The tournament featured 138 players. As in previous years, eight regional UK Open events were staged across the UK where players winning were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 96 players and ties in the list, who played a minimum of three events received a place at the final stages.
Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round) The Rileys qualifiers and the players outside the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit began the tournament on the Thursday night. They played down to 32 players, and they were joined by the top 32 of the UK Open Order of Merit the following night, to provide the competition's last 64. A random draw was made after each subsequent 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) 32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain. 10 players qualified as
BDO representatives from Avon, Bedfordshire, East Stirlingshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lothian, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Warwickshire. ==Prize money==