2012 BDO World Darts Championship
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The 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship is the 35th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 27th staging at the Lakeside Country Club
at Frimley Green
. Martin Adams
is the defending men's champion, having won the title for the third time in the previous year's final
against Dean Winstanley
. The defending women's champion is Trina Gulliver
, who won her ninth title in the 2011 final against Rhian Edwards
.
Players from around the globe competed to reach the televised finals, which run from 7–15 January at Frimley Green.
over the 2010/11 season are seeded for the tournament.
The 32 players who qualified for invitation into the first round proper of the men's singles were:
over the 2010/11 season are seeded for the tournament.
The eight women qualified for invitation were:
and ESPN
. The BBC will broadcast the afternoon session of the opening weekend. afternoon highlights from January 9 to 13, the first semi final and the final. ESPN will broadcast the evening session of the opening weekend. round 2 matches, the quarter finals, the second semi final and highlights of the final. The BBC's coverage will be presented by Colin Murray
with Bobby George
being the pundit. ESPN's coverage will be presented by Ray Stubbs
. Commentary on both channels will come from David Croft, Tony Green
and Vassos Alexander
.
Lakeside Leisure Complex
The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel, entertainment and leisure complex in Frimley Green near Camberley in Surrey. It is most famous as being the venue of the BDO World Darts Championship.-History:...
at Frimley Green
Frimley Green
Frimley Green is a large village in Surrey, South East England, UK, close to the border with Hampshire. It is close to the towns of Camberley and Frimley, with the nearest major town being Guildford, approximately 10 miles away....
. Martin Adams
Martin Adams
Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...
is the defending men's champion, having won the title for the third time in the previous year's final
2011 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green...
against Dean Winstanley
Dean Winstanley
Dean Winstanley is an English darts player.Winstanley won the German Open, England Open, and Belgium Open in 2010. As a result of his performances on the BDO circuit, he qualified for the 2010 Winmau World Masters as the fourth seed...
. The defending women's champion is Trina Gulliver
Trina Gulliver
Trina Gulliver is an English professional darts player. She is the nine-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Her nickname is the 'Golden Girl' and has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 years...
, who won her ninth title in the 2011 final against Rhian Edwards
Rhian Edwards
Rhian Edwards is a Welsh darts player.Edwards was a quarter finalist in the 2009 Women's World Masters. She qualified for her first BDO Women's World Championship in 2010. She defeated fellow Welshwoman Julie Gore 2-0 in the quarter-finals, and Karen Lawman 2-0 in the semi-finals...
.
Players from around the globe competed to reach the televised finals, which run from 7–15 January at Frimley Green.
Men's
The televised stages features 32 players. The top 16 players in the WDF/BDO rankingsDarts world rankings
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments...
over the 2010/11 season are seeded for the tournament.
The 32 players who qualified for invitation into the first round proper of the men's singles were:
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Women's
The televised stages featured 8 players. The top 4 players in the WDF/BDO rankingsDarts world rankings
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments...
over the 2010/11 season are seeded for the tournament.
The eight women qualified for invitation were:
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Men's
- Match distances in sets are quoted in brackets at the top of each round. All sets best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break.
Women's
- All matches best of three sets, best of five legs.
Broadcasting
The tournament will be broadcasted jointly in the UK by the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and ESPN
ESPN (UK)
ESPN is a sports television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland owned by American sports broadcaster ESPN Inc. The channel launched on 3 August 2009...
. The BBC will broadcast the afternoon session of the opening weekend. afternoon highlights from January 9 to 13, the first semi final and the final. ESPN will broadcast the evening session of the opening weekend. round 2 matches, the quarter finals, the second semi final and highlights of the final. The BBC's coverage will be presented by Colin Murray
Colin Murray
Colin Murray is a Northern Irish sports and music radio and television presenter. He is the current host of the BBC Television show Match of the Day 2 on BBC Two, and the BBC Radio 5 Live shows 5 Live Sport and Fighting Talk, as well as a show on BBC Radio Ulster. He has previously hosted regular...
with Bobby George
Bobby George
Robert Francis George is an English darts player and presenter. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra...
being the pundit. ESPN's coverage will be presented by Ray Stubbs
Ray Stubbs
Raymond "Ray" Stubbs is a broadcaster and former footballer. He works for ESPN, presenting live Premier League and Scottish Premier League matches, having joined the satellite sports channel from the BBC in 2009.-Football career:...
. Commentary on both channels will come from David Croft, Tony Green
Tony Green
Tony Green is a darts commentator for the British Darts Organisation on the BBC. He is also a former referee and master of ceremonies and was also co-host of the hit darts quiz show Bullseye on ITV alongside Jim Bowen and the show revived in 2006 on Challenge with Dave Spikey.- Darts career :A...
and Vassos Alexander
Vassos Alexander
Vassos Alexander is a BBC sports reporter, presenter and commentator. He can currently be heard on the Chris Evans breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 [1]....
.