2012 UK Open

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2012 Speedy Hire UK Open
Tournament information
Dates7–10 June 2012
Venue Reebok Stadium
Location Bolton
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£40,000
Nine-dart finish Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton
«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.

Contents

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.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upTotal
Prize Money
WinnerRunner-up
1 Saturday 11 FebruaryK2 Centre, Crawley Wes Newton Flag of England.svg 6–3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts £34,600£6,000£3,000
2 Sunday 12 February Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6–1 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall £34,600£6,000£3,000
3 Saturday 24 March Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 6–2 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan £34,600£6,000£3,000
4 Sunday 25 MarchPhil Taylor Flag of England.svg 6–3 Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith £34,600£6,000£3,000
5 Saturday 14 April Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6–3 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith £34,600£6,000£3,000
6 Sunday 15 April Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg Ian White £34,600£6,000£3,000
7 Saturday 5 May NIA Community Hall, Birmingham Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 6–3 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton £34,600£6,000£3,000
8 Sunday 6 May Wes Newton Flag of England.svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg 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)

Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

Rileys qualifiers

32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain. [1]

Speedy qualifiers

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May. [1]

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. [2] [3]

Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legs

Preliminary round

[4]

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
Flag of England.svg Paul Amos4–0 Flag of England.svg Gary Ettridge Flag of England.svg Nigel Heydon 4–0 Flag of England.svg Paul Critchley
Flag of England.svg Ben Johnson0–4 Flag of England.svg Stuart Daniels Flag of England.svg Steve Farmer 1–4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis
Flag of England.svg Joey Palfreyman4–3 Flag of England.svg Tom Gregory Flag of England.svg Jason Wilson1–4 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Roith
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirk Gordon0–4 Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine Flag of England.svg David Pallett2–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerry Hendriks
Flag of England.svg Steve Brown 4–2 Flag of England.svg Michael Barnard Flag of England.svg Harry Miles4–0 Flag of England.svg Andy Melling
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 2–4 Flag of England.svg Jon Jukes Flag of England.svg Steve Hine 4–3 Flag of England.svg Jamie Hughes
Flag of England.svg Josh Jones4–0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Spencer Flag of England.svg Arron Monk 4–3 Flag of England.svg Paul Boulton
Flag of England.svg Gaz Cousins4–0 Flag of England.svg Ben Burton Flag of England.svg Geoff Heath4–0 Flag of England.svg Darrin Pugh
Flag of England.svg Steve Maish 4–2 Flag of England.svg Dave Solly Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey 4–0 Flag of England.svg Danny Dutson
Flag of England.svg Adam Smith-Neale4–3 Flag of England.svg Rob Hawker Flag of Scotland.svg Gus Santana2–4 Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins
Flag of England.svg Andy Parsons3–4 Flag of England.svg Dean Stewart Flag of England.svg Steve Service1–4 Flag of England.svg Damien Sherwood
Flag of England.svg Marc Dewsbury3–4 Flag of England.svg Stephen Hardy Flag of England.svg John Scott 2–4 Flag of England.svg Brian Woods
Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 4–1 Flag of Scotland.svg Craig McCaskill Flag of England.svg John Nelson4–3 Flag of England.svg Ross Smith
Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 0–4 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting Flag of England.svg Mark Lawrence4–1 Flag of England.svg Jamie Robinson
Flag of England.svg Steve Werrett0–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Barilli Flag of England.svg Davey Dodds4–1 Flag of England.svg Alan Casey
Flag of England.svg Anthony Littleton4–2 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicky Denoon Flag of England.svg Adrian Gray 3–4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Evans
Flag of England.svg Glen Miller1–4 Flag of England.svg Mark Frost Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Layton4–2 Flag of England.svg Michael Wiles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gino Vos 4–2 Flag of England.svg Paul Harvey Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Robertson4–1 Flag of England.svg Mick Todd
Flag of England.svg Lee Bryant Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson Flag of England.svg Sam Hill4–1 Flag of England.svg Jamie Ellam
Flag of England.svg Tony Broughton3–4 Flag of England.svg Tony Cooper Flag of England.svg Scott Taylor1–4 Flag of England.svg Lee Russell
Flag of England.svg Tony West 2–4 Flag of England.svg Michael Burgoine Flag of England.svg Kevin Simm4–0 Flag of England.svg Mick Hayward
Flag of Ireland.svg Connie Finnan Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Murray Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Anderson2–4 Flag of England.svg Joe Murnan
Flag of England.svg Ian Gleeson3–4 Flag of England.svg Kevin Rimmer Flag of England.svg Terry Temple4–2 Flag of England.svg Matt Clark
Flag of England.svg Andrew Cornwall3–4 Flag of England.svg John Bowles Flag of England.svg Dan Russell4–2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Toon Greebe
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Dyson Parody4–0 Flag of England.svg Steve Mason Flag of England.svg Dave Ladley0–4 Flag of England.svg Liam Kelly
  • † John Henderson received a bye as Lee Bryant was disqualified due to failing to register at the event. [4]
  • ‡ Connie Finnan withdrew because of personal reasons. [5]

