Schedule Friday afternoon at UK Open Darts 2024: Beaton, Whitlock, Van Veen all in action during frenetic first rounds in Minehead

Friday morning at 11:00 the 22nd edition of the UK Open will start in the English coastal town of Minehead. Dubbed the FA Cup of Darts, it sees action all over the boards throughout a frenetic opening session.

The UK Open is a unique tournament on the PDC calendar. Not only is it the event with the largest field of participants. The "open draw" is also unique to the UK Open. After the third round, there is a new draw after each round. This can lead to clashes between world class players early in the tournament.

The 32 world top players do have the first three rounds free. During the afternoon session, 126 players compete for a spot among the final 64. These players enter in different rounds and play on eight different boards.

Haupai Puha facing Jelle Klaasen kicks off proceedings on the main stage as Steve Beaton and Jim Williams are also among the leading lights involved. Gian van Veen and Simon Whitlock are also among those involved elsewhere with the Main Stage being in the main arena, Stage Two in the famous Red's Bar and the multi-board room hosting boards 3-8 with both Tour Card Holders and Riley's Qualifiers as well as those that have clinched their spots from the secondary tour all in action this afternoon.

Playing schedule UK Open 2024

Friday, March 1

Afternoon session (from 11:00am, main stage from 11:45 am)

Main stage

Haupai Puha v Jelle Klaasen (R1)

Sebastian Bialecki v Jenson Walker (R1)

Jeffrey Sparidaans v Christian Perez (R2)

Jacques Labre v Steve Lennon (R2)

Jurjen van der Velde v Jeffrey de Zwaan (R2)

Brooks/Crabtree v Van Dongen/Tricole (R2)

Rowby-John Rodriguez v Madars Razma (R3)

Steve Beaton v Payne/Rusty-Jake Rodriguez/Meulenkamp (R3)

Jim Williams v Gregory/Griffin/Whitehead/Gates (R3)

Board 2

Connor Scutt v Wesley Plaisier (R1)

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez v Ron Meulenkamp (R1)

Jules van Dongen v Thibault Tricole (R1)

Danny Lauby v Nathan Rafferty (R1)

Geert Nentjes v Pascal Rupprecht (R2)

Karel Sedlacek v Robert Owen (R2)

Andy Baetens v Claydon/Lovely (R2)

Gregory/Griffin v Whitehead/Gates (R2)

Martin Lukeman v Jermaine Wattimena (R3)

Van Peer/Kuivenhoven v Simon Whitlock (R3)

Gian van Veen v D Taylor/Western/Burness/Henderson (R3)

Brooks/Crabtree/Van Dongen/Tricole v Cameron Menzies (R3)

Board 3

Christian Kist v Patrick Geeraets (R1)

Leighton Bennett v Scott Mitchell (R1)

Matthew Dennant v Jeffrey de Graaf (R1)

Conan Whitehead v Leonard Gates (R1)

Owen Roelofs v Stephen Burton (R2)

Van der Wal/Haines v Mario Vandenbogaerde (R2)

Josh Payne v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez/Meulenkamp (R2)

Wenig/Lonsdale v Roes/Reus (R2)

Boris Krcmar v Ritchie Edhouse (R3)

Goffin/Kenny v Matt Campbell (R3)

Alan Soutar v Baetens/Claydon/Lovely (R3)

Ricky Evans v Toonders/Landman/L Evans (R3)

Bates/Boulton/Usher v R Huybrechts/Lane/Gruellich (R3)

Board 4

Dom Taylor v Brandon Western (R1)

Lukas Wenig v Tom Lonsdale (R1)

Kevin Burness v John Henderson (R1)

Owen Bates v Andy Boulton (R1)

Daniel Klose v Adam Warner (R2)

Ronny Huybrechts v Lane/Gruellich (R2)

Niels Zonneveld v Sumner/Nijman (R2)

Hogg/Beveridge v Bennett/Mitchell (R2)

Mickey Mansell v Ian White (R3)

Ryan Meilke v Nentjes/Rupprecht (R3)

Van der Wal/Haines/Vandenbogaerde v Florian Hempel (R3)

Van der Velde/De Zwaan v Smith-Neale/Kist/Geeraets (R3)

Board 5

Jack Male v Martin Dragt (R1)

Ashley Coleman v Tim Wolters (R1)

Brett Claydon v Thomas Lovely (R1)

Bradly Roes v Benjamin Reus (R1)

Callum Goffin v Nick Kenny (R2)

James Hurrell v Croft/Borland (R2)

Tunders/Landman v Lee Evans (R2)

D Taylor/Western v Burness/Henderson (R2)

William O'Connor v Mensur Suljovic (R3)

Sedlacek/Owen v Kevin Doets (R3)

Mike De Decker v Zonneveld/Sumner/Nijman (R3)

Scutt/Plaisier/Puha/Klaasen v Klose/Warner (R3)

Board 6

Jitse van der Wal v Johnny Haines (R1)

Bradley Brooks v Cam Crabtree (R1)

Paul Krohne v Michael Taylor (R1)

Christopher Toonders v Chris Landman (R1)

Adam Smith-Neale v Kist/Geeraets (R2)

Killington/Szaganski v Robbie Knops (R2)

Pilgrim/Richardson v Keegan Brown (R2)

Male/Dragt v Lauby/Rafferty (R2)

Luke Woodhouse v Monk/Slevin (R3)

Keane Barry v Hurrell/Croft/Borland (R3)

Adam Gawlas v Turetta/Grundy/Cole (R3)

Bialecki/Walker/Coleman/Wolters v Ryan Joyce (R3)

Board 7

George Killington v Radek Szaganski (R1)

Darryl Pilgrim v Joshua Richardson (R1)

Joe Croft v William Borland (R1)

Jason Hogg v Darren Beveridge (R1)

Berry van Peer v Maik Kuivenhoven (R2)

Dennant/De Graaf v Danny van Trijp (R2)

Turetta/Grundy v Jarred Cole (R2)

Scutt/Plaisier v Puha/Klaasen (R2)

Vincent van der Voort v Sparidaans/Perez (R3)

Mervyn King v Killington/Szaganski/Knops (R3)

Wenig/Lonsdale/Roes/Reus v Callan Rydz (R3)

Ricardo Pietreczko v Krohne/M Taylor/Hall (R3)

Board 8

Harry Lane v Dominik Gruellich (R1)

Harry Gregory v Rhys Griffin (R1)

Michele Turetta v Robert Grundy (R1)

David Sumner v Wessel Nijman (R1)

Arron Monk v Dylan Slevin (R2)

Krohne/M Taylor v Graham Hall (R2)

Bates/Boulton v Graham Usher (R2)

Bialecki/Walker v Coleman/Wolters (R2)

Roelofs/Burton v Richard Veenstra (R3)

Pilgrim/Richardson/Brown v Jamie Hughes (R3)

Male/Dragt/Lauby/Rafferty v Labre/Lennon (R3)

Dennant/De Graaf/Van Trijp v Hogg/Beveridge/Bennett/Mitchell (R3)