2013 World Grand Prix (darts) explained

Tournament Name:2013 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix
Dates:7–13 October 2013
Venue:Citywest Hotel
Location:Dublin
Organisation:PDC
Format:Sets
"double in, double out"
Prize Fund:£350,000
Winners Share:£100,000
High Checkout:164 Phil Taylor
Winner: Phil Taylor
Prev:2012
Next:2014

The 2013 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix was the sixteenth staging of the World Grand Prix. It was played from 7–13 October 2013 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion having won his first major PDC ranking title in 2012 with a 6–4 defeat over Mervyn King.[1] However, he lost in the quarter-finals to Dave Chisnall.[2] Chisnall went on to reach his first major PDC final but lost 6–0 to Phil Taylor, who claimed his 11th and final Grand Prix title.[3]

Prize money

The total prize fund was £350,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:[4]

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £350,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £100,000
Runner-Upalign=center (1)align=center £40,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £20,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £12,500
Second round losersalign=center (8)align=center £7,000
First round losersalign=center (16)align=center £4,000
Nine-dart finishalign=center (0)align=center £10,000

Qualification

The field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on September 23. The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2013 ProTour Order of Merit.[5]

PDC Top 16

  1. Phil Taylor (winner)
  1. Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  1. Adrian Lewis (second round)
  1. Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  1. James Wade (semi-finals)
  1. Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals)
  1. Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
  1. Wes Newton (second round)
  1. Justin Pipe (semi-finals)
  1. Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
  1. Robert Thornton (first round)
  1. Kevin Painter (second round)
  1. Mervyn King (first round)
  1. Brendan Dolan (first round)
  1. Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  1. Terry Jenkins (first round)

PDPA Players Championship qualifiers

  1. Peter Wright (first round)
  1. Jamie Caven (first round)
  1. Steve Beaton (first round)
  1. John Part (first round)
  1. Paul Nicholson (second round)
  1. Stuart Kellett (first round)
  1. Ian White (first round)
  1. Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  1. Ronnie Baxter (second round)
  1. Colin Lloyd (first round)
  1. Andy Smith (first round)
  1. Jelle Klaasen (first round)
  1. Richie Burnett (first round)
  1. Wayne Jones (second round)

Irish qualifiers

  1. Connie Finnan (second round)
  1. Mickey Mansell (first round)

Draw

The draw was made on 22 September 2013.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael van Gerwen beats Mervyn King to win World Grand Prix . . 7 October 2013.
  2. Web site: partypoker.com World Grand Prix QFs . . 12 October 2013.
  3. Web site: World Grand Prix: Ruthless Phil Taylor blasts Dave Chisnall 6-0 in Dublin to win 11th title . . 14 October 2013.
  4. Web site: 2013 World Grand Prix Prize Money . Darts Database . 7 October 2013.
  5. Web site: 2013 World Grand Prix Qualifiers . Darts Database . 7 October 2013.
  6. Web site: partypoker.com World Grand Prix Draw . https://archive.today/20131007062454/http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-world-grand-prix/article/rnu53upbp0f17hayk4zck0jb/title/partypokercom-world-grand-prix-draw . dead . 7 October 2013 . . 7 October 2013 .

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