PDC UK Open

The Speedy Hire UK Open is a ranking major darts tournament held annually at the Butlins Minehead Resort by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in England. Often referred to as the FA Cup of darts, the UK Open replicates the abolition of seedings, elimination play, and fixtures determined via open draw. The tournament has a prize fund of £250,000; the victors prize is £50,000.

It consists of 160 players featuring all 128 Tour Card holders, top 16 Challenge Tour players and 16 qualifiers from Riley's Qualifiers that took place early in the year. The first 3 rounds are a first to 6 legs (best of 11 legs), the next 3 rounds are a first to 9 legs (best of 17 legs), quarter-final is a first to 10 legs (best of 19 legs), the semi final is a first to 11 legs (best of 21 legs) and the final is a first to 16 legs (best of 31 legs).

8 boards are used in the first 4 rounds, 4 boards are used in the 5th round, 2 boards are used in the Round of 16 and 1 board is used for the final 3 rounds. The top 32 players receive a bye into the 4th round, 33rd to 64th receive a bye to the 3rd round, 65th to 96th receive bye to the 2nd round with the rest playing in the 1st round. An unseeded open draw takes place immediately after full completion of each round of play, to determine the matches for the next round.

The UK Open is held at Butlins Resort, Minehead. The last 3 rounds are shown live exclusively on ITV, the rest of the tournament was shared between ITV2 and Sky Sports Darts.