgar before being punished for missing four match darts against van Gerwen.
Matthew Edgar won through to the quarter-finals for the first time on the PDC ProTour, and he was joined in the last eight by Baxter, Thornton and Brendan Dolan.
Bristol's Andy Parsons, a newcomer to the PDC in 2013, capped off a weekend which also saw him qualify for the European Darts Open event by reaching the Last 16 to earn himself a UK Open debut in Bolton in June.
Runs to the same stage for Mark Dudbridge, Antonio Alcinas and Steve Farmer saw them secure UK Open places in the last of the eight qualifiers, with World Youth Champion James Hubbard and Dean Winstanley both also winning through to Bolton with their displays on Sunday.
The top 96 players, plus ties on £600, from the final UK Open Order of Merit now progress to play in the Speedy Services UK Open Televised Finals in Bolton from June 6-9, alongside the 32 Speedy Amateur Qualifiers.
Denis Ovens, a semi-final in the UK Open for the last three years, was the highest profile player to miss out on qualification for Bolton, while four-time champion Phil Taylor will come in at the second round stage on Thursday June 6.
Two-time UK Open champion James Wade, 2004 winner Roland Scholten, former Bolton finalists Vincent van der Voort and Colin Osborne and world number nine Justin Pipe will all enter in the first round, where they are drawn alongside the amateurs in 'The FA Cup of Darts'.
Tickets for the Speedy Services UK Open can be purchased by calling 0844 871 8807 (UK), 0044 114 223 9817 (non-UK) or online by visiting www.seetickets.com/go/ukopen.
Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier Eight
April 28 - Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
First Round
Jerry Hendriks 6-1 Rob Commerford
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Daryl Gurney
Darren Whittingham 6-4 Brian Startin
Chris Aubrey 6-2 Craig Pope
Andy Pearce 6-0 Peter Nightingale
Andy Jenkins 6-0 Jamie Caven
Ronny Huybrechts 6-2 Colin Osborne
Shaun Griffiths 6-5 Steve Coote
Kevin Painter 6-2 Jamie Lewis
Ken MacNeil 6-2 Matthew Dennant
Mark Webster 6-0 Ian Moss
Prakash Jiwa 6-3 Dave Ladley
Peter Wright 6-1 Joe Murnan
Dyson Parody 6-3 Joshua Carter
Mark Cox 6-1 Aden Kirk
Dylan Duo 6-0 Dave Weston
Lee Palfreyman 6-5 Matt Clark
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Peter Evison
Matthew Dicken 6-3 Lee Moffat
Richie Howson 6-2 Steve McNally
Jamie Robinson 6-0 Paul Hodkin
Adam Hunt 6-3 Steve Grubb
Steve Farmer 6-3 Gaz Cousins
Stuart White 6-2 Kentaro Suzuki
Darron Brown 6-0 Andy Blackwell
Paul Amos 6-4 Terry Temple
Gino Vos 6-2 Max Hopp
Peter Hudson 6-2 Jim Walker
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Denis Ovens
Josh Payne 6-4 Mark Jones (Worcs)
Michael Mansell 6-2 Matt Padgett
Simon Whitlock 6-2 Andrew Johnson
Alan Tabern 6-4 Keegan Brown
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Brett Claydon
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Jamie Guilfoyle
John Part 6-0 Dan Russell
Barrie Bates 6-1 William O'Connor
Chris Hartrey 6-4 James Richardson
Marc Dewsbury 6-5 Pete Dyos
Kevin McDine 6-2 Ryan De Vreede
Magnus Caris 6-0 Atif Hussain
Campbell Jackson 6-0 Steve Randall
Ted Hankey 6-4 Brian Woods
Antonio Alcinas 6-4 Michael Smith
Phil Taylor 6-0 Ian Walters
Robert Thornton 6-5 Stuart Kellett
John Bowles 6-2 Kevin Dowling
