2012 World Masters (darts)

The 2012 Winmau World Masters was a major televised tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2012. It took place from 11 to 14 October, with 11 October play at the Costello Stadium for the untelevised matches, and 12–14 October play at the Hull City Hall, which hosted the televised element of the event for the second time, taking over from the nearby Hull Arena who hosted for one year in 2011

Winmau World Masters
Tournament information
Dates	11–14 October
Venue	Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall
Location	East Riding of Yorkshire
Country	England
Organisation(s)	BDO
Format	Sets for men, Legs for women, boys and girls
Prize fund	£70,500
Winner's share	£25,000 (men), £5,000 (women)
High checkout	£1,000 (non-televised), £2,000 (televised)
Champion(s)
Stephen Bunting (men) Julie Gore (women) Jeffrey de Zwaan (boys) Fallon Sherrock (girls)
«2011 2013»

Scott Waites and Lisa Ashton both attempted to defend their titles they won for the first time last year, however Stephen Bunting and Julie Gore took the main titles after Waites and Ashton lost their opening matches. This tournament was known for being Phill Nixon's last major tournament. Nixon died on 9 August 2013 from cancer.

Seeds

Men These were finalised on completion of the 2012 British Open on 31 August – 2 September. In a change to previous years, there are 32 seeds (an increase from 8 between 2007 and 2011) with the Top 16 exempt until the Last 32 stage, rather than 8 seeds being exempt until the last 16 stage.[1] Stephen Bunting Martin Adams Scott Waites Robbie Green Wesley Harms Alan Norris Tony O'Shea Ross Montgomery Jan Dekker Gary Robson Scott Mitchell Martin Atkins Geert De Vos Steve Douglas Richie George Benito van de Pas Garry Thompson Paul Jennings John Walton Tony Eccles Darryl Fitton Martin Phillips Willy van de Wiel Christian Kist Mark Barilli Jimmy Hendriks James Wilson Jeffrey de Graaf Wayne Warren Gary Stone Ewan Hyslop Daryl Gurney

Women These were finalised on completion of the 2012 British Open on 31 August – 2 September. The ladies seeds enter at the start of the competition however can not play each other until the quarter-final stage.[2] Deta Hedman Anastasia Dobromyslova Julie Gore Irina Armstrong Lorraine Farlam Trina Gulliver Tamara Schuur Dee Bateman The defending champion Lisa Ashton was unseeded due to her relative inactivity on the Tour

There are no seedings in the boys or girls events.

Men's Draw

Last 32 onwards. All the below matches were played on stage, with a number televised.

Sets are best of 3 legs.

	Last 32 Best of 5 sets Losers £250[3][4]					Last 16 Best of 5 sets Losers £1,000					Quarter-finals Best of 5 sets Losers £1,500					Semi-finals Best of 9 sets Losers £3,000					Final Best of 13 sets Winner £25,000 Runner up £10,000
	1	Stephen Bunting 91.40	3
		Rick Hofstra 85.94	2
						1	Stephen Bunting 94.14	3
						16	Benito van de Pas 90.48	2
	16	Benito van de Pas 81.63	3
	17	Garry Thompson 83.55	2
											1	Stephen Bunting 94.38	3
												Jim Williams 80.40	1
	8	Ross Montgomery 88.23	3
	25	Mark Barilli 82.26	2
						8	Ross Montgomery 86.70	2
							Jim Williams 84.12	3
	9	Jan Dekker 84.91	1
		Jim Williams 91.42	3
																1	Stephen Bunting 94.65	5
																5	Wesley Harms 85.41	3
	4	Robbie Green 77.40	1
		Phill Nixon 81.66	3
							Phill Nixon 73.26	3
							Sam Head 76.20	2
	13	Geert De Vos 85.74	1
		Sam Head 90.81	3
												Phill Nixon 88.20	0
											5	Wesley Harms 99.30	3
	5	Wesley Harms 87.99	3
	28	Jeffrey de Graaf 87.11	0
						5	Wesley Harms 86.97	3
							Dave Prins 88.56	1
	12	Martin Atkins 83.76	2
		Dave Prins 85.44	3
																					1	Stephen Bunting 94.86	7
																					7	Tony O'Shea 84.81	4
	2	Martin Adams 85.77	1
		Rohit David 78.81	3
							Rohit David 88.86	2
							Thomas Junghans 85.41	3
	15	Richie George 80.66	1
		Thomas Junghans 80.56	3
												Thomas Junghans 76.08	1
											7	Tony O'Shea 82.68	3
	7	Tony O'Shea 85.20	3
		David Pallett 84.48	1
						7	Tony O'Shea 94.17	3
						10	Gary Robson 92.55	2
	10	Gary Robson 90.94	3
		Glen Durrant 90.94	0
																7	Tony O'Shea 90.48	5
																	Paul Brown 89.28	1
	3	Scott Waites 86.34	0
		Paul Brown 91.35	3
							Paul Brown 85.20	3
						14	Steve Douglas 77.64	1
	14	Steve Douglas 84.44	3
	19	John Walton 81.75	2
												Paul Brown 100.20	3
											27	James Wilson 93.30	2
	6	Alan Norris 96.68	0
	27	James Wilson 98.21	3
						27	James Wilson 79.29	3
						11	Scott Mitchell 76.23	0
	11	Scott Mitchell 86.22	3
		Andy Boulton 88.32	1

Ladies Draw

Last 8 onwards. The Semi-finals and final were played on stage, with the final televised.

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs Losers £500[5]					Semi-finals Best of 7 legs Losers £750[6]					Final Best of 7 legs Winner £5,000 Runner up £2,000
	1	Deta Hedman	4
	8	Dee Bateman	1
						1	Deta Hedman 84.45	4
						5	Lorraine Farlam 74.73	3
	5	Lorraine Farlam	4
		Mayumi Ōuchi	0
											1	Deta Hedman 78.21	1
											3	Julie Gore 78.24	4
	3	Julie Gore	4
		Claire Ball	3
						3	Julie Gore 80.16	4
						7	Tamara Schuur 67.26	0
	7	Tamara Schuur	4
		Rachel Brooks	2

Boys Draw

Last 8 onwards. The final was played on stage however this was not televised.

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs[7]					Semi-finals Best of 7 legs					Final Best of 7 legs
	Kenny Neyens		4
	Zak Cross		3
						Kenny Neyens		4
						Scott Dale		2
	Jason McConnell		2
	Scott Dale		4
											Kenny Neyens		3
											Jeffrey de Zwaan		4
	Jeffrey de Zwaan		4
	Jack Tweddell		1
						Jeffrey de Zwaan		4
						Rowby-John Rodriguez		1
	Jake Patchett		1
	Rowby-John Rodriguez		4

Girls Draw

Last 8 onwards. The final was played on stage however this was not televised.

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs[8]					Semi-finals Best of 7 legs					Final Best of 7 legs
	Anja Danielsson		3
	Sandra Pettersson		4
						Sandra Pettersson		1
						Ann-Kathrin Wigmann		4
	Ann-Kathrin Wigmann		4
	Gemma Barrett		1
											Ann-Kathrin Wigmann		1
											Fallon Sherrock		4
	Sharon Jansen		3
	Stacey Ellis		4
						Stacey Ellis		0
						Fallon Sherrock		4
	Fallon Sherrock		4
	Natasha Eaves		0

Television coverage

The tournament was shown in the UK by sports subscription channel ESPN for the second year. ESPN broadcast the last three days of the tournament, and televised the Last 8 of the Men's stage matches, the majority of the Last 32 and Last 16 of the Men's stage matches, and the final of the Ladies event.