The tournament of upsets returns for its 2025 edition as darts lovers set their sights on Minehead for the 2025 PDC UK Open. Go through our PDC 2025 UK Open betting tips to figure out what to expect from the competition.
Butlin’s Minehead will be the battleground for PDC UK Open glory from February 28 to March 2. A prize pool of ÂŁ600,000 will be at stake, with the champion enjoying a sweet ÂŁ110,000 payday in what will be the 23rd edition of the tournament.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2025 Ladbrokes UK Open |
| 🎯 Venue: | Butlin’s Resort, Minehead, England |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Friday, February 28 to Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
Before exploring our darts tips for UK Open 2025, you need to understand how the tournament works. Qualifying for the PDC Open is a major milestone for many players. Its notoriously unpredictable open draw has led to many underdog victories. That’s why many British darts fans compare the tournament to football’s FA Cup. Anyone can beat anyone here.
64 players will participate in the first round, and from there on, the tournament will unfold in phases. Winners from that stage will advance to face 32 new entrants in both the second and third rounds, narrowing the field to the final 64 by the fourth round.
PDC UK Open 2025 predictions favorites such as world number one Luke Humphries, reigning world champion Luke Littler, and top-tier stars like Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting, and Gerwyn Price won’t enter the competition until the last 64. The early-round survivors get the chance to test themselves against the very best in the later stages.
The first three rounds will feature best-of-11 games. From fourth to sixth, and the quarter-finals, we will see best-of-19 clashes. Contestants will determine the semi-finals and the final through best-of-21 battles.
Three-time champions Van Gerwen and James Wade return to the competition as they try to close the gap with the all-time king of the competition. Phil Taylor has won the competition a record five times. Dimitri Van den Bergh delivered an upset win against Humphries last year to snatch the crown.
Darts betting apps have already rolled out the darts 2025 UK Open odds. Let’s see which players are at the top of the list of title challengers:
Stats say Littler has been the world’s best arrowsmith for the past 12 months, so he will be a popular pick to bet on the 2025 UK Open.
Humphries showed his world championship credentials earlier this month as he stormed to the 2025 PDC World Masters title. Cool Hand Luke will look to continue his red-hot form at Minehead.
Van Gerwen will once again look to rediscover his form. The Dutchman has struggled lately, but UK bookies for darts still consider him among favorites.
After two deep runs, Price suffered a second round in his latest outing. The Welshman is expected to feature heavily in 2025 PDC UK Open betting tips despite his 2025 PDC World Masters failure.
Bunting won the Bahrain Darts Masters in January and nearly followed it up with the Dutch Darts Masters trophy. A quarter-final run at the PDC World Masters could motivate the Englishman to return to winning ways.
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The reigning champion comes at a staggering price across sportsbooks to defend his title. That said, we see incredible value in backing Van den Bergh. He comes fresh off a semi-final finish at the PDC World Masters, so he should not be overlooked. Also, if we look a bit further, there are encouraging signs that he can inspire some Minehead Magic once again.
A year ago, the ‘Dreammaker’ dazzled with a joint-tournament-high 170 checkout at the World Grand Prix, only to see his run halted by fellow countryman and eventual champion Mike De Decker in a heartbreaking semi-final defeat. This is not the safest PDC UK Open 2025 prediction by any means, but we have great confidence in Van den Bergh this weekend and cannot miss tasty odds.
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Chris Wickenden and Nathan Girvan will face off in the UK Open first round. This will be the first meeting between the two players, so there is no head-to-head data to draw from. But Girvan is a promising rising talent in the Scottish darts scene. He had a silver medal finish at the 2022 PDC World Youth Championship.
Wickenden, on the other hand, is approaching his 40s and has had a relatively unremarkable career. So, we will put our money on Girvan winning this and progressing to the next round.
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As things stand, Christian Kist and Daniel Perry seem to meet in a battle that is highly likely to be a one-sided battle. Kist has far more experience at senior levels and is the overwhelming favorite to win this match. Since this could finish early, we felt like backing the match to finish before the eighth set.
Our final 2025 PDC UK Open betting tips feature a successful title defense for Van der Bergh and the first-round clash between Kist and Perry lasting less than eight sets.
