2013 World Matchplay

November 2020 January 2013 2013 BetVictor World Matchplay 20–28 July 2013 Winter Gardens Blackpool, England Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Legs £400,000 £100,000 170 Justin Pipe Brendan Dolan Andy Hamilton Phil Taylor ENG 2012 2014 The 2013 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 20th annual staging of the darts tournament, the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 20 to 28 July 2013 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the last five stagings of the event,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/19043124 Phil Taylor seals 13th World Matchplay title BBC Sport 29 July 2012 8 July 2013 and he won his sixth consecutive World Matchplay title and 14th in total by defeating Adrian Lewis 18–13 in the final.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/23485903 https://web.archive.org/web/20130731005210/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/23485903 dead 31 July 2013 World Matchplay darts: Phil Taylor beats Adrian Lewis in final BBC Sport 28 July 2013 28 July 2013 His average of 111.23 in the final is the highest ever in a World Matchplay final.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/etv2brvph7fk1n8u934euvkua/title/super-taylors-betvictor-world-matchplay-win Super Taylor's BetVictor World Matchplay Win PDC 28 July 2013 28 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130801164556/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/etv2brvph7fk1n8u934euvkua/title/super-taylors-betvictor-world-matchplay-win 1 August 2013 dead For the first time since the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic, the top four players in the world all reached the semi-final stage.July 2013 Prize money For the fifth consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/dmbllew4ucl613ccn0xlzyzmg/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-draw BetVictor World Matchplay Draw/Schedule PDC 9 July 2013 24 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130714040634/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/dmbllew4ucl613ccn0xlzyzmg/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-draw 14 July 2013 dead Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £400,000)Winner (1) £100,000Runner-Up (1) £50,000Semi-finalists (2) £25,000Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000Second round (8) £7,500First round (16) £5,000 Format In the previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, this year, after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/bgb4ol0qkjjl1v2he76at5dpc/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-rule-change BetVictor World Matchplay Rule Change PDC 20 June 2013 8 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130728023001/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/bgb4ol0qkjjl1v2he76at5dpc/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-rule-change 28 July 2013 dead Qualification The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1uty245qsc7vw16z60alw9fchh/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-field BetVictor World Matchplay Field PDC 8 July 2013 9 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130712120837/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1uty245qsc7vw16z60alw9fchh/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-field 12 July 2013 dead PDC Top 16 ENG Phil Taylor (winner) NED Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals) ENG Adrian Lewis (runner-up) ENG James Wade (semi-finals) AUS Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals) ENG Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals) ENG Wes Newton (first round) NED Raymond van Barneveld (second round) ENG Justin Pipe (quarter-finals) ENG Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals) SCO Robert Thornton (first round) ENG Kevin Painter (second round) ENG Mervyn King (first round) NIR Brendan Dolan (second round) BEL Kim Huybrechts (first round) ENG Terry Jenkins (second round) PDC ProTour qualifiers ENG Jamie Caven (second round) SCO Peter Wright (second round) CAN John Part (first round) ENG Stuart Kellett (first round) AUS Paul Nicholson (first round) SCO Gary Anderson (second round) ENG Ronnie Baxter (first round) ENG Colin Lloyd (first round) ENG Steve Beaton (first round) ENG Andy Smith (first round) ENG Ian White (second round) NED Jelle Klaasen (first round) WAL Jamie Lewis (first round) BEL Ronny Huybrechts (first round) AUT Mensur Suljović (first round) WAL Mark Webster (first round) Draw First round (best of 19 legs)20–22 Julyhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/14ym3e2fa4gzi1t6nd5yb8tfpu/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-one BetVictor World Matchplay Night One