2013 UK Open
The 2013 Speedy Services UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the eleventh year of the UK Open tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 6–9 June 2013, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.
Phil Taylor won the title, defeating Andy Hamilton 11–4 in the final to claim his fifth and final UK Open title.
The 2013 UK Open was the last UK Open to be held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, and was the last UK Open to be broadcast on Sky Sports in June. Starting in 2014, the UK Open moved to the Butlins Resort in Minehead, and has been broadcast on ITV4 in March.
Format and qualifiers
2013 UK Open qualifiers
There were eight qualifying events staged across England between February and April 2013 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saturday 23 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Michael van Gerwen  Speedy qualifiers32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain in April.Hampden Park, Glasgow
Prize moneyFor the fifth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.DrawThursday 6 June; Best of nine legsPreliminary round
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