# 2012 BDO World Darts Championship

The 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 35th BDO World Darts Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 27th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. It took place from January 7th to January 15th.
The tournament was won by Christian Kist, an unseeded team who was making their début at the event; Kist beat Tony O'Shea 7–5 in the final. Two-time defending champion Martin Adams lost in the quarter-finals against O'Shea.
The defending women's champion Gulliver, a nine-time winner of the event, lost in the semi-finals to Anastasia Dobromyslova. Dobromyslova then beat Deta Hedman in the final to win her second world title.
It was the first time that neither champion was from Great Britain (Christian Kist from the Netherlands and Anastasia Dobromyslova from Russia), despite both losing finalists coming from England (Tony O'Shea and Deta Hedman).
Both men's semi-finals were the subject of controversy. In the first, between Ted Hankey and Christian Kist, Hankey complained repeatedly about the air conditioning at the venue, claiming it was blowing his darts off course. Hankey later alleged that this was done deliberately, as he would be joining the PDC after the tournament. This was days after a similar incident at the rival PDC World Championship, which led to Adrian Lewis and James Wade walking off the stage due to a draft. Referring to that incident, Martin Adams, a BDO board member, had said before the Lakeside event started: “I can promise there will be no gusts of wind blowing across the stage.” Then, in the second semi-final, between Tony O'Shea and Wesley Harms, the players left the stage so the board could be replaced following 23 bounce outs.
Players from five countries including a record number of eight Dutch players took part in the tournament.

## Format and qualifiers
### Men's

The televised stages featured 32 players. The top 16 players in the WDF/BDO rankings over the 2010/11 season were seeded for the tournament.
The 32 players who qualified for invitation into the first round proper of the men's singles were:
| Top 16 Martin Adams Scott Waites Dean Winstanley Robbie Green Gary Robson Jan Dekker John Walton Tony O'Shea Ross Montgomery Willy van de Wiel Tony West Paul Jennings Wesley Harms Benito van de Pas Ted Hankey Ron Meulenkamp | Other qualifiers Martin Phillips Joey ten Berge Steve Douglas Darryl Fitton Scott Mitchell Garry Thompson Fabian Roosenbrand Steve West Alan Norris Martin Atkins Andy Boulton Dave Prins Gary Stone Christian Kist Geert De Vos Clive Barden |

### Women's

The televised stages featured 8 players. The top 4 players in the WDF/BDO rankings over the 2010/11 season were seeded for the tournament.
The eight women qualified for invitation were:
| Top 4 Deta Hedman Julie Gore Trina Gulliver Lorraine Farlam | Other qualifiers Karen Lawman Anastasia Dobromyslova Lisa Ashton Rhian Edwards |

## Prize money

The prize money was £258,000 for the men's event and £16,000 for the women's event.
    Men's Champion: £100,000
    Runner-Up: £30,000
    Semi-Finalists (2): £11,000
    Quarter-Finalists (4): £6,000
    Last 16 (8): £4,250
    Last 32 (16): £3,000
    Women's Champion: £10,000
    Runner-Up: £2,000
    Semi-Finalists (2): £1,000
    Quarter-Finalists (4): £500
There was also a shared 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £3,000 per event.

## Results bracket

The draw for the tournament was made on 7 November 2011 live on ESPN.

