2012 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 19th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace between 15 December 2011 and 2 January 2012.[1]

2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates15 December 2011 –
2 January 2012
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs (preliminaries)
Sets (from Round 1)
Final – best of 13
Prize fund£1,000,000
Winner's share£200,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Adrian Lewis
«20112013»

Adrian Lewis was the defending champion having won the 2011 tournament.[2] Phil Taylor became the last remaining player to have played in every PDC World Championship, after Dennis Priestley failed to qualify.[3] For the first time players from Malaysia, Portugal and Serbia qualified.[4]

Lewis was able to defend his title against Andy Hamilton in the final with a 7–3 win.[5]

Sid Waddell, having commentated on the BDO World Championship from 1978 to 1994 for the BBC and on the PDC World Championship from 1995 to 2011 for Sky Sports, was forced to miss the 2012 PDC World Championship, having been diagnosed with bowel cancer in September 2011. He died in August 2012.

Format and qualifiers

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The televised stages features 72 players. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of Merit on 28 November 2011 are seeded for the tournament.[6] They will be joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour.

These 48 players are joined by two PDPA qualifiers (to be determined at a PDPA Qualifying event to be held in Wigan on 28 November 2011), the winner of the PDC Youth Tour Order of Merit, and 21 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 17 further international qualifiers to be determined by the PDC and PDPA.

Some of the international players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players are entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, are entered into the preliminary round.

In case a player has to withdraw from the competition, the first reserve player that will take his spot is the third-place finisher in the PDPA qualifier, Chris Thompson. It is the first time a match for third place was held at the qualifier.[9]

Prize money

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The 2012 World Championship features a prize fund of £1,000,000 – the same as in the previous two years.

The prize money is allocated as follows:[10]

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £1,000,000)
Winner(1)£200,000
Runner-Up(1)£100,000
Semi-finalists(2)£50,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£25,000
Third round losers(8)£15,000
Second round losers(16)£10,000
First round losers(32)£6,000
Preliminary round losers(8)£3,500
Nine-dart finish(0)£10,000

Draw

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The draw was made on 29 November 2011, live on Sky Sports News by Rod Harrington & Keith Deller.[11]

Preliminary round

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The format is best of 7 legs. One match is played each day with the winner playing his first-round match that same day. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 28 November 2011.[11]

Player 1ScorePlayer 2
Paul Barham 76.832–4 Scott MacKenzie 73.23
Haruki Muramatsu 85.224–2 Dennis Nilsson 77.20
Dietmar Burger 67.440–4 Ian Perez 73.32
Kevin Münch 82.744–2 Lee Choon Peng 71.88
Connie Finnan 83.153–4 Warren French 85.88
Per Laursen 89.763–4 Petri Korte 83.31
Joe Cullen 94.634–2 Oliver Ferenc 87.88
Devon Petersen 83.394–3 José de Sousa 75.61

Last 64

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The winners of the eight preliminary-round matches joined 56 other players in the first round. The schedule was published on 2 December 2011.[12]

Finals

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Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
30 December
[13]
Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
1 January
[14]
Final (best of 13 sets)
2 January
[15]
         
17 Andy Hamilton 102.045
Kim Huybrechts 91.722
17 Andy Hamilton 95.616
5 Simon Whitlock 98.625
5 Simon Whitlock 95.245
4 Gary Anderson 93.291
17 Andy Hamilton 90.833
2 Adrian Lewis 93.067
2 Adrian Lewis 92.415
10 Terry Jenkins 92.193
2 Adrian Lewis 95.556
3 James Wade 94.195
27 John Part 92.644
3 James Wade 94.925

Rounds 1-4

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First round (best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Second round (best of 7 sets)
22–28 December
[23][24][25][26]
Third round (best of 7 sets)
28–29 December

[26][27]
Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
30 December
[28]
            
