2012 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 19th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace between 15 December 2011 and 2 January 2012.^[1]

2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	15 December 2011 – 2 January 2012
Venue	Alexandra Palace
Location	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs (preliminaries) Sets (from Round 1) Final – best of 13
Prize fund	£1,000,000
Winner's share	£200,000
High checkout	170  Adrian Lewis  Wes Newton  Paul Nicholson  Simon Whitlock
Champion(s)
Adrian Lewis
«2011 2013»

Adrian Lewis was the defending champion having won the 2011 tournament.^[2] Phil Taylor became the last remaining player to have played in every PDC World Championship, after Dennis Priestley failed to qualify.^[3] For the first time players from Malaysia, Portugal and Serbia qualified.^[4]

Lewis was able to defend his title against Andy Hamilton in the final with a 7–3 win.^[5]

Sid Waddell, having commentated on the BDO World Championship from 1978 to 1994 for the BBC and on the PDC World Championship from 1995 to 2011 for Sky Sports, was forced to miss the 2012 PDC World Championship, having been diagnosed with bowel cancer in September 2011. He died in August 2012.

Format and qualifiers

The televised stages features 72 players. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of Merit on 28 November 2011 are seeded for the tournament.^[6] They will be joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour.

These 48 players are joined by two PDPA qualifiers (to be determined at a PDPA Qualifying event to be held in Wigan on 28 November 2011), the winner of the PDC Youth Tour Order of Merit, and 21 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 17 further international qualifiers to be determined by the PDC and PDPA.

Some of the international players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players are entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, are entered into the preliminary round.

Order of Merit Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis James Wade Gary Anderson Simon Whitlock Mark Webster Wes Newton Raymond van Barneveld Paul Nicholson Terry Jenkins Mark Walsh Mervyn King Colin Lloyd Ronnie Baxter Wayne Jones Vincent van der Voort Andy Hamilton Jamie Caven Denis Ovens Andy Smith Colin Osborne Kevin Painter Co Stompé Alan Tabern Brendan Dolan Justin Pipe John Part Steve Beaton Steve Brown Peter Wright Robert Thornton Mark Dudbridge

Pro Tour Dave Chisnall Mark Hylton Scott Rand Richie Burnett Michael van Gerwen John Henderson Nigel Heydon Roland Scholten Steve Farmer Magnus Caris James Richardson Dennis Smith Jelle Klaasen Michael Smith Kim Huybrechts Ian White European Order of Merit First round qualifiers[7] Antonio Alcinas Mensur Suljović Jyhan Artut Kurt van de Rijck PDPA qualifiers First round qualifier[8] Arron Monk Preliminary round qualifier Joe Cullen PDC Youth Tour Qualifier Preliminary round qualifier[7] Paul Barham

International qualifiers First round qualifiers[7] Darin Young Sean Reed Geoff Kime Preliminary round qualifiers Dietmar Burger Oliver Ferenc Connie Finnan Warren French Petri Korte Per Laursen Lee Choon Peng Scott MacKenzie Kevin Münch Haruki Muramatsu Dennis Nilsson José de Sousa Ian Perez Devon Petersen

In case a player has to withdraw from the competition, the first reserve player that will take his spot is the third-place finisher in the PDPA qualifier, Chris Thompson. It is the first time a match for third place was held at the qualifier.^[9]

Prize money

The 2012 World Championship features a prize fund of £1,000,000 – the same as in the previous two years.

The prize money is allocated as follows:^[10]

Position (num. of players)		Prize money (Total: £1,000,000)
Winner	(1)	£200,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£100,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£50,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£25,000
Third round losers	(8)	£15,000
Second round losers	(16)	£10,000
First round losers	(32)	£6,000
Preliminary round losers	(8)	£3,500
Nine-dart finish	(0)	£10,000

Draw

The draw was made on 29 November 2011, live on Sky Sports News by Rod Harrington & Keith Deller.^[11]

Preliminary round

The format is best of 7 legs. One match is played each day with the winner playing his first-round match that same day. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 28 November 2011.^[11]

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Paul Barham 76.83	2–4	Scott MacKenzie 73.23
Haruki Muramatsu 85.22	4–2	Dennis Nilsson 77.20
Dietmar Burger 67.44	0–4	Ian Perez 73.32
Kevin Münch 82.74	4–2	Lee Choon Peng 71.88
Connie Finnan 83.15	3–4	Warren French 85.88
Per Laursen 89.76	3–4	Petri Korte 83.31
Joe Cullen 94.63	4–2	Oliver Ferenc 87.88
Devon Petersen 83.39	4–3	José de Sousa 75.61