### Men's

* Match distances in sets are quoted in brackets at the top of each round. All sets are best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break. (The final set must be won by two clear legs; if it reaches 5–5, the 11th leg is decisive.)
The results are:
| First Round (best of 5 sets) 7–9 January | First Round (best of 5 sets) 7–9 January | First Round (best of 5 sets) 7–9 January | Second round (best of 7) 10–11 January | Second round (best of 7) 10–11 January | Second round (best of 7) 10–11 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9) 12–13 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9) 12–13 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9) 12–13 January | | Semi-finals (best of 11) 14 January | Semi-finals (best of 11) 14 January | Semi-finals (best of 11) 14 January | | Final (best of 13) 15 January | Final (best of 13) 15 January | Final (best of 13) 15 January |
| 1 | Martin Adams 90.12 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Mitchell 79.47 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Mitchell 79.47 | 0 | 1 | Martin Adams 90.78 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gary Stone 86.97 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ron Meulenkamp 82.98 | 0 | | Gary Stone 86.97 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Stone 88.68 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Stone 88.68 | 3 | | | | 1 | Martin Adams 92.49 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Tony O'Shea 94.02 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tony O'Shea 88.80 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Tony O'Shea 94.02 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve West 75.63 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve West 75.63 | 0 | 8 | Tony O'Shea 90.48 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Ross Montgomery 87.63 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ross Montgomery 87.99 | 3 | 9 | Ross Montgomery 87.63 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fabian Roosenbrand 80.10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fabian Roosenbrand 80.10 | 1 | | | | | | | | 8 | Tony O'Shea 85.35 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Wesley Harms 88.38 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Robbie Green 87.42 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Wesley Harms 88.38 | 5 | | | |
| | Darryl Fitton 81.60 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darryl Fitton 81.60 | 1 | 4 | Robbie Green 84.99 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Wesley Harms 90.72 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Wesley Harms 82.32 | 3 | 13 | Wesley Harms 90.72 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Phillips 79.38 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Phillips 79.38 | 1 | | | | 13 | Wesley Harms 87.39 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Paul Jennings 85.86 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Gary Robson 75.33 | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | Paul Jennings 85.86 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Douglas 83.76 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Douglas 83.76 | 3 | | Steve Douglas 82.23 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Paul Jennings 82.86 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Paul Jennings 83.94 | 3 | 12 | Paul Jennings 82.86 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Garry Thompson 84.30 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Garry Thompson 84.30 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tony O'Shea 87.78 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Christian Kist 90.00 | 7 |
| 2 | Scott Waites 89.52 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Christian Kist 90.00 | 7 |
| | Andy Boulton 88.74 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Boulton 88.74 | 1 | 2 | Scott Waites 86.73 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Ted Hankey 85.14 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ted Hankey 88.08 | 3 | 15 | Ted Hankey 85.14 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clive Barden 79.85 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clive Barden 79.85 | 2 | | | | 15 | Ted Hankey 85.08 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Martin Atkins 87.00 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | John Walton 86.94 | 1 | | | | | | | | Martin Atkins 87.00 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Atkins 87.42 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Atkins 87.42 | 3 | | Martin Atkins 89.73 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Willy van de Wiel 87.02 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Willy van de Wiel 83.01 | 3 | 10 | Willy van de Wiel 87.02 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Prins 78.24 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Prins 78.24 | 0 | | | | | | | | 15 | Ted Hankey 87.54 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Christian Kist 89.73 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Dean Winstanley 88.74 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Christian Kist 89.73 | 6 | | | |
| | Joey ten Berge 86.70 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey ten Berge 86.70 | 1 | 3 | Dean Winstanley 91.92 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alan Norris 89.28 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Benito van de Pas 90.18 | 2 | | Alan Norris 89.28 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Norris 91.95 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Norris 91.95 | 3 | | | | | Alan Norris 90.19 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Christian Kist 93.67 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jan Dekker 96.33 | 2 | | | | | | | | Christian Kist 93.67 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kist 97.77 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kist 97.77 | 3 | | Christian Kist 96.51 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Geert De Vos 87.21 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tony West 83.94 | 1 | | Geert De Vos 87.21 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geert De Vos 84.09 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's

