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2012 UK Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2012 Speedy Hire UK Open |
| dates | 7–10 June 2012 |
| venue | Reebok Stadium |
| location | Bolton, England |
| organisation | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) |
| format | Legs |
| Final – best of 21 | |
| prize_fund | £200,000 |
| winners_share | £40,000 |
| nine_dart | SCO Gary Anderson |
| winner | Robert Thornton |
| prev | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
Final – best of 21
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 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prize 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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.{{cite web |access-date=6 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507041708/http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2745748,00.html |archive-date=7 May 2012 |url-status=dead
- 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 Inverness
- SCO Ryan Murray
- SCO Andy Murray
- SCO Nicky Denoon
- SCO Craig McCaskill Leeds
- ENG Danny Dutson
- ENG Mick Hayward
- ENG Steve Service 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 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) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Semi-finalists | (2) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) |
| Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) |
| Last 64 (third round) | (32) |
| Last 96 (second round) | (32) |
| Last 128 (first round) | (32) |
| Last 178 (preliminary round) | (50) |
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 10 May.{{cite news |access-date=10 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528084714/http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2767710,00.html |archive-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead
Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legs
Preliminary round
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Paul Amos | 4–0 | ENG Gary Ettridge | ENG Nigel Heydon | 4–0 | |
| ENG Ben Johnson | 0–4 | ENG Stuart Daniels | ENG Steve Farmer | 1–4 | |
| ENG Joey Palfreyman | 4–3 | ENG Tom Gregory | ENG Jason Wilson | 1–4 | |
| SCO Kirk Gordon | 0–4 | ENG Kevin McDine | ENG David Pallett | 2–4 | |
| ENG Steve Brown | 4–2 | ENG Michael Barnard | ENG Harry Miles | 4–0 | |
| ENG Steve Beaton | 2–4 | ENG Jon Jukes | ENG Steve Hine | 4–3 | |
| ENG Josh Jones | 4–0 | WAL Mark Spencer | ENG Arron Monk | 4–3 | |
| ENG Gaz Cousins | 4–0 | ENG Ben Burton | ENG Geoff Heath | 4–0 | |
| ENG Steve Maish | 4–2 | ENG Dave Solly | ENG Ted Hankey | 4–0 | |
| ENG Adam Smith-Neale | 4–3 | ENG Rob Hawker | SCO Gus Santana | 2–4 | |
| ENG Andy Parsons | 3–4 | ENG Dean Stewart | ENG Steve Service | 1–4 | |
| ENG Marc Dewsbury | 3–4 | ENG Stephen Hardy | ENG John Scott | 2–4 | |
| ENG Denis Ovens | 4–1 | SCO Craig McCaskill | ENG John Nelson | 4–3 | |
| ENG Glen Durrant | 0–4 | ENG Stephen Bunting | ENG Mark Lawrence | 1–4 | |
| ENG Steve Werrett | 0–4 | SCO Mark Barilli | ENG Davey Dodds | 4–1 | |
| ENG Anthony Littleton | 4–2 | SCO Nicky Denoon | ENG Adrian Gray | 3–4 | |
| ENG Glen Miller | 1–4 | ENG Mark Frost | WAL Mark Layton | 4–2 | |
| NED Gino Vos | 4–2 | ENG Paul Harvey | SCO Scott Robertson | 4–1 | |
| ENG Lee Bryant | † | SCO John Henderson | ENG Sam Hill | 4–1 | |
