2012 Dutch Darts Masters


The 2012 Dutch Darts Masters was the fifth of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Van Der Valk Hotel in Nuland, Netherlands, from 26–28 October 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.
Simon Whitlock won his first European Tour title, defeating Paul Nicholson 6–1 in the final.

Prize money

StagePrize Money
Winner£15,000
Runner Up£7,500
Semi-final£5,000
Quarter-final£3,000
Third round£1,500
Second round£1,000
First round£200
Last qualifying stage£100
Total£82,100

Qualification

The top 32 players from the automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier, eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier.
Robert Thornton withdrew the day before the start of the tournament due to ill health.
1–32
UK Qualifier
European Qualifier
Host Nation Qualifier