2014 UK Open
The 2014 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the twelfth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 7–9 March 2014, and had the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw was staged after each round until the final.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he suffered a huge upset by losing 9–7 to Aden Kirk in the third round.
Adrian Lewis won the fourth major title of his career beating Terry Jenkins 11–1 in the final.
Format and qualifiers
UK Open qualifiers
There were six qualifying events staged in February 2014 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Friday 7 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Andy Hamilton  Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)Riley qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)32 amateur players qualified from Riley qualifiers held across the UK.Prize moneyThe prize fund had increased from £200,000 to £250,000 for this year's event.DrawFriday 7 March; Best of nine legsPreliminary round
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