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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
Dates7–10 June 2012
VenueReebok Stadium
LocationBolton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£40,000
Nine-dart finishScotland Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Scotland Robert Thornton
«2011 2013»

Robert Thornton won the tournament beating Phil Taylor 11–5 in the final to win his first PDC major.

Format and qualifiers edit

2012 UK Open qualifiers edit

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) edit

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

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

Rileys qualifiers edit

32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.[1]

Speedy qualifiers edit

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.[1]

Prize money edit

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 edit

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 10 May.[2][3]

Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legs edit

Preliminary round edit

[4]

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 4–1   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.[4]
  • ‡ Connie Finnan withdrew because of personal reasons.[5]

Round 1 edit

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Player #1 Score Player #2 Player #1 Score Player #2
  Stuart Daniels 0–4   Adam Smith-Neale   Geoff Heath 3–4   Paul Amos
  Mark Lawrence 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 edit

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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 edit

Round 3 edit

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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.[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 edit

Round 4 edit

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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 edit

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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 edit

Quarter-finals to final edit

Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)[9] 		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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2012 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "Speedy Services UK Open Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Finnan To Miss UK Open". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Speedy Services UK Open Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Speedy Services UK Open RD4". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Speedy Services UK Open RD5". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. ^ a b "2012 UK Open Results".

External links edit

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