Premier League Darts 2013
The McCoy's Premier League Darts 2013 was an invitational tournament, which by the Professional Darts Corporation was organized. It was held from February 7 to May 16, 2013 in the round robin system with subsequent semi-finals and finals. The preliminary round match days took place on Thursdays from February 7th to May 9th, 2013. The play-offs took place on May 16, 2013 at The O2 Arena in London .
The tournament victory went to the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen , who defeated the defending champion Phil Taylor from England in the final with 10: 8 in legs.
The 2013 Premier League was broadcast live on German television on Sport1 . The pay TV broadcaster Sport1 + also showed some match days live and in full.
Prize money
The prize money has increased by £ 70,000 from last year to a total of £ 520,000.
The prize money won was not counted towards the Order of Merit .
- Winner: £ 150,000
- Second finalist: £ 75,000
- Semi-finals: £ 55,000 (losers from semi-finals)
- 5th place: £ 45,000
- 6th place: £ 40,000
- 7th place: £ 35,000
- 8th place: £ 30,000
- 9th place: £ 20,000
- 10th place: £ 15,000
qualification
The qualification mode differed from previous years. The best four players of the PDC Order of Merit after the PDC World Championship 2013 were qualified for the tournament. In addition, six instead of four players had been invited because of their achievements in previous years.
The players in detail (in brackets the OoM placement before the start of the tournament):
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Phil Taylor (1) -
Adrian Lewis (2)
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James Wade (3)
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Michael van Gerwen * (4)
Wildcards:
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Simon Whitlock (5) -
Andy Hamilton (6)
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Wes Newton * (7)
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Raymond van Barneveld (8)
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Gary Anderson (11) -
Robert Thornton * (15)
* = Premiere season
Competition mode
After the first nine match days, the last two in the table were eliminated. At this point all players had played against each other once. The remaining eight players then played the playoff places on five match days.
All games in the group stage were played in the best of 12 legs mode, i.e. the player who won 7 legs first won the game. When the score was 6: 6, the game was ended and counted as a draw.
Preliminary round
Matchday 1 , 7th February 2013, Odyssey Arena , Belfast
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Andy Hamilton 93.42
|
5: 7 |
Robert Thornton 98.84
|
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James Wade 87.32
|
7: 4 |
Wes Newton 86.59
|
|
Raymond van Barneveld 102.02
|
7: 4 |
Gary Anderson 93.77
|
|
Simon Whitlock 88.89
|
7: 3 |
Adrian Lewis 91.20
|
|
Phil Taylor 97.05
|
6: 6 |
Michael van Gerwen 97.93
|
| Highest finish: Simon Whitlock 121 | ||
Matchday 2 , February 14th 2013, AECC , Aberdeen
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Wes Newton 94.06
|
2: 7 |
Raymond van Barneveld 100.19
|
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Andy Hamilton 96.07
|
7: 4 |
James Wade 91.54
|
|
Gary Anderson 96.05
|
7: 5 |
Simon Whitlock 88.62
|
|
Adrian Lewis 89.41
|
3: 7 |
Phil Taylor 98.69
|
|
Robert Thornton 97.51
|
6: 6 |
Michael van Gerwen 98.28
|
| Highest finish: Andy Hamilton 120 | ||
Matchday 3 , 21st February 2013, BIC , Bournemouth
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
James Wade 100.59
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7: 4 |
Adrian Lewis 91.50
|
|
Robert Thornton 92.88
|
6: 6 |
Wes Newton 92.42
|
|
Simon Whitlock 101.80
|
2: 7 |
Phil Taylor 107.33
|
|
Michael van Gerwen 104.21
|
7: 3 |
Raymond van Barneveld 96.02
|
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Andy Hamilton 99.26
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7: 5 |
Gary Anderson 92.07
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| Highest finish: Andy Hamilton 152 | ||
Matchday 4 , February 28th 2013, Westpoint Arena , Exeter
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Thornton 109.33
|
7: 2 |
Gary Anderson 93.82
|
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Andy Hamilton 93.63
|
2: 7 |
Michael van Gerwen 95.88
|
|
James Wade 101.81
|
6: 6 |
Phil Taylor 102.51
|
|
Wes Newton 85.66
|
7: 3 |
Adrian Lewis 84.18
|
|
Raymond van Barneveld 99.47
