2013 UK Open
Speedy Services UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 6–9 June 2013 | ||
Venue | Reebok Stadium | ||
Location | Bolton | ||
Country | United Kingdom | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format |
Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
Winners share | £40,000 | ||
Nine dart finish | Wes Newton | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Phil Taylor | |||
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The 2013 Speedy Services UK Open was a darts tournament staged in the UK by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the eleventh year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton over 6–9 June 2013, and has the nickname, the "FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final. Phil Taylor won the title, defeating Andy Hamilton 11–4 in the final to claim his fifth UK Open title.[1]
Format and qualifiers
2013 UK Open Qualifiers
There were eight qualifying events staged across England between February and April 2013 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
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1 | Saturday 23 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Dave Chisnall | [2] |
2 | Sunday 24 February | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Brendan Dolan | [3] | |
3 | Saturday 16 March | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Michael Smith | [4] |
4 | Sunday 17 March | Robert Thornton | 6–4 | Jamie Caven | [5] | |
5 | Saturday 13 April | Simon Whitlock | 6–1 | Michael van Gerwen | [6] | |
6 | Sunday 14 April | Michael van Gerwen | 6–5 | Kim Huybrechts | [7] | |
7 | Saturday 27 April | Kim Huybrechts | 6–2 | John Part | [8] | |
8 | Sunday 28 April | Michael van Gerwen | 6–0 | Mervyn King | [9] |
The tournament features 146 players. The results of the eight qualifiers shown above were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place at the final tournament. In addition, the next 82 players in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Thursday. A further 32 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.
Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into Third Round)
- Michael van Gerwen
- Robert Thornton
- Kim Huybrechts
- Peter Wright
- Simon Whitlock
- Gary Anderson
- Mervyn King
- Ronnie Baxter
- John Part
- Brendan Dolan
- Michael Smith
- Dave Chisnall
- Jamie Caven
- Jason Hogg
- Adrian Lewis
- Ian White
- Wes Newton
- Terry Jenkins
- Stuart Kellett
- Kevin Painter
- Andy Hamilton
- John Bowles
- Paul Nicholson
- Steve Beaton
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Ross Smith
- Ronny Huybrechts
- Ken MacNeil
- Colin Lloyd
- Kevin McDine
- Scott Rand
- Mark Webster
Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into Second Round)
- Mark Cox
- Michael Mansell
- Alex Roy
- Kevin Thomas
- Andy Jenkins
- Co Stompé
- Mark Walsh
- Paul Amos
- Colin Fowler
- Ricky Evans
- Joe Cullen
- Phil Taylor
- Jyhan Artut
- Steve West
- Nigel Heydon
- Magnus Caris
- Andy Smith
- John Henderson
- Matthew Edgar
- Arron Monk
- Terry Temple
- Joey Palfreyman
- Lee Palfreyman
- Kevin Dowling
- Ricky Sudale
- Peter Hudson
- Adam Hunt
- Richie Burnett
- Jelle Klaasen
- Dennis Smith
- Richie Howson
- Jim Walker
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)
- Adrian Gray
- James Wade
- Leon de Geus
- Matt Padgett
- Connie Finnan
- Dave Weston
- Justin Pipe
- Nick Fullwell
- Tony West
- Chris Aubrey
- Tomas Seyler
- Gino Vos
- Paddy Meaney
- Steve Brown
- Scott Coleman
- Darren Johnson
- Mark Dudbridge
- Steve Farmer
- Dean Winstanley
- Vincent van der Voort
- William O'Connor
- Dave Place
- Jason Wilson
- Ted Hankey
- Campbell Jackson
- John Scott
- Steve Hine
- Alan Derrett
- Andy Parsons
- Roland Scholten
- James Hubbard
- Bernd Roith
- Antonio Alcinas
- Shaun Griffiths
- Keegan Brown
- Mensur Suljović
- Royden Lam
- Wayne Jones
- Colin Osborne
- David Copley
- Gareth Cousins
- Keith Rooney
- Mark Lawrence
- Kirk Shepherd
- Gareth Pass
- Prakash Jiwa
- Jamie Lewis
- Matthew Dennant
- Vernon Sheppard
- Johnny Haines
Speedy qualifiers
32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain in April.
