2012 Dutch Darts Masters

The 2012 Dutch Darts Masters was the fifth of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Van Der Valk Hotel in Nuland, Netherlands, from 26 to 28 October 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.

2012 Dutch Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	26–28 October 2012
Venue	Van Der Valk Hotel
Location	Nuland
Country	Netherlands
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£82,100
Winner's share	£15,000
Champion(s)
Simon Whitlock
«Event 4

Simon Whitlock won his first European Tour title, defeating Paul Nicholson 6–1 in the final.^[1]

Prize money

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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.^[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Dublin on 5 October),^[4] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier.^[3]

Robert Thornton withdrew the day before the start of the tournament due to ill health.^[5]

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

UK Qualifier Johnny Haines (quarter-finals) Steve Hine (first round) James Hubbard (second round) Peter Hudson (first round) Andy Jenkins (third round) Mark Jones (second round) Arron Monk (quarter-finals) Dennis Priestley (first round) Scott Rand (second round) Dennis Smith (first round) Michael Smith (first round) Ross Smith (first round) Terry Temple (first round) Mick Todd (first round) Tony West (first round) Ian White (third round) Dean Winstanley (first round) Brian Woods (first round) Dave Ladley (first round) Jim Walker (first round)

European Qualifier Max Hopp (third round) Ronny Huybrechts (first round) Per Laursen (first round) Kevin Münch (first round) Bernd Roith (first round) Tomas Seyler (first round) Davyd Venken (second round) Jyhan Artut (first round) Host Nation Qualifier Toon Greebe (first round) Roland Scholten (first round) Dick van Dijk (first round) Gino Vos (second round)

Draw

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	First round (best of 11 legs) 26 October [7]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 27 October [8]					Third round (best of 11 legs) 28 October [9]					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 28 October [1]					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 28 October [1]					Final (best of 11 legs) 28 October [1]
	1	Phil Taylor	6
		Steve Hine	0
						1	Taylor	6
						32	Stompé	3
	32	Co Stompé	6
		Terry Temple	2
											1	Taylor 109.76	6
											16	A. Smith 96.55	1
	16	Andy Smith	6
		Dennis Priestley	3
						16	A. Smith 93.94	6
							Rand 91.52	0
	17	Colin Lloyd	3
		Scott Rand	6
																1	Taylor 99.63	5
																24	W. Jones 101.49	6
	8	Justin Pipe	2
		Andy Jenkins	6
							A. Jenkins 88.13	6
							Hubbard 89.30	4
	25	Denis Ovens	2
		James Hubbard	6
												A. Jenkins 80.67	1
											24	W. Jones 89.10	6
	9	Kevin Painter	6
		Brian Woods	3
						9	Painter 88.93	5
						24	W. Jones 90.64	6
	24	Wayne Jones	6
		Dave Ladley	2
																					24	W. Jones 98.95	3
																					12	Nicholson 101.02	6
	5	Terry Jenkins	5
		Max Hopp	6
							Hopp	6
						28	Beaton	4
	28	Steve Beaton	6
		Dean Winstanley	5
												Hopp 89.57	1
											12	Nicholson 91.12	6
	12	Paul Nicholson	6
		Ross Smith	3
						12	Nicholson	6
						21	van Gerwen	4
	21	Michael van Gerwen	6
		Peter Hudson	4
																12	Nicholson 83.31	6
																	Monk 69.39	1
	4	Andy Hamilton	6
		Dennis Smith	5
						4	Hamilton 96.25	6
							Venken 91.16	4
	29	Mark Hylton	4
		Davyd Venken	6
											4	Hamilton 89.59	4
												Monk 88.99	6
	13	Vincent van der Voort	6
		Bernd Roith	0
						13	van der Voort	5
							Monk	6
	20	John Part	4
		Arron Monk	6
																										12	Nicholson 74.49	1
																										2	Whitlock 87.50	6
	2	Simon Whitlock	6
		Per Laursen	4
						2	Whitlock	6
						31	Tabern	2
	31	Alan Tabern	6
		Michael Smith	4
											2	Whitlock 102.50	6
												White 91.93	1
	15	Mervyn King	6
		Ronny Huybrechts	1
						15	King	4
							White	6
	18	Robert Thornton	w/d
		Ian White	w/o
																2	Whitlock 97.33	6
																	Haines 87.42	2
	7	Raymond van Barneveld	6
		Mick Todd	3
						7	van Barneveld	5
							Haines	6
	26	Peter Wright	5
		Johnny Haines	6
												Haines 88.40	6
											23	Caven 93.91	5
	10	Dave Chisnall	1
		Gino Vos	6
							Vos 77.54	1
						23	Caven 84.18	6
	23	Jamie Caven	6
		Kevin Münch	1
																					2	Whitlock 99.71	6
																					27	K. Huybrechts 87.86	1
	6	Mark Webster	0
		Mark Jones	6
							M. Jones	2
						27	K. Huybrechts	6
	27	Kim Huybrechts	6
		Tomas Seyler	2
											27	K. Huybrechts 92.37	6
											22	Osborne 88.70	4
	11	Ronnie Baxter	6
		Roland Scholten	4
						11	Baxter 88.36	4
						22	Osborne 97.53	6
	22	Colin Osborne	6
		Toon Greebe	3
																27	K. Huybrechts 99.91	6
																14	Walsh 96.21	2
	3	Wes Newton	6
		Jyhan Artut	4
						3	Newton	2
						30	Brown	6
	30	Steve Brown	6
		Dick van Dijk	5
											30	Brown 96.36	3
											14	Walsh 101.86	6
	14	Mark Walsh	6
		Jim Walker	1
						14	Walsh	6
						19	Dolan	3
	19	Brendan Dolan	6
		Tony West	5