Kammala wannan jumla: An zana Hankey a cikin rukunin B na
2012 Grand Slam na Darts tare da Michael van Gerwen, Robert Thornton da kuma Steve Beaton. Thornton ya goge shi 0<unk>5 amma ya ci Beaton 5<unk>3 don ya kasance da rai a cikin rukunin. Koyaya, yana buƙatar cin nasara 5<unk>0 ko 5<unk>1 a kan Van Gerwen a wasan sa na ƙarshe don samun damar ci gaba, Hankey ya yi gwagwarmaya da matsakaicin darts uku na 59, ya rasa harbi biyar a jere a guda ɗaya a farkon kafa (gami da biyu da suka rasa hukumar gaba ɗaya) don kafa sau biyu. Daga nan sai aka ga Hankey yana shafa idonsa na hagu akai-akai kuma ya rasa daidaito, kuma Van Gerwen ya lashe wasan 5<unk>0 tare da matsakaicin 90. Kwana biyu bayan haka an bayyana cewa Hankey ya sha wahala 'ciwon bugun jini', yana da babban cholesterol da ciwon sukari kuma yana buƙatar hutu na makonni shida zuwa takwas, wanda ya cire shi daga cancantar zuwa Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2013.