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.

Format and qualifiers

2012 UK Open qualifiers

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:

No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upTotal Prize MoneyWinnerRunner-up
1Saturday 11 FebruaryK2 Centre, CrawleyWes Newton England6–3Belgium Kim Huybrechts£34,600£6,000£3,000
2Sunday 12 FebruaryMichael van Gerwen Netherlands6–1England Dave Chisnall£34,600£6,000£3,000
3Saturday 24 MarchBarnsley Metrodome, BarnsleyPhil Taylor England6–2Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan£34,600£6,000£3,000
4Sunday 25 MarchPhil Taylor England6–3England Dennis Smith£34,600£6,000£3,000
5Saturday 14 AprilRaymond van Barneveld Netherlands6–3England Andy Smith£34,600£6,000£3,000
6Sunday 15 AprilRaymond van Barneveld Netherlands6–2England Ian White£34,600£6,000£3,000
7Saturday 5 MayNIA Community Hall, BirminghamTerry Jenkins England6–3England Andy Hamilton£34,600£6,000£3,000
8Sunday 6 MayWes Newton England6–2England Justin Pipe£34,600£6,000£3,000

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.

Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)

  1. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
  2. England Wes Newton
  3. England Phil Taylor
  4. England Terry Jenkins
  5. England Andy Smith
  6. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
  7. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
  8. England Justin Pipe
  9. Australia Simon Whitlock
  10. England Andy Hamilton
  11. Belgium Kim Huybrechts
  12. England Dave Chisnall
  13. England Dean Winstanley
  14. England Colin Lloyd
  15. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
  16. Scotland Robert Thornton (winner)
  17. England Ian White
  18. England Michael Smith
  19. England Dennis Smith
  20. England Kevin Painter
  21. England Jamie Caven
  22. England Joe Cullen
  23. England Mark Jones
  24. England Dennis Priestley
  25. England Adrian Lewis
  26. England James Hubbard
  27. Wales Richie Burnett
  28. England Darren Webster
  29. England Richie Howson
  30. Scotland Gary Anderson
  31. Canada John Part
  32. England Kevin Dowling

Number 33–64 of the Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round)

  1. India Prakash Jiwa
  2. England Shaun Griffiths
  3. England Colin Osborne
  4. Netherlands Roland Scholten
  5. England Ronnie Baxter
  6. England Mark Hylton
  7. England Andrew Gilding
  8. England James Wade
  9. Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
  10. England Alex Roy
  11. Scotland Peter Wright
  12. England Stuart White
  13. South Africa Devon Petersen
  14. England Peter Hudson
  15. England Johnny Haines
  16. England Darren Johnson
  17. Wales Mark Webster
  18. England Stuart Kellett
  19. Scotland Keith Stephen
  20. England Mark Walsh
  21. Republic of Ireland William O'Connor
  22. England James Richardson
  23. Spain Antonio Alcinas
  24. Scotland Jim Walker
  25. England Mervyn King
  26. England Alan Tabern
  27. Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell
  28. England Andy Brown
  29. England Matthew Edgar
  30. England Scott Rand
  31. Netherlands Co Stompé
  32. Netherlands Mareno Michels

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

  1. England Matt Clark
  2. England Arron Monk
  3. England Wayne Jones
  4. Australia Paul Nicholson
  5. Scotland John Henderson
  6. England Terry Temple
  7. England Ted Hankey
  8. England Steve Beaton
  9. England Andrew Cornwall
  10. England Steve Farmer
  11. England Nigel Heydon
  12. England Adam Hunt
  13. England Liam Kelly
  14. Wales Jamie Lewis
  15. England Joey Palfreyman
  16. Gibraltar Dyson Parody
  17. England Ross Smith
  18. England Adam Smith-Neale
  19. Netherlands Gino Vos
  20. England Brian Woods
  21. England Gaz Cousins
  22. Republic of Ireland Connie Finnan
  23. England Adrian Gray
  24. England Sam Hill
  25. England Andy Jenkins
  26. England Josh Jones
  27. England Dave Ladley
  28. England Tony Littleton
  29. England Kevin McDine
  30. Germany Bernd Roith
  31. England Mark Stephenson
  32. England Michael Barnard
  33. England Jon Bott
  34. England John Bowles
  35. England Steve Brown
  36. England Jason Crawley
  37. Wales Steve Evans
  38. England Mark Frost
  39. Netherlands Toon Greebe
  40. England Stephen Hardy
  41. Netherlands Jerry Hendriks
  42. England Steve Hine
  43. England Mark Lawrence
  44. England Steve Maish
  45. England Joe Murnan
  46. England Denis Ovens
  47. England John Scott
  48. England Damien Sherwood
  49. England Mick Todd
  50. England Tony West

