2013 Sydney Darts Masters
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| 2013 Sydney Darts Masters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 29–31 August 2013 | ||
| Venue | Luna Park | ||
| Location | Sydney | ||
| Country |  Australia | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 19 | ||
| Prize fund | £73,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| High checkout | 134  Phil Taylor | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Phil Taylor | |||
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The 2013 Sydney Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the new World Series of Darts after the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters. The tournament featured the top eight players according to the Order of Merit and eight qualifiers competing in a knockout system.
Phil Taylor won the event by defeating Michael van Gerwen 10–3 in the final.[1]
Qualifiers
The top eight of the PDC Order of Merit in June 2013 qualified for the event.[3] These were:
Phil Taylor (winner)
Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)- Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
- James Wade (withdrew)
Simon Whitlock (semi-finals) - Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals)
- Wes Newton (quarter-finals)
- Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
- Paul Nicholson (quarter-finals)
James Wade was suspended by the PDC for bringing the game into disrepute and was replaced by world number 19 and Australian World Cup player Paul Nicholson. Nicholson was already entered into the tournament as he received a DPA invitation but he was now the number eight seed. An additional place was therefore on offer to the leading non-qualified player from the Oceanic Masters.[4]
The regional qualifiers are:[5]
| Qualification | Player |
|---|---|
| 2013 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit Winner | Kyle Anderson (first round) |
| 2013 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit Runner-up | Gordon Mathers (first round) |
| 2013 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit Third place | Tic Bridge (quarter-finals) |
| DPNZ Qualifier |  Warren Parry (first round) |
| Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 | Beau Anderson (first round) |
| Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 | Monty Tuhua (first round) |
| Winner of DPA Qualifier 3 | David Platt (first round) |
| Leading non-qualified player from DPA Oceanic Masters | Jamie Mathers (first round) |