2022 Cazoo UK Open field confirmed

UK Open general view

The field for the 2022 Cazoo UK Open has been confirmed ahead of next month's event which will take place at Butlin's Minehead Resort from March 4-6.

The unique multi-board tournament sees PDC Tour Card Holders joined in competing across three days by Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and top players from the 2021 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour and Development Tour Orders of Merit.

A 159-player field will see Tour Card Holders enter across the first four rounds, based on PDC Order of Merit position after the 2022 International Darts Open.

The opening three rounds will take place in the afternoon session on Friday March 4, with the top 32 entering at the fourth round stage in the evening session.

The draw for the first three rounds of the tournament will be made on Monday February 28.

Tour Card Holder Michael Unterbuchner will not compete due to personal reasons. As such, 127 Tour Card Holders will compete, with one player receiving a Bye in the first round.

The first round will see the Tour Card Holders ranked from 97-127 joined by the 16 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and 16 players from the 2021 Challenge Tour and Development Tour.

The Tour Card Holders ranked from 65-96 will enter in round two, with the players ranked from 33-64 joining the event in round three.

The full 159-player field is listed below, with Tour Card Holders listed in current Order of Merit position (as at February 21 2022).

2022 Cazoo UK Open Field
PDC Tour Card Holders

Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen
James Wade
Michael Smith
Gary Anderson
Jose de Sousa
Jonny Clayton
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Rob Cross
Joe Cullen
Krzysztof Ratajski
Dave Chisnall
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Nathan Aspinall
Ryan Searle
Mervyn King
Luke Humphries
Danny Noppert
Stephen Bunting
Daryl Gurney
Gabriel Clemens
Brendan Dolan
Simon Whitlock
Devon Petersen
Mensur Suljovic
Ian White
Damon Heta
Callan Rydz
Vincent van der Voort
Glen Durrant
Chris Dobey
Ross Smith
Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce
Jermaine Wattimena
William O'Connor
Jamie Hughes
Martijn Kleermaker
Ricky Evans
Adrian Lewis
Adam Hunt
Darius Labanauskas
Steve Lennon
Jason Lowe
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Madars Razma
Luke Woodhouse
Alan Soutar
Maik Kuivenhoven
Ron Meulenkamp
Steve Beaton
Andy Boulton
Steve West
Raymond van Barneveld
William Borland
Ryan Meikle
Keegan Brown
Boris Krcmar
Jeff Smith
Mike De Decker
Florian Hempel
Max Hopp
Martin Schindler
Ritchie Edhouse
John Henderson
Keane Barry
Scott Mitchell
Joe Murnan
Lewy Williams
Jason Heaver
Boris Koltsov
Gordon Mathers
Adam Gawlas
Niels Zonneveld
Eddie Lovely
Peter Hudson
John Michael
Martin Lukeman
Geert De Vos
Andrew Gilding
Geert Nentjes
Danny Baggish
Jon Worsley
Jack Main
Berry van Peer
John Brown
Connor Scutt
David Evans
Zoran Lerchbacher
Brett Claydon
Kevin Doets
Jake Jones
Cameron Menzies
George Killington
Radek Szaganski
Danny Jansen
Jamie Clark
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Brian Raman
Jim Williams
Jimmy Hendriks
John O'Shea
Ross Montgomery
Richie Burnett
Darren Webster
Krzysztof Kciuk
Nathan Rafferty
Ricardo Pietreczko
Luc Peters
Damian Mol
Jose Justicia
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Bradley Brooks
Jules van Dongen
Matt Campbell
Tony Martinez
Nick Fullwell
Scott Waites
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Ted Evetts
James Wilson
Josh Rock
Kevin Burness
Mickey Mansell
Shaun Wilkinson
Vladimir Andersen

2021 UK Challenge Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers
Shaun McDonald
Martin Thomas
Darren Beveridge
Reece Robinson

2021 European Challenge Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers
Toni Alcinas
Kenny Neyens
Wesley Plaisier
Lukas Wenig

2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers
Keelan Kay
Dom Taylor
Reece Colley
Liam Meek

2021 European Development Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers
Fabian Schmutzler
Sebastian Bialecki
Jurjen van der Velde
Niko Springer

NB: From the 2021 European Challenge Tour rankings, Steven Noster has chosen not to compete, with Lukas Wenig taking the fourth place.

Rileys Amateur Qualifiers
Steve Clayson - Rileys Nottingham
Matt Good - Rileys Norwich
Graham Hall - Rileys Solihull
Ryan Harrington - Rileys Harlow
Paul Hogan - Rileys South Benfleet
Prakash Jiwa - Rileys Coventry
Jelle Klaasen - Rileys Coventry
Danny Lauby - Rileys Chorlton
Kai Fan Leung - Rileys Chester
Paul Marsh - Rileys Norwich
Ryan Murray - Rileys Chorlton
Diogo Portela - Rileys London Victoria
Dan Read - Rileys Solihull
Mark Rice - Rileys Chester
Scott Taylor - Rileys Liverpool
Adam Warner - Rileys Liverpool

2022 Cazoo UK Open
Schedule of Play
Friday March 4
Afternoon Session (1145-1700 GMT live on ITV4. 1100 start on Stages 2-8)
First, Second & Third Rounds

Play across eight stages

Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Fourth Round

Play across eight stages

Saturday March 5
Afternoon Session (1245-1700 GMT)
Fifth Round

Play across four stages

Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Sixth Round

Play across two stages

Sunday March 6
Afternoon Session (1245-1700 GMT)

Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Final

Format
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Second Round (Best of 11 legs)
Third Round (Best of 11 legs)
Fourth Round (Best of 19 legs)
Fifth Round (Best of 19 legs)
Sixth Round (Best of 19 legs)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)
Final (Best of 21 legs)

The draw for the First Round, Second Round & Third Round will be made on Monday February 28.
Following the conclusion of the Third Round onwards, an open draw will be made for subsequent rounds.

Stages will be located as follows:
Skyline Pavilion: Main Stage (All days)
Reds: Stage Two (Friday and Saturday)
Centre Stage: Stages Three-Eight (Friday and Saturday)

Prize Fund
Winner: £100,000
Runner-Up: £40,000
Semi-Finalists: £20,000
Quarter-Finalists: £12,500
Last 16: £7,500
Last 32: £4,000
Last 64: £2,000
Last 96: £1,000
Total: £450,000