* All matches best of three sets, best of five legs.
The results are:
| Quarter-finals 7–9 January | Quarter-finals 7–9 January | Quarter-finals 7–9 January | Semi-finals 12 January | Semi-finals 12 January | Semi-finals 12 January | Final 13 January | Final 13 January | Final 13 January |
| 1 | Deta Hedman 73.20 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Rhian Edwards 73.71 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Rhian Edwards 73.71 | 1 | 1 | Deta Hedman 79.11 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Lorraine Farlam 74.61 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Lorraine Farlam 67.35 | 2 | 4 | Lorraine Farlam 74.61 | 1 | | | |
| | Karen Lawman 67.35 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Karen Lawman 67.35 | 1 | | | | 1 | Deta Hedman 74.13 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | Anastasia Dobromyslova 73.95 | 2 |
| 2 | Julie Gore 63.39 | 0 | | | | | | | Anastasia Dobromyslova 73.95 | 2 |
| | Anastasia Dobromyslova 73.92 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Dobromyslova 73.92 | 2 | | Anastasia Dobromyslova 69.75 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Trina Gulliver 72.88 | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Trina Gulliver 73.80 | 2 | 3 | Trina Gulliver 72.88 | 0 | | | |
| | Lisa Ashton 71.97 | 0 | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Men

| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | Average |
| Christian Kist | 5 | 25 | 15 | 93 | 67 | 179 | 133 | 33 | 129 | 92.45 |
| Tony O'Shea | 5 | 23 | 15 | 86 | 65 | 217 | 111 | 23 | 170 | 88.52 |
| Wesley Harms | 4 | 17 | 11 | 63 | 50 | 178 | 79 | 11 | 120 | 87.46 |
| Ted Hankey | 4 | 17 | 12 | 62 | 54 | 137 | 89 | 23 | 145 | 86.47 |
| Martin Atkins | 3 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 76 | 42 | 11 | 136 | 88.05 |
| Alan Norris | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 91 | 42 | 22 | 130 | 90.33 |
| Martin Adams | 3 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 95 | 40 | 11 | 161 | 91.36 |
| Paul Jennings | 3 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 94 | 53 | 9 | 120 | 84.38 |
| Scott Waites | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 68 | 26 | 5 | 156 | 87.73 |
| Dean Winstanley | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 59 | 32 | 12 | 160 | 90.68 |
| Robbie Green | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 76 | 86.20 |
| Ross Montgomery | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 63 | 20 | 7 | 120 | 87.79 |
| Willy van de Wiel | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 101 | 85.58 |
| Geert De Vos | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 121 | 85.89 |
| Steve Douglas | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 121 | 82.71 |
| Gary Stone | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 120 | 88.23 |
| Gary Robson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 75.33 |
| Jan Dekker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 81 | 96.33 |
| John Walton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 97 | 86.94 |
| Tony West | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 83.94 |
| Benito van de Pas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 119 | 90.18 |
| Ron Meulenkamp | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 82.98 |
| Clive Barden | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 160 | 79.86 |
| Andy Boulton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 65 | 88.74 |
| Darryl Fitton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 81.60 |
| Scott Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 79.48 |
| Martin Phillips | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 79.38 |
| Dave Prins | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 78.24 |
| Fabian Roosenbrand | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 83 | 80.10 |
| Joey ten Berge | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 92 | 86.70 |
| Garry Thompson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 118 | 84.30 |
| Steve West | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 75.63 |
Last updated: 13 January 2011 Source: Match reports from the main draw

### Women

| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | Average |
| Anastasia Dobromyslova | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 90 | 72.71 |
| Deta Hedman | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 119 | 75.71 |
| Lorraine Farlam | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 125 | 70.92 |
| Trina Gulliver | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 72.76 |
| Karen Lawman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 67.34 |
| Rhian Edwards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 155 | 73.70 |
| Lisa Ashton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 71.96 |
| Julie Gore | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 63.39 |
Last updated: 13 January 2011 Source: Match reports from the main draw

## Broadcasting

The tournament was broadcast jointly in the UK by the BBC and ESPN. The BBC broadcast the afternoon session of the opening weekend, afternoon highlights from 9 to 13 January, the first semi final and the final. ESPN broadcast the evening session of the opening weekend, round two matches, the quarter-finals, the second semi final and highlights of the final. The BBC's coverage was presented by Colin Murray with Bobby George being the pundit. ESPN's coverage was presented by Ray Stubbs and Nat Coombs. Commentary on both channels came from David Croft, Tony Green and Vassos Alexander. The tournament was also screened on Eurosport and Eurosport Asia in 99 other countries.