2013 European Championship (darts)

2013 PartyPoker.net European Championship 4–7 July 2013 RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim PDC Legs £200,000 £50,000 170 CAN John Part ENG Adrian Lewis 2012 2014 The 2013 PartyPoker.net European Championship was the sixth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 4–7 July at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.http://www.pdc.tv/tournament-calendar13 Tournament Calendar 2013 PDC 25 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615104537/http://www.pdc.tv/tournament-calendar13 15 June 2013 dead dmy-all The defending champion, Simon Whitlock, pulled off an incredible comeback in his quarter-final match against Jamie Caven to win 10–9 having been 3–9 down.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/fvkk5zrw162l1tgiz0wdigy9q/title/partypokernet-euro-champs-qfs partypoker.net Euro Champs QFs PDC 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130710215714/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/fvkk5zrw162l1tgiz0wdigy9q/title/partypokernet-euro-champs-qfs 2013-07-10 dead He advanced to the final once more where he faced Adrian Lewis. Lewis won his third major title by defeating the Australian 11–6.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/23224065 Adrian Lewis wins European Darts Championship in Germany 8 July 2013 BBC Sport 8 July 2013 Prize money The 2013 European Championship has a total prize fund of £200,000.http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventPrizeFund.aspx?EventKey=4306 2013 European Championship Prize Money Darts Database 25 June 2013 The following is the breakdown of the fund: Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £200,000)Winner (1) £50,000Runner-Up (1) £20,000Semi-finalists (2) £10,000Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500Last 16  (second round) (8) £5,000Last 32  (first round) (16) £2,500 Qualification The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit on 23 June automatically qualified for the event. The top eight from them were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top eight non-qualified players from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, with further places awarded to the top seven non-qualified players from the Continental Europe Order of Merit and the leader of the Scandinavian Order of Merit after four of eight events.http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/4iwdw6nqft271fduadi29ie9j/title/partypokernet-european-championship-draw PartyPoker.net European Championship Draw PDC 25 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130630202958/http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/4iwdw6nqft271fduadi29ie9j/title/partypokernet-european-championship-draw 30 June 2013 dead dmy-all http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/gylb5rr45lpb1x2r9i24ygpvq/title/partypokernet-european-championship-update PartyPoker.net European Championship Update PDC 25 June 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130625040043/http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/gylb5rr45lpb1x2r9i24ygpvq/title/partypokernet-european-championship-update 25 June 2013 Gary Anderson withdrew before the event began due to illness so Mark Webster took his place due to being the next non-qualified player from the PDC Order of Merit.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1w7w0hsn2efa11axqwbe4zm7vh/title/anderson-withdraws-from-euro-champs Anderson Withdraws From Euro Champs PDC 3 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130708061009/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1w7w0hsn2efa11axqwbe4zm7vh/title/anderson-withdraws-from-euro-champs 8 July 2013 dead dmy-all These are the participants: PDC Top 16 ENG Phil Taylor (second round) NED Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals) ENG Adrian Lewis (champion) ENG James Wade (second round) AUS Simon Whitlock (runner-up) ENG Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals) ENG Wes Newton (first round) NED Raymond van Barneveld (second round) ENG Justin Pipe (second round) ENG Dave Chisnall (first round) SCO Robert Thornton (quarter-finals) ENG Kevin Painter (second round) ENG Mervyn King (second round) BEL Kim Huybrechts (first round) NIR Brendan Dolan (first round) ENG Terry Jenkins (first round)Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers ENG Jamie Caven (quarter-finals) SCO Peter Wright (first round) CAN John Part (first round) ENG Stuart Kellett (first round) AUS Paul Nicholson (second round) SCO Gary Anderson (withdrew) ENG Ronnie Baxter (first round) ENG Colin Lloyd (second round) WAL Mark Webster (first round)European qualifiers AUT Mensur Suljović (first round) NED Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals) GER Tomas Seyler (first round) GER Max Hopp (first round) BEL Kurt van de Rijck (first round) BEL Ronny Huybrechts (semi-finals) NED