2013 PDC World Darts Championship

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»

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]

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

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

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

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

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

Av. Player Score Player Av.
76.70 Germany Andree Welge 1–4 Hong Kong Leung Chen Nam 80.10
90.51 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 4–3 Croatia Robert Marijanović 82.16
87.00 Germany Max Hopp 4–1 South Africa Charl Pietersen 81.79
82.32 Finland Jarkko Komula 2–4 Finland Jani Haavisto 88.18
81.92 Spain Carlos Rodríguez 2–4 England John Bowles 79.01
78.30 Philippines Lourence Ilagan 4–3 Wales Jamie Lewis 81.84
87.13 Japan Haruki Muramatsu 4–0 New Zealand Dave Harrington 59.36
79.69 Singapore Paul Lim 4–1 Malaysia Mohd Latif Sapup 65.58

Last 64

Finals

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 England Phil Taylor 101.38 5
8 England Andy Hamilton 96.38 0
1 England Phil Taylor 98.98 6
13 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 96.74 4
5 Australia Simon Whitlock 97.36 1
13 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 102.32 5
1 England Phil Taylor 103.04 7
7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 100.66 4
2 England Adrian Lewis 100.80 4
7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.73 5
7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 97.87 6
3 England James Wade 87.37 4
6 England Wes Newton 97.15 4
3 England James Wade 92.89 5

Rounds 1-4

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

Final

Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referees: England George Noble (first half) and England Bruce Spendley (second half).
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 1 January 2013.
(1) Phil Taylor England 7 – 4 Netherlands 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

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

Source: Match reports in the draw

Representation from different countries

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

England
ENG 		Netherlands
NED 		Australia
AUS 		Scotland
SCO 		Northern Ireland
NIR 		Wales
WAL 		Finland
FIN 		Germany
GER 		Belgium
BEL 		Canada
CAN 		United States
USA 		Sweden
SWE 		Malaysia
MAS 		Singapore
SIN 		Japan
JPN 		New Zealand
NZL 		Croatia
CRO 		Philippines
PHI 		Hong Kong
HKG 		South Africa
RSA 		Spain
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

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

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