2013 Players Championship Finals
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| 2013 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 29 November–1 December 2013 | ||
| Venue | Butlin's Minehead | ||
| Location | Minehead, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2013 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the sixth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2013 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place from 29 November to 1 December 2013 at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England.
Defending champion, Phil Taylor, who had a superb 2013 in winning the World Championship, the UK Open, the World Matchplay, the Sydney Darts Masters, the World Grand Prix, the Championship League, the Masters and the Grand Slam of Darts, looked on course to win the 2013 Players Championship also, when he led Michael van Gerwen 6–3 in the final. However, Taylor then fell victim to one of van Gerwen's purple patches as van Gerwen came back to win 11–7 and take the 2013 Players Championship title.[1]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £24,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £15,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £6,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £3,000 |
Qualification
This is the final ProTour Order of Merit for 2013 after all Players Championship events, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events had been played:[3]
Michael van Gerwen (champion)
Dave Chisnall (first round)
Peter Wright (second round)
Brendan Dolan (second round)
Kim Huybrechts (first round)- Robert Thornton (second round)
- Jamie Caven (second round)
- Steve Beaton (first round)
- Wes Newton (quarter-finals)
Simon Whitlock (first round)- Mervyn King (first round)
- Ian White (quarter-finals)
John Part (first round)- Paul Nicholson (first round)
- Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
- Adrian Lewis (second round)
- Kevin Painter (first round)
- Stuart Kellett (first round)
- Phil Taylor (runner-up)
- Andy Hamilton (semi-finals)
- Ronnie Baxter (first round)
- Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
- Justin Pipe (semi-finals)
- Andy Smith (first round)
- James Wade (first round)
- Colin Lloyd (first round)
Richie Burnett (first round)- Terry Jenkins (second round)
- Wayne Jones (first round)
- Michael Smith (first round)
- Jelle Klaasen (second round)
- Jamie Lewis (first round)
