2014 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2014 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship was the 21st World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace, London between 13 December 2013 and 1 January 2014.

2014 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates13 December 2013 –
1 January 2014
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs (preliminaries)
Sets (from Round 1)
Final – best of 13
Prize fund£1,050,000
Winner's share£250,000
Nine-dart finish Terry Jenkins
 Kyle Anderson
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Michael van Gerwen
«20132015»

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won his 16th title in 2013, but he lost 4–3 to Michael Smith in the second round.[1]

Terry Jenkins and Kyle Anderson recorded both televised nine-dart finishes during the event, in their first-round matches against Per Laursen and Ian White, respectively.

Michael van Gerwen won his first World Championship by defeating Peter Wright 7–4 in the final.[2] He became the sixth winner of the event and, at the age of 24, the youngest.[3]The result also saw him replace Taylor as the new world number one.[4]A new record of 603 maximum 180 scores were made during the championship, beating the previous best of 588 set in 2012.[5] For the first time in PDC history, there was no Englishman in the final.[6]

Format and qualifiers

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The televised stages featured 72 players. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of Merit on 26 November 2013 were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit, based on the events played on the 2013 PDC Pro Tour.

These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (as determined at the PDPA Qualifying event held in Barnsley on 25 November 2013), the highest ranked non-qualified player on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit, and 21 international players: the four highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 17 further international qualifiers to be determined by the PDC and PDPA.

Some of the international players, such as the four from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.

Edward Santos withdrew due to travel problems and was replaced by Colin Osborne, the highest-ranking non-qualified player on the PDC Order of Merit.[19]

Prize money

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The 2014 World Championship features a prize fund of at least £1,050,000. The winner's prize money has been increased from £200,000 to £250,000.[20]

The prize money is allocated as follows:

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £1,050,000)
Winner(1)£250,000
Runner-Up(1)£100,000
Semi-finalists(2)£50,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£25,000
Third round losers(8)£15,000
Second round losers(16)£10,000
First round losers(32)£6,000
Preliminary round losers(8)£3,500
Nine-dart finish(2)£30,000
(£15,000 each)

Bracket

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The preliminary round was drawn on 30 November, the last 64 draw took place on 2 December 2013 and was made by Rod Harrington and Wayne Mardle. It was shown live on Sky Sports.

Preliminary round

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The preliminary round was played in a first to four legs format. One match was played per session with the winners playing their first-round matches later on the same day.

Av.PlayerScorePlayerAv.
76.78Rob Szabo 4–3 Ian Moss78.63
84.71Colin McGarry 2–4 Per Laursen91.55
84.03Julio Barbero 4–1 Andree Welge79.65
74.30Dennis Lindskjold 1–4 Colin Osborne89.82
88.01Devon Petersen 4–1 Mohd Latif Sapup82.78
90.25Zoran Lerchbacher 4–1 Ben Ward86.43
84.26Morihiro Hashimoto 4–2 Paul Lim75.26
79.45Gino Vos 1–4 Royden Lam79.40

Last 64

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Finals

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Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
28–29 December
[21][22]
Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
30 December
[23]
Final (best of 13 sets)
1 January
[5]
         
16 Peter Wright 95.855
8 Wes Newton 92.404
16 Peter Wright 100.246
4 Simon Whitlock 97.252
21 Ian White 98.414
4 Simon Whitlock 95.775
16 Peter Wright 95.714
2 Michael van Gerwen 100.107
2 Michael van Gerwen 98.865
26 Mark Webster 93.343
2 Michael van Gerwen 103.026
3 Adrian Lewis 99.190
6 James Wade 90.851
3 Adrian Lewis 96.565

Rounds 1-4

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First round (best of 5 sets)
13–19 December
[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Second round (best of 7 sets)
20–27 December
[31][32][33][34][35]
Third round (best of 7 sets)
27–28 December
[35][36]
Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
28–29 December
[37][38]
            
