2013 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2013 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship was the 20th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace, London between 14 December 2012 and 1 January 2013.[1]

2013 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates14 December 2012 –
1 January 2013
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs (preliminaries)
Sets (from Round 1)
Final – best of 13
Prize fund£1,000,000
Winner's share£200,000
Nine-dart finish Dean Winstanley
 Michael van Gerwen
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Phil Taylor
«2012 2014»

Adrian Lewis was the defending champion having won the last two editions of the tournament, but was beaten by Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals, thus ending Lewis' 15 match unbeaten run at the World Championship.

Two nine-dart finishes were obtained at this year's World Championship; Dean Winstanley achieved the feat in his third round loss to Vincent van der Voort, and Michael van Gerwen threw one in his semi-final victory over James Wade.

Phil Taylor aged 52 claimed his 16th and last World Championship title with a 7–4 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the final, despite trailing 0–2 and then 2–4 after six sets. Van Gerwen averaged between 105 and 108 in the early sets but as his average dropped, Taylor's average reached 103, winning five successive sets to claim his 16th title over a rival he admitted in the post-match interview was 'hard to crack'.[2]

With his 2013 PDC World Championship win, Taylor became the first winner of the newly created Sid Waddell Trophy, named after the legendary darts commentator who died of bowel cancer on 11 August 2012.

Format and qualifiers edit

The televised stages featured 72 players. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of Merit on 26 November 2012 were seeded for the tournament.[3] They were joined by the 16 highest non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit, based on the 33 events played on the PDC Pro Tour.

These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (as determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Barnsley on 26 November 2012), the highest ranked non-qualified player on the PDC Youth Tour Order of Merit, and 21 international players: the four highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 17 further international qualifiers to be determined by the PDC and PDPA.[3]

Some of the international players, such as the four from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.

Players were:[4]

Prize money edit

The 2013 World Championship featured a prize fund of £1,000,000 – the same as in the previous three years.

The prize money was allocated as follows:[3]

Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £1,000,000)
Winner (1) £200,000
Runner-Up (1) £100,000
Semi-finalists (2) £50,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £25,000
Third round losers (8) £15,000
Second round losers (16) £10,000
First round losers (32) £6,000
Preliminary round losers (8) £3,500
Nine-dart finish (2) £15,000
(£7,500 each)

Draw edit

The draw for the Round of 64 took place on 4 December 2012, the preliminary round pairings were published on 26 November 2012.[20][21]

Preliminary round edit

The winner played his first-round match the same day.

Av. Player Score Player Av.
76.70   Andree Welge 1–4   Leung Chen Nam 80.10
90.51   Daryl Gurney 4–3   Robert Marijanović 82.16
87.00   Max Hopp 4–1   Charl Pietersen 81.79
82.32   Jarkko Komula 2–4   Jani Haavisto 88.18
81.92   Carlos Rodríguez 2–4   John Bowles 79.01
78.30   Lourence Ilagan 4–3   Jamie Lewis 81.84
87.13   Haruki Muramatsu 4–0   Dave Harrington 59.36
79.69   Paul Lim 4–1   Mohd Latif Sapup 65.58

Last 64 edit

Finals edit

Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
28–29 December
[22][23]
Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
30 December
[24]
Final (best of 13 sets)
1 January
[25]
         
1   Phil Taylor 101.38 5
8   Andy Hamilton 96.38 0
1   Phil Taylor 98.98 6
13   Raymond van Barneveld 96.74 4
5   Simon Whitlock 97.36 1
13   Raymond van Barneveld 102.32 5
1   Phil Taylor 103.04 7
7   Michael van Gerwen 100.66 4
2   Adrian Lewis 100.80 4
7   Michael van Gerwen 102.73 5
7   Michael van Gerwen 97.87 6
3   James Wade 87.37 4
6   Wes Newton 97.15 4
3   James Wade 92.89 5

Rounds 1-4 edit

First round (best of 5 sets)
14–20 December
[26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Second round (best of 7 sets)
21–23 December
[33][34][35]
Third round (best of 7 sets)
23–27 December
[35][36]
Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
28–29 December
[37][38]
            
