2012 European Championship (darts)
| 2012 European Championship | |||
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| Dates | September 20 to 23 | ||
| Venue | RWE-Sporthalle | ||
| Location | Mülheim | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
| Winners share | £50,000 | ||
| High checkout |
167  Dave Chisnall Simon Whitlock
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| Champion(s) | |||
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Simon Whitlock
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The 2012 European Championship was the fifth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from September 20 to 23 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.
Phil Taylor was once again defending the title, after winning each of the four previous playings of this tournament since the inaugural edition in 2008. However, he lost for the first time in the quarter-finals 6–10 to Brendan Dolan.
Simon Whitlock won his first major title, defeating Wes Newton 11–5 in the final.
The 2012 European Championship has a total prize fund of £200,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the two Players Championship events in Barnsley automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from them were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, with further places awarded to the top 8 non-qualified players from the Continental Europe Order of Merit.
These are the participants:
The draw was held on 9 September 2012.
Source: Match reports from the results
The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ESPN.
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