2012 UK Open

November 2022 May 2013 2012 Speedy Hire UK Open 7–10 June 2012 Reebok Stadium Bolton, England Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) LegsFinal – best of 21 £200,000 £40,000 SCO Gary Anderson Robert Thornton SCO 2011 2013 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 TotalPrize Money Winner Runner-up 1 Saturday 11 February K2 Centre, Crawley Wes Newton ENG 6–3 BEL Kim Huybrechts £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 2 Sunday 12 February Michael van Gerwen NED 6–1 ENG Dave Chisnall £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 3 Saturday 24 March Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley Phil Taylor ENG 6–2 NIR Brendan Dolan £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 4 Sunday 25 March Phil Taylor ENG 6–3 ENG Dennis Smith £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 5 Saturday 14 April Raymond van Barneveld NED 6–3 ENG Andy Smith £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 6 Sunday 15 April Raymond van Barneveld NED 6–2 ENG Ian White £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 7 Saturday 5 May NIA Community Hall, Birmingham Terry Jenkins ENG 6–3 ENG Andy Hamilton £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 8 Sunday 6 May Wes Newton ENG 6–2 ENG 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) 18em NED Raymond van Barneveld ENG Wes Newton ENG Phil Taylor ENG Terry Jenkins ENG Andy Smith NED Michael van Gerwen NIR Brendan Dolan ENG Justin Pipe AUS Simon Whitlock ENG Andy Hamilton BEL Kim Huybrechts ENG Dave Chisnall ENG Dean Winstanley ENG Colin Lloyd NED Vincent van der Voort SCO Robert Thornton (winner) ENG Ian White ENG Michael Smith ENG Dennis Smith ENG Kevin Painter ENG Jamie Caven ENG Joe Cullen ENG Mark Jones ENG Dennis Priestley ENG Adrian Lewis ENG James Hubbard WAL Richie Burnett ENG Darren Webster ENG Richie Howson SCO Gary Anderson CAN John Part ENG Kevin Dowling Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round) 18em 33 IND Prakash Jiwa ENG Shaun Griffiths ENG Colin Osborne NED Roland Scholten ENG Ronnie Baxter ENG Mark Hylton ENG Andrew Gilding ENG James Wade NED Jelle Klaasen ENG Alex Roy SCO Peter Wright ENG Stuart White RSA Devon Petersen ENG Peter Hudson ENG Johnny Haines ENG Darren Johnson WAL Mark Webster ENG Stuart Kellett SCO Keith Stephen ENG Mark Walsh IRL William O'Connor ENG James Richardson ESP Antonio Alcinas SCO Jim Walker ENG Mervyn King ENG Alan Tabern NIR Mickey Mansell ENG Andy Brown ENG Matthew Edgar ENG Scott Rand NED Co Stompé NED Mareno Michels Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round) 18em 65 ENG Matt Clark ENG Arron Monk ENG Wayne Jones AUS Paul Nicholson SCO John Henderson ENG Terry Temple ENG Ted Hankey ENG Steve Beaton ENG Andrew Cornwall ENG Steve Farmer ENG Nigel Heydon ENG Adam Hunt ENG Liam Kelly WAL Jamie Lewis ENG Joey Palfreyman GIB Dyson Parody ENG Ross Smith ENG Adam Smith-Neale NED Gino Vos ENG Brian Woods ENG Gaz Cousins IRL Connie Finnan ENG Adrian Gray ENG Sam Hill ENG Andy Jenkins ENG Josh Jones ENG Dave Ladley ENG Tony Littleton ENG Kevin McDine GER Bernd Roith ENG Mark Stephenson ENG Michael Barnard ENG Jon Bott ENG John Bowles ENG Steve Brown ENG Jason Crawley WAL Steve Evans ENG Mark Frost NED Toon Greebe ENG Stephen Hardy NED Jerry Hendriks ENG Steve Hine ENG Mark Lawrence ENG Steve Maish ENG Joe Murnan ENG Denis Ovens ENG John Scott ENG Damien Sherwood ENG Mick Todd ENG Tony West Rileys qualifiers 32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2745748,00.html Speedy Services UK Open – Collated Qualifiers Professional Darts Corporation pdc.tv 6 