| ENG Tony Broughton | 3–4 | ENG Tony Cooper | ENG Scott Taylor | 1–4 | |
| ENG Tony West | 2–4 | ENG Michael Burgoine | ENG Kevin Simm | 4–0 | |
| IRL Connie Finnan | ‡ | SCO Andy Murray | SCO Stuart Anderson | 2–4 | |
| ENG Ian Gleeson | 3–4 | ENG Kevin Rimmer | ENG Terry Temple | 4–2 | |
| ENG Andrew Cornwall | 3–4 | ENG John Bowles | ENG Dan Russell | 4–2 | |
| GIB Dyson Parody | 4–0 | ENG Steve Mason | ENG Dave Ladley | 0–4 |
- † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Stuart Daniels | 0–4 | ENG Adam Smith-Neale | ENG Geoff Heath | 3–4 | |
| ENG Jamie Robinson | 2–4 | ENG Stephen Bunting | ENG Andy Roberts | 3–4 | |
| GER Bernd Roith | 2–4 | ENG Wayne Jones | ENG John Nelson | 1–4 | |
| ENG Liam Kelly | 4–2 | ENG Shayne Burgess | ENG Dean Stewart | 4–1 | |
| SCO Mark Barilli | 4–3 | ENG Bob Crawley | ENG Thomas Sandwell | 0–4 | |
| NED Gino Vos | 3–4 | WAL Mark Layton | ENG Paul Whitworth | 2–4 | |
| ENG Mark Frost | 1–4 | ENG Tony Cooper | WAL Jon Farmer | 2–4 | |
| ENG Jason Crawley | 4–1 | ENG Kevin Simm | ENG Gareth Cousins | 4–2 | |
| ENG Ted Hankey | 4–1 | ENG Andy Jenkins | ENG Jon Jukes | 3–4 | |
| ENG Joe Murnan | 4–1 | ENG Dan Russell | ENG Terry Temple | 4–0 | |
| SCO Scott Robertson | 4–1 | ENG Sam Hill | ENG Jon Bott | 4–2 | |
| SCO John Henderson | 4–3 | ENG Joey Palfreyman | ENG Stephen Hardy | 4–2 | |
| ENG Arron Monk | 4–3 | NED Jerry Hendriks | SCO Andy Murray | 4–1 | |
| GIB Dyson Parody | 4–2 | ENG Kevin Rimmer | ENG Kevin McDine | 4–2 | |
| WAL Jamie Lewis | 4–1 | ENG Mark Stephenson | ENG Lee Russell | 1–4 | |
| ENG Steve Maish | 2–4 | ENG Adam Hunt | AUS Paul Nicholson | 4–2 |
Round 2
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Stephen Hardy | 1–4 | IRL William O'Connor | SCO Andy Murray | 3–4 | |
| NED Jelle Klaasen | 4–3 | GIB Dyson Parody | SCO John Henderson | 2–4 | |
| ENG Nigel Heydon | 4–1 | ENG John Bowles | ENG Andy Brown | 0–4 | |
| ENG Dean Stewart | 4–1 | ENG Adam Smith-Neale | WAL Steve Evans | 3–4 | |
| ENG Arron Monk | 4–1 | ENG Adam Hunt | ENG Mark Hylton | 4–0 | |
| AUS Paul Nicholson | 4–3 | ENG Tony Cooper | RSA Devon Petersen | 4–0 | |
| WAL Mark Webster | 4–3 | ENG Johnny Haines | ENG Steve Hine | 1–4 | |
| ENG Jason Crawley | 4–3 | ENG Mark Walsh | ENG James Richardson | 1–4 | |
| ENG Stuart White | 2–4 | ENG Davey Dodds | ENG Liam Kelly | 1–4 | |
| ENG Matthew Edgar | 0–4 | ENG Kevin McDine | ENG Peter Hudson | 4–1 | |
| NED Co Stompé | 0–4 | ENG Alan Tabern | ENG Mervyn King | 4–1 | |
| ENG Wayne Jones | 3–4 | ENG Paul Amos | ENG Darren Johnson | 0–4 | |
| IND Prakash Jiwa | 2–4 | SCO Mark Barilli | ENG Denis Ovens | 4–1 | |
| ENG Alex Roy | 2–4 | ENG Gareth Cousins | SCO Keith Stephen | 3–4 | |
| NED Mareno Michels | 2–4 | ENG Shaun Griffiths | ENG James Wade | 4–3 | |
| ENG Jon Bott | 2–4 | ENG Ronnie Baxter | ENG Anthony Littleton | 3–4 |
Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs
Round 3
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Kevin McDine | 1–9 | ENG Adrian Lewis | ENG Andy Smith | 9–6 | |
| ENG Mervyn King | 9–3 | ENG Gareth Cousins | ENG Kevin Painter | 8–9 | |
| ENG Ronnie Baxter | 9–6 | RSA Devon Petersen | NED Roland Scholten | 7–9 | |
| WAL Mark Webster | 7–9 | SCO Robert Thornton | ENG Paul Amos | 6–9 | |
| SCO Gary Anderson † | 9–3 | ENG Davey Dodds | ENG Kevin Dowling | 4–9 | |
| AUS Paul Nicholson | 9–7 | NIR Mickey Mansell | ENG Mark Jones | ‡ | |
