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2012 European Championship (darts)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2012 PartyPoker.net European Championship |
| dates | 20–23 September 2012 |
| venue | RWE-Sporthalle |
| location | Mülheim |
| country | |
| organisation | PDC |
| format | Legs |
| prize_fund | £200,000 |
| winners_share | £50,000 |
| high_checkout | 167 ENG Dave Chisnall |
| AUS Simon Whitlock | |
| winner | AUS Simon Whitlock |
| prev | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
AUS Simon Whitlock The 2012 PartyPoker.net European Championship was the fifth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 20–23 September 2012 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.
Phil Taylor was once again defending the title, after winning each of the four previous playings of this tournament since the inaugural edition in 2008. However, he lost for the first time in the quarter-finals 6–10 to Brendan Dolan.
Simon Whitlock won his first major title, defeating Wes Newton 11–5 in the final.
Prize money
The 2012 European Championship has a total prize fund of £200,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money |
|---|---|
| (Total: £200,000) | |
| Winner | (1) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Semi-finalists | (2) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) |
Qualification
The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the two Players Championship events in Barnsley automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from them were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, with further places awarded to the top 8 non-qualified players from the Continental Europe Order of Merit.
These are the participants:
- Fourth placed Gary Anderson was banned from the event due to breaching the PDC's rules at the 2012 German Darts Championship.
Draw and results
The draw was held on 9 September 2012. 20–21 September
22 September
23 September
23 September
23 September
| team-width=200
| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 91.66 | RD1-score01= 6 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=SWE Magnus Caris 90.00 | RD1-score02= 3
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=NED Jerry Hendriks 84.42 | RD1-score03= 6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUT Mensur Suljović 81.09 | RD1-score04= 2
| RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=WAL Mark Webster 91.35 | RD1-score05= 4 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=GER Andree Welge 92.28 | RD1-score06= 6
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=ENG Justin Pipe 96.48 | RD1-score07= 3 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=NIR Brendan Dolan 90.47 | RD1-score08=6
| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=ENG Andy Hamilton 93.94 | RD1-score09= 6 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=AUS Paul Nicholson 83.08 | RD1-score10= 0
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=ENG Ronnie Baxter 90.34 | RD1-score11= 6 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=GER Michael Rosenauer 80.51 | RD1-score12= 1
| RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=ENG Wes Newton 106.09 | RD1-score13=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=GER Tomas Seyler 88.19 | RD1-score14=0
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=ENG Mervyn King 96.49 | RD1-score15= 4 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=ENG Kevin Painter 96.64 | RD1-score16=6
| RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=ENG Adrian Lewis 90.67 | RD1-score17=0 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=ENG Ian White 99.10 | RD1-score18=6
| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=BEL Kim Huybrechts 92.05 | RD1-score19=6 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=NED Vincent van der Voort 89.96 | RD1-score20= 4
| RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=ENG Terry Jenkins 92.13 | RD1-score21= 1 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22= | RD1-score22=6
| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=NED Michael van Gerwen 100.51 | RD1-score23= 6 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=ENG Andy Smith 95.98 | RD1-score24= 5
| RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=AUS Simon Whitlock 96.71 | RD1-score25=6 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=ENG Mark Walsh 84.55 | RD1-score26=2
| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=ENG Dave Chisnall 81.94 | RD1-score27=6 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=NED Gino Vos 77.75 | RD1-score28=3
| RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG James Wade 93.44 | RD1-score29=3 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=ENG Colin Lloyd 97.59 | RD1-score30=6
| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=WAL Richie Burnett 93.40 | RD1-score31=6 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=NED Co Stompé 90.13 | RD1-score32=3
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 98.38 | RD2-score01=10 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=NED Jerry Hendriks 93.68 | RD2-score02=7
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=GER Andree Welge 86.10 | RD2-score03=5 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=NIR Brendan Dolan 88.36 | RD2-score04=10
| RD2-seed05= 5 | RD2-team05=ENG Andy Hamilton 88.98 | RD2-score05=10 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ENG Ronnie Baxter 89.52 | RD2-score06=8
| RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=ENG Wes Newton 94.69 | RD2-score07=10 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=ENG Kevin Painter 88.23 | RD2-score08=5
| RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=ENG Ian White 93.55 | RD2-score09=5 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=BEL Kim Huybrechts 97.00 | RD2-score10=10
| RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11= | RD2-score11=10 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=NED Michael van Gerwen 103.86 | RD2-score12=9
| RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=AUS Simon Whitlock 97.49 | RD2-score13=10 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=ENG Dave Chisnall 93.39 | RD2-score14=5
| RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=ENG Colin Lloyd 90.21 | RD2-score15=10 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=WAL Richie Burnett 93.37 | RD2-score16=8
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 89.88 | RD3-score01=6 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=NIR Brendan Dolan 89.90 | RD3-score02=10
| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=ENG Andy Hamilton 90.33 | RD3-score03=7 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=ENG Wes Newton 92.03 | RD3-score04=10
| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=BEL Kim Huybrechts 92.50 | RD3-score05=10 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06= | RD3-score06=8
| RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=AUS Simon Whitlock 93.01 | RD3-score07=10 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=ENG Colin Lloyd 89.68 | RD3-score08=7
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=NIR Brendan Dolan 88.88 | RD4-score01=9 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=ENG Wes Newton 91.61 | RD4-score02=11
| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=BEL Kim Huybrechts 93.47 | RD4-score03=9 | RD4-seed04=6 | RD4-team04= | RD4-score04=11
| RD5-seed01=4 | RD5-team01=ENG Wes Newton 89.47 | RD5-score01=5 | RD5-seed02=6 | RD5-team02= | RD5-score02=11
Statistics
References
- "Taylor motivated by Lewis challenge". [[ESPN (UK).
- (22 September 2012). "PartyPoker.net Euro Champs - Sat". PDC.
- "Whitlock wins maiden major title". [[ESPN (UK).
- (10 September 2012). "PartyPoker.net European Championship Draw". PDC.
- (13 August 2012). "Anderson banned for 3 events". PDC.
- (20 September 2012). "PartyPoker.net Euro Champs - Thurs". PDC.
- (23 September 2012). "PartyPoker.net Euro Champs QFs". PDC.
- (23 September 2012). "Whitlock Is European King!". PDC.
- "ESPN TV Times Confirmed". [[Professional Darts Corporation.
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