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2012 UK Open

Darts tournament

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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.

01Format 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 6-3 Kim Huybrechts £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
2 Sunday 12 February Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Dave Chisnall £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
3 Saturday 24 March Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley Phil Taylor 6-2 Brendan Dolan £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
4 Sunday 25 March Phil Taylor 6-3 Dennis Smith £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
5 Saturday 14 April Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Andy Smith £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
6 Sunday 15 April Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Ian White £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
7 Saturday 5 May NIA Community Hall, Birmingham Terry Jenkins 6-3 Andy Hamilton £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
8 Sunday 6 May Wes Newton 6-2 Justin Pipe £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)

  1. Raymond van Barneveld
  2. Wes Newton
  3. Phil Taylor
  4. Terry Jenkins
  5. Andy Smith
  6. Michael van Gerwen
  7. Brendan Dolan
  8. Justin Pipe
  9. Simon Whitlock
  10. Andy Hamilton
  11. Kim Huybrechts
  12. Dave Chisnall
  13. Dean Winstanley
  14. Colin Lloyd
  15. Vincent van der Voort
  16. Robert Thornton (winner)
  17. Ian White
  18. Michael Smith
  19. Dennis Smith
  20. Kevin Painter
  21. Jamie Caven
  22. Joe Cullen
  23. Mark Jones
  24. Dennis Priestley
  25. Adrian Lewis
  26. James Hubbard
  27. Richie Burnett
  28. Darren Webster
  29. Richie Howson
  30. Gary Anderson
  31. John Part
  32. Kevin Dowling

Number 33-64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

  1. Prakash Jiwa
  2. Shaun Griffiths
  3. Colin Osborne
  4. Roland Scholten
  5. Ronnie Baxter
  6. Mark Hylton
  7. Andrew Gilding
  8. James Wade
  9. Jelle Klaasen
  10. Alex Roy
  11. Peter Wright
  12. Stuart White
  13. Devon Petersen
  14. Peter Hudson
  15. Johnny Haines
  16. Darren Johnson
  17. Mark Webster
  18. Stuart Kellett
  19. Keith Stephen
  20. Mark Walsh
  21. William O'Connor
  22. James Richardson
  23. Antonio Alcinas
  24. Jim Walker
  25. Mervyn King
  26. Alan Tabern
  27. Mickey Mansell
  28. Andy Brown
  29. Matthew Edgar
  30. Scott Rand
  31. Co Stompé
  32. Mareno Michels

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

  1. Matt Clark
  2. Arron Monk
  3. Wayne Jones
  4. Paul Nicholson
  5. John Henderson
  6. Terry Temple
  7. Ted Hankey
  8. Steve Beaton
  9. Andrew Cornwall
  10. Steve Farmer
  11. Nigel Heydon
  12. Adam Hunt
  13. Liam Kelly
  14. Jamie Lewis
  15. Joey Palfreyman
  16. Dyson Parody
  17. Ross Smith
  18. Adam Smith-Neale
  19. Gino Vos
  20. Brian Woods
  21. Gaz Cousins
  22. Connie Finnan
  23. Adrian Gray
  24. Sam Hill
  25. Andy Jenkins
  26. Josh Jones
  27. Dave Ladley
  28. Tony Littleton
  29. Kevin McDine
  30. Bernd Roith
  31. Mark Stephenson
  32. Michael Barnard
  33. Jon Bott
  34. John Bowles
  35. Steve Brown
  36. Jason Crawley
  37. Steve Evans
  38. Mark Frost
  39. Toon Greebe
  40. Stephen Hardy
  41. Jerry Hendriks
  42. Steve Hine
  43. Mark Lawrence
  44. Steve Maish
  45. Joe Murnan
  46. Denis Ovens
  47. John Scott
  48. Damien Sherwood
  49. Mick Todd
  50. Tony West

Rileys qualifiers

32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.

Speedy qualifiers

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.

Brighton

Dartford

  • Paul Amos
  • Michael Wiles
  • Thomas Sandwell
  • Dave Solly

Inverness

Leeds

  • Danny Dutson
  • Mick Hayward
  • Steve Service

Stoke-on-Trent

Cardiff

  • Lee Russell
  • Steve Werrett
  • Paul Boulton
  • Jon Farmer
  • Glenn Miller

Haydock

  • Ben Johnson
  • Paul Critchley
  • Andy Melling
  • Mark Kelly
  • Mark Spencer
  • Darrin Pugh
  • Kirk Gordon
  • Stuart Daniels

02Prize 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

03Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 10 May.

Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legs

Preliminary round

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Paul Amos 4-0 Gary Ettridge Nigel Heydon 4-0 Paul Critchley
Ben Johnson 0-4 Stuart Daniels Steve Farmer 1-4 Jamie Lewis
Joey Palfreyman 4-3 Tom Gregory Jason Wilson 1-4 Bernd Roith
Kirk Gordon 0-4 Kevin McDine David Pallett 2-4 Jerry Hendriks
Steve Brown 4-2 Michael Barnard Harry Miles 4-0 Andy Melling
Steve Beaton 2-4 Jon Jukes Steve Hine 4-3 Jamie Hughes
Josh Jones 4-0 Mark Spencer Arron Monk 4-3 Paul Boulton
Gaz Cousins 4-0 Ben Burton Geoff Heath 4-0 Darrin Pugh
Steve Maish 4-2 Dave Solly Ted Hankey 4-0 Danny Dutson
Adam Smith-Neale 4-3 Rob Hawker Gus Santana 2-4 Andy Jenkins
Andy Parsons 3-4 Dean Stewart Steve Service 1-4 Damien Sherwood
Marc Dewsbury 3-4 Stephen Hardy John Scott 2-4 Brian Woods
Denis Ovens 4-1 Craig McCaskill John Nelson 4-3 Ross Smith
Glen Durrant 0-4 Stephen Bunting Mark Lawrence 1-4 Jamie Robinson
Steve Werrett 0-4 Mark Barilli Davey Dodds 4-1 Alan Casey
Anthony Littleton 4-2 Nicky Denoon Adrian Gray 3-4 Steve Evans
Glen Miller 1-4 Mark Frost Mark Layton 4-2 Michael Wiles
Gino Vos 4-2 Paul Harvey Scott Robertson 4-1 Mick Todd
Lee Bryant † John Henderson Sam Hill 4-1 Jamie Ellam
Tony Broughton 3-4 Tony Cooper Scott Taylor 1-4 Lee Russell
Tony West 2-4 Michael Burgoine Kevin Simm 4-0 Mick Hayward
Connie Finnan ‡ Andy Murray Stuart Anderson 2-4 Joe Murnan
Ian Gleeson 3-4 Kevin Rimmer Terry Temple 4-2 Matt Clark
Andrew Cornwall 3-4 John Bowles Dan Russell 4-2 Toon Greebe
Dyson Parody 4-0 Steve Mason Dave Ladley 0-4 Liam Kelly
  • † John Henderson received a bye as Lee Bryant was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.
  • ‡ Connie Finnan withdrew because of personal reasons.

Round 1

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Stuart Daniels 0-4 Adam Smith-Neale Geoff Heath 3-4 Paul Amos
Jamie Robinson 2-4 Stephen Bunting Andy Roberts 3-4 John Bowles
Bernd Roith 2-4 Wayne Jones John Nelson 1-4 Denis Ovens
Liam Kelly 4-2 Shayne Burgess Dean Stewart 4-1 Brian Woods
Mark Barilli 4-3 Bob Crawley Thomas Sandwell 0-4 Steve Hine
Gino Vos 3-4 Mark Layton Paul Whitworth 2-4 Steve Evans
Mark Frost 1-4 Tony Cooper Jon Farmer 2-4 Anthony Littleton
Jason Crawley 4-1 Kevin Simm Gareth Cousins 4-2 Michael Burgoine
Ted Hankey 4-1 Andy Jenkins Jon Jukes 3-4 Davey Dodds
Joe Murnan 4-1 Dan Russell Terry Temple 4-0 Mark Kelly
Scott Robertson 4-1 Sam Hill Jon Bott 4-2 Josh Jones
John Henderson 4-3 Joey Palfreyman Stephen Hardy 4-2 Ryan Murray
Arron Monk 4-3 Jerry Hendriks Andy Murray 4-1 Damien Sherwood
Dyson Parody 4-2 Kevin Rimmer Kevin McDine 4-2 Steve Brown
Jamie Lewis 4-1 Mark Stephenson Lee Russell 1-4 Nigel Heydon
Steve Maish 2-4 Adam Hunt Paul Nicholson 4-2 Harry Miles

