2013_UK_Open

2013 UK Open

2013 UK Open

Darts tournament

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.

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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:

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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)

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 was £200,000.[14]

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Draw

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Thursday 6 June; Best of nine legs

Preliminary round

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First round

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Second round

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Friday 7 June; Best of seventeen legs

Third round

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Saturday 8 June; Best of seventeen legs

Fourth round

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

Fifth round

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Sunday 9 June

Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

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Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
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(best of 21 legs)
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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

References

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    "2013 UK Open Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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    "Speedy Services UK Open NetZone". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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    "Speedy Services UK Open - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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    "Speedy Services UK Open - Friday". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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    "Speedy Services UK Open - Fourth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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    "Speedy Services UK Open - Fifth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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    "Speedy Services UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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    "Taylor's Speedy Services UK Open Glory". PDC. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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