2013 PDC World Cup of Darts

PDC World Cup of Darts
Tournament information
Dates February 1–3
Venue Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
Location Hamburg
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £150,000
Winners share £40,000
High checkout 167 England Phil Taylor
Champion(s)
 England
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The 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts (also known as the Betfair World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between February 1 to 3. England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were the defending champions after defeating Australia's Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson in the 2012 final, and they retained their title by defeating the Belgian brothers Ronny and Kim Huybrechts in the final.

Format

24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit on January 1 after the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship were represented at the 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts. Each nation's top ranked player was joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rankings of the players was used, with the top eight seeds heading each of the eight groups of three countries.

The 24 countries were split into eight groups of three. Each team played one best of nine leg match against the other two in their group. The top two from each group advanced to the last 16 where the tournament became a straight knockout bracket.

Group matches – best of nine legs (doubles)
Last 16 – best of nine legs (doubles)
Quarter-finals – 2 x best of seven legs matches (singles). Should the tie be 1–1 then a third and final doubles tie will be played
Semi-finals – 2 x best of seven legs matches (singles). Should the tie be 1–1 then a third and final doubles tie will be played
Final – 4 x best of seven legs matches (singles). Should the tie be 2–2 then a fifth and final doubles tie will be played

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Prize money

Prize money is per team:[2]

Stage Prize Money
(Total-£150,000)
Winners £40,000
Runners-up £20,000
Semi-finalists £13,000
Quarter-finalists £6,000
Last 16 £3,000
Group stage £2,000

Teams and seeding

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Rank Country Top Two Ranked Players
1  England Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis
2  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld
3  Australia Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson
4  Scotland Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton
5  Wales Mark Webster and Richie Burnett
6  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan and Michael Mansell
7  Germany Jyhan Artut and Andree Welge
8  Ireland William O'Connor and Connie Finnan
 Spain Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez
 Belgium Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts
 Canada John Part and Jeff Smith
 Finland Jani Haavisto and Jarkko Komula
 Austria Mensur Suljović and Maik Langendorf
 Croatia Robert Marijanović and Tonci Restovic
 Gibraltar Dyson Parody and Dylan Duo
 Denmark Per Laursen and Jann Hoffmann
 Sweden Magnus Caris and Par Riihonen
 Japan Haruki Muramatsu and Sho Katsumi
 United States Darin Young and Larry Butler
 South Africa Charl Pietersen and Shawn Hogan
 New Zealand Phillip Hazel and Craig Caldwell
 Hungary Nándor Bezzeg and Zsolt Meszaros
 Poland Krzysztof Kciuk and Krzysztof Ratajski
 Italy Daniele Petri and Matteo Dal Monte

 Philippines (Lourence Ilagan and Christian Perez) withdrew from the event due to travel problems and were replaced by Italy.[4]

Results

Group stage

If teams were tied on number of wins, the tie-breakers were leg difference and then group stage average.[5]

Group A
Team W L LD
 England (1) 2 0 +8
 Japan 11 −4
 Austria 02 −4

Group Matches:

  • Austria 4 – 5 Japan
  • England 5 – 0 Japan
  • England 5 – 2 Austria

Group B
Team W L LD
 Ireland (8) 11 +4
 South Africa 11 0
 Denmark 1 1−4

Group Matches:

  • Denmark 5 – 4 South Africa
  • Republic of Ireland 5 – 0 Denmark
  • Republic of Ireland 4 – 5 South Africa

Group C
Team W L LD
 Scotland (4) 2 0 +5
 Canada 1 1 −1
 Sweden 0 2 −4

Group Matches:

  • Canada 5 – 4 Sweden
  • Scotland 5 – 3 Canada
  • Scotland 5 – 2 Sweden

Group D
Team W L LD
 Wales (5) 2 0 +8
 Spain 1 1 −1
 Italy 0 2 −7

Group Matches:

  • Spain 5 – 3 Italy
  • Wales 5 – 2 Spain
  • Wales 5 – 0 Italy

Group E
Team W L LD
 Netherlands (2) 2 0 +7
 Poland 1 1 +1
 Gibraltar 0 2 −8

Group Matches:

  • Gibraltar 2 – 5 Poland
  • Netherlands 5 – 3 Poland
  • Netherlands 5 – 0 Gibraltar

Group F
Team W L LD
 Germany (7) 2 0+4
 Finland 1 1 −1
 United States 0 2 −3

Group Matches:

  • Finland 5 – 4 United States
  • Germany 5 – 3 Finland
  • Germany 5 – 3 United States

Group G
Team W L LD
 Australia (3) 20 +7
 Croatia 11 −2
 New Zealand 0 2−5

Group Matches:

  • Croatia 5 – 3 New Zealand
  • Australia 5 – 1 Croatia
  • Australia 5 – 2 New Zealand

Group H
Team W L LD
 Northern Ireland (6) 2 0 +7
 Belgium 1 1+2
 Hungary 0 2−9

Group Matches:

  • Belgium 5 – 0 Hungary
  • Northern Ireland 5 – 2 Belgium
  • Northern Ireland 5 – 1 Hungary

Knock-out stage

Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1  England 91.27 5
 South Africa 84.21 4
1  England 2
 Japan 1
8  Ireland 77.41 3
 Japan 80.73 5
1  England 2
5  Wales 1
4  Scotland 83.72 4
 Spain 87.23 5
 Spain 1
5  Wales 2
5  Wales 98.24 5
 Canada 95.01 2
1  England 3
 Belgium 1
2  Netherlands 97.38 3
 Finland 96.00 5
 Finland 2
7  Germany 1
7  Germany 81.37 5
 Poland 72.80 2
 Finland 1
 Belgium 2
3  Australia 95.57 1
 Belgium 101.08 5
 Belgium 2
 Croatia 0
6  Northern Ireland 83.58 4
 Croatia 76.91 5

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTL 7 in the Netherlands and Fox Sports in Australia.

References

External links

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