2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
This victory was short lived after Hull F.C. dominated the Vikings the very next week, the game finished 58–10 in Hull's favour and Widnes got over through Fylnn twice, O'Brien added a goal. The Vikings recorded their 2nd win of the season by beating London Broncos 38–30 with White scoring 2 tries, Chris Dean, Rhys Hanbury, Ben Davies and Cameron Phelps all scoring and O'Brien added 7 goals. Widnes were losers in France when Catalans Dragons beat them 76–6 with Sione Kite scoring for the Vikings and O'Brien converting.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes started the Easter period with a 46–12 loss to local rivals Warrington Wolves, Chris Dean and David Allen both crossed for the Vikings with Patrick Ah Van converting both. The Vikings were outplayed by the Bradford Bulls and lost 38–4 with Rhys Hanbury crossing for their sole try. Widnes bowed out of the Challenge Cup but not before giving St Helens R.F.C. a massive scare by coming from 40–16 to just lose 40–38. Ah Van scored 2 tries and Lloyd White also crossed for 2, Kurt Haggerty, Hanbury and Hep Cahill also scored for the Vikings.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Ah Van kicked 5 goals from 7 attempts. Wigan Warriors youngster Joe Mellor joined the Vikings on a months loan whilst hooker Scott Moore is sacked by Widnes and was snapped up by Huddersfield Giants. Widnes lost to St Helens R.F.C. for the 2nd time in 2 weeks but this time didn't get anywhere close to the Saints as they lost 62–0.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes kicked off May with the announcement that Anthony Watts signed a 1-year extension keeping him at the Vikings until the end of 2013 also prop/second rower Anthony Mullally rejects a contract extension. Meanwhile, Paddy Flynn signs a 2-year extension with the Vikings keeping him at the Stobart Stadium until the end of 2014. Widnes lost yet another game, this time they lost 36–12 to fellow strugglers Castleford Tigers, Flynn and Stefan Marsh both scored tries and Rhys Hanbury kicked 2 goals.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes lost a close game 42–34 to Catalans Dragons, Marsh, Joe Mellor, Hanbury, Chris Dean, David Allen and Patrick Ah Van all scored tries whilst Hanbury kicked 5 goals. Widnes announce that Huddersfield Giants captain Kevin Brown will be playing for them in 2013. Leeds Rhinos hooker Paul McShane signs with the Vikings on a months loan.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes recorded their 3rd win of the season with a 26–22 win over the Huddersfield Giants, Patrick Ah Van, Rhys Hanbury, Ben Cross and Cameron Phelps all scored tries whilst Ah Van kicked 5 goals. Widnes lost to fellow basement battlers London Broncos 28–24 with Phelps scoring 2 tries and Frank Winterstein also scoring 2 and Ah Van kicked all 4 goals. Widnes suffered a 54–12 loss at the hands of Wigan Warriors, Cross scored his 2nd career try and Joe Mellor also scored against his parent club, Ah Van kicked both goals.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes announce the immediate signing of Hull F.C. prop Eamon O'Carroll on a 2 and a half-year deal. The Vikings had their best victory of the season when they beat Castleford Tigers 40–10. Stefan Marsh, Frank Winterstein, Ben Davies, Paul McShane, Joe Mellor, Eamon O'Carroll and Patrick Ah Van all scored a try each whilst Ah Van kicked 5 goals and Rhys Hanbury also kicked a goal. Widnes pushed St. Helens very close but due to a last minute try the Vikings lost 24–23. Ah Van scored a hat-trick whilst Chris Dean and Cameron Phelps also crossed.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Hanbury kicked 1 goal and slotted a drop goal. Widnes recorded their 5th win of the season against Salford City Reds winning 46–8, Phelps, Ah Van and Hanbury all scored 2 tries each whilst McShane and Danny Craven scored a try. Hanbury kicked 7 goals. Widnes wrapped up July with a 32–26 loss to Hull Kingston Rovers, tries came from Joe Mellor, Stefan Marsh, Kurt Haggerty, Danny Craven and Rhys Hanbury. Hanbury also kicked 3 goals.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
August started off with a 38–26 loss to Bradford Bulls, former Bull Patrick Ah Van scored 2 tries and kicked a goal, Rhys Hanbury also scored a try and kicked 2 goals whilst Ben Davies and Danny Craven also scored. Widnes were on the wrong end of a bad scoreline losing 68–24 to champions Leeds Rhinos. Stefan Marsh scored 2 tries, Frank Winterstein and Cameron Phelps also scored whilst Ah Van kicked 4 goals. Widnes recorded their 6th win of the season with an outstanding 42–16 over Hull FC. Shaun Briscoe and Willie Isa both scored 2 tries whilst Paddy Flynn, Winterstein, Craven and Hanbury all scored a try each. Craven kicked 2 goals and Paul McShane added a further 3 to seal the victory.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes started September with a 22–18 loss to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Rhys Hanbury scored twice and Paddy Flynn also crossed the line. Hanbury kicked 2 goals whilst Paul McShane also added a goal. Widnes finished bottom after a 52–14 loss to Warrington Wolves, Frank Winterstein, Paul McShane and Rhys Hanbury all scored tries and Hanbury added a goal.


2012 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2012 Wigan Council elections to the Thirtieth Wigan Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as other local elections. One-third of the council was up for election.


2012 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
As Wigan Council is elected in thirds, change in vote share is compared with the corresponding 2008 elections and calculated on that basis.


2012 Wigan Warriors season
The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2012 season results in the Super League XVII and 2012 Challenge Cup are shown below.


2012 Wigan Warriors season, Challenge Cup
After finishing second in the Super League XVI, Wigan Warriors entered the 2012 Challenge Cup at the fourth round. Their opening game saw them thrash North Wales Crusaders by 94 points. A win in the fifth round against Featherstone Rovers saw them beat derby rivals St Helens in the quarter finals before losing to their other rivals, Leeds