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.
Phil Taylor won the title, defeating Andy Hamilton 11–4 in the final to claim his fifth and final UK Open title.
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.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-UpRef.
1Saturday 23 FebruaryK2 Centre, CrawleyMichael van Gerwen 6–2 Dave Chisnall
2Sunday 24 FebruaryK2 Centre, CrawleyMichael van Gerwen 6–2 Brendan Dolan
3Saturday 16 MarchRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganMichael van Gerwen 6–2 Michael Smith
4Sunday 17 MarchRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganRobert Thornton 6–4 Jamie Caven
5Saturday 13 AprilRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganSimon Whitlock 6–1 Michael van Gerwen
6Sunday 14 AprilRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganMichael van Gerwen 6–5 Kim Huybrechts
7Saturday 27 AprilRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganKim Huybrechts 6–2 John Part
8Sunday 28 AprilRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganMichael van Gerwen 6–0 Mervyn King

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
Old Trafford, Manchester
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Alexandra Palace, London
For the fifth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund will be £200,000.

Draw

Thursday 6 June; Best of nine legs

Preliminary round

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Robbie Green2–5 James Wade Vincent van der Voort5–4 Andy Murray
Nick Fullwell1–5 Wayne Jones Colin Osborne5–3 Steve Hine
Steve Farmer5–3 Chris Aubrey Stuart Lowe1–5 Jake Pennington
Gino Vos5–3 Alan Derrett Keegan Brown5–3 Keith Rooney
Stephen Bunting5–0 Vernon Shepherd Connie Finnan5–2 Campbell Jackson
Scott Coleman5–0 Mark McGeeney Mickey Musto1–5 Bernd Roith
Maik Langendorf5–2 Tony Martin Darren Johnson5–3 Antonio Alcinas
Royden Lam5–2 Paddy Meaney Tony West5–3 Jamie Lewis
Tam Dymond1–5 Gavin Baker Terry Dunford1–5 Dean Stewart

First round

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Conan Whitehead 5–4 Roland Scholten James Hubbard5–2 John Scott
Mark Lawrence5–4 Mensur Suljović Darrell Thorpe0–5 Stephen Bunting
Dave Weston5–4 Dean Winstanley Paul Whitworth2–5 Andy Boulton
Justin Pipe2–5 Gareth Pass Steve Farmer2–5 Gaz Cousins
Michael Burgoine5–0 Darren Twist James Wade5–0 Matt Gallett
Prakash Jiwa5–2 Darren Johnson Gary Stone5–4 Maik Langendorf
Jay Wilson5–2 Tomas Seyler Steve Brown4–5 Adrian Gray
Gavin Baker4–5 Dave Place Tony West3–5 Jake Pennington
Andy Parsons5–3 Jamie Hagan Andrew McNicol2–5 Steven Mead
Bernd Roith3–5 Ted Hankey Shaun Griffiths2–5 Keegan Brown
Michael Bushby5–4 John Mortimer Nigel Daniels1–5 Johnny Haines
Scott Coleman3–5 Scott Marsh Connie Finnan5–1 Gino Vos
Matthew Dennant5–3 Darrell Townsend Matt Padgett5–0 David Copley
Dean Stewart5–3 Gus Santana Vincent van der Voort3–5 Kirk Shepherd
Robbie Singleton1–5 William O'Connor Leon de Geus3–5 Scott Robertson
Colin Osborne5–4 Mark Dudbridge Wayne Jones5–3 Royden Lam

