| 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–5 February 2012 | ||
| Venue | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | ||
| Location | Hamburg | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £150,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £40,000 | ||
| High checkout | 161 Adrian Lewis (2x) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| England (Phil Taylor andAdrian Lewis) | |||
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The2012 PDC World Cup of Darts, known as the2012Cash Converters World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of thePDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 3–5 February 2012 at theAlsterdorfer Sporthalle inHamburg,Germany.
TheNetherlands were the defending champions after the pair ofRaymond van Barneveld andCo Stompé defeatedWales, represented byMark Webster andBarrie Bates in the final on 5 December 2010.[1]
England (represented byPhil Taylor andAdrian Lewis) won the tournament, beatingAustralia (represented bySimon Whitlock andPaul Nicholson) 4–3 in a sudden-death leg.
24 countries in thePDC Order of Merit at the end of 4 January after the2012 PDC World Darts Championship were represented at the PDC World Cup of Darts, with 19 from the2010 edition to return, and the five others replaced by thePhilippines,Malaysia,South Africa,Croatia andHungary. 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]
| Position(no. of teams) | Prize money (Total: £150,000) | |
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| Winners | (1) | £40,000 |
| Runners-Up | (1) | £20,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £13,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £3,000 |
| Last 24 (first round) | (8) | £2,000 |
Five teams made their debut in the 2012 World Cup.South Africa became the first African team to participate, they were joined byCroatia,Hungary,Malaysia and thePhilippines. They replaced theCzech Republic,Poland,Russia,Slovakia andSlovenia.[8]
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]
| First round (best of 9 legs) 3 February[3] | Second round (first to 3 points) 3–4 February[4][5] | Quarter-finals (first to 3 points) 4 February[6] | Semi-finals (first to 4 points) 5 February[10] | Final (first to 4 points) 5 February[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | England92.03 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1S | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Canada67.85 | 5 | 9 | Canada84.82 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 |  Hungary70.23 | 3 | 1 | England88.87 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  United States86.56 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Germany86.05 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | United States87.79 | 5 | 11 | United States85.99 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 |  Philippines77.24 | 3 | 1 | England97.57 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Wales90.62 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wales95.85 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Finland75.84 | 4 | 18 |  Croatia85.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Croatia77.30 | 5 | 5 | Wales94.87 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 |  South Africa91.69 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Scotland91.87 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Spain77.85 | 2 | 19 | South Africa88.02 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1S | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | South Africa86.97 | 5 | 1 | England94.99 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1S | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Australia90.74 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Australia88.78 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Ireland88.35 | 5 | 10 | Ireland76.91 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 |  Malaysia76.75 | 2 | 2 | Australia97.42 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Belgium93.87 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Belgium86.40 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Sweden89.47 | 5 | 13 | Sweden81.59 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 |  Japan79.88 | 2 | 2 | Australia91.30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Netherlands85.53 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Northern Ireland82.19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Gibraltar75.84 | 4 | 17 |  Denmark77.45 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Denmark77.12 | 5 | 6 | Northern Ireland89.02 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Netherlands92.63 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Netherlands88.33 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Austria80.21 | 5 | 12 | Austria87.48 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 |  New Zealand68.03 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIf the score was tied after the doubles match (worth 2 points), a sudden death doubles leg was played to progress.
The singles matches (which were best of 7 legs) took place in the evening session on 3 February, with the doubles matches (which were best of 9 legs) taking place in the afternoon session on 4 February.[4][5]
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All matches (which were best of 7 legs) took place in the evening session on 4 February.[6]
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All matches (which were best of 7 legs) took place in the afternoon session on 5 February. Four points were needed to win the tie.[10]
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All matches (which were best of 13 legs) took place in the evening session on 5 February. Four points were needed to win the title.
| Country | Points | Country |
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| 94.99 England (1) | 4 – 3 | Australia (2)90.74 |
| Player(s) | Legs | Player(s) |
| 97.20Phil Taylor | 7 – 4 | Paul Nicholson89.55 |
| 93.69Adrian Lewis | 7 – 5 | Simon Whitlock91.80 |
| 105.93Phil Taylor | 7 – 6 | Simon Whitlock97.86 |
| 84.69Adrian Lewis | 4 –7 | Paul Nicholson82.23 |
| 91.59 Taylor & Lewis | 4 –7 | Nicholson & Whitlock91.68 |
The tournament was broadcast bySky Sports in the UK and Ireland,RTL 7 in theNetherlands,Fox Sports inAustralia andOSN Showtime Network in the Middle East and North Africa.[12]