2013 European Darts Open

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The **2013 European Darts Open** was the third of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2013 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 17–19 May 2013. It featured a field of 64 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

Raymond van Barneveld was the defending champion, after defeating Dave Chisnall 6–4 in the final, but he was defeated 6–5 in the third round by Kim Huybrechts.

Michael van Gerwen won his first European Tour title with a 6–2 defeat of Simon Whitlock in the final.

## Prize money

The prize fund for the 2013 European Tour events rose to £100,000, with the winner getting £20,000.

## Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 17 April automatically qualified for the event.

The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 26 April), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue in Düsseldorf on 16 May).

1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Simon Whitlock  *(Runner-up)*
3. Dave Chisnall  *(Second round)*
4. Wes Newton  *(Second round)*
5. Robert Thornton  *(Third round)*
6. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Third round)*
7. Justin Pipe  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Ian White  *(Second round)*
9. John Part  *(Second round)*
10. Adrian Lewis  *(Third round)*
11. Kim Huybrechts  *(Quarter-finals)*
12. Peter Wright  *(Semi-finals)*
13. Andy Hamilton  *(Quarter-finals)*
14. Phil Taylor  *(Second round)*
15. Paul Nicholson  *(Second round)*
16. Ronnie Baxter  *(Second round)*
17. Terry Jenkins  *(Third round)*
18. James Wade  *(Third round)*
19. Mervyn King  *(Third round)*
20. Colin Lloyd  *(First round)*
21. Mark Webster  *(Second round)*
22. Stuart Kellett  *(Second round)*
23. Richie Burnett  *(Second round)*
24. Brendan Dolan  *(Third round)*
25. Gary Anderson  *(Quarter-finals)*
26. Andy Smith  *(First round)*
27. Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
28. Mark Walsh  *(First round)*
29. Colin Osborne  *(Third round)*
30. Jamie Caven  *(Semi-finals)*
31. Arron Monk  *(Second round)*
32. Wayne Jones  *(Second round)*
* Dennis Smith  *(First round)*
* Andy Parsons  *(Second round)*
* Stephen Hardy  *(First round)*
* Darren Johnson  *(First round)*
* Mark Cox  *(Second round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
* Mark Jones  *(First round)*
* Prakash Jiwa  *(First round)*
* Terry Temple  *(First round)*
* Steve Maish  *(First round)*
* Keith Stephen  *(First round)*
* Alex Roy  *(Second round)*
* Chris Aubrey  *(First round)*
* Paul Amos  *(First round)*
* Kevin Dowling  *(First round)*
* Kevin McDine  *(First round)*
* David Pallett  *(First round)*
* Matt Clark  *(First round)*
* Adam Hunt  *(First round)*
* Shaun Griffiths  *(First round)*
* Kurt van de Rijck  *(First round)*
* Mareno Michels  *(First round)*
* Bobby Biemans  *(First round)*
* Maik Langendorf  *(First round)*
* Mensur Suljović  *(First round)*
* Ronny Huybrechts  *(First round)*
* Jelle Klaasen  *(First round)*
* Jerry Hendriks  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Max Hopp  *(First round)*
* Tomas Seyler  *(First round)*
* Jyhan Artut  *(First round)*
* Andree Welge  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Superb Barney's Euro Glory. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
2. ↑ Van Gerwen Claims European Open Win. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 25, 2023.
3. ↑ UK Masters European Tour One NetZone. PDC.
4. ↑ European Open ET3 Entries Confirmed. PDC. Retrieved on July 25, 2023.
5. ↑ European Darts Open Draw. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 25, 2023.