|
7: 3 |
Simon Whitlock 96.44
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| Highest finish: Gary Anderson 124 | ||
Matchday 5 , March 7th 2013, Capital FM Arena , Nottingham
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
James Wade 105.73
|
7: 1 |
Robert Thornton 98.91
|
|
Raymond van Barneveld 102.24
|
7: 5 |
Andy Hamilton 100.16
|
|
Adrian Lewis 97.70
|
7: 4 |
Michael van Gerwen 93.25
|
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Phil Taylor 97.66
|
5: 7 |
Gary Anderson 95.76
|
|
Wes Newton 97.54
|
5: 7 |
Simon Whitlock 99.14
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| Highest finish: James Wade, Raymond van Barneveld 121 | ||
Matchday 6 , March 14th 2013, MEN Arena , Manchester
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael van Gerwen 101.52
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7: 4 |
Wes Newton 98.14
|
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Adrian Lewis 91.89
|
6: 6 |
Gary Anderson 95.86
|
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Simon Whitlock 97.80
|
7: 4 |
James Wade 97.49
|
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Raymond van Barneveld 95.08
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6: 6 |
Robert Thornton 98.78
|
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Phil Taylor 93.81
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3: 7 |
Andy Hamilton 101.40
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| Highest finish: James Wade 170 | ||
Matchday 7 , March 21st 2013, CIA , Cardiff
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Andy Hamilton 91.34
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7: 4 |
Simon Whitlock 91.68
|
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Gary Anderson 96.82
|
1: 7 |
Michael van Gerwen 107.22
|
|
Robert Thornton 94.40
|
5: 7 |
Adrian Lewis 95.51
|
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Wes Newton 93.07
|
2: 7 |
Phil Taylor 101.72
|
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James Wade 96.17
|
6: 6 |
Raymond van Barneveld 95.84
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| Highest finish: Michael van Gerwen 164 | ||
Matchday 8 , March 28th 2013, SECC , Glasgow
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Adrian Lewis 88.70
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7: 4 |
Andy Hamilton 87.85
|
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Simon Whitlock 90.77
|
1: 7 |
Robert Thornton 107.65
|
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Phil Taylor 102.94
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7: 3 |
Raymond van Barneveld 102.96
|
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Gary Anderson 95.31
|
5: 7 |
Wes Newton 87.53
|
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Michael van Gerwen 104.43
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4: 7 |
James Wade 98.51
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| Highest finish: Robert Thornton 157 | ||
Matchday 9 , April 4th 2013, Brighton Center , Brighton
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Gary Anderson 100.64
|
3: 7 |
James Wade 98.59
|
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Phil Taylor 97.35
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4: 7 |
Robert Thornton 103.15
|
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Wes Newton 89.82
|
5: 7 |
Andy Hamilton 91.27
|
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Michael van Gerwen 102.78
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7: 3 |
Simon Whitlock 88.01
|
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Adrian Lewis 100.25
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2: 7 |
Raymond van Barneveld 100.59
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| Highest finish: Simon Whitlock 130 | ||
Matchday 10 , April 11th 2013, Motorpoint Arena , Sheffield
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Thornton 97.67
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4: 7 |
Simon Whitlock 95.76
|
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Adrian Lewis 87.83
|
2: 7 |
James Wade 103.91
|
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Michael van Gerwen 103.90
|
7: 3 |
Phil Taylor 99.65
|
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Andy Hamilton 95.66
|
5: 7 |
Raymond van Barneveld 94.65
|
|
James Wade 90.81
|
5: 7 |
Michael van Gerwen 90.99
|
| Highest finish: Andy Hamilton 124 | ||
Match day 11 , April 18, 2013, The O 2 , Dublin
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Andy Hamilton 95.44
