Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Peter Wright 6–5 in the final of the 2016 tournament,[2][3] but lost 6–2 in the third round to Rob Cross.

Peter Wright won the tournament, defeating Mervyn King 6–2 in the final.

[4] This is how the prize money is divided:[5] The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 11 May automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

Adrian Lewis withdrew for health reasons the day before the event, meaning a fifth Host Nation Qualifier took his place.

[6] On 2 July, Joe Cullen withdrew before his third round match after his father suffered a heart attack;[7][8] consequently Mensur Suljović was given a bye to the quarter-finals.