The 2012 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix was the fifteenth staging of the World Grand Prix. It was played from 8–14 October 2012 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
| 2012 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 8–14 October 2012 | ||
| Venue | Citywest Hotel | ||
| Location | Dublin | ||
| Country |  Ireland | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets "double in, double out" | ||
| Prize fund | £350,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Adrian Lewis Brendan Dolan | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he lost 2–3 to Robert Thornton in the second round.[1]
The final was won by Michael van Gerwen, who won his first major title by defeating Mervyn King 6–4.
Prize money
editThe total prize fund is £350,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £350,000) | |
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| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £20,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £12,500 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £7,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £4,000 |
Qualification
editThe field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on September 16. The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit.[2]
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Draw
editThe draw was made on 23 September 2012.[3][4] The distance in the quarter-finals were reduced from best of 7 sets to best of 5 sets to end the night earlier.
Television coverage and sponsorship
editThe tournament was screened by Sky Sports in high definition.
PartyPoker.com sponsored the event for the second time.
References
edit- ^ "Phil Taylor knocked out of World Grand Prix in Dublin by Robert Thornton". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "World Grand Prix Field Finalised". PDC. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "PartyPoker.com WGP Draw". PDC. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 World Grand Prix Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "PartyPoker.com WGP - Monday". PDC. 8 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "PartyPoker.com WGP - Tuesday". PDC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "PartyPoker.com WGP - Wednesday". PDC. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "PartyPoker.com WGP - Thursday". PDC. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "PartyPoker.com WGP Quarter-finals". PDC. 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "PartyPoker.com WGP Semi-finals". PDC. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Dublin Glory For Comeback Kid!". PDC. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
- PDC Netzone; results, fixtures, reports