2012 German Darts Championship

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The **2012 German Darts Championship** was the second of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany, from 22–24 June 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 for the winner.

Phil Taylor won the title, defeating Dave Chisnall 6–2 in the final.

Colin Lloyd hit a nine-dart finish during his first round win over Alex Roy.

## 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 Crawley on 25 May), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Cologne on 2 June), and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held in Cologne on 1 June).

On 21 June, Keegan Brown withdrew from the tournament due to illness. His first round opponent, Kevin Painter, received a bye to the second round.

Gary Anderson forfeited his first round match against Michael Barnard after one leg owing to an eye problem.

1. **Phil Taylor**  **(Champion)**
2. Adrian Lewis  *(First round)*
3. James Wade  *(First round)*
4. Gary Anderson  *(First round, forfeited)*
5. Wes Newton  *(Semi-finals)*
6. Simon Whitlock  *(Semi-finals)*
7. Andy Hamilton  *(First round)*
8. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Mark Webster  *(Third round)*
10. Terry Jenkins  *(Third round)*
11. Kevin Painter  *(Third round)*
12. Mark Walsh  *(First round)*
13. Justin Pipe  *(Quarter-finals)*
14. Vincent van der Voort  *(Second round)*
15. Wayne Jones  *(Second round)*
16. Paul Nicholson  *(Second round)*
17. Colin Lloyd  *(Third round)*
18. Mervyn King  *(Quarter-finals)*
19. Ronnie Baxter  *(Third round)*
20. Andy Smith  *(Second round)*
21. Jamie Caven  *(First round)*
22. Denis Ovens  *(First round)*
23. John Part  *(Second round)*
24. Colin Osborne  *(Second round)*
25. Alan Tabern  *(Second round)*
26. Dave Chisnall  *(Runner-up)*
27. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
28. Steve Brown  *(Second round)*
29. Co Stompé  *(Third round)*
30. Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
31. Peter Wright  *(Second round)*
32. Richie Burnett  *(First round)*
* Reece Robinson  *(Second round)*
* Alex Roy  *(First round)*
* ~~Keegan Brown  *(Withdrew)*~~
* Mick Todd  *(First round)*
* Gaz Cousins  *(First round)*
* Darren Johnson  *(First round)*
* Mickey Mansell  *(Third round)*
* Peter Hudson  *(First round)*
* Daniel Starkey  *(First round)*
* William O'Connor  *(First round)*
* Dave Ladley  *(Second round)*
* Jim Walker  *(First round)*
* Steve Evans  *(First round)*
* Andy Jenkins  *(First round)*
* Darren Webster  *(First round)*
* Michael Barnard  *(Second round)*
* Prakash Jiwa  *(First round)*
* Sam Hill  *(First round)*
* James Hubbard  *(Third round)*
* Dean Winstanley  *(Second round)*
* Jerry Hendriks  *(First round)*
* Mensur Suljović  *(Second round)*
* Kim Huybrechts  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Zdravko Antunović  *(First round)*
* Magnus Caris  *(First round)*
* Michael van Gerwen  *(First round)*
* Leon de Geus  *(First round)*
* Mareno Michels  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Andree Welge  *(First round)*
* Kevin Münch  *(First round)*
* Bernd Roith  *(First round)*
* Michael Rosenauer  *(Second round)*

## References

1. ↑ Taylor's Berlin Joy With Victory. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
2. ↑ Brown Withdraws From Berlin. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
3. ↑ German Darts Champs Day One. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.
4. ↑ European Tour Event Two Draw. PDC. Retrieved on July 23, 2023.