2012 UK Open explained

Tournament Name:	2012 Speedy Hire UK Open
Dates:	7–10 June 2012
Venue:	Reebok Stadium
Location:	Bolton
Organisation:	PDC
Format:	Legs Final – best of 21
Prize Fund:	£200,000
Winners Share:	£40,000
Nine Dart:	Gary Anderson
Winner:	Robert Thornton
Prev:	2011
Next:	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.

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		6–3	Kim Huybrechts	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
2	Sunday 12 February			6–1	Dave Chisnall	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
3	Saturday 24 March	Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley		6–2	Brendan Dolan	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
4	Sunday 25 March		Phil Taylor	6–3	Dennis Smith	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
5	Saturday 14 April			6–3	Andy Smith	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
6	Sunday 15 April			6–2	Ian White	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
7	Saturday 5 May	NIA Community Hall, Birmingham		6–3	Andy Hamilton	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
8	Sunday 6 May			6–2	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.

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] Brighton

• Alan Casey
• Bob Crawley
• Gary Ettridge
• Jon Jukes

Dartford

• Paul Amos
• Michael Wiles
• Thomas Sandwell
• Dave Solly

Inverness

• Ryan Murray
• Andy Murray
• Nicky Denoon
• Craig McCaskill

Leeds

• Danny Dutson
• Mick Hayward
• Steve Service

Stoke-on-Trent

• Steve Mason
• Paul Whitworth
• David Pallett
• Paul Harvey

Cardiff

• Lee Russell
• Steve Werrett
• Paul Boulton
• Jon Farmer
• Glenn Miller

Haydock

• Ben Johnson
• Paul Critchley
• Andy Melling
• Mark Kelly
• Mark Spencer
• Darrin Pugh
• Kirk Gordon
• 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	align=center	(1)	align=center	£40,000
Runner-Up	align=center	(1)	align=center	£20,000
Semi-finalists	align=center	(2)	align=center	£10,000
Quarter-finalists	align=center	(4)	align=center	£6,000
Last 16 (fifth round)	align=center	(8)	align=center	£4,000
Last 32 (fourth round)	align=center	(16)	align=center	£2,000
Last 64 (third round)	align=center	(32)	align=center	£1,000
Last 96 (second round)	align=center	(32)	align=center	n/a
Last 128 (first round)	align=center	(32)	align=center	n/a
Last 178 (preliminary round)	align=center	(50)	align=center	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

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Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2	width=2%		Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2
Paul Amos	4–0	Gary Ettridge		Nigel Heydon	4–0	Paul Critchley
Ben Johnson	0–4	Stuart Daniels		Steve Farmer	1–4	Jamie Lewis
Joey Palfreyman	4–3	Tom Gregory		Jason Wilson	1–4	Bernd Roith
Kirk Gordon	0–4	Kevin McDine		David Pallett	2–4	Jerry Hendriks
Steve Brown	4–2	Michael Barnard		Harry Miles	4–0	Andy Melling
Steve Beaton	2–4	Jon Jukes		Steve Hine	4–3	Jamie Hughes
Josh Jones	4–0	Mark Spencer		Arron Monk	4–3	Paul Boulton
Gaz Cousins	4–0	Ben Burton		Geoff Heath	4–0	Darrin Pugh
Steve Maish	4–2	Dave Solly		Ted Hankey	4–0	Danny Dutson
Adam Smith-Neale	4–3	Rob Hawker		Gus Santana	2–4	Andy Jenkins
Andy Parsons	3–4	Dean Stewart		Steve Service	1–4	Damien Sherwood
Marc Dewsbury	3–4	Stephen Hardy		John Scott	2–4	Brian Woods
Denis Ovens	4–1	Craig McCaskill		John Nelson	4–3	Ross Smith
Glen Durrant	0–4	Stephen Bunting		Mark Lawrence	4–1	Jamie Robinson
Steve Werrett	0–4	Mark Barilli		Davey Dodds	4–1	Alan Casey
Anthony Littleton	4–2	Nicky Denoon		Adrian Gray	3–4	Steve Evans
Miller	1–4	Mark Frost		Mark Layton	4–2	Michael Wiles
Gino Vos	4–2	Paul Harvey		Scott Robertson	4–1	Mick Todd
Lee Bryant	†	John Henderson		Sam Hill	4–1	Jamie Ellam
Tony Broughton	3–4	Tony Cooper		Scott Taylor	1–4	Lee Russell
Tony West	2–4	Michael Burgoine		Kevin Simm	4–0	Mick Hayward
Connie Finnan	‡	Andy Murray		Stuart Anderson	2–4	Joe Murnan
Ian Gleeson	3–4	Kevin Rimmer		Terry Temple	4–2	Matt Clark
Andrew Cornwall	3–4	John Bowles		Dan Russell	4–2	Toon Greebe
Dyson Parody	4–0	Steve Mason		Dave Ladley	0–4	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

