2012 PDC World Cup of Darts

2012 Cash Converters World Cup of Darts
Tournament information
Dates3–5 February 2012
VenueAlsterdorfer Sporthalle
LocationHamburg
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£150,000
Winner's share£40,000
High checkout161 England Adrian Lewis (2x)
Champion(s)
 England
(Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis)
«2010 2013»

The 2012 Cash Converters World Cup of Darts was the second edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 3–5 February 2012 at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany.

The Netherlands were the defending champions after the pair of Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé defeated Wales, represented by Mark Webster and Barrie Bates in the final on 5 December 2010.[1]

England (represented by Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis) won the tournament, beating Australia (represented by Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson) 4–3 in a sudden-death leg.

Format

24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit at the end of 4 January after the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship were represented at the PDC World Cup of Darts, with 19 from the 2010 edition to return, and the five others replaced by the Philippines, Malaysia, South Africa, Croatia and Hungary. Each nation's top ranked player was joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rankings of the players was used, with the top 8 nations automatically starting in round 2 and the other 16 nations starting in round 1.[2]

The round 1 matches were shortened from best of 11 to best of 9 legs in doubles compared to 2010.[3] The winners of round 1 played one of the top eight ranked teams in round 2, and it used the same format as the group stage in 2010, except that the sets were increased from best of 5 to best of 7 legs for singles[4] and best of 9 legs for doubles matches.[5] Two singles matches and a doubles match, with 1 point awarded for a singles win and 2 points awarded for a doubles win. If the match score was 2–2 at the end of the match, then a sudden-death doubles leg decided who got through. The fixtures remained the same, the top ranked player in the country faced the second highest ranked player in the country. Another change have seen the winners of round 2 qualify for the quarter-finals, which replaced the group stage. The quarter-finals used the same format as round 2, except that the doubles matches were best of 7 legs.[6] The semi-finals and final used the same format used in 2010, except that the sets were reduced from best of 11 to best of 7 and from best of 15 to best of 13 respectively.[7]

Prize money

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Position (no. of teams) Prize money
(Total: £150,000)
Winners (1) £40,000
Runners-Up (1) £20,000
Semi-finalists (2) £13,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000
Last 16  (second round) (8) £3,000
Last 24  (first round) (8) £2,000

Teams and seeding

Five teams made their debut in the 2012 World Cup. South Africa became the first African team to participate, they were joined by Croatia, Hungary, Malaysia and the Philippines. They replaced the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia.[8]

Rank Country Top Two Ranked Players Start In
1  England Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis Round 2
2  Australia Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson
3  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld and Vincent van der Voort
4  Scotland Gary Anderson and Peter Wright
5  Wales Mark Webster and Richie Burnett
6  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan and Mickey Mansell
7  Belgium Kim Huybrechts and Kurt van de Rijck
8  Germany Jyhan Artut and Bernd Roith
9  Canada John Part and Ken MacNeil Round 1
10  Ireland William O'Connor and Mick McGowan
11  United States Darin Young and Gary Mawson
12  Austria Mensur Suljović and Dietmar Burger
13  Sweden Magnus Caris and Dennis Nilsson
14  Spain Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodríguez
15  Finland Petri Korte and Marko Kantele
16  Gibraltar Dylan Duo and Dyson Parody
17  Denmark Per Laursen and Jann Hoffmann
18  Croatia Boris Krčmar and Tonči Restović
19  South Africa Devon Petersen and Shawn Hogan
20  Japan Haruki Muramatsu and Morihiro Hashimoto
21  New Zealand Warren French and Preston Ridd
22  Philippines Christian Perez and Lourence Ilagan
23  Malaysia Lee Choon Peng and Amin Bin Abdul Ghani
24  Hungary Nándor Bezzeg and Kristian Kaufmann

Main draw

The bracket from the last 16 and the preliminary round matches were announced on 9 January 2012.[8] The preliminary round teams were drawn against the seeded teams with pairings announced on 25 January 2012.[9]