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507041708/http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2745748,00.html 7 May 2012 dead 18em WAL Mark Layton ENG Kevin Simm ENG Jamie Robinson ENG Jamie Ellam ENG Glen Durrant ENG Andy Parsons ENG Dan Russell ENG Tom Gregory ENG Shayne Burgess ENG Tony Cooper ENG Davey Dodds SCO Mark Barilli ENG Rob Hawker ENG Ben Burton SCO Gus Santana ENG John Nelson ENG Dean Stewart ENG Harry Miles ENG Stephen Bunting ENG Tony Broughton ENG Marc Dewsbury ENG Jason Wilson ENG Lee Bryant ENG Andy Roberts ENG Kevin Rimmer ENG Jamie Hughes SCO Stuart Anderson ENG Geoff Heath ENG Michael Burgoine ENG Scott Taylor SCO Scott Robertson ENG Ian Gleeson Speedy qualifiers 32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May. Brighton ENG Alan Casey ENG Bob Crawley ENG Gary Ettridge ENG Jon Jukes Dartford ENG Paul Amos ENG Michael Wiles ENG Thomas Sandwell ENG Dave Solly 2em Inverness SCO Ryan Murray SCO Andy Murray SCO Nicky Denoon SCO Craig McCaskill Leeds ENG Danny Dutson ENG Mick Hayward ENG Steve Service 2em Stoke-on-Trent ENG Steve Mason ENG Paul Whitworth ENG David Pallett ENG Paul Harvey Cardiff ENG Lee Russell ENG Steve Werrett ENG Paul Boulton WAL Jon Farmer ENG Glenn Miller 2em Haydock ENG Ben Johnson ENG Paul Critchley ENG Andy Melling ENG Mark Kelly WAL Mark Spencer ENG Darrin Pugh SCO Kirk Gordon ENG Stuart Daniels 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.http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2767710,00.html Speedy Services UK Open Draw Professional Darts Corporation pdc.tv 10 May 2012 10 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120528084714/http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2767710,00.html 28 May 2012 deadhttp://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/FixtureList.aspx?EventKey=3835 2012 UK Open Results Darts Database 10 June 2012 21 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181221043241/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/FixtureList.aspx?EventKey=3835 dead Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legs Preliminary round http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2805211,00.html Speedy Services UK Open Day One PDC 8 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609041224/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2805211,00.html 9 June 2012 dead Player #1 ScorePlayer #2Player #1 ScorePlayer #2ENG Paul Amos4–0ENG Gary EttridgeENG Nigel Heydon4–0ENG Paul CritchleyENG Ben Johnson0–4ENG Stuart DanielsENG Steve Farmer1–4WAL Jamie LewisENG Joey Palfreyman4–3ENG Tom GregoryENG Jason Wilson 1–4GER Bernd RoithSCO Kirk Gordon 0–4ENG Kevin McDineENG David Pallett 2–4NED Jerry HendriksENG Steve Brown 4–2ENG Michael BarnardENG Harry Miles 4–0ENG Andy MellingENG Steve Beaton 2–4ENG Jon JukesENG Steve Hine 4–3ENG Jamie HughesENG Josh Jones4–0WAL Mark SpencerENG Arron Monk 4–3ENG Paul BoultonENG Gaz Cousins4–0ENG Ben BurtonENG Geoff Heath 4–0ENG Darrin PughENG Steve Maish 4–2ENG Dave SollyENG Ted Hankey 4–0ENG Danny DutsonENG Adam Smith-Neale 4–3ENG Rob HawkerSCO Gus Santana2–4ENG Andy JenkinsENG Andy Parsons3–4ENG Dean StewartENG Steve Service 1–4ENG Damien SherwoodENG Marc Dewsbury3–4ENG Stephen HardyENG John Scott2–4ENG Brian WoodsENG Denis Ovens 4–1SCO Craig McCaskillENG John Nelson4–3ENG Ross SmithENG Glen Durrant0–4ENG Stephen BuntingENG Mark Lawrence 1–4ENG Jamie RobinsonENG Steve Werrett 0–4SCO Mark BarilliENG Davey Dodds4–1ENG Alan CaseyENG Anthony Littleton4–2SCO Nicky DenoonENG Adrian Gray 3–4WAL Steve EvansENG Glen Miller 1–4ENG Mark FrostWAL Mark Layton 4–2ENG Michael WilesNED Gino Vos 4–2ENG Paul HarveySCO Scott Robertson 4–1ENG Mick