Round 1

[4]

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
Flag of England.svg Stuart Daniels0–4 Flag of England.svg Adam Smith-Neale Flag of England.svg Geoff Heath3–4 Flag of England.svg Paul Amos
Flag of England.svg Mark Lawrence2–4 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting Flag of England.svg Andy Roberts3–4 Flag of England.svg John Bowles
Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Roith 2–4 Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones Flag of England.svg John Nelson1–4 Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens
Flag of England.svg Liam Kelly4–2 Flag of England.svg Shayne Burgess Flag of England.svg Dean Stewart4–1 Flag of England.svg Brian Woods
Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Barilli 4–3 Flag of England.svg Bob Crawley Flag of England.svg Thomas Sandwell0–4 Flag of England.svg Steve Hine
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gino Vos 3–4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Layton Flag of England.svg Paul Whitworth2–4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Evans
Flag of England.svg Mark Frost 1–4 Flag of England.svg Tony Cooper Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jon Farmer2–4 Flag of England.svg Anthony Littleton
Flag of England.svg Jason Crawley4–1 Flag of England.svg Kevin Simm Flag of England.svg Gareth Cousins4–2 Flag of England.svg Michael Burgoine
Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey 4–1 Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins Flag of England.svg Jon Jukes3–4 Flag of England.svg Davey Dodds
Flag of England.svg Joe Murnan 4–1 Flag of England.svg Dan Russell Flag of England.svg Terry Temple4–0 Flag of England.svg Mark Kelly
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Robertson4–1 Flag of England.svg Sam Hill Flag of England.svg Jon Bott4–2 Flag of England.svg Josh Jones
Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 4–3 Flag of England.svg Joey Palfreyman Flag of England.svg Stephen Hardy4–2 Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Murray
Flag of England.svg Arron Monk 4–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerry Hendriks Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Murray4–1 Flag of England.svg Damien Sherwood
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Dyson Parody4–2 Flag of England.svg Kevin Rimmer Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine 4–2 Flag of England.svg Steve Brown
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis4–1 Flag of England.svg Mark Stephenson Flag of England.svg Lee Russell1–4 Flag of England.svg Nigel Heydon
Flag of England.svg Steve Maish 2–4 Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 4–2 Flag of England.svg Harry Miles

Round 2

[4]

