2012 PDC World Cup of Darts

PDC World Cup of Darts
Tournament information
Dates February 3–5
Venue Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
Location Hamburg
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £150,000
Winners share £40,000
High checkout 161 England Adrian Lewis (2x)
Champion(s)
 England
«2010 2013»

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 February 3 to 5. 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 in December 5, 2010.[1] England won the tournament, beating Australia in a sudden-death leg.

Format

24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit at the end of January 4 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 nations 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

[7]

Stage Prize Money
(Total-£150,000)
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

[8]

Rank Country Top Two Ranked Players Start In
1  England Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis Round 2
2  Australia Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson
3  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld and Vincent van der Voort
4  Scotland Gary Anderson and Peter Wright
5  Wales Mark Webster and Richie Burnett
6  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan and Michael Mansell
7  Belgium Kim Huybrechts and Kurt van de Rijck
8  Germany Jyhan Artut and Bernd Roith
9  Canada John Part and Ken MacNeil Round 1
10  Ireland William O'Connor and Mick McGowan
11  United States Darin Young and Gary Mawson
12  Austria Mensur Suljović and Dietmar Burger
13  Sweden Magnus Caris and Dennis Nilsson
14  Spain Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez
15  Finland Petri Korte and Marko Kantele
16  Gibraltar Dylan Duo and Dyson Parody
17  Denmark Per Laursen and Jann Hoffmann
18  Croatia Boris Krčmar and Tonči Restović
19  South Africa Devon Petersen and Shawn Hogan
20  Japan Haruki Muramatsu and Morihiro Hashimoto
21  New Zealand Warren French and Preston Ridd
22  Philippines Christian Perez and Lourence Ilagan
23  Malaysia Lee Choon Peng and Amin Bin Abdul Ghani
24  Hungary Nándor Bezzeg and Kristian Kaufmann

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   Canada (67.85) 5     1   England (s.d.) 2  
24   Hungary (70.23) 3     9   Canada 2  
  1   England 3  
  11   United States 1  
11   United States (87.79) 5 8   Germany 1
22   Philippines (77.24) 3     11   United States 3  
  1   England 5  
  5   Wales 1  
15   Finland (75.84) 4     5   Wales 4  
18   Croatia (77.30) 5     18   Croatia 0  
  5   Wales 3
  19   South Africa 1  
14   Spain (77.85) 2 4   Scotland 2
19   South Africa (86.97) 5     19   South Africa (s.d.) 2  
  1   England (s.d.) 3
  2   Australia 3
10   Ireland (88.35) 5     2   Australia 4  
23   Malaysia (76.75) 2     10   Ireland 0  
  2   Australia 3
  7   Belgium 1  
13   Sweden (89.47) 5 7   Belgium 3
20   Japan (79.88) 2     13   Sweden 1  
  2   Australia 5
  3   Netherlands 1  
16   Gibraltar (75.84) 4     6   Northern Ireland 3  
17   Denmark (77.12) 5     17   Denmark 1  
  6   Northern Ireland 0
  3   Netherlands 4  
12   Austria (80.21) 5 3   Netherlands 3
21   New Zealand (68.03) 2     12   Austria 1  

Detailed results

[7]

Round 2

[4][5]


Northern Ireland
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening
Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon

Denmark
3 Points 1
Legs Points
1 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (77.66) 3 0
Denmark Jann Hoffmann (81.66) 4 1
2 Northern Ireland Michael Mansell (85.00) 4 1
Denmark Per Laursen (68.35) 1 0
3 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan/Michael Mansell (83.92) 5 2
Denmark Per Laursen/Jann Hoffmann (79.23) 4 0

Belgium
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening
Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon

Sweden
3 Points 1
Legs Points
1 Belgium Kim Huybrechts (93.55) 4 1
Sweden Dennis Nilsson (80.16) 2 0
2 Belgium Kurt van de Rijck (78.46) 2 0
Sweden Magnus Caris (86.70) 4 1
3 Belgium Kim Huybrechts/Kurt van de Rijck (87.08) 5 2
Sweden Magnus Caris/Dennis Nilsson (77.92) 2 0

Australia
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening
Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon

Ireland
4 Points 0
Legs Points
1 Australia Simon Whitlock (89.73) 4 1
Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan (78.00) 1 0
2 Australia Paul Nicholson (91.09) 4 1
Republic of Ireland William O'Connor (81.26) 0 0
3 Australia Simon Whitlock/Paul Nicholson (85.53) 5 2
Republic of Ireland William O'Connor/Mick McGowan (71.47) 2 0

Wales
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening
Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon

Croatia
4 Points 0
Legs Points
1 Wales Mark Webster (91.09) 4 1
Croatia Tonci Restovic (81.26) 0 0
2 Wales Richie Burnett (97.35) 4 1
Croatia Boris Krcmar (89.26) 3 0
3 Wales Mark Webster/Richie Burnett (97.28) 5 2
Croatia Boris Krcmar/Tonci Restovic(83.10) 1 0

Germany
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening
Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon

United States
1 Points 3
Legs Points
1 Germany Jyhan Artut (83.79) 4 1
United States Gary Mawson (82.40) 3 0
2 Germany Bernd Roith (79.29) 2 0
United States Darin Young (83.18) 4 1
3 Germany Jyhan Artut/Bernd Roith (92.32) 4 0
United States Darin Young/Gary Mawson (90.65) 5 2

Scotland
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening
Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon

South Africa
2 Points 2
Legs Points
1 Scotland Gary Anderson (91.29) 4 1
South Africa Shawn Hogan (84.85) 3 0
2 Scotland Peter Wright (94.20) 4 1
South Africa Devon Petersen (86.41) 1 0
3 Scotland Gary Anderson/Peter Wright (90.13) 3 0
South Africa Devon Petersen/Shawn Hogan (91.81) 5 2
Devon Petersen and Shawn Hogan won the sudden death doubles leg to progress to the quarter-finals.

