2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates28–30 June 2013
VenueVictoria Stadium
LocationGibraltar
Country Gibraltar
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
Nine-dart finishEngland Ross Smith
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
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The 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy[1] was the fifth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2013 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, from 28–30 June 2013. It featured a field of 64 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner. It was won by Phil Taylor, with Jamie Lewis as the runner-up.

Also notable was the nine-dart finish hit by Ross Smith in his second round defeat by Adrian Lewis, which was the last nine darter to be hit in the PDC European Tour until June 2018.

Course of the event

Phil Taylor won his second European Tour title with a 6–1 victory over Jamie Lewis in the final. He had previously beaten Steve Beaton 6-0 in the last eight and Dave Chisnall 6-2 in the semi-finals, recording an average score of 112.73 in the former.[2] The £20,000 first prize was Taylor's second win in June 2013, having earlier won the 2013 UK Open title. Taylor's victory was his first European Tour win since Berlin in June 2012,[3] adding to a career that has led to him being called the greatest ever darts player.[4] He told the Staffordshire newspaper The Sentinel, "It's fantastic to win this and I am over the moon. It's been a great weekend for me and I've really enjoyed it in Gibraltar."[3]

The tournament's biggest surprise was Jamie Lewis' appearance in the final. He reached his first senior final after having to qualify to take part in the event,[3] and was aiming to win one match and the £1,000 prize money, so that he would earn a place in the world top 64 and would avoid having to need to qualify for the 2014 PDC European Tour.

The event was the first-ever Gibraltar Darts Trophy, sponsored by the Government of Gibraltar at a reported cost of £100,000. Although it was not broadcast live, it was covered by Sky Sports.[5] The trophy was presented by the territory's Sports Minister, Stephen Linares.[3] Four Gibraltarian players participated as home nation qualifiers, but were all eliminated in the opening round.[6]

Prize money

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,000
First round losers (32) £500
Total £100,000

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on the 22 May 2013 automatically qualified for the event.[7] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 24 May),[1] eight from the European Qualifier (held at the venue in Gibraltar on 27 June) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held in Gibraltar on 24 April).[8][9]

Draw

[10]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
28 June
[11] 		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
29 June
[12] 		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
[13] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
[14] 		Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
[14] 		Final
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
[14]
                  