PDC 20 July 2013 22 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130723073348/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/14ym3e2fa4gzi1t6nd5yb8tfpu/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-one 23 July 2013 deadhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1aqykysgbvbhe1vjvins1le4ik/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-day-two BetVictor World Matchplay Day Two PDC 21 July 2013 22 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131129051111/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1aqykysgbvbhe1vjvins1le4ik/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-day-two 29 November 2013 deadBetVictor World Matchplay Night Three http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/b6lgzfszbdn91wf889vpi97jf/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-three PDC 22 July 2013 23 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130725234854/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/b6lgzfszbdn91wf889vpi97jf/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-three 25 July 2013 dead Second round (best of 25 legs)23–24 JulyBetVictor World Matchplay Night Four http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/5dqnnxm3rd0l1v3ydb3ey4dkd/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-four PDC 23 July 2013 24 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130725234940/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/5dqnnxm3rd0l1v3ydb3ey4dkd/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-four 25 July 2013 deadBetVictor World Matchplay Night Five http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1r0we2d7kuqxl1mjjvlryf73fj/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-five PDC 24 July 2013 24 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130831181632/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1r0we2d7kuqxl1mjjvlryf73fj/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-five 31 August 2013 dead Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)25–26 JulyBetVictor World Matchplay Night Six http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/17qhbygnat74u133o3vk80e8bb/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-six PDC 25 July 2013 27 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130727160743/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/17qhbygnat74u133o3vk80e8bb/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-six 27 July 2013 deadBetVictor World Matchplay Night Seven http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/tgup6iuj9pys1j6y3sclsnso8/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-seven PDC 26 July 2013 27 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130729042408/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/tgup6iuj9pys1j6y3sclsnso8/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-night-seven 29 July 2013 dead Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)27 JulyBetVictor World Matchplay Semi-finals http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/tf900dci9nqj12a1q21ebfsp9/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-semi-finals PDC 27 July 2013 28 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130729042009/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/tf900dci9nqj12a1q21ebfsp9/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-semi-finals 29 July 2013 dead Final (best of 35 legs)28 July 200 1 ENG Phil Taylor 103.18 10 ENG Stuart Kellett 75.82 1 16 ENG Terry Jenkins 95.93 10 ENG Andy Smith 84.90 3 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 99.84 10 AUT Mensur Suljović 89.56 4 9 ENG Justin Pipe 99.24 10 WAL Mark Webster 86.39 4 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 95.79 10 NED Jelle Klaasen 87.30 8 12 ENG Kevin Painter 91.90 10 WAL Jamie Lewis 88.14 7 4 ENG James Wade 97.33 10 CAN John Part 88.28 8 13 ENG Mervyn King 87.56 5 SCO Gary Anderson 97.36 10 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 99.83 10 ENG Colin Lloyd 93.92 7 15 BEL Kim Huybrechts 91.59 4 SCO Peter Wright 96.06 10 7 ENG Wes Newton 97.35 8 ENG Jamie Caven 90.99 10 10 ENG Dave Chisnall 89.95 10 AUS Paul Nicholson 84.71 8 6 ENG Andy Hamilton 97.12 10 ENG Ronnie Baxter 88.87 1 11 SCO Robert Thornton 92.59 3 ENG Ian White 93.38 10 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 86.94 10 BEL Ronny Huybrechts 85.03 5 14 NIR Brendan Dolan 89.38 10 ENG Steve Beaton 87.04 8 1 ENG Phil Taylor 102.64 14 16 ENG Terry Jenkins 96.04 12 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 89.55 9 9 ENG Justin Pipe 91.88 13 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 93.82 13 12 ENG Kevin Painter 91.22 10 4 ENG James Wade 96.25 13 SCO Gary Anderson 93.73 9 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 