Dates 7–10 June 2012 Location Bolton Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Reebok Stadium Country United Kingdom | |
Format Legs
Final – best of 21 | ||
The 2012 Speedy Services UK Open was a Darts tournament staged in the UK by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the tenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton over 7–10 June 2012, and has the nickname, the "FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final. Robert Thornton won the tournament beating Phil Taylor 11–5 in the final to win his first PDC major.
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2012 UK Open Qualifiers
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:
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.
Rileys qualifiers
32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.
Speedy qualifiers
32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.
Prize money
For the fourth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund will be £200,000.
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 10 May.