Rileys qualifiers

32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.

Speedy qualifiers

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.

Brighton England Alan Casey England Bob Crawley England Gary Ettridge England Jon Jukes Dartford England Paul Amos England Michael Wiles England Thomas Sandwell England Dave SollyInverness Scotland Ryan Murray Scotland Andy Murray Scotland Nicky Denoon Scotland Craig McCaskill Leeds England Danny Dutson England Mick Hayward England Steve ServiceStoke-on-Trent England Steve Mason England Paul Whitworth England David Pallett England Paul Harvey Cardiff England Lee Russell England Steve Werrett England Paul Boulton Wales Jon Farmer England Glenn MillerHaydock England Ben Johnson England Paul Critchley England Andy Melling England Mark Kelly Wales Mark Spencer England Darrin Pugh Scotland Kirk Gordon England Stuart Daniels

Prize money

For the fourth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund will be £200,000.

Stage (no. of players)Prize money (Total: £200,000)
Winner(1)£40,000
Runner-Up(1)£20,000
Semi-finalists(2)£10,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£6,000
Last 16 (fifth round)(8)£4,000
Last 32 (fourth round)(16)£2,000
Last 64 (third round)(32)£1,000
Last 96 (second round)(32)n/a
Last 128 (first round)(32)n/a
Last 178 (preliminary round)(50)n/a

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 10 May.

Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legs

Preliminary round

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
England Paul Amos4–0England Gary EttridgeEngland Nigel Heydon4–0England Paul Critchley
England Ben Johnson0–4England Stuart DanielsEngland Steve Farmer1–4Wales Jamie Lewis
England Joey Palfreyman4–3England Tom GregoryEngland Jason Wilson1–4Germany Bernd Roith
Scotland Kirk Gordon0–4England Kevin McDineEngland David Pallett2–4Netherlands Jerry Hendriks
England Steve Brown4–2England Michael BarnardEngland Harry Miles4–0England Andy Melling
England Steve Beaton2–4England Jon JukesEngland Steve Hine4–3England Jamie Hughes
England Josh Jones4–0Wales Mark SpencerEngland Arron Monk4–3England Paul Boulton
England Gaz Cousins4–0England Ben BurtonEngland Geoff Heath4–0England Darrin Pugh
England Steve Maish4–2England Dave SollyEngland Ted Hankey4–0England Danny Dutson
England Adam Smith-Neale4–3England Rob HawkerScotland Gus Santana2–4England Andy Jenkins
England Andy Parsons3–4England Dean StewartEngland Steve Service1–4England Damien Sherwood
England Marc Dewsbury3–4England Stephen HardyEngland John Scott2–4England Brian Woods
England Denis Ovens4–1Scotland Craig McCaskillEngland John Nelson4–3England Ross Smith
England Glen Durrant0–4England Stephen BuntingEngland Mark Lawrence1–4England Jamie Robinson
England Steve Werrett0–4Scotland Mark BarilliEngland Davey Dodds4–1England Alan Casey
England Anthony Littleton4–2Scotland Nicky DenoonEngland Adrian Gray3–4Wales Steve Evans
England Glen Miller1–4England Mark FrostWales Mark Layton4–2England Michael Wiles
Netherlands Gino Vos4–2England Paul HarveyScotland Scott Robertson4–1England Mick Todd
England Lee Bryant†Scotland John HendersonEngland Sam Hill4–1England Jamie Ellam
England Tony Broughton3–4England Tony CooperEngland Scott Taylor1–4England Lee Russell
England Tony West2–4England Michael BurgoineEngland Kevin Simm4–0England Mick Hayward
Republic of Ireland Connie Finnan‡Scotland Andy MurrayScotland Stuart Anderson2–4England Joe Murnan
England Ian Gleeson3–4England Kevin RimmerEngland Terry Temple4–2England Matt Clark
England Andrew Cornwall3–4England John BowlesEngland Dan Russell4–2Netherlands Toon Greebe
Gibraltar Dyson Parody4–0England Steve MasonEngland Dave Ladley0–4England Liam Kelly
  • † John Henderson received a bye as Lee Bryant was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.
  • ‡ Connie Finnan withdrew because of personal reasons.

