2012 World Matchplay

2012 Betfair World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates21–29 July 2012
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
Nine-dart finishNetherlands Michael van Gerwen
England Wes Newton
High checkout170 England Phil Taylor (2x)
170 England Dave Chisnall
170 England Joe Cullen
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2011 2013»

The 2012 Betfair World Matchplay was the 19th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 21 to 29 July 2012 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion,[1] and retained his title for the fifth successive time and thirteenth in total with an 18–15 win over James Wade in the final.[2]

Two nine-dart finishes were made during the tournament. Michael van Gerwen recorded the first during his second round victory over Steve Beaton. Wes Newton repeated the feat a day later, during his second round loss against Justin Pipe. This was the third consecutive year that at least one nine-dart finish was thrown in the Matchplay.

Prize money

For the fourth consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £400,000)
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-Up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £25,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000
Second round (8) £7,500
First round (16) £5,000
Nine-dart finish (2) £2,500

Qualification

The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.[3]

Draw

[5]

First round (best of 19 legs)
21–24 July
[6][7][8][9] 		Second round (best of 25 legs)
25–26 July
[10][11] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
27 July
[12] 		Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
28 July
[13] 		Final (best of 35 legs)
29 July
[2]
               
1 England Phil Taylor 103.10 10
England Mervyn King 97.54 8
1 England Phil Taylor 91.71 13
England Ian White 88.78 3
16 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 92.86 5
England Ian White 95.40 10
1 England Phil Taylor 105.05 16
8 England Andy Hamilton 99.72 11
8 England Andy Hamilton 90.42 10
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 85.60 7
8 England Andy Hamilton 95.62 13
9 Wales Mark Webster 87.72 6
9 Wales Mark Webster 86.69 10
England Colin Lloyd 84.80 6
1 England Phil Taylor 103.39 17
England Ronnie Baxter 92.53 10
5 England Wes Newton 98.23 10
England James Hubbard 90.21 5
5 England Wes Newton 96.98 10
12 England Justin Pipe 94.02 13
12 England Justin Pipe 95.15 10
England Joe Cullen 92.91 4
12 England Justin Pipe 91.47 11
England Ronnie Baxter 97.05 16
4 Scotland Gary Anderson 89.77 11
England Dean Winstanley 95.02 13
  England Dean Winstanley 93.60 8
England Ronnie Baxter 93.23 13
13 England Dave Chisnall 95.49 7
England Ronnie Baxter 94.52 10
1 England Phil Taylor 98.97 18
3 England James Wade 95.92 15
2 England Adrian Lewis 100.87 10
Scotland Robert Thornton 88.17 0
2 England Adrian Lewis 94.58 13
England Andy Smith 89.14 7
15 Australia Paul Nicholson 83.85 6
England Andy Smith 89.65 10
2 England Adrian Lewis 93.34 12
10 England Terry Jenkins 96.94 16
7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 97.93 10
England Michael Smith 90.70 4
7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 91.41 10
10 England Terry Jenkins 92.86 13
10 England Terry Jenkins 96.88 11
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 98.69 9
10 England Terry Jenkins 93.12 15
3 England James Wade 97.45 17
6 Australia Simon Whitlock 92.08 6
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 98.74 10
  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 104.36 13
England Steve Beaton 100.88 9
11 England Kevin Painter 88.01 6
England Steve Beaton 95.57 10
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 100.31 13
3 England James Wade 102.54 16
3 England James Wade 97.24 10
Wales Richie Burnett 95.09 5
3 England James Wade 99.72 13
14 England Mark Walsh 88.00 4
14 England Mark Walsh 89.59 10
England Colin Osborne 88.66 8

Statistics

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average
England Phil Taylor Winner 5 74 47 29 158 81 28 170 (x2) 100.44
England James Wade Final 5 71 55 29 179 95 29 164 98.57
England Terry Jenkins Semi-finals 4 55 48 19 139 90 24 140 94.95
England Ronnie Baxter Semi-finals 4 49 43 16 133 63 19 150 94.33
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Quarter-finals 3 36 31 14 94 47 14 141 101.14
England Adrian Lewis Quarter-finals 3 35 23 12 75 36 19 149 96.26
England Justin Pipe Quarter-finals 3 34 30 11 83 47 19 132 93.55
England Andy Hamilton Quarter-finals 3 34 29 14 62 33 22 127 95.25
England Steve Beaton Second round 2 19 19 5 58 20 9 90 98.23
England Wes Newton Second round 2 20 18 8 38 31 12 144 97.61
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Second round 2 20 17 6 54 25 11 109 94.67
England Dean Winstanley Second round 2 21 24 7 50 33 17 127 94.31
England Ian White Second round 2 13 18 2 36 22 8 164 92.09
England Andy Smith Second round 2 17 19 5 51 24 6 100 89.40
England Mark Walsh Second round 2 14 21 6 57 23 7 126 88.80
Wales Mark Webster Second round 2 16 19 7 44 15 6 116 87.16
Belgium Kim Huybrechts First round 1 9 11 2 35 15 4 167 98.69
England Mervyn King First round 1 8 10 1 26 12 8 101 97.54
England Dave Chisnall First round 1 7 10 4 21 7 7 170 95.49
Wales Richie Burnett First round 1 5 10 2 20 12 4 76 95.09
Australia Simon Whitlock First round 1 6 10 2 23 8 3 115 92.08
Scotland Gary Anderson First round 1 11 13 4 22 16 8 120 89.77
England Colin Osborne First round 1 8 10 4 25 8 2 96 88.66
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan First round 1 7 10 1 23 12 1 117 85.60
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort First round 1 5 10 0 14 9 4 84 92.86
England James Hubbard First round 1 5 10 2 22 4 5 88 90.21
England Kevin Painter First round 1 6 10 1 23 12 1 160 88.01
England Joe Cullen First round 1 4 10 1 16 8 4 170 92.91
England Michael Smith First round 1 4 10 0 15 8 3 126 90.70
England Colin Lloyd First round 1 6 10 3 19 9 3 140 84.80
Australia Paul Nicholson First round 1 6 10 2 23 6 3 100 83.85
Scotland Robert Thornton First round 1 0 10 0 17 3 1 – 88.17

Source: Match reports from the draw.

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