The 2013 Speedy Services UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the eleventh year of the UK Open 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, England, between 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.
| 2013 Speedy Services UK Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 6–9 June 2013 | ||
| Venue | Reebok Stadium | ||
| Location | Bolton | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
| Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £40,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Andy Hamilton x2 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Phil Taylor | |||
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Phil Taylor won the title, defeating Andy Hamilton 11–4 in the final to claim his fifth and final UK Open title.[1]
The 2013 UK Open was the last UK Open to be held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, and was the last UK Open to be broadcast on Sky Sports in June. Starting in 2014, the UK Open moved to the Butlins Resort in Minehead, and has been broadcast on ITV4 in March.
Format and qualifiers
edit2013 UK Open qualifiers
editThere 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 23 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Michael van Gerwen |
6–2 | [2] | |
| 2 | Sunday 24 February | Michael van Gerwen |
6–2 | [3] | ||
| 3 | Saturday 16 March | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen |
6–2 | [4] | |
| 4 | Sunday 17 March | Robert Thornton |
6–4 | [5] | ||
| 5 | Saturday 13 April | Simon Whitlock |
6–1 | [6] | ||
| 6 | Sunday 14 April | Michael van Gerwen |
6–5 | [7] | ||
| 7 | Saturday 27 April | Kim Huybrechts |
6–2 | [8] | ||
| 8 | Sunday 28 April | Michael van Gerwen |
6–0 | [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)
editMichael van Gerwen
Robert Thornton
Kim Huybrechts
Simon Whitlock
Mervyn King
John Part
Brendan Dolan
Mark Webster
Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)
editJyhan Artut
Magnus Caris
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)
editConnie Finnan
Antonio Alcinas
Mensur Suljović
Royden Lam
Prakash Jiwa
Speedy qualifiers
edit32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain in April.
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Prize money
editFor the fifth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.[14]
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £40,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £20,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) | £4,000 |
| Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) | £2,000 |
| Last 64 (third round) | (32) | £1,000 |
| Last 96 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
| Last 128 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
| Last 146 (preliminary round) | (18) | n/a |
Draw
editThursday 6 June; Best of nine legs
editPreliminary round
edit| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–5 | 5–4 | |||||
| 1–5 | 5–3 | |||||
| 5–3 | 1–5 | |||||
| 5–3 | 5–3 | |||||
| 5–0 | 5–2 | |||||
| 5–0 | 1–5 | |||||
| 5–2 | 5–3 | |||||
| 5–2 | 5–3 | |||||
| 1–5 | 1–5 |
First round
edit| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–4 | 5–2 | |||||
| 5–4 | 0–5 | |||||
| 5–4 | 2–5 | |||||
| 2–5 | 2–5 | |||||
| 5–0 | 5–0 | |||||
| 5–2 | 5–4 | |||||
| 5–2 | 4–5 | |||||
| 4–5 | 3–5 | |||||
| 5–3 | 2–5 | |||||
| 3–5 | 2–5 | |||||
| 5–4 | 1–5 | |||||
| 3–5 | 5–1 | |||||
| 5–3 | 5–0 | |||||
| 5–3 | 3–5 | |||||
| 1–5 | 3–5 | |||||
| 5–4 | 5–3 |
Second round
edit| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–5 | 1–5 | |||||
| 5–4 | 5–1 | |||||
| 4–5 | 3–5 | |||||
| 1–5 | 5–3 | |||||
| 5–1 | 0–5 | |||||
| 4–5 | 5–2 | |||||
| 4–5 | 1–5 | |||||
| 5–0 | 3–5 | |||||
| 4–5 | 4–5 | |||||
| 3–5 | 1–5 | |||||
| 4–5 | 2–5 | |||||
| 4–5 | 4–5 | |||||
| 2–5 | 5–1 | |||||
| 2–5 | 5–2 | |||||
| 5–4 | 4–5 | |||||
| 1–5 | 5–2 |
Friday 7 June; Best of seventeen legs
editThird round
editSaturday 8 June; Best of seventeen legs
editFourth round
edit| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–6 | 4–9 | |||||
| 9–6 | 9–7 | |||||
| 8–9 | 7–9 | |||||
| 9–6 | 9–3 | |||||
| 9–5 | 8–9 | |||||
| 2–9 | 2–9 | |||||
| 3–9 | 9–6 | |||||
| 9–2 | 9–3 |
† Newton hit a nine-dart finish, having thrown 180, 180, and 141 to finish the leg.
Fifth round
edit| Player | Score | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 4–9 | ||
| 9–1 | ||
| 9–7 | ||
| 4–9 | ||
| 9–7 | ||
| 9–8 | ||
| 9–3 | ||
| 9–4 |
Sunday 9 June
editQuarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs
edit| Player | Score | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 10–9 | ||
| 10–8 | ||
| 10–7 | ||
| 10–6 |
Semi-finals and Final
edit| Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) [21] | Final (best of 21 legs) [21] | ||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
See also
edit- 2013 PDC Pro Tour includes extended results of Pro Tour events
References
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- ^ "Four-Some Van Gerwen Wins Again!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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- ^ "Speedy Services UK Open - Fifth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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