2012 UK Open

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.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Total Prize Money	Winner	Runner-up
1	Saturday 11 February	K2 Centre, Crawley	Wes Newton	6–3	Kim Huybrechts	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
2	Sunday 12 February		Michael van Gerwen	6–1	Dave Chisnall	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
3	Saturday 24 March	Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley	Phil Taylor	6–2	Brendan Dolan	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
4	Sunday 25 March		Phil Taylor	6–3	Dennis Smith	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
5	Saturday 14 April		Raymond van Barneveld	6–3	Andy Smith	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
6	Sunday 15 April		Raymond van Barneveld	6–2	Ian White	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
7	Saturday 5 May	NIA Community Hall, Birmingham	Terry Jenkins	6–3	Andy Hamilton	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
8	Sunday 6 May		Wes Newton	6–2	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.

32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.[1]

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.[1]

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Player #1	Score	Player #2		Player #1	Score	Player #2
Paul Amos	4–0	Gary Ettridge		Nigel Heydon	4–0	Paul Critchley
Ben Johnson	0–4	Stuart Daniels		Steve Farmer	1–4	Jamie Lewis
Joey Palfreyman	4–3	Tom Gregory		Jason Wilson	1–4	Bernd Roith
Kirk Gordon	0–4	Kevin McDine		David Pallett	2–4	Jerry Hendriks
Steve Brown	4–2	Michael Barnard		Harry Miles	4–0	Andy Melling
Steve Beaton	2–4	Jon Jukes		Steve Hine	4–3	Jamie Hughes
Josh Jones	4–0	Mark Spencer		Arron Monk	4–3	Paul Boulton
Gaz Cousins	4–0	Ben Burton		Geoff Heath	4–0	Darrin Pugh
Steve Maish	4–2	Dave Solly		Ted Hankey	4–0	Danny Dutson
Adam Smith-Neale	4–3	Rob Hawker		Gus Santana	2–4	Andy Jenkins
Andy Parsons	3–4	Dean Stewart		Steve Service	1–4	Damien Sherwood
Marc Dewsbury	3–4	Stephen Hardy		John Scott	2–4	Brian Woods
Denis Ovens	4–1	Craig McCaskill		John Nelson	4–3	Ross Smith
Glen Durrant	0–4	Stephen Bunting		Mark Lawrence	4–1	Jamie Robinson
Steve Werrett	0–4	Mark Barilli		Davey Dodds	4–1	Alan Casey
Anthony Littleton	4–2	Nicky Denoon		Adrian Gray	3–4	Steve Evans
Glen Miller	1–4	Mark Frost		Mark Layton	4–2	Michael Wiles
Gino Vos	4–2	Paul Harvey		Scott Robertson	4–1	Mick Todd
Lee Bryant	†	John Henderson		Sam Hill	4–1	Jamie Ellam
Tony Broughton	3–4	Tony Cooper		Scott Taylor	1–4	Lee Russell
Tony West	2–4	Michael Burgoine		Kevin Simm	4–0	Mick Hayward
Connie Finnan	‡	Andy Murray		Stuart Anderson	2–4	Joe Murnan
Ian Gleeson	3–4	Kevin Rimmer		Terry Temple	4–2	Matt Clark
Andrew Cornwall	3–4	John Bowles		Dan Russell	4–2	Toon Greebe
Dyson Parody	4–0	Steve Mason		Dave Ladley	0–4	Liam Kelly

• † John Henderson received a bye as Lee Bryant was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.[4]
• ‡ Connie Finnan withdrew because of personal reasons.[5]

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Player #1	Score	Player #2		Player #1	Score	Player #2
Stuart Daniels	0–4	Adam Smith-Neale		Geoff Heath	3–4	Paul Amos
Mark Lawrence	2–4	Stephen Bunting		Andy Roberts	3–4	John Bowles
Bernd Roith	2–4	Wayne Jones		John Nelson	1–4	Denis Ovens
Liam Kelly	4–2	Shayne Burgess		Dean Stewart	4–1	Brian Woods
Mark Barilli	4–3	Bob Crawley		Thomas Sandwell	0–4	Steve Hine
Gino Vos	3–4	Mark Layton		Paul Whitworth	2–4	Steve Evans
Mark Frost	1–4	Tony Cooper		Jon Farmer	2–4	Anthony Littleton
Jason Crawley	4–1	Kevin Simm		Gareth Cousins	4–2	Michael Burgoine
Ted Hankey	4–1	Andy Jenkins		Jon Jukes	3–4	Davey Dodds
Joe Murnan	4–1	Dan Russell		Terry Temple	4–0	Mark Kelly
Scott Robertson	4–1	Sam Hill		Jon Bott	4–2	Josh Jones
John Henderson	4–3	Joey Palfreyman		Stephen Hardy	4–2	Ryan Murray
Arron Monk	4–3	Jerry Hendriks		Andy Murray	4–1	Damien Sherwood
Dyson Parody	4–2	Kevin Rimmer		Kevin McDine	4–2	Steve Brown
Jamie Lewis	4–1	Mark Stephenson		Lee Russell	1–4	Nigel Heydon
Steve Maish	2–4	Adam Hunt		Paul Nicholson	4–2	Harry Miles