Vincent van der Voort (first round) SDC Order of Merit FIN Jani Haavisto (first round) Draw The draw was held on 23 June 2013. First round (best of 11 legs)4–5 Julyhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/3yhbc4u71yr71cbyjvw871put/title/partypokernet-euro-champs---day-one partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day One PDC 4 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130911055541/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/3yhbc4u71yr71cbyjvw871put/title/partypokernet-euro-champs---day-one 2013-09-11 dead http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1qvam2j6xmgh519b5s8l4swfw4/title/partypokernet-euro-champs---day-two partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day Two PDC 6 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130923030857/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1qvam2j6xmgh519b5s8l4swfw4/title/partypokernet-euro-champs---day-two 2013-09-23 dead Second round (best of 19 legs)6 Julyhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/185tlpyu8z9hk1m9wfx8hrwwwo/title/partypokernet-euro-champs---second-round partypoker.net Euro Champs - Second Round PDC 6 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130708063727/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/185tlpyu8z9hk1m9wfx8hrwwwo/title/partypokernet-euro-champs---second-round 8 July 2013 dead dmy-all Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)7 July Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)7 Julyhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1r1ewiy269ul71inrt0jw6hpxr/title/partypokernet-european-championship-finals Brilliant Lewis Is European Champion PDC 7 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130710215709/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1r1ewiy269ul71inrt0jw6hpxr/title/partypokernet-european-championship-finals 2013-07-10 dead Final (best of 21 legs)7 July 200 1 ENG Phil Taylor 96.24 6 NED Vincent van der Voort 92.77 3   ENG Stuart Kellett 93.77 3 BEL Ronny Huybrechts 100.97 6 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 87.28 6 GER Tomas Seyler 81.61 1   SCO Robert Thornton 95.05 6 NIR Brendan Dolan 88.85 2 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 94.93 6 BEL Kim Huybrechts 94.31 4   ENG Colin Lloyd 100.65 6 SCO Peter Wright 98.46 4 4 ENG James Wade 95.41 6 WAL Mark Webster 91.10 2   ENG Jamie Caven 106.09 6 ENG Dave Chisnall 96.04 0 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 86.19 6 BEL Kurt van de Rijck 75.78 1   ENG Ronnie Baxter 87.17 5 ENG Mervyn King 88.18 6 7 ENG Wes Newton 92.88 4 NED Jelle Klaasen 93.10 6   FIN Jani Haavisto 90.73 3 ENG Justin Pipe 93.92 6 6 ENG Andy Hamilton 89.00 6 ENG Terry Jenkins 88.98 5   GER Max Hopp 79.07 4 AUS Paul Nicholson 88.23 6 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 90.22 6 AUT Mensur Suljović 90.83 4   ENG Kevin Painter 94.91 6 CAN John Part 91.33 4 1 ENG Phil Taylor 95.51 5 BEL Ronny Huybrechts 95.54 10 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 95.57 9 SCO Robert Thornton 93.42 10 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 99.52 10 ENG Colin Lloyd 92.69 6 4 ENG James Wade 92.78 2 ENG Jamie Caven 99.44 10 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 104.87 10 ENG Mervyn King 91.41 3   NED Jelle Klaasen 103.76 10 ENG Justin Pipe 98.01 6 6 ENG Andy Hamilton 89.74 10 AUS Paul Nicholson 87.19 8 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 100.34 10 ENG Kevin Painter 90.35 4   BEL Ronny Huybrechts 93.46 10 SCO Robert Thornton 94.27 9 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 96.33 10 ENG Jamie Caven 95.31 9 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 104.77 10 NED Jelle Klaasen 99.68 7 6 ENG Andy Hamilton 93.51 3 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 102.57 10 BEL Ronny Huybrechts 94.86 7 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 96.14 11 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 99.05 8 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 100.34 11 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 99.59 6 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 103.34 11 Broadcasting On 14 June 2013, the PDC announced that the European Championship would be broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV4 for the next three years.http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/nd0wsprxrmp61ggiev9jovs8t/title/pdc--itv-agree-new-four-event-deal PDC & ITV Sign New Four-Event Deal PDC 25 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130628031813/http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/nd0wsprxrmp61ggiev9jovs8t/title/pdc--itv-agree-new-four-event-deal 28 June 2013 dead dmy-all It was also shown on RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Sport1 in Germany, Fox Sports in Australia and on Sky New Zealand. 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