2012 PDC World Cup of Darts
2012 PDC World Cup of Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 3–5 February 2012 | ||
Venue | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | ||
Location | Hamburg | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £150,000 | ||
Winners share | £40,000 | ||
High checkout |
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The 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts (also known as the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 3–5 February 2012. The Netherlands were the defending champions after the pair of Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompé defeated Wales, represented by Mark Webster and Barrie Bates in the final on 5 December 2010.[1] England (represented by Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis) won the tournament, beating Australia (represented by Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson) in a sudden-death leg.
Format
24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit at the end of 4 January after the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship were represented at the PDC World Cup of Darts, with 19 from the 2010 edition to return, and the five others replaced by the Philippines, Malaysia, South Africa, Croatia and Hungary. Each nation's top ranked player was joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rankings of the players was used, with the top 8 nations automatically starting in round 2 and the other 16 nations starting in round 1.[2]
The round 1 matches were shortened from best of 11 to best of 9 legs in doubles compared to 2010.[3] The winners of round 1 played one of the top eight ranked teams in round 2, and it used the same format as the group stage in 2010, except that the sets were increased from best of 5 to best of 7 legs for singles[4] and best of 9 legs for doubles matches.[5] Two singles matches and a doubles match, with 1 point awarded for a singles win and 2 points awarded for a doubles win. If the match score was 2-2 at the end of the match, then a sudden-death doubles leg decided who got through. The fixtures remained the same, the top ranked player in the country faced the second highest ranked player in the country. Another change have seen the winners of round 2 qualify for the quarter-finals, which replaced the group stage. The quarter-finals used the same format as round 2, except that the doubles matches were best of 7 legs.[6] The semi-finals and final used the same format used in 2010, except that the sets were reduced from best of 11 to best of 7 and from best of 15 to best of 13 respectively.[7]
Prize money
Stage | Prize Money (Total-£150,000) |
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Winner | £40,000 |
Runners-up | £20,000 |
Semi-final | £13,000 |
Quarter-final | £6,000 |
Second Round | £3,000 |
First Round | £2,000 |
Teams and seeding
Main draw
The bracket from the last 16 and the preliminary round matches were announced on 9 January 2012.[8] The preliminary round teams were drawn against the seeded teams with pairings announced on 25 January 2012.[9]
Round 1 Best of 9 legs [3] |
Round 2 [4][5] |
Quarter-finals [6] |
Semi-finals [10] |
Final [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 5 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 5 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 5 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Detailed results
Round 2
Northern Ireland |
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon |
Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Points | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium |
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon |
Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Points | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia |
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon |
Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Points | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wales |
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon |
Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Points | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany |
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon |
United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Points | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scotland |
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon |
South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Points | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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England |
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon |
Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Points | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands |
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon |
Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Points | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Australia |
February 4, 2012 Evening |
Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Points | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wales |
February 4, 2012 Evening |
South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Points | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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England |
February 4, 2012 Evening |
United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Points | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northern Ireland |
February 4, 2012 Evening |
Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | Points | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semi-finals
Australia |
February 5, 2012 Afternoon |
Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | Points | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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England |
February 5, 2012 Afternoon |
Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | Points | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
England |
February 5, 2012 Evening |
Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Points | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Television coverage
The tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, Fox Sports in Australia and OSN Showtime Network in the Middle East and North Africa.[12]
References
- ↑ World Cup Netzone (2010) Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. pdc.tv, complete results
- ↑ "2012 World Cup of Darts Information". PDC. December 6, 2011.
- 1 2 "Cash Converters World Cup RD1". PDC. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Cash Converters World Cup RD2 Singles". PDC. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Cash Converters World Cup RD2 Doubles". PDC. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Cash Converters World Cup QFs". PDC. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 Cash Converters World Cup NetZone pdc.tv, complete results
- 1 2 "World Cup Competitors Confirmed". PDC. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "Cash Converters Sponsor World Cup". PDC. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- 1 2 "Cash Converters World Cup Semis". PDC. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Cash Converters World Cup Final". PDC. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ↑ "World Cup of Darts Preview". Planet Darts. February 2, 2012.