2013 European Championship (darts)

2013 European Championship
Tournament information
Dates 4–7 July
Location Mülheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £200,000
Winners share £50,000
Champion(s)
England Adrian Lewis
«2012 2014»

The 2013 European Championship was the sixth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 4–7 July at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.[1]

The defending champion, Simon Whitlock, pulled off an incredible comeback in his quarter-final match against Jamie Caven to win 10–9 having been 3–9 down.[2] He advanced to the final once more where he faced Adrian Lewis. Lewis won his third major title by defeating the Australian 11–6.[3]

Prize money

The 2013 European Championship has a total prize fund of £200,000.[4] The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Stage Prize money
Winner £50,000
Runner-up £20,000
Semi-finalists £10,000
Quarter-finalists £7,500
Second round £5,000
First round £2,500

Qualification

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit on 23 June automatically qualified for the event. The top eight from them were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top eight non-qualified players from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, with further places awarded to the top seven non-qualified players from the Continental Europe Order of Merit and the leader of the Scandinavian Order of Merit after four of eight events.[5][6] Gary Anderson withdrew before the event began due to illness so Mark Webster took his place due to being the next non-qualified player from the PDC Order of Merit.[7]

These are the participants:

PDC Top 16
  1. England Phil Taylor
  2. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
  3. England Adrian Lewis
  4. England James Wade
  5. Australia Simon Whitlock
  6. England Andy Hamilton
  7. England Wes Newton
  8. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
  9. England Justin Pipe
  10. England Dave Chisnall
  11. Scotland Robert Thornton
  12. England Kevin Painter
  13. England Mervyn King
  14. Belgium Kim Huybrechts
  15. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
  16. England Terry Jenkins
  17. Wales Mark Webster
Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers
  1. England Jamie Caven
  2. Scotland Peter Wright
  3. Canada John Part
  4. England Stuart Kellett
  5. Australia Paul Nicholson
  6. Scotland Gary Anderson
  7. England Ronnie Baxter
  8. England Colin Lloyd
European qualifiers
  1. Austria Mensur Suljović
  2. Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
  3. Germany Tomas Seyler
  4. Germany Max Hopp
  5. Belgium Kurt van de Rijck
  6. Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
  7. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
SDC Order of Merit
  1. Finland Jani Haavisto

Draw

The draw was held on 23 June 2013.[5]

First round (best of 11 legs)
July 4–5
[8][9]
Second round (best of 19 legs)
July 6
[10]
Quarter Finals (best of 19 legs)
July 7
[2]
Semi Finals (best of 21 legs)
July 7
[11]
Final (best of 21 legs)
July 7
[11]
               
1 England Phil Taylor 96.24 6
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 92.77 3
1 England Phil Taylor 95.51 5
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 95.54 10
  England Stuart Kellett 93.77 3
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 100.97 6
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 93.46 10
Scotland Robert Thornton 94.27 9
8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 87.28 6
Germany Tomas Seyler 81.61 1
8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 95.57 9
Scotland Robert Thornton 93.42 10
  Scotland Robert Thornton 95.05 6
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 88.85 2
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 94.86 7
5 Australia Simon Whitlock 96.14 11
5 Australia Simon Whitlock 94.93 6
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 94.31 4
5 Australia Simon Whitlock 99.52 10
England Colin Lloyd 92.69 6
  England Colin Lloyd 100.65 6
Scotland Peter Wright 98.46 4
5 Australia Simon Whitlock 96.33 10
England Jamie Caven 95.31 9
4 England James Wade 95.41 6
Wales Mark Webster 91.10 2
4 England James Wade 92.78 2
England Jamie Caven 99.44 10
  England Jamie Caven 106.09 6
England Dave Chisnall 96.04 0
5 Australia Simon Whitlock 99.59 6
3 England Adrian Lewis 103.34 11
2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 86.19 6
Belgium Kurt van de Rijck 75.78 1
2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 104.87 10
England Mervyn King 91.41 3
  England Ronnie Baxter 87.17 5
England Mervyn King 88.18 6
2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 104.77 10
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 99.68 7
7 England Wes Newton 92.88 4
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 93.10 6
  Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 103.76 10
England Justin Pipe 98.01 6
  Finland Jani Haavisto 90.73 3
England Justin Pipe 93.92 6
2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.05 8
3 England Adrian Lewis 100.34 11
6 England Andy Hamilton 89.00 6
England Terry Jenkins 88.98 5
6 England Andy Hamilton 89.74 10
Australia Paul Nicholson 87.19 8
  Germany Max Hopp 79.07 4
Australia Paul Nicholson 88.23 6
6 England Andy Hamilton 93.51 3
3 England Adrian Lewis 102.57 10
3 England Adrian Lewis 90.22 6
Austria Mensur Suljovic 90.83 4
3 England Adrian Lewis 100.34 10
England Kevin Painter 90.35 4
  England Kevin Painter 94.91 6
Canada John Part 91.33 4

Broadcasting

On 14 June 2013, the PDC announced that the European Championship would be broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV4 for the next three years.[12] It was also shown on RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Sport1 in Germany, Fox Sports in Australia and on Sky New Zealand.[8]

References

  1. "Tournament Calendar 2013". PDC. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "partypoker.net Euro Champs QFs". PDC. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. "Adrian Lewis wins European Darts Championship in Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. "2013 European Championship Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "PartyPoker.net European Championship Draw". PDC. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  6. "PartyPoker.net European Championship Update". PDC. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  7. "Anderson Withdraws From Euro Champs". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day One". PDC. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  10. "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Second Round". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Brilliant Lewis Is European Champion". PDC. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  12. "PDC & ITV Sign New Four-Event Deal". PDC. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

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