2013 European Championship (darts)

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.[1]

2013 PartyPoker.net European Championship
Tournament information
Dates4–7 July 2013
VenueRWE-Sporthalle
LocationMülheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£50,000
High checkout170 Canada John Part
Champion(s)
England Adrian Lewis
«20122014»

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.[2] He advanced to the final once more where he faced Adrian Lewis. Lewis won his third major title by defeating the Australian 11–6.[3]

Prize money

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The 2013 European Championship has a total prize fund of £200,000.[4] The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £200,000)
Winner(1)£50,000
Runner-Up(1)£20,000
Semi-finalists(2)£10,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£7,500
Last 16  (second round)(8)£5,000
Last 32  (first round)(16)£2,500

Qualification

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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.[5][6] 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.[7]

These are the participants:

PDC Top 16
  1. Phil Taylor (second round)
  2. Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals)
  3. Adrian Lewis (champion)
  4. James Wade (second round)
  5. Simon Whitlock (runner-up)
  6. Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals)
  7. Wes Newton (first round)
  8. Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
  9. Justin Pipe (second round)
  10. Dave Chisnall (first round)
  11. Robert Thornton (quarter-finals)
  12. Kevin Painter (second round)
  13. Mervyn King (second round)
  14. Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  15. Brendan Dolan (first round)
  16. Terry Jenkins (first round)
Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers
  1. Jamie Caven (quarter-finals)
  2. Peter Wright (first round)
  3. John Part (first round)
  4. Stuart Kellett (first round)
  5. Paul Nicholson (second round)
  6. Gary Anderson (withdrew)
  7. Ronnie Baxter (first round)
  8. Colin Lloyd (second round)
  9. Mark Webster (first round)
European qualifiers
  1. Mensur Suljović (first round)
  2. Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals)
  3. Tomas Seyler (first round)
  4. Max Hopp (first round)
  5. Kurt van de Rijck (first round)
  6. Ronny Huybrechts (semi-finals)
  7. Vincent van der Voort (first round)
SDC Order of Merit
  1. Jani Haavisto (first round)

Draw

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The draw was held on 23 June 2013.[5]

First round (best of 11 legs)
4–5 July
[8][9]
Second round (best of 19 legs)
6 July
[10]
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
7 July
[2]
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
7 July
[11]
Final (best of 21 legs)
7 July
[11]
               
1 Phil Taylor 96.246
Vincent van der Voort 92.773
1 Phil Taylor 95.515
Ronny Huybrechts 95.5410
  Stuart Kellett 93.773
Ronny Huybrechts 100.976
  Ronny Huybrechts 93.4610
Robert Thornton 94.279
8 Raymond van Barneveld 87.286
Tomas Seyler 81.611
8 Raymond van Barneveld 95.579
Robert Thornton 93.4210
  Robert Thornton 95.056
Brendan Dolan 88.852
Ronny Huybrechts 94.867
5 Simon Whitlock 96.1411
5 Simon Whitlock 94.936
Kim Huybrechts 94.314
5 Simon Whitlock 99.5210
Colin Lloyd 92.696
  Colin Lloyd 100.656
Peter Wright 98.464
5 Simon Whitlock 96.3310
Jamie Caven 95.319
4 James Wade 95.416
Mark Webster 91.102
4 James Wade 92.782
Jamie Caven 99.4410
  Jamie Caven 106.096
Dave Chisnall 96.040
5 Simon Whitlock 99.596
3 Adrian Lewis 103.3411
2 Michael van Gerwen 86.196
Kurt van de Rijck 75.781
2 Michael van Gerwen 104.8710
Mervyn King 91.413
  Ronnie Baxter 87.175
Mervyn King 88.186
2 Michael van Gerwen 104.7710
Jelle Klaasen 99.687
7 Wes Newton 92.884
Jelle Klaasen 93.106
  Jelle Klaasen 103.7610
Justin Pipe 98.016
  Jani Haavisto 90.733
Justin Pipe 93.926
2 Michael van Gerwen 99.058
3 Adrian Lewis 100.3411
6 Andy Hamilton 89.006
Terry Jenkins 88.985
6 Andy Hamilton 89.7410
Paul Nicholson 87.198
  Max Hopp 79.074
Paul Nicholson 88.236
6 Andy Hamilton 93.513
3 Adrian Lewis 102.5710
3 Adrian Lewis 90.226
Mensur Suljović 90.834
3 Adrian Lewis 100.3410
Kevin Painter 90.354
  Kevin Painter 94.916
John Part 91.334

Broadcasting

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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.[12] It was also shown on RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Sport1 in Germany, Fox Sports in Australia and on Sky New Zealand.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2013". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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  3. ^ "Adrian Lewis wins European Darts Championship in Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ "2013 European Championship Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b "PartyPoker.net European Championship Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  6. ^ "PartyPoker.net European Championship Update". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Anderson Withdraws From Euro Champs". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  8. ^ a b "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. ^ "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  10. ^ "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Second Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Brilliant Lewis Is European Champion". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  12. ^ "PDC & ITV Sign New Four-Event Deal". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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