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Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2	width=2%		Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2
Stuart Daniels	0–4	Adam Smith-Neale		Geoff Heath	3–4	Paul Amos
Mark Lawrence	2–4	Stephen Bunting		Andy Roberts	3–4	John Bowles
Bernd Roith	2–4	Wayne Jones		John Nelson	1–4	Denis Ovens
Liam Kelly	4–2	Shayne Burgess		Dean Stewart	4–1	Brian Woods
Mark Barilli	4–3	Bob Crawley		Thomas Sandwell	0–4	Steve Hine
Gino Vos	3–4	Mark Layton		Paul Whitworth	2–4	Steve Evans
Mark Frost	1–4	Tony Cooper		Jon Farmer	2–4	Anthony Littleton
Jason Crawley	4–1	Kevin Simm		Gareth Cousins	4–2	Michael Burgoine
Ted Hankey	4–1	Andy Jenkins		Jon Jukes	3–4	Davey Dodds
Joe Murnan	4–1	Dan Russell		Terry Temple	4–0	Mark Kelly
Scott Robertson	4–1	Sam Hill		Jon Bott	4–2	Josh Jones
John Henderson	4–3	Joey Palfreyman		Stephen Hardy	4–2	Ryan Murray
Arron Monk	4–3	Jerry Hendriks		Andy Murray	4–1	Damien Sherwood
Dyson Parody	4–2	Kevin Rimmer		Kevin McDine	4–2	Steve Brown
Jamie Lewis	4–1	Mark Stephenson		Lee Russell	1–4	Nigel Heydon
Steve Maish	2–4	Adam Hunt		Paul Nicholson	4–2	Harry Miles

Round 2

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Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2	width=2%		Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2
Stephen Hardy	1–4	William O'Connor		Andy Murray	3–4	Scott Rand
Jelle Klaasen	4–3	Dyson Parody		John Henderson	2–4	Colin Osborne
Nigel Heydon	4–1	John Bowles		Andy Brown	0–4	Peter Wright
Dean Stewart	4–1	Adam Smith-Neale		Steve Evans	3–4	Roland Scholten
Arron Monk	4–1	Adam Hunt		Mark Hylton	4–0	Antonio Alcinas
Paul Nicholson	4–3	Tony Cooper		Devon Petersen	4–0	Andrew Gilding
Mark Webster	4–3	Johnny Haines		Steve Hine	1–4	Terry Temple
Jason Crawley	4–3	Mark Walsh		James Richardson	1–4	Jim Walker
Stuart White	2–4	Davey Dodds		Liam Kelly	1–4	Stuart Kellett
Matthew Edgar	0–4	Kevin McDine		Peter Hudson	4–1	Jamie Lewis
Co Stompé	0–4	Alan Tabern		Mervyn King	4–1	Ted Hankey
Wayne Jones	3–4	Paul Amos		Darren Johnson	0–4	Mickey Mansell
Prakash Jiwa	2–4	Mark Barilli		Denis Ovens	4–1	Joe Murnan
Alex Roy	2–4	Gareth Cousins		Keith Stephen	3–4	Scott Robertson
Mareno Michels	2–4	Shaun Griffiths		James Wade	4–3	Stephen Bunting
Jon Bott	2–4	Ronnie Baxter		Anthony Littleton	3–4	Mark Layton

Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs

Round 3

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Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2	width=2%		Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2
Kevin McDine	1–9	Adrian Lewis		Andy Smith	9–6	Scott Rand
Mervyn King	9–3	Gareth Cousins		Kevin Painter	8–9	Arron Monk
Ronnie Baxter	9–6	Devon Petersen		Roland Scholten	7–9	Phil Taylor
Mark Webster	7–9	Robert Thornton		Paul Amos	6–9	Vincent van der Voort
Gary Anderson †	9–3	Davey Dodds		Kevin Dowling	4–9	Dennis Priestley
Paul Nicholson	9–7	Mickey Mansell		Mark Jones	‡	Dennis Smith
Scott Robertson	2–9	Justin Pipe		William O'Connor	3–9	Michael van Gerwen
Dean Stewart	3–9	Denis Ovens		Jason Crawley	5–9	Dean Winstanley
Peter Wright	9–7	John Part		Peter Hudson	4–9	Kim Huybrechts
Dave Chisnall	9–7	Mark Layton		Nigel Heydon	4–9	Colin Osborne
Ian White	8–9	Richie Burnett		Michael Smith	7–9	Darren Webster
Raymond van Barneveld	9–3	Jelle Klaasen		Wes Newton	9–1	Shaun Griffiths
Jamie Caven	9–6	Alan Tabern		Mark Hylton	9–6	Stuart Kellett
Terry Temple	6–9	Simon Whitlock		James Hubbard	6–9	Terry Jenkins
Jim Walker	4–9	Joe Cullen		James Wade	5–9	Colin Lloyd
Richie Howson	2–9	Andy Hamilton		Mark Barilli	8–9	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

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Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2	width=2%		Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2
Colin Lloyd	8–9	Joe Cullen		Justin Pipe	5–9	Simon Whitlock
Richie Burnett	4–9	Peter Wright		Paul Nicholson	9–3	Arron Monk
Vincent van der Voort	7–9	Kim Huybrechts		Colin Osborne	1–9	Phil Taylor
Mark Hylton	7–9	Jamie Caven		Dennis Smith	5–9	Dave Chisnall
Brendan Dolan	8–9	Denis Ovens		Dennis Priestley	9–8	Andy Smith
Darren Webster	6–9	Ronnie Baxter		Robert Thornton	9–7	Gary Anderson
Andy Hamilton	5–9	Raymond van Barneveld		Terry Jenkins	9–3	Dean Winstanley
Michael van Gerwen	9–7	Mervyn King		Wes Newton	9–7	Adrian Lewis

Round 5

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Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2	width=2%		Player #1	width=3%	Score	Player #2
Michael van Gerwen 93.47	7–9	Terry Jenkins 89.86		Robert Thornton 91.54	9–5	Dennis Priestley 94.58
Dave Chisnall 101.46	9–5	Simon Whitlock 91.58		Joe Cullen 85.03	8–9	Jamie Caven 86.19
Phil Taylor 110.72	9–4	Ronnie Baxter 97.96		Denis Ovens 86.72	9–8	Paul Nicholson 90.02
Raymond van Barneveld 93.40	9–8	Peter Wright 89.53		Kim Huybrechts 93.96	8–9	Wes Newton 99.22

Sunday 10 June

Quarter-finals to final

See also

• UK Open history of event and previous winners
• 2012 PDC Pro Tour includes extended results of Pro Tour events
• PDC Pro Tour history of PDC "floor events"

External links

• The official PDC page for the UK Open

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speedy Services UK Open – Collated Qualifiers. Professional Darts Corporation. pdc.tv. 6 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120507041708/http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2745748,00.html. 7 May 2012. dead.
2. News: Speedy Services UK Open Draw. Professional Darts Corporation. pdc.tv. 10 May 2012. 10 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528084714/http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2767710,00.html. 28 May 2012. dead.
3. Web site: 2012 UK Open Results . Darts Database . 10 June 2012 . 21 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221043241/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/FixtureList.aspx?EventKey=3835 . dead .
4. Web site: Speedy Services UK Open Day One . . 8 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609041224/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2805211,00.html . 9 June 2012 . dead .
5. Web site: Finnan To Miss UK Open. Professional Darts Corporation. pdc.tv. 1 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120602220840/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2793987,00.html. 2 June 2012. dead.
6. Web site: Speedy Services UK Open Day Two . . 9 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610052920/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~2806440%2C00.html . 10 June 2012 . dead .
7. Web site: Speedy Services UK Open RD4 . . 10 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120611045656/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2806818,00.html . 11 June 2012 . dead .
8. Web site: Speedy Services UK Open RD5 . . 10 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120611045702/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2807023,00.html . 11 June 2012 . dead .
9. Web site: 2012 UK Open Results.