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.10 6
England John Bowles 86.23 2
1 Netherlands van Gerwen 95.07 6
32 England Rand 85.29 2
32 England Scott Rand 88.73 6
Scotland Jim Walker 86.51 4
1 Netherlands van Gerwen 90.49 6
17 England Lloyd 75.83 1
16 England Stuart Kellett 86.13 4
Finland Jani Haavisto 87.53 6
Finland Haavisto 83.09 4
17 England Lloyd 85.90 6
17 England Colin Lloyd 90.07 6
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 91.59 2
1 Netherlands van Gerwen 90.40 5
9 England A. Lewis 97.72 6
8 England Ian White 91.90 6
England Kevin McDine 85.53 3
8 England White 101.52 2
25 England Caven 104.67 6
25 England Jamie Caven 94.09 6
Netherlands Leo Hendriks 84.75 2
25 England Caven 90.76 4
9 England A. Lewis 93.10 6
9 England Adrian Lewis 95.89 6
Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell 94.02 5
9 England A. Lewis 91.17 6
England R. Smith 90.95 5
24 England Andy Smith 91.11 3
England Ross Smith 102.02 6
9 England A. Lewis 93.45 5
Wales J. Lewis 84.05 6
5 England Wes Newton 94.18 5
Austria Mensur Suljović 98.30 6
Austria Suljović 79.65 1
28 England Painter 96.47 6
28 England Kevin Painter 88.18 6
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 84.59 3
28 England Painter 93.26 6
21 England Wade 100.80 3
12 England Ronnie Baxter 80.85 6
England Matthew Edgar 78.07 1
12 England Baxter 97.58 5
21 England Wade 95.30 6
21 England James Wade 101.19 6
England Joe Murnan 93.63 3
28 England Painter 86.74 5
Wales J. Lewis 93.91 6
4 Scotland Robert Thornton 99.53 6
England Matthew Dennant 86.88 4
4 Scotland Thornton 97.22 5
Wales J. Lewis 88.59 6
29 England Colin Osborne 90.17 4
Wales Jamie Lewis 88.55 6
  Wales J. Lewis 93.94 6
England Brown 82.16 0
13 Australia Paul Nicholson 90.57 6
England Joe Cullen 81.73 5
13 Australia Nicholson 91.49 3
England Brown 93.04 6
20 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 105.04 4
England Steve Brown 94.34 6
Wales J. Lewis 90.50 1
10 England Taylor 101.42 6
2 Australia Simon Whitlock 88.73 3
Republic of Ireland Connie Finnan 87.10 6
Republic of Ireland Finnan 81.20 5
31 England Beaton 85.95 6
31 England Steve Beaton 87.20 6
Gibraltar George Federico 70.05 2
31 England Beaton 94.69 6
Scotland Henderson 93.37 5
15 England Mervyn King 96.54 4
Scotland John Henderson 97.55 6
Scotland Henderson 88.22 6
18 England Pipe 88.96 4
18 England Justin Pipe 100.26 6
England Steve Maish 81.31 2
31 England Beaton 102.54 0
10 England Taylor 112.73 6
7 Canada John Part 85.11 6
England Nigel Heydon 88.42 4
7 Canada Part 79.97 1
Netherlands de Geus 81.97 6
26 England Arron Monk 95.20 3
Netherlands Leon de Geus 93.22 6
Netherlands de Geus 87.60 1
10 England Taylor 97.49 6
10 England Phil Taylor 115.31 6
Netherlands Gino Vos 86.61 2
10 England Taylor 88.75 6
England Winstanley 74.02 1
23 England Mark Walsh 93.57 5
England Dean Winstanley 94.46 6
10 England Taylor 102.69 6
3 England Chisnall 99.42 2
6 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 101.06 6
England Peter Hudson 87.47 2
6 Belgium K. Huybrechts 102.48 6
27 Wales Burnett 84.64 0
27 Wales Richie Burnett 89.62 6
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 94.12 3
6 Belgium K. Huybrechts 102.72 6
11 Scotland Wright 103.06 4
11 Scotland Peter Wright 101.33 6
England Mark Hylton 93.93 0
11 Scotland Wright 94.82 6
England Amos 84.99 5
22 Wales Mark Webster 90.23 4
England Paul Amos 92.59 6
6 Belgium K. Huybrechts 96.60 4
3 England Chisnall 96.74 6
3 England Dave Chisnall 96.97 6
Gibraltar Manuel Vilerio 74.83 0
3 England Chisnall 104.76 6
England Payne 100.50 1
30 England Wayne Jones 83.01 2
England Josh Payne 87.16 6
3 England Chisnall 111.26 6
14 England Hamilton 99.94 3
14 England Andy Hamilton 97.01 6
Gibraltar Dyson Parody 88.06 3
14 England Hamilton 92.76 6
19 Scotland Anderson 105.50 5
19 Scotland Gary Anderson 92.97 6
Gibraltar Dylan Duo 75.03 0

References

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  2. ↑ "Darts: Phil Taylor was at his imperious best in the Gibraltar Trophy". Sky Sports. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Darts: Taylor crushes Welsh rookie to claim Gibraltar title". The Sentinel. Staffordshire. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Barretto, Lawrence (3 January 2013). "Phil Taylor: The path to sporting greatness". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Top notch international darts tournament next summer". Gibraltar Chronicle. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Phil Taylor secures second round spot in Gibraltar". Sky Sports. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy ET5 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Five Dutch Amongst Gibraltar Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2013, Home Nation Qualifier". PDC Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 "Super Taylor Wins Gibraltar Darts Trophy". PDC. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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