2012 European Championship (darts)
| 2012 PartyPoker.net European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 20–23 September 2012 |
| Venue | RWE-Sporthalle |
| Location | Mülheim |
| Country | Germany |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | 200,000ドル |
| Winner's share | 50,000ドル |
| High checkout | 167 England Dave Chisnall Australia Simon Whitlock |
| Champion(s) | |
| Australia Simon Whitlock | |
The 2012 PartyPoker.net European Championship was the fifth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 20–23 September 2012 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.
Phil Taylor was once again defending the title, after winning each of the four previous playings of this tournament since the inaugural edition in 2008.[1] However, he lost for the first time in the quarter-finals 6–10 to Brendan Dolan.[2]
Simon Whitlock won his first major title, defeating Wes Newton 11–5 in the final.[3]
Prize money
[edit ]The 2012 European Championship has a total prize fund of 200,000ドル. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: 200,000ドル) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | 50,000ドル |
| Runner-Up | (1) | 20,000ドル |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | 10,000ドル |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | 7,500ドル |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | 5,000ドル |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | 2,500ドル |
Qualification
[edit ]The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the two Players Championship events in Barnsley automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from them were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, with further places awarded to the top 8 non-qualified players from the Continental Europe Order of Merit.
These are the participants:[4]
- Fourth placed Gary Anderson was banned from the event due to breaching the PDC's rules at the 2012 German Darts Championship.[5]
- PDC Top 16
- England Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
- England Adrian Lewis (first round)
- England James Wade (first round)
- England Wes Newton (runner-up)
- England Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals)
- Australia Simon Whitlock (champion)
- England Terry Jenkins (first round)
- Wales Mark Webster (first round)
- Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
- England Justin Pipe (first round)
- England Kevin Painter (second round)
- England Dave Chisnall (second round)
- England Ronnie Baxter (second round)
- England Mark Walsh (first round)
- Australia Paul Nicholson (first round)
- Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (first round)
- Players Championship qualifiers
- England Ian White (second round)
- Belgium Kim Huybrechts (semi-finals)
- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (second round)
- England Colin Lloyd (quarter-finals)
- Wales Richie Burnett (second round)
- Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (semi-finals)
- England Andy Smith (first round)
- England Mervyn King (first round)
- European qualifiers
- Sweden Magnus Caris (first round)
- Netherlands Co Stompé (first round)
- Netherlands Gino Vos (first round)
- Netherlands Jerry Hendriks (second round)
- Austria Mensur Suljović (first round)
- Germany Andree Welge (second round)
- Germany Michael Rosenauer (first round)
- Germany Tomas Seyler (first round)
Draw and results
[edit ]The draw was held on 9 September 2012.[4]
20–21 September
[6] Second round (best of 19 legs)
22 September
[2] Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
23 September
[7] Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
23 September
[8] Final (best of 21 legs)
23 September
[8]
Statistics
[edit ]| Player | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Simon Whitlock | 5 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 99 | 52 | 19 | 167 | 96.19 |
| England Wes Newton | 5 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 88 | 45 | 28 | 129 | 94.78 |
| Belgium Kim Huybrechts | 4 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 74 | 37 | 20 | 164 | 93.76 |
| Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan | 4 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 93 | 37 | 10 | 106 | 89.40 |
| Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld | 3 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 11 | 156 | 103.37 |
| England Phil Taylor | 3 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 164 | 93.31 |
| England Colin Lloyd | 3 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 51 | 41 | 8 | 164 | 92.49 |
| England Andy Hamilton | 3 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 160 | 91.08 |
| Netherlands Michael van Gerwen | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 128 | 102.19 |
| England Ian White | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 104 | 96.33 |
| Wales Richie Burnett | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 130 | 93.39 |
| England Kevin Painter | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 134 | 92.44 |
| England Ronnie Baxter | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 138 | 89.93 |
| Germany Andree Welge | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 130 | 89.19 |
| Netherlands Jerry Hendriks | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 142 | 89.05 |
| England Dave Chisnall | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 167 | 87.67 |
| England Andy Smith | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 98 | 95.68 |
| England Mervyn King | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 84 | 96.49 |
| Wales Mark Webster | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 91.35 |
| Netherlands Vincent van der Voort | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 89.96 |
| England Justin Pipe | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 130 | 96.48 |
| England James Wade | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 120 | 93.44 |
| Netherlands Co Stompé | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 90.13 |
| Sweden Magnus Caris | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 90.00 |
| Netherlands Gino Vos | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 77.75 |
| England Mark Walsh | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 84.55 |
| Austria Mensur Suljović | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 81.09 |
| England Terry Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 92.13 |
| Germany Michael Rosenauer | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 80.51 |
| England Adrian Lewis | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | – | 90.67 |
| Germany Tomas Seyler | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | – | 88.19 |
| Australia Paul Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 83.03 |
Source: Match reports from the results
Broadcasts
[edit ]The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ESPN.[9]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Taylor motivated by Lewis challenge". ESPN . Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ a b "PartyPoker.net Euro Champs - Sat". PDC. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Whitlock wins maiden major title". ESPN . Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ a b "PartyPoker.net European Championship Draw". PDC. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Anderson banned for 3 events". PDC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "PartyPoker.net Euro Champs - Thurs". PDC. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "PartyPoker.net Euro Champs QFs". PDC. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Whitlock Is European King!". PDC. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "ESPN TV Times Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.