Paddy Meaney 6-0 Clive Lewis
Martyn Turner 6-2 Jonathan Worsley
Wes Newton 6-1 Mark Hylton
Tony Littleton 6-4 Keith Rooney
Stephen Hardy 6-4 Steve West
Mark Walsh 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Wayne Jones 6-4 Joey Palfreyman
Ryan Harrington 6-4 Anthony Wort
James Wade 6-5 Nick Fullwell
Steve Brown 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Mervyn King 6-1 Connie Finnan
Nigel Birch 6-0 Shaun Liptrot
Jason Hogg 6-4 Jack Tweddell
Geoff Whitworth 6-2 Andy Relf
Reece Robinson 6-4 Gary Anderson
Joe Cullen 6-1 Simon Burt
Jamie Atkins 6-5 Par Riihonen
Co Stompe 6-4 Ryan Palmer
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Steve Hine
Darren Johnson 6-0 David Patterson
David Dodds 6-1 Sean Ryan
Dean Winstanley 6-4 Steve Beaton
Brendan Dolan 6-4 Johnny Haines
Mark Frost 6-2 Arron Monk
Paul Rowley 6-2 Steve Maish
Ricky Evans 6-4 Chris Mason
Andy Hamilton 6-2 Paul Barham
Ewan Hyslop 6-1 Chris Wickenden
Dennis Priestley 6-1 Ricky Sudale
Scott Rand 6-5 Jyhan Artut
Second Round
Bernd Roith 6-5 Andrew Gilding
Mark Jones 6-3 Jerry Hendriks
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Darren Whittingham
Chris Aubrey 6-1 Andy Pearce
John Scott 6-1 Colin Fowler
Andy Jenkins 6-1 Justin Pipe
Ronny Huybrechts 6-5 Shaun Griffiths
Ken MacNeil 6-5 Kevin Painter
John Henderson 6-3 Mark Lawrence
Mark Webster 6-2 Alan Derrett
Peter Wright 6-1 Prakash Jiwa
Mark Cox 6-5 Dyson Parody
Josh Jones 6-0 Damien Sherwood
Scott Coleman 6-2 Dylan Duo
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Lee Palfreyman
Richie Howson 6-4 Matthew Dicken
Tony West 6-3 Tom Martin
Jamie Robinson 6-5 Phil Henshaw
Steve Farmer 6-2 Adam Hunt
Stuart White 6-1 Darron Brown
Alex Roy 6-3 David Pallett
Paul Amos 6-4 Vernon Sheppard
Gino Vos 6-2 Peter Hudson
Matthew Edgar 6-1 Josh Payne
Kevin Thomas 6-2 Andrew Hibbert
Michael Mansell 6-5 Michael Barnard
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Alan Tabern
Adrian Lewis 6-0 Vincent van der Voort
David Copley 6-1 Andrew Cornwall
Mark Dudbridge 6-3 Stuart Millar
John Part 6-0 Barrie Bates
Marc Dewsbury 6-4 Chris Hartrey
Adrian Gray 6-2 Darren Webster
Kevin McDine 6-0 Norman Fletcher
Magnus Caris 6-4 Campbell Jackson
Antonio Alcinas 6-5 Ted Hankey
Ian White 6-3 Jason Wilson
Phil Taylor 6-5 Andy Smith
Robert Thornton 6-3 John Bowles
Paddy Meaney 6-4 Martyn Turner
Glen Miller 6-5 Keith Stephen
Wes Newton 6-0 Kirk Shepherd
Stephen Hardy 6-1 Tony Littleton
Mark Walsh 6-5 Wayne Jones
Jake Patchett 6-5 Ross Smith
Dave Place 6-3 Jon Jukes
James Wade 6-2 Ryan Harrington
Mervyn King 6-3 Steve Brown
Leon De Geus 6-1 Charl Pietersen
Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Nigel Birch
Jason Hogg 6-1 Geoff Whitworth
Joe Cullen 6-2 Reece Robinson
Sam Hill 6-3 Brandon Walsh
Andy Parsons 6-2 Jamie Atkins
Colin Lloyd 6-5 Co Stompe
Darren Johnson 6-5 David Dodds
Gary Whittles 6-2 Dafydd Edwards
Dean Winstanley 6-4 Mark Forman
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Mark Frost
Ricky Evans 6-3 Paul Rowley
Roland Scholten 6-3 Dennis Smith
James Hubbard 6-0 Paul Schofield
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Ewan Hyslop
Dennis Priestley 6-3 Scott Rand
Third Round
Bernd Roith 6-2 Mark Jones
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Chris Aubrey
Andy Jenkins 6-1 John Scott
