2012 World Matchplay
2012 Betfair World Matchplay | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 21–29 July 2012 | ||
Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
Location | Blackpool, England | ||
Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
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High checkout | 170 ![]() 170 ![]() 170 ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2012 Betfair World Matchplay was the 19th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 21 to 29 July 2012 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion,[1] and retained his title for the fifth successive time and thirteenth in total with an 18–15 win over James Wade in the final.[2]
Two nine-dart finishes were made during the tournament. Michael van Gerwen recorded the first during his second round victory over Steve Beaton. Wes Newton repeated the feat a day later, during his second round loss against Justin Pipe. This was the third consecutive year that at least one nine-dart finish was thrown in the Matchplay.
Prize money
For the fourth consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £50,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
Second round | (8) | £7,500 |
First round | (16) | £5,000 |
Nine-dart finish | (2) | £2,500 |
Qualification
The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.[3]
PDC Top 16[4]
| PDC ProTour qualifiers[4]
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Draw
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First round (best of 19 legs) 21–24 July [6][7][8][9] | Second round (best of 25 legs) 25–26 July [10][11] | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 27 July [12] | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 28 July [13] | Final (best of 35 legs) 29 July [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics
Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
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![]() | Winner | 5 | 74 | 47 | 29 | 158 | 81 | 28 | 170 (x2) | 100.44 |
![]() | Final | 5 | 71 | 55 | 29 | 179 | 95 | 29 | 164 | 98.57 |
![]() | Semi-finals | 4 | 55 | 48 | 19 | 139 | 90 | 24 | 140 | 94.95 |
![]() | Semi-finals | 4 | 49 | 43 | 16 | 133 | 63 | 19 | 150 | 94.33 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 3 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 94 | 47 | 14 | 141 | 101.14 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 3 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 75 | 36 | 19 | 149 | 96.26 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 3 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 83 | 47 | 19 | 132 | 93.55 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 3 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 62 | 33 | 22 | 127 | 95.25 |
![]() | Second round | 2 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 58 | 20 | 9 | 90 | 98.23 |
![]() | Second round | 2 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 144 | 97.61 |
![]() | Second round | 2 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 109 | 94.67 |
![]() | Second round | 2 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 127 | 94.31 |
![]() | Second round | 2 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 164 | 92.09 |
![]() | Second round | 2 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 100 | 89.40 |
![]() | Second round | 2 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 57 | 23 | 7 | 126 | 88.80 |
![]() | Second round | 2 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 116 | 87.16 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 167 | 98.69 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 101 | 97.54 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 170 | 95.49 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 76 | 95.09 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 115 | 92.08 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 120 | 89.77 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 96 | 88.66 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 117 | 85.60 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 84 | 92.86 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 90.21 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 160 | 88.01 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 170 | 92.91 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 126 | 90.70 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 140 | 84.80 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 100 | 83.85 |
![]() | First round | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | – | 88.17 |
Source: Match reports from the draw.
References
- ^ "Taylor wins World Matchplay title". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b "Brilliant Taylor Takes 13th Title". PDC. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 World Matchplay Qualifiers". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Betfair World Matchplay Field". PDC. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay Draw". PDC. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay – Night One". PDC. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay – Night Two". PDC. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay – Night Three". PDC. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay – Night Four". PDC. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay – Night Five". PDC. 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay – Night Six". PDC. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay Quarter-finals". PDC. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Betfair World Matchplay Semi-finals". PDC. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
External links
- Official site