The 2012 Speedy Hire UK Open was a Darts tournament staged in the UK by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the tenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 7–10 June 2012, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.
Robert Thornton won the tournament beating Phil Taylor 11–5 in the final to win his first PDC major.
There were eight qualifying events staged across England between February and May 2012 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
The tournament featured 178 players. The results of the eight qualifiers shown above were collated into the UK Open Order of Merit. The top 32 players and ties in the Order of Merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place at the final tournament. In addition, the next 82 players in the Order of Merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Thursday. A further 64 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.
Raymond van Barneveld
Wes Newton Phil Taylor Terry Jenkins Andy Smith Michael van Gerwen.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_(1953%E2%80%931972).svg.png){kind=small}
Brendan Dolan Justin Pipe.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small}
Simon Whitlock Andy Hamilton.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small}
Kim Huybrechts Dave Chisnall Dean Winstanley Colin Lloyd Vincent van der Voort
Robert Thornton (winner) Ian White Michael Smith Dennis Smith Kevin Painter Jamie Caven Joe Cullen Mark Jones Dennis Priestley Adrian Lewis James Hubbard
Richie Burnett Darren Webster Richie Howson Gary Anderson.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small}
John Part Kevin Dowling
Prakash Jiwa Shaun Griffiths Colin Osborne Roland Scholten Ronnie Baxter Mark Hylton Andrew Gilding James Wade Jelle Klaasen Alex Roy Peter Wright Stuart White
Devon Petersen Peter Hudson Johnny Haines Darren Johnson Mark Webster Stuart Kellett Keith Stephen Mark Walsh
William O'Connor James Richardson
Antonio Alcinas Jim Walker Mervyn King Alan Tabern Mickey Mansell Andy Brown Matthew Edgar Scott Rand Co Stompé Mareno Michels Matt Clark Arron Monk Wayne Jones Paul Nicholson John Henderson Terry Temple Ted Hankey Steve Beaton Andrew Cornwall Steve Farmer Nigel Heydon Adam Hunt Liam Kelly Jamie Lewis Joey Palfreyman
Dyson Parody Ross Smith Adam Smith-Neale Gino Vos Brian Woods Gaz Cousins Connie Finnan Adrian Gray Sam Hill Andy Jenkins Josh Jones Dave Ladley Tony Littleton Kevin McDine
Bernd Roith Mark Stephenson Michael Barnard Jon Bott John Bowles Steve Brown Jason Crawley Steve Evans Mark Frost Toon Greebe Stephen Hardy Jerry Hendriks Steve Hine Mark Lawrence Steve Maish Joe Murnan Denis Ovens John Scott Damien Sherwood Mick Todd Tony West32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.[1]
Mark Layton Kevin Simm Jamie Robinson Jamie Ellam Glen Durrant Andy Parsons Dan Russell Tom Gregory Shayne Burgess Tony Cooper Davey Dodds Mark Barilli Rob Hawker Ben Burton Gus Santana John Nelson Dean Stewart Harry Miles Stephen Bunting Tony Broughton Marc Dewsbury Jason Wilson Lee Bryant Andy Roberts Kevin Rimmer Jamie Hughes Stuart Anderson Geoff Heath Michael Burgoine Scott Taylor Scott Robertson Ian Gleeson32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.[1]
For the fourth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund will be £200,000.
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 10 May.[2][3]
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