2013 UK Open
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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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.
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
[edit]2013 UK Open qualifiers
[edit]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)
[edit]- 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