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
Flag of England.svg Stephen Hardy1–4 Flag of Ireland.svg William O'Connor Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Murray3–4 Flag of England.svg Scott Rand
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 4–3 Flag of Gibraltar.svg Dyson Parody Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 2–4 Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne
Flag of England.svg Nigel Heydon 4–1 Flag of England.svg John Bowles Flag of England.svg Andy Brown0–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright
Flag of England.svg Dean Stewart4–1 Flag of England.svg Adam Smith-Neale Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Evans 3–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten
Flag of England.svg Arron Monk 4–1 Flag of England.svg Adam Hunt Flag of England.svg Mark Hylton 4–0 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Alcinas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 4–3 Flag of England.svg Tony Cooper Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 4–0 Flag of England.svg Andrew Gilding
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 4–3 Flag of England.svg Johnny Haines Flag of England.svg Steve Hine 1–4 Flag of England.svg Terry Temple
Flag of England.svg Jason Crawley4–3 Flag of England.svg Mark Walsh Flag of England.svg James Richardson 1–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Walker
Flag of England.svg Stuart White2–4 Flag of England.svg Davey Dodds Flag of England.svg Liam Kelly1–4 Flag of England.svg Stuart Kellett
Flag of England.svg Matthew Edgar 0–4 Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine Flag of England.svg Peter Hudson 4–1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé 0–4 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 4–1 Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey
Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones 3–4 Flag of England.svg Paul Amos Flag of England.svg Darren Johnson0–4 Ulster Banner.svg Mickey Mansell
Flag of India.svg Prakash Jiwa 2–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Barilli Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 4–1 Flag of England.svg Joe Murnan
Flag of England.svg Alex Roy 2–4 Flag of England.svg Gareth Cousins Flag of Scotland.svg Keith Stephen3–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Robertson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mareno Michels 2–4 Flag of England.svg Shaun Griffiths Flag of England.svg James Wade 4–3 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting
Flag of England.svg Jon Bott2–4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter Flag of England.svg Anthony Littleton3–4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Layton

Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs

Round 3

[6]

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine 1–9 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 9–6 Flag of England.svg Scott Rand
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 9–3 Flag of England.svg Gareth Cousins Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 8–9 Flag of England.svg Arron Monk
Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 9–6 Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten 7–9 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 7–9 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton Flag of England.svg Paul Amos6–9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 9–3 Flag of England.svg Davey Dodds Flag of England.svg Kevin Dowling4–9 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 9–7 Ulster Banner.svg Mickey Mansell Flag of England.svg Mark Jones Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Robertson2–9 Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe Flag of Ireland.svg William O'Connor 3–9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
Flag of England.svg Dean Stewart3–9 Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens Flag of England.svg Jason Crawley5–9 Flag of England.svg Dean Winstanley
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 9–7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part Flag of England.svg Peter Hudson 4–9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 9–7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Layton Flag of England.svg Nigel Heydon 4–9 Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne
Flag of England.svg Ian White 8–9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 7–9 Flag of England.svg Darren Webster
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 9–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 9–1 Flag of England.svg Shaun Griffiths
Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 9–6 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern Flag of England.svg Mark Hylton 9–6 Flag of England.svg Stuart Kellett
Flag of England.svg Terry Temple 6–9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock Flag of England.svg James Hubbard 6–9 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Walker 4–9 Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen Flag of England.svg James Wade 5–9 Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd
Flag of England.svg Richie Howson2–9 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Barilli 8–9 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan
  • Gary Anderson hit a nine-dart finish in the third leg against Davey Dodds. [6]
  • ‡ Dennis Smith received a bye as Mark Jones was disqualified due to failing to register at the event. [6]

Saturday 9 June; Best of 17 legs

Round 4

[7]

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd 8–9 Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 5–9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett 4–9 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 9–3 Flag of England.svg Arron Monk
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 7–9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne 1–9 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Flag of England.svg Mark Hylton 7–9 Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith 5–9 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall
Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 8–9 Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 9–8 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith
Flag of England.svg Darren Webster 6–9 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 9–7 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 5–9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 9–3 Flag of England.svg Dean Winstanley
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 9–7 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 9–7 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis

Round 5

[8] [9]

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 93.477–9 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 89.86 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 91.549–5 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 94.58
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 101.469–5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 91.58 Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 85.038–9 Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 86.19
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 110.729–4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 97.96 Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 86.729–8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 90.02
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 93.409–8 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 89.53 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 93.968–9 Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 99.22

Sunday 10 June

Quarter-finals to final

Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs) [9]
Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
Final
(best of 21 legs)
         
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 92.7810
Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 92.118
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 97.7210
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 95.014
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 98.8410
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 98.275
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 95.4411
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 98.585
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 106.5210
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 96.465
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 101.2210
Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 86.142
Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 86.6710
Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 88.396

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