2013 Premier League Darts

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2013 McCoy's Premier League Darts
Winner
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Score
10–8
Date
7 February–16 May 2013
Edition
9th
Number of players
10
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
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The 2013 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the ninth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on 7 February, and ended at The O2 Arena, London on 16 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.

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Phil Taylor was the defending champion and he reached the final again this year, but lost 10–8 against Michael van Gerwen who won his first Premier League title on his debut appearance in the competition.

Qualification

The qualification format was different from the last edition of Premier League Darts. [1] The top four players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship automatically qualified. Alongside them, six (instead of four) additional players were chosen on the basis of their performance in the past year or in earlier editions of the Premier League. After the first nine rounds, the bottom 2 players were relegated. All players played each other once at that point. The remaining eight then competed against each other in the final five rounds for the play-offs places. All games in the league stage were played "best of 12 legs" (instead of "best of 14 legs"), thus games could be drawn by 6–6.

PlayerAppearance in
Premier League
Consecutive
Streak
Order of Merit
rank
Previous best performanceQualification
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 9th91Winner (2005–2008, 2010, 2012)1st in the PDC Order of Merit
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 6th42Runner-up (2011)2nd in the PDC Order of Merit
Flag of England.svg James Wade 6th63Winner (2009)3rd in the PDC Order of Merit
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 1st14Debut4th in the PDC Order of Merit
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 8th88Semi-finalist (2006–09, 2011)Five-time World Champion/2012 Grand Slam of Darts Winner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 4th45Runner-up (2012)2012 European Championship Winner
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 3rd311Winner (2011)2011 Premier League Darts Champion
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 2nd26Semi-finalist (2012)2012 Premier League Darts Semi-finalist
Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 1st17Debut2012 European Championship Finalist
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 1st115Debut2012 UK Open Champion

Venues

The venues remained the same as in the last Premier League Darts edition. [2]

Ulster Banner.svg Belfast Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen Flag of England.svg Bournemouth Flag of England.svg Exeter Flag of England.svg Nottingham
Odyssey Arena
Thursday 7 February
AECC
Thursday 14 February
Bournemouth International Centre
Thursday 21 February
Westpoint Arena
Thursday 28 February
Capital FM Arena
Thursday 7 March
OdysseyArena.JPG Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.jpg BournemouthIC.jpg Westpoint Arena, Devon County Showground.jpg National Ice Centre - Trent FM Arena.jpg
Flag of England.svg Manchester Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Flag of England.svg Brighton Flag of England.svg Sheffield
Manchester Arena
Thursday 14 March
Motorpoint Arena
Thursday 21 March
SECC
Thursday 28 March
Brighton Centre
Thursday 4 April
Motorpoint Arena
Thursday 11 April
MEN Arena.jpg Arena Rhyngwladol Caerdydd CIA.jpg Wfm secc front.jpg Brighton Centre.JPG The Sheffield Arena.jpg
Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin Flag of England.svg Birmingham Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of England.svg Newcastle upon Tyne Flag of England.svg London
The O2
Thursday 18 April
National Indoor Arena
Thursday 25 April
Echo Arena
Thursday 2 May
Metro Radio Arena
Thursday 9 May
The O2 Arena
Thursday 16 May
The O2, Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 1670682.jpg NIA, Birmingham.jpg Liverpool Echo Arena from the Mersey.jpg Metroradio Arena, Newcastle.jpg O2 arena.jpg

Prize money

The prize-money was increased to £520,000 from £450,000 in 2012. [3]

StagePrize Money
Winner£150,000
Runner-up£75,000
Semi-finallists (x2)£55,000
5th place£45,000
6th place£40,000
7th place£35,000
8th place£30,000
9th place£20,000
10th place£15,000
Total£520,000

Results

League stage

Play-offs – 16 May

Flag of England.svg The O2 Arena, London

Score
Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg
102.08
4 – 8 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
104.68
Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg
97.59
8 – 4 Flag of England.svg James Wade
93.59
Final (best of 19 legs)
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg
104.10
8 – 10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
103.29
Nights Average:100.89
Highest Checkout: Phil Taylor 164

Table and streaks

Table

#NamePldWDLPtsLFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sA [18] HCC% [19]
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen W1611232410268+344018515657100.0916438.65%
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 161033239874+24412151426898.8816160.72%
3 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor RU16844209573+224024911330100.3716441.14%
4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 16736178882+6302331015897.1217061.43%
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 16637158188−7322161285398.216140.78%
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 16718158190−9332151064495.0114040.30%
7 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 166010128293−11291801154294.7715238.48%
8 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 1642101073100−27251851124392.5717033.14%
9 Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 921654256−1415109582691.6513236.52%
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 921654058−1820125722895.5712427.97%

Last updated: 19 April 2013
Source: Match reports from the results section.

Bottom two eliminated after Week 9. Top four qualified for the Play-offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. A = Average C% = Checkout Percentage HC = High Checkout. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied. If leg difference is equal the table is sorted by the player's LWAT. If it is still tied, ranking is determined by average.

Streaks

Player1st Phase2nd PhasePlay-offs
1234567891011121314SFF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen DDWWLWWLWWWWWLWWWW
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld WWLWWDDLWWLDWWWWL
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor DWWDLLWWLLWDWWWDWL
Flag of England.svg James Wade WLWDWLDWWWLWLLLDL
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton WDDWLDLWWLLWWLLLEliminated
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock WLLLWWLLLWWWLWDL
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton LWWLLWWLWLLLLLWL
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis LLLLWDWWLLLLLLWD
Flag of England.svg Wes Newton LLDWLLLWLEliminated
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson LWLLWDLLL
Legend:WWinDDrawLLossEliminated

Positions by round

PlayerRound
1234567891011121314
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 56224211111111
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 21331124333332
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 62113532554223
Flag of England.svg James Wade 37552343222444
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 43645465445555
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 14787778876666
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 75466656667777
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 10101010101087788888
Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 8997991099Eliminated
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 98898891010

References

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