2012 UK Open
No Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Total Prize Money Winner Runner-Up
1 Saturday 11 February K2 Centre , Crawley Wes Newton 6-3 Kim Huybrechts £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
2 Sunday 12 February K2 Centre , Crawley Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Dave Chisnall £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
3 Saturday 24 March Barnsley Metrodome , Barnsley Phil Taylor 6-2 Brendan Dolan £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
4 Sunday 25 March Barnsley Metrodome , Barnsley Phil Taylor 6-3 Dennis Smith £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
5 Saturday 14 April Barnsley Metrodome , Barnsley Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Andy Smith £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
6 Sunday 15 April Barnsley Metrodome , Barnsley Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Ian White £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
7 Saturday 5 May NIA Community Hall , Birmingham Terry Jenkins 6-3 Andy Hamilton £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
8 Sunday 6 May NIA Community Hall , Birmingham Wes Newton 6-2 Justin Pipe £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
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 :
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.