2013 Austrian Darts Open

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The **2013 Austrian Darts Open** was the fourth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2013 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, from 31 May–2 June 2013. It featured a field of 64 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

Justin Pipe won the defending champion after defeating James Wade 6–3 in the 2012 final, but he was defeated 6–3 in the first round by Kevin McDine.

Michael van Gerwen won his second European Tour title by beating Mervyn King 6–3 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 29 April 2013 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 3 May), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue in Wiener Neustadt on 30 May).

On 28 May, it was announced that Simon Whitlock, Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor had all withdrawn from the tournament. Two additional places were therefore available in the European Qualifier and one extra place was available in the Home Nation Qualifier, and they replaced the withdrawn players as seeds in the draw bracket.

European qualifier Peter Martin was timed out of his first round match, so his opponent, Mervyn King, received a walkover.

1. Michael van Gerwen  **(Champion)**
2. ~~Simon Whitlock  *(Withdrew)*~~
3. Dave Chisnall  *(Third round)*
4. Wes Newton  *(Third round)*
5. Robert Thornton  *(Third round)*
6. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Third round)*
7. Justin Pipe  *(First round)*
8. Ian White  *(First round)*
9. John Part  *(First round)*
10. ~~Adrian Lewis  *(Withdrew)*~~
11. Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
12. Peter Wright  *(Second round)*
13. Andy Hamilton  *(Second round)*
14. ~~Phil Taylor  *(Withdrew)*~~
15. Paul Nicholson  *(First round)*
16. Ronnie Baxter  *(Third round)*
17. Terry Jenkins  *(Second round)*
18. James Wade  *(Third round)*
19. Mervyn King  *(Runner-up)*
20. Colin Lloyd  *(Semi-finals)*
21. Mark Webster  *(First round)*
22. Stuart Kellett  *(Second round)*
23. Richie Burnett  *(First round)*
24. Brendan Dolan  *(Quarter-finals)*
25. Gary Anderson  *(Second round)*
26. Andy Smith  *(Second round)*
27. Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
28. Mark Walsh  *(Second round)*
29. Colin Osborne  *(First round)*
30. Jamie Caven  *(Second round)*
31. Arron Monk  *(First round)*
32. Wayne Jones  *(Second round)*
* Terry Temple  *(First round)*
* Jamie Lewis  *(First round)*
* Kevin McDine  *(Third round)*
* Paul Barham  *(First round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(Semi-finals)*
* Ross Smith  *(Third round)*
* Nigel Heydon  *(Second round)*
* Alan Tabern  *(First round)*
* Steve West  *(Second round)*
* Steve Hine  *(First round)*
* John Bowles  *(First round)*
* Darren Webster  *(First round)*
* Joe Murnan  *(First round)*
* John Henderson  *(Second round)*
* Jim Walker  *(Second round)*
* Dennis Smith  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Peter Hudson  *(First round)*
* Kevin Dowling  *(Second round)*
* Campbell Jackson  *(First round)*
* Joe Cullen  *(Quarter-finals)*
* ~~Peter Martin  *(First round, timed out)*~~
* Max Hopp  *(First round)*
* Roland Scholten  *(First round)*
* Bernd Roith  *(First round)*
* Vincent van der Voort  *(First round)*
* Tomas Seyler  *(Second round)*
* Ronny Huybrechts  *(First round)*
* Toni Alcinas  *(First round)*
* Leon de Geus  *(First round)*
* Jelle Klaasen  *(Quarter-finals)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Andreas Pur  *(First round)*
* Günther Rimser  *(First round)*
* Mensur Suljović  *(First round)*
* Christian Kallinger  *(First round)*
* Erwin Freidl  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Austrian Darts Open Day Three. PDC (29 April 2012). Retrieved on July 22, 2023.
2. ↑ Ten Of The Best For Van Gerwen!. PDC. Retrieved on July 26, 2023.
3. ↑ UK Masters European Tour One NetZone. PDC.
4. ↑ Austrian Darts Open ET4 Entries. PDC. Retrieved on July 26, 2023.
5. ↑ Trio Withdraw From Austrian Darts Open. PDC. Retrieved on July 26, 2023.
6. ↑ Austrian Darts Open - Friday. PDC. Retrieved on July 26, 2023.
7. ↑ Austrian Darts Open Draw. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 26, 2023.