2012 PDC Pro Tour


The 2012 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. They were the Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships, the UK Open Qualifiers, and the new European Tour events. This year there were 33 PDC Pro Tour events – 20 Players Championships, 8 UK Open Qualifiers, and 5 European Tour events.

Prize money

Prize money for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier is Β£34,600, unchanged from 2011. Prize money for each European Tour event was Β£82,100.
StagePlayers Championships
and UK Open Qualifiers		European Tour events
Last 64Β£200Β£200
Last 32Β£400Β£1,000
Last 16Β£600Β£1,500
Quarter-finalsΒ£1,000Β£3,000
Semi-finalsΒ£2,000Β£5,000
FinalΒ£3,000Β£7,500
WinnerΒ£6,000Β£15,000

In addition, the 32 players who failed to qualify for a European Tour event at the final qualifying stage receive Β£100. A further Β£400 per Pro Tour event was reserved for a nine-dart finish. If this was not won in an event, it was carried over to the next event, and so on until a nine-dart finish was achieved. Once the prize fund was won, it reverted to the starting value for the next event.

PDC Pro Tour Card

128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.

Tour cards

The 2012 Tour Cards were awarded to:
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Metrodome in Barnsley from January 19–22.
January 19January 20January 21January 22

Richie Howson

Andrew Cornwall

Darren Whittingham

Tony West

Steve West

Stuart Kellett

Michael Barnard

Kurt van de Rijck

Dean Winstanley

Jeff Smith

Adrian Gray

Andrew Gilding

Dave Smith

Johnny Haines

Jamie Lewis

Bernd Roith

A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
StagePoints
Last 89
Last 165
Last 323
Last 642
Last 1281

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:

Players Championships

The PDC Youth Tour consisted of 18 events held across seven weekends, where two events were played on the Saturday and one event on the Sunday with the exception of the final weekend. Events were open to players aged between 14 and 21 at the beginning of the year. The top 32 players from the Youth Tour Order of Merit qualified for the 2013 PDC World Youth Championship.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-UpRef.
1Saturday April 21 DerbyArron Monk 4-0 James Hubbard
2Saturday April 21 DerbyMichael Smith 4-2 Daniel King-Morris
3Sunday April 22 DerbyArron Monk 4–0 Michael Smith
4Saturday May 19 ReadingJames Hubbard 4-1 Ben Songhurst
5Saturday May 19 ReadingMichael Smith 4-1 Jamie Landon
6Sunday May 20 ReadingArron Monk 4-2 Liam Showell
7Saturday June 2 CologneAdam Smith-Neale 4-2 Josh Payne
8Saturday June 2 CologneChris Aubrey 4-3 Jamie Lewis
9Sunday June 3 CologneJamie Lewis 4-3 Arron Monk
10Saturday July 14 BarnsleySam Hamilton 4-3 Reece Robinson
11Saturday July 14 BarnsleyArron Monk 4-2 Sam Head
12Sunday July 15 BarnsleyJames Hubbard 4–0 Sam Hill
13Saturday August 4 DerbyJamie Lewis 4–0 Michael Smith
14Saturday August 4 DerbyJamie Landon 4–3 John de Kruijf
15Sunday August 5 DerbyMichael Smith 4-0 Lee Whitworth
16Saturday September 29 WiganMichael Smith 4–1 Ricky Evans
17Saturday September 29 WiganKeegan Brown 4–1 George Killington
18Sunday September 30 WiganMichael Smith 4-2 Josh Payne

