2012 Players Championship Finals

Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates	November 30 - December 2
Venue	Butlins Minehead Resort
Location	Minehead
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Champion(s)

The 2012 Players Championship Finals (also known as the 2012 Cash Converters Players Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the fifth edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which sees the top 32 players from the 2012 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament is taking place between November 30 to December 2 at the Butlins Minehead Resort in Minehead. This is the second Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.

Kevin Painter is defending his title.

Qualification

This is the final PDC ProTour Order of Merit.

1. Dave Chisnall
2. Simon Whitlock
3. Michael van Gerwen
4. Raymond van Barneveld
5. Justin Pipe
6. Phil Taylor
7. Wes Newton
8. Ian White
9. Kim Huybrechts
10. Robert Thornton
11. Adrian Lewis
12. James Wade
13. Terry Jenkins
14. Andy Hamilton
15. Ronnie Baxter
16. Colin Lloyd

17. Peter Wright
18. Paul Nicholson
19. Andy Smith
20. Mervyn King
21. Brendan Dolan
22. Richie Burnett
23. Mark Walsh
24. Vincent van der Voort
25. Michael Smith
26. Gary Anderson
27. Mark Webster
28. Colin Osborne
29. Steve Beaton
30. Kevin Painter
31. Jamie Caven
32. Wayne Jones

Prize money

Position (num. of players)		Prize Money (Total-£250,000)
Winner	(1)	£60,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£24,000
Semi-finalist	(2)	£15,000
Quarter-finalist	(4)	£10,000
Second Round losers	(8)	£6,000
First Round losers	(16)	£3,000

Draw

	First Round (Best of 11 legs)					Second Round (Best of 19 legs)					Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)					Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)					Final (Best of 25 legs)
	1	Dave Chisnall 84.91	0
	32	Wayne Jones 92.02	6
						32	Wayne Jones
						17	Peter Wright
	16	Colin Lloyd 84.97	5
	17	Peter Wright 87.66	6
	8	Ian White 89.45	5
	25	Michael Smith 91.73	6
						25	Michael Smith
						9	Kim Huybrechts
	9	Kim Huybrechts 88.83	6
	24	Vincent van der Voort 89.80	3
	4	Raymond van Barneveld 99.79	5
	29	Steve Beaton 94.79	6
						29	Steve Beaton
						20	Mervyn King
	13	Terry Jenkins 88.56	5
	20	Mervyn King 88.72	6
	5	Justin Pipe 93.68	6
	28	Colin Osborne 88.58	3
						5	Justin Pipe
						21	Brendan Dolan
	12	James Wade	4
	21	Brendan Dolan	6
	2	Simon Whitlock 91.95	6
	31	Jamie Caven 88.68	3
						2	Simon Whitlock
						15	Ronnie Baxter
	15	Ronnie Baxter 88.94	6
	18	Paul Nicholson 86.77	5
	7	Wes Newton 92.83	4
	26	Gary Anderson 96.86	6
						26	Gary Anderson
						10	Robert Thornton
	10	Robert Thornton 99.50	6
	23	Mark Walsh 89.17	1
	3	Michael van Gerwen 91.78	6
	30	Kevin Painter 83.62	3
						3	Michael van Gerwen
						14	Andy Hamilton
	14	Andy Hamilton 88.05	6
	19	Andy Smith 82.30	2
	6	Phil Taylor 101.02	6
	27	Mark Webster 94.19	2
						6	Phil Taylor
						11	Adrian Lewis
	11	Adrian Lewis 88.78	6
	22	Richie Burnett 83.90	3

Statistics

Player	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	LWAT	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Robert Thornton	1	6	1	2	13	4	2	120	99.50
Justin Pipe	1	6	3	2	6	10	5	76	93.68
Michael Smith	1	6	5	4	15	8	2	96	91.73
Ronnie Baxter	1	6	5	3	15	5	1	134	88.94
Kim Huybrechts	1	6	3	2	14	5	0	109	88.83
Mervyn King	1	6	5	3	20	10	0	101	88.72
Andy Hamilton	1	6	2	3	9	1	1	130	88.05
Peter Wright	1	6	5	3	19	7	1	78	87.66
Vincent van der Voort	1	3	6	1	11	3	2	46	89.80
Ian White	1	5	6	3	16	5	3	97	89.45
Mark Walsh	1	1	6	0	11	3	1	36	89.17
Colin Osborne	1	3	6	0	10	4	1	82	88.58
Terry Jenkins	1	5	6	2	11	7	4	87	88.56
Paul Nicholson	1	5	6	2	11	8	1	82	86.77
Colin Lloyd	1	5	6	2	8	6	2	80	84.97
Andy Smith	1	2	6	1	13	5	0	100	82.30

Television coverage

The tournament is being broadcast in the UK by ITV4.