PDC World Darts Championship 2014

PDC World Darts Championship 2014
Tournament status
Tournament type	World Championship
organizer	PDC
venue	Alexandra Palace , London
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Phil Taylor
Attendees	72
Opening game	December 13, 2013
Endgame	1st of January 2014
Prize money (total)	£ 1,050,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 250,000
winner	Michael van Gerwen
statistics
highest finish	170 points from Terry Jenkins Wes Newton
Nine dart finish	Terry Jenkins Kyle Anderson
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The Ladbrokes World Darts Championship 2014 was hosted from December 13, 2013 to January 1, 2014 in its 21st edition by the Professional Darts Corporation . The venue was for the seventh time the Alexandra Palace in London , United Kingdom .

In the final the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen prevailed 7-4 against the Scot Peter Wright and won his first world title. He is the youngest world champion in the PDC World Darts Championship history and at the same time replaces Phil Taylor , the defending champion, who was eliminated in the second round against the Englishman Michael Smith , at the top of the PDC world rankings. The tournament was played in the set system, each set went over best of five legs.

Sport 1 broadcast the PDC World Darts Championship live on German television . The pay TV broadcaster Sport 1+ showed the games live and in full.

statistics

On the 2nd day of the World Cup, two nine darters were thrown. Terry Jenkins and Kyle Anderson each played the perfect game within an hour. Both players lost their game and were eliminated from the tournament. Terry Jenkins also managed the highest possible finish with 170 points, the first [...] of the World Cup. Even Wes Newton achieved the highest finish with twice Triple 20 and bulls eye in the spectacular first quarter-final on the 13th day of the tournament against Peter Wright . However, he also lost the argument and was eliminated from the tournament.

180 points were thrown 602 times. This is a new PDC World Darts Championship record.

Prize money

A total of £ 1,080,000 in prize money was awarded. The prize money for the winner has been increased from £ 200,000 to £ 250,000 for that year. This is the highest prize money in the history of this sport.

Achievement (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 250,000
Second finalist	(1)	£ 100,000
Semifinals	(2)	£ 50,000
Quarter finals	(4)	£ 25,000
Round of 16	(8th)	£ 15,000
2nd round	(16)	£ 10,000
1 round	(32)	£ 6,000
Loser of the preliminary round	(8th)	£ 3,500
Nine dart finish	(2)	£ 30,000 (£ 15,000 each)

Attendees

A total of 72 players were qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship 2014:

• The 32 best placed players in the PDC Order of Merit
• The 16 best placed players of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit who are not already eligible to participate via the PDC Order of Merit
• The 4 best placed players of the PDC European Order of Merit , who are not already qualified via one of the two aforementioned ranking lists
• Another 17 international qualifiers
• The best placed player in the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit who is not already qualified via one of the first three ranking lists
• The winner and finalist of a qualification tournament hosted by the Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA)

Participant from the PDC Order of Merit

No. player Round reached 01. Phil Taylor 2nd round 02. Michael van Gerwen victory 03. Adrian Lewis Semifinals 04th Simon Whitlock Semifinals 05. Andy Hamilton 2nd round 06th James Wade Quarter finals 07th Dave Chisnall 1 round 08th. Wes Newton Quarter finals 09. Robert Thornton Round of 16 10. Raymond van Barneveld Round of 16 11. Justin Pipe 2nd round 12. Kim Huybrechts 2nd round 13. Kevin Painter Round of 16 14th Mervyn King Round of 16 15th Brendan Dolan 2nd round 16. Peter Wright final 17th Terry Jenkins 1 round

No. player Round reached 18th Gary Anderson Round of 16 19th Ronnie Baxter 1 round 20th Paul Nicholson 2nd round 21st Ian White Quarter finals 22nd Steve Beaton 1 round 23. Jamie Caven 2nd round 24. Colin Lloyd 1 round 25th John Part 2nd round 26th Mark Webster Quarter finals 27. Andy Smith 2nd round 28. Richie Burnett Round of 16 29 Mark Walsh 1 round 30th Vincent van der Voort 2nd round 31. Wayne Jones 1 round 32. Michael Smith Round of 16 33. Colin Osborne * 1 round

Participants from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit

rank player Round reached 18th Stuart Kellett 1 round 31. Jelle Klaasen 1 round 32. Jamie Lewis 1 round 33. Darren Webster 1 round 34. Ronny Huybrechts 1 round 35. Joe Cullen 1 round 37. Arron Monk 1 round 38. Scale length Suljović 1 round 41. John Henderson 2nd round 42. Dennis Smith 1 round 43. Ricky Evans 2nd round 44. Kevin McDine 2nd round 45. Dean Winstanley 1 round 46. Ross Smith 1 round 47. Mark Dudbridge 1 round 48. Steve Brown 1 round

Participant from the PDC European Order of Merit

rank player Round reached 8th. Max Hopp 1 round 9. Mareno Michels 1 round 10. Jarkko Komula 2nd round 11. Tomas Seyler 1 round

