2012 German Darts Masters


The 2012 German Darts Masters was the fourth of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany, from 7–9 September 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.
Adrian Lewis claimed his first European Tour title with a 6–3 win over Ian White.
There were two nine-dart finishes during the tournament. Mark Webster hit the first during his first round game, which he lost to Andree Welge, and Ian White hit the second during his 6–5 last 16 victory against Andy Hamilton.

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 Home Nation Qualifier.
Gary Anderson was banned from playing in this tournament, along with the Dutch Darts Masters and the European Championship. Also, Jelle Klaasen, Phil Taylor and Mark Hylton did not compete, with their opponents receiving byes to the second round.
1–32
UK Qualifier
European Qualifier
Host Nation Qualifier