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
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»

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)

1. Michael van Gerwen
2. Robert Thornton
3. Kim Huybrechts
4. Peter Wright
5. Simon Whitlock
6. Gary Anderson
7. Mervyn King
8. Ronnie Baxter
9. John Part
10. Brendan Dolan
11. Michael Smith
12. Dave Chisnall
13. Jamie Caven
14. Jason Hogg
15. Adrian Lewis
16. Ian White
17. Wes Newton
18. Terry Jenkins
19. Stuart Kellett
20. Kevin Painter
21. Andy Hamilton
22. John Bowles
23. Paul Nicholson
24. Steve Beaton
25. Raymond van Barneveld
26. Ross Smith
27. Ronny Huybrechts
28. Ken MacNeil
29. Colin Lloyd
30. Kevin McDine
31. Scott Rand
32. Mark Webster

Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

33. Mark Cox
34. Mickey Mansell
35. Alex Roy
36. Kevin Thomas
37. Andy Jenkins
38. Co Stompé
39. Mark Walsh
40. Paul Amos
41. Colin Fowler
42. Ricky Evans
43. Joe Cullen
44. Phil Taylor
45. Jyhan Artut
46. Steve West
47. Nigel Heydon
48. Magnus Caris
49. Andy Smith
50. John Henderson
51. Matthew Edgar
52. Arron Monk
53. Terry Temple
54. Joey Palfreyman
55. Lee Palfreyman
56. Kevin Dowling
57. Ricky Sudale
58. Peter Hudson
59. Adam Hunt
60. Richie Burnett
61. Jelle Klaasen
62. Dennis Smith
63. Richie Howson
64. Jim Walker

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

65. Adrian Gray
66. James Wade
67. Leon de Geus
68. Matt Padgett
69. Connie Finnan
70. Dave Weston
71. Justin Pipe
72. Nick Fullwell
73. Tony West
74. Chris Aubrey
75. Tomas Seyler
76. Gino Vos
77. Paddy Meaney
78. Steve Brown
79. Scott Coleman
80. Darren Johnson
81. Mark Dudbridge
82. Steve Farmer
83. Dean Winstanley
84. Vincent van der Voort
85. William O'Connor
86. Dave Place
87. Jason Wilson
88. Ted Hankey
89. Campbell Jackson
90. John Scott
91. Steve Hine
92. Alan Derrett
93. Andy Parsons
94. Roland Scholten
95. James Hubbard
96. Bernd Roith
97. Antonio Alcinas
98. Shaun Griffiths
99. Keegan Brown
100. Mensur Suljović
101. Royden Lam
102. Wayne Jones
103. Colin Osborne
104. David Copley
105. Gaz Cousins
106. Keith Rooney
107. Mark Lawrence
108. Kirk Shepherd
109. Gareth Pass
110. Prakash Jiwa
111. Jamie Lewis
112. Matthew Dennant
113. Vernon Sheppard
114. Johnny Haines

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] Stephen Bunting Michael Bushby Mark McGeeney Darren Twist Stuart Lowe Nigel Daniels Tony Martin Paul Whitworth

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

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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

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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

See also

• 2013 PDC Pro Tour includes extended results of Pro Tour events

References

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External links

• The official PDC page for the UK Open