# 2013 UK Open

The 2013 Speedy Services UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the eleventh year of the UK Open tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 6–9 June 2013, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.
Phil Taylor won the title, defeating Andy Hamilton 11–4 in the final to claim his fifth and final UK Open title.
The 2013 UK Open was the last UK Open to be held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, and was the last UK Open to be broadcast on Sky Sports in June. Starting in 2014, the UK Open moved to the Butlins Resort in Minehead, and has been broadcast on ITV4 in March.

## Format and qualifiers
### 2013 UK Open qualifiers

There were eight qualifying events staged across England between February and April 2013 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
| 1 | Saturday 23 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Dave Chisnall |
| 2 | Sunday 24 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Brendan Dolan |
| 3 | Saturday 16 March | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6–2 | Michael Smith |
| 4 | Sunday 17 March | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Robert Thornton | 6–4 | Jamie Caven |
| 5 | Saturday 13 April | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Simon Whitlock | 6–1 | Michael van Gerwen |
| 6 | Sunday 14 April | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6–5 | Kim Huybrechts |
| 7 | Saturday 27 April | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Kim Huybrechts | 6–2 | John Part |
| 8 | Sunday 28 April | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6–0 | Mervyn King |
The tournament features 146 players. The results of the eight qualifiers shown above were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place at the final tournament. In addition, the next 82 players in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Thursday. A further 32 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.

### Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)

* Michael van Gerwen
* Robert Thornton
* Kim Huybrechts
* Peter Wright
* Simon Whitlock
* Gary Anderson
* Mervyn King
* Ronnie Baxter
* John Part
* Brendan Dolan
* Michael Smith
* Dave Chisnall
* Jamie Caven
* Jason Hogg
* Adrian Lewis
* Ian White
* Wes Newton
* Terry Jenkins
* Stuart Kellett
* Kevin Painter
* Andy Hamilton
* John Bowles
* Paul Nicholson
* Steve Beaton
* Raymond van Barneveld
* Ross Smith
* Ronny Huybrechts
* Ken MacNeil
* Colin Lloyd
* Kevin McDine
* Scott Rand
* Mark Webster

### Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

* Mark Cox
* Mickey Mansell
* Alex Roy
* Kevin Thomas
* Andy Jenkins
* Co Stompé
* Mark Walsh
* Paul Amos
* Colin Fowler
* Ricky Evans
* Joe Cullen
* Phil Taylor
* Jyhan Artut
* Steve West
* Nigel Heydon
* Magnus Caris
* Andy Smith
* John Henderson
* Matthew Edgar
* Arron Monk
* Terry Temple
* Joey Palfreyman
* Lee Palfreyman
* Kevin Dowling
* Ricky Sudale
* Peter Hudson
* Adam Hunt
* Richie Burnett
* Jelle Klaasen
* Dennis Smith
* Richie Howson
* Jim Walker

### Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

* Adrian Gray
* James Wade
* Leon de Geus
* Matt Padgett
* Connie Finnan
* Dave Weston
* Justin Pipe
* Nick Fullwell
* Tony West
* Chris Aubrey
* Tomas Seyler
* Gino Vos
* Paddy Meaney
* Steve Brown
* Scott Coleman
* Darren Johnson
* Mark Dudbridge
* Steve Farmer
* Dean Winstanley
* Vincent van der Voort
* William O'Connor
* Dave Place
* Jason Wilson
* Ted Hankey
* Campbell Jackson
* John Scott
* Steve Hine
* Alan Derrett
* Andy Parsons
* Roland Scholten
* James Hubbard
* Bernd Roith
* Antonio Alcinas
* Shaun Griffiths
* Keegan Brown
* Mensur Suljović
* Royden Lam
* Wayne Jones
* Colin Osborne
* David Copley
* Gaz Cousins
* Keith Rooney
* Mark Lawrence
* Kirk Shepherd
* Gareth Pass
* Prakash Jiwa
* Jamie Lewis
* Matthew Dennant
* Vernon Sheppard
* Johnny Haines

### Speedy qualifiers

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain in April.

