The 2013 Coral Masters was the inaugural staging of the non-ranking darts tournament The Masters, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held between 1–3 November 2013 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.

2013 Coral Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–3 November 2013
VenueRoyal Highland Centre
LocationEdinburgh
Country Scotland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final: best of 19 legs
Prize fund£160,000
Winner's share£50,000
High checkout156 England Adrian Lewis
(first round)
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
2014»

Phil Taylor won the title by beating Adrian Lewis 10–1 in the final.

Qualifiers edit

Only the top 16 players on the PDC's Order of Merit on 20 October 2013 qualified for the event.[1] These were:

  1.   Phil Taylor (winner)
  2.   Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  3.   Adrian Lewis (runner-up)
  4.   Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  5.   James Wade (semi-finals)
  6.   Andy Hamilton (first round)
  7.   Dave Chisnall (first round)
  8.   Wes Newton (quarter-finals)
  9.   Justin Pipe (first round)
  10.   Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)
  11.   Robert Thornton (quarter-finals)
  12.   Kevin Painter (first round)
  13.   Mervyn King (first round)
  14.   Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  15.   Peter Wright (first round)
  16.   Terry Jenkins (first round)

Prize money edit

The total prize fund was £160,000.[2]

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £160,000)
Winner (1) £50,000
Runner-up (1) £20,000
Semi-finalists (2) £10,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500
First round losers (8) £5,000

Draw edit

[1][3]

First round (best of 11 legs)
1 November
[4]
Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs)
2 November
[5]
Semi-finals (best of 19 legs)
3 November
[6]
Final (best of 19 legs)
3 November
[6]
            
1   Phil Taylor 97.38 6
16   Terry Jenkins 86.89 3
1   Phil Taylor 109.28 8
8   Wes Newton 99.27 2
8   Wes Newton 91.13 6
9   Justin Pipe 88.26 5
1   Phil Taylor 106.35 10
5   James Wade 73.99 1
5   James Wade 87.87 6
12   Kevin Painter 92.93 5
5   James Wade 97.17 8
4   Simon Whitlock 94.13 7
4   Simon Whitlock 96.29 6
13   Mervyn King 93.50 4
1   Phil Taylor 108.50 10
3   Adrian Lewis 100.03 1
2   Michael van Gerwen 103.47 6
15   Peter Wright 99.92 2
2   Michael van Gerwen 94.26 6
10   Raymond van Barneveld 97.08 8
7   Dave Chisnall 94.06 3
10   Raymond van Barneveld 98.42 6
10   Raymond van Barneveld 98.83 9
3   Adrian Lewis 99.61 10
6   Andy Hamilton 89.24 4
11   Robert Thornton 89.98 6
11   Robert Thornton 98.80 2
3   Adrian Lewis 107.93 8
3   Adrian Lewis 99.72 6
14   Kim Huybrechts 106.43 5

Statistics edit

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average
  Phil Taylor Winner 4 34 7 15 55 37 11 143 105.38
  Adrian Lewis Runner-up 4 25 26 6 61 42 16 156 101.82
  Raymond van Barneveld Semi-finals 3 23 19 6 46 37 13 143 98.11
  James Wade Semi-finals 3 15 22 4 41 21 5 91 86.34
  Michael van Gerwen Quarter-finals 2 12 10 5 29 12 5 135 98.87
  Simon Whitlock Quarter-finals 2 13 12 4 28 18 8 112 95.21
  Wes Newton Quarter-finals 2 8 13 4 22 17 5 65 95.20
  Robert Thornton Quarter-finals 2 8 12 3 30 10 5 70 94.39
  Kim Huybrechts First round 1 5 6 0 16 9 3 100 106.43
  Peter Wright First round 1 2 6 1 11 6 3 125 99.92
  Dave Chisnall First round 1 3 6 1 12 5 2 84 94.06
  Mervyn King First round 1 4 6 1 12 7 1 121 93.50
  Kevin Painter First round 1 5 6 1 26 6 1 79 92.93
  Andy Hamilton First round 1 4 6 1 7 5 5 61 89.24
  Justin Pipe First round 1 5 6 3 11 11 1 88 88.26
  Terry Jenkins First round 1 3 6 1 16 5 0 120 86.89

Source: Match reports from the draw.

Broadcasting edit

The tournament was available on ITV4 in the United Kingdom.[7] It was also shown on RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Sport1 in Germany, Fox Sports in Australia and on Sky New Zealand.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Coral Masters Schedule Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 The Masters Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 The Masters Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  4. ^ "The Coral Masters First Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  5. ^ "The Coral Masters Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Amazing Taylor's Coral Masters Triumph". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  7. ^ "PDC & ITV Sign New Four-Event Deal". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.