The field for the 2023 Cazoo UK Open has been confirmed ahead of this weekend’s event, which takes place at Butlin’s Minehead Resort from March 3-5.
The unique multi-board tournament will see PDC Tour Card Holders competing across three days alongside Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and top players from the 2022 PDC Winmau Challenge Tour and Development Tour Orders of Merit.
The 158-player field will see Tour Card Holders enter across the first four rounds, based on PDC Order of Merit position following the 2023 Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open.
The opening three rounds will take place in a bumper afternoon session on Friday March 3, before the world’s top 32 enter the fray at the fourth round stage in the evening session.
Tour Card Holders Christian Perez and Corey Cadby will not compete in Minehead, therefore two players will receive a first round bye, with the draw set to be made on Monday February 27.
Former semi-finalist David Pallett also chose not to take up his invitation from the 2022 Winmau Challenge Tour Order of Merit, with Germany’s Lukas Wenig replacing him in the field.
The first round will see the Tour Card Holders ranked from 97-126 joined by the 16 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers, and 16 players from the 2022 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 tournament in round three, which includes 2014 champion Adrian Lewis.
The sport’s biggest names then begin their title bids in round four, including reigning champion Danny Noppert and World Champion Michael Smith, a runner-up to Noppert 12 months ago.
Elsewhere, former champions Peter Wright, Michael van Gerwen, James Wade, Nathan Aspinall, Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld will also enter the event at the fourth round stage.
For the first time in Cazoo UK Open history, every match of the 2023 tournament will be broadcast live, with action from Stages Three to Eight broadcast live on PDCTV on Friday and Saturday.
The full 158-player field is listed below, with Tour Card Holders listed in current Order of Merit position (as at February 27 2023).
2023 Cazoo UK Open Field
Players 1-32 - Enter in Fourth Round
Michael Smith
Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Rob Cross
Jonny Clayton
Danny Noppert
James Wade
Nathan Aspinall
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Joe Cullen
Ryan Searle
Jose De Sousa
Dave Chisnall
Damon Heta
Ross Smith
Gabriel Clemens
Krzysztof Ratajski
Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting
Gary Anderson
Callan Rydz
Brendan Dolan
Daryl Gurney
Martin Schindler
Kim Huybrechts
Mervyn King
Vincent van der Voort
Raymond van Barneveld
Alan Soutar
Players 33-64 - Enter in Third Round
Mensur Suljovic
Madars Razma
Adrian Lewis
Josh Rock
Simon Whitlock
William O'Connor
Martin Lukeman
Martijn Kleermaker
Andrew Gilding
Keane Barry
Ryan Joyce
Ian White
Ritchie Edhouse
Ryan Meikle
Jermaine Wattimena
Luke Woodhouse
Ricky Evans
Florian Hempel
Jamie Hughes
Steve Beaton
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Mike De Decker
Boris Krcmar
Darius Labanauskas
Jim Williams
Scott Williams
Lewy Williams
Steve Lennon
Devon Petersen
Adam Gawlas
Joe Murnan
Jeff Smith
Players 65-96 - Enter in Second Round
Matt Campbell
Danny Jansen
Cameron Menzies
Nathan Rafferty
Mickey Mansell
John O'Shea
Scott Waites
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Kevin Doets
Ted Evetts
Jimmy Hendriks
Ricardo Pietreczko
Jose Justicia
Richie Burnett
Krzysztof Kciuk
Connor Scutt
Brian Raman
Bradley Brooks
James Wilson
Radek Szaganski
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Shaun Wilkinson
George Killington
Luc Peters
Tony Martinez
Ross Montgomery
Damian Mol
Jamie Clark
Jules van Dongen
Kevin Burness
Richard Veenstra
Keegan Brown
Players 97-126 - Enter in First Round
Darren Webster
Nick Fullwell
Dylan Slevin
Niels Zonneveld
Vladimir Andersen
Maik Kuivenhoven
Arron Monk
Graham Usher
Jeffrey Sparidaans
Gian van Veen
Stephen Burton
Robbie Knops
Jeffrey De Zwaan
Josh Payne
Geert Nentjes
Pascal Rupprecht
Robert Owen
Adam Warner
Nick Kenny
Jurjen van der Velde
Daniel Klose
Graham Hall
Adam Smith-Neale
Ronny Huybrechts
Karel Sedlacek
Lee Evans
Owen Roelofs
Danny van Trijp
Callum Goffin
Jacques Labre
Additional Qualifiers
2022 Winmau Development Tour Qualifiers
Nathan Girvan
Sebastian Bialecki
Conor Heneghan
Jarred Cole
Jitse Van der Wal
Joshua Richardson
Christopher Holt
Dom Taylor
2022 Winmau Challenge Tour Qualifiers
Thibault Tricole
Christian Kist
Kenny Neyens
Jim McEwan
Andy Jenkins
Michael Flynn
Jelle Klaasen
Lukas Wenig
NB: From the 2022 Challenge Tour rankings, David Pallett has chosen not to compete, with Lukas Wenig taking the eighth place.
Rileys Amateur Qualifiers
Luke Littler - Rileys Chorlton
Stuart White - Rileys London Victoria
Jim Moston - Rileys Liverpool
Dan Read - Rileys South Benfleet
Harry Lane - Rileys London Victoria
Danny Lauby - Rileys Coventry
James Richardson - Rileys Chester
Brett Claydon - Rileys Norwich
Daniel Lee - Rileys Solihull
Callum Loose - Rileys Chorlton
Thomas Banks - Rileys Harlow
Darryl Pilgrim - Rileys London Victoria
Lewis Gurney - Rileys Chester
Noel Grant - Rileys Coventry
Gary Davey - Rileys Liverpool
Jonathan Wynn - Rileys Norwich
2023 Cazoo UK Open
Schedule of Play
Friday March 3
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 4
Afternoon Session (1245-1700 GMT)
Fifth Round
Play across four stages
Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Sixth Round
Play across two stages
Sunday March 5
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 27.
Following the conclusion of the Third Round onwards, an open draw will be made for subsequent rounds.
Prize Fund
Winner: £110,000
Runner-up: £50,000
Semi-finalists: £30,000
Quarter-finalists: £15,000
Last 16: £10,000
Last 32: £5,000
Last 64: £2,500
Last 96: £1,500
Last 128: £1,000
Total: £600,000