## Prize money

For the fifth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.
| Stage (no. of players) | Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £40,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £20,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) | £4,000 |
| Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) | £2,000 |
| Last 64 (third round) | (32) | £1,000 |
| Last 96 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
| Last 128 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
| Last 146 (preliminary round) | (18) | n/a |

## Draw
### Thursday 6 June; Best of nine legs
#### Preliminary round

| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player |
| Robbie Green | 2–5 | James Wade | Vincent van der Voort | 5–4 | Andy Murray |
| Nick Fullwell | 1–5 | Wayne Jones | Colin Osborne | 5–3 | Steve Hine |
| Steve Farmer | 5–3 | Chris Aubrey | Stuart Lowe | 1–5 | Jake Pennington |
| Gino Vos | 5–3 | Alan Derrett | Keegan Brown | 5–3 | Keith Rooney |
| Stephen Bunting | 5–0 | Vernon Shepherd | Connie Finnan | 5–2 | Campbell Jackson |
| Scott Coleman | 5–0 | Mark McGeeney | Mickey Musto | 1–5 | Bernd Roith |
| Maik Langendorf | 5–2 | Tony Martin | Darren Johnson | 5–3 | Antonio Alcinas |
| Royden Lam | 5–2 | Paddy Meaney | Tony West | 5–3 | Jamie Lewis |
| Tam Dymond | 1–5 | Gavin Baker | Terry Dunford | 1–5 | Dean Stewart |

#### First round

| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player |
| Conan Whitehead (Q) | 5–4 | Roland Scholten | James Hubbard | 5–2 | John Scott |
| Mark Lawrence | 5–4 | Mensur Suljović | Darrell Thorpe | 0–5 | Stephen Bunting |
| Dave Weston | 5–4 | Dean Winstanley | Paul Whitworth | 2–5 | Andy Boulton |
| Justin Pipe | 2–5 | Gareth Pass | Steve Farmer | 2–5 | Gaz Cousins |
| Michael Burgoine | 5–0 | Darren Twist | James Wade | 5–0 | Matt Gallett |
| Prakash Jiwa | 5–2 | Darren Johnson | Gary Stone | 5–4 | Maik Langendorf |
| Jay Wilson | 5–2 | Tomas Seyler | Steve Brown | 4–5 | Adrian Gray |
| Gavin Baker | 4–5 | Dave Place | Tony West | 3–5 | Jake Pennington |
| Andy Parsons | 5–3 | Jamie Hagan | Andrew McNicol | 2–5 | Steven Mead |
| Bernd Roith | 3–5 | Ted Hankey | Shaun Griffiths | 2–5 | Keegan Brown |
| Michael Bushby | 5–4 | John Mortimer | Nigel Daniels | 1–5 | Johnny Haines |
| Scott Coleman | 3–5 | Scott Marsh | Connie Finnan | 5–1 | Gino Vos |
| Matthew Dennant | 5–3 | Darrell Townsend | Matt Padgett | 5–0 | David Copley |
| Dean Stewart | 5–3 | Gus Santana | Vincent van der Voort | 3–5 | Kirk Shepherd |
| Robbie Singleton | 1–5 | William O'Connor | Leon de Geus | 3–5 | Scott Robertson |
| Colin Osborne | 5–4 | Mark Dudbridge | Wayne Jones | 5–3 | Royden Lam |

#### Second round

| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player |
| Ricky Sudale | 4–5 | Richie Burnett | Kevin Dowling | 1–5 | Phil Taylor |
| Matthew Edgar | 5–4 | Colin Osborne | Ted Hankey | 5–1 | Dave Weston |
| Alex Roy | 4–5 | Mark Cox | Jake Pennington | 3–5 | Steve West |
| Magnus Caris | 1–5 | Kirk Shepherd | Joey Palfreyman | 5–3 | Keegan Brown |
| Adam Hunt | 5–1 | Paul Amos | Scott Marsh | 0–5 | Jyhan Artut |
| Connie Finnan | 4–5 | Adrian Gray | Stephen Bunting | 5–2 | Jay Wilson |
| Colin Fowler | 4–5 | Matt Padgett | Gary Stone | 1–5 | Dennis Smith |
| James Wade | 5–0 | Wayne Jones | Steve Mead | 3–5 | Dean Stewart |
| Co Stompé | 4–5 | Mickey Mansell | Peter Hudson | 4–5 | Mark Lawrence |
| James Hubbard | 3–5 | Andy Smith | Michael Bushby | 1–5 | Jim Walker |
| Mark Walsh | 4–5 | Lee Palfreyman | Arron Monk | 2–5 | Gaz Cousins |
| Scott Robertson | 4–5 | Andy Boulton | Gareth Pass | 4–5 | Jelle Klaasen |
| Ricky Evans | 2–5 | Joe Cullen | Terry Temple | 5–1 | Prakash Jiwa |
| Dave Place | 2–5 | John Henderson | William O'Connor | 5–2 | Johnny Haines |
| Andy Jenkins | 5–4 | Nigel Heydon | Michael Burgoine | 4–5 | Richie Howson |
| Kevin Thomas | 1–5 | Conan Whitehead (Q) | Matthew Dennant | 5–2 | Andy Parsons |

