2013 PDC World Darts Championship

2013 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	14 December 2012 – 1 January 2013
Venue	Alexandra Palace
Location	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs (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	170   Paul Lim   Phil Taylor
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]

Order of Merit Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis James Wade Gary Anderson Simon Whitlock Wes Newton Michael van Gerwen Andy Hamilton Terry Jenkins Mark Webster Justin Pipe Dave Chisnall Raymond van Barneveld Mervyn King Kevin Painter Paul Nicholson Robert Thornton Ronnie Baxter Vincent van der Voort Brendan Dolan Andy Smith Mark Walsh Colin Lloyd John Part Richie Burnett Peter Wright Kim Huybrechts Colin Osborne Jamie Caven Steve Beaton Denis Ovens Wayne Jones

Pro Tour Ian White Michael Smith Dean Winstanley James Hubbard Arron Monk Joe Cullen Scott Rand Darren Webster Dennis Priestley Johnny Haines Steve Brown James Richardson Peter Hudson Mickey Mansell Mark Jones Andy Jenkins

European Order of Merit First round qualifiers Co Stompé Gino Vos Magnus Caris Jerry Hendriks PDPA Qualifiers [5] First round qualifier Stuart Kellett Preliminary round qualifier John Bowles PDC Youth Tour Qualifier Preliminary round qualifier Jamie Lewis

International Qualifiers First round qualifiers Darin Young [6] Shane Tichowitsch [7] Kyle Anderson [8] Preliminary round qualifiers Daryl Gurney [9] Jani Haavisto [10] Dave Harrington [11] Max Hopp [12] Lourence Ilagan [13] Jarkko Komula [10] Mohd Latif Sapup [14] Leung Chen Nam [15] Paul Lim [16] Robert Marijanović [17] Haruki Muramatsu [11] Charl Pietersen [18] Carlos Rodríguez [14] Andree Welge [19]

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	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

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	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

	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

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

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

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

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels. ^[39]

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

• Official site
• Netzone; Results and Schedule