The 2013 Sydney Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the

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, as a second entry in the new

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after the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters. The tournament featured the top eight players according to the

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and eight qualifiers competing in a knockout system. Phil Taylor won the event by defeating

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10–3 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £73,000.

Qualifiers

The top eight of the PDC Order of Merit in June 2013 qualified for the event. These were: # Phil Taylor (winner) #

''(runner-up)'' # Adrian Lewis ''(semi-finals)'' # ~~James Wade (withdrew)~~

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''(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. The regional qualifiers are:

Draw

Broadcasting

This event was shown live in the

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and

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References

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