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Prize money
For the fifth consecutive UK Open the prize fund will be £200,000.[14]
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money | |
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Winner | (1) | £40,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £20,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
Last 16 (Round 5) | (8) | £4,000 |
Last 32 (Round 4) | (16) | £2,000 |
Last 64 (Round 3) | (32) | £1,000 |
Draw
Thursday 6 June; Best of nine legs
Preliminary round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Robbie Green | 2–5 | James Wade | Vincent van der Voort | 5–4 | Andy Murray | |
Nick Fullwell | 1–5 | Wayne Jones | Colin Osborne | 5–3 | Steve Hine | |
Steve Farmer | 5–3 | Chris Aubrey | Stuart Lowe | 1–5 | Jake Pennington | |
Gino Vos | 5–3 | Alan Derrett | Keegan Brown | 5–3 | Keith Rooney | |
Stephen Bunting | 5–0 | Vernon Shepherd | Connie Finnan | 5–2 | Campbell Jackson | |
Scott Coleman | 5–0 | Mark McGeeney | Mickey Musto | 1–5 | Bernd Roith | |
Maik Langendorf | 5–2 | Tony Martin | Darren Johnson | 5–3 | Antonio Alcinas | |
Royden Lam | 5–2 | Paddy Meaney | Tony West | 5–3 | Jamie Lewis | |
Tam Dymond | 1–5 | Gavin Baker | Terry Dunford | 1–5 | Dean Stewart |
First round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Conan Whitehead | 5–4 | Roland Scholten | James Hubbard | 5–2 | John Scott | |
Mark Lawrence | 5–4 | Mensur Suljović | Darrell Thorpe | 0–5 | Stephen Bunting | |
Dave Weston | 5–4 | Dean Winstanley | Paul Whitworth | 2–5 | Andy Boulton | |
Justin Pipe | 2–5 | Gareth Pass | Steve Farmer | 2–5 | Gaz Cousins | |
Michael Burgoine | 5–0 | Darren Twist | James Wade | 5–0 | Matt Gallett | |
Prakash Jiwa | 5–2 | Darren Johnson | Gary Stone | 5–4 | Maik Langendorf | |
Jay Wilson | 5–2 | Tomas Seyler | Steve Brown | 4–5 | Adrian Gray | |
Gavin Baker | 4–5 | Dave Place | Tony West | 3–5 | Jake Pennington | |
Andy Parsons | 5–3 | Jamie Hagan | Andrew McNicol | 2–5 | Steven Mead | |
Bernd Roith | 3–5 | Ted Hankey | Shaun Griffiths | 2–5 | Keegan Brown | |
Michael Bushby | 5–4 | John Mortimer | Nigel Daniels | 1–5 | Johnny Haines | |
Scott Coleman | 3–5 | Scott Marsh | Connie Finnan | 5–1 | Gino Vos | |
Matthew Dennant | 5–3 | Darrell Townsend | Matt Padgett | 5–0 | David Copley | |
Dean Stewart | 5–3 | Gus Santana | Vincent van der Voort | 3–5 | Kirk Shepherd | |
Robbie Singleton | 1–5 | William O'Connor | Leon de Geus | 3–5 | Scott Robertson | |
Colin Osborne | 5–4 | Mark Dudbridge | Wayne Jones | 5–3 | Royden Lam |
Second round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Ricky Sudale | 4–5 | Richie Burnett | Kevin Dowling | 1–5 | Phil Taylor | |
Matthew Edgar | 5–4 | Colin Osborne | Ted Hankey | 5–1 | Dave Weston | |
Alex Roy | 4–5 | Mark Cox | Jake Pennington | 3–5 | Steve West | |
Magnus Caris | 1–5 | Kirk Shepherd | Joey Palfreyman | 5–3 | Keegan Brown | |
Adam Hunt | 5–1 | Paul Amos | Scott Marsh | 0–5 | Jyhan Artut | |
Connie Finnan | 4–5 | Adrian Gray | Stephen Bunting | 5–2 | Jay Wilson | |
Colin Fowler | 4–5 | Matt Padgett | Gary Stone | 1–5 | Dennis Smith | |
James Wade | 5–0 | Wayne Jones | Steve Mead | 3–5 | Dean Stewart | |
Co Stompé | 4–5 | Michael Mansell | Peter Hudson | 4–5 | Mark Lawrence | |
James Hubbard | 3–5 | Andy Smith | Michael Bushby | 1–5 | Jim Walker | |
Mark Walsh | 4–5 | Lee Palfreyman | Arron Monk | 2–5 | Gaz Cousins | |
Scott Robertson | 4–5 | Andy Boulton | Gareth Pass | 4–5 | Jelle Klaasen | |
Ricky Evans | 2–5 | Joe Cullen | Terry Temple | 5–1 | Prakash Jiwa | |
Dave Place | 2–5 | John Henderson | William O'Connor | 5–2 | Johnny Haines | |
Andy Jenkins | 5–4 | Nigel Heydon | Michael Burgoine | 4–5 | Richie Howson | |
Kevin Thomas | 1–5 | Conan Whitehead | Matthew Dennant | 5–2 | Andy Parsons |
Friday 7 June; Best of seventeen legs
Third round
