The 2003 Sky Bet UK Open was the first edition of the UK Open darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England between 30 May–1 June 2003.

2003 Sky Bet UK Open
Tournament information
Dates30 May–1 June 2003
VenueReebok Stadium
LocationBolton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 35
Prize fund£124,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout170 England Shayne Burgess
(Final)
England Dave Smith
(Quarter-Finals)
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
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The tournament was unique as it had no seeding, and was won by Phil Taylor who defeated Shayne Burgess in the final 18–8 in legs. The Order of Merit can be found on this link here [1]

Friday 30 May 2003

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Preliminary round

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best of 9 legs

1st round

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best of 9 legs

2nd round

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best of 9 legs

Saturday 31 May

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3rd round

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best of 9 legs

4th round

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best of 15 legs

5th Round – Last 16

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best of 17 legs

Sunday 1 June

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Last 8 to final

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Quarter-finals
Best of 19 legs
Semi-finals
Best of 21 legs
Final
Best of 35 legs
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Phil Taylor10
 
 
 
  Tom Wilson2
 
  Phil Taylor11
 
 
 
  Roland Scholten5
 
  Roland Scholten 10
 
 
 
  Dave Smith7
 
  Phil Taylor18
 
 
 
  Shayne Burgess8
 
  Colin Monk8
 
 
 
  Shayne Burgess10
 
  Shayne Burgess 11
 
 
 
  Paul Williams9
 
  Paul Williams10
 
 
  Wayne Jones8
 

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