2012 European Darts Open

The 2012 European Darts Open^[1] was the third of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 6–8 July 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.

2012 European Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	6–8 July 2012
Venue	Maritim Hotel
Location	Düsseldorf
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£82,100
Winner's share	£15,000
Champion(s)
Raymond van Barneveld
«Event 2 Event 4»

Raymond van Barneveld won the title, defeating Dave Chisnall 6–4 in the final.^[2] This was Chisnall's second successive defeat in a European Tour final.

Prize money

Stage (num. of players)		Prize money
Winner	(1)	£15,000
Runner-up	(1)	£7,500
Semi-finalists	(2)	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£3,000
Third round losers	(8)	£1,500
Second round losers	(16)	£1,000
First round losers	(32)	£200
Final qualifying round losers	(32)	£100
Total	£82,100

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Birmingham on June 15), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Berlin on June 23), and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (also held in Berlin on June 23).^[1]

1–32 Adrian Lewis (second round) James Wade (quarter-finals) Gary Anderson (withdrew) Wes Newton (second round) Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals) Andy Hamilton (first round) Raymond van Barneveld (winner) Terry Jenkins (first round) Kevin Painter (second round) Justin Pipe (first round) Mark Walsh (third round) Vincent van der Voort (second round) Paul Nicholson (first round) Wayne Jones (first round) Colin Lloyd (first round) Ronnie Baxter (second round) Mervyn King (semi-finals) Andy Smith (third round) Jamie Caven (first round) Dave Chisnall (runner-up) Robert Thornton (third round) Denis Ovens (first round) John Part (first round) Colin Osborne (quarter-finals) Alan Tabern (first round) Brendan Dolan (second round) Steve Brown (second round) Peter Wright (first round) Co Stompé (first round) Richie Burnett (semi-finals) Mark Hylton (first round) Steve Beaton (third round)

UK Qualifier[3] Ian White (first round) Stuart Kellett (first round) Devon Petersen (first round) Tony Littleton (first round) James Hubbard (quarter-finals) Joe Cullen (second round) Dean Winstanley (first round) Ross Smith (first round) Mark Jones (first round) Brian Woods (second round) Mick Todd (first round) Scott Rand (second round) Steve Maish (withdrew) Jamie Lewis (first round) Andy Jenkins (first round) Arron Monk (first round) Mark Dudbridge (third round) Johnny Haines (third round) Mickey Mansell (second round) Jim Walker (first round)

European Qualifier[4] Ronny Huybrechts (second round) Michael van Gerwen (third round) Kim Huybrechts (second round) Gino Vos (third round) Magnus Caris (first round) Ryan de Vreede (first round) Jelle Klaasen (second round) Tonči Restović (second round) Host Nation Qualifier[4] Kevin Münch (first round) Karsten Kornath (first round) Tomas Seyler (second round) Maik Langendorf (first round)

Draw

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	First round (best of 11 legs) 6 July [7]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 7 July [8]					Third round (best of 11 legs) 8 July [9]					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 8 July [2]					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 8 July [2]					Final (best of 11 legs) 8 July [2]
	1	Adrian Lewis	6
		Karsten Kornath	0
						1	A. Lewis 87.28	3
						32	Beaton 90.27	6
	32	Steve Beaton	6
		Anthony Littleton	3
											32	Beaton 80.70	5
											17	King 84.86	6
	16	Ronnie Baxter	6
		Devon Petersen	2
						16	Baxter 94.04	5
						17	King 90.91	6
	17	Mervyn King	6
		Stuart Kellett	3
																17	King 105.44	6
																24	Osborne 96.03	2
	8	Terry Jenkins	1
		Joe Cullen	6
							Cullen 87.48	5
							Haines 85.38	6
	25	Alan Tabern	2
		Johnny Haines	6
												Haines 97.00	0
											24	Osborne 101.33	6
	9	Kevin Painter	6
		Ryan de Vreede	3
						9	Painter 87.41	2
						24	Osborne 96.93	6
	24	Colin Osborne	6
		Jim Walker	0
																					17	King 95.17	3
																					20	Chisnall 99.69	6
	5	Simon Whitlock	6
		Ross Smith	5
						5	Whitlock 96.71	6
							R. Huybrechts 85.19	1
	28	Peter Wright	5
		Ronny Huybrechts	6
											5	Whitlock 93.72	6
											21	Thornton 88.49	3
	12	Vincent van der Voort	6
		Jamie Lewis	3
						12	van der Voort 94.33	4
						21	Thornton 92.01	6
	21	Robert Thornton	6
		Maik Langendorf	1
																5	Whitlock 95.66	5
																20	Chisnall 100.63	6
	4	Wes Newton	w/o
		Steve Maish	w/d
						4	Newton 82.06	4
							Dudbridge 79.92	6
	29	Co Stompé	1
		Mark Dudbridge	6
												Dudbridge 84.46	2
											20	Chisnall 100.82	6
	13	Paul Nicholson	2
		Kim Huybrechts	6
							K. Huybrechts 96.59	5
						20	Chisnall 95.59	6
	20	Dave Chisnall	6
		Kevin Münch	1
																										20	Chisnall 82.16	4
																										7	van Barneveld 93.97	6
	2	James Wade	6
		Magnus Caris	3
						2	Wade 93.86	6
							Klaasen 90.23	3
	31	Mark Hylton	1
		Jelle Klaasen	6
											2	Wade 93.19	6
											18	A. Smith 83.61	2
	15	Colin Lloyd	2
		Mickey Mansell	6
							Mansell 75.51	1
						18	A. Smith 93.83	6
	18	Andy Smith	6
		Mick Todd	5
																2	Wade 100.15	2
																7	van Barneveld 100.07	6
	7	Raymond van Barneveld	6
		Ian White	2
						7	van Barneveld 89.46	6
						26	Dolan 84.65	2
	26	Brendan Dolan	6
		Dean Winstanley	5
											7	van Barneveld 103.68	6
												Vos 88.70	2
	10	Justin Pipe	3
		Gino Vos	6
							Vos 83.88	6
							Seyler 81.47	4
	23	John Part	3
		Tomas Seyler	6
																					7	van Barneveld 98.13	6
																					30	Burnett 98.46	4
	6	Andy Hamilton	5
		James Hubbard	6
							Hubbard 89.84	6
						27	Brown 89.93	5
	27	Steve Brown	6
		Arron Monk	2
												Hubbard 93.17	6
											11	Walsh 80.22	3
	11	Mark Walsh	6
		Mark Jones	5
						11	Walsh 87.36	6
							Restović 75.79	1
	22	Denis Ovens	3
		Tonči Restović	6
																	Hubbard 90.96	2
																30	Burnett 101.20	6
	3	Gary Anderson	w/d
		Scott Rand	w/o
							Rand 91.09	3
						30	Burnett 93.07	6
	30	Richie Burnett	6
		Andy Jenkins	2
											30	Burnett 95.63	6
												van Gerwen 96.18	2
	14	Wayne Jones	3
		Michael van Gerwen	6
							van Gerwen 86.76	6
							Woods 83.90	4
	19	Jamie Caven	5
		Brian Woods	6