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2012 World Grand Prix (darts)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2012 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix |
| dates | 8–14 October 2012 |
| venue | Citywest Hotel |
| location | Dublin |
| country | |
| organisation | PDC |
| format | Sets |
| "double in, double out" | |
| prize_fund | £350,000 |
| winners_share | £100,000 |
| high_checkout | 170 ENG Adrian Lewis |
| NIR Brendan Dolan | |
| winner | NED Michael van Gerwen |
| prev | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
"double in, double out" NIR Brendan Dolan The 2012 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix was the fifteenth staging of the World Grand Prix. It was played from 8–14 October 2012 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he lost 2–3 to Robert Thornton in the second round.
The final was won by Michael van Gerwen, who won his first major title by defeating Mervyn King 6–4.
Prize money
The total prize fund is £350,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money |
|---|---|
| (Total: £350,000) | |
| Winner | (1) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Semi-finalists | (2) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Second round losers | (8) |
| First round losers | (16) |
Qualification
The field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on September 16. The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit.
Draw
The draw was made on 23 September 2012. The distance in the quarter-finals were reduced from best of 7 sets to best of 5 sets to end the night earlier.
8–9 October
10–11 October
12 October
13 October
14 October
| team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 100.73 | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=ENG Michael Smith 91.91 | RD1-score02=0
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=ENG Mark Walsh 78.55 | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=SCO Robert Thornton 94.60 | RD1-score04=2
| RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=ENG Terry Jenkins 85.34 | RD1-score05=1 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ENG Mervyn King 85.14 | RD1-score06=2
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=ENG Dean Winstanley 79.87 | RD1-score07=1 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=ENG Dave Chisnall 86.23 | RD1-score08=2
| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=AUS Simon Whitlock 87.69 | RD1-score09=1 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=ENG Justin Pipe 81.37 | RD1-score10=2
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=ENG Kevin Painter 83.50 | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=BEL Kim Huybrechts 76.37 | RD1-score12=0
| RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=SCO Gary Anderson 86.82 | RD1-score13=0 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=NIR Brendan Dolan 84.97 | RD1-score14=2
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=NED Vincent van der Voort 76.46 | RD1-score15=2 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=IRL William O'Connor 78.94 | RD1-score16=1
| RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=ENG Adrian Lewis 79.73 | RD1-score17=2 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=WAL Richie Burnett 74.82 | RD1-score18=1
| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=NED Michael van Gerwen 88.80 | RD1-score19=2 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=ENG Colin Lloyd 86.11 | RD1-score20=1
| RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=ENG Andy Hamilton 84.92 | RD1-score21=2 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=WAL Mark Webster 77.31 | RD1-score22=0
| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=ENG Andy Smith 83.80 | RD1-score23=0 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=ENG Steve Beaton 94.49 | RD1-score24=2
| RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=ENG Wes Newton 89.55 | RD1-score25=2 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=ENG Ronnie Baxter 85.28 | RD1-score26=1
| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27= | RD1-score27=0 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=ENG Ian White 87.33 | RD1-score28=2
| RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG James Wade 74.01 | RD1-score29=1 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=ENG Colin Osborne 76.91 | RD1-score30=2
| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=NIR Mickey Mansell 64.48 | RD1-score31=0 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=AUS Paul Nicholson 86.91 | RD1-score32=2
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 95.71 | RD2-score01=2 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=SCO Robert Thornton 96.67 | RD2-score02=3
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=ENG Mervyn King 93.89 | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=ENG Dave Chisnall 92.53 | RD2-score04=1
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=ENG Justin Pipe 81.85 | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ENG Kevin Painter 84.71 | RD2-score06=2
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=NIR Brendan Dolan 89.68 | RD2-score07=3 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=NED Vincent van der Voort 84.55 | RD2-score08=1
| RD2-seed09=2 | RD2-team09=ENG Adrian Lewis 80.37 | RD2-score09=1 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=NED Michael van Gerwen 85.60 | RD2-score10=3
| RD2-seed11=7 | RD2-team11=ENG Andy Hamilton 93.25 | RD2-score11=3 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=ENG Steve Beaton 88.23 | RD2-score12=2
| RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=ENG Wes Newton 82.39 | RD2-score13=3 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=ENG Ian White 87.30 | RD2-score14=1
| RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=ENG Colin Osborne 82.58 | RD2-score15=1 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=AUS Paul Nicholson 83.67 | RD2-score16=3
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=SCO Robert Thornton 91.25 | RD3-score01=0 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=ENG Mervyn King 84.67 | RD3-score02=3
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=ENG Justin Pipe 87.07 | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=NIR Brendan Dolan 85.53 | RD3-score04=3
| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=NED Michael van Gerwen 85.22 | RD3-score05=3 | RD3-seed06=7 | RD3-team06=ENG Andy Hamilton 83.67 | RD3-score06=2
| RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=ENG Wes Newton 75.60 | RD3-score07=3 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=AUS Paul Nicholson 82.79 | RD3-score08=2
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=ENG Mervyn King 88.60 | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=NIR Brendan Dolan 83.53 | RD4-score02=2
| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=NED Michael van Gerwen 95.04 | RD4-score03=5 | RD4-seed04=6 | RD4-team04=ENG Wes Newton 82.33 | RD4-score04=1
| RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=ENG Mervyn King 81.96 | RD5-score01=4 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=NED Michael van Gerwen 87.53 | RD5-score02=6
Television coverage and sponsorship
The tournament was screened by Sky Sports in high definition.
PartyPoker.com sponsored the event for the second time.
References
References
- "Phil Taylor knocked out of World Grand Prix in Dublin by Robert Thornton". [[Sky Sports]].
- (16 September 2012). "World Grand Prix Field Finalised". PDC.
- (23 September 2012). "PartyPoker.com WGP Draw". PDC.
- "2012 World Grand Prix Fixtures". Darts Database.
- (8 October 2012). "PartyPoker.com WGP - Monday". [[Professional Darts Corporation.
- "PartyPoker.com WGP - Tuesday". [[Professional Darts Corporation.
- (10 October 2012). "PartyPoker.com WGP - Wednesday". PDC.
- (11 October 2012). "PartyPoker.com WGP - Thursday". PDC.
- (12 October 2012). "PartyPoker.com WGP Quarter-finals". PDC.
- (13 October 2012). "PartyPoker.com WGP Semi-finals". PDC.
- (14 October 2012). "Dublin Glory For Comeback Kid!". PDC.
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