Last 64

The winners of the eight preliminary-round matches joined 56 other players in the first round. The schedule was published on 2 December 2011.^[12]

Finals

	Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December [13]					Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 1 January [14]					Final (best of 13 sets) 2 January [15]
	17	Andy Hamilton 102.04	5
		Kim Huybrechts 91.72	2
						17	Andy Hamilton 95.61	6
						5	Simon Whitlock 98.62	5
	5	Simon Whitlock 95.24	5
	4	Gary Anderson 93.29	1
											17	Andy Hamilton 90.83	3
											2	Adrian Lewis 93.06	7
	2	Adrian Lewis 92.41	5
	10	Terry Jenkins 92.19	3
						2	Adrian Lewis 95.55	6
						3	James Wade 94.19	5
	27	John Part 92.64	4
	3	James Wade 94.92	5

Rounds 1-4

	First round (best of 5 sets) 15–21 December [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]					Second round (best of 7 sets) 22–28 December [23][24][25][26]					Third round (best of 7 sets) 28–29 December [26][27]					Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December [28]
	1	Phil Taylor 99.98	3
		Haruki Muramatsu 90.26	0
						1	Taylor 100.32	1
							Chisnall 99.05	4
	32	Mark Dudbridge 86.74	0
		Dave Chisnall 98.52	3
												Chisnall 90.36	0
											17	Hamilton 99.08	4
	16	Vincent van der Voort 95.70	3
		Mark Hylton 89.49	2
						16	van der Voort 93.67	3
						17	Hamilton 95.69	4
	17	Andy Hamilton 97.18	3
		Toni Alcinas 98.76	2
																17	Hamilton 102.04	5
																	Huybrechts 91.72	2
	8	Raymond van Barneveld 91.02	0
		James Richardson 89.79	3
							Richardson 86.39	1
							Huybrechts 95.61	4
	25	Brendan Dolan 82.38	0
		Kim Huybrechts 88.62	3
												Huybrechts 94.59	4
											9	Nicholson 92.47	1
	9	Paul Nicholson 91.01	3
		Mensur Suljović 90.36	1
						9	Nicholson 97.61	4
						24	Tabern 86.19	0
	24	Alan Tabern 86.81	3
		Ian Perez 86.01	1
	5	Simon Whitlock 105.11	3
		Dennis Smith 84.57	0
						5	Whitlock 96.42	4
						28	Beaton 90.74	1
	28	Steve Beaton 81.80	3
		Magnus Caris 87.21	2
											5	Whitlock 95.84	4
												van Gerwen 92.43	3
	12	Mervyn King 98.02	3
		Geoff Kime 66.13	0
						12	King 98.91	1
							van Gerwen 91.59	4
	21	Colin Osborne 89.81	1
		Michael van Gerwen 93.84	3
																5	Whitlock 95.24	5
																4	Anderson 93.29	1
	4	Gary Anderson 95.93	3
		Jyhan Artut 86.94	2
						4	Anderson 93.61	4
							Petersen 91.75	2
	29	Steve Brown 86.60	2
		Devon Petersen 86.94	3
											4	Anderson 100.65	4
											13	Lloyd 87.59	1
	13	Colin Lloyd 94.72	3
		Darin Young 85.31	1
						13	Lloyd 90.78	4
							Rand 92.90	1
	20	Andy Smith 84.50	0
		Scott Rand 94.59	3
	2	Adrian Lewis 96.41	3
		Nigel Heydon 91.30	2
						2	Lewis 96.24	4
						31	Thornton 93.01	2
	31	Robert Thornton 93.35	3
		Ian White 90.02	1
											2	Lewis 95.94	4
											15	Jones 93.60	0
	15	Wayne Jones 94.49	3
		Scott MacKenzie 85.37	1
						15	Jones 91.07	4
							Scholten 81.53	0
	18	Jamie Caven 83.64	1
		Roland Scholten 83.47	3
																2	Lewis 92.41	5
																10	Jenkins 92.19	3
	7	Wes Newton 93.30	3
		Kurt van de Rijck 93.84	0
						7	Newton 90.66	3
						26	Pipe 91.83	4
	26	Justin Pipe 88.65	3
		Sean Reed 82.29	1
											26	Pipe 96.65	1
											10	Jenkins 102.64	4
	10	Terry Jenkins 95.39	3
		Joe Cullen 83.44	0
						10	Jenkins 94.45	4
						23	Stompé 83.97	1
	23	Co Stompé 88.64	3
		Michael Smith 85.45	0
	6	Mark Webster 89.72	2
		Richie Burnett 95.30	3
							Burnett 94.27	1
						27	Part 91.82	4
	27	John Part 88.82	3
		John Henderson 80.39	0
											27	Part 92.32	4
											22	Painter 93.13	2
	11	Mark Walsh 93.80	3
		Warren French 85.29	1
						11	Walsh 91.59	3
						22	Painter 93.12	4
	22	Kevin Painter 95.88	3
		Arron Monk 90.03	1
																27	Part 92.64	4
																3	Wade 94.92	5
	3	James Wade 91.69	3
		Petri Korte 85.22	1
						3	Wade 95.91	4
							Klaasen 84.90	0
	30	Peter Wright 88.40	1
		Jelle Klaasen 88.24	3
											3	Wade 91.30	4
												Farmer 89.40	0
	14	Ronnie Baxter 88.79	2
		Steve Farmer 87.43	3
							Farmer 84.89	4
							Münch 82.22	2
	19	Denis Ovens 65.64	0r1
		Kevin Münch 98.02	1

