2013 Championship League Darts

The 2013 Championship League Darts was the sixth and last edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition was organised and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2013 edition having a prize fund over £200,000.

Championship League Darts
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 24 – October 24
VenueCrondon Park Golf Club
LocationStock, Essex
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£200,000
Nine-dart finishEngland Phil Taylor
England Mervyn King
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2012

The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups. Phil Taylor was the defending champion and won his fourth Championship League title with a 6–3 defeat over Michael van Gerwen in the final.[1][2]

Format

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The first group consists of the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit. These eight players will play each other over the course of a day, receiving two points for each win. All matches were contested over a maximum of 11 legs with a player winning the match on reaching six legs. After all players play each other, the four players with the most points will progress to the semi-finals with the winners of those matches progressing into the final.

The winner of the final advances to the winners group which will take place at the end of the competition. The runner-up, losing semi-finalists and the players finishing fifth and sixth move into group two, where they will be joined by the next three players in the Order of Merit. The format of the second group was the same as the first group with players moving into the third group. In total there are eight groups before the final group takes place.

This format ensures that all players who do not win the group or finish in the last two positions have another chance to qualify for the winners group.[3]

Prize money

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The Championship League Darts awards prize money per leg won, as well as to the eventual winner, runner-up and semi-finalists of the entire tournament.
The amount of prize money awarded per leg won is:[3]

StageMatchPrize Money
per leg won
Group stageGroup matches£50 
Group stageSemi-finals & final£100 
Winners groupGroup matches£100 
Winners groupSemi-finals & final£200 


The amount of prize money awarded to the winner, runner-up and semi-finalists of the tournament is:

StagePrize Money
Winner£10,000 
Runner-up£5,000 
Semi-finalists£2,500 

Tournament dates

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The tournament takes place over nine days throughout September and October 2013. One group is played on each day. The dates are as follows:[4]

  • Group 1 – Tuesday, September 24
  • Group 2 – Wednesday, September 25
  • Group 3 – Thursday, September 26
  • Group 4 – Tuesday, October 15
  • Group 5 – Wednesday, October 16
  • Group 6 – Thursday, October 17
  • Group 7 – Tuesday, October 22
  • Group 8 – Wednesday, October 23
  • Winners Group – Thursday, October 24

The tournament takes place at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex.[3]

Note: Raymond van Barneveld (10) and Vincent van der Voort (29) chose not to compete in the tournament.

Winners Group

Group stage

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Group 1

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Played on Tuesday 24 September and was won by Phil Taylor. He also hit a nine-dart finish during a 6–5 league stage defeat to Adrian Lewis. Simon Whitlock and James Wade were eliminated.[5]

TayLewChiNewHamMVGWhiWadPoints, Legs
1 Phil Taylor5–66–56–24–66–26–36–410, 39–28
2 Adrian Lewis6–56–36–54–66–46–14–610, 38–30
3 Dave Chisnall5–63–63–66–06–26–46–18, 35–25
4 Wes Newton2–65–66–36–52–66–46–48, 33–34
5 Andy Hamilton6–46–40–65–64–66–46–48, 33–34
6 Michael van Gerwen2–64–62–66–26–46–56–48, 32–33
7 Simon Whitlock3–61–64–64–64–65–66–12, 27–37
8 James Wade4–66–41–64–64–64–61–62, 24–40
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Phil Taylor6
4 Wes Newton2
1 Phil Taylor6
2 Adrian Lewis2
2 Adrian Lewis6
3 Dave Chisnall2

Group 2

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Played on Wednesday 25 September and was won by Andy Hamilton. Robert Thornton and Justin Pipe were eliminated.[6]

