World Matchplay 2012
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World Matchplay 2012
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
| venue |
Winter Gardens , Blackpool
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| Tournament dates | |
| Defending champion |
Phil Taylor
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| Attendees | 32 |
| Opening game | July 21, 2012 |
| Endgame | July 29, 2012 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 400,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 100,000 |
| winner |
Phil Taylor
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statistics
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| highest finish |
170 points from Phil Taylor (2 ×) Dave Chisnall Joe Cullen
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The Betfair World Matchplay 2012 is a major tournament in darts and was organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from July 21-29, 2012 in Blackpool's Winter Gardens .
The defending champion Phil Taylor won the tournament for the 13th time by beating his compatriot James Wade in the final .
Sport 1 broadcast the 2012 World Matchplay live on German television . The pay TV broadcaster Sport 1+ showed the match days live and in full.
Prize money
The total prize money awarded was £ 400,000 .
| winner | £ 100,000 |
| Second finalist | £ 50,000 |
| Semifinals | £ 25,000 |
| Quarter finals | £ 15,000 |
| Round of 16 | £ 7,500 |
| 1 round | £ 5,000 |
qualification
The following players were qualified for the World Matchplay 2012:
- The 16 first placed players of the Order of Merit (seeded)
- The first 16 players of the Players Championships Order of Merit who were not already eligible to participate via the Order of Merit (unset)
Tournament schedule
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Round 1 Best of 19 Legs 1 |
Round of 16 Best of 25 Legs 1 |
Quarterfinals Best of 31 Legs 1 |
Semi-finals Best of 33 Legs 1 |
Final Best of 35 Legs 1 |
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| 1 | Phil Taylor < 103.10
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| Mervyn King 97.54
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8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Phil Taylor 91.71
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| Ian White 88.78
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| 16 |  Vincent van der Voort 92.68
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| Ian White 95.40
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 105.05
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| 8th | Andy Hamilton 99.72
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| 8th | Andy Hamilton 90.42
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 Brendan Dolan 85.60
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| 8th | Andy Hamilton 95.62
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| 9 |  Mark Webster 87.72
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| 9 | Mark Webster 86.69
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| Colin Lloyd 84.80
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6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Phil Taylor 103.39
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| Ronnie Baxter 92.53
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| 5 | Wes Newton 98.23
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| James Hubbard 90.21
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| 5 | Wes Newton 2 96.98
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| 12 | Justin Pipe 94.02
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| 12 | Justin Pipe 95.15
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| Joe Cullen 92.91
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| 12 | Justin Pipe 91.47
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| Ronnie Baxter 97.05
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| 4th |  Gary Anderson 89.77
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| Dean Winstanley 95.02
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| Dean Winstanley 93.60
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| Ronnie Baxter 93.23
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| 13 | Dave Chisnall 95.49
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| Ronnie Baxter 94.52
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 98.97
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| 3 | James Wade 95.92
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| 2 | Adrian Lewis 100.87
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| Robert Thornton 88.17
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| 2 | Adrian Lewis 94.58
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| Andy Smith 89.14
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| 15th |  Paul Nicholson 83.85
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| Andy Smith 89.65
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| 2 | Adrian Lewis 93.34
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| 10 | Terry Jenkins 96.94
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| 7th | Raymond van Barneveld 97.93
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| Michael Smith 90.70
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| 7th | Raymond van Barneveld 91.41
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| 10 | Terry Jenkins 92.86
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| 10 | Terry Jenkins 96.88
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 Kim Huybrechts < 98.69
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| 10 | Terry Jenkins 93.12
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| 3 | James Wade 97.45
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| 6th | Simon Whitlock 92.08
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| Michael van Gerwen 98.74
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| Michael van Gerwen 3 104.36
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| Steve Beaton 100.88
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| 11 | Kevin Painter 88.01
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| Steve Beaton 95.57
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| Michael van Gerwen 100.31
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| 3 | James Wade 102.54
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| 3 | James Wade 97.24
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| Richie Burnett 95.09
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| 3 | James Wade 99.72
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| 14th | Mark Walsh 88.00
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| 14th | Mark Walsh 89.59
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| Colin Osborne 88.66
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Phil Taylor
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Final: July 29, 2012 Best of 35 Legs |
James Wade
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| 18th | Result | 15th |
| 98.97 | 3-dart average | 95.92 |
| 40 | 100+ | 45 |
| 23 | 140+ | 22nd |
| 9 | 180s | 7th |
| 86 | Supreme finish | 114 |
| 39% | Double quota | 42% |
1 The games had to be won with at least two legs difference. If this is not the case after the number of legs required for victory has been reached, the game will continue until one of the players has won two more legs than his opponent
2 Wes Newton threw his first 9-darter in a live broadcast.
3 Michael van Gerwen threw his second 9-darter in a live broadcast.