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
Tournament information
Dates6–9 June 2013
VenueReebok Stadium
LocationBolton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£40,000
Nine-dart finish Wes Newton
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2012 2014»

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.
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)

Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into Second Round)

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)

Speedy qualifiers

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain in April.

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)
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

[15]

Preliminary round

[16]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
Robbie Green 2–5 James Wade Vincent van der Voort 5–4 Andy Murray
Nick Fullwell 1–5 Wayne Jones Colin Osborne 5–3 Steve Hine
Steve Farmer 5–3 Chris Aubrey Stuart Lowe 1–5 Jake Pennington
Gino Vos 5–3 Alan Derrett Keegan Brown 5–3 Keith Rooney
Stephen Bunting 5–0 Vernon Shepherd Connie Finnan 5–2 Campbell Jackson
Scott Coleman 5–0 Mark McGeeney Mickey Musto 1–5 Bernd Roith
Maik Langendorf 5–2 Tony Martin Darren Johnson 5–3 Antonio Alcinas
Royden Lam 5–2 Paddy Meaney Tony West 5–3 Jamie Lewis
Tam Dymond 1–5 Gavin Baker Terry Dunford 1–5 Dean Stewart

First round

[16]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
Conan Whitehead (Q) 5–4 Roland Scholten James Hubbard 5–2 John Scott
Mark Lawrence 5–4 Mensur Suljović Darrell Thorpe 0–5 Stephen Bunting
Dave Weston 5–4 Dean Winstanley Paul Whitworth 2–5 Andy Boulton
Justin Pipe 2–5 Gareth Pass Steve Farmer 2–5 Gaz Cousins
Michael Burgoine 5–0 Darren Twist James Wade 5–0 Matt Gallett
Prakash Jiwa 5–2 Darren Johnson Gary Stone 5–4 Maik Langendorf
Jay Wilson 5–2 Tomas Seyler Steve Brown 4–5 Adrian Gray
Gavin Baker 4–5 Dave Place Tony West 3–5 Jake Pennington
Andy Parsons 5–3 Jamie Hagan Andrew McNicol 2–5 Steven Mead
Bernd Roith 3–5 Ted Hankey Shaun Griffiths 2–5 Keegan Brown
Michael Bushby 5–4 John Mortimer Nigel Daniels 1–5 Johnny Haines
Scott Coleman 3–5 Scott Marsh Connie Finnan 5–1 Gino Vos
Matthew Dennant 5–3 Darrell Townsend Matt Padgett 5–0 David Copley
Dean Stewart 5–3 Gus Santana Vincent van der Voort 3–5 Kirk Shepherd
Robbie Singleton 1–5 William O'Connor Leon de Geus 3–5 Scott Robertson
Colin Osborne 5–4 Mark Dudbridge Wayne Jones 5–3 Royden Lam

Second round

[16]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
Ricky Sudale 4–5 Richie Burnett Kevin Dowling 1–5 Phil Taylor
Matthew Edgar 5–4 Colin Osborne Ted Hankey 5–1 Dave Weston
Alex Roy 4–5 Mark Cox Jake Pennington 3–5 Steve West
Magnus Caris 1–5 Kirk Shepherd Joey Palfreyman 5–3 Keegan Brown
Adam Hunt 5–1 Paul Amos Scott Marsh 0–5 Jyhan Artut
Connie Finnan 4–5 Adrian Gray Stephen Bunting 5–2 Jay Wilson
Colin Fowler 4–5 Matt Padgett Gary Stone 1–5 Dennis Smith
James Wade 5–0 Wayne Jones Steve Mead 3–5 Dean Stewart
Co Stompé 4–5 Mickey Mansell Peter Hudson 4–5 Mark Lawrence
James Hubbard 3–5 Andy Smith Michael Bushby 1–5 Jim Walker
Mark Walsh 4–5 Lee Palfreyman Arron Monk 2–5 Gaz Cousins
Scott Robertson 4–5 Andy Boulton Gareth Pass 4–5 Jelle Klaasen
Ricky Evans 2–5 Joe Cullen Terry Temple 5–1 Prakash Jiwa
Dave Place 2–5 John Henderson William O'Connor 5–2 Johnny Haines
Andy Jenkins 5–4 Nigel Heydon Michael Burgoine 4–5 Richie Howson
Kevin Thomas 1–5 Conan Whitehead (Q) Matthew Dennant 5–2 Andy Parsons

