2013 UK Open

2013 Speedy Services UK Open
2013 Speedy Services UK Open
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
«2012	2014»

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

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	K2 Centre, Crawley	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.

Hampden Park, Glasgow^[10]

Gus Santana
Andy Murray
Gary Stone
Jamie Hagen
Tam Dymond
Scott Robertson
Andrew McNicol
Andy Boulton

Old Trafford, Manchester^[11]

Civic Hall, Wolverhampton^[12]

Darrell Thorpe
Matt Gallett
Gavin Baker
Michael Musto
Robbie Singleton
Robbie Green
Jake Pennington
Dean Stewart

Alexandra Palace, London^[13]

Conan Whitehead
Darrell Townsend
Terry Dunford
John Mortimer
Maik Langendorf
Scott Marsh
Steven Mead
Michael Burgoine

Prize money

For 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

^[15]

Thursday 6 June; Best of nine legs

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

Friday 7 June; Best of seventeen legs

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

Saturday 8 June; Best of seventeen legs

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

Sunday 9 June

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

References

^ "UK Open darts: Phil Taylor beats Andy Hamilton to win fifth title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ "Van Gerwen Races To UK Open Qualifier Win". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
^ "Mighty Mike Completes Crawley Double". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
^ "Three And Easy For Van Gerwen!". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
^ "Thorn Strikes In Wigan". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "Elated Whitlock Wins Qualifier Five". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ "Four-Some Van Gerwen Wins Again!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^ "Seventh Heaven For Huybrechts". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^ "Van Gerwen's Five Alive With Whitewash!". PDC. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
^ "Speedy Discover Scottish Amateur Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^ "Speedy Find Manchester Amateur Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ "Speedy Stars Win Through At The Civic". PDC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
^ "Ally Pally Event Finds Final Amateurs". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
^ "2013 UK Open Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ "Speedy Services UK Open NetZone". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Speedy Services UK Open - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
^ "Speedy Services UK Open - Friday". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ "Speedy Services UK Open - Fourth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ "Speedy Services UK Open - Fifth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ "Speedy Services UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Taylor's Speedy Services UK Open Glory". PDC. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

External links

The official PDC page for the UK Open

[1] "UK Open darts: Phil Taylor beats Andy Hamilton to win fifth title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

[2] "Van Gerwen Races To UK Open Qualifier Win". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[3] "Mighty Mike Completes Crawley Double". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[4] "Three And Easy For Van Gerwen!". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[5] "Thorn Strikes In Wigan". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

[6] "Elated Whitlock Wins Qualifier Five". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

[7] "Four-Some Van Gerwen Wins Again!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

[8] "Seventh Heaven For Huybrechts". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

[9] "Van Gerwen's Five Alive With Whitewash!". PDC. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

[10] "Speedy Discover Scottish Amateur Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

[11] "Speedy Find Manchester Amateur Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

[12] "Speedy Stars Win Through At The Civic". PDC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

[13] "Ally Pally Event Finds Final Amateurs". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.

[14] "2013 UK Open Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[15] "Speedy Services UK Open NetZone". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[Day_1-16] "Speedy Services UK Open - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

[17] "Speedy Services UK Open - Friday". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[18] "Speedy Services UK Open - Fourth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[fifth_round-19] "Speedy Services UK Open - Fifth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[20] "Speedy Services UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

[Final_session-21] "Taylor's Speedy Services UK Open Glory". PDC. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

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Format and qualifiers

2013 UK Open qualifiers

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

Prize money

Draw

Thursday 6 June; Best of nine legs

Preliminary round

First round

Second round

Friday 7 June; Best of seventeen legs

Third round

Saturday 8 June; Best of seventeen legs

Fourth round

Fifth round

Sunday 9 June

Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

Semi-finals and Final

See also

References

External links