Ken MacNeil 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Webster 6-3 John Henderson
Peter Wright 6-1 Mark Cox
Scott Coleman 6-1 Josh Jones
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Richie Howson
Jamie Robinson 6-4 Tony West
Steve Farmer 6-0 Stuart White
Alex Roy 6-5 Paul Amos
Matthew Edgar 6-4 Gino Vos
Kevin Thomas 6-5 Michael Mansell
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Simon Whitlock
Mark Dudbridge 6-2 David Copley
John Part 6-1 Marc Dewsbury
Kevin McDine 6-0 Adrian Gray
Antonio Alcinas 6-2 Magnus Caris
Ian White 6-2 Phil Taylor
Robert Thornton 6-2 Paddy Meaney
Wes Newton 6-4 Glen Miller
Mark Walsh 6-0 Stephen Hardy
Dave Place 6-4 Jake Patchett
Mervyn King 6-1 James Wade
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Leon De Geus
Jason Hogg 6-5 Joe Cullen
Andy Parsons 6-1 Sam Hill
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Darren Johnson
Dean Winstanley 6-2 Gary Whittles
Brendan Dolan 6-1 Ricky Evans
James Hubbard 6-5 Roland Scholten
Andy Hamilton 6-4 Dennis Priestley
Losers £200
Fourth Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Bernd Roith
Ken MacNeil 6-2 Andy Jenkins
Peter Wright 6-2 Mark Webster
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Scott Coleman
Steve Farmer 6-5 Jamie Robinson
Matthew Edgar 6-4 Alex Roy
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Kevin Thomas
Mark Dudbridge 6-5 John Part
Antonio Alcinas 6-3 Kevin McDine
Robert Thornton 6-5 Ian White
Wes Newton 6-5 Mark Walsh
Mervyn King 6-1 Dave Place
Jason Hogg 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
Andy Parsons 6-4 Colin Lloyd
Brendan Dolan 6-5 Dean Winstanley
Andy Hamilton 6-3 James Hubbard
Losers £400
Fifth Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Ken MacNeil
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Peter Wright
Matthew Edgar 6-4 Steve Farmer
Adrian Lewis 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Robert Thornton 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Mervyn King 6-5 Wes Newton
Jason Hogg 6-3 Andy Parsons
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Losers £600
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Ronnie Baxter
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Matthew Edgar
Mervyn King 6-4 Robert Thornton
Jason Hogg 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Losers £1,000
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Adrian Lewis
Mervyn King 6-3 Jason Hogg
Losers £2,000
Final
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Mervyn King
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000
Final - Leg-By-Leg
0-0 - Michael van Gerwen wins the bull and throws first
1-0 - van Gerwen is first to a finish and takes out 74 on double 16 to take the opener.
2-0 - King misses double 18 to finish 66, and van Gerwen lands tops for a 13-darter to break.
3-0 - van Gerwen opens with a 180 and finishes 48 on double ten to extend his lead.
4-0 - The Dutchman adds another maximum and takes out 80 on tops to break once again.
5-0 - Another 180 puts van Gerwen ahead in the leg, and he hits double eight to move a leg away from another title.
6-0 - van Gerwen hits two 180s to be first to a finish, and when King misses double 16 to finish 106, the Dutch ace posts double four to claim his fifth UK Open Qualifier victory of the year, taking a whitewash win in ten minutes and 38 seconds!
