be at ▁Jam ie ▁C aven ▁and ▁Dean ▁W inst an ley , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Wes ▁Newton ) ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁D arts ▁Masters ▁( be at ▁Mer v yn ▁King ▁and ▁Paul ▁Nich ol son , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Ad rian ▁Lewis ). ▁Mans ell ▁played ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁World ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁in ▁October ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁Irish ▁qual ifiers . ▁He ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁Paul ▁Nich ol son ▁ 0 – 2 ▁in ▁sets , ▁aver aging ▁just ▁ 6 4 . 4 8 ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁where ▁a ▁double ▁must ▁be ▁hit ▁to ▁start ▁and ▁end ▁every ▁leg . ▁ ▁Mans ell ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁World ▁Championship ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁that ▁were ▁available ▁through ▁the ▁Pro T our ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁non - qual ified ▁players . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁World ▁Championship ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁ 1 5 - time ▁winner ▁Phil ▁Taylor ▁ 0 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁as ▁Mans ell ▁won ▁only ▁one ▁leg ▁during ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁aver aged ▁ 7 8 . 4 6 . ▁Mans ell ▁was ▁ranked ▁world ▁number ▁ 5 1 ▁after ▁the ▁tournament . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁World ▁Cup ▁of ▁D arts ▁with ▁Br end an ▁Dol an ▁the ▁pair ▁were ▁be aten ▁ 4 – 5 ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁du o ▁of ▁Robert ▁Mar ij