Prize money for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier is £34,600, unchanged from 2011.
Richie Howson Andy Cornwall Darren Whittingham Tony West Steve West Stuart Kellett Michael Barnard Kurt van de Rijck Dean Winstanley Jeff Smith Adrian Gray Andrew Gilding Dave Smith Johnny Haines Jamie Lewis Bernd Roith A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system: To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit.
[27] The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia.
The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2013 World Championship.
These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions.