2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy

The 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy[1] was the fifth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2013 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, from 28–30 June 2013. It featured a field of 64 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner. It was won by Phil Taylor, with Jamie Lewis as the runner-up.

2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates28–30 June 2013
VenueVictoria Stadium
LocationGibraltar
Country Gibraltar
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
Nine-dart finishEngland Ross Smith
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«Event 4Event 6»

Also notable was the nine-dart finish hit by Ross Smith in his second round defeat by Adrian Lewis, which was the last nine darter to be hit in the PDC European Tour until June 2018.

Course of the event

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Phil Taylor won his second European Tour title with a 6–1 victory over Jamie Lewis in the final. He had previously beaten Steve Beaton 6-0 in the last eight and Dave Chisnall 6-2 in the semi-finals, recording an average score of 112.73 in the former.[2] The £20,000 first prize was Taylor's second win in June 2013, having earlier won the 2013 UK Open title. Taylor's victory was his first European Tour win since Berlin in June 2012,[3] adding to a career that has led to him being called the greatest ever darts player.[4] He told the Staffordshire newspaper The Sentinel, "It's fantastic to win this and I am over the moon. It's been a great weekend for me and I've really enjoyed it in Gibraltar."[3]

The tournament's biggest surprise was Jamie Lewis' appearance in the final. He reached his first senior final after having to qualify to take part in the event,[3] and was aiming to win one match and the £1,000 prize money, so that he would earn a place in the world top 64 and would avoid having to need to qualify for the 2014 PDC European Tour.

The event was the first-ever Gibraltar Darts Trophy, sponsored by the Government of Gibraltar at a reported cost of £100,000. Although it was not broadcast live, it was covered by Sky Sports.[5] The trophy was presented by the territory's Sports Minister, Stephen Linares.[3] Four Gibraltarian players participated as home nation qualifiers, but were all eliminated in the opening round.[6]

Prize money

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Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winner(1)£20,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£3,000
Third round losers(8)£2,000
Second round losers(16)£1,000
First round losers(32)£500
Total£100,000

Qualification

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The top 32 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on the 22 May 2013 automatically qualified for the event.[7] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 24 May),[1] eight from the European Qualifier (held at the venue in Gibraltar on 27 June) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held in Gibraltar on 24 April).[8][9]

Draw

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[10]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
28 June
[11]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
29 June
[12]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
[13]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
[14]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
[14]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
[14]
                  
1 Michael van Gerwen 94.106
John Bowles 86.232
1 van Gerwen 95.076
32 Rand 85.292
32 Scott Rand 88.736
Jim Walker 86.514
1 van Gerwen 90.496
17 Lloyd 75.831
16 Stuart Kellett 86.134
Jani Haavisto 87.536
Haavisto 83.094
17 Lloyd 85.906
17 Colin Lloyd 90.076
Vincent van der Voort 91.592
1 van Gerwen 90.405
9 A. Lewis 97.726
8 Ian White 91.906
Kevin McDine 85.533
8 White 101.522
25 Caven 104.676
25 Jamie Caven 94.096
Leo Hendriks 84.752
25 Caven 90.764
9 A. Lewis 93.106
9 Adrian Lewis 95.896
Mickey Mansell 94.025
9 A. Lewis 91.176
R. Smith 90.955
24 Andy Smith 91.113
Ross Smith 102.026
9 A. Lewis 93.455
J. Lewis 84.056
5 Wes Newton 94.185
Mensur Suljović 98.306
Suljović 79.651
28 Painter 96.476
28 Kevin Painter 88.186
Ronny Huybrechts 84.593
28 Painter 93.266
21 Wade 100.803
12 Ronnie Baxter 80.856
Matthew Edgar 78.071
12 Baxter 97.585
21 Wade 95.306
21 James Wade 101.196
Joe Murnan 93.633
28 Painter 86.745
J. Lewis 93.916
4 Robert Thornton 99.536
Matthew Dennant 86.884
4 Thornton 97.225
J. Lewis 88.596
29 Colin Osborne 90.174
Jamie Lewis 88.556
  J. Lewis 93.946
Brown 82.160
13 Paul Nicholson 90.576
Joe Cullen 81.735
13 Nicholson 91.493
Brown 93.046
20 Brendan Dolan 105.044
Steve Brown 94.346
J. Lewis 90.501
10 Taylor 101.426
2 Simon Whitlock 88.733
Connie Finnan 87.106
Finnan 81.205
31 Beaton 85.956
31 Steve Beaton 87.206
George Federico 70.052
31 Beaton 94.696
Henderson 93.375
15 Mervyn King 96.544
John Henderson 97.556
Henderson 88.226
18 Pipe 88.964
18 Justin Pipe 100.266
Steve Maish 81.312
31 Beaton 102.540
10 Taylor 112.736
7 John Part 85.116
Nigel Heydon 88.424
7 Part 79.971
de Geus 81.976
26 Arron Monk 95.203
Leon de Geus 93.226
de Geus 87.601
10 Taylor 97.496
10 Phil Taylor 115.316
Gino Vos 86.612
10 Taylor 88.756
Winstanley 74.021
23 Mark Walsh 93.575
Dean Winstanley 94.466
10 Taylor 102.696
3 Chisnall 99.422
6 Kim Huybrechts 101.066
Peter Hudson 87.472
6 K. Huybrechts 102.486
27 Burnett 84.640
27 Richie Burnett 89.626
Jelle Klaasen 94.123
6 K. Huybrechts 102.726
11 Wright 103.064
11 Peter Wright 101.336
Mark Hylton 93.930
11 Wright 94.826
Amos 84.995
22 Mark Webster 90.234
Paul Amos 92.596
6 K. Huybrechts 96.604
3 Chisnall 96.746
3 Dave Chisnall 96.976
Manuel Vilerio 74.830
3 Chisnall 104.766
Payne 100.501
30 Wayne Jones 83.012
Josh Payne 87.166
3 Chisnall 111.266
14 Hamilton 99.943
14 Andy Hamilton 97.016
Dyson Parody 88.063
14 Hamilton 92.766
19 Anderson 105.505
19 Gary Anderson 92.976
Dylan Duo 75.030

References

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