Final UK Open Order of Merit
Top 96 players (plus ties) all qualify for Speedy Services UK Open Televised Finals
| Current Position | Player Name | Total Prize Money |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | £35,600 |
| 2 | Robert Thornton | £10,400 |
| 3 | Kim Huybrechts | £9,600 |
| 4 | Peter Wright | £9,400 |
| 5 | Simon Whitlock | £9,200 |
| 6 | Gary Anderson | £6,800 |
| 7 | Mervyn King | £6,600 |
| 8 | Ronnie Baxter | £6,400 |
| 9 | John Part | £6,200 |
| 10 | Brendan Dolan | £5,800 |
| 11 | Michael Smith | £5,600 |
| 12 | Dave Chisnall | £4,400 |
| 13 | Jamie Caven | £3,600 |
| 14 | Jason Hogg | £3,400 |
| 14 | Adrian Lewis | £3,400 |
| 16 | Ian White | £3,000 |
| 16 | Wes Newton | £3,000 |
| 16 | Terry Jenkins | £3,000 |
| 19 | Stuart Kellett | £2,800 |
| 19 | Kevin Painter | £2,800 |
| 21 | Andy Hamilton | £2,600 |
| 21 | John Bowles | £2,600 |
| 21 | Paul Nicholson | £2,600 |
| 24 | Steve Beaton | £2,400 |
| 24 | Raymond van Barneveld | £2,400 |
| 26 | Ross Smith | £2,200 |
| 26 | Ronny Huybrechts | £2,200 |
| 26 | Kenny MacNeil | £2,200 |
| 26 | Colin Lloyd | £2,200 |
| 30 | Kevin McDine | £2,000 |
| 30 | Scott Rand | £2,000 |
| 30 | Mark Webster | £2,000 |
| 30 | Mark Cox | £2,000 |
| 30 | Michael Mansell | £2,000 |
| 30 | Alex Roy | £2,000 |
| 30 | Kevin Thomas | £2,000 |
| 37 | Co Stompe | £1,800 |
| 37 | Andy Jenkins | £1,800 |
| 37 | Mark Walsh | £1,800 |
| 37 | Paul Amos | £1,800 |
| 37 | Colin Fowler | £1,800 |
| 37 | Ricky Evans | £1,800 |
| 37 | Joe Cullen | £1,800 |
| 44 | Phil Taylor | £1,600 |
| 44 | Jyhan Artut | £1,600 |
| 44 | Steve West | £1,600 |
| 44 | Nigel Heydon | £1,600 |
| 44 | Magnus Caris | £1,600 |
| 44 | Andy Smith | £1,600 |
| 50 | John Henderson | £1,400 |
| 50 | Matthew Edgar | £1,400 |
| 50 | Lee Palfreyman | £1,400 |
| 50 | Joey Palfreyman | £1,400 |
| 50 | Terry Temple | £1,400 |
| 50 | Arron Monk | £1,400 |
| 50 | Peter Hudson | £1,400 |
| 50 | Kevin Dowling | £1,400 |
| 50 | Adam Hunt | £1,400 |
| 50 | Ricky Sudale | £1,400 |
| 50 | Richie Burnett | £1,400 |
| 61 | Jelle Klaasen | £1,200 |
| 61 | Dennis Smith | £1,200 |
| 61 | Jim Walker | £1,200 |
| 61 | Richie Howson | £1,200 |
| 61 | James Wade | £1,200 |
| 61 | Adrian Gray | £1,200 |
| 61 | Leon de Geus | £1,200 |
| 61 | Connie Finnan | £1,200 |
| 61 | Matt Padgett | £1,200 |
| 61 | Dave Weston | £1,200 |
| 61 | Justin Pipe | £1,200 |
| 72 | Nick Fullwell | £1,000 |
| 72 | Tony West | £1,000 |
| 72 | Chris Aubrey | £1,000 |
| 72 | Tomas Seyler | £1,000 |
| 72 | Gino Vos | £1,000 |
| 72 | Steve Brown | £1,000 |
| 72 | Paddy Meaney | £1,000 |
| 79 | Mark Dudbridge | £800 |
| 79 | Darren Johnson | £800 |
| 79 | Steve Farmer | £800 |
| 79 | Scott Coleman | £800 |
| 79 | Vincent van der Voort | £800 |
| 79 | William O'Connor | £800 |