Round 1

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
England Stuart Daniels0–4England Adam Smith-NealeEngland Geoff Heath3–4England Paul Amos
England Jamie Robinson2–4England Stephen BuntingEngland Andy Roberts3–4England John Bowles
Germany Bernd Roith2–4England Wayne JonesEngland John Nelson1–4England Denis Ovens
England Liam Kelly4–2England Shayne BurgessEngland Dean Stewart4–1England Brian Woods
Scotland Mark Barilli4–3England Bob CrawleyEngland Thomas Sandwell0–4England Steve Hine
Netherlands Gino Vos3–4Wales Mark LaytonEngland Paul Whitworth2–4Wales Steve Evans
England Mark Frost1–4England Tony CooperWales Jon Farmer2–4England Anthony Littleton
England Jason Crawley4–1England Kevin SimmEngland Gareth Cousins4–2England Michael Burgoine
England Ted Hankey4–1England Andy JenkinsEngland Jon Jukes3–4England Davey Dodds
England Joe Murnan4–1England Dan RussellEngland Terry Temple4–0England Mark Kelly
Scotland Scott Robertson4–1England Sam HillEngland Jon Bott4–2England Josh Jones
Scotland John Henderson4–3England Joey PalfreymanEngland Stephen Hardy4–2Scotland Ryan Murray
England Arron Monk4–3Netherlands Jerry HendriksScotland Andy Murray4–1England Damien Sherwood
Gibraltar Dyson Parody4–2England Kevin RimmerEngland Kevin McDine4–2England Steve Brown
Wales Jamie Lewis4–1England Mark StephensonEngland Lee Russell1–4England Nigel Heydon
England Steve Maish2–4England Adam HuntAustralia Paul Nicholson4–2England Harry Miles

Round 2

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
England Stephen Hardy1–4Republic of Ireland William O'ConnorScotland Andy Murray3–4England Scott Rand
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen4–3Gibraltar Dyson ParodyScotland John Henderson2–4England Colin Osborne
England Nigel Heydon4–1England John BowlesEngland Andy Brown0–4Scotland Peter Wright
England Dean Stewart4–1England Adam Smith-NealeWales Steve Evans3–4Netherlands Roland Scholten
England Arron Monk4–1England Adam HuntEngland Mark Hylton4–0Spain Antonio Alcinas
Australia Paul Nicholson4–3England Tony CooperSouth Africa Devon Petersen4–0England Andrew Gilding
Wales Mark Webster4–3England Johnny HainesEngland Steve Hine1–4England Terry Temple
England Jason Crawley4–3England Mark WalshEngland James Richardson1–4Scotland Jim Walker
England Stuart White2–4England Davey DoddsEngland Liam Kelly1–4England Stuart Kellett
England Matthew Edgar0–4England Kevin McDineEngland Peter Hudson4–1Wales Jamie Lewis
Netherlands Co Stompé0–4England Alan TabernEngland Mervyn King4–1England Ted Hankey
England Wayne Jones3–4England Paul AmosEngland Darren Johnson0–4Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell
India Prakash Jiwa2–4Scotland Mark BarilliEngland Denis Ovens4–1England Joe Murnan
England Alex Roy2–4England Gareth CousinsScotland Keith Stephen3–4Scotland Scott Robertson
Netherlands Mareno Michels2–4England Shaun GriffithsEngland James Wade4–3England Stephen Bunting
England Jon Bott2–4England Ronnie BaxterEngland Anthony Littleton3–4Wales Mark Layton

