[2] In the final, West played Raymond van Barneveld, who had won the year's three preceding Grand Slam events and was looking to complete his set.
In January 2012, he entered the Professional Darts Corporation Pro Tour 'Q School' qualifying tournament, one of several BDO players to do so, including his brother Steve and Dean Winstanley.
[17] West also qualified for the fifth European Tour Event of the year, the Dutch Darts Masters, and was narrowly beaten 5–6 by Brendan Dolan in the first round.
[18] He finished 52nd on the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit, just £400 short of claiming one of the sixteen spots awarded to the highest non-qualified players for the 2013 World Championship.
[21] He only played in six more events in the rest of the year and finished it outside the top 64 meaning he needed to enter Q School to regain his place.