The 2013

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World Matchplay was the 20th annual staging of the darts tournament, the World Matchplay, organised by the

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. The tournament took place from 20 to 28 July 2013 at the Winter Gardens,

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. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the last five stagings of the event, and he won his sixth consecutive World Matchplay title and 14th in total by defeating

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18–13 in the final. His average of 111.23 in the final is the highest ever in a World Matchplay final. For the first time since the

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, the top four players in the world all reached the semi-final stage.

Prize money

For the fifth consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.

Format

In the previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, this year, after consulting the host broadcaster

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, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.

Qualification

The top 16 in the

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qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.

PDC Top 16

# Phil Taylor (winner) #

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 ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

''(runner-up)'' #

James Wade James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title, when he won the 2007 World Matchplay at the ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

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 T ...

''(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 ...

''(quarter-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 Op ...

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Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...

''(second round)'' #

Justin Pipe Justin Pipe (born 9 November 1971) is an English former professional darts player who has played in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was a former top 10 player. Playing career Pipe was a boxer in his youth, and, as a staunc ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Dave Chisnall Dave Chisnall (born 12 September 1980) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He began his career in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and was the runner-up in their World Champions ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Robert Thornton ''(first round)'' #

Kevin Painter Kevin Painter (born 12 July 1967) is an English retired darts player, known as "The Artist". He is arguably most famous for finishing as the runner-up to Phil Taylor in the 2004 PDC World Championship final, now widely credited as one of the ...

''(second round)'' # Mervyn King ''(first round)'' #

Brendan Dolan Brendan Gabriel Dolan (born 2 August 1973) is a Northern Irish professional darts player from County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is best known for becoming the first player to hit a ...

''(second round)'' #

Kim Huybrechts Kim Huybrechts (born 16 November 1985) is a Belgian professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He made the final of a major TV event, the 2012 Players Championship Finals, losing to Phil Taylor 13 ...

''(first round)'' #

Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins (born 26 September 1963) is an English former professional darts player who was nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the name "Tucker" for his matches. He reached number three in the world rankings and was a runner-up in nin ...

''(second round)''

PDC ProTour qualifiers

Jamie Caven Jamie Robert Caven (born 10 March 1976) is an English former professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He has won seven events on the PDC Pro Tour, including two in the same weekend in May 2013. Caven was a ...

''(second round)'' # Peter Wright ''(second round)'' #

John Part John Part (born June 29, 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator. Nicknamed Darth Maple, he is a three-times World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, a ...

''(first round)'' #

Stuart Kellett Stuart Kellett (born 12 August 1981) is a former English darts player. BDO career Kellett reached the last 16 of the 2007 Winmau World Masters, having beaten Andy Fordham among others on the way to the televised stages. He lost 1-3 in sets t ...

''(first round)'' # Paul Nicholson ''(first round)'' # Gary Anderson ''(second round)'' #

Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter (born 5 February 1961) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used the nickname "The Rocket" for his matches. Baxter was known for his fast robotic throwing a ...

''(first round)'' #

Colin Lloyd Colin Edward Lloyd (born 7 August 1973), nicknamed Jaws, is an English retired professional darts player. He is a former world number one ranked player and has won two major television titles in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) – the ...

''(first round)'' #

Steve Beaton Steve Beaton (born 5 April 1964) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1996 and is a former World No. 1. Background Beaton was born in Co ...

''(first round)'' # Andy Smith ''(first round)'' # Ian White ''(second round)'' #

Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed The Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. In 2006, he became the youngest darts player to win the ...

''(first round)'' #

Jamie Lewis Jamie Lewis (born 8 November 1991) is a Welsh professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. His biggest achievement to date was reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 ...

''(first round)'' #

Ronny Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts (born 20 July 1965) is a former Belgian professional darts player. Career Ronny and his brother Kim Huybrechts became the first brothers to play in the World Cup of Darts in February 2013 and advanced from Group H courtesy of a ...

