The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 May, with the champion receiving €800,000. The format was 24 players split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage. It was an official money event on the European Tour.
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.
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Format The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool. Within each pool, every player played each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advanced to the knock-out stage. In case of ties, sudden-death playoffs were used to determine rankings.
Participants Seed Player Rank1 Graeme McDowell 82 Ian Poulter 153 Peter Hanson 234 Bo Van Pelt 265 Branden Grace 316 Henrik Stenson 327 Thorbjørn Olesen 338 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 349 Jamie Donaldson 3710 Carl Pettersson 3911 Francesco Molinari 4312 Nicolas Colsaerts 4413 Richard Sterne 5114 George Coetzee 5215 Thongchai Jaidee 6316 Chris Wood 66 Geoff Ogilvy 69 Stephen Gallacher 71 Brett Rumford 76 Shane Lowry 84 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 85 Scott Jamieson 90 Thomas Aiken 102 Felipe Aguilar 127
Pool play Round 1, 16 May Round 2, 17 May, morning Round 3, 17 May, afternoon
Source
+ Pool Ballesteros Winner Score LoserGraeme McDowell 5 & 3 Chris WoodChris Wood 2 & 1 Stephen GallacherGraeme McDowell 4 & 2 Stephen Gallacher
1st – McDowell 2nd – Wood 3rd – Gallacher
+ Pool Gabrielsson Winner Score LoserThongchai Jaidee 3 & 2 Ian PoulterThongchai Jaidee 1 up Thomas AikenThomas Aiken 1 up Ian Poulter
1st – Jaidee 2nd – Aiken 3rd – Poulter
+ Pool Palmer Winner Score LoserPeter Hanson 2 & 1 George CoetzeeGeorge Coetzee 3 & 2 Shane LowryShane Lowry 5 & 4 Peter Hanson
1st – Lowry (Lowry takes first place with birdie on second extra hole.) 2nd – Hanson (Hanson takes second place with par on second extra hole.) 3rd – Coetzee
+ Pool Larson Winner Score LoserBo Van Pelt Halved Richard SterneRichard Sterne 5 & 4 Geoff OgilvyBo Van Pelt Halved Geoff Ogilvy
1st – Sterne 2nd – Van Pelt 3rd – Ogilvy
+ Pool Woosnam Winner Score LoserBranden Grace 4 & 3 Nicolas ColsaertsNicolas Colsaerts 3 & 2 Kiradech AphibarnratBranden Grace Halved Kiradech Aphibarnrat
1st – Grace 2nd – Colsaerts 3rd – Aphibarnrat
+ Pool Norman Winner Score LoserFrancesco Molinari 2 & 1 Henrik StensonFrancesco Molinari 4 & 3 Felipe AguilarFelipe Aguilar 3 & 1 Henrik Stenson
1st – Molinari 2nd – Aguilar 3rd – Stenson
+ Pool McCormack Winner Score LoserCarl Pettersson 4 & 3 Thorbjørn OlesenScott Jamieson 1 up Carl PetterssonScott Jamieson 5 & 3 Thorbjørn Olesen
1st – Jamieson 2nd – Pettersson 3rd – Olesen
+ Pool Player Winner Score LoserGonzalo Fernández-Castaño 1 up Jamie DonaldsonBrett Rumford 5 & 3 Jamie DonaldsonGonzalo Fernández-Castaño 3 & 2 Brett Rumford
1st – Fernández-Castaño 2nd – Rumford 3rd – Donaldson
Playoffs Source
Prize money breakdown Source:
Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€) Champion 800,000 499,999 Runner-up 400,000 333,333 Semi-finals losers x 2 200,000 168,900 Quarter-finals losers x 4 100,000 99,300 Round of 16 losers x 8 75,000 51,825 Third place in pool x 8 50,000 35,775 Total €3,000,000 €2,269,132
Notes and references
External links Official site Coverage on the European Tour's official site