2012 Players Championship Finals

The 2012 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the fifth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2012 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place from 30 November–2 December 2012 at the Butlin's Resort Minehead in Minehead, England. This was the second Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.

For the curling tournament, see 2012 Players' Championship.

2012 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates30 November–2 December 2012
VenueButlin's Minehead
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout170 Phil Taylor
170 Simon Whitlock
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«December 2011 2013»

Kevin Painter was the defending champion,[1] but he lost to Michael van Gerwen in the first round.[2]

Phil Taylor won his third and final Players Championship Finals title with a 13–6 victory over Kim Huybrechts in the final.[3]

Prize money
Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £250,000)
Winner (1) £60,000
Runner-Up (1) £24,000
Semi-finalists (2) £15,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £6,000
Last 32  (First round) (16) £3,000

Qualification

This was the final PDC ProTour Order of Merit.[4]

  1. Dave Chisnall (First round)
  2. Simon Whitlock (Semi-finals)
  3. Michael van Gerwen (Second round)
  4. Raymond van Barneveld (First round)
  5. Justin Pipe (Semi-finals)
  6. Phil Taylor (Champion)
  7. Wes Newton (First round)
  8. Ian White (First round)
  9. Kim Huybrechts (Runner-Up)
  10. Robert Thornton (Second round)
  11. Adrian Lewis (Second round)
  12. James Wade (First round)
  13. Terry Jenkins (First round)
  14. Andy Hamilton (Quarter-finals)
  15. Ronnie Baxter (Second round)
  16. Colin Lloyd (First round)
  17. Peter Wright (Quarter-finals)
  18. Paul Nicholson (First round)
  19. Andy Smith (First round)
  20. Mervyn King (Quarter-finals)
  21. Brendan Dolan (Second round)
  22. Richie Burnett (First round)
  23. Mark Walsh (First round)
  24. Vincent van der Voort (First round)
  25. Michael Smith (Second round)
  26. Gary Anderson (Quarter-finals)
  27. Mark Webster (First round)
  28. Colin Osborne (First round)
  29. Steve Beaton (Second round)
  30. Kevin Painter (First round)
  31. Jamie Caven (First round)
  32. Wayne Jones (Second round)

Draw

[2]

First round (best of 11 legs)
30 November
[5] 		Second round (best of 19 legs)
1 December
[6] 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
2 December
[7] 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
2 December
[8] 		Final (best of 25 legs)
2 December
[9]
               
1 Dave Chisnall 84.91 0
32 Wayne Jones 92.02 6
32 Wayne Jones 93.72 7
17 Peter Wright 94.70 10
16 Colin Lloyd 84.97 5
17 Peter Wright 87.66 6
17 Peter Wright 99.71 6
9 Kim Huybrechts 104.34 10
8 Ian White 89.45 5
25 Michael Smith 91.73 6
25 Michael Smith 98.39 6
9 Kim Huybrechts 98.73 10
9 Kim Huybrechts 88.83 6
24 Vincent van der Voort 89.80 3
9 Kim Huybrechts 96.05 11
5 Justin Pipe 95.80 6
4 Raymond van Barneveld 99.79 5
29 Steve Beaton 94.79 6
29 Steve Beaton 92.15 7
20 Mervyn King 89.02 10
13 Terry Jenkins 88.56 5
20 Mervyn King 88.72 6
20 Mervyn King 93.31 7
5 Justin Pipe 94.59 10
5 Justin Pipe 93.68 6
28 Colin Osborne 88.58 3
5 Justin Pipe 89.57 10
21 Brendan Dolan 93.27 8
12 James Wade 89.98 4
21 Brendan Dolan 93.52 6
9 Kim Huybrechts 91.70 6
6 Phil Taylor 103.57 13
2 Simon Whitlock 91.95 6
31 Jamie Caven 88.68 3
2 Simon Whitlock 109.54 10
15 Ronnie Baxter 95.10 1
15 Ronnie Baxter 88.94 6
18 Paul Nicholson 86.77 5
2 Simon Whitlock 99.99 10
26 Gary Anderson 103.50 8
7 Wes Newton 92.83 4
26 Gary Anderson 96.86 6
26 Gary Anderson 97.97 10
10 Robert Thornton 93.08 6
10 Robert Thornton 99.50 6
23 Mark Walsh 89.17 1
2 Simon Whitlock 95.55 2
6 Phil Taylor 106.02 11
3 Michael van Gerwen 91.78 6
30 Kevin Painter 83.62 3
3 Michael van Gerwen 95.85 8
14 Andy Hamilton 94.90 10
14 Andy Hamilton 88.05 6
19 Andy Smith 82.30 2
14 Andy Hamilton 102.16 9
6 Phil Taylor 103.29 10
6 Phil Taylor 101.02 6
27 Mark Webster 94.19 2
6 Phil Taylor 105.67 10
11 Adrian Lewis 97.83 7
11 Adrian Lewis 88.78 6
22 Richie Burnett 83.90 3

