2013 PDC World Cup of Darts


The 2013 Betfair World Cup of Darts was the third edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 1–3 February 2013 at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany.
England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were the defending champions after defeating Australia's Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson in the 2012 final, and they retained their title by defeating the Belgian brothers Ronny and Kim Huybrechts 3–1 in the final.

Format

24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit on 1 January after the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship were represented at the 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts. Each nation's top ranked player was joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rankings of the players was used, with the top eight seeds heading each of the eight groups of three countries.
The 24 countries were split into eight groups of three. Each team played one best of nine leg match against the other two in their group. The top two from each group advanced to the last 16 where the tournament became a straight knockout bracket.
Group matches – best of nine legs
Last 16 – best of nine legs
Quarter-finals – 2 best of seven legs matches. Should the tie be 1–1 then a third and final doubles tie will be played
Semi-finals – 2 best of seven legs matches. Should the tie be 1–1 then a third and final doubles tie will be played
Final – 4 best of seven legs matches. Should the tie be 2–2, then a fifth and final doubles tie will be played.

Prize money

Prize money is per team:

Teams and seeding

RankCountryTop Two Ranked Players
1Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis
2Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld
3Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson
4Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton
5Mark Webster and Richie Burnett
6Brendan Dolan and Mickey Mansell
7Jyhan Artut and Andree Welge
8William O'Connor and Connie Finnan
Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez
Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts
John Part and Jeff Smith
Jani Haavisto and Jarkko Komula
Mensur Suljović and Maik Langendorf
Robert Marijanović and Tonči Restović
Dyson Parody and Dylan Duo
Per Laursen and Jann Hoffmann
Magnus Caris and Par Riihonen
Haruki Muramatsu and Sho Katsumi
Darin Young and Larry Butler
Charl Pietersen and Shawn Hogan
Phillip Hazel and Craig Caldwell
Nándor Bezzeg and Zsolt Meszaros
Krzysztof Kciuk and Krzysztof Ratajski
Daniele Petri and Matteo Dal Monte

withdrew from the event due to travel problems and were replaced by Italy.

Results

Group stage

If teams were tied on number of wins, the tie-breakers were leg difference and then group stage average.
;Group A
Team
' 20+8
'11−4
02−4

1 February
;Group B
Team
' 11+4
'110
11−4

1 February
;Group C
Team
' 20+5
'11−1
02−4

1 February
;Group D
Team
' 20+8
'11−1
02−7

1 February
;Group E
Team
' 20+7
'11+1
02−8

1 February
;Group F
Team
' 20+4
'11−1
02−3

1 February
;Group G
Team
' 20+7
'11−2
02−5

1 February
;Group H
Team
' 20+7
'11+2
02−9

1 February

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied after that, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.

Semi-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied after that, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.

Final

Three match wins were needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches were played, followed by reverse singles matches. If the score had been level after that, a best of seven legs doubles match would have been played to determine the champion.

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTL 7 in the Netherlands and Fox Sports in Australia.