 He was 4–5 down to Taylor, but produced back-to-back finishes of 164 and 124 to win and in doing so finished third on the ProTour Order of Merit to qualify for the Finals.Van Gerwen went out of the Finals in the second round 8–10 to Andy Hamilton despite winning the first four legs of the match.After his exceptional year in 2012, Van Gerwen entered the 2013 World Championship as the second favourite behind Phil Taylor.