Friday 8 June; Best of 17 legs

Round 3

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
England Kevin McDine1–9England Adrian LewisEngland Andy Smith9–6England Scott Rand
England Mervyn King9–3England Gareth CousinsEngland Kevin Painter8–9England Arron Monk
England Ronnie Baxter9–6South Africa Devon PetersenNetherlands Roland Scholten7–9England Phil Taylor
Wales Mark Webster7–9Scotland Robert ThorntonEngland Paul Amos6–9Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
Scotland Gary Anderson †9–3England Davey DoddsEngland Kevin Dowling4–9England Dennis Priestley
Australia Paul Nicholson9–7Northern Ireland Mickey MansellEngland Mark Jones‡England Dennis Smith
Scotland Scott Robertson2–9England Justin PipeRepublic of Ireland William O'Connor3–9Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
England Dean Stewart3–9England Denis OvensEngland Jason Crawley5–9England Dean Winstanley
Scotland Peter Wright9–7Canada John PartEngland Peter Hudson4–9Belgium Kim Huybrechts
England Dave Chisnall9–7Wales Mark LaytonEngland Nigel Heydon4–9England Colin Osborne
England Ian White8–9Wales Richie BurnettEngland Michael Smith7–9England Darren Webster
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld9–3Netherlands Jelle KlaasenEngland Wes Newton9–1England Shaun Griffiths
England Jamie Caven9–6England Alan TabernEngland Mark Hylton9–6England Stuart Kellett
England Terry Temple6–9Australia Simon WhitlockEngland James Hubbard6–9England Terry Jenkins
Scotland Jim Walker4–9England Joe CullenEngland James Wade5–9England Colin Lloyd
England Richie Howson2–9England Andy HamiltonScotland Mark Barilli8–9Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
  • † Gary Anderson hit a nine-dart finish in the third leg against Davey Dodds.
  • ‡ Dennis Smith received a bye as Mark Jones was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.

Saturday 9 June; Best of 17 legs

Round 4

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
England Colin Lloyd8–9England Joe CullenEngland Justin Pipe5–9Australia Simon Whitlock
Wales Richie Burnett4–9Scotland Peter WrightAustralia Paul Nicholson9–3England Arron Monk
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort7–9Belgium Kim HuybrechtsEngland Colin Osborne1–9England Phil Taylor
England Mark Hylton7–9England Jamie CavenEngland Dennis Smith5–9England Dave Chisnall
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan8–9England Denis OvensEngland Dennis Priestley9–8England Andy Smith
England Darren Webster6–9England Ronnie BaxterScotland Robert Thornton9–7Scotland Gary Anderson
England Andy Hamilton5–9Netherlands Raymond van BarneveldEngland Terry Jenkins9–3England Dean Winstanley
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen9–7England Mervyn KingEngland Wes Newton9–7England Adrian Lewis

Round 5

Player #1ScorePlayer #2Player #1ScorePlayer #2
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 93.477–9England Terry Jenkins 89.86Scotland Robert Thornton 91.549–5England Dennis Priestley 94.58
England Dave Chisnall 101.469–5Australia Simon Whitlock 91.58England Joe Cullen 85.038–9England Jamie Caven 86.19
England Phil Taylor 110.729–4England Ronnie Baxter 97.96England Denis Ovens 86.729–8Australia Paul Nicholson 90.02
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 93.409–8Scotland Peter Wright 89.53Belgium Kim Huybrechts 93.968–9England Wes Newton 99.22

Sunday 10 June

Quarter-finals to final

Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)Semi-finals (best of 19 legs)Final (best of 21 legs)
Scotland Robert Thornton 92.7810
England Wes Newton 92.118
Scotland Robert Thornton 97.7210
England Dave Chisnall 95.014
England Dave Chisnall 98.8410
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 98.275
Scotland Robert Thornton 95.4411
England Phil Taylor 98.585
England Phil Taylor 106.5210
England Terry Jenkins 96.465
England Phil Taylor 101.2210
England Denis Ovens 86.142
England Denis Ovens 86.6710
England Jamie Caven 88.396

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