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 finishEngland Wes Newton
High checkout167 England Phil Taylor
Champion(s)
England 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 Netherlands 6–2 England Dave Chisnall [2]
2 Sunday 24 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan [3]
3 Saturday 16 March Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 England Michael Smith [4]
4 Sunday 17 March Robert Thornton Scotland 6–4 England Jamie Caven [5]
5 Saturday 13 April Simon Whitlock Australia 6–1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [6]
6 Sunday 14 April Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [7]
7 Saturday 27 April Kim Huybrechts Belgium 6–2 Canada John Part [8]
8 Sunday 28 April Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–0 England 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
England Robbie Green 2–5 England James Wade Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 5–4 Scotland Andy Murray
England Nick Fullwell 1–5 England Wayne Jones England Colin Osborne 5–3 England Steve Hine
England Steve Farmer 5–3 England Chris Aubrey England Stuart Lowe 1–5 England Jake Pennington
Netherlands Gino Vos 5–3 England Alan Derrett England Keegan Brown 5–3 Republic of Ireland Keith Rooney
England Stephen Bunting 5–0 England Vernon Shepherd Republic of Ireland Connie Finnan 5–2 Northern Ireland Campbell Jackson
England Scott Coleman 5–0 England Mark McGeeney England Mickey Musto 1–5 Germany Bernd Roith
Austria Maik Langendorf 5–2 England Tony Martin England Darren Johnson 5–3 Spain Antonio Alcinas
Hong Kong Royden Lam 5–2 Republic of Ireland Paddy Meaney England Tony West 5–3 Wales Jamie Lewis
Scotland Tam Dymond 1–5 England Gavin Baker England Terry Dunford 1–5 England Dean Stewart

First round

[16]

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

Second round

[16]

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

Third round

[17]

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

Fourth round

[18]

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

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

Fifth round

[19]

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

Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

[20]

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

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

See also

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