1 Phil Taylor 99.983
Haruki Muramatsu 90.260
1 Taylor 100.321
Chisnall 99.054
32 Mark Dudbridge 86.740
Dave Chisnall 98.523
Chisnall 90.360
17 Hamilton 99.084
16 Vincent van der Voort 95.703
Mark Hylton 89.492
16 van der Voort 93.673
17 Hamilton 95.694
17 Andy Hamilton 97.183
Toni Alcinas 98.762
17 Hamilton 102.045
Huybrechts 91.722
8 Raymond van Barneveld 91.020
James Richardson 89.793
  Richardson 86.391
Huybrechts 95.614
25 Brendan Dolan 82.380
Kim Huybrechts 88.623
Huybrechts 94.594
9 Nicholson 92.471
9 Paul Nicholson 91.013
Mensur Suljović 90.361
9 Nicholson 97.614
24 Tabern 86.190
24 Alan Tabern 86.813
Ian Perez 86.011
5 Simon Whitlock 105.113
Dennis Smith 84.570
5 Whitlock 96.424
28 Beaton 90.741
28 Steve Beaton 81.803
Magnus Caris 87.212
5 Whitlock 95.844
van Gerwen 92.433
12 Mervyn King 98.023
Geoff Kime 66.130
12 King 98.911
van Gerwen 91.594
21 Colin Osborne 89.811
Michael van Gerwen 93.843
5 Whitlock 95.245
4 Anderson 93.291
4 Gary Anderson 95.933
Jyhan Artut 86.942
4 Anderson 93.614
Petersen 91.752
29 Steve Brown 86.602
Devon Petersen 86.943
4 Anderson 100.654
13 Lloyd 87.591
13 Colin Lloyd 94.723
Darin Young 85.311
13 Lloyd 90.784
Rand 92.901
20 Andy Smith 84.500
Scott Rand 94.593
2 Adrian Lewis 96.413
Nigel Heydon 91.302
2 Lewis 96.244
31 Thornton 93.012
31 Robert Thornton 93.353
Ian White 90.021
2 Lewis 95.944
15 Jones 93.600
15 Wayne Jones 94.493
Scott MacKenzie 85.371
15 Jones 91.074
Scholten 81.530
18 Jamie Caven 83.641
Roland Scholten 83.473
2 Lewis 92.415
10 Jenkins 92.193
7 Wes Newton 93.303
Kurt van de Rijck 93.840
7 Newton 90.663
26 Pipe 91.834
26 Justin Pipe 88.653
Sean Reed 82.291
26 Pipe 96.651
10 Jenkins 102.644
10 Terry Jenkins 95.393
Joe Cullen 83.440
10 Jenkins 94.454
23 Stompé 83.971
23 Co Stompé 88.643
Michael Smith 85.450
6 Mark Webster 89.722
Richie Burnett 95.303
Burnett 94.271
27 Part 91.824
27 John Part 88.823
John Henderson 80.390
27 Part 92.324
22 Painter 93.132
11 Mark Walsh 93.803
Warren French 85.291
11 Walsh 91.593
22 Painter 93.124
22 Kevin Painter 95.883
Arron Monk 90.031
27 Part 92.644
3 Wade 94.925
3 James Wade 91.693
Petri Korte 85.221
3 Wade 95.914
Klaasen 84.900
30 Peter Wright 88.401
Jelle Klaasen 88.243
3 Wade 91.304
Farmer 89.400
14 Ronnie Baxter 88.792
Steve Farmer 87.433
  Farmer 84.894
Münch 82.222
19 Denis Ovens 65.640r1
Kevin Münch 98.021
1^ Denis Ovens had to retire due to an injured nerve in his back after the first set. Münch had won the first set 3–0.

Final

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Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referees: Paul Hinks (first half) and George Noble (second half).
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 2 January 2012.
(17) Andy Hamilton 3 – 7 Adrian Lewis (2)
2 – 3, 3 – 1, 1 – 3, 3 – 1, 2 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 0, 1 – 3, 2 – 3, 2 – 3
90.83Average (3 darts)93.06
7180 scores11
147Highest checkout122
39% (20/51)Checkout summary42% (23/55)

