Английская Википедия:2012 UK Open
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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 Шаблон:Flagicon | 6–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Huybrechts | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 2 | Sunday 12 February | Michael van Gerwen Шаблон:Flagicon | 6–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Chisnall | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
| 3 | Saturday 24 March | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Phil Taylor Шаблон:Flagicon | 6–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Brendan Dolan | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 4 | Sunday 25 March | Phil Taylor Шаблон:Flagicon | 6–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Smith | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
| 5 | Saturday 14 April | Raymond van Barneveld Шаблон:Flagicon | 6–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Smith | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
| 6 | Sunday 15 April | Raymond van Barneveld Шаблон:Flagicon | 6–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ian White | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
| 7 | Saturday 5 May | NIA Community Hall, Birmingham | Terry Jenkins Шаблон:Flagicon | 6–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Hamilton | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 8 | Sunday 6 May | Wes Newton Шаблон:Flagicon | 6–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon 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] Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break Brighton
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alan Casey
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Crawley
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Ettridge
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jon Jukes
Dartford
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Amos
- Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Wiles
- Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Sandwell
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Solly
Шаблон:Col-break Inverness
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Murray
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Murray
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nicky Denoon
- Шаблон:Flagicon Craig McCaskill
Leeds
- Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Dutson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mick Hayward
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Service
Шаблон:Col-break Stoke-on-Trent
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Mason
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Whitworth
- Шаблон:Flagicon David Pallett
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Harvey
Cardiff
- Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Russell
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Werrett
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Boulton
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jon Farmer
- Шаблон:Flagicon Glenn Miller
Шаблон:Col-break Haydock
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Johnson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Critchley
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Melling
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Kelly
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Spencer
- Шаблон:Flagicon Darrin Pugh
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kirk Gordon
- Шаблон:Flagicon 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) | £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
- † 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
Round 2
Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs
Round 3
- † 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
Round 5
| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 93.47 | 7–9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Terry Jenkins 89.86 | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Thornton 91.54 | 9–5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Priestley 94.58 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Chisnall 101.46 | 9–5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 91.58 | Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Cullen 85.03 | 8–9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Caven 86.19 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Taylor 110.72 | 9–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie Baxter 97.96 | Шаблон:Flagicon Denis Ovens 86.72 | 9–8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Nicholson 90.02 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond van Barneveld 93.40 | 9–8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright 89.53 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Huybrechts 93.96 | 8–9 | Шаблон:Flagicon 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"
References
External links
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