2012 UK Open
The 2012 Speedy Hire UK Open was a Darts tournament staged in the UK by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the tenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 7–10 June 2012, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.
Robert Thornton won the tournament beating Phil Taylor 11–5 in the final to win his first PDC major.
Format and qualifiers
2012 UK Open qualifiers
There were eight qualifying events staged across England between February and May 2012 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Total Prize Money | Winner | Runner-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saturday 11 February | K2 Centre, Crawley | Wes Newton  Rileys qualifiers32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.Speedy qualifiers32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at seven venues across Britain from April to May.Brighton
Cardiff
Prize moneyFor the fourth consecutive UK Open, the prize fund will be £200,000.DrawThe draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 10 May.Thursday 7 June; Best of 7 legsPreliminary round
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