Dates 20–22 September 2013 Country Germany Format Legs | Location Sindelfingen Organisation(s) PDC | |
Venue Glaspalast Sindelfingen | ||
The 2013 German Darts Masters was the seventh of eight European Tour events on the 2013 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Glaspalast Sindelfingen in Sindelfingen, Germany, between 20–22 September. It featured a field of 64 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.
Steve Beaton won his first European Tour title by defeating Mervyn King 6–5 in the final.
Qualification
The top 32 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on the 2 July 2013 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 12 July), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Home Nations Qualifier (both held at the venue in Sindelfingen on 19 September).
Phil Taylor withdrew from the event before it started and was replaced by an additional European Qualifier. Ted Hankey suffered whiplash injuries a week earlier in a minor car crash and had not recovered in time to participate in the event. He was replaced by an additional Host Nation Qualifier.