 In August, Heydon beat Brandon Walsh and Gary Butcher in the UK Qualifier for the European Tour Event 4, and defeated Andy Smith 6–5 in the first round in Stuttgart.Heydon continued his form in round two with a 6–2 win over Mark Walsh with a 100.45 average, but then lost to James Wade 4–6 in the last 16.Heydon's best results of 2012 came after this as he reached the quarter-finals of both the 12th and 16th Players Championship events, losing to Andy Hamilton (5–6) and Jamie Caven (0–6) respectively.