2012 Dutch Darts Masters

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The **2012 Dutch Darts Masters** was the fifth of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Van Der Valk Hotel in Nuland, Netherlands, from 26–28 October 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.

Simon Whitlock won his first European Tour title, defeating fellow Australian Paul Nicholson 6–1 in the final.

The venue was originally going to be the Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond-aan-Zee, but was changed on 10 September.

## Prize money

The prize fund for the event was £82,100.

## Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Dublin on 5 October), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Beilefeld on 13 October) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held in Rosmalen on 12 October).

On 25 October, it was that Robert Thornton had withdrawn due to ill health, and his opponent, Ian White, receiving a bye to the second round.

1. Phil Taylor  *(Quarter-finals)*
2. Simon Whitlock  **(Champion)**
3. Wes Newton  *(Second round)*
4. Andy Hamilton  *(Third round)*
5. Terry Jenkins  *(First round)*
6. Mark Webster  *(First round)*
7. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
8. Justin Pipe  *(First round)*
9. Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
10. Dave Chisnall  *(First round)*
11. Ronnie Baxter  *(Second round)*
12. Paul Nicholson  *(Runner-up)*
13. Vincent van der Voort  *(Second round)*
14. Mark Walsh  *(Quarter-finals)*
15. Mervyn King  *(Second round)*
16. Andy Smith  *(Third round)*
17. Colin Lloyd  *(First round)*
18. ~~Robert Thornton  *(Withdrew)*~~
19. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
20. John Part  *(First round)*
21. Michael van Gerwen  *(Second round)*
22. Colin Osborne  *(Third round)*
23. Jamie Caven  *(Third round)*
24. Wayne Jones  *(Semi-finals)*
25. Denis Ovens  *(First round)*
26. Peter Wright  *(First round)*
27. Kim Huybrechts  *(Semi-finals)*
28. Steve Beaton  *(Second round)*
29. Mark Hylton  *(First round)*
30. Steve Brown  *(Third round)*
31. Alan Tabern  *(Second round)*
32. Co Stompé  *(Second round)*
* Dennis Priestley  *(First round)*
* Mark Jones  *(Second round)*
* Dean Winstanley  *(First round)*
* Johnny Haines  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Ian White  *(Third round)*
* Dennis Smith  *(First round)*
* Steve Hine  *(First round)*
* Tony West  *(First round)*
* Peter Hudson  *(First round)*
* Ross Smith  *(First round)*
* Scott Rand  *(Second round)*
* Arron Monk  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Michael Smith  *(First round)*
* Andy Jenkins  *(Third round)*
* Brian Woods  *(First round)*
* Mick Todd  *(First round)*
* Terry Temple  *(First round)*
* Dave Ladley  *(First round)*
* James Hubbard  *(Second round)*
* Jim Walker  *(First round)*
* Davyd Venken  *(Second round)*
* Max Hopp  *(Third round)*
* Kevin Münch  *(First round)*
* Tomas Seyler  *(First round)*
* Ronny Huybrechts  *(First round)*
* Per Laursen  *(First round)*
* Bernd Roith  *(First round)*
* Jyhan Artut  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Gino Vos  *(Second round)*
* Dick van Dijk  *(First round)*
* Toon Greebe  *(First round)*
* Roland Scholten  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Whitlock Claims Dutch Masters Win. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
2. ↑ Venue Change For Dutch Event. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
3. ↑ Thornton To Miss Dutch Masters. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
4. ↑ Dutch Darts Masters Schedule. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.