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 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 1 1 −4  Austria 0 2 −4 Group Matches: Austria 4 – 5 Japan England 5 – 0 Japan England 5 – 2 Austria

Group B Team W L LD  Ireland (8) 1 1 +4  South Africa 1 1 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) 2 0 +7  Croatia 1 1 −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

1. http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations
2. "Betfair World Cup of Darts Nations". PDC. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
3. pdc.tv
4. Italy To Replace Philippines PDC.tv
5. http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/noqf7i44mwd81wco9u9gbveqk/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-groups

External links

• World Cup Netzone, Schedule, results