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Player #1	Score	Player #2		Player #1	Score	Player #2
Stephen Hardy	1–4	William O'Connor		Andy Murray	3–4	Scott Rand
Jelle Klaasen	4–3	Dyson Parody		John Henderson	2–4	Colin Osborne
Nigel Heydon	4–1	John Bowles		Andy Brown	0–4	Peter Wright
Dean Stewart	4–1	Adam Smith-Neale		Steve Evans	3–4	Roland Scholten
Arron Monk	4–1	Adam Hunt		Mark Hylton	4–0	Antonio Alcinas
Paul Nicholson	4–3	Tony Cooper		Devon Petersen	4–0	Andrew Gilding
Mark Webster	4–3	Johnny Haines		Steve Hine	1–4	Terry Temple
Jason Crawley	4–3	Mark Walsh		James Richardson	1–4	Jim Walker
Stuart White	2–4	Davey Dodds		Liam Kelly	1–4	Stuart Kellett
Matthew Edgar	0–4	Kevin McDine		Peter Hudson	4–1	Jamie Lewis
Co Stompé	0–4	Alan Tabern		Mervyn King	4–1	Ted Hankey
Wayne Jones	3–4	Paul Amos		Darren Johnson	0–4	Mickey Mansell
Prakash Jiwa	2–4	Mark Barilli		Denis Ovens	4–1	Joe Murnan
Alex Roy	2–4	Gareth Cousins		Keith Stephen	3–4	Scott Robertson
Mareno Michels	2–4	Shaun Griffiths		James Wade	4–3	Stephen Bunting
Jon Bott	2–4	Ronnie Baxter		Anthony Littleton	3–4	Mark Layton

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Player #1	Score	Player #2		Player #1	Score	Player #2
Kevin McDine	1–9	Adrian Lewis		Andy Smith	9–6	Scott Rand
Mervyn King	9–3	Gareth Cousins		Kevin Painter	8–9	Arron Monk
Ronnie Baxter	9–6	Devon Petersen		Roland Scholten	7–9	Phil Taylor
Mark Webster	7–9	Robert Thornton		Paul Amos	6–9	Vincent van der Voort
Gary Anderson †	9–3	Davey Dodds		Kevin Dowling	4–9	Dennis Priestley
Paul Nicholson	9–7	Mickey Mansell		Mark Jones	‡	Dennis Smith
Scott Robertson	2–9	Justin Pipe		William O'Connor	3–9	Michael van Gerwen
Dean Stewart	3–9	Denis Ovens		Jason Crawley	5–9	Dean Winstanley
Peter Wright	9–7	John Part		Peter Hudson	4–9	Kim Huybrechts
Dave Chisnall	9–7	Mark Layton		Nigel Heydon	4–9	Colin Osborne
Ian White	8–9	Richie Burnett		Michael Smith	7–9	Darren Webster
Raymond van Barneveld	9–3	Jelle Klaasen		Wes Newton	9–1	Shaun Griffiths
Jamie Caven	9–6	Alan Tabern		Mark Hylton	9–6	Stuart Kellett
Terry Temple	6–9	Simon Whitlock		James Hubbard	6–9	Terry Jenkins
Jim Walker	4–9	Joe Cullen		James Wade	5–9	Colin Lloyd
Richie Howson	2–9	Andy Hamilton		Mark Barilli	8–9	Brendan Dolan

• † Gary Anderson hit a nine-dart finish in the third leg against Davey Dodds.[6]
• ‡ Dennis Smith received a bye as Mark Jones was disqualified due to failing to register at the event.[6]

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Player #1	Score	Player #2		Player #1	Score	Player #2
Colin Lloyd	8–9	Joe Cullen		Justin Pipe	5–9	Simon Whitlock
Richie Burnett	4–9	Peter Wright		Paul Nicholson	9–3	Arron Monk
Vincent van der Voort	7–9	Kim Huybrechts		Colin Osborne	1–9	Phil Taylor
Mark Hylton	7–9	Jamie Caven		Dennis Smith	5–9	Dave Chisnall
Brendan Dolan	8–9	Denis Ovens		Dennis Priestley	9–8	Andy Smith
Darren Webster	6–9	Ronnie Baxter		Robert Thornton	9–7	Gary Anderson
Andy Hamilton	5–9	Raymond van Barneveld		Terry Jenkins	9–3	Dean Winstanley
Michael van Gerwen	9–7	Mervyn King		Wes Newton	9–7	Adrian Lewis

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Player #1	Score	Player #2		Player #1	Score	Player #2
Michael van Gerwen 93.47	7–9	Terry Jenkins 89.86		Robert Thornton 91.54	9–5	Dennis Priestley 94.58
Dave Chisnall 101.46	9–5	Simon Whitlock 91.58		Joe Cullen 85.03	8–9	Jamie Caven 86.19
Phil Taylor 110.72	9–4	Ronnie Baxter 97.96		Denis Ovens 86.72	9–8	Paul Nicholson 90.02
Raymond van Barneveld 93.40	9–8	Peter Wright 89.53		Kim Huybrechts 93.96	8–9	Wes Newton 99.22