World Grand Prix 2012 (Darts)
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World Grand Prix 2012
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
| venue | Citywest Hotel , Dublin |
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| Defending champion |
 Phil Taylor
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| Attendees | 32 |
| Opening game | October 8, 2012 |
| Endgame | October 14, 2012 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 350,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 100,000 |
| winner |
 Michael van Gerwen
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statistics
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| highest finish |
170 points from Adrian Lewis Brendan Dolan 
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The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was held from October 8th to 14th, 2012 for the 15th time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The venue for the twelfth time was the Citywest Hotel in Dublin .
The defending champion was Phil Taylor . The winner was Michael van Gerwen , who won the tournament for the first time.
format
The tournament was played in a knockout system . Game mode in the 1st round was a best of 3 sets . In the final a best of 11 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.
Prize money
As in the previous year, a total of £ 350,000 in prize money was distributed. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
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| winner | (1) | £ 100,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 20,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 12,500 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 7,500 |
| 1st round loser | (16) | £ 4,000 |
| £ 350,000 | ||
qualification
The following players were qualified for the World Grand Prix 2012:
- The first 16 players of the Order of Merit , of which the first 8 were seeded
- The 14 first-placed players in the ProTour Order of Merit who were not already eligible to participate via the Order of Merit
- The 2 best placed players in the ProTour Order of Merit from Ireland and Northern Ireland who did not meet either of the above criteria and who had participated in at least four Players Championships tournaments
Seeding list
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Results
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1st round 8th-9th Oct. 2012 best of 3 sets |
Round of 16 10. – 11. Oct. 2012 best of 5 sets |
Quarterfinals Oct. 12, 2012 best of 5 sets |
Semi-finals Oct. 13, 2012 best of 9 sets |
Finale October 14, 2012 best of 11 sets |
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 100.73
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| Michael Smith 91.91
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 95.71
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 Robert Thornton 96.67
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| Mark Walsh 78.55
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| Robert Thornton 94.60
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| Robert Thornton 91.25
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| Mervyn King 84.67
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| 8th | Terry Jenkins 85.34
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| Mervyn King 85.14
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| Mervyn King 93.89
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| Dave Chisnall 92.53
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| Dean Winstanley 79.87
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| Dave Chisnall 86.23
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| Mervyn King 88.60
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| Brendan Dolan 83.53
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| 5 |  Simon Whitlock 87.69
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| Justin Pipe 81.37
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| Justin Pipe 81.85
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| Kevin Painter 84.71
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| Kevin Painter 83.50
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 Kim Huybrechts 76.37
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| Justin Pipe 87.07
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| Brendan Dolan 85.53
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| 4th | Gary Anderson 86.82
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| Brendan Dolan 84.97
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| Brendan Dolan 89.68
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| Vincent van der Voort 84.55
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| Vincent van der Voort 76.46
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 William O'Connor 78.94
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| Mervyn King 81.96
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| Michael van Gerwen 87.53
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| 2 | Adrian Lewis 79.73
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 Richie Burnett 74.82
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| 2 | Adrian Lewis 80.37
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| Michael van Gerwen 85.60
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| Michael van Gerwen 88.80
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| Colin Lloyd 86.11
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| Michael van Gerwen 85.00
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| 7th | Andy Hamilton 83.67
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| 7th | Andy Hamilton 84.92
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| Mark Webster 77.31
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| 7th | Andy Hamilton 93.25
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| Steve Beaton 88.23
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| Andy Smith 83.80
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| Steve Beaton 94.49
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| Michael van Gerwen 95.04
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| 6th | Wes Newton 82.33
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| 6th | Wes Newton 89.55
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| Ronnie Baxter 85.28
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| 6th | Wes Newton 82.39
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| Ian White 87.30
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| Raymond van Barneveld 73.79
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| Ian White 87.33
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| 6th | Wes Newton 75.60
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| Paul Nicholson 82.79
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| 3 | James Wade 74.01
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| Colin Osborne 76.91
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| Colin Osborne 82.58
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| Paul Nicholson 83.67
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| Michael Mansell 64.48
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| Paul Nicholson 86.91
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transmission
The broadcasters Sport1 and Sport1 + broadcast the event in German-speaking countries . Sport1 + showed the tournament in full. The station can also be received in Austria via cable and satellite.
Internationally, all games were also transmitted directly to pdc.tv by the PDC.
Web links
- Report on darts1.de
- Tournament progress on dartn.de
- World Grand Prix 2012 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Grand Prix 2012 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)