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2012 European Championship (darts)

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Dates
  
September 20 to 23

Location
  
Mülheim

Organisation(s)
  
PDC

Venue
  
RWE-Sporthalle

Country
  
Germany

Format
  
Legs

The 2012 European Championship was the fifth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from September 20 to 23 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.

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Phil Taylor was once again defending the title, after winning each of the four previous playings of this tournament since the inaugural edition in 2008. However, he lost for the first time in the quarter-finals 6–10 to Brendan Dolan.

Simon Whitlock won his first major title, defeating Wes Newton 11–5 in the final.

Prize money

The 2012 European Championship has a total prize fund of £200,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Qualification

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the two Players Championship events in Barnsley automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from them were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, with further places awarded to the top 8 non-qualified players from the Continental Europe Order of Merit.

These are the participants:

  • Fourth placed Gary Anderson was banned from the event due to breaching the PDC's rules.
  • Draw and results

    The draw was held on 9 September 2012.

    Broadcasts

    The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ESPN.

    References

    2012 European Championship (darts) Wikipedia