England
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening
Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon

Canada
2 Points 2
Legs Points
1 England Phil Taylor (92.28) 3 0
Canada Ken MacNeil (90.46) 4 1
2 England Adrian Lewis (93.40) 3 0
Canada John Part (86.50) 4 1
3 England Phil Taylor/Adrian Lewis (90.42) 5 2
Canada John Part/Ken MacNeil (77.51) 3 0
Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis won the sudden death doubles leg to progress to the quarter-finals.

Netherlands
Singles: February 3, 2012 - Evening
Doubles: February 4, 2012 - Afternoon

Austria
3 Points 1
Legs Points
1 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (87.86) 4 1
Austria Dietmar Burger (88.78) 3 0
2 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (87.86) 3 0
Austria Mensur Suljović (90.28) 4 1
3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld/Vincent van der Voort (89.27) 5 2
Austria Mensur Suljović/Dietmar Burger (83.38) 2 0

Quarter-finals

[6]


Australia
February 4, 2012
Evening

Belgium
3 Points 1
Legs Points
1 Australia Simon Whitlock (93.94) 4 1
Belgium Kurt van de Rijck (80.45) 0 0
2 Australia Paul Nicholson (94.98) 2 0
Belgium Kim Huybrechts (98.11) 4 1
3 Australia Simon Whitlock/Paul Nicholson (102.18) 4 2
Belgium Kim Huybrechts/Kurt van de Rijck (98.58) 2 0

Wales
February 4, 2012
Evening

South Africa
3 Points 1
Legs Points
1 Wales Mark Webster (98.56) 4 1
South Africa Shawn Hogan (71.05) 0 0
2 Wales Richie Burnett (99.82) 3 0
South Africa Devon Petersen (101.52) 4 1
3 Wales Mark Webster/Richie Burnett (86.23) 4 2
South Africa Devon Petersen/Shawn Hogan (93.65) 3 0

England
February 4, 2012
Evening

United States
3 Points 1
Legs Points
1 England Phil Taylor (97.29) 3 0
United States Gary Mawson (91.40) 4 1
2 England Adrian Lewis (83.50) 4 1
United States Darin Young (87.21) 3 0
3 England Phil Taylor/Adrian Lewis (85.82) 4 2
United States Darin Young/Gary Mawson (80.16) 2 0

Northern Ireland
February 4, 2012
Evening

Netherlands
0 Points 4
Legs Points
1 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (80.11) 3 0
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (90.08) 4 1
2 Northern Ireland Michael Mansell (98.28) 2 0
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (101.39) 4 1
3 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan/Michael Mansell (88.67) 3 0
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld/Vincent van der Voort (86.41) 4 2

Semi-finals

[10]


Australia
February 5, 2012
Afternoon

Netherlands
5 Points 1
Legs Points
1 Australia Simon Whitlock (94.62) 4 1
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (87.28) 3 0
2 Australia Paul Nicholson (83.80) 0 0
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (100.20) 4 1
3 Australia Simon Whitlock (95.35) 4 1
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (91.43) 2 0
4 Australia Paul Nicholson (89.41) 4 1
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (74.82) 2 0
5 Australia Simon Whitlock/Paul Nicholson (89.73) 4 2
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld/Vincent van der Voort (73.91) 0 0

England
February 5, 2012
Afternoon

Wales
5 Points 1
Legs Points
1 England Phil Taylor (95.29) 1 0
Wales Richie Burnett (108.93) 4 1
2 England Adrian Lewis (105.47) 4 1
Wales Mark Webster (82.86) 0 0
3 England Phil Taylor (96.51) 4 1
Wales Mark Webster (86.45) 1 0
4 England Adrian Lewis (93.00) 4 1
Wales Richie Burnett (87.62) 3 0
5 England Phil Taylor/Adrian Lewis (97.60) 4 2
Wales Mark Webster/Richie Burnett (87.24) 2 0

Final

[11]


England
February 5, 2012
Evening

Australia
3 Points 3
Legs Points
1 England Phil Taylor (97.20) 7 1
Australia Paul Nicholson (89.54) 4 0
2 England Adrian Lewis (93.69) 7 1
Australia Simon Whitlock (91.09) 5 0
3 England Phil Taylor (105.93) 7 1
Australia Simon Whitlock (97.85) 6 0
4 England Adrian Lewis (84.69) 4 0
Australia Paul Nicholson (82.24) 7 1
5 England Phil Taylor/Adrian Lewis (91.58) 4 0
Australia Simon Whitlock/Paul Nicholson (91.67) 7 2
Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis won the sudden death doubles leg to win the title.

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

  1. World Cup Netzone (2010) pdc.tv, complete results
  2. "2012 World Cup of Darts Information". PDC. December 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Cash Converters World Cup RD1". PDC. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 3 "Cash Converters World Cup RD2 Doubles". PDC. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 "Cash Converters World Cup QFs". PDC. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 Cash Converters World Cup NetZone pdc.tv, complete results
  8. 1 2 "World Cup Competitors Confirmed". PDC. January 9, 2012.
  9. "Cash Converters Sponsor World Cup". PDC. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Cash Converters World Cup Semis". PDC. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Cash Converters World Cup Final". PDC. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  12. "World Cup of Darts Preview". Planet Darts. February 2, 2012.

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