1^ Denis Ovens had to retire due to an injured nerve in his back after the first set. Münch had won the first set 3–0.

Final

Final: Best of 13 sets. Referees: Paul Hinks (first half) and George Noble (second half). Alexandra Palace, London, England, 2 January 2012.
(17) Andy Hamilton	3 – 7	Adrian Lewis (2)
2 – 3, 3 – 1, 1 – 3, 3 – 1, 2 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 0, 1 – 3, 2 – 3, 2 – 3
90.83	Average (3 darts)	93.06
7	180 scores	11
147	Highest checkout	122
39% (20/51)	Checkout summary	42% (23/55)

Statistics

Player	Eliminated	Played	Sets Won	Sets Lost	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High checkout	Average
Adrian Lewis	Winner	6	29	15	105	78	215	121	50	170	94.93
Andy Hamilton	Runner-up	6	25	19	100	83	224	101	47	147	96.74
Simon Whitlock	Semi-final	5	21	11	76	53	161	90	44	170	98.15
James Wade	Semi-final	5	21	11	76	55	204	100	20	157	93.60
Terry Jenkins	Quarter-final	4	14	7	49	36	101	77	20	126	96.17
Gary Anderson	Quarter-final	4	12	10	53	45	113	67	35	151	95.87
Kim Huybrechts	Quarter-final	4	13	7	46	33	95	57	16	128	92.63
John Part	Quarter-final	4	15	8	45	44	108	65	17	167	91.40
Dave Chisnall	Third round	3	7	5	28	25	61	36	16	127	95.97
Kevin Painter	Third round	3	9	8	41	35	98	56	16	134	94.07
Paul Nicholson	Third round	3	8	5	29	23	64	46	10	170	93.69
Wayne Jones	Third round	3	7	5	26	21	74	33	14	116	93.05
Michael van Gerwen	Third round	3	10	6	31	25	71	42	14	158	92.62
Justin Pipe	Third round	3	8	8	34	34	89	52	13	121	92.38
Colin Lloyd	Third round	3	8	6	29	29	72	28	13	167	91.03
Steve Farmer	Third round	3	7	8	32	32	81	34	12	102	87.24
Phil Taylor	Second round	2	4	4	19	17	46	23	5	98	100.15
Mervyn King	Second round	2	4	4	19	12	38	25	12	132	98.47
Richie Burnett	Second round	2	4	6	18	23	51	30	16	136	94.78
Vincent van der Voort	Second round	2	6	6	27	24	70	27	15	148	94.68
Scott Rand	Second round	2	4	4	18	14	29	21	7	140	93.75
Robert Thornton	Second round	2	5	5	19	23	65	29	8	121	93.18
Mark Walsh	Second round	2	6	5	22	23	56	36	8	96	92.69
Wes Newton	Second round	2	6	4	24	22	57	29	8	170	91.98
Devon Petersen	Second round	3	5	6	27	29	64	35	16	120	88.46
James Richardson	Second round	2	4	4	18	18	58	28	4	145	88.09
Kevin Münch[n 1]	Second round	3	3	4	19	16	38	27	4	155	87.66
Jelle Klaasen	Second round	2	3	5	14	16	38	12	4	120	86.57
Alan Tabern	Second round	2	3	5	13	19	51	17	5	149	86.50
Co Stompé	Second round	2	4	4	16	17	46	20	7	97	86.30
Steve Beaton	Second round	2	4	6	20	24	59	21	3	121	86.27
Roland Scholten	Second round	2	3	5	12	19	31	15	10	138	82.50
Antonio Alcinas	First round	1	2	3	8	13	24	15	5	123	98.76
Nigel Heydon	First round	1	2	3	12	14	39	15	7	100	91.30
Mark Webster	First round	1	2	3	11	13	29	11	9	100	89.72
Mark Hylton	First round	1	2	3	8	13	29	17	3	104	89.49
Ronnie Baxter	First round	1	2	3	8	13	24	14	2	98	88.79
Magnus Caris	First round	1	2	3	10	11	30	16	2	107	87.21
