2013 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2013 Betfair World Cup of Darts was the third edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 1–3 February 2013 at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany.
England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were the defending champions after defeating Australia's Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson in the 2012 final, and they retained their title by defeating the Belgian brothers Ronny and Kim Huybrechts 3–1 in the final.
Format
24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit on 1 January after the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship were represented at the 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts. Each nation's top ranked player was joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rankings of the players was used, with the top eight seeds heading each of the eight groups of three countries.The 24 countries were split into eight groups of three. Each team played one best of nine leg match against the other two in their group. The top two from each group advanced to the last 16 where the tournament became a straight knockout bracket.
Group matches – best of nine legs
Last 16 – best of nine legs
Quarter-finals – 2 best of seven legs matches. Should the tie be 1–1 then a third and final doubles tie will be played
Semi-finals – 2 best of seven legs matches. Should the tie be 1–1 then a third and final doubles tie will be played
Final – 4 best of seven legs matches. Should the tie be 2–2, then a fifth and final doubles tie will be played.
Prize money
Prize money is per team:Teams and seeding
| Rank | Country | Top Two Ranked Players |
| 1 | Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis | |
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld | |
| 3 | Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson | |
| 4 | Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton | |
| 5 | Mark Webster and Richie Burnett | |
| 6 | Brendan Dolan and Mickey Mansell | |
| 7 | Jyhan Artut and Andree Welge | |
| 8 | William O'Connor and Connie Finnan | |
| Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez | ||
| Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts | ||
| John Part and Jeff Smith | ||
| Jani Haavisto and Jarkko Komula | ||
| Mensur Suljović and Maik Langendorf | ||
| Robert Marijanović and Tonči Restović | ||
| Dyson Parody and Dylan Duo | ||
| Per Laursen and Jann Hoffmann | ||
| Magnus Caris and Par Riihonen | ||
| Haruki Muramatsu and Sho Katsumi | ||
| Darin Young and Larry Butler | ||
| Charl Pietersen and Shawn Hogan | ||
| Phillip Hazel and Craig Caldwell | ||
| Nándor Bezzeg and Zsolt Meszaros | ||
| Krzysztof Kciuk and Krzysztof Ratajski | ||
| Daniele Petri and Matteo Dal Monte |
withdrew from the event due to travel problems and were replaced by Italy.
Results
Group stage
If teams were tied on number of wins, the tie-breakers were leg difference and then group stage average.;Group A
| Team | |||
| ' | 2 | 0 | +8 |
| ' | 1 | 1 | −4 |
| 0 | 2 | −4 |
1 February
;Group B
| Team | |||
| ' | 1 | 1 | +4 |
| ' | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | −4 |
1 February
;Group C
| Team | |||
| ' | 2 | 0 | +5 |
| ' | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| 0 | 2 | −4 |
1 February
;Group D
| Team | |||
| ' | 2 | 0 | +8 |
| ' | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| 0 | 2 | −7 |
1 February
;Group E
| Team | |||
| ' | 2 | 0 | +7 |
| ' | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| 0 | 2 | −8 |
1 February
;Group F
| Team | |||
| ' | 2 | 0 | +4 |
| ' | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| 0 | 2 | −3 |
1 February
;Group G
| Team | |||
| ' | 2 | 0 | +7 |
| ' | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| 0 | 2 | −5 |
1 February
;Group H
| Team | |||
| ' | 2 | 0 | +7 |
| ' | 1 | 1 | +2 |
| 0 | 2 | −9 |
1 February