2012 UK Open
# 2012 UK Open

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 | 6–3 | Kim Huybrechts | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 2 | Sunday 12 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Michael van Gerwen | 6–1 | Dave Chisnall | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 3 | Saturday 24 March | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Phil Taylor | 6–2 | Brendan Dolan | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 4 | Sunday 25 March | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Phil Taylor | 6–3 | Dennis Smith | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 5 | Saturday 14 April | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Raymond van Barneveld | 6–3 | Andy Smith | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 6 | Sunday 15 April | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Raymond van Barneveld | 6–2 | Ian White | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 7 | Saturday 5 May | NIA Community Hall, Birmingham | Terry Jenkins | 6–3 | Andy Hamilton | £34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 8 | Sunday 6 May | NIA Community Hall, Birmingham | Wes Newton | 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.

### Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)

* Raymond van Barneveld
* Wes Newton
* Phil Taylor
* Terry Jenkins
* Andy Smith
* Michael van Gerwen
* Brendan Dolan
* Justin Pipe
* Simon Whitlock
* Andy Hamilton
* Kim Huybrechts
* Dave Chisnall
* Dean Winstanley
* Colin Lloyd
* Vincent van der Voort
* Robert Thornton (winner)
* Ian White
* Michael Smith
* Dennis Smith
* Kevin Painter
* Jamie Caven
* Joe Cullen
* Mark Jones
* Dennis Priestley
* Adrian Lewis
* James Hubbard
* Richie Burnett
* Darren Webster
* Richie Howson
* Gary Anderson
* John Part
* Kevin Dowling

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

* Prakash Jiwa
* Shaun Griffiths
* Colin Osborne
* Roland Scholten
* Ronnie Baxter
* Mark Hylton
* Andrew Gilding
* James Wade
* Jelle Klaasen
* Alex Roy
* Peter Wright
* Stuart White
* Devon Petersen
* Peter Hudson
* Johnny Haines
* Darren Johnson
* Mark Webster
* Stuart Kellett
* Keith Stephen
* Mark Walsh
* William O'Connor
* James Richardson
* Antonio Alcinas
* Jim Walker
* Mervyn King
* Alan Tabern
* Mickey Mansell
* Andy Brown
* Matthew Edgar
* Scott Rand
* Co Stompé
* Mareno Michels

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

* Matt Clark
* Arron Monk
* Wayne Jones
* Paul Nicholson
* John Henderson
* Terry Temple
* Ted Hankey
* Steve Beaton
* Andrew Cornwall
* Steve Farmer
* Nigel Heydon
* Adam Hunt
* Liam Kelly
* Jamie Lewis
* Joey Palfreyman
* Dyson Parody
* Ross Smith
* Adam Smith-Neale
* Gino Vos
* Brian Woods
* Gaz Cousins
* Connie Finnan
* Adrian Gray
* Sam Hill
* Andy Jenkins
* Josh Jones
* Dave Ladley
* Tony Littleton
* Kevin McDine
* Bernd Roith
* Mark Stephenson
* Michael Barnard
* Jon Bott
* John Bowles
* Steve Brown
* Jason Crawley
* Steve Evans
* Mark Frost
* Toon Greebe
* Stephen Hardy
* Jerry Hendriks
* Steve Hine
* Mark Lawrence
* Steve Maish
* Joe Murnan
* Denis Ovens
* John Scott
* Damien Sherwood
* Mick Todd
* Tony West

### Rileys qualifiers

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

* Mark Layton
* Kevin Simm
* Jamie Robinson
* Jamie Ellam
* Glen Durrant
* Andy Parsons
* Dan Russell
* Tom Gregory
* Shayne Burgess
* Tony Cooper
* Davey Dodds
* Mark Barilli
* Rob Hawker
* Ben Burton
* Gus Santana
* John Nelson
* Dean Stewart
* Harry Miles
* Stephen Bunting
* Tony Broughton
* Marc Dewsbury
* Jason Wilson
* Lee Bryant
* Andy Roberts
* Kevin Rimmer
* Jamie Hughes
* Stuart Anderson
* Geoff Heath
* Michael Burgoine
* Scott Taylor
* Scott Robertson
* Ian Gleeson

### Speedy qualifiers

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

## Prize money

For the fourth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund will be £200,000.

| Stage (no. of players) | 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.

### Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legs

**Preliminary round**

| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | 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 |
| Glen 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.
* ‡ Connie Finnan withdrew because of personal reasons.

**Round 1**

| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | 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**

| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | 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**

| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | 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.
* ‡ Dennis Smith received a bye as Mark Jones was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.

### Saturday 9 June; Best of 17 legs

**Round 4**

| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | 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**

| Player #1 | Score | Player #2 | Player #1 | 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**

| Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Thornton 92.78 | Robert Thornton 92.78 | 10 | | | | | | |
| Wes Newton 92.11 | Wes Newton 92.11 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Wes Newton 92.11 | Wes Newton 92.11 | 8 | Robert Thornton 97.72 | Robert Thornton 97.72 | 10 | | | |
| | | | Dave Chisnall 95.01 | Dave Chisnall 95.01 | 4 | | | |
| Dave Chisnall 98.84 | Dave Chisnall 98.84 | 10 | Dave Chisnall 95.01 | Dave Chisnall 95.01 | 4 | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld 98.27 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.27 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld 98.27 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.27 | 5 | | | | Robert Thornton 95.44 | Robert Thornton 95.44 | 11 |
| | | | | | | Phil Taylor 98.58 | Phil Taylor 98.58 | 5 |
| Phil Taylor 106.52 | Phil Taylor 106.52 | 10 | | | | | | | Phil Taylor 98.58 | Phil Taylor 98.58 | 5 |
| Terry Jenkins 96.46 | Terry Jenkins 96.46 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Terry Jenkins 96.46 | Terry Jenkins 96.46 | 5 | Phil Taylor 101.22 | Phil Taylor 101.22 | 10 | | | |
| | | | Denis Ovens 86.14 | Denis Ovens 86.14 | 2 | | | |
| Denis Ovens 86.67 | Denis Ovens 86.67 | 10 | Denis Ovens 86.14 | Denis Ovens 86.14 | 2 | | | |
| Jamie Caven 88.39 | Jamie Caven 88.39 | 6 | | | | | | |