### Friday 7 June; Best of seventeen legs
#### Third round

| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player |
| Mark Webster | 2–9 | Richie Burnett | John Part | 9–4 | Ted Hankey |
| Phil Taylor | 9–0 | Ronny Huybrechts | Michael van Gerwen | 9–5 | Mervyn King |
| Kim Huybrechts | 9–5 | Jyhan Artut | Simon Whitlock | 4–9 | Wes Newton |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 9–8 | Michael Smith | Adrian Lewis | 9–1 | Matthew Dennant |
| Steve West | 9–3 | Ian White | Matt Padgett | 9–2 | Richie Howson |
| Mark Lawrence | 4–9 | Terry Temple | Conan Whitehead (Q) | 8–9 | Mickey Mansell |
| Kevin McDine | 9–8 | Adam Hunt | Peter Wright | 9–4 | Gaz Cousins |
| Steve Beaton | 5–9 | Joey Palfreyman | Adrian Gray | 9–5 | Dean Stewart (Q) |
| John Henderson | 9–7 | Scott Rand | Dave Chisnall | 9–4 | William O'Connor |
| James Wade | 9–7 | Jamie Caven | Robert Thornton | 9–7 | Matthew Edgar |
| John Bowles | 9–5 | Paul Nicholson | Terry Jenkins | 9–7 | Jim Walker |
| Ken MacNeil | 8–9 | Ronnie Baxter | Andy Hamilton | 9–6 | Andy Boulton (Q) |
| Stephen Bunting (Q) | 9–3 | Andy Jenkins | Kirk Shepherd | 9–7 | Mark Cox |
| Stuart Kellett | 9–3 | Dennis Smith | Kevin Painter | 9–1 | Jason Hogg |
| Lee Palfreyman | 9–5 | Joe Cullen | Ross Smith | 7–9 | Jelle Klaasen |
| Brendan Dolan | 9–8 | Colin Lloyd | Gary Anderson | 9–7 | Andy Smith |

### Saturday 8 June; Best of seventeen legs
#### Fourth round

| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player |
| Ronnie Baxter | 9–6 | Lee Palfreyman | John Part | 4–9 | Andy Hamilton |
| Terry Jenkins | 9–6 | Kim Huybrechts | Terry Temple | 9–7 | John Bowles |
| Wes Newton † | 8–9 | Adrian Lewis | Gary Anderson | 7–9 | Kevin Painter |
| Brendan Dolan | 9–6 | Matt Padgett | Michael van Gerwen | 9–3 | Mickey Mansell |
| Robert Thornton | 9–5 | Kirk Shepherd | Kevin McDine | 8–9 | John Henderson |
| Stephen Bunting (Q) | 2–9 | Peter Wright | Dave Chisnall | 2–9 | James Wade |
| Joey Palfreyman | 3–9 | Raymond van Barneveld | Steve West | 9–6 | Richie Burnett |
| Phil Taylor | 9–2 | Adrian Gray | Jelle Klaasen | 9–3 | Stuart Kellett |
† Newton hit a nine-dart finish, having thrown 180, 180, and 141 to finish the leg.

#### Fifth round

| Player | Score | Player |
| Steve West | 4–9 | Peter Wright |
| Andy Hamilton | 9–1 | Terry Temple |
| Ronnie Baxter | 9–7 | Jelle Klaasen |
| John Henderson | 4–9 | James Wade |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 9–7 | Robert Thornton |
| Phil Taylor | 9–8 | Brendan Dolan |
| Michael van Gerwen | 9–3 | Terry Jenkins |
| Adrian Lewis | 9–4 | Kevin Painter |

### Sunday 9 June
#### Quarter-finals; Best of nineteen legs

| Player | Score | Player |
| Raymond van Barneveld 95.32 | 10–9 | Ronnie Baxter 97.13 |
| Andy Hamilton 98.25 | 10–8 | James Wade 97.33 |
| Phil Taylor 106.56 | 10–7 | Michael van Gerwen 101.67 |
| Peter Wright 98.82 | 10–6 | Adrian Lewis 93.57 |

#### Semi-finals and Final

| Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) |
| Raymond van Barneveld 92.93 | Raymond van Barneveld 92.93 | 9 | | | |
| Andy Hamilton 90.20 | Andy Hamilton 90.20 | 10 | | | |
| Andy Hamilton 90.20 | Andy Hamilton 90.20 | 10 | Andy Hamilton 97.95 | Andy Hamilton 97.95 | 4 |
| | | | Phil Taylor 107.04 | Phil Taylor 107.04 | 11 |
| Phil Taylor 106.84 | Phil Taylor 106.84 | 10 | Phil Taylor 107.04 | Phil Taylor 107.04 | 11 |
| Peter Wright 97.05 | Peter Wright 97.05 | 5 | | | |