PDC Pro Tour 2012
The PDC Pro Tour 2012 was the eleventh edition of the PDC darts tournament series . It included the UK Open Qualifiers , the Players Championships and, for the first time, the European Darts Tour . A total of 33 tournaments were held, 6 fewer than in the previous year - 20 Players Championships, 5 European Tour events and 8 UK Open Qualifiers.
This article also contains the PDC Youth Tour, which is rated as a Secondary Tour Event by the PDC, as well as the SDC Pro Tour and the North American Pro Tour, two non-UK Affiliate Tours of the PDC.
PDC Tour Card
In order to be able to play the tournaments of the PDC Pro Tour you must have a PDC Tour Card. This is valid for two years.
A total of 128 tour cards are awarded 1 :
- (64) - Top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit after the PDC World Championship 2012
- (20) - 20 qualifiers from Q-School 2012
- (4) - 1 semi-finalist of the BDO World Championship 2012
- (2) - 0 finalists of the PDC Women's World Championship 2010
- (2) - 1 finalist of the PDC World Youth Championship 2011
- (2) - Top 2 of the PDC Youth Tour Order of Merit, which are not yet qualified differently
- (34) - 40 qualifiers from Q-School 2012
Q-School
The remaining tour cards were given out through the Q-School. It took place January 19-22, 2012 at the Metrodome in Barnsley . The following players were able to earn a Tour Card for two years:
Day 1 - January 19th | Day 2 - January 20th | Day 3 - January 21 | Day 4 - January 22nd |
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UK Q School | |||
Richie Howson Andrew Cornwall Darren Whittingham Tony West |
Steve West Stuart Kellett Michael Barnard Kurt van de Rijck |
Dean Winstanley Jeff Smith Adrian Gray Andrew Gilding |
Dave Smith Johnny Haines Jamie Lewis Bernd Roith |
The remaining Tour Cards were given to the following players via the Q-School Order of Merit:
Top 24 Q-School Order of Merit
Prize money
The prize pool of the Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers has both increased.
They are divided as follows:
round | Players Championships | UK Open Qualifiers | European Darts Tour |
---|---|---|---|
victory | £ 6,000 | £ 6,000 | £ 15,000 |
final | £ 3,000 | £ 3,000 | £ 7,500 |
Semifinals | £ 2,000 | £ 2,000 | £ 5,000 |
Quarter finals | £ 1,000 | £ 1,000 | £ 3,000 |
Round of 16 | £ 600 each | £ 600 each | £ 1,500 each |
Last 32 | £ 400 | £ 400 | £ 1,000 |
Last 64 | £ 200 each | £ 200 each | £ 200 each |
Total | £ 34,600 | £ 34,600 | £ 78,900 |
Players Championships
European Tour Events
No. | date | Event | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
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1 | 27.-29. April | Austrian Darts Open | Wiener Neustadt | Justin Pipe | 6 : 3 | James Wade |
2 | 22.-24. June | German Darts Championship | Berlin | Phil Taylor | 6 : 2 | Dave Chisnall |
3 | 6-8 July | European Darts Open | Dusseldorf | Raymond van Barneveld | 6 : 4 | Dave Chisnall |
4th | 7th-9th September | German Darts Masters | Sindelfingen | Adrian Lewis | 6 : 3 | Ian White |
5 | 26.-28. October | Dutch Darts Masters | Zero land | Simon Whitlock | 6 : 1 | Paul Nicholson |
UK Open Qualifiers
No. | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
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1 | 02/11/2012 | Crawley | Wes Newton | 6 : 3 | Kim Huybrechts |
2 | 02/12/2012 | Crawley | Michael van Gerwen | 6 : 1 | Dave Chisnall |
3 | March 24, 2012 | Barnsley | Phil Taylor | 6 : 2 | Brendan Dolan |
4th | 03/25/2012 | Barnsley | Phil Taylor | 6 : 3 | Dennis Smith |
5 | 04/14/2012 | Barnsley | Raymond van Barneveld | 6 : 3 | Andy Smith |
6th | 04/15/2012 | Barnsley | Raymond van Barneveld | 6 : 2 | Ian White |
7th | 05/05/2012 | Birmingham | Terry Jenkins | 6 : 3 | Andy Hamilton |
8th | 05/06/2012 | Birmingham | Wes Newton | 6 : 2 | Justin Pipe |
Secondary tour events
PDC Youth Tour
Non-UK Affiliate Tours
No. | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
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1 | 06/02/2012 | Copenhagen | Jarkko Komula | 6 : 5 | Jani Haavisto |
2 | 06/03/2012 | Copenhagen | Jani Haavisto | 6 : 5 | Robert Wagner |
3 | 08/11/2012 | Vääksy | Robert Wagner | 6 : 4 | Ulf Ceder |
4th | 08/12/2012 | Vääksy | Jarkko Komula | 6 : 1 | Ulf Ceder |
5 | 09/01/2012 | Stockholm | Jani Haavisto | 6 : 4 | Jarkko Komula |
6th | 02.09.2012 | Stockholm | Magnus Caris | 6 : 5 | Vladimir Anderson |
7th | 09/29/2012 | Copenhagen | Veijo Viinikka | 6 : 4 | Magnus Caris |
8th | 09/30/2012 | Copenhagen | Dennis Lindskjold | 6 : 3 | Niels-Jørgen Hansen |
North American Pro Tour
No. | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
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1 | 07/22/2012 | Chicago | John Part | 6 : 1 | In it Young |
2 | 08/26/2012 | London | Andre Carman | 6 : 3 | In it Young |
3 | 09/09/2012 | Atlantic City | Larry Butler | 6 : 1 | In it Young |
Web links
Individual evidence