2012 European Darts Open

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The **2012 European Darts Open** was the third of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 6–8 July 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.

Raymond van Barneveld won the title, defeating Dave Chisnall 6–4 in the final.

## 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 Birmingham on 15 June), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Berlin on 23 June), and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (also held in Berlin on 23 June).

On 3 July, Gary Anderson withdrew sighting the eye problem he picked up in the 2012 German Darts Championship, so his opponent Scott Rand, received a bye to the second round. Steve Maish also withdrew from the tournament, and his opponent, Wes Newton, also received a bye to the second round.

1. Adrian Lewis  *(Second round)*
2. James Wade  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. ~~Gary Anderson  *(Withdrew)*~~
4. Wes Newton  *(Second round)*
5. Simon Whitlock  *(Quarter-finals)*
6. Andy Hamilton  *(First round)*
7. **Raymond van Barneveld**  **(Champion)**
8. Terry Jenkins  *(First round)*
9. Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
10. Justin Pipe  *(First round)*
11. Mark Walsh  *(Third round)*
12. Vincent van der Voort  *(Second round)*
13. Paul Nicholson  *(First round)*
14. Wayne Jones  *(First round)*
15. Colin Lloyd  *(First round)*
16. Ronnie Baxter  *(Second round)*
17. Mervyn King  *(Semi-finals)*
18. Andy Smith  *(Third round)*
19. Jamie Caven  *(First round)*
20. Dave Chisnall  *(Runner-up)*
21. Robert Thornton  *(Third round)*
22. Denis Ovens  *(First round)*
23. John Part  *(First round)*
24. Colin Osborne  *(Quarter-finals)*
25. Alan Tabern  *(First round)*
26. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
27. Steve Brown  *(Second round)*
28. Peter Wright  *(First round)*
29. Co Stompé  *(First round)*
30. Richie Burnett  *(Semi-finals)*
31. Mark Hylton  *(First round)*
32. Steve Beaton  *(Third round)*
* Ian White  *(First round)*
* Stuart Kellett  *(First round)*
* Devon Petersen  *(First round)*
* Tony Littleton  *(First round)*
* James Hubbard  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Joe Cullen  *(Second round)*
* Dean Winstanley  *(First round)*
* Ross Smith  *(First round)*
* Mark Jones  *(First round)*
* Brian Woods  *(Second round)*
* Mick Todd  *(First round)*
* Scott Rand  *(Second round)*
* ~~Steve Maish  *(Withdrew)*~~
* Jamie Lewis  *(First round)*
* Andy Jenkins  *(First round)*
* Arron Monk  *(First round)*
* Mark Dudbridge  *(Third round)*
* Johnny Haines  *(Third round)*
* Mickey Mansell  *(Second round)*
* Jim Walker  *(First round)*
* Ronny Huybrechts  *(Second round)*
* Michael van Gerwen  *(Third round)*
* Kim Huybrechts  *(Second round)*
* Gino Vos  *(Third round)*
* Magnus Caris  *(First round)*
* Ryan de Vreede  *(First round)*
* Jelle Klaasen  *(Second round)*
* Tonči Restović  *(Second round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Kevin Münch  *(First round)*
* Karsten Kornath  *(First round)*
* Tomas Seyler  *(Second round)*
* Maik Langendorf  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Superb Barney's Euro Glory. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
2. ↑ Anderson To Miss Dusseldorf. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
3. ↑ European Tour Event 3 Draw. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.