2012 UK Open
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.
| 2012 Speedy Hire UK Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 11 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Wes Newton |
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£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)
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Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into Second Round)
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)
Rileys qualifiers
32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.[1]
Speedy qualifiers
32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.[1]
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Brighton
Dartford
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Inverness
Leeds
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Stoke-on-Trent
Cardiff
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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) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4–0 | |
|
4–0 | | |
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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 | | |
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† | |
|
4–1 | | |
|
3–4 | |
|
1–4 | | |
|
2–4 | |
|
4–0 | | |
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‡ | |
|
2–4 | | |
|
3–4 | |
|
4–2 | | |
|
3–4 | |
|
4–2 | | |
|
4–0 | |
|
0–4 | |
Round 1
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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
Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs
Round 3
- † 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
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8–9 | |
|
5–9 | | |
|
4–9 | |
|
9–3 | | |
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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
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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][10] | Semi-finals Best of 19 legs [11] | Final Best of 21 legs [11] | ||||||||
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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
- "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. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- "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.
- "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.
- http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3835&showAverages=Y
- "Speedy Services UK Open QFs". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- "Thornton Stuns Taylor For Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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