Third round

[17]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
Mark Webster 2–9 Richie Burnett John Part 9–4 Ted Hankey
Phil Taylor 9–0 Ronny Huybrechts Michael van Gerwen 9–5 Mervyn King
Kim Huybrechts 9–5 Jyhan Artut Simon Whitlock 4–9 Wes Newton
Raymond van Barneveld 9–8 Michael Smith Adrian Lewis 9–1 Matthew Dennant
Steve West 9–3 Ian White Matt Padgett 9–2 Richie Howson
Mark Lawrence 4–9 Terry Temple Conan Whitehead (Q) 8–9 Mickey Mansell
Kevin McDine 9–8 Adam Hunt Peter Wright 9–4 Gaz Cousins
Steve Beaton 5–9 Joey Palfreyman Adrian Gray 9–5 Dean Stewart (Q)
John Henderson 9–7 Scott Rand Dave Chisnall 9–4 William O'Connor
James Wade 9–7 Jamie Caven Robert Thornton 9–7 Matthew Edgar
John Bowles 9–5 Paul Nicholson Terry Jenkins 9–7 Jim Walker
Ken MacNeil 8–9 Ronnie Baxter Andy Hamilton 9–6 Andy Boulton (Q)
Stephen Bunting (Q) 9–3 Andy Jenkins Kirk Shepherd 9–7 Mark Cox
Stuart Kellett 9–3 Dennis Smith Kevin Painter 9–1 Jason Hogg
Lee Palfreyman 9–5 Joe Cullen Ross Smith 7–9 Jelle Klaasen
Brendan Dolan 9–8 Colin Lloyd Gary Anderson 9–7 Andy Smith

Fourth round

[18]

Player Score Player Player Score Player
Ronnie Baxter 9–6 Lee Palfreyman John Part 4–9 Andy Hamilton
Terry Jenkins 9–6 Kim Huybrechts Terry Temple 9–7 John Bowles
Wes Newton † 8–9 Adrian Lewis Gary Anderson 7–9 Kevin Painter
Brendan Dolan 9–6 Matt Padgett Michael van Gerwen 9–3 Mickey Mansell
Robert Thornton 9–5 Kirk Shepherd Kevin McDine 8–9 John Henderson
Stephen Bunting (Q) 2–9 Peter Wright Dave Chisnall 2–9 James Wade
Joey Palfreyman 3–9 Raymond van Barneveld Steve West 9–6 Richie Burnett
Phil Taylor 9–2 Adrian Gray Jelle Klaasen 9–3 Stuart Kellett

† Newton hit a nine-dart finish, having thrown 180, 180, and 141 to finish the leg.

Fifth round

[19]

Player Score Player
Steve West 4–9 Peter Wright
Andy Hamilton 9–1 Terry Temple
Ronnie Baxter 9–7 Jelle Klaasen
John Henderson 4–9 James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld 9–7 Robert Thornton
Phil Taylor 9–8 Brendan Dolan
Michael van Gerwen 9–3 Terry Jenkins
Adrian Lewis 9–4 Kevin Painter

Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

[20]

Player Score Player
Raymond van Barneveld 95.32 10–9 Ronnie Baxter 97.13
Andy Hamilton 98.25 10–8 James Wade 97.33
Phil Taylor 106.56 10–7 Michael van Gerwen 101.67
Peter Wright 98.82 10–6 Adrian Lewis 93.57

Semi-finals and Final
Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
[21] 		Final
(best of 21 legs)
[21]
      
Raymond van Barneveld 92.93 9
Andy Hamilton 90.20 10
Andy Hamilton 97.95 4
Phil Taylor 107.04 11
Phil Taylor 106.84 10
Peter Wright 97.05 5

See also

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