1 Phil Taylor 96.683
Rob Szabo 90.061
1 Taylor 95.553
32 M. Smith 94.554
32 Michael Smith 79.693
Morihiro Hashimoto 76.501
32 M. Smith 98.333
16 Wright 105.074
16 Peter Wright 98.683
Joe Cullen 90.830
16 Wright 98.044
Laursen 87.632
17 Terry Jenkins 95.912
Per Laursen 89.453
16 Wright 95.855
8 Newton 92.404
8 Wes Newton 88.413
Royden Lam 83.451
8 Newton 92.914
25 Part 87.890
25 John Part 82.483
Mareno Michels 79.702
8 Newton 95.514
9 Thornton 91.741
9 Robert Thornton 86.863
Max Hopp 80.171
9 Thornton 98.894
B. Anderson 87.760
24 Colin Lloyd 83.622
Beau Anderson 83.663
5 Andy Hamilton 92.033
Julio Barbero 93.521
5 Hamilton 96.891
28 Burnett 95.914
28 Richie Burnett 97.193
Dean Winstanley 95.481
28 Burnett 95.833
21 White 95.924
12 Kim Huybrechts 88.073
Ronny Huybrechts 90.101
12 K. Huybrechts 98.943
21 White 98.394
21 Ian White 97.023
Kyle Anderson 89.681
21 White 98.414
4 Whitlock 95.775
4 Simon Whitlock 97.353
Ross Smith 86.200
4 Whitlock 95.304
Komula 88.990
29 Mark Walsh 86.511
Jarkko Komula 84.573
4 Whitlock 92.964
13 Painter 86.380
13 Kevin Painter 98.593
Tomas Seyler 86.980
13 Painter 91.594
20 Nicholson 93.600
20 Paul Nicholson 96.823
Stuart Kellett 95.090
2 Michael van Gerwen 89.133
Zoran Lerchbacher 89.940
2 van Gerwen 96.884
McDine 90.111
31 Wayne Jones 89.752
Kevin McDine 91.803
2 van Gerwen 100.204
18 G. Anderson 98.183
15 Brendan Dolan 96.723
Colin Osborne 82.640
15 Dolan 90.101
18 G. Anderson 97.974
18 Gary Anderson 97.833
Mark Dudbridge 90.400
2 van Gerwen 98.865
26 M. Webster 93.343
7 Dave Chisnall 98.432
John Henderson 91.623
Henderson 91.623
26 M. Webster 92.234
26 Mark Webster 86.703
Mensur Suljović 84.022
26 M. Webster 92.484
10 van Barneveld 94.823
10 Raymond van Barneveld 98.563
Jamie Lewis 91.020
10 van Barneveld 99.654
23 Caven 96.053
23 Jamie Caven 87.033
Jelle Klaasen 89.561
6 James Wade 91.923
Darren Webster 90.122
6 Wade 91.864
27 A. Smith 90.043
27 Andy Smith 84.223
Steve Brown 84.891
6 Wade 99.924
Petersen 92.420
11 Justin Pipe 87.853
Arron Monk 78.740
11 Pipe 93.001
Petersen 95.184
22 Steve Beaton 87.761
Devon Petersen 85.673
6 Wade 90.851
3 A. Lewis 96.565
3 Adrian Lewis 95.263
Dennis Smith 80.890
3 A. Lewis 103.684
30 van der Voort 99.471
30 Vincent van der Voort 85.963
Matt Clark 78.501
3 A. Lewis 91.174
14 King 91.871
14 Mervyn King 89.873
Darin Young 82.970
14 King 94.814
Evans 94.402
19 Ronnie Baxter 86.600
Ricky Evans 87.213

Final

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Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referee: Russ Bray
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 1 January 2014.
(16) Peter Wright 4 – 7 Michael van Gerwen (2)
1 – 3, 0 – 3, 0 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 1, 3 – 1, 2 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 1, 3 – 1, 2 – 3
95.71Average (3 darts)100.10
6180 scores16
130Highest checkout124
36.54% (19/52)Checkout summary39.06% (25/64)

