# 2012 Players Championship Finals

The 2012 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the fifth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2012 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place from 30 November–2 December 2012 at the Butlin's Resort Minehead in Minehead, England. This was the second Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.
Kevin Painter was the defending champion, but he lost to Michael van Gerwen in the first round.
Phil Taylor won his third and final Players Championship Finals title with a 13–6 victory over Kim Huybrechts in the final.

## Prize money

| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £24,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £15,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £6,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £3,000 |

## Qualification

This was the final PDC ProTour Order of Merit.
* Dave Chisnall (first round)
* Simon Whitlock (semi-finals)
* Michael van Gerwen (second round)
* Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
* Justin Pipe (semi-finals)
* Phil Taylor (champion)
* Wes Newton (first round)
* Ian White (first round)
* Kim Huybrechts (runner-up)
* Robert Thornton (second round)
* Adrian Lewis (second round)
* James Wade (first round)
* Terry Jenkins (first round)
* Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals)
* Ronnie Baxter (second round)
* Colin Lloyd (first round)
* Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
* Paul Nicholson (first round)
* Andy Smith (first round)
* Mervyn King (quarter-finals)
* Brendan Dolan (second round)
* Richie Burnett (first round)
* Mark Walsh (first round)
* Vincent van der Voort (first round)
* Michael Smith (second round)
* Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
* Mark Webster (first round)
* Colin Osborne (first round)
* Steve Beaton (second round)
* Kevin Painter (first round)
* Jamie Caven (first round)
* Wayne Jones (second round)

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 30 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 30 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 30 November | Second round (best of 19 legs) 1 December | Second round (best of 19 legs) 1 December | Second round (best of 19 legs) 1 December | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 2 December | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 2 December | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 2 December | | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 2 December | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 2 December | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 2 December | | Final (best of 25 legs) 2 December | Final (best of 25 legs) 2 December | Final (best of 25 legs) 2 December |
| 1 | Dave Chisnall 84.91 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Wayne Jones 92.02 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Wayne Jones 92.02 | 6 | 32 | Wayne Jones 93.72 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 17 | Peter Wright 94.70 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Colin Lloyd 84.97 | 5 | 17 | Peter Wright 94.70 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Peter Wright 87.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Peter Wright 87.66 | 6 | | | | 17 | Peter Wright 99.71 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Kim Huybrechts 104.34 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ian White 89.45 | 5 | | | | | | | 9 | Kim Huybrechts 104.34 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Michael Smith 91.73 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Michael Smith 91.73 | 6 | 25 | Michael Smith 98.39 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Kim Huybrechts 98.73 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kim Huybrechts 88.83 | 6 | 9 | Kim Huybrechts 98.73 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Vincent van der Voort 89.80 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Vincent van der Voort 89.80 | 3 | | | | | | | | 9 | Kim Huybrechts 96.05 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Justin Pipe 95.80 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.79 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Justin Pipe 95.80 | 6 | | | | |
| 29 | Steve Beaton 94.79 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Steve Beaton 94.79 | 6 | 29 | Steve Beaton 92.15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Mervyn King 89.02 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Terry Jenkins 88.56 | 5 | 20 | Mervyn King 89.02 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Mervyn King 88.72 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Mervyn King 88.72 | 6 | | | | 20 | Mervyn King 93.31 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Justin Pipe 94.59 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Justin Pipe 93.68 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Justin Pipe 94.59 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Colin Osborne 88.58 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Colin Osborne 88.58 | 3 | 5 | Justin Pipe 89.57 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Brendan Dolan 93.27 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | James Wade 89.98 | 4 | 21 | Brendan Dolan 93.27 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Brendan Dolan 93.52 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Brendan Dolan 93.52 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Kim Huybrechts 91.70 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Phil Taylor 103.57 | 13 |
| 2 | Simon Whitlock 91.95 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Phil Taylor 103.57 | 13 |
| 31 | Jamie Caven 88.68 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Jamie Caven 88.68 | 3 | 2 | Simon Whitlock 109.54 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Ronnie Baxter 95.10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ronnie Baxter 88.94 | 6 | 15 | Ronnie Baxter 95.10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Paul Nicholson 86.77 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Paul Nicholson 86.77 | 5 | | | | 2 | Simon Whitlock 99.99 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26 | Gary Anderson 103.50 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wes Newton 92.83 | 4 | | | | | | | 26 | Gary Anderson 103.50 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Gary Anderson 96.86 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Gary Anderson 96.86 | 6 | 26 | Gary Anderson 97.97 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Robert Thornton 93.08 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Robert Thornton 99.50 | 6 | 10 | Robert Thornton 93.08 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Mark Walsh 89.17 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Mark Walsh 89.17 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | Simon Whitlock 95.55 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Phil Taylor 106.02 | 11 | | | | |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 91.78 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Phil Taylor 106.02 | 11 | | | | |
| 30 | Kevin Painter 83.62 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Kevin Painter 83.62 | 3 | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 95.85 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Andy Hamilton 94.90 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Andy Hamilton 88.05 | 6 | 14 | Andy Hamilton 94.90 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Andy Smith 82.30 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Andy Smith 82.30 | 2 | | | | 14 | Andy Hamilton 102.16 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Phil Taylor 103.29 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Phil Taylor 101.02 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Phil Taylor 103.29 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Mark Webster 94.19 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Mark Webster 94.19 | 2 | 6 | Phil Taylor 105.67 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Adrian Lewis 97.83 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Adrian Lewis 88.78 | 6 | 11 | Adrian Lewis 97.83 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Richie Burnett 83.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics

| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
| Phil Taylor | Winner | 5 | 50 | 26 | 19 | 112 | 65 | 20 | 170 | 103.91 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Final | 5 | 43 | 34 | 12 | 96 | 55 | 19 | 137 | 95.93 |
| Simon Whitlock | Semi-finals | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 60 | 44 | 12 | 170 | 99.26 |
| Justin Pipe | Semi-finals | 4 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 86 | 48 | 15 | 127 | 93.41 |
| Gary Anderson | Quarter-finals | 3 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 61 | 34 | 11 | 140 | 99.98 |
| Andy Hamilton | Quarter-finals | 3 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 142 | 95.04 |
| Peter Wright | Quarter-finals | 3 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 64 | 31 | 6 | 102 | 94.76 |
| Mervyn King | Quarter-finals | 3 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 61 | 32 | 6 | 111 | 90.57 |
| Robert Thornton | Second round | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 120 | 96.29 |
| Michael Smith | Second round | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 96 | 95.68 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Second round | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 130 | 93.82 |
| Steve Beaton | Second round | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 161 | 93.47 |
| Brendan Dolan | Second round | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 164 | 93.36 |
| Adrian Lewis | Second round | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 150 | 93.31 |
| Wayne Jones | Second round | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 121 | 93.28 |
| Ronnie Baxter | Second round | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 134 | 92.02 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 54 | 99.79 |
| Mark Webster | First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 94.19 |
| Wes Newton | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 106 | 92.83 |
| James Wade | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 89.98 |
| Vincent van der Voort | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 89.80 |
| Ian White | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 89.45 |
| Mark Walsh | First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 89.17 |
| Jamie Caven | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 88.68 |
| Colin Osborne | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 88.58 |
| Terry Jenkins | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 87 | 88.56 |
| Paul Nicholson | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 82 | 86.77 |
| Colin Lloyd | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 84.97 |
| Richie Burnett | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 83.90 |
| Kevin Painter | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 83.62 |
| Dave Chisnall | First round | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | 82.91 |
| Andy Smith | First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 82.30 |
Source: Match reports in the draw

## Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast in the UK by ITV4 and by Fox Sports in Australia.