''(first round)'' #

Mensur Suljović Mensur Suljović (Serbian Cyrillic: Менсур Суљовић; born 5 March 1972) is an Austrian professional darts player. He plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously played in the British Darts Organisation (BD ...

''(first round)'' # Mark Webster ''(first round)''

Draw

Statistics

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, Final , 5 , 72 , 60 , 25 , 152 , 92 , 56 , 161 , 97.52 , - , align="left",

, Semi-finals , 4 , 54 , 38 , 18 , 96 , 78 , 26 , 164 , 102.06 , - , align="left",

, Semi-finals , 4 , 53 , 50 , 21 , 122 , 82 , 24 , 146 , 97.76 , - , align="left",

, Quarter-finals , 3 , 40 , 27 , 14 , 81 , 41 , 17 , 170 , 96.39 , - , align="left",

, Quarter-finals , 3 , 39 , 36 , 16 , 90 , 57 , 19 , 130 , 96.34 , - , align="left",

, Quarter-finals , 3 , 33 , 29 , 12 , 88 , 31 , 23 , 170 , 96.19 , - , align="left",

, Quarter-finals , 3 , 34 , 34 , 12 , 87 , 51 , 21 , 144 , 96.13 , - , align="left",

, Second round , 2 , 22 , 17 , 9 , 37 , 35 , 16 , 118 , 95.99 , - , align="left", Gary Anderson , Second round , 2 , 19 , 18 , 10 , 51 , 25 , 4 , 121 , 95.55 , - , align="left", Peter Wright , Second round , 2 , 13 , 17 , 4 , 45 , 19 , 6 , 96 , 95.40 , - , align="left",

, Second round , 2 , 19 , 17 , 8 , 49 , 26 , 7 , 121 , 94.70 , - , align="left", Ian White , Second round , 2 , 17 , 16 , 5 , 34 , 25 , 7 , 125 , 92.85 , - , align="left",

, Second round , 2 , 20 , 21 , 7 , 44 , 24 , 10 , 109 , 92.14 , - , align="left",

, Second round , 2 , 15 , 21 , 8 , 51 , 28 , 5 , 170 , 91.90 , - , align="left",

, Second round , 2 , 20 , 20 , 7 , 51 , 20 , 10 , 164 , 91.56 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 8 , 10 , 2 , 23 , 12 , 6 , 87 , 97.35 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 7 , 10 , 2 , 22 , 12 , 3 , 120 , 93.92 , - , align="left", Robert Thornton , First round , 1 , 3 , 10 , 1 , 20 , 8 , 3 , 60 , 92.59 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 4 , 10 , 1 , 14 , 9 , 1 , 62 , 91.59 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 4 , 10 , 2 , 22 , 5 , 1 , 120 , 89.56 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 1 , 10 , 0 , 17 , 3 , 0 , 76 , 88.87 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 8 , 10 , 2 , 16 , 7 , 4 , 104 , 88.28 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 7 , 10 , 2 , 20 , 5 , 4 , 104 , 88.14 , - , align="left", Mervyn King , First round , 1 , 5 , 10 , 2 , 20 , 8 , 1 , 61 , 87.56 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 8 , 10 , 4 , 17 , 12 , 3 , 158 , 87.30 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 8 , 10 , 5 , 29 , 8 , 0 , 118 , 87.04 , - , align="left", Mark Webster , First round , 1 , 4 , 10 , 1 , 17 , 4 , 3 , 101 , 86.39 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 5 , 10 , 2 , 14 , 10 , 2 , 80 , 85.03 , - , align="left", Andy Smith , First round , 1 , 3 , 10 , 2 , 21 , 7 , 0 , 116 , 84.90 , - , align="left", Paul Nicholson , First round , 1 , 8 , 10 , 3 , 27 , 9 , 1 , 80 , 84.71 , - , align="left",

, First round , 1 , 1 , 10 , 0 , 7 , 3 , 2 , 18 , 75.82 , -

References

External links

Official website
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