UK Open Qualifiers

European Tour

Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour

North American Pro Tour

Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour

The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2013 World Championship.
No.DateAlso known asWinnerLegsRunner-UpRef.
1Saturday 21 JanuaryDPA Australian Matchplay 1Barry Jouannet Jr 6–3 Bill Aitken
2Sunday 22 JanuaryDPA Australian Matchplay 2Sean Reed 6–5 Rob Modra
3Saturday 4 FebruaryMittagong RSL Open 1Russell Stewart 6–4 Ben Gaiter
4Sunday 5 FebruaryMittagong RSL Open 2Harley Kemp 6–4 Phillip Hazel
5Saturday 18 FebruaryRedcliffe Darts Open 1Shane Tichowitsch 6–5 Gordon Mathers
6Sunday 19 FebruaryRedcliffe Darts Open 2Sean Reed 6–1 Craig Gwynne
7Saturday 3 MarchVictoria Open 1Jackson Wilson-Young 6–4 Wayne Clegg
8Sunday 4 MarchVictoria Open 2Sean Reed 6–4 Rob Modra
9Saturday 31 MarchBoorowa Open 1Jackson Wilson-Young 6–2 Shane Tichowitsch
10Sunday 1 AprilBoorowa Open 2Rob Modra 6–4 Shane Tichowitsch
11Saturday 14 AprilDosh DPA Kazco Open 1Shane Tichowitsch 6–3 Beau Anderson
12Sunday 15 AprilDosh DPA Kazco Open 2Shane Tichowitsch 6–5 Beau Anderson
13Saturday 28 AprilCabbage Tree Hotel OpenShane Tichowitsch 6–3 Ben Gaiter
14Sunday 29 AprilDPA Australian SinglesGordon Mathers 6–5 Wayne Clegg
15Saturday 26 MayRedcliffe Darts Open 3Gordon Mathers 6–0 James Bailey
16Sunday 27 MayRedcliffe Darts Open 4Craig Gwynne 6–2 Sean Reed
17Saturday 9 JuneSouth Australian Open 1Shane Tichowitsch 6–3 Sean Reed
18Sunday 10 JuneSouth Australian Open 2Shane Tichowitsch 6–2 Sean Reed
19Saturday 23 JuneBillabong Tavern Darts OpenShane Tichowitsch 6–1 Sean Reed
20Sunday 24 JuneRussell Stewart ClassicShane Tichowitsch 6–5 Sean Reed
21Saturday 14 JulySID Darts OpenShane Tichowitsch 6–2 Wayne Clegg
22Sunday 15 JulyWarilla Bowls Club OpenSean Reed 6–3 Shane Tichowitsch
23Saturday 11 AugustRobina Gold Coast Open 1David Platt 6–5 Pat Orreal
24Sunday 12 AugustRobina Gold Coast Open 2David Platt 6–5 Jeremy Fagg
25Friday 17 AugustAustralian OpenPhil Taylor 6–2 Simon Whitlock
26Saturday 18 AugustDPA Tournament of ChampionsPhil Taylor 6–3 Masumi Chino
27Sunday 19 AugustDPA Australian MastersSimon Whitlock 6–5 Phil Taylor
28Saturday 6 OctoberGoulburn Open 1Tic Bridge 6–3 Jackson Wilson-Young
30Friday 26 OctoberCanberra DPA Event 1Gordon Mathers 6–4 Russell Stewart
31Saturday 27 OctoberCanberra DPA Event 2Kyle Anderson 6–3 Gordon Mathers

Other PDC tournaments

The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2012. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.
DateEventWinnerScoreRunner-UpRef
September 9PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event Dave Harringtonbeat n/a
September 30PDC World Japan Qualifying Event Haruki Muramatsu6–0 Sho Katsumi
September 30PDC World Germany Qualifying Event Andree Welge2–1 Tomas Seyler
October 14PDC World China Qualifying Event Leung Chen Nambeat Shen Jianhua
October 14Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy Daryl Gurney6–3 Campbell Jackson
October 14PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event Charl Pietersen8–1 Charles Losper
October 19Gleneagle Irish Masters Gary Anderson6–1 Colin Osborne
October 21PDC World Philippines Qualifying Event Lourence Ilaganbeat Andy Villamor
October 28Oceanic Masters Kyle Anderson8–3 Tic Bridge
November 10PDC World South Asian Qualifying Event Mohd Latif Sapupbeat n/a
November 10 Max Hopp6–1 Maik Langendorf
November 10PDC World West European Qualifying Event Carlos RodrΓ­guez6–5 Stefan Couwenberg
November 17PDC World East European Qualifying Event Robert MarijanoviΔ‡6–1 Gyula Perle
November 26 Stuart Kellett5–1 John Bowles