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The 2013 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a first entry in the new World Series of Darts. The tournament featured the top 8 players according to the Order of Merit, competing in a knockout system. The tournament was held at the Dubai Tennis Centre in
Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
over 23–24 May 2013.
Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
won the title, defeating fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld 11–7 in the final.


Qualifiers

The top eight on the
PDC Order of Merit The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded f ...
after the 2013 World Championship qualified for the event, with the top 4 seeded. These were: # Phil Taylor ''(quarter-finals)'' #
Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player currently playing in the PDC. He is a two-time PDC World Darts Champion, winning in 2011 and 2012. He is nicknamed Jackpot, as he won a jackpot gambling in Las Vegas ...
''(quarter-finals)'' # James Wade ''(semi-finals)'' #
Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
(winner) #
Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname ...
''(quarter-finals)'' #
Andy Hamilton Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 28 May 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, novelist and actor. Early life and education Hamilton was born in Fulham, southwest London. He ...
''(semi-finals)'' #
Wes Newton Wesley Newton (born 27 August 1977) is an English professional darts player. Darts career Newton's first PDC major was the 2003 UK Open where he lost 8–6 to Mark Thomson in the last 32. He was beaten in the semi-finals of the Eastbourne Ope ...
''(quarter-finals)'' # Raymond van Barneveld ''(runner-up)''


Prize money

The total prize fund was $245,000.


Draw


Broadcasting

This event was shown live in the
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.


References


External links


The official PDC page for the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
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