We take a look through the previous winners of the Darts UK Open since Phil Taylor captured the competition's first title back in 2003.
Phil Taylor was the winner of the inaugural UK Open, defeating Shayne Burgess 18-8 in the final in 2003.
The Power remains the most successful player in the competition with five titles, though Michael van Gerwen will be eyeing up the chance of overtaking him, having won three honours.
No player has won the UK open in three consecutive tournaments, though Taylor, Van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld have won back-to-back titles.
Adrian Lewis hit the highest ever final three-dart average, averaging 109.13 in a straightforward 11-1 victory over Terry Jenkins in 2014.
Dimitri Van den Bergh defeated Luke Humphries 11-10 in the most recent UK open final in 2024, despite averaging less (95.18 compared to Humphries' 96.07).
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
2003 | Phil Taylor | Shayne Burgess |
2004 | Roland Scholten | John Part |
2005 | Phil Taylor | Mark Walsh |
2006 | Raymond van Barneveld | Barrie Bates |
2007 | Raymond van Barneveld | Vincent van der Voort |
2008 | James Wade | Gary Mawson |
2009 | Phil Taylor | Colin Osborne |
2010 | Phil Taylor | Gary Anderson |
2011 | James Wade | Wes Newton |
2012 | Robert Thornton | Phil Taylor |
2013 | Phil Taylor | Andy Hamilton |
2014 | Adrian Lewis | Terry Jenkins |
2015 | Michael van Gerwen | Peter Wright |
2016 | Michael van Gerwen | Peter Wright |
2017 | Peter Wright | Gerwyn Price |
2018 | Gary Anderson | Corey Cadby |
2019 | Nathan Aspinall | Rob Cross |
2020 | Michael van Gerwen | Gerwyn Price |
2021 | James Wade | Luke Humphries |
2022 | Danny Noppert | Michael Smith |
2023 | Andrew Gilding | Michael van Gerwen |
2024 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | Luke Humphries |