| 79 | Dean Winstanley | £800 |
| 79 | Ted Hankey | £800 |
| 79 | Dave Place | £800 |
| 79 | Jason Wilson | £800 |
| 79 | Campbell Jackson | £800 |
| 79 | John Scott | £800 |
| 79 | Steve Hine | £800 |
| 79 | Alan Derrett | £800 |
| 93 | Wayne Jones | £600 |
| 93 | Bernd Roith | £600 |
| 93 | Roland Scholten | £600 |
| 93 | Mensur Suljovic | £600 |
| 93 | Antonio Alcinas | £600 |
| 93 | Royden Lam | £600 |
| 93 | Shaun Griffiths | £600 |
| 93 | Keegan Brown | £600 |
| 93 | James Hubbard | £600 |
| 93 | Andy Parsons | £600 |
| 93 | Colin Osborne | £600 |
| 93 | Kirk Shepherd | £600 |
| 93 | Mark Lawrence | £600 |
| 93 | David Copley | £600 |
| 93 | Gaz Cousins | £600 |
| 93 | Keith Rooney | £600 |
| 93 | Prakash Jiwa | £600 |
| 93 | Matthew Dennant | £600 |
| 93 | Gareth Pass | £600 |
| 93 | Jamie Lewis | £600 |
| 93 | Johnny Haines | £600 |
| 93 | Vernon Sheppard | £600 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | ||
| 115 | Michael Barnard | £400 |
| 115 | Jamie Robinson | £400 |
| 115 | Mark Hylton | £400 |
| 115 | Josh Jones | £400 |
| 115 | Stuart White | £400 |
| 115 | Josh Payne | £400 |
| 115 | Glen Miller | £400 |
| 115 | Stephen Hardy | £400 |
| 115 | Chris Mason | £400 |
| 115 | Jake Patchett | £400 |
| 115 | Dyson Parody | £400 |
| 115 | Alan Tabern | £400 |
| 115 | Ryan Harrington | £400 |
| 115 | Dan Russell | £400 |
| 115 | Darren Webster | £400 |
| 115 | Ryan De Vreede | £400 |
| 115 | Jack Tweddell | £400 |
| 115 | Daryl Gurney | £400 |
| 115 | Steve Coote | £400 |
| 115 | Brian Startin | £400 |
| 115 | Jonathan Worsley | £400 |
| 115 | Charl Pietersen | £400 |
| 115 | Nigel Birch | £400 |
| 115 | Dafydd Edwards | £400 |
| 115 | Joe Murnan | £400 |
| 115 | Barrie Bates | £400 |
| 115 | David Ladley | £400 |
| 142 | Steve Grubb | £200 |
| 142 | Mark Jones | £200 |
| 142 | Ian Jopling | £200 |
| 142 | Anthony Littleton | £200 |
| 142 | Rocco Maes | £200 |
| 142 | Mareno Michels | £200 |
| 142 | Dennis Priestley | £200 |
| 142 | Ian Walters | £200 |
| 142 | Andy Hutchings | £200 |
| 142 | Jon Jukes | £200 |
| 142 | Brett Claydon | £200 |
| 142 | James Richardson | £200 |
| 142 | Sam Hill | £200 |
| 142 | Paul Barham | £200 |
| 142 | Stephen McNally | £200 |
| 142 | Sean Ryan | £200 |
| 142 | Ewan Hyslop | £200 |
| 142 | Gary Whittles | £200 |
| 142 | Marc Dewsbury | £200 |
| 142 | Louis Blundell | £200 |
| 142 | Peter Evison | £200 |
| 142 | Geoff Whitworth | £200 |
| 142 | Steve Maish | £200 |
| 142 | Par Riihonen | £200 |
| 142 | Mark Frost | £200 |
| 142 | Darren Whittingham | £200 |
| 142 | Joe Bata | £200 |
| 142 | Aden Kirk | £200 |
| 142 | Brian Woods | £200 |
| 142 | Andrew Gilding | £200 |
| 142 | Mick Todd | £200 |
| 142 | Darron Brown | £200 |
| 142 | Ian Moss | £200 |
| 142 | David Pallett | £200 |