2013 PDC World Cup of Darts

2013 PDC World Cup of Darts 1–3 February 2013 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg PDC Legs £150,000 £40,000 167 ENG Phil Taylor (quarter-finals) ENG (Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis) 2012 2014 The 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts, known as the 2013 Betfair World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, 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.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations News PDC 2013-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235942/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations 2015-12-23 dead The 24 countries were separated 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 and Last 16: best of nine legs doubles. Quarter-finals and semi-finals: 2 best of seven legs singles matches. Should the tie be 1–1, then a third and final doubles tie will be played. Final: Up to the four best of seven legs singles matches. First team to 3 points wins the title. Should the tie be 2–2, then a fifth and final doubles tie will be played. Prize money Prize money is per team:http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations Betfair World Cup of Darts Nations PDC 6 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235942/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations 2015-12-23 dead Position (no. of teams) Prize money(Total: £150,000)Winners (1) £40,000Runners-Up (1) £20,000Semi-finalists (2) £13,000Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000Last 16  (second round) (8) £3,000Last 24  (group stage) (8) £2,000 Teams and seeding The 24 teams were divided into three pools based on their rankings, with one team from each pool assigned to each group. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235942/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations 2015-12-23 pdc.tv On 25 January, it was announced that the Philippines team of Lourence Ilagan and Christian Perez had to withdraw from the event due to travel problems and were replaced by Italy.Italy To Replace Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20130125042217/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1gim5pdjaxeyf1xb10bxixjeuf/title/italy-to-replace-philippines 2013-01-25 PDC.tv Pool A (Seeded Nations) Rank Country Entered players 1 ENG Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis 2 NLD Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld 3 AUS Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson 4 SCO Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton 5 WAL Mark Webster and Richie Burnett 6 NIR Brendan Dolan and Mickey Mansell 7 GER Jyhan Artut and Andree Welge 8 IRL William O'Connor and Connie Finnan Pool B Country Entered players AUT Mensur Suljović and Maik Langendorf BEL Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts CAN John Part and Jeff Smith CRO Robert Marijanović and Tonči Restović DEN Per Laursen and Jann Hoffmann FIN Jani Haavisto and Jarkko Komula GIB Dyson Parody and Dylan Duo ESP Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez Pool C Country Entered players HUN Nándor Bezzeg and Zsolt Mészáros ITA Daniele Petri and Matteo Dal Monte JPN Haruki Muramatsu and Sho Katsumi NZL Phillip Hazel and Craig Caldwell POL Krzysztof Kciuk and Krzysztof Ratajski RSA Charl Pietersen and Shawn Hogan SWE Magnus Caris and Par Riihonen USA Darin Young and Larry Butler Results Group stage If teams were tied on number of wins, the tie-breakers were leg difference and then group stage average.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/noqf7i44mwd81wco9u9gbveqk/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-groups News PDC 2013-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20130120104357/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/noqf7i44mwd81wco9u9gbveqk/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-groups 2013-01-20 dead Group A Pos.TeamPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1ENG (1)220102+84Q2JPN21159–423AUT202610–40Eliminated 1 February 86.60 AUT 4 – 5 JPN 89.08 88.41 ENG 5 – 0 JPN 77.69 2 February 94.78 ENG 5 – 2 AUT 82.46 Group B Pos.TeamPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1IRL (8)21195+42Q2RSA21199023DEN21159–42Eliminated 1 February 