Second round

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Ricky Sudale4–5 Richie Burnett Kevin Dowling1–5 Phil Taylor
Matthew Edgar5–4 Colin Osborne Ted Hankey5–1 Dave Weston
Alex Roy4–5 Mark Cox Jake Pennington3–5 Steve West
Magnus Caris1–5 Kirk Shepherd Joey Palfreyman5–3 Keegan Brown
Adam Hunt5–1 Paul Amos Scott Marsh0–5 Jyhan Artut
Connie Finnan4–5 Adrian Gray Stephen Bunting5–2 Jay Wilson
Colin Fowler4–5 Matt Padgett Gary Stone1–5 Dennis Smith
James Wade5–0 Wayne Jones Steve Mead3–5 Dean Stewart
Co Stompé4–5 Mickey Mansell Peter Hudson4–5 Mark Lawrence
James Hubbard3–5 Andy Smith Michael Bushby1–5 Jim Walker
Mark Walsh4–5 Lee Palfreyman Arron Monk2–5 Gaz Cousins
Scott Robertson4–5 Andy Boulton Gareth Pass4–5 Jelle Klaasen
Ricky Evans2–5 Joe Cullen Terry Temple5–1 Prakash Jiwa
Dave Place2–5 John Henderson William O'Connor5–2 Johnny Haines
Andy Jenkins5–4 Nigel Heydon Michael Burgoine4–5 Richie Howson
Kevin Thomas1–5 Conan Whitehead Matthew Dennant5–2 Andy Parsons

Friday 7 June; Best of seventeen legs

Third round

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Mark Webster2–9 Richie Burnett John Part9–4 Ted Hankey
Phil Taylor9–0 Ronny Huybrechts Michael van Gerwen9–5 Mervyn King
Kim Huybrechts9–5 Jyhan Artut Simon Whitlock4–9 Wes Newton
Raymond van Barneveld9–8 Michael Smith Adrian Lewis9–1 Matthew Dennant
Steve West9–3 Ian White Matt Padgett9–2 Richie Howson
Mark Lawrence4–9 Terry Temple Conan Whitehead 8–9 Mickey Mansell
Kevin McDine9–8 Adam Hunt Peter Wright9–4 Gaz Cousins
Steve Beaton5–9 Joey Palfreyman Adrian Gray9–5 Dean Stewart
John Henderson9–7 Scott Rand Dave Chisnall9–4 William O'Connor
James Wade9–7 Jamie Caven Robert Thornton9–7 Matthew Edgar
John Bowles9–5 Paul Nicholson Terry Jenkins9–7 Jim Walker
Ken MacNeil8–9 Ronnie Baxter Andy Hamilton9–6 Andy Boulton
Stephen Bunting 9–3 Andy Jenkins Kirk Shepherd9–7 Mark Cox
Stuart Kellett9–3 Dennis Smith Kevin Painter9–1 Jason Hogg
Lee Palfreyman9–5 Joe Cullen Ross Smith7–9 Jelle Klaasen
Brendan Dolan9–8 Colin Lloyd Gary Anderson9–7 Andy Smith

Saturday 8 June; Best of seventeen legs

Fourth round

PlayerScorePlayerPlayerScorePlayer
Ronnie Baxter9–6 Lee Palfreyman John Part4–9 Andy Hamilton
Terry Jenkins9–6 Kim Huybrechts Terry Temple9–7 John Bowles
Wes Newton †8–9 Adrian Lewis Gary Anderson7–9 Kevin Painter
Brendan Dolan9–6 Matt Padgett Michael van Gerwen9–3 Mickey Mansell
Robert Thornton9–5 Kirk Shepherd Kevin McDine8–9 John Henderson
Stephen Bunting 2–9 Peter Wright Dave Chisnall2–9 James Wade
Joey Palfreyman3–9 Raymond van Barneveld Steve West9–6 Richie Burnett
Phil Taylor9–2 Adrian Gray Jelle Klaasen9–3 Stuart Kellett

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

Fifth round

PlayerScorePlayer
Steve West4–9 Peter Wright
Andy Hamilton9–1 Terry Temple
Ronnie Baxter9–7 Jelle Klaasen
John Henderson4–9 James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld9–7 Robert Thornton
Phil Taylor9–8 Brendan Dolan
Michael van Gerwen9–3 Terry Jenkins
Adrian Lewis9–4 Kevin Painter

Sunday 9 June

Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

PlayerScorePlayer
Raymond van Barneveld 95.3210–9 Ronnie Baxter 97.13
Andy Hamilton 98.2510–8 James Wade 97.33
Phil Taylor 106.5610–7 Michael van Gerwen 101.67
Peter Wright 98.8210–6 Adrian Lewis 93.57

Semi-finals and Final