| SCO Scott Robertson | 2–9 | ENG Justin Pipe | IRL William O'Connor | 3–9 | |
| ENG Dean Stewart | 3–9 | ENG Denis Ovens | ENG Jason Crawley | 5–9 | |
| SCO Peter Wright | 9–7 | CAN John Part | ENG Peter Hudson | 4–9 | |
| ENG Dave Chisnall | 9–7 | WAL Mark Layton | ENG Nigel Heydon | 4–9 | |
| ENG Ian White | 8–9 | WAL Richie Burnett | ENG Michael Smith | 7–9 | |
| NED Raymond van Barneveld | 9–3 | NED Jelle Klaasen | ENG Wes Newton | 9–1 | |
| ENG Jamie Caven | 9–6 | ENG Alan Tabern | ENG Mark Hylton | 9–6 | |
| ENG Terry Temple | 6–9 | AUS Simon Whitlock | ENG James Hubbard | 6–9 | |
| SCO Jim Walker | 4–9 | ENG Joe Cullen | ENG James Wade | 5–9 | |
| ENG Richie Howson | 2–9 | ENG Andy Hamilton | SCO Mark Barilli | 8–9 |
- † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Colin Lloyd | 8–9 | ENG Joe Cullen | ENG Justin Pipe | 5–9 | |
| WAL Richie Burnett | 4–9 | SCO Peter Wright | AUS Paul Nicholson | 9–3 | |
| NED Vincent van der Voort | 7–9 | BEL Kim Huybrechts | ENG Colin Osborne | 1–9 | |
| ENG Mark Hylton | 7–9 | ENG Jamie Caven | ENG Dennis Smith | 5–9 | |
| NIR Brendan Dolan | 8–9 | ENG Denis Ovens | ENG Dennis Priestley | 9–8 | |
| ENG Darren Webster | 6–9 | ENG Ronnie Baxter | SCO Robert Thornton | 9–7 | |
| ENG Andy Hamilton | 5–9 | NED Raymond van Barneveld | ENG Terry Jenkins | 9–3 | |
| NED Michael van Gerwen | 9–7 | ENG Mervyn King | ENG Wes Newton | 9–7 |
Round 5
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Michael van Gerwen 93.47 | 7–9 | ENG Terry Jenkins 89.86 | SCO Robert Thornton 91.54 | 9–5 | |
| ENG Dave Chisnall 101.46 | 9–5 | AUS Simon Whitlock 91.58 | ENG Joe Cullen 85.03 | 8–9 | |
| ENG Phil Taylor 110.72 | 9–4 | ENG Ronnie Baxter 97.96 | ENG Denis Ovens 86.72 | 9–8 | |
| NED Raymond van Barneveld 93.40 | 9–8 | SCO Peter Wright 89.53 | BEL Kim Huybrechts 93.96 | 8–9 |
Sunday 10 June
Quarter-finals to final
(best of 19 legs) (best of 19 legs) (best of 21 legs) | score-width=20 | team-width=200 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=SCO Robert Thornton 92.78 | RD1-score1=10 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=ENG Wes Newton 92.11 | RD1-score2=8 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=ENG **Dave Chisnall ** 98.84 | RD1-score3=10 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=NED Raymond van Barneveld 98.27 | RD1-score4=5 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=ENG Phil Taylor 106.52 | RD1-score5=10 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=ENG Terry Jenkins 96.46 | RD1-score6=5 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=ENG Denis Ovens 86.67 | RD1-score7=10 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=ENG Jamie Caven 88.39 | RD1-score8=6 | RD2-team1=SCO Robert Thornton 97.72 | RD2-score1=10 | RD2-team2=ENG Dave Chisnall 95.01 | RD2-score2=4 | RD2-team3=ENG Phil Taylor 101.22 | RD2-score3=10 | RD2-team4=ENG Denis Ovens 86.14 | RD2-score4=2 | RD3-team1=SCO Robert Thornton 95.44 | RD3-score1=11 | RD3-team2=ENG Phil Taylor 98.58 | RD3-score2=5
References
References
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- "Finnan To Miss UK Open". [[Professional Darts Corporation]].
- "Speedy Services UK Open Day Two". [[Professional Darts Corporation.
- "Speedy Services UK Open RD4". [[Professional Darts Corporation.
- "Speedy Services UK Open RD5". [[Professional Darts Corporation.
- "2012 UK Open Results".
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