|
3: 7 |
Phil Taylor 105.43
|
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Raymond van Barneveld 99.72
|
4: 7 |
Michael van Gerwen 106.82
|
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Robert Thornton 91.11
|
4: 7 |
James Wade 95.38
|
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Simon Whitlock 95.41
|
7: 3 |
Andy Hamilton 89.86
|
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Raymond van Barneveld 95.83
|
6: 6 |
Phil Taylor 94.60
|
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Michael van Gerwen 90.74
|
7: 5 |
Adrian Lewis 89.15
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| Highest finish: Michael van Gerwen 158 | ||
Matchday 12 , 25th April 2013, NIA , Birmingham
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
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Phil Taylor 105.24
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7: 2 |
Adrian Lewis 92.53
|
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Simon Whitlock 99.54
|
7: 5 |
Michael van Gerwen 101.09
|
|
Robert Thornton 91.22
|
7: 4 |
Andy Hamilton 87.31
|
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Raymond van Barneveld 104.20
|
7: 2 |
James Wade 97.00
|
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Phil Taylor 103.35
|
7: 4 |
Simon Whitlock 100.63
|
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Adrian Lewis 86.92
|
5: 7 |
Robert Thornton 92.57
|
| Highest finish: Robert Thornton 152 | ||
Matchday 13 , 2nd May 2013, Echo Arena , Liverpool
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael van Gerwen 97.11
|
7: 4 |
Andy Hamilton 95.49
|
|
James Wade 93.32
|
4: 7 |
Simon Whitlock 98.26
|
|
Robert Thornton 98.88
|
2: 7 |
Phil Taylor 100.92
|
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Raymond van Barneveld 102.06
|
7: 4 |
Adrian Lewis 98.13
|
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James Wade 98.90
|
2: 7 |
Andy Hamilton 100.90
|
| Highest finish: Phil Taylor 164 | ||
Matchday 14 , May 9th 2013, Metro Radio Arena , Newcastle
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
Simon Whitlock 93.16
|
4: 7 |
Raymond van Barneveld 92.60
|
|
Michael van Gerwen 105.35
|
7: 1 |
Robert Thornton 100.75
|
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Andy Hamilton 97.27
|
5: 7 |
Adrian Lewis 99.88
|
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Phil Taylor 97.73
|
6: 6 |
James Wade 96.82
|
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Robert Thornton 97.51
|
4: 7 |
Raymond van Barneveld 99.88
|
|
Adrian Lewis 96.40
|
6: 6 |
Simon Whitlock 94.22
|
| Highest finish: Adrian Lewis 170 | ||
The number behind the player name shows the 3-dart average (= average point value with 3 darts thrown).
Closing table
Note: The table can be sorted : Clicking on a column header sorts the table according to this column, clicking twice reverses the sorting.
| space | player | Games | Victories | draw | Loss | Legs | 180s | Average | HF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | +34 | 57 | 100.09 | 164 | 24 |
| 2 |
Raymond van Barneveld
|
16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +24 | 53 | 98.88 | 161 | 23 |
| 3 |
Phil Taylor
|
16 | 8th | 4th | 4th | +22 | 31 | 100.37 | 164 | 20th |
| 4th |
James Wade
|
16 | 7th | 3 | 6th | +6 | 37 | 97.12 | 170 | 17th |
| 5 |
Robert Thornton
|
16 | 6th | 3 | 7th | −7 | 53 | 98.20 | 161 | 15th |
| 6th |
Simon Whitlock
|
16 | 7th | 1 | 8th | −9 | 44 | 95.01 | 140 | 15th |
| 7th |
Andy Hamilton
|
16 | 6th | 0 | 10 | −11 | 42 | 94.77 | 152 | 12 |
| 8th |
Adrian Lewis
|
16 | 4th | 2 | 10 | −27 | 43 | 92.57 | 170 | 10 |
| 9 |
Wes Newton
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | −14 | 26th | 91.66 | 132 | 5 |
| 10 |
Gary Anderson
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | −18 | 28 | 95.57 | 124 | 5 |
As of May 9, 2013
Play-offs
16th May 2013, The O2 Arena , London
|
Semi-finals Best of 15 Legs |
Final Best of 19 Legs |
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| 1 |
Michael van Gerwen 97.59
|
8th | ||||||
| 4th |
James Wade 93.59
|
4th | ||||||
| 1 |
Michael van Gerwen 103.29
|
10 | ||||||
| 3 |
Phil Taylor 104.10
|
8th | ||||||
| 2 |
R. van Barneveld 102.08
|
4th | ||||||
| 3 |
Phil Taylor 104.68
|
8th | ||||||
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
Final: Best of 19 legs |
Phil Taylor
|
| 10 | Result | 8th |
| 103.29 | 3-dart average | 104.10 |
| 21st | 100+ | 31 |
| 12 | 140+ | 9 |
| 9 | 180s | 4th |
| 132 | Supreme finish | 160 |
| 37% | Double quota | 38 % |