1   Phil Taylor 93.92 3
  Mickey Mansell 78.46 0
1   Taylor 90.23 4
  Hendriks 82.75 1
32   Wayne Jones 92.21 0
  Jerry Hendriks 87.50 3
1   Taylor 97.18 4
17   Thornton 94.80 0
16   Paul Nicholson 87.95 3
  Co Stompé 85.63 0
16   Nicholson 92.56 3
17   Thornton 94.79 4
17   Robert Thornton 99.06 3
  Magnus Caris 83.27 0
1   Taylor 101.38 5
8   Hamilton 96.38 0
8   Andy Hamilton 90.24 3
  James Richardson 83.26 1
8   Hamilton 97.27 4
25   Burnett 89.60 1
25   Richie Burnett 82.73 3
  James Hubbard 78.80 2
8   Hamilton 99.47 4
9   Jenkins 100.39 1
9   Terry Jenkins 94.31 3
  Steve Brown 86.12 0
9   Jenkins 98.18 4
24   Part 89.34 1
24   John Part 89.56 3
  Joe Cullen 87.89 0
5   Simon Whitlock 95.50 3
  Haruki Muramatsu 84.75 0
5   Whitlock 96.34 4
28   Osborne 89.79 0
28   Colin Osborne 94.51 3
  Lourence Ilagan 87.59 0
5   Whitlock 91.07 4
12   Chisnall 88.90 3
12   Dave Chisnall 92.89 3
  Shane Tichowitsch 92.07 0
12   Chisnall 98.44 4
  Gurney 96.42 1
21   Andy Smith 81.81 1
  Daryl Gurney 83.35 3
5   Whitlock 97.36 1
13   van Barneveld 102.32 5
4   Gary Anderson 98.82 3
  Jani Haavisto 90.39 1
4   Anderson 98.01 4
  Bowles 90.32 3
29   Jamie Caven 94.15 2
  John Bowles 93.56 3
4   Anderson 88.62 0
13   van Barneveld 93.35 4
13   Raymond van Barneveld 108.31 3
  Michael Smith 87.90 0
13   van Barneveld 95.75 4
20   Dolan 86.52 1
20   Brendan Dolan 92.98 3
  Mark Jones 87.95 0
2   Adrian Lewis 83.14 3
  Gino Vos 79.90 1
2   A. Lewis 87.95 4
31   Ovens 84.72 1
31   Denis Ovens 81.71 3
  Max Hopp 78.40 2
2   A. Lewis 95.06 4
15   Painter 92.36 2
15   Kevin Painter 94.97 3
  Leung Chen Nam 82.81 0
15   Painter 95.86 4
18   Baxter 92.76 3
18   Ronnie Baxter 88.72 3
  Dennis Priestley 88.20 1
2   A. Lewis 100.80 4
7   van Gerwen 102.73 5
7   Michael van Gerwen 90.64 3
  Paul Lim 87.60 0
7   van Gerwen 102.13 4
26   Wright 95.24 2
26   Peter Wright 94.95 3
  Arron Monk 89.88 0
7   van Gerwen 98.96 4
23   Lloyd 91.33 1
10   Mark Webster 97.00 3
  Ian White 92.11 1
10   Webster 89.97 2
23   Lloyd 92.81 4
23   Colin Lloyd 94.22 3
  Darin Young 86.57 2
6   Wes Newton 86.90 3
  Johnny Haines 84.29 0
6   Newton 99.53 4
  Rand 90.20 0
27   Kim Huybrechts 98.79 2
  Scott Rand 97.82 3
6   Newton 87.22 4
22   Walsh 80.75 1
11   Justin Pipe 84.23 3
  Andy Jenkins 73.20 0
11   Pipe 92.50 2
22   Walsh 91.41 4
22   Mark Walsh 88.58 3
  Darren Webster 87.60 1
6   Newton 97.15 4
3   Wade 92.89 5
3   James Wade 91.09 3
  Peter Hudson 82.57 0
3   Wade 92.13 4
30   Beaton 88.76 2
30   Steve Beaton 87.54 3
  Kyle Anderson 83.63 0
3   Wade 89.61 4
19   van der Voort 95.70 0
14   Mervyn King 90.70 2
  Dean Winstanley 91.76 3
  Winstanley 91.48 2
19   van der Voort 90.79 4
19   Vincent van der Voort 89.01 3
  Stuart Kellett 87.53 0