International qualifiers

Surname Qualifying tournament Entry game round Round reached Andree Welge Super League Darts Germany Preliminary round Preliminary round Julio Barbero Super League Iberia Preliminary round 1 round Zoran Lerchbacher Super League Darts Eastern Europe Preliminary round 1 round Gino Vos Western Europe qualification tournament Preliminary round Preliminary round Colin McGarry Irish matchplay Preliminary round Preliminary round Per Laursen Scandinavian Darts Corporation Order of Merit Preliminary round 2nd round Dennis Lindskjold Scandinavian Darts Corporation Order of Merit Preliminary round Preliminary round Morihiro Hashimoto Japan Masters Preliminary round 1 round Royden Lam Greater China Qualifier Preliminary round 1 round Rob Szabo New Zealand Masters Preliminary round 1 round Devon Petersen South African Masters Preliminary round Round of 16 Mohammed Latif Sapup South Asian Masters Preliminary round Preliminary round Paul Lim Dartslive - The World ranked first Preliminary round Preliminary round Ben Ward Challenge Tour Order of Merit Preliminary round Preliminary round Ian Moss PDPA Qualifier Finalist Preliminary round Preliminary round In it Young North American Darts Corporation No. 1 1 round 1 round Kyle Anderson DPA Australian Grand Prix 1 round 1 round Beau Anderson Oceanic Masters 1 round 2nd round Matt Clark PDPA Qualifier Winner 1 round 1 round Edward Santos Philippines Masters * *

• Colin Osborne moved up to place 35 as PDC Order of Merit after the Filipino qualifier Edward Santos could not compete due to problems with the journey.

Tournament schedule

Of the 72 participants, 16 compete in a knockout round (preliminary round). The eight winners then complete the main field of 64 players, which also compete against each other in the knockout system according to the seeding list.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round matches were drawn on November 30, 2013. The preliminary round was played in the best-of-seven leg format. The winners of the preliminary round played on the same day of their encounter in the 1st round of the main round.

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	Rob Szabo 76.78	4 : 3	Ian Moss 78.63
2	Colin McGarry 84.71	2: 4	Per Laursen 91.55
3	Julio Barbero 84.03	4 : 1	Andree Welge 79.65
4th	Dennis Lindskjold 74.30	1: 4	Colin Osborne 89.82
5	Devon Petersen 88.01	4 : 1	Mohd Latif Sapup 82.78
6th	Zoran Lerchbacher 90.25	4 : 1	Ben Ward 86.43
7th	Morihiro Hashimoto 84.26	4 : 2	Paul Lim 75.26
8th	Gino Vos 79.45	1: 4	Royden Lam 79.40

The number behind the player's name indicates the average number of points with three darts thrown (3-dart average).

Main round

The draw for the 1st round took place on December 2nd. The schedule is as follows:

1 round:	13-19 December 2013
2nd round:	20.-27. December 2013
Round of 16:	December 27 & 28, 2013
Quarter finals:	December 28 & 29, 2013
Semifinals:	December 30, 2013
Final:	1st of January 2014

Upper half 1

	Round 1 best of 5 sets					Round 2 best of 7 sets					Round of 16 best of 7 sets					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Sets
	1	Phil Taylor 96.68	3
		Rob Szabo 90.06	1
						1	Phil Taylor 95.55	3
						32	Michael Smith 94.55	4th
	32	Michael Smith 79.69	3
		Morihiro Hashimoto 76.50	1
											32	Michael Smith 98.33	3
											16	Peter Wright 105.07	4th
	16	Peter Wright 98.68	3
		Joe Cullen 90.83	0
						16	Peter Wright 98.04	4th
							Per Laursen 87.63	2
	17th	Terry Jenkins 95.91	2
		Per Laursen 89.45	3
																16	Peter Wright 95.85	5
																8th	Wes Newton 92.40	4th
	8th	Wes Newton 88.41	3
		Royden Lam 83.45	1
						8th	Wes Newton 92.19	4th
						25th	John Part 87.89	0
	25th	John Part 82.48	3
		Mareno Michels 79.70	2
											8th	Wes Newton 95.51	4th
											9	Robert Thornton 91.74	1
	9	Robert Thornton 86.86	3
		Max Hopp 80.17	1
						9	Robert Thornton 98.89	4th
							Beau Anderson 87.76	0
	24	Colin Lloyd 83.62	2
		Beau Anderson 83.66	3