ChiHamLewMVGPaiNewThoPipPoints, Legs
1 Dave Chisnall5–66–36–45–66–26–46–110, 40–26
2 Andy Hamilton6–52–66–46–26–23–66–510, 35–30
3 Adrian Lewis3–66–26–41–66–46–56–210, 34–29
4 Michael van Gerwen4–64–64–66–16–26–56–18, 36–27
5 Kevin Painter6–52–66–11–64–66–56–58, 31–34
6 Wes Newton2–62–64–62–66–46–46–56, 28–37
7 Robert Thornton4–66–35–65–65–64–66–34, 35–36
8 Justin Pipe1–65–62–61–65–65–63–60, 22–42
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Dave Chisnall3
4 Michael van Gerwen6
4 Michael van Gerwen5
2 Andy Hamilton6
2 Andy Hamilton6
3 Adrian Lewis2

Group 3

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Played on Thursday 26 September and was won by Wes Newton. Brendan Dolan and Adrian Lewis were eliminated.[7]

MVGHuyNewChiKinPaiDolLewPoints, Legs
1 Michael van Gerwen4–66–36–16–06–16–56–212, 40–18
2 Kim Huybrechts6–42–66–56–46–26–46–312, 38–28
3 Wes Newton3–66–26–43–65–66–46–58, 35–33
4 Dave Chisnall1–65–64–61–66–16–26–16, 29–28
5 Mervyn King0–64–66–36–16–45–66–56, 31–33
6 Kevin Painter1–62–66–51–66–46–41–66, 23–37
7 Brendan Dolan5–64–64–62–66–54–66–44, 31–39
8 Adrian Lewis2–63–65–61–65–66–14–62, 26–37
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Michael van Gerwen4
4 Dave Chisnall6
4 Dave Chisnall4
3 Wes Newton6
2 Kim Huybrechts3
3 Wes Newton6

Group 4

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Played on Tuesday 15 October and was won by Terry Jenkins. Mervyn King and Michael van Gerwen threw nine-dart finishes during the day. Dave Chisnall and Kevin Painter were eliminated.[8]

JenMVGWriAndHuyKinChiPaiPoints, Legs
1 Terry Jenkins6–43–66–36–36–16–26–412, 39–23
2 Michael van Gerwen4–66–56–46–35–66–06–510, 39–29
3 Peter Wright6–35–66–56–13–66–35–68, 37–30
4 Gary Anderson3–64–65–65–66–46–56–46, 35–37
5 Kim Huybrechts3–63–61–66–56–15–66–26, 30–32
6 Mervyn King1–66–56–34–61–66–42–66, 26–36
7 Dave Chisnall2–60–63–65–66–54–66–04, 26–35
8 Kevin Painter4–65–66–54–62–66–20–64, 27–37
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Terry Jenkins6
4 Gary Anderson1
1 Terry Jenkins6
2 Michael van Gerwen5
2 Michael van Gerwen6
3 Peter Wright4

Group 5

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Played on Wednesday 16 October and was won by Michael van Gerwen. Mark Webster and Ronnie Baxter were eliminated.[9]

WriMVGKinAndHuyNicWebBaxPoints, Legs
1 Peter Wright6–46–36–26–46–26–55–612, 41–26
2 Michael van Gerwen4–66–45–66–36–26–36–210, 39–26
3 Mervyn King3–64–66–46–46–55–66–18, 36–32
4 Gary Anderson2–66–54–66–56–56–42–68, 32–37
5 Kim Huybrechts4–63–64–65–66–36–26–36, 34–32
6 Paul Nicholson2–62–65–65–63–66–16–24, 29–33
7 Mark Webster5–63–66–54–62–61–66–44, 27–39
8 Ronnie Baxter6–52–61–66–23–62–64–64, 24–37
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Peter Wright6
4 Gary Anderson3
1 Peter Wright4
2 Michael van Gerwen6
2 Michael van Gerwen6
3 Mervyn King4

Group 6

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Played on Thursday 17 October and was won by Ian White. Kim Huybrechts threw a nine-darter in the league stage. Mervyn King and Colin Lloyd were eliminated.[10]

