Dates 21–29 July Location Blackpool Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Winter Gardens Country England Format Legs | |
The 2012 World Matchplay was the 19th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 21–29 July.
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion, and retained his title for the fifth successive time and thirteenth in total with an 18–15 win over James Wade in the final.
Two nine dart finishes were made during the tournament. Michael van Gerwen recorded the first during his second round victory over Steve Beaton. Wes Newton repeated the feat a day later, during his second round loss against Justin Pipe.
Prize money
For the fourth consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.
Qualification
The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.
† Michael van Gerwen threw his second televised 9 darter
‡ Wes Newton threw his first televised 9 darter
Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)