Dates 11–14 October Organisation(s) BDO | Country England | |
Venue Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall Location East Riding of Yorkshire Format Sets for men,
Legs for women, boys and girls | ||
The 2012 Winmau World Masters was a major televised tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2012. It took place from 11–14 October, with 11 October play at the Costello Stadium for the untelevised matches, and 12–14 October play at the Hull City Hall, which hosted the televised element of the event for the second time, taking over from the nearby Hull Arena who hosted for one year in 2011
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Scott Waites and Lisa Ashton both attempted to defend their titles they won for the first time last year, however Stephen Bunting and Julie Gore took the main titles after Waites and Ashton lost their opening matches. This tournament was known for being Phill Nixon's last major tournament. Nixon died on August 9, 2013 from cancer.
Seeds
There are no seedings in the boys or girls events.
Men's Draw
Last 32 onwards. All the below matches were played on stage, with a number televised.
Sets are best of 3 legs.
Ladies Draw
Last 8 onwards. The Semi Finals and Final were played on stage, with the Final televised.
Boys Draw
Last 8 onwards. The final was played on stage however this was not televised.
Girls Draw
Last 8 onwards. The final was played on stage however this was not televised.
Television coverage
The tournament was shown in the UK by sports subscription channel ESPN for the second year. ESPN broadcast the last three days of the tournament, and televised the Last 8 of the Men's stage matches, the majority of the Last 32 and Last 16 of the Men's stage matches, and the Final of the Ladies event.