Statistics

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PlayerEliminatedPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh checkoutAverage[40]
Michael van Gerwen Winner62911100621861045215498.03
Peter Wright Runner-up62618103862901542916498.93
Adrian Lewis Semi-finals51695641107792915897.17
Simon Whitlock Semi-finals518106653139843613695.73
Ian White Quarter-finals415126151150752912897.44
James Wade Quarter-finals412105247136662114293.64
Wes Newton Quarter-finals41575739107602717092.13
Mark Webster Quarter-finals414135956135732515791.19
Gary Anderson Third round3105392690501711998.00
Raymond van Barneveld Third round3107403298502014197.68
Richie Burnett Third round310634327757199696.31
Robert Thornton Third round385282270381613692.50
Kevin Painter Third round37425185031711692.19
Mervyn King Third round386292563481213692.18
Michael Smith Third round3108413895591714190.86
Devon Petersen Third round47632298748914190.32
Phil Taylor Second round265242360351015696.12
Paul Nicholson Second round23414153628713695.21
Andy Hamilton Second round24519194525812494.46
Kim Huybrechts Second round265232451351011193.51
Brendan Dolan Second round24416184920716793.41
Vincent van der Voort Second round24518184324713192.72
John Henderson Second round266282983291513291.62
Jamie Caven Second round26523224431715891.54
Kevin McDine Second round24618224415138190.96
Ricky Evans Second round254201745201313890.81
Justin Pipe Second round24417154825311090.43
Per Laursen Second round356232864291012889.54
Andy Smith Second round26525257437716187.14
Jarkko Komula Second round23516205420712686.78
Beau Anderson Second round2361725522577685.71
John Part Second round2361722351587685.19
Dave Chisnall First round123111324151112198.43
Terry Jenkins First round123111020131117095.91
Dean Winstanley First round11399291426095.48
Stuart Kellett First round1033910948495.09
Jamie Lewis First round1033913938491.02
Joe Cullen First round10359187114790.83
Mark DudbridgeFirst round1033914514190.40
Darren Webster First round1231113312118190.12
Ronny Huybrechts First round113710231239790.10
Zoran Lerchbacher First round2035102611113890.10
Wayne Jones First round1238123011512089.75
Kyle Anderson First round11351069614189.68
Jelle Klaasen First round1134919633689.56
Julio BarberoFirst round2131012221948088.78
Steve Beaton First round1138102014210687.76
Tomas Seyler First round1031915715686.98
Ronnie Baxter First round1033919714086.60
Mark Walsh First round1138113714012186.51
Colin Osborne First round2038101513112286.23
Ross Smith First round10349216210786.20
Steve Brown First round11371014885684.89
Mensur Suljović First round12310132615413084.02
Colin Lloyd First round12313154210511283.62
Rob SzaboFirst round2131013345212883.42
Darin Young First round1031914411482.97
Royden Lam First round2131111341316081.43
Dennis Smith First round10309103180.89
Morihiro Hashimoto First round2131112379215280.38
Max Hopp First round11361021446880.17
Mareno Michels First round12310132811413679.70
Arron Monk First round10339135010078.64
Matt Clark First round11361022518178.50
Ben Ward Preliminary round1001411201686.43
Colin McGarry Preliminary round100244613684.71
Mohd Latif Sapup Preliminary round1001475014182.78
Andree Welge Preliminary round100146219179.65
Gino Vos Preliminary round100144203279.45
Ian Moss Preliminary round10034123011878.63
Paul Lim Preliminary round100248405875.26
Dennis Lindskjold Preliminary round100141000274.30

Source: Match reports in the draw

Representation from different countries

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This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.


ENG

NED

AUS

SCO

WAL

GER

BEL

NIR

AUT

DEN

CAN

USA

SPA

HKG

JPN

MAS

NZL

RSA

SIN

FIN
Total
Final010100000000000000002
Semis111100000000000000004
Quarters411110000000000000008
Round 37213200000000000010016
Round 214334201101100000010132
Round 132544322121111110110164
Prelim.3100010112001111111016
Total34644332222111111111172

Broadcasting

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The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:[24]

CountryChannel
United KingdomSky Sports
BBC Radio 5 Live (final only)[41]
Czech Republic
Hungary
Romania
Slovakia
Sport TV
(Sport 1 and Sport 2)
GermanySport1/Sport1+
IrelandSky Sports
Middle EastOSN
NetherlandsRTL7
Australia
Italy
Fox Sports
New ZealandSky Sport

Sky Sports also showed the semi-finals and final in 3D in the United Kingdom.

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