2012 UK Open
2012 Speedy Hire UK Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 7–10 June 2012 | ||
Venue | Reebok Stadium | ||
Location | Bolton | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
Winner's share | £40,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2012 Speedy Hire UK Open was a Darts tournament staged in the UK by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the tenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 7–10 June 2012, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.
Robert Thornton won the tournament beating Phil Taylor 11–5 in the final to win his first PDC major.
Format and qualifiers
2012 UK Open qualifiers
There were eight qualifying events staged across England between February and May 2012 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Total Prize Money | Winner | Runner-up |
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1 | Saturday 11 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Wes Newton ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
2 | Sunday 12 February | Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
3 | Saturday 24 March | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Phil Taylor ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
4 | Sunday 25 March | Phil Taylor ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
5 | Saturday 14 April | Raymond van Barneveld ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
6 | Sunday 15 April | Raymond van Barneveld ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
7 | Saturday 5 May | NIA Community Hall, Birmingham | Terry Jenkins ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
8 | Sunday 6 May | Wes Newton ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
The tournament featured 178 players. The results of the eight qualifiers shown above were collated into the UK Open Order of Merit. The top 32 players and ties in the Order of Merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place at the final tournament. In addition, the next 82 players in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Thursday. A further 64 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.
Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)
Raymond van Barneveld
Wes Newton
Phil Taylor
Terry Jenkins
Andy Smith
Michael van Gerwen
Brendan Dolan
Justin Pipe
Simon Whitlock
Andy Hamilton
Kim Huybrechts
Dave Chisnall
Dean Winstanley
Colin Lloyd
Vincent van der Voort
Robert Thornton (winner)
Ian White
Michael Smith
Dennis Smith
Kevin Painter
Jamie Caven
Joe Cullen
Mark Jones
Dennis Priestley
Adrian Lewis
James Hubbard
Richie Burnett
Darren Webster
Richie Howson
Gary Anderson
John Part
Kevin Dowling
Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)
Prakash Jiwa
Shaun Griffiths
Colin Osborne
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Mark Hylton
Andrew Gilding
James Wade
Jelle Klaasen
Alex Roy
Peter Wright
Stuart White
Devon Petersen
Peter Hudson
Johnny Haines
Darren Johnson
Mark Webster
Stuart Kellett
Keith Stephen
Mark Walsh
William O'Connor
James Richardson
Antonio Alcinas
Jim Walker
Mervyn King
Alan Tabern
Mickey Mansell
Andy Brown
Matthew Edgar
Scott Rand
Co Stompé
Mareno Michels
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)
Matt Clark
Arron Monk
Wayne Jones
Paul Nicholson
John Henderson
Terry Temple
Ted Hankey
Steve Beaton
Andrew Cornwall
Steve Farmer
Nigel Heydon
Adam Hunt
Liam Kelly
Jamie Lewis
Joey Palfreyman
Dyson Parody
Ross Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Gino Vos
Brian Woods
Gaz Cousins
Connie Finnan
Adrian Gray
Sam Hill
Andy Jenkins
Josh Jones
Dave Ladley
Tony Littleton
Kevin McDine
Bernd Roith
Mark Stephenson
Michael Barnard
Jon Bott
John Bowles
Steve Brown
Jason Crawley
Steve Evans
Mark Frost
Toon Greebe
Stephen Hardy
Jerry Hendriks
Steve Hine
Mark Lawrence
Steve Maish
Joe Murnan
Denis Ovens
John Scott
Damien Sherwood
Mick Todd
Tony West
Rileys qualifiers
32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.[1]
Mark Layton
Kevin Simm
Jamie Robinson
Jamie Ellam
Glen Durrant
Andy Parsons
Dan Russell
Tom Gregory
Shayne Burgess
Tony Cooper
Davey Dodds
Mark Barilli
Rob Hawker
Ben Burton
Gus Santana
John Nelson
Dean Stewart
Harry Miles
Stephen Bunting
Tony Broughton
Marc Dewsbury
Jason Wilson
Lee Bryant
Andy Roberts
Kevin Rimmer
Jamie Hughes
Stuart Anderson
Geoff Heath
Michael Burgoine
Scott Taylor
Scott Robertson
Ian Gleeson
Speedy qualifiers
32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.[1]
Brighton
Dartford
| Inverness
Leeds
| Stoke-on-Trent
Cardiff
| Haydock
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Prize money
For the fourth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund will be £200,000.
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £40,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £20,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) | £4,000 |
Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) | £2,000 |
Last 64 (third round) | (32) | £1,000 |
Last 96 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
Last 128 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
Last 178 (preliminary round) | (50) | n/a |
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 10 May.[2][3]
Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legs
Preliminary round
[4]
Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
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![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | † | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | ‡ | ![]() | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
- † John Henderson received a bye as Lee Bryant was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.[4]
- ‡ Connie Finnan withdrew because of personal reasons.[5]
Round 1
[4]
Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
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![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
Round 2
[4]
Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
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![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs
Round 3
[6]
Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
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![]() | 1–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–6 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 7–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–7 | ![]() | ![]() | ‡ | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 3–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–7 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–7 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 8–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–1 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–6 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–6 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 2–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–9 | ![]() |
- † Gary Anderson hit a nine-dart finish in the third leg against Davey Dodds.[6]
- ‡ Dennis Smith received a bye as Mark Jones was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.[6]
Saturday 9 June; Best of 17 legs
Round 4
[7]
Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
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![]() | 8–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 4–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 7–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 7–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 8–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–8 | ![]() | |
![]() | 6–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7 | ![]() | |
![]() | 5–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–7 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7 | ![]() |
Round 5
[8][9]
Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
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![]() | 7–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–5 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–5 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–9 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–8 | ![]() | |
![]() | 9–8 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–9 | ![]() |
Sunday 10 June
Quarter-finals to final
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)[9] | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | ||||||||||||
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See also
- UK Open history of event and previous winners
- 2012 PDC Pro Tour includes extended results of Pro Tour events
- PDC Pro Tour history of PDC "floor events"
References
- ^ a b "Speedy Services UK Open – Collated Qualifiers". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Speedy Services UK Open Draw". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "2012 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Speedy Services UK Open Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Finnan To Miss UK Open". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Speedy Services UK Open Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Speedy Services UK Open RD4". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Speedy Services UK Open RD5". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 UK Open Results".
External links
- The official PDC page for the UK Open