Statistics

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PlayerEliminatedPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh checkoutAverage
Adrian LewisWinner62915105782151215017094.93
Andy HamiltonRunner-up62519100832241014714796.74
Simon WhitlockSemi-final521117653161904417098.15
James WadeSemi-final5211176552041002015793.60
Terry JenkinsQuarter-final41474936101772012696.17
Gary AndersonQuarter-final412105345113673515195.87
Kim HuybrechtsQuarter-final4137463395571612892.63
John PartQuarter-final41584544108651716791.40
Dave ChisnallThird round375282561361612795.97
Kevin PainterThird round398413598561613494.07
Paul NicholsonThird round385292364461017093.69
Wayne JonesThird round375262174331411693.05
Michael van GerwenThird round3106312571421415892.62
Justin PipeThird round388343489521312192.38
Colin LloydThird round386292972281316791.03
Steve FarmerThird round378323281341210287.24
Phil TaylorSecond round24419174623598100.15
Mervyn KingSecond round244191238251213298.47
Richie BurnettSecond round246182351301613694.78
Vincent van der VoortSecond round266272470271514894.68
Scott RandSecond round24418142921714093.75
Robert ThorntonSecond round25519236529812193.18
Mark WalshSecond round2652223563689692.69
Wes NewtonSecond round26424225729817091.98
Devon PetersenSecond round356272964351612088.46
James RichardsonSecond round24418185828414588.09
Kevin Münch[n 1]Second round33419163827415587.66
Jelle KlaasenSecond round23514163812412086.57
Alan TabernSecond round23513195117514986.50
Co StompéSecond round2441617462079786.30
Steve BeatonSecond round24620245921312186.27
Roland ScholtenSecond round235121931151013882.50
Antonio AlcinasFirst round1238132415512398.76
Nigel HeydonFirst round12312143915710091.30
Mark WebsterFirst round12311132911910089.72
Mark HyltonFirst round1238132917310489.49
Ronnie BaxterFirst round123813241429888.79
Magnus CarisFirst round12310113016210787.21
Kurt van de RijckFirst round103592211313693.84
Mensur SuljovićFirst round113711305312190.36
Arron MonkFirst round113811221038790.03
Ian WhiteFirst round113910261536490.02
Colin OsborneFirst round11379201118489.81
Peter WrightFirst round11341017648388.40
Raymond van BarneveldFirst round10359225513091.02
Joe CullenFirst round203711141038389.01
Jyhan ArtutFirst round12313142318811686.94
Steve BrownFirst round12311123111313086.60
Warren FrenchFirst round213914331337085.59
Darin YoungFirst round113610235311885.31
Petri KorteFirst round213913189411284.27
Jamie CavenFirst round1137914549783.62
Sean ReedFirst round11369188012182.29
Mark DudbridgeFirst round1033916818286.74
Haruki MuramatsuFirst round2037112616010286.54
Michael SmithFirst round1033923712585.45
Dennis SmithFirst round1031913424484.57
Brendan DolanFirst round1032919605682.38
John HendersonFirst round1032916226780.39
Christian PerezFirst round21311103017211079.67
Scott MacKenzieFirst round21310123410110079.30
Per LaursenPreliminary round10034134113789.76
Oliver FerencPreliminary round100246603287.88
Connie FinnanPreliminary round1003483212183.15
José Oliveira de SousaPreliminary round100343418375.61
Lee Choon PengPreliminary round10024111012077.88
Dennis NilssonPreliminary round1002410205877.20
Paul BarhamPreliminary round100246602076.83
Andy SmithFirst round1030998184.50
Geoff KimeFirst round1030980166.13
Dietmar BurgerPreliminary round1000451067.44
Denis Ovens[n 1]First round1010311065.64

Last updated: 2 January 2012
Source: Match reports from the main draw

  1. ^ a b Denis Ovens had to withdraw due to an injured nerve in his back after the first set in the first round.

Representation from different countries

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This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.


ENG

NED

SCO

AUS

BEL

WAL

AUT

GER

NIR

NZL

SPA

RSA

USA

JPN

FIN

PHI

DEN

IRE

MAS

POR

SRB

HKG

SWE

CAN
Total
Final2000000000000000000000002
Semis3001000000000000000000004
Quarters4011100000000000000000018
Round 3101121000000000000000000116
Round 2185221101000100000000000132
Round 1326442212111111110000011164
Prelim.20000011010101111111111016
Total346442222111111111111111172

Television coverage

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The tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Sport1 in Germany, Fox Sports in Australia and Showtime in the Middle East.[31]

References

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