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2013 Premier League Darts

The 2013 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the ninth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on 7 February, and ended at The O2 Arena, London on 16 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.

2013 McCoy's Premier League Darts
Winner
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up
England Phil Taylor
Score
10–8
Date
7 February–16 May 2013
Edition
9th
Number of players
10
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
< 2012 | 2013 | 2014 >

Phil Taylor was the defending champion and he reached the final again this year, but lost 10–8 against Michael van Gerwen who won his first Premier League title on his debut appearance in the competition.

Qualification

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The qualification format was different from the last edition of Premier League Darts.[1] The top four players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship automatically qualified. Alongside them, six (instead of four) additional players were chosen on the basis of their performance in the past year or in earlier editions of the Premier League. After the first nine rounds, the bottom 2 players were relegated. All players played each other once at that point. The remaining eight then competed against each other in the final five rounds for the play-offs places. All games in the league stage were played "best of 12 legs" (instead of "best of 14 legs"), thus games could be drawn by 6–6.

Player Appearance in
Premier League 		Consecutive
Streak 		Order of Merit
rank 		Previous best performance Qualification
  Phil Taylor 9th 9 1 Winner (2005–2008, 2010, 2012) 1st in the PDC Order of Merit
  Adrian Lewis 6th 4 2 Runner-up (2011) 2nd in the PDC Order of Merit
  James Wade 6th 6 3 Winner (2009) 3rd in the PDC Order of Merit
  Michael van Gerwen 1st 1 4 Debut 4th in the PDC Order of Merit
  Raymond van Barneveld 8th 8 8 Semi-finalist (2006–09, 2011) Five-time World Champion/2012 Grand Slam of Darts Winner
  Simon Whitlock 4th 4 5 Runner-up (2012) 2012 European Championship Winner
  Gary Anderson 3rd 3 11 Winner (2011) 2011 Premier League Darts Champion
  Andy Hamilton 2nd 2 6 Semi-finalist (2012) 2012 Premier League Darts Semi-finalist
  Wes Newton 1st 1 7 Debut 2012 European Championship Finalist
  Robert Thornton 1st 1 15 Debut 2012 UK Open Champion

Venues

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The venues remained the same as in the last Premier League Darts edition.[2]

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Locations of the 2013 Premier League venues in the United Kingdom.
  Belfast   Aberdeen   Bournemouth   Exeter   Nottingham
Odyssey Arena
Thursday 7 February 		AECC
Thursday 14 February 		Bournemouth International Centre
Thursday 21 February 		Westpoint Arena
Thursday 28 February 		Capital FM Arena
Thursday 7 March
         
  Manchester   Cardiff   Glasgow   Brighton   Sheffield
Manchester Arena
Thursday 14 March 		Motorpoint Arena
Thursday 21 March 		SECC
Thursday 28 March 		Brighton Centre
Thursday 4 April 		Motorpoint Arena
Thursday 11 April
         
  Dublin   Birmingham   Liverpool   Newcastle upon Tyne   London
The O2
Thursday 18 April 		National Indoor Arena
Thursday 25 April 		Echo Arena
Thursday 2 May 		Metro Radio Arena
Thursday 9 May 		The O2 Arena
Thursday 16 May
         

Prize money

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The prize-money was increased to £520,000 from £450,000 in 2012.[3]

Stage Prize Money
Winner £150,000
Runner-up £75,000
Semi-finallists (x2) £55,000
5th place £45,000
6th place £40,000
7th place £35,000
8th place £30,000
9th place £20,000
10th place £15,000
Total £520,000

Results

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League stage

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Play-offs – 16 May

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  The O2 Arena, London

Score
Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
Raymond van Barneveld  
102.08		 4 – 8   Phil Taylor
104.68
Michael van Gerwen  
97.59		 8 – 4   James Wade
93.59
Final (best of 19 legs)
Phil Taylor  
104.10		 8 – 10   Michael van Gerwen
103.29
Nights Average: 100.89
Highest Checkout: Phil Taylor 164

Table and streaks

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Table

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# Name Pld W D L Pts LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s A[18] HC C%[19]
1   Michael van Gerwen W 16 11 2 3 24 102 68 +34 40 185 156 57 100.09 164 38.65%
2   Raymond van Barneveld 16 10 3 3 23 98 74 +24 41 215 142 68 98.88 161 60.72%
3   Phil Taylor RU 16 8 4 4 20 95 73 +22 40 249 113 30 100.37 164 41.14%
4   James Wade 16 7 3 6 17 88 82 +6 30 233 101 58 97.12 170 61.43%
5   Robert Thornton 16 6 3 7 15 81 88 −7 32 216 128 53 98.2 161 40.78%
6   Simon Whitlock 16 7 1 8 15 81 90 −9 33 215 106 44 95.01 140 40.30%
7   Andy Hamilton 16 6 0 10 12 82 93 −11 29 180 115 42 94.77 152 38.48%
8   Adrian Lewis 16 4 2 10 10 73 100 −27 25 185 112 43 92.57 170 33.14%
9   Wes Newton 9 2 1 6 5 42 56 −14 15 109 58 26 91.65 132 36.52%
10   Gary Anderson 9 2 1 6 5 40 58 −18 20 125 72 28 95.57 124 27.97%

Last updated: 19 April 2013
Source: Match reports from the results section.

Bottom two eliminated after Week 9. Top four qualified for the Play-offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. A = Average C% = Checkout Percentage HC = High Checkout. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied. If leg difference is equal the table is sorted by the player's LWAT. If it is still tied, ranking is determined by average.

Streaks

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Player 1st Phase 2nd Phase Play-offs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SF F
  Michael van Gerwen D D W W L W W L W W W W W L W W W W
  Raymond van Barneveld W W L W W D D L W W L D W W W W L —
  Phil Taylor D W W D L L W W L L W D W W W D W L
  James Wade W L W D W L D W W W L W L L L D L —
  Robert Thornton W D D W L D L W W L L W W L L L Eliminated
  Simon Whitlock W L L L W W L L L W W W L W D L
  Andy Hamilton L W W L L W W L W L L L L L W L
  Adrian Lewis L L L L W D W W L L L L L L W D
  Wes Newton L L D W L L L W L Eliminated
  Gary Anderson L W L L W D L L L
Legend: W Win D Draw L Loss — Eliminated

Positions by round

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Player Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
  Michael van Gerwen 5 6 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Raymond van Barneveld 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 2
  Phil Taylor 6 2 1 1 3 5 3 2 5 5 4 2 2 3
  James Wade 3 7 5 5 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4
  Robert Thornton 4 3 6 4 5 4 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5
  Simon Whitlock 1 4 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6
  Andy Hamilton 7 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
  Adrian Lewis 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
  Wes Newton 8 9 9 7 9 9 10 9 9 Eliminated
  Gary Anderson 9 8 8 9 8 8 9 10 10

References

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  2. ^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts Dates". PDC. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
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  11. ^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts Night Eight". PDC. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  12. ^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts Night Nine". PDC. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  13. ^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts Night Ten". PDC. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  14. ^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts Night Eleven". PDC. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  15. ^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts Night Twelve". PDC. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  16. ^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts Night 13". PDC. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  17. ^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts Night Fourteen". PDC. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  18. ^ "2013 Premier League Stats: Tournament Average". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  19. ^ "2013 Premier League Stats: Checkout Percentage". Darts Database. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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