# 2012 World Matchplay

The 2012 Betfair World Matchplay was the 19th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 21 to 29 July 2012 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, and retained his title for the fifth successive time and thirteenth in total with an 18–15 win over James Wade in the final.
Two nine-dart finishes were made during the tournament. Michael van Gerwen recorded the first during his second round victory over Steve Beaton. Wes Newton repeated the feat a day later, during his second round loss against Justin Pipe. This was the third consecutive year that at least one nine-dart finish was thrown in the Matchplay.

## Prize money

For the fourth consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £7,500 |
| First round | (16) | £5,000 |
| Nine-dart finish | (2) | £2,500 |

## Qualification

The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.

## Draw

| First round (best of 19 legs) 21–24 July | First round (best of 19 legs) 21–24 July | First round (best of 19 legs) 21–24 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 25–26 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 25–26 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 25–26 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 27 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 27 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 27 July | | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 28 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 28 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 28 July | | Final (best of 35 legs) 29 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 29 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 29 July |
| 1 | Phil Taylor 103.10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mervyn King 97.54 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mervyn King 97.54 | 8 | 1 | Phil Taylor 91.71 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ian White 88.78 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Vincent van der Voort 92.86 | 5 | | Ian White 88.78 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian White 95.40 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian White 95.40 | 10 | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 105.05 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Andy Hamilton 99.72 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Andy Hamilton 90.42 | 10 | | | | | | | 8 | Andy Hamilton 99.72 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brendan Dolan 85.60 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brendan Dolan 85.60 | 7 | 8 | Andy Hamilton 95.62 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Mark Webster 87.72 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mark Webster 86.69 | 10 | 9 | Mark Webster 87.72 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Lloyd 84.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Lloyd 84.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 103.39 | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie Baxter 92.53 | 10 | | | | |
| 5 | Wes Newton 98.23 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie Baxter 92.53 | 10 | | | | |
| | James Hubbard 90.21 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Hubbard 90.21 | 5 | 5 | Wes Newton 96.98 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Justin Pipe 94.02 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Justin Pipe 95.15 | 10 | 12 | Justin Pipe 94.02 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 92.91 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 92.91 | 4 | | | | 12 | Justin Pipe 91.47 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ronnie Baxter 97.05 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gary Anderson 89.77 | 11 | | | | | | | | Ronnie Baxter 97.05 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Winstanley 95.02 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Winstanley 95.02 | 13 | | Dean Winstanley 93.60 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ronnie Baxter 93.23 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dave Chisnall 95.49 | 7 | | Ronnie Baxter 93.23 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Baxter 94.52 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Baxter 94.52 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 98.97 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Wade 95.92 | 15 |
| 2 | Adrian Lewis 100.87 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Wade 95.92 | 15 |
| | Robert Thornton 88.17 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Thornton 88.17 | 0 | 2 | Adrian Lewis 94.58 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andy Smith 89.14 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Paul Nicholson 83.85 | 6 | | Andy Smith 89.14 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith 89.65 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith 89.65 | 10 | | | | 2 | Adrian Lewis 93.34 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Terry Jenkins 96.94 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Raymond van Barneveld 97.93 | 10 | | | | | | | 10 | Terry Jenkins 96.94 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Smith 90.70 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Smith 90.70 | 4 | 7 | Raymond van Barneveld 91.41 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Terry Jenkins 92.86 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Terry Jenkins 96.88 | 11 | 10 | Terry Jenkins 92.86 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Huybrechts 98.69 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Huybrechts 98.69 | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | Terry Jenkins 93.12 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Wade 97.45 | 17 | | | | |
| 6 | Simon Whitlock 92.08 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Wade 97.45 | 17 | | | | |
| | Michael van Gerwen 98.74 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael van Gerwen 98.74 | 10 | | Michael van Gerwen 104.36 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Steve Beaton 100.88 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kevin Painter 88.01 | 6 | | Steve Beaton 100.88 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 95.57 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 95.57 | 10 | | | | | Michael van Gerwen 100.31 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | James Wade 102.54 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | James Wade 97.24 | 10 | | | | | | | 3 | James Wade 102.54 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | Richie Burnett 95.09 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richie Burnett 95.09 | 5 | 3 | James Wade 99.72 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Mark Walsh 88.00 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mark Walsh 89.59 | 10 | 14 | Mark Walsh 88.00 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Osborne 88.66 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics

| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
| Phil Taylor | Winner | 5 | 74 | 47 | 29 | 158 | 81 | 28 | 170 (x2) | 100.44 |
| James Wade | Final | 5 | 71 | 55 | 29 | 179 | 95 | 29 | 164 | 98.57 |
| Terry Jenkins | Semi-finals | 4 | 55 | 48 | 19 | 139 | 90 | 24 | 140 | 94.95 |
| Ronnie Baxter | Semi-finals | 4 | 49 | 43 | 16 | 133 | 63 | 19 | 150 | 94.33 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Quarter-finals | 3 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 94 | 47 | 14 | 141 | 101.14 |
| Adrian Lewis | Quarter-finals | 3 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 75 | 36 | 19 | 149 | 96.26 |
| Justin Pipe | Quarter-finals | 3 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 83 | 47 | 19 | 132 | 93.55 |
| Andy Hamilton | Quarter-finals | 3 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 62 | 33 | 22 | 127 | 95.25 |
| Steve Beaton | Second round | 2 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 58 | 20 | 9 | 90 | 98.23 |
| Wes Newton | Second round | 2 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 144 | 97.61 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Second round | 2 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 109 | 94.67 |
| Dean Winstanley | Second round | 2 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 127 | 94.31 |
| Ian White | Second round | 2 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 164 | 92.09 |
| Andy Smith | Second round | 2 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 100 | 89.40 |
| Mark Walsh | Second round | 2 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 57 | 23 | 7 | 126 | 88.80 |
| Mark Webster | Second round | 2 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 116 | 87.16 |
| Kim Huybrechts | First round | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 167 | 98.69 |
| Mervyn King | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 101 | 97.54 |
| Dave Chisnall | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 170 | 95.49 |
| Richie Burnett | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 76 | 95.09 |
| Simon Whitlock | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 115 | 92.08 |
| Gary Anderson | First round | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 120 | 89.77 |
| Colin Osborne | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 96 | 88.66 |
| Brendan Dolan | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 117 | 85.60 |
| Vincent van der Voort | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 84 | 92.86 |
| James Hubbard | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 90.21 |
| Kevin Painter | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 160 | 88.01 |
| Joe Cullen | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 170 | 92.91 |
| Michael Smith | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 126 | 90.70 |
| Colin Lloyd | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 140 | 84.80 |
| Paul Nicholson | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 100 | 83.85 |
| Robert Thornton | First round | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | – | 88.17 |
Source: Match reports from the draw.