Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Richardson kpatara otu n'ime nsogbu kachasị na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke PDC World Championship site na iti onye mmeri ụwa ugboro ise, Raymond van Barneveld, 3<unk>0 na agba nke mbụ nke 2012 Championship
Ọ dị mma. Van Barneveld duziri ma nke mbụ na nke atọ setịpụrụ 2 <unk> 0 ma nwee darts isii na okpukpu abụọ iji merie nke atọ, mana Richardson kụrụ abụọ 145 iji mebie Barneveld na-atụba na setịpụrụ abụọ. Richardson kwuru mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị na mmeri ahụ bụ "nrọ zuru oke". Mgbe ahụ, ọ chere onye Belgium Kim Huybrechts ihu na agba nke abụọ, mana enweghị ike ịchọta ụdị ọ gosipụtara na agba nke mbụ ka e meriri ya 4<unk>1. N'ọnwa Eprel, o nwetara ebe n'asọmpi Austrian Darts Open na Vienna site n'imeri Stuart Kellett na asọmpi UK. Ọ natara bye site na agba nke mbụ mgbe Adrian Lewis kwụsịrị ihe omume ahụ wee merie Peter Wright 6<unk>3. O meriri Michael van Gerwen na agba nke atọ, tupu Dave Chisnall merie ya 6 na 3 na agba nke anọ. Ọ bịakwara German Darts Masters ma merie Wright 6<unk>3 ọzọ na agba nke mbụ na Stuttgart. Richardson gbara Wes Newton n'agba nke abụọ ma tufuo 6<unk>4.