Statistics
Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
Phil Taylor Winner 5 50 26 19 112 65 20 170 103.91
Kim Huybrechts Final 5 43 34 12 96 55 19 137 95.93
Simon Whitlock Semi-finals 4 28 23 9 60 44 12 170 99.26
Justin Pipe Semi-finals 4 32 29 13 86 48 15 127 93.41
Gary Anderson Quarter-finals 3 24 20 8 61 34 11 140 99.98
Andy Hamilton Quarter-finals 3 25 20 12 43 30 14 142 95.04
Peter Wright Quarter-finals 3 22 22 7 64 31 6 102 94.76
Mervyn King Quarter-finals 3 23 22 10 61 32 6 111 90.57
Robert Thornton Second round 2 12 11 4 34 17 3 120 96.29
Michael Smith Second round 2 12 15 4 34 21 7 96 95.68
Michael van Gerwen Second round 2 14 13 7 34 21 6 130 93.82
Steve Beaton Second round 2 13 15 6 40 17 8 161 93.47
Brendan Dolan Second round 2 14 14 3 37 18 2 164 93.36
Adrian Lewis Second round 2 13 13 5 32 20 5 150 93.31
Wayne Jones Second round 2 13 10 3 32 26 2 121 93.28
Ronnie Baxter Second round 2 7 15 3 30 12 4 134 92.02
Raymond van Barneveld First round 1 5 6 3 14 11 2 54 99.79
Mark Webster First round 1 2 6 1 7 6 1 40 94.19
Wes Newton First round 1 4 6 1 12 8 1 106 92.83
James Wade First round 1 4 6 2 18 6 129 89.98
Vincent van der Voort First round 1 3 6 1 11 4 2 46 89.80
Ian White First round 1 5 6 3 16 5 3 97 89.45
Mark Walsh First round 1 1 6 11 3 1 36 89.17
Jamie Caven First round 1 3 6 11 6 1 85 88.68
Colin Osborne First round 1 3 6 10 4 1 82 88.58
Terry Jenkins First round 1 5 6 2 11 7 4 87 88.56
Paul Nicholson First round 1 5 6 2 11 8 1 82 86.77
Colin Lloyd First round 1 5 6 2 8 6 2 80 84.97
Richie Burnett First round 1 3 6 8 6 2 56 83.90
Kevin Painter First round 1 3 6 2 8 4 1 135 83.62
Dave Chisnall First round 1 6 8 1 2 – 82.91
Andy Smith First round 1 2 6 1 13 5 100 82.30

Source: Match reports in the draw

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast in the UK by ITV4 and by Fox Sports in Australia.[10]

References
  1. "Daventry darts player Kevin Painter energised by win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. "2012 Players Championship Finals Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. "Phil Taylor heads to PDC World Championship on full power". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. "Minehead Hosts Players Championship". PDC. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  5. "Cash Converters PCF Day One". PDC. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  6. "Cash Converters PCF Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  7. "Cash Converters PCF QFs". PDC. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  8. "Cash Converters PCF Semis". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  9. "Taylor Completes Treble Triumph". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  10. "Cash Converters Players Championship Finals NetZone". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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