2013 UK Open
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 | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
Winner's share | £40,000 | ||
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High checkout | 167 ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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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
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 ![]() |
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2 | Sunday 24 February | Michael van Gerwen ![]() |
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3 | Saturday 16 March | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen ![]() |
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4 | Sunday 17 March | Robert Thornton ![]() |
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5 | Saturday 13 April | Simon Whitlock ![]() |
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6 | Sunday 14 April | Michael van Gerwen ![]() |
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7 | Saturday 27 April | Kim Huybrechts ![]() |
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8 | Sunday 28 April | Michael van Gerwen ![]() |
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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
Mickey 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
Gaz 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 (Total: £200,000) | |
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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 (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
Preliminary round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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1–5 | ![]() |
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First round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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5–4 | ![]() |
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5–0 | ![]() |
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3–5 | ![]() | |
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5–3 | ![]() |
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3–5 | ![]() |
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Second round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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Third round
Fourth round
Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
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† 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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Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs
Player | Score | Player |
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Semi-finals and Final
Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) [21] | Final (best of 21 legs) [21] | ||||||||
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See also
- 2013 PDC Pro Tour includes extended results of Pro Tour events
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