Round 2

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Stephen Hardy 1-4 William O'Connor Andy Murray 3-4 Scott Rand
Jelle Klaasen 4-3 Dyson Parody John Henderson 2-4 Colin Osborne
Nigel Heydon 4-1 John Bowles Andy Brown 0-4 Peter Wright
Dean Stewart 4-1 Adam Smith-Neale Steve Evans 3-4 Roland Scholten
Arron Monk 4-1 Adam Hunt Mark Hylton 4-0 Antonio Alcinas
Paul Nicholson 4-3 Tony Cooper Devon Petersen 4-0 Andrew Gilding
Mark Webster 4-3 Johnny Haines Steve Hine 1-4 Terry Temple
Jason Crawley 4-3 Mark Walsh James Richardson 1-4 Jim Walker
Stuart White 2-4 Davey Dodds Liam Kelly 1-4 Stuart Kellett
Matthew Edgar 0-4 Kevin McDine Peter Hudson 4-1 Jamie Lewis
Co Stompé 0-4 Alan Tabern Mervyn King 4-1 Ted Hankey
Wayne Jones 3-4 Paul Amos Darren Johnson 0-4 Mickey Mansell
Prakash Jiwa 2-4 Mark Barilli Denis Ovens 4-1 Joe Murnan
Alex Roy 2-4 Gareth Cousins Keith Stephen 3-4 Scott Robertson
Mareno Michels 2-4 Shaun Griffiths James Wade 4-3 Stephen Bunting
Jon Bott 2-4 Ronnie Baxter Anthony Littleton 3-4 Mark Layton

Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs

Round 3

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Kevin McDine 1-9 Adrian Lewis Andy Smith 9-6 Scott Rand
Mervyn King 9-3 Gareth Cousins Kevin Painter 8-9 Arron Monk
Ronnie Baxter 9-6 Devon Petersen Roland Scholten 7-9 Phil Taylor
Mark Webster 7-9 Robert Thornton Paul Amos 6-9 Vincent van der Voort
Gary Anderson † 9-3 Davey Dodds Kevin Dowling 4-9 Dennis Priestley
Paul Nicholson 9-7 Mickey Mansell Mark Jones ‡ Dennis Smith
Scott Robertson 2-9 Justin Pipe William O'Connor 3-9 Michael van Gerwen
Dean Stewart 3-9 Denis Ovens Jason Crawley 5-9 Dean Winstanley
Peter Wright 9-7 John Part Peter Hudson 4-9 Kim Huybrechts
Dave Chisnall 9-7 Mark Layton Nigel Heydon 4-9 Colin Osborne
Ian White 8-9 Richie Burnett Michael Smith 7-9 Darren Webster
Raymond van Barneveld 9-3 Jelle Klaasen Wes Newton 9-1 Shaun Griffiths
Jamie Caven 9-6 Alan Tabern Mark Hylton 9-6 Stuart Kellett
Terry Temple 6-9 Simon Whitlock James Hubbard 6-9 Terry Jenkins
Jim Walker 4-9 Joe Cullen James Wade 5-9 Colin Lloyd
Richie Howson 2-9 Andy Hamilton Mark Barilli 8-9 Brendan Dolan
  • † Gary Anderson hit a nine-dart finish in the third leg against Davey Dodds.
  • ‡ Dennis Smith received a bye as Mark Jones was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.

Saturday 9 June; Best of 17 legs

Round 4

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Colin Lloyd 8-9 Joe Cullen Justin Pipe 5-9 Simon Whitlock
Richie Burnett 4-9 Peter Wright Paul Nicholson 9-3 Arron Monk
Vincent van der Voort 7-9 Kim Huybrechts Colin Osborne 1-9 Phil Taylor
Mark Hylton 7-9 Jamie Caven Dennis Smith 5-9 Dave Chisnall
Brendan Dolan 8-9 Denis Ovens Dennis Priestley 9-8 Andy Smith
Darren Webster 6-9 Ronnie Baxter Robert Thornton 9-7 Gary Anderson
Andy Hamilton 5-9 Raymond van Barneveld Terry Jenkins 9-3 Dean Winstanley
Michael van Gerwen 9-7 Mervyn King Wes Newton 9-7 Adrian Lewis

Round 5

Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
Michael van Gerwen 93.47 7-9 Terry Jenkins 89.86 Robert Thornton 91.54 9-5 Dennis Priestley 94.58
Dave Chisnall 101.46 9-5 Simon Whitlock 91.58 Joe Cullen 85.03 8-9 Jamie Caven 86.19
Phil Taylor 110.72 9-4 Ronnie Baxter 97.96 Denis Ovens 86.72 9-8 Paul Nicholson 90.02
Raymond van Barneveld 93.40 9-8 Peter Wright 89.53 Kim Huybrechts 93.96 8-9 Wes Newton 99.22

Sunday 10 June

Quarter-finals to final

Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs) 		Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs) 		Final
(best of 21 legs)
         
Robert Thornton 92.78 10
Wes Newton 92.11 8
Robert Thornton 97.72 10
Dave Chisnall 95.01 4
Dave Chisnall 98.84 10
Raymond van Barneveld 98.27 5
Robert Thornton 95.44 11
Phil Taylor 98.58 5
Phil Taylor 106.52 10
Terry Jenkins 96.46 5
Phil Taylor 101.22 10
Denis Ovens 86.14 2
Denis Ovens 86.67 10
Jamie Caven 88.39 6
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