Saturday 8 June; Best of seventeen legs
Fourth round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Ronnie Baxter | 9–6 | Lee Palfreyman | John Part | 4–9 | Andy Hamilton | |
Terry Jenkins | 9–6 | Kim Huybrechts | Terry Temple | 9–7 | John Bowles | |
Wes Newton † | 8–9 | Adrian Lewis | Gary Anderson | 7–9 | Kevin Painter | |
Brendan Dolan | 9–6 | Matt Padgett | Michael van Gerwen | 9–3 | Michael Mansell | |
Robert Thornton | 9–5 | Kirk Shepherd | Kevin McDine | 8–9 | John Henderson | |
Stephen Bunting (Q) | 2–9 | Peter Wright | Dave Chisnall | 2–9 | James Wade | |
Joey Palfreyman | 3–9 | Raymond van Barneveld | Steve West | 9–6 | Richie Burnett | |
Phil Taylor | 9–2 | Adrian Gray | Jelle Klaasen | 9–3 | Stuart Kellett |
† Newton hit a nine-dart finish, having thrown 180, 180, and 141 to finish the leg.
Fifth round
Player | Score | Player |
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Steve West | 4–9 | Peter Wright |
Andy Hamilton | 9–1 | Terry Temple |
Ronnie Baxter | 9–7 | Jelle Klaasen |
John Henderson | 4–9 | James Wade |
Raymond van Barneveld | 9–7 | Robert Thornton |
Phil Taylor | 9–8 | Brendan Dolan |
Michael van Gerwen | 9–3 | Terry Jenkins |
Adrian Lewis | 9–4 | Kevin Painter |
Sunday 9 June
Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs
Player | Score | Player |
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Raymond van Barneveld (95.32) | 10–9 | Ronnie Baxter (97.13) |
Andy Hamilton (98.25) | 10–8 | James Wade (97.33) |
Phil Taylor (106.56) | 10–7 | Michael van Gerwen (101.67) |
Peter Wright (98.82) | 10–6 | Adrian Lewis (93.57) |
Semi-finals and Final
Semi-finals (best of 19) [21] |
Final (best of 21) [21] | ||||||
Raymond van Barneveld | 9 | ||||||
Andy Hamilton | 10 | ||||||
Andy Hamilton | 4 | ||||||
Phil Taylor | 11 | ||||||
Phil Taylor | 10 | ||||||
Peter Wright | 5 |
See also
- 2013 PDC Pro Tour includes extended results of Pro Tour events
References
- ↑ "UK Open darts: Phil Taylor beats Andy Hamilton to win fifth title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "Van Gerwen Races To UK Open Qualifier Win". PDC. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mighty Mike Completes Crawley Double". PDC. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ↑ "Three And Easy For Van Gerwen!". PDC. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Thorn Strikes In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Elated Whitlock Wins Qualifier Five". PDC. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Four-Some Van Gerwen Wins Again!". PDC. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Seventh Heaven For Huybrechts". PDC. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "Van Gerwen's Five Alive With Whitewash!". PDC. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Discover Scottish Amateur Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Find Manchester Amateur Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Stars Win Through At The Civic". PDC. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ally Pally Event Finds Final Amateurs". PDC. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "2013 UK Open Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Services UK Open NetZone". PDC. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Speedy Services UK Open - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Services UK Open - Friday". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Services UK Open - Fourth Round". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Services UK Open - Fifth Round". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Services UK Open Quarter-Finals". PDC. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Taylor's Speedy Services UK Open Glory". PDC. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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