Final edit

Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referees:   George Noble (first half) and   Bruce Spendley (second half).
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 1 January 2013.
(1) Phil Taylor   7 – 4   Michael van Gerwen (7)
2 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 2, 2 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 1, 3 – 2, 3 – 1, 3 – 1
103.04 Average (3 darts) 100.66
5 180 scores 9
170 Highest checkout 140
42% Checkout summary 53%

Statistics edit

Player Eliminated Played Sets Won Sets Lost Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout Average
  Phil Taylor Winner 6 29 9 98 49 198 99 20 170 97.46
  Michael van Gerwen Runner-up 6 26 18 103 79 223 135 57 144 98.83
  Raymond van Barneveld Semi-final 5 20 8 67 43 138 91 34 136 99.29
  James Wade Semi-final 5 20 12 69 58 167 83 17 130 90.62
  Andy Hamilton Quarter-final 4 11 8 39 40 100 43 20 138 95.84
  Simon Whitlock Quarter-final 4 12 8 46 38 97 56 22 164 95.07
  Wes Newton Quarter-final 4 15 6 52 36 106 71 19 144 92.70
  Adrian Lewis Quarter-final 4 15 9 55 44 116 68 29 138 91.74
  Terry Jenkins Third round 3 8 5 30 22 64 37 23 120 97.63
  Robert Thornton Third round 3 7 7 31 32 81 47 19 150 96.22
  Gary Anderson Third round 3 7 8 35 37 80 47 27 142 95.15
  Kevin Painter Third round 3 9 7 34 30 72 42 22 160 94.40
  Dave Chisnall Third round 3 10 5 37 33 88 44 24 157 93.41
  Colin Lloyd Third round 3 8 8 35 36 90 51 10 132 92.79
  Vincent van der Voort Third round 3 7 6 28 26 60 35 14 108 91.83
  Mark Walsh Third round 3 8 7 32 29 76 39 11 101 86.91
  Peter Wright Second round 2 5 4 17 18 51 26 9 141 95.10
  Scott Rand Second round 2 3 6 14 20 46 21 4 104 94.01
  Mark Webster Second round 2 5 5 22 18 48 21 12 145 93.49
  Colin Osborne Second round 2 3 4 13 17 28 22 5 164 92.15
  Dean Winstanley Second round 2 5 6 24 27 64 28 19 141 91.62
  Ronnie Baxter Second round 2 6 5 23 23 50 22 17 89 90.74
  Paul Nicholson Second round 2 6 4 28 21 63 38 7 107 90.26
  Daryl Gurney Second round 3 4 5 26 22 51 28 15 122 90.09
  Brendan Dolan Second round 2 4 4 16 13 34 19 7 124 89.75
  John Part Second round 2 4 4 15 16 39 13 5 127 89.45
  Justin Pipe Second round 2 5 4 19 16 60 21 4 116 88.37
  Steve Beaton Second round 2 5 4 19 17 37 31 6 84 88.15
  John Bowles Second round 3 6 6 35 33 102 50 12 121 87.63
  Richie Burnett Second round 2 4 6 22 22 54 32 9 121 86.17
  Jerry Hendriks Second round 2 4 4 12 19 31 21 6 156 85.13
  Denis Ovens Second round 2 4 6 20 20 56 24 3 113 83.22
  Kim Huybrechts First round 1 2 3 8 9 29 7 3 127 98.79
  Jamie Caven First round 1 2 3 12 13 28 19 6 110 94.15
  Wayne Jones First round 1 0 3 6 9 32 7 3 116 92.21
  Ian White First round 1 1 3 4 11 15 8 7 98 92.11
  Shane Tichowitsch First round 1 0 3 5 9 17 10 2 161 92.07
  Mervyn King First round 1 2 3 13 14 35 20 4 140 90.70
  Arron Monk First round 1 0 3 3 9 12 9 1 52 89.88
  Jani Haavisto First round 2 1 3 11 13 30 13 4 130 89.29
  Dennis Priestley First round 1 1 3 8 11 23 12 4 92 88.20
  Mark Jones First round 1 0 3 1 9 18 6 1 16 87.95
