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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 4 Event 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 94.10 6
  John Bowles 86.23 2
1   van Gerwen 95.07 6
32   Rand 85.29 2
32   Scott Rand 88.73 6
  Jim Walker 86.51 4
1   van Gerwen 90.49 6
17   Lloyd 75.83 1
16   Stuart Kellett 86.13 4
  Jani Haavisto 87.53 6
  Haavisto 83.09 4
17   Lloyd 85.90 6
17   Colin Lloyd 90.07 6
  Vincent van der Voort 91.59 2
1   van Gerwen 90.40 5
9   A. Lewis 97.72 6
8   Ian White 91.90 6
  Kevin McDine 85.53 3
8   White 101.52 2
25   Caven 104.67 6
25   Jamie Caven 94.09 6
  Leo Hendriks 84.75 2
25   Caven 90.76 4
9   A. Lewis 93.10 6
9   Adrian Lewis 95.89 6
  Mickey Mansell 94.02 5
9   A. Lewis 91.17 6
  R. Smith 90.95 5
24   Andy Smith 91.11 3
  Ross Smith 102.02 6
9   A. Lewis 93.45 5
  J. Lewis 84.05 6
5   Wes Newton 94.18 5
  Mensur Suljović 98.30 6
  Suljović 79.65 1
28   Painter 96.47 6
28   Kevin Painter 88.18 6
  Ronny Huybrechts 84.59 3
28   Painter 93.26 6
21   Wade 100.80 3
12   Ronnie Baxter 80.85 6
  Matthew Edgar 78.07 1
12   Baxter 97.58 5
21   Wade 95.30 6
21   James Wade 101.19 6
  Joe Murnan 93.63 3
28   Painter 86.74 5
  J. Lewis 93.91 6
4   Robert Thornton 99.53 6
  Matthew Dennant 86.88 4
4   Thornton 97.22 5
  J. Lewis 88.59 6
29   Colin Osborne 90.17 4
  Jamie Lewis 88.55 6
    J. Lewis 93.94 6
  Brown 82.16 0
13   Paul Nicholson 90.57 6
  Joe Cullen 81.73 5
13   Nicholson 91.49 3
  Brown 93.04 6
20   Brendan Dolan 105.04 4
  Steve Brown 94.34 6
  J. Lewis 90.50 1
10   Taylor 101.42 6
2   Simon Whitlock 88.73 3
  Connie Finnan 87.10 6
  Finnan 81.20 5
31   Beaton 85.95 6
31   Steve Beaton 87.20 6
  George Federico 70.05 2
31   Beaton 94.69 6
  Henderson 93.37 5
15   Mervyn King 96.54 4
  John Henderson 97.55 6
  Henderson 88.22 6
18   Pipe 88.96 4
18   Justin Pipe 100.26 6
  Steve Maish 81.31 2
31   Beaton 102.54 0
10   Taylor 112.73 6
7   John Part 85.11 6
  Nigel Heydon 88.42 4
7   Part 79.97 1
  de Geus 81.97 6
26   Arron Monk 95.20 3
  Leon de Geus 93.22 6
  de Geus 87.60 1
10   Taylor 97.49 6
10   Phil Taylor 115.31 6
  Gino Vos 86.61 2
10   Taylor 88.75 6
  Winstanley 74.02 1
23   Mark Walsh 93.57 5
  Dean Winstanley 94.46 6
10   Taylor 102.69 6
3   Chisnall 99.42 2
6   Kim Huybrechts 101.06 6
  Peter Hudson 87.47 2
6   K. Huybrechts 102.48 6
27   Burnett 84.64 0
27   Richie Burnett 89.62 6
  Jelle Klaasen 94.12 3
6   K. Huybrechts 102.72 6
11   Wright 103.06 4
11   Peter Wright 101.33 6
  Mark Hylton 93.93 0
11   Wright 94.82 6
  Amos 84.99 5
22   Mark Webster 90.23 4
  Paul Amos 92.59 6
6   K. Huybrechts 96.60 4
3   Chisnall 96.74 6
3   Dave Chisnall 96.97 6
  Manuel Vilerio 74.83 0
3   Chisnall 104.76 6
  Payne 100.50 1
30   Wayne Jones 83.01 2
  Josh Payne 87.16 6
3   Chisnall 111.26 6
14   Hamilton 99.94 3
14   Andy Hamilton 97.01 6
  Dyson Parody 88.06 3
14   Hamilton 92.76 6
19   Anderson 105.50 5
19   Gary Anderson 92.97 6
  Dylan Duo 75.03 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gibraltar Darts Trophy UK Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Darts: Phil Taylor was at his imperious best in the Gibraltar Trophy". Sky Sports. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Darts: Taylor crushes Welsh rookie to claim Gibraltar title". The Sentinel. Staffordshire. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (3 January 2013). "Phil Taylor: The path to sporting greatness". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Top notch international darts tournament next summer". Gibraltar Chronicle. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Phil Taylor secures second round spot in Gibraltar". Sky Sports. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy ET5 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Five Dutch Amongst Gibraltar Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2013, Home Nation Qualifier". PDC Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  14. ^ a b c "Super Taylor Wins Gibraltar Darts Trophy". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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