105.58 13 SCO Peter Wright 94.74 3 ENG Jamie Caven 93.29 10 10 ENG Dave Chisnall 99.22 13 6 ENG Andy Hamilton 96.13 13 ENG Ian White 92.32 7 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 96.52 13 14 NIR Brendan Dolan 94.42 5 1 ENG Phil Taylor 104.38 16 9 ENG Justin Pipe 97.46 10 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 99.41 16 4 ENG James Wade 98.86 18 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 102.29 16 10 ENG Dave Chisnall 99.21 11 6 ENG Andy Hamilton 95.91 17 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 95.95 19 1 ENG Phil Taylor 107.61 17 4 ENG James Wade 98.58 12 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 100.54 15 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 102.28 17 1 ENG Phil Taylor 111.23 18 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 105.92 13 Statistics {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" |- ! Player ! Eliminated ! Played ! Legs Won ! Legs Lost ! LWAT ! 100+ ! 140+ ! 180s ! High checkout ! 3-dart average |- |align="left"| ENG Phil Taylor | Winner | 5 | 75 | 48 | 26 | 181 | 92 | 31 | 161 | 105.81 |- |align="left"| ENG Adrian Lewis | Final | 5 | 72 | 60 | 25 | 152 | 92 | 56 | 161 | 97.52 |- |align="left"| NED Michael van Gerwen | Semi-finals | 4 | 54 | 38 | 18 | 96 | 78 | 26 | 164 | 102.06 |- |align="left"| ENG James Wade | Semi-finals | 4 | 53 | 50 | 21 | 122 | 82 | 24 | 146 | 97.76 |- |align="left"| ENG Andy Hamilton | Quarter-finals | 3 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 81 | 41 | 17 | 170 | 96.39 |- |align="left"| AUS Simon Whitlock | Quarter-finals | 3 | 39 | 36 | 16 | 90 | 57 | 19 | 130 | 96.34 |- |align="left"| ENG Justin Pipe | Quarter-finals | 3 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 88 | 31 | 23 | 170 | 96.19 |- |align="left"| ENG Dave Chisnall | Quarter-finals | 3 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 87 | 51 | 21 | 144 | 96.13 |- |align="left"| ENG Terry Jenkins | Second round | 2 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 118 | 95.99 |- |align="left"| SCO Gary Anderson | Second round | 2 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 51 | 25 | 4 | 121 | 95.55 |- |align="left"| SCO Peter Wright | Second round | 2 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 96 | 95.40 |- |align="left"| NED Raymond van Barneveld | Second round | 2 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 121 | 94.70 |- |align="left"| ENG Ian White | Second round | 2 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 125 | 92.85 |- |align="left"| ENG Jamie Caven | Second round | 2 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 109 | 92.14 |- |align="left"| NIR Brendan Dolan | Second round | 2 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 28 | 5 | 170 | 91.90 |- |align="left"| ENG Kevin Painter | Second round | 2 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 51 | 20 | 10 | 164 | 91.56 |- |align="left"| ENG Wes Newton | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 87 | 97.35 |- |align="left"| ENG Colin Lloyd | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 120 | 93.92 |- |align="left"| SCO Robert Thornton | First round | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 92.59 |- |align="left"| BEL Kim Huybrechts | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 91.59 |- |align="left"| AUT Mensur Suljović | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 89.56 |- |align="left"| ENG Ronnie Baxter | First round | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 88.87 |- |align="left"| CAN John Part | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 104 | 88.28 |- |align="left"| WAL Jamie Lewis | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 104 | 88.14 |- |align="left"| ENG Mervyn King | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 87.56 |- |align="left"| NED Jelle Klaasen | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 158 | 87.30 |- |align="left"| ENG Steve Beaton | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 87.04 |- |align="left"| WAL Mark Webster | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 86.39 |- |align="left"| BEL Ronny Huybrechts | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 80 | 85.03 |- |align="left"| ENG Andy Smith | First round | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 84.90 |- |align="left"| AUS Paul Nicholson | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 80 | 84.71 |- |align="left"| ENG Stuart Kellett | First round | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 75.82 |- Match reports from the draw. July 2013 References External links Official website Category:World Matchplay (darts) Category:2010s in Lancashire World Matchplay World Matchplay World Matchplay