| Tournament name | 2012 PartyPoker.net European Championship |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–23 September 2012 |
| Venue | RWE-Sporthalle |
| Location | Mülheim |
| Organisation | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | £200,000 |
| Winners share | £50,000 |
| High checkout | 167 Dave Chisnall Simon Whitlock |
| Winner | Simon Whitlock |
| Prev | 2011 |
| Next | 2013 |
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 to 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
The 2012 European Championship has a total prize fund of £200,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £50,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £20,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £7,500 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £5,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £2,500 |
Qualification
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]
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Draw and results
The draw was held on 9 September 2012.[4]
Statistics
| Player | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Whitlock | 5 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 99 | 52 | 19 | 167 | 96.19 |
| Wes Newton | 5 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 88 | 45 | 28 | 129 | 94.78 |
| Kim Huybrechts | 4 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 74 | 37 | 20 | 164 | 93.76 |
| Brendan Dolan | 4 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 93 | 37 | 10 | 106 | 89.40 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 3 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 11 | 156 | 103.37 |
| Phil Taylor | 3 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 164 | 93.31 |
| Colin Lloyd | 3 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 51 | 41 | 8 | 164 | 92.49 |
| Andy Hamilton | 3 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 160 | 91.08 |
| Michael van Gerwen | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 128 | 102.19 |
| Ian White | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 104 | 96.33 |
| Richie Burnett | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 130 | 93.39 |
| Kevin Painter | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 134 | 92.44 |
| Ronnie Baxter | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 138 | 89.93 |
| Andree Welge | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 130 | 89.19 |
| Jerry Hendriks | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 142 | 89.05 |
| Dave Chisnall | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 167 | 87.67 |
| Andy Smith | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 98 | 95.68 |
| Mervyn King | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 84 | 96.49 |
| Mark Webster | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 91.35 |
| Vincent van der Voort | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 89.96 |
| Justin Pipe | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 130 | 96.48 |
| James Wade | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 120 | 93.44 |
| Co Stompé | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 90.13 |
| Magnus Caris | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 90.00 |
| Gino Vos | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 77.75 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 84.55 |
| Mensur Suljović | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 81.09 |
| Terry Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 92.13 |
| Michael Rosenauer | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 80.51 |
| Adrian Lewis | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | – | 90.67 |
| Tomas Seyler | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | – | 88.19 |
| Paul Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 83.03 BroadcastsThe tournament was broadcast in the UK on ESPN.[6] ReferencesExternal links |
References
- ^ "Taylor motivated by Lewis challenge". ESPN. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "ESPN TV Times Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.