NicHuyWriWhiAndCavKinLydPoints, Legs
1 Paul Nicholson5–66–46–46–26–43–66–310, 38–29
2 Kim Huybrechts6–55–66–15–65–66–26–38, 39–29
3 Peter Wright4–66–55–66–42–66–46–28, 35–33
4 Ian White4–61–66–54–66–56–36–28, 33–33
5 Gary Anderson2–66–54–66–46–46–44–68, 34–35
6 Jamie Caven4–66–56–25–64–65–66–36, 36–34
7 Mervyn King6–32–64–63–64–66–55–64, 30–38
8 Colin Lloyd3–63–62–62–66–43–66–54, 25–39
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Paul Nicholson4
4 Ian White6
4 Ian White6
3 Peter Wright4
2 Kim Huybrechts3
3 Peter Wright6

Group 7

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Played on Tuesday 22 October and was won by Richie Burnett. Jamie Caven and John Part were eliminated.[11]

BurBeaAndHuyWriNicCavParPoints, Legs
1 Richie Burnett3–62–66–56–36–06–46–310, 35–27
2 Steve Beaton6–34–66–36–36–46–53–610, 37–30
3 Gary Anderson6–26–44–65–62–66–36–18, 35–28
4 Kim Huybrechts5–63–66–44–66–36–46–18, 36–30
5 Peter Wright3–63–66–56–45–66–56–28, 35–34
6 Paul Nicholson0–64–66–23–66–56–26–38, 31–30
7 Jamie Caven4–65–63–64–65–62–66–42, 29–40
8 John Part3–66–31–61–62–63–64–62, 20–39
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Richie Burnett6
4 Kim Huybrechts3
1 Richie Burnett6
3 Gary Anderson5
2 Steve Beaton3
3 Gary Anderson6

Group 8

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Played on Wednesday 23 October and was won by Kim Huybrechts. Colin Osborne and Mark Walsh were eliminated.[12]

NicSmiWriHuyAndBeaOsbWalPoints, Legs
1 Paul Nicholson6–16–36–23–66–46–46–212, 39–22
2 Andy Smith1–66–56–46–36–06–16–212, 37–21
3 Peter Wright3–65–66–46–46–45–66–48, 37–34
4 Kim Huybrechts2–64–64–66–45–66–16–26, 33–32
5 Gary Anderson6–33–64–64–63–66–26–56, 32–34
6 Steve Beaton4–60–64–66–56–36–42–66, 28–36
7 Colin Osborne4–61–66–51–62–64–66–54, 29–40
8 Mark Walsh2–62–64–62–65–66–25–62, 27–38
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Paul Nicholson3
4 Kim Huybrechts6
1 Kim Huybrechts6
3 Peter Wright4
2 Andy Smith1
3 Peter Wright6

Winners Group

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Played on 24 October and was won by Phil Taylor.[13]

TayMvGBurNewWhiHuyHamJenPoints, Legs
1 Phil Taylor3–66–36–46–56–56–56–512, 39–33
2 Michael van Gerwen6–30–66–56–43–66–16–210, 33–27
3 Richie Burnett3–66–05–60–66–36–26–58, 32–28
4 Wes Newton4–65–66–54–66–26–46–58, 37–34
5 Ian White5–64–66–06–46–55–63–66, 35–33
6 Kim Huybrechts5–66–33–62–65–66–36–36, 33–33
7 Andy Hamilton5–61–62–64–66–53–66–54, 27–40
8 Terry Jenkins5–62–65–65–66–33–65–62, 31–39
Semi-finalsFinal
      
1 Phil Taylor6
4 Wes Newton1
1 Phil Taylor6
2 Michael van Gerwen3
2 Michael van Gerwen6
3 Richie Burnett2

References

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  1. ^ "Phil Taylor defeats Simon Whitlock to win Championship League Darts title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Championship League Darts: Phil Taylor beats Michael Van Gerwen 6–3 in final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Championship League Darts Groups". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ^ "2013 Championship League Darts Info". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Nine-Dart Taylor's Group One Win". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Second Wind Brings Hamilton Victory!". PDC. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Third Time Lucky For Newton". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Super Jenkins Denies Nine-Dart Duo". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Championship League Darts Group Five". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Ian Makes All-White CLD Debut!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Seventh Heaven For Burnett". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Hurricane Storms To Amazing Victory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Taylor Seals Championship League Treble". PDC. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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