The 2010 UK Open Qualifiers were a series of eight dart tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Along with 37 Players Championship events, they comprised the 2010 PDC Pro Tour. The tournaments qualified 96 players to the 2010 UK Open. Prize money Each of the eight qualifiers had a prize fund of £31,200 with a £6,000 winner's share, matching the UK Pro Tour events. Cumulative earnings formed the UK Open Order of Merit. Stage Prize money(Total-£31,200) Winner £6,000 Runner Up £3,000 Semi Final £1,500 Quarter Final £1,000 Fourth Round £500 Third Round £300 Second Round £200 First Round £0 Preliminary Round £0

Order of Merit The UK Open Order of Merit was formed by adding the earnings of all players that played more than three of the qualifying events. The top 32 on order of merit received byes into the third round, with the rest of the top 64 receiving byes into the second round, and the remaining players entering in the first and preliminary rounds alongside the .

+Top 32, byes into third round Rank Player Events Earnings1 Mark Walsh8 £15,2002 Phil Taylor3 £15,0003 Gary Anderson8 £13,5004 James Wade7 £10,9005 Colin Lloyd8 £7,7006 Mervyn King6 £7,2007 Jamie Caven8 £6,9008 Wes Newton8 £6,5009 John Part8 £6,30010 Colin Osborne7 £5,90011 Andy Hamilton8 £5,10012 Simon Whitlock8 £4,90013 Vincent van der Voort8 £4,70014 Wayne Jones8 £4,60015 Mark Webster8 £4,50016 Peter Wright8 £4,40017 Jelle Klaasen8 £4,40018 Kevin Painter8 £3,90019 Co Stompé7 £3,60020 Adrian Lewis8 £3,40021 Michael van Gerwen8 £3,20022 Mark Dudbridge8 £3,20023 Alan Tabern8 £3,00024 Steve Maish8 £2,90025 Brendan Dolan8 £2,90026 Terry Jenkins7 £2,90027 Dennis Priestley6 £2,80028 Matt Clark8 £2,80029 Ronnie Baxter8 £2,70030 Denis Ovens8 £2,50031 Tony Eccles8 £2,30032 Nigel Heydon8 £2,300

+33–64, byes into second round Rank Player Events Earnings33 Andy Smith8 £2,30034 Paul Nicholson8 £2,30035 Chris Thompson8 £2,20036 Mark Frost8 £2,20037 Justin Pipe8 £2,20038 Mark Lawrence8 £2,20039 Nick Fullwell8 £2,00040 Colin Monk8 £2,00041 Steve Beaton8 £1,90042 Barrie Bates8 £1,90043 Darren Johnson8 £1,90044 Dennis Smith8 £1,80045 Adrian Gray8 £1,70046 Robert Thornton8 £1,60047 Chris Mason8 £1,60048 Roland Scholten6 £1,60049 Steve Evans8 £1,50050 Steve Brown8 £1,40051 Mark Cox8 £1,40052 Michael Barnard8 £1,40053 Wayne Mardle7 £1,40054 Mick McGowan8 £1,30055 Kirk Shepherd8 £1,30056 Arron Monk8 £1,30057 Michael Smith5 £1,20058 Kevin McDine7 £1,20059 Stephen Hardy8 £1,10060 Peter Manley5 £1,10061 Wayne Atwood6 £1,00062 Tony Ayres7 £1,00063 Alex Roy8 £1,00064 Stuart Dutton6 £1,000

+65–96, first and preliminary rounds Rank Player Events Earnings65 Steve Farmer7 £90066 Gary Mawson6 £90067 Kevin Dowling8 £80068 Steve Hine8 £80069 Peter Hudson8 £80070 Dave Smith7 £70071 Simon Cunningham4 £70072 John Quantock6 £70073 Jyhan Artut3 £70074 Joe Cullen7 £70075 Mark Stephenson8 £60076 Matt Padgett8 £60077 Dave Honey8 £60078 Gary Eastwood6 £60079 Darren Webster8 £60080 Louis Blundell8 £60081 Dylan Duo5 £60082 Jason Clark6 £50083 William O'Connor4 £50084 Scott Rand3 £50085 Par Riihonen8 £50086 Sam Allen8 £50087 Anton Liscsey6 £50088 Danny Pinhorne8 £40089 Paul Rowley8 £40090 Martyn Turner7 £40091 Darren Latham7 £40092 Robbie Newland8 £40093 Richie Burnett8 £40094 Matt Draper7 £40095 Chris Loudon8 £40096 Andy Hutchings8 £400

Amateur and BDO qualifying players 32 amateur players also qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.

A final 10 players qualified as BDO representatives from Avon, Bedfordshire, East Stirlingshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lothian, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Warwickshire.

Qualifier 1 The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 1 was held at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon on Sunday 21 February.

Qualifier 2 The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 2 was held at the Moorways Centre in Derby on Sunday 28 February.

Qualifier 3 The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 3 was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 14 March.

Qualifier 4 The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 4 was held at the K2 Centre in Crawley on Sunday 21 March.

Qualifier 5

The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 5 was the fifth of eight 2010 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday 11 April.

Qualifier 6 The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 6 was held at the Moorways Centre in Derby on Sunday 18 April.

Qualifier 7 The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 7 was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 25 April.

Qualifier 8 The 2010 UK Open Qualifier 8 was held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday 9 May.

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