2013 PDC World Cup of Darts explained

Tournament Name:2013 Betfair World Cup of Darts
Dates:1–3 February 2013
Venue:Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
Location:Hamburg
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£150,000
Winners Share:£40,000
High Checkout:167 Phil Taylor
(quarter-finals)
Winner:
(Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis)
Prev:2012
Next:2014

The 2013 Betfair World Cup of Darts was the third edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 1–3 February 2013 at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany.

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 3–1 in the final.

Format

24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit on 1 January 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.[1]

The 24 countries were separated 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 and Last 16: best of nine legs doubles.
Quarter-finals and semi-finals: 2 best of seven legs singles matches. Should the tie be 1–1, then a third and final doubles tie will be played.
Final: Up to the four best of seven legs singles matches. First team to 3 points wins the title. Should the tie be 2–2, then a fifth and final doubles tie will be played.

Prize money

Prize money is per team:[2]

Position (no. of teams)Prize money
(Total: £150,000)
Winnersalign=center (1)align=center £40,000
Runners-Upalign=center (1)align=center £20,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £13,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £6,000
Last 16  (second round)align=center (8)align=center £3,000
Last 24  (group stage)align=center (8)align=center £2,000

Teams and seeding

The 24 teams were divided into three pools based on their rankings, with one team from each pool assigned to each group.[3]

On 25 January, it was announced that the Philippines team of Lourence Ilagan and Christian Perez had to withdraw from the event due to travel problems and were replaced by Italy.[4]

Pool A (Seeded Nations)

Rank Country Entered players
1 Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis
2 Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld
3 Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson
4 Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton
5 Mark Webster and Richie Burnett
6 Brendan Dolan and Mickey Mansell
7 Jyhan Artut and Andree Welge
8 William O'Connor and Connie Finnan
Pool B
Country Entered players
Mensur Suljović and Maik Langendorf
Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts
John Part and Jeff Smith
Robert Marijanović and Tonči Restović
Per Laursen and Jann Hoffmann
Jani Haavisto and Jarkko Komula
Dyson Parody and Dylan Duo
Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez
Pool C
Country Entered players
Nándor Bezzeg and Zsolt Mészáros
Daniele Petri and Matteo Dal Monte
Haruki Muramatsu and Sho Katsumi
Phillip Hazel and Craig Caldwell
Krzysztof Kciuk and Krzysztof Ratajski
Charl Pietersen and Shawn Hogan
Magnus Caris and Par Riihonen
Darin Young and Larry Butler

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

width=20Pos.width=175Teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20+/-width=20Ptswidth=150Status
1 (1)220102+84Q
221159–42
3202610–40Eliminated

1 February

width=223width=100width=223
86.60 4 – 5 89.08
88.41 5 – 0 77.69

2 February

Group B

width=20Pos.width=175Teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20+/-width=20Ptswidth=150Status
1 (8)21195+42Q
22119902
321159–42Eliminated

1 February

width=223width=100width=223
66.34 5 – 4 70.51
90.54 5 – 0 74.74

2 February

Group C

width=20Pos.width=175Teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20+/-width=20Ptswidth=150Status
1 (4)220105+54Q
221189–12
3202610–40Eliminated

1 February

width=223width=100width=223
91.15 5 – 4 88.93
95.15 5 – 3 95.45

2 February

Group D

width=20Pos.width=175Teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20+/-width=20Ptswidth=150Status
1 (5)220102+84Q
221178–12
3202310–10Eliminated

1 February

width=223width=100width=223
81.68 5 – 3 84.66
76.61 5 – 2 74.28

2 February

Group E

width=20Pos.width=175Teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20+/-width=20Ptswidth=150Status
1 (2)220103+74Q
221187+12
3202210–80Eliminated

1 February

width=223width=100width=223
74.89 2 – 5 70.36
91.61 5 – 3 83.04

2 February

Group F

width=20Pos.width=175Teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20+/-width=20Ptswidth=150Status
1 (7)220106+44Q
221189–12
3202710–30Eliminated

1 February

width=223width=100width=223
85.55 5 – 4 84.16
87.00 5 – 3 86.98

2 February

Group G

width=20Pos.width=175Teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20+/-width=20Ptswidth=150Status
1 (3)220103+74Q
221165+12
3202210–80Eliminated

1 February

width=223width=100width=223
76.32 5 – 0 77.66
84.88 5 – 1 69.06

2 February

Group H

width=20Pos.width=175Teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20+/-width=20Ptswidth=150Status
1 (6)220103+74Q
221175+22
3202110–90Eliminated

1 February

width=223width=100width=223
90.54 5 – 0 71.49
90.00 5 – 2 89.44

2 February

Quarter-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.[6]

width=270 (1) !width=270 !Score
Phil Taylor 107.82 Haruki Muramatsu 100.05 4–1
Adrian Lewis 85.98 Sho Katsumi 81.18 3–4
Taylor & Lewis 99.60 Muramatsu & Katsumi 89.28 4–2
Final result 2–1
width=270 !width=270 (5) !Score
Antonio Alcinas 85.68 Mark Webster 88.29 3–4
Carlos Rodríguez 84.27 Richie Burnett 80.61 4–3
Alcinas & Rodríguez 82.53 Webster & Burnett 86.79 2–4
Final result 1–2
width=270 !width=270 (7) !Score
Jani Haavisto 92.07 Jyhan Artut 93.36 1–4
Jarkko Komula 78.48 Andree Welge 83.55 4–2
Haavisto & Komula 79.44 Artut & Welge 73.86 4–3
Final result 2–1
width=270 !width=270 !Score
Kim Huybrechts 93.69 Tonči Restović 84.42 4–2
Ronny Huybrechts 80.64 Robert Marijanović 77.16 4–1
Final result2–0

Semi-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.

width=270 (1) !width=270 (5) !Score
Phil Taylor 101.97 Mark Webster 93.66 4–1
Adrian Lewis 90.66 Richie Burnett 89.19 3–4
Taylor & Lewis 94.62 Webster & Burnett 93.33 4–3
Final result2–1
width=270 !width=270 !Score
Jani Haavisto 81.66 Kim Huybrechts 98.75 1–4
Jarkko Komula 90.03 Ronny Huybrechts 84.90 4–3
Haavisto & Komula 86.22 K. Huybrechts & R. Huybrechts 105.48 0–4
Final result 1–2

Final

Three match wins were needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches were played, followed by reverse singles matches. If the score had been level after that, a best of seven legs doubles match would have been played to determine the champion.

width=270 (1) !width=270 !Score
Phil Taylor 101.91 Ronny Huybrechts 83.25 4–0
Adrian Lewis 85.17 Kim Huybrechts 100.20 0–4
Adrian Lewis 105.75 Ronny Huybrechts 92.13 4–2
Phil Taylor 98.91 Kim Huybrechts 93.03 4–1
Final result 3–1

Television coverage

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News PDC . 2013-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235942/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations . 2015-12-23 . dead .
  2. Web site: Betfair World Cup of Darts Nations . . 6 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235942/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations . 2015-12-23 . dead .
  3. http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/pbuu3u6ykyn1juiw4babxgf1/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-nations
  4. http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1gim5pdjaxeyf1xb10bxixjeuf/title/italy-to-replace-philippines Italy To Replace Philippines
  5. Web site: News PDC . 2013-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130120104357/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/noqf7i44mwd81wco9u9gbveqk/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts-groups . 2013-01-20 . dead .
  6. Web site: News PDC . www.pdc.tv . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130206092952/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/onlfl94ofs2314jcsm6mwghxd/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts---quarter-finals . 2013-02-06.

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