Darts tournament
The 2005 Budweiser UK Open was the third year of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . 170 players took part in the competition, which was held at the Reebok Stadium , Bolton , between 10 and 12 June 2005.
Phil Taylor eventually took the trophy with a 13–7 final victory over Mark Walsh .
The tournament also featured Phil Taylor's third televised nine-dart finish in his semi-final victory over defending champion Roland Scholten .
26 September 2004 (Welsh) Phil Taylor Tom Wilson [ 1] Phil Taylor beat Mark Walsh [ 2] Andy Smith Gary Anderson [ 3] Steve Hine Bob Anderson [ 4] Andy Smith 2–0 Andy Jenkins [ 5] Denis Ovens Mark Dudbridge [ 6] Alex Roy Ronnie Baxter [ 7] Jimmy Mann 2–0 Mark Walsh [ 8]
Prize money
The prize fund was £124,000.[ 9]
Stage (no. of players)
Prize money(Total: £124,000)
Winner
(1)
£30,000
Runner-Up
(1)
£15,000
Semi-finalists
(2)
£7,500
Quarter-finalists
(4)
£4,000
Last 16 (fifth round)
(8)
£2,000
Last 32 (fourth round)
(16)
£1,000
Last 64 (third round)
(32)
£500
Nine-dart finish (1)
501 bottles of Budweiser
Friday 10 June
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[ 10]
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Saturday 11 June
[ 10]
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Last 32 to final
[ 11] [ 12]
Random draws were made after each round, draw bracket has been compiled retrospectively.
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