66.34 DEN 5 – 4 RSA 70.51 90.54 IRL 5 – 0 DEN 74.74 2 February 84.33 IRL 4 – 5 RSA 81.80 Group C Pos.TeamPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1SCO (4)220105+54Q2CAN21189–123SWE202610–40Eliminated 1 February 91.15 CAN 5 – 4 SWE 88.93 95.15 SCO 5 – 3 CAN 95.45 2 February 82.40 SCO 5 – 2 SWE 82.98 Group D Pos.TeamPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1WAL (5)220102+84Q2ESP21178–123ITA202310–10Eliminated 1 February 81.68 ESP 5 – 3 ITA 84.66 76.61 WAL 5 – 2 ESP 74.28 2 February 82.58 WAL 5 – 0 ITA 79.00 Group E Pos.TeamPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1NED (2)220103+74Q2POL21187+123GIB202210–80Eliminated 1 February 74.89 GIB 2 – 5 POL 70.36 91.61 NED 5 – 3 POL 83.04 2 February 85.40 NED 5 – 0 GIB 74.36 Group F Pos.TeamPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1GER (7)220106+44Q2FIN21189–123USA202710–30Eliminated 1 February 85.55 FIN 5 – 4 USA 84.16 87.00 GER 5 – 3 FIN 86.98 2 February 93.34 GER 5 – 3 USA 89.07 Group G Pos.TeamPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1AUS (3)220103+74Q2CRO21165+123NZL202210–80Eliminated 1 February 76.32 CRO 5 – 0 NZL 77.66 84.88 AUS 5 – 1 CRO 69.06 2 February 92.30 AUS 5 – 2 NZL 79.10 Group H Pos.TeamPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1NIR (6)220103+74Q2BEL21175+223HUN202110–90Eliminated 1 February 90.54 BEL 5 – 0 HUN 71.49 90.00 NIR 5 – 2 BEL 89.44 2 February 76.05 NIR 5 – 1 HUN 72.05 Knockout stage y 4 1/3/3/5 sets yes 25 20 Second round(best of 9 legs)2 February Quarter-finals(best of 3 matches)3 February Semi-finals(best of 3 matches)3 February Final(best of 5 matches)3 February A1 ENG (1) 91.27 5 B2 ZAF 84.21 4 B1 IRL (8) 77.41 3 A2 JPN 80.73 5 C1 SCO (4) 83.72 4 D2 ESP 87.23 5 D1 WAL (5) 98.24 5 C2 CAN 95.01 2 E1 NED (2) 97.38 3 F2 FIN 96.00 5 F1 GER (7) 81.37 5 E2 POL 72.80 2 G1 AUS (3) 95.57 1 H2 BEL 101.08 5 H1 NIR (6) 83.58 4 G2 CRO 76.91 5 A1 ENG (1) 4 3 4 2 A2 JPN 1 4 2 1 D2 ESP 3 4 2 1 D1 WAL (5) 4 3 4 2 F2 FIN 1 4 4 2 F1 GER (7) 4 2 3 1 H2 BEL 4 4 2 G2 CRO 2 1 0 A1 ENG (1) 4 3 4 2 D1 WAL (5) 1 4 3 1 F2 FIN 1 4 0 1 H2 BEL 4 3 4 2 A1 ENG (1) 4 0 4 4 3 H2 BEL 0 4 2 1 1 Quarter-finals Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/onlfl94ofs2314jcsm6mwghxd/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts---quarter-finals News PDC www.pdc.tv dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130206092952/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/onlfl94ofs2314jcsm6mwghxd/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts---quarter-finals 2013-02-06 ENG (1) JPN Score Phil Taylor 107.82 Haruki Muramatsu 100.05 4–1 Adrian Lewis 85.98 Sho Katsumi 81.18 3–4 Taylor & Lewis 99.60 Muramatsu & Katsumi 89.28 4–2 Final result 2–1 ESP WAL (5) Score Antonio Alcinas 85.68 Mark Webster 88.29 3–4 Carlos Rodríguez 84.27 Richie Burnett 80.61 4–3 Alcinas & Rodríguez 82.53 Webster & Burnett 86.79 2–4 Final result 1–2 FIN GER (7) Score Jani Haavisto 92.07 Jyhan Artut 93.36 1–4 Jarkko Komula 78.48 Andree Welge 83.55 4–2 Haavisto & Komula 79.44 Artut & Welge 73.86 4–3 Final result 2–1 BEL CRO Score Kim Huybrechts 93.69 Tonči Restović 84.42 4–2 Ronny Huybrechts 80.64 Robert Marijanović 77.16 4–1 Final result 2–0 Semi-finals Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match. ENG (1) WAL (5) Score Phil Taylor 101.97 Mark Webster 93.66 4–1 Adrian Lewis 90.66 Richie Burnett 89.19 3–4 Taylor & Lewis 94.62 Webster & Burnett 93.33 4–3 Final result 2–1 FIN BEL Score Jani Haavisto 81.66 Kim Huybrechts 98.75 1–4 Jarkko Komula 90.03 Ronny Huybrechts 84.90 4–3 Haavisto & Komula 86.22 K. Huybrechts & R. Huybrechts 105.48 0–4 Final result 1–2 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. ENG (1) BEL Score Phil Taylor 101.91 Ronny Huybrechts 83.25 4–0 Adrian Lewis 85.17 Kim Huybrechts 100.20 0–4 Adrian Lewis 105.75 Ronny Huybrechts 92.13 4–2 Phil Taylor 98.91 Kim Huybrechts 93.03 4–1 Final result 3–1 Television coverage The tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTL 7 in the Netherlands and Fox Sports in Australia. References External links World Cup Netzone, Schedule, results 2013 World Cup PDC World Cup of Darts Category:Sports competitions in Hamburg Category:2010s in Hamburg Category:International sports competitions hosted by Germany Category:Darts in Germany