2012 World Championship Player Prize Money
| Round | Player | Country | Prize |
| Winner | Adrian Lewis | ENG | £200,000 |
| Final | Andy Hamilton | ENG | £100,000 |
| Semi Final | Simon Whitlock | AUS | £50,000 |
| Semi Final | James Wade | ENG | £50,000 |
| Quarter Final | Gary Anderson | SCO | £25,000 |
| Quarter Final | Kim Huybrechts | BEL | £25,000 |
| Quarter Final | Terry Jenkins | ENG | £25,000 |
| Quarter Final | John Part | CAN | £25,000 |
| Last 16 | Paul Nicholson | ENG | £15,000 |
| Last 16 | Kevin Painter | ENG | £15,000 |
| Last 16 | Colin Lloyd | ENG | £15,000 |
| Last 16 | Steve Farmer | £15,000 | |
| Last 16 | Wayne Jones | ENG | £15,000 |
| Last 16 | Michael van Gerwen | NED | £15,000 |
| Last 16 | Justin Pipe | ENG | £15,000 |
| Last 16 | Dave Chisnall | ENG | £15,000 |
| Last 32 | Vincent van der Voort | NED | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Mervyn King | ENG | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Devon Petersen | RSA | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Jelle Klaasen | NED | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Steve Beaton | ENG | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Robert Thornton | SCO | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Alan Tabern | ENG | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Wes Newton | ENG | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Richie Burnett | WAL | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Roland Scholten | NED | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Phil Taylor | ENG | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Mark Walsh | ENG | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Co Stompé | NED | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Kevin Münch | GER | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | James Richardson | ENG | £10,000 |
| Last 32 | Scott Rand | £10,000 | |
| Last 64 | Andy Smith | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Dennis Smith | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Colin Osborne | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Jyhan Artut | GER | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Nigel Heydon | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Mark Hylton | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Arron Monk | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Haruki Muramatsu | JPN | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Scott MacKenzie | £6,000 | |
| Last 64 | Denis Ovens | £6,000 | |
| Last 64 | Mark Webster | WAL | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Darin Young | USA | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Christian Perez | PHI | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Sean Reed | £6,000 | |
| Last 64 | Kurt van der Rijk | £6,000 | |
| Last 64 | Warren French | NZL | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Geoff Kime | £6,000 | |
| Last 64 | Petri Korte | £6,000 | |
| Last 64 | Magnus Caris | £6,000 | |
| Last 64 | Jamie Caven | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Mark Dudbridge | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Raymond van Barneveld | NED | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Ronnie Baxter | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Steve Brown | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | John Henderson | SCO | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Toni Alcinas | ESP | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Mensur Suljović | AUT | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Michael Smith | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Joe Cullen | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Peter Wright | SCO | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Ian White | ENG | £6,000 |
| Last 64 | Brendan Dolan | NIR | £6,000 |
| Last 72 | Jose De Sousa | POR | £3,500 |
| Last 72 | Dietmar Burger | AUT | £3,500 |
| Last 72 | Connie Finnan | IRL | £3,500 |
| Last 72 | Lee Choon Peng | £3,500 | |
| Last 72 | Oliver Ferenc | SRB | £3,500 |
| Last 72 | Paul Barham | ENG | £3,500 |
| Last 72 | Per Laursen | DEN | £3,500 |
| Last 72 | Dennis Nilsson | SWE | £3,500 |
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