  Michael Smith First round 1 0 3 1 9 5 5 3 40 87.90
  Joe Cullen First round 1 0 3 4 9 13 9 3 52 87.89
  Darren Webster First round 1 1 3 5 10 18 8 5 76 87.60
  Stuart Kellett First round 1 0 3 4 9 15 7 2 84 87.53
  Darin Young First round 1 2 3 12 15 28 14 4 144 86.57
  Steve Brown First round 1 0 3 3 9 16 5 1 76 86.12
  Haruki Muramatsu First round 2 0 3 7 9 26 11 0 116 85.94
  Co Stompé First round 1 0 3 2 9 17 3 2 72 85.63
  Johnny Haines First round 1 0 3 3 9 15 12 0 95 84.29
  Paul Lim First round 2 0 3 9 10 19 13 0 170 83.65
  Kyle Anderson First round 1 0 3 4 9 19 7 1 40 83.63
  Magnus Caris First round 1 0 3 1 9 11 2 1 64 83.27
  James Richardson First round 1 1 3 7 10 28 10 1 100 83.26
  Lourence Ilagan First round 2 0 3 9 12 27 12 1 121 82.95
  Max Hopp First round 2 2 3 12 13 27 16 2 96 82.70
  Peter Hudson First round 1 0 3 2 9 14 4 2 56 82.57
  Andy Smith First round 1 1 3 5 11 23 14 0 64 81.81
  Leung Chen Nam First round 2 0 3 6 10 23 7 4 40 81.46
  Gino Vos First round 1 1 3 7 9 16 5 3 61 79.90
  James Hubbard First round 1 2 3 8 13 27 13 1 101 78.80
  Mickey Mansell First round 1 0 3 1 9 14 4 1 82 78.46
  Andy Jenkins First round 1 0 3 2 9 12 4 0 70 73.20
  Jarkko Komula Preliminary round 1 0 0 2 4 5 6 0 81 82.32
  Robert Marijanović Preliminary round 1 0 0 3 4 14 3 0 73 82.16
  Carlos Rodríguez Preliminary round 1 0 0 2 4 6 2 1 40 81.92
  Jamie Lewis Preliminary round 1 0 0 3 4 7 4 1 118 81.84
  Charl Pietersen Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 4 6 5 0 40 81.79
  Andree Welge Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 4 5 5 0 16 76.70
  Mohd Latif Sapup Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 10 65.58
  Dave Harrington Preliminary round 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 59.36

Source: Match reports in the draw

Representation from different countries edit

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.

 
ENG
 
NED
 
AUS
 
SCO
 
NIR
 
WAL
 
FIN
 
GER
 
BEL
 
CAN
 
USA
 
SWE
 
MAS
 
SIN
 
JPN
 
NZL
 
CRO
 
PHI
 
HKG
 
RSA
 
SPA
Total
Final 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Semis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Quarters 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Round 3 10 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Round 2 18 4 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Round 1 36 6 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 64
Prelim. 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16
Total 36 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 72

Broadcasting edit

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels.[41]

Country Channel
   United Kingdom and Ireland Sky Sports HD
  Netherlands RTL 7
  Germany Sport1
Middle East OSN Sports
  Czech Republic
  Hungary
  Romania
  Slovakia
Sport TV
(Sport 1 and Sport 2)
  Australia Fox Sports
  New Zealand Sky New Zealand

Additionally, the semi-finals and final were broadcast in 3D in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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External links edit