2025 UK Open: Darts tips & predictions from Keith Deller

1983 World Darts Champion Keith Deller MBE provides his best bets for the 2025 UK Open as Butlin's, Minehead, plays host to one of the most absorbing competition's on the PDC calendar.

Darts - UK Open Tips & Predictions

Gerwyn Price - To win the UK Open @ 12/1

The two Lukes (Humphries and Littler) will gain plenty of attention heading into the UK Open, but, for me, all of the betting value, amongst the big boys, lies with Gerwyn Price.

There's no player playing with as much confidence and zip as 'The Iceman' right now, and that's evident in the fact that he has already won on the floor and captured a nightly success in the Premier League since the turn of the year.

As we all know, Gerwyn, on his day, is one of the very best operators on the tour, and since the World Darts Championship there has been a clear and obvious upturn in his fortunes.

He seems to be in a far better place in terms of his mindset, he looks eager to get on the stage now whereas three or four months ago he didn't really appear to care whether he was toeing the oche or not.

He wants to play in as many tournaments as he can now and you can see that he is really putting the hard yards in - he is practising harder, he's changed his ways a little bit and his mentality is entirely different to last year.

He's well and truly gone through the motions, and maybe questioned certain things in his game, which every player does, but he has that hunger back now and that's an ominous sign for the rest of the field.

He's a two-time UK Open finalist and a two-time semi-finalist, and I just have a feeling that this could well be his week.

Danny Noppert - To win the UK Open @ 50/1 (Each Way)

As always proves the case at the UK Open, I fully expect a player somewhere down the odds list to come good in Minehead, and that player could well be 50/1 shot Danny Noppert.

Now Danny is a player who, let's not forget, has actually won this competition before - he knows what it takes to prevail in what is one of the most unique events in the calendar given the open draw format, and multi-board set-up.

Butlin's, Minehead, has served him well over the years, and that always helps you when you take to an arena for a tournament - trust me, I've been there before.

He will arrive in confident mood and who knows, if the draw is kind to him, which it could be, then he could be stood on the main stage holding that coveted title aloft for a second time this weekend.

The fact that he isn't one of the big names means he will largely be playing away from the main stage, unless he pulls one of the big boys early doors, and that could be to his advantage - it helps to take the pressure off and keep things low key.

He is a very solid player who has proven winning pedigree in the past, and, at 50/1, each way, he looks to be a very solid bet to me.

Any odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and are subject to fluctuation.