First round
(best of 9 legs)
3 February[3] 		Second round
(first to 3 points)
3–4 February[4][5] 		Quarter-finals
(first to 3 points)
4 February[6] 		Semi-finals
(first to 4 points)
5 February[10] 		Final
(first to 4 points)
5 February[11]
1  England 92.03 3 3 5 1S 2
9  Canada 67.85 5 9  Canada 84.82 4 4 3 0 2
24  Hungary 70.23 3 1  England 88.87 3 4 4 2
11  United States 86.56 4 3 2 1
8  Germany 86.05 4 2 4 1
11  United States 87.79 5 11  United States 85.99 3 4 5 2
22  Philippines 77.24 3 1  England 97.57 1 4 4 4 4 4
5  Wales 90.62 4 0 1 3 2 1
5  Wales 95.85 4 4 5 3
15  Finland 75.84 4 18  Croatia 85.20 0 3 1 0
18  Croatia 77.30 5 5  Wales 94.87 4 3 4 2
19  South Africa 91.69 0 4 3 1
4  Scotland 91.87 4 4 3 0 2
14  Spain 77.85 2 19  South Africa 88.02 3 1 5 1S 2
19  South Africa 86.97 5 1  England 94.99 7 7 7 4 4 1S 4
2  Australia 90.74 4 5 6 7 7 0 2
2  Australia 88.78 4 4 5 3
10  Ireland 88.35 5 10  Ireland 76.91 1 1 2 0
23  Malaysia 76.75 2 2  Australia 97.42 4 2 4 2
7  Belgium 93.87 0 4 2 1
7  Belgium 86.40 4 2 5 2
13  Sweden 89.47 5 13  Sweden 81.59 2 4 2 1
20  Japan 79.88 2 2  Australia 91.30 4 0 4 4 4 4
3  Netherlands 85.53 3 4 2 2 0 1
6  Northern Ireland 82.19 3 4 5 2
16  Gibraltar 75.84 4 17  Denmark 77.45 4 1 4 1
17  Denmark 77.12 5 6  Northern Ireland 89.02 3 2 3 0
3  Netherlands 92.63 4 4 4 3
3  Netherlands 88.33 4 3 5 2
12  Austria 80.21 5 12  Austria 87.48 3 4 2 1
21  New Zealand 68.03 2

SIf the score was tied after the doubles match (worth 2 points), a sudden death doubles leg was played to progress.

Results

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Second round

The singles matches (which were best of 7 legs) took place in the evening session on 3 February, with the doubles matches (which were best of 9 legs) taking place in the afternoon session on 4 February. [4][5]

Quarter-finals

All matches (which were best of 7 legs) took place in the evening session on 4 February. [6]

Semi-finals

All matches (which were best of 7 legs) took place in the afternoon session on 5 February. Four points were needed to win the tie. [10]

Final

All matches (which were best of 13 legs) took place in the evening session on 5 February. Four points were needed to win the title.

[11]

Country Points Country
94.99  England (1) 4 – 3  Australia (2) 90.74
Player(s) Legs Player(s)
97.20 Phil Taylor 7 – 4 Paul Nicholson 89.55
93.69 Adrian Lewis 7 – 5 Simon Whitlock 91.80
105.93 Phil Taylor 7 – 6 Simon Whitlock 97.86
84.69 Adrian Lewis 4 – 7 Paul Nicholson 82.23
91.59 Taylor & Lewis 4 – 7 Nicholson & Whitlock 91.68
*Taylor & Lewis won the sudden death doubles leg to win the tournament.

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Fox Sports in Australia and OSN Showtime Network in the Middle East and North Africa.[12]

References

  1. ^ World Cup Netzone (2010) Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine pdc.tv, complete results
  2. ^ "2012 World Cup of Darts Information". PDC. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Cash Converters World Cup RD1". PDC. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Cash Converters World Cup RD2 Singles". PDC. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Cash Converters World Cup RD2 Doubles". PDC. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Cash Converters World Cup QFs". PDC. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  7. ^ a b c Cash Converters World Cup NetZone Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine pdc.tv, complete results
  8. ^ a b "World Cup Competitors Confirmed". PDC. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21.
  9. ^ "Cash Converters Sponsor World Cup". PDC. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Cash Converters World Cup Semis". PDC. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Cash Converters World Cup Final". PDC. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  12. ^ "World Cup of Darts Preview". Planet Darts. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.