Kurt van de Rijck	First round	1	0	3	5	9	22	11	3	136	93.84
Mensur Suljović	First round	1	1	3	7	11	30	5	3	121	90.36
Arron Monk	First round	1	1	3	8	11	22	10	3	87	90.03
Ian White	First round	1	1	3	9	10	26	15	3	64	90.02
Colin Osborne	First round	1	1	3	7	9	20	11	1	84	89.81
Peter Wright	First round	1	1	3	4	10	17	6	4	83	88.40
Raymond van Barneveld	First round	1	0	3	5	9	22	5	5	130	91.02
Joe Cullen	First round	2	0	3	7	11	14	10	3	83	89.01
Jyhan Artut	First round	1	2	3	13	14	23	18	8	116	86.94
Steve Brown	First round	1	2	3	11	12	31	11	3	130	86.60
Warren French	First round	2	1	3	9	14	33	13	3	70	85.59
Darin Young	First round	1	1	3	6	10	23	5	3	118	85.31
Petri Korte	First round	2	1	3	9	13	18	9	4	112	84.27
Jamie Caven	First round	1	1	3	7	9	14	5	4	97	83.62
Sean Reed	First round	1	1	3	6	9	18	8	0	121	82.29
Mark Dudbridge	First round	1	0	3	3	9	16	8	1	82	86.74
Haruki Muramatsu	First round	2	0	3	7	11	26	16	0	102	86.54
Michael Smith	First round	1	0	3	3	9	23	7	1	25	85.45
Dennis Smith	First round	1	0	3	1	9	13	4	2	44	84.57
Brendan Dolan	First round	1	0	3	2	9	19	6	0	56	82.38
John Henderson	First round	1	0	3	2	9	16	2	2	67	80.39
Christian Perez	First round	2	1	3	11	10	30	17	2	110	79.67
Scott MacKenzie	First round	2	1	3	10	12	34	10	1	100	79.30
Per Laursen	Preliminary round	1	0	0	3	4	13	4	1	137	89.76
Oliver Ferenc	Preliminary round	1	0	0	2	4	6	6	0	32	87.88
Connie Finnan	Preliminary round	1	0	0	3	4	8	3	2	121	83.15
José Oliveira de Sousa	Preliminary round	1	0	0	3	4	3	4	1	83	75.61
Lee Choon Peng	Preliminary round	1	0	0	2	4	11	1	0	120	77.88
Dennis Nilsson	Preliminary round	1	0	0	2	4	10	2	0	58	77.20
Paul Barham	Preliminary round	1	0	0	2	4	6	6	0	20	76.83
Andy Smith	First round	1	0	3	0	9	9	8	1	—	84.50
Geoff Kime	First round	1	0	3	0	9	8	0	1	—	66.13
Dietmar Burger	Preliminary round	1	0	0	0	4	5	1	0	—	67.44
Denis Ovens[n 1]	First round	1	0	1	0	3	1	1	0	—	65.64

Last updated: 2 January 2012
Source: Match reports from the main draw

1. Denis Ovens had to withdraw due to an injured nerve in his back after the first set in the first round.

Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.

	ENG	NED	SCO	AUS	BEL	WAL	AUT	GER	NIR	NZL	SPA	RSA	USA	JPN	FIN	PHI	DEN	IRE	MAS	POR	SRB	HKG	SWE	CAN	Total
Final	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Semis	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Quarters	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
Round 3	10	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16
Round 2	18	5	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	32
Round 1	32	6	4	4	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	64
Prelim.	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	16
Total	34	6	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	72

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Sport1 in Germany, Fox Sports in Australia and Showtime in the Middle East.^[29]