Upper half 2

	Round 1 best of 5 sets					Round 2 best of 7 sets					Round of 16 best of 7 sets					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Sets
	5	Andy Hamilton 92.03	3
		Julio Barbero 93.52	1
						5	Andy Hamilton 96.89	1
						28	Richie Burnett 95.91	4th
	28	Richie Burnett 97.19	3
		Dean Winstanley 95.48	1
											28	Richie Burnett 95.83	3
											21st	Ian White 95.92	4th
	12	Kim Huybrechts 88.07	3
		Ronny Huybrechts 90.10	1
						12	Kim Huybrechts 98.94	3
						21st	Ian White 98.39	4th
	21st	Ian White 97.02	3
		Kyle Anderson 89.68	1
																21st	Ian White 98.41	4th
																4th	Simon Whitlock 95.77	5
	4th	Simon Whitlock 97.35	3
		Ross Smith 86.20	0
						4th	Simon Whitlock 95.30	4th
							Jarkko Komula 88.99	0
	29	Mark Walsh 86.51	1
		Jarkko Komula 84.57	3
											4th	Simon Whitlock 92.96	4th
											13	Kevin Painter 86.38	0
	13	Kevin Painter 98.59	3
		Tomas Seyler 86.98	0
						13	Kevin Painter 91.59	4th
						20th	Paul Nicholson 93.60	0
	20th	Paul Nicholson 96.82	3
		Stuart Kellett 95.05	0

Lower half 1

	Round 1 best of 5 sets					Round 2 best of 7 sets					Round of 16 best of 7 sets					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Sets
	2	Michael van Gerwen 89.13	3
		Zoran Lerchbacher 89.94	0
						2	Michael van Gerwen 96.88	4th
							Kevin McDine 90.11	1
	31	Wayne Jones 89.75	2
		Kevin McDine 91.80	3
											2	Michael van Gerwen 100.20	4th
											18th	Gary Anderson 98.18	3
	15th	Brendan Dolan 96.72	3
		Colin Osborne 82.64	0
						15th	Brendan Dolan 90.10	1
						18th	Gary Anderson 97.97	4th
	18th	Gary Anderson 97.83	3
		Mark Dudbridge 90.40	0
																2	Michael van Gerwen 98.86	5
																26th	Mark Webster 93.34	3
	7th	Dave Chisnall 98.43	2
		John Henderson 91.62	3
							John Henderson 91.62	3
						26th	Mark Webster 92.23	4th
	26th	Mark Webster 86.70	3
		Scale length Suljović 84.02	2
											26th	Mark Webster 92.48	4th
											10	Raymond van Barneveld 94.82	3
	10	Raymond van Barneveld 98.56	3
		Jamie Lewis 91.02	0
						10	Raymond van Barneveld 99.65	4th
						23	Jamie Caven 96.05	3
	23	Jamie Caven 87.03	3
		Jelle Klaasen 89.56	1

Lower half 2

Round 1 best of 5 sets

Round 2 best of 7 sets

Round of 16 best of 7 sets

Quarterfinals Best of 9 Sets

6th

James Wade 91.92

3

Darren Webster 90.12

2

6th

James Wade 91.86

4th

27

Andy Smith 90.04

3

27

Andy Smith 84.22

3

Steve Brown 84.89

1

6th

James Wade 99.92

4th

Devon Petersen 92.42

0

11

Justin Pipe 87.85

3

Arron Monk 78.64

0

11

Justin Pipe 93.00

1

Devon Petersen 95.18

4th

22nd

Steve Beaton 87.76

1

Devon Petersen 85.67

3

6th

James Wade 90.85

1

3

Adrian Lewis 96.56

5

3

Adrian Lewis 95.26

3

Dennis Smith 80.89

0

3

Adrian Lewis 103.68

4th

30th

Vincent van der Voort 99.47

1

30th

Vincent van der Voort 85.96

3

Matt Clark 78.50

1

3

Adrian Lewis 91.17

4th

14th

Mervyn King 91.87

1

14th

Mervyn King 89.87

3

Therein Young 82.97

0

14th

Mervyn King 94.81

4th

Ricky Evans 94.40

2

19th

Ronnie Baxter 86.60

0

Ricky Evans 87.21

3

Semi-finals, finals

	Semi-finals Best of 11 sets					Final best of 13 sets
	16	Peter Wright 100.24	6th
	4th	Simon Whitlock 97.25	2
						16	Peter Wright 95.71	4th
						2	Michael van Gerwen 100.1	7th
	2	Michael van Gerwen 103.02	6th
	3	Adrian Lewis 99.19	0

Peter Wright (16)	Final: January 1st, 2014 Best of 13 sets	Michael van Gerwen (2)
4th	Result	7th
95.71	3-dart average	100.1
59	100+	43
35	140+	30th
6th	180s	16
130	Supreme finish	124
37%	Double quota	39%

Participants per country and round

	CLOSELY	NED	OUT	SCO	WHALE	GER	BEL	NIR	AUT	THE	CAN	United States	ESP	HKG	JPN	MAS	NZL	RSA	SGP	FIN	total
final	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Semifinals	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4th
Quarter finals	4th	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8th
Round of 16	7th	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16
2nd round	14th	3	3	4th	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	32
1 round	32	5	4th	4th	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	64
Preliminary round	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	16
total	34	6th	4th	4th	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	72

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Spiegel.de of December 14, 2013 , accessed on December 15, 2013
2. ↑ pdc.tv of December 14, 2013 , accessed December 20, 2013

Web links

• Homepage of the PDC for the World Darts Championship
• Everything about the PDC Dart World Championship at dartn.de
• Information about the PDC-WM on Darts1