By Alex Moss
12 FEBRUARY 2017 •6:30PM
The field of professional qualifiers for the 2017 Coral UK Open has been confirmed following the conclusion of the six UK Open Qualifiers in Wigan.
The televised finals of the UK Open will be held from March 3-5 at the Butlins Minehead Resort, with coverage live on ITV4 as 128 players do battle for the title.
Professional players have compete in six UK Open Qualifiers in Wigan this month, with each being worth £60,000 in prize money.
The top 96 players from the final UK Open Order of Merit progress to compete in the UK Open, alongside 32 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers who have won through knockouts held in Rileys Sports Bars.
Peter Wright’s success in winning three of the six qualifiers sees him top the final Order of Merit, with the top 32 players set to enter the UK Open at the third round stage.
The players ranked from 65-96 and the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers will compete in the first round, with the players ranked from 33-64 in the final Order of Merit coming in at the second round stage.
The UK Open’s “free draw” format sees an open draw take place for each round, giving the possibility for leading players to clash at any stage or for giant-killings as amateur hopefuls progress through the field.
The draw for the first and second rounds will be made later this month, while the third round draw will be made on stage at the Butlins Minehead Resort at the conclusion of the afternoon session on Friday, March 3.
2017 Coral UK Open
Professional Qualifiers – Top 96 from UK Open Order of Merit
| Pos | Name | Prize Money |
| 1 | Peter Wright | £35,000 |
| 2 | Simon Whitlock | £21,250 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | £13,000 |
| 4 | Gary Anderson | £11,750 |
| 5 | Michael Smith | £11,250 |
| 6 | James Wade | £9,000 |
| 7 | Ian White | £8,500 |
| = | Adrian Lewis | £8,500 |
| 9 | Raymond van Barneveld | £8,250 |
| 10 | Mervyn King | £7,750 |
| = | Steve Beaton | £7,750 |
| 12 | Dave Chisnall | £7,500 |
| 13 | Jelle Klaasen | £6,750 |
| 14 | Benito van de Pas | £6,500 |
| 15 | Rob Cross | £6,250 |
| 16 | Gerwyn Price | £5,750 |
| 17 | Darren Webster | £5,500 |
| = | Kim Huybrechts | £5,500 |
| 19 | Ronny Huybrechts | £5,250 |
| 20 | Alan Norris | £5,000 |
| 21 | Brendan Dolan | £4,750 |
| = | John Henderson | £4,750 |
| = | Kyle Anderson | £4,750 |
| 24 | Kevin Painter | £4,500 |
| 25 | Cristo Reyes | £4,250 |
| 26 | Christian Kist | £3,750 |
| = | Chris Quantock | £3,750 |
| 28 | Chris Dobey | £3,500 |
| = | Ricky Evans | £3,500 |
| 30 | Joe Cullen | £3,250 |
| = | Mick Todd | £3,250 |
| 32 | Ryan Searle | £3,000 |
| = | Stephen Bunting | £3,000 |
| = | Richard North | £3,000 |
| = | Mark Webster | £3,000 |
| = | William O’Connor | £3,000 |
| 37 | Robert Thornton | £2,750 |
| 38 | Daryl Gurney | £2,500 |
| = | Ryan Palmer | £2,500 |
| = | Peter Hudson | £2,500 |
| 41 | Vincent van der Voort | £2,250 |
| = | Mick McGowan | £2,250 |
| = | Scott Taylor | £2,250 |
| = | Stuart Kellett | £2,250 |
| = | Andy Jenkins | £2,250 |
| = | Andrew Gilding | £2,250 |
| 47 | David Pallett | £2,000 |
| = | Zoran Lerchbacher | £2,000 |
| = | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £2,000 |
| = | Jamie Lewis | £2,000 |
| 51 | Jeffrey de Graaf | £1,750 |
| = | Barrie Bates | £1,750 |
| = | Steve Lennon | £1,750 |
| = | Jan Dekker | £1,750 |
| = | John Michael | £1,750 |
| = | Mark Barilli | £1,750 |
| 57 | Terry Jenkins | £1,500 |
| = | Ted Evetts | £1,500 |
| = | Devon Petersen | £1,500 |
| = | Matthew Dennant | £1,500 |
| = | Kirk Shepherd | £1,500 |
| 62 | Justin Pipe | £1,250 |
| = | Ross Twell | £1,250 |
| = | Martin Lukeman | £1,250 |
| = | Leung Kai Fan | £1,250 |
| = | Jermaine Wattimena | £1,250 |
| 67 | Vincent Kamphuis | £1,000 |
| = | Yordi Meeuwisse | £1,000 |
| = | Tony Newell | £1,000 |
| = | Darren Johnson | £1,000 |
| = | Rob Hewson | £1,000 |
| = | Matt Padgett | £1,000 |
| = | Ting Chi Royden Lam | £1,000 |
| = | Keegan Brown | £1,000 |
| = | Jeffrey de Zwaan | £1,000 |
| = | Ron Meulenkamp | £1,000 |
| = | Ryan Murray | £1,000 |
| = | Alan Tabern | £1,000 |
| = | Paul Rowley | £1,000 |
| = | Ritchie Edhouse | £1,000 |
| 81 | Jamie Caven | £750 |
| = | James Wilson | £750 |
| = | Jonny Clayton | £750 |
| = | James Richardson | £750 |
| = | Ryan Meikle | £750 |
| = | Brian Woods | £750 |
| = | Antonio Alcinas | £750 |
| = | Joe Davis | £750 |
| = | Paul Harvey | £750 |
| = | Ronnie Baxter | £750 |
| = | Wayne Jones | £750 |
| = | Jonathan Worsley | £750 |
| = | Jamie Bain | £750 |
| = | Lee Bryant | £750 |
| = | Mark Frost | £750 |
| = | Paul Milford | £750 |
Rileys Amateur Qualifiers
Lee Evans
Dan Read
Steve Maish
Dave Prins
Gary Eastwood
Gareth Pass
Neil Smith
Ben Green
Wayne Morris
Alex Roy
James Carroll
Kevin Edwards
Nicky Bell
Brandon Walsh
Paul Hogan
Scott Robertson
Jimmy McKirdy
Paul Cartwright
Paul Barham
Brian Dawson
Johnny Haines
Andy Roberts
Martin Biggs
Dave Parletti
Darryl Pilgrim
John Ferrell
Mark Layton
Brett Claydon
Dean Reynolds
Andrew Davidson
Damian Smith
Kevin Bambrick
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