ToddENG Lee Bryant †SCO John HendersonENG Sam Hill4–1ENG Jamie EllamENG Tony Broughton3–4ENG Tony CooperENG Scott Taylor1–4ENG Lee RussellENG Tony West 2–4ENG Michael BurgoineENG Kevin Simm4–0ENG Mick HaywardIRL Connie Finnan ‡SCO Andy MurraySCO Stuart Anderson2–4ENG Joe MurnanENG Ian Gleeson3–4ENG Kevin RimmerENG Terry Temple4–2ENG Matt ClarkENG Andrew Cornwall3–4ENG John BowlesENG Dan Russell 4–2NED Toon GreebeGIB Dyson Parody4–0ENG Steve MasonENG Dave Ladley0–4ENG 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.http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2793987,00.html Finnan To Miss UK Open Professional Darts Corporation pdc.tv 1 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120602220840/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2793987,00.html 2 June 2012 dead Round 1 Player #1 ScorePlayer #2Player #1 ScorePlayer #2ENG Stuart Daniels0–4ENG Adam Smith-NealeENG Geoff Heath3–4ENG Paul AmosENG Jamie Robinson2–4ENG Stephen BuntingENG Andy Roberts3–4ENG John BowlesGER Bernd Roith2–4ENG Wayne JonesENG John Nelson1–4ENG Denis OvensENG Liam Kelly4–2ENG Shayne BurgessENG Dean Stewart4–1ENG Brian WoodsSCO Mark Barilli4–3ENG Bob CrawleyENG Thomas Sandwell0–4ENG Steve HineNED Gino Vos 3–4WAL Mark LaytonENG Paul Whitworth2–4WAL Steve EvansENG Mark Frost1–4ENG Tony CooperWAL Jon Farmer2–4ENG Anthony LittletonENG Jason Crawley4–1ENG Kevin SimmENG Gareth Cousins4–2ENG Michael BurgoineENG Ted Hankey4–1ENG Andy JenkinsENG Jon Jukes3–4ENG Davey DoddsENG Joe Murnan4–1ENG Dan RussellENG Terry Temple4–0ENG Mark KellySCO Scott Robertson4–1ENG Sam Hill ENG Jon Bott4–2ENG Josh JonesSCO John Henderson4–3ENG Joey PalfreymanENG Stephen Hardy4–2SCO Ryan MurrayENG Arron Monk4–3NED Jerry HendriksSCO Andy Murray4–1ENG Damien SherwoodGIB Dyson Parody4–2ENG Kevin RimmerENG Kevin McDine4–2ENG Steve BrownWAL Jamie Lewis4–1ENG Mark StephensonENG Lee Russell1–4ENG Nigel HeydonENG Steve Maish2–4ENG Adam HuntAUS Paul Nicholson4–2ENG Harry Miles Round 2 Player #1 ScorePlayer #2Player #1 ScorePlayer #2ENG Stephen Hardy1–4IRL William O'ConnorSCO Andy Murray3–4ENG Scott RandNED Jelle Klaasen4–3GIB Dyson ParodySCO John Henderson2–4ENG Colin OsborneENG Nigel Heydon4–1ENG John BowlesENG Andy Brown0–4SCO Peter WrightENG Dean Stewart4–1ENG Adam Smith-NealeWAL Steve Evans3–4NED Roland ScholtenENG Arron Monk4–1ENG Adam HuntENG Mark Hylton4–0ESP Antonio AlcinasAUS Paul Nicholson4–3ENG Tony CooperRSA Devon Petersen4–0ENG Andrew GildingWAL Mark Webster4–3ENG Johnny HainesENG Steve Hine1–4ENG Terry TempleENG Jason Crawley4–3ENG Mark WalshENG James Richardson1–4SCO Jim WalkerENG Stuart White2–4ENG Davey DoddsENG Liam Kelly1–4ENG Stuart KellettENG Matthew Edgar0–4ENG Kevin McDineENG Peter Hudson4–1WAL Jamie LewisNED Co Stompé 0–4ENG Alan TabernENG Mervyn King4–1ENG Ted HankeyENG Wayne Jones3–4ENG Paul AmosENG Darren Johnson0–4NIR Mickey MansellIND Prakash Jiwa2–4SCO Mark BarilliENG Denis Ovens4–1ENG Joe MurnanENG Alex Roy2–4ENG Gareth CousinsSCO Keith Stephen3–4SCO Scott RobertsonNED Mareno Michels2–4ENG Shaun GriffithsENG James Wade4–3ENG Stephen BuntingENG Jon Bott2–4ENG Ronnie BaxterENG Anthony Littleton3–4WAL Mark Layton Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs Round 3 http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2806440,00.html Speedy Services UK Open Day Two PDC 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610052920/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~2806440%2C00.html 10 June 2012 dead Player #1 ScorePlayer #2Player #1 ScorePlayer #2ENG Kevin McDine1–9ENG Adrian LewisENG Andy Smith9–6ENG Scott RandENG Mervyn King9–3ENG Gareth CousinsENG Kevin Painter8–9ENG Arron MonkENG Ronnie Baxter9–6RSA Devon PetersenNED Roland Scholten7–9ENG Phil TaylorWAL Mark Webster7–9SCO Robert ThorntonENG Paul Amos6–9NED Vincent van der VoortSCO Gary Anderson †9–3ENG Davey DoddsENG Kevin Dowling4–9ENG Dennis PriestleyAUS Paul Nicholson9–7NIR Mickey MansellENG Mark Jones‡ENG Dennis SmithSCO Scott Robertson2–9ENG Justin PipeIRL William O'Connor3–9NED Michael van GerwenENG Dean Stewart3–9ENG Denis OvensENG Jason Crawley5–9ENG Dean WinstanleySCO Peter Wright9–7CAN John PartENG Peter Hudson4–9BEL Kim HuybrechtsENG Dave Chisnall9–7WAL Mark LaytonENG Nigel Heydon4–9ENG Colin OsborneENG Ian White8–9WAL Richie BurnettENG Michael Smith7–9ENG Darren WebsterNED Raymond van Barneveld9–3NED Jelle KlaasenENG Wes Newton9–1ENG Shaun GriffithsENG Jamie Caven9–6ENG Alan TabernENG Mark Hylton9–6ENG Stuart KellettENG Terry Temple6–9AUS Simon WhitlockENG James Hubbard6–9ENG Terry JenkinsSCO Jim Walker4–9ENG Joe CullenENG James Wade5–9ENG Colin LloydENG Richie Howson2–9ENG Andy HamiltonSCO Mark Barilli8–9NIR 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 http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2806818,00.html Speedy Services UK Open RD4 PDC 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120611045656/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2806818,00.html 11 June 2012 dead Player #1 ScorePlayer #2Player #1 ScorePlayer #2ENG Colin Lloyd 8–9ENG Joe CullenENG Justin Pipe 5–9AUS Simon WhitlockWAL Richie Burnett 4–9SCO Peter WrightAUS Paul Nicholson 9–3ENG Arron MonkNED Vincent van der Voort 7–9BEL Kim HuybrechtsENG Colin Osborne 1–9ENG Phil TaylorENG Mark Hylton 7–9ENG Jamie CavenENG Dennis Smith 5–9ENG Dave ChisnallNIR Brendan Dolan 8–9ENG Denis OvensENG Dennis Priestley 9–8ENG Andy SmithENG Darren Webster 6–9ENG Ronnie BaxterSCO Robert Thornton 9–7SCO Gary AndersonENG Andy Hamilton 5–9NED Raymond van BarneveldENG Terry Jenkins 9–3ENG Dean WinstanleyNED Michael van Gerwen 9–7ENG Mervyn KingENG Wes Newton 9–7ENG Adrian Lewis Round 5 http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2807023,00.html Speedy Services UK Open RD5 PDC 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120611045702/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2807023,00.html 11 June 2012 dead http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3835&showAverages=Y 2012 UK Open Results Player #1 ScorePlayer #2Player #1 ScorePlayer #2NED Michael van Gerwen 93.47 7–9ENG Terry Jenkins 89.86SCO Robert Thornton 91.54 9–5ENG Dennis Priestley 94.58ENG Dave Chisnall 101.46 9–5 AUS Simon Whitlock 91.58ENG Joe Cullen 85.03 8–9ENG Jamie Caven 86.19ENG Phil Taylor 110.72 9–4 ENG Ronnie Baxter 97.96ENG Denis Ovens 86.72 9–8AUS Paul Nicholson 90.02NED Raymond van Barneveld 93.40 9–8SCO Peter Wright 89.53BEL Kim Huybrechts 93.96 8–9ENG Wes Newton 99.22 Sunday 10 June Quarter-finals to final Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs)http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3835&showAverages=Y 2012 UK Open Results Semi-finals(best of 19 legs) Final(best of 21 legs) 20 200 SCO Robert Thornton 92.78 10 ENG Wes Newton 92.11 8 ENG Dave Chisnall 98.84 10 NED Raymond van Barneveld 98.27 5 ENG Phil Taylor 106.52 10 ENG Terry Jenkins 96.46 5 ENG Denis Ovens 86.67 10 ENG Jamie Caven 88.39 6 SCO Robert Thornton 97.72 10 ENG Dave Chisnall 95.01 4 ENG Phil Taylor 101.22 10 ENG Denis Ovens 86.14 2 SCO Robert Thornton 95.44 11 ENG Phil Taylor 98.58 5 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 External links The official PDC page for the UK Open Category:UK Open UK Open Darts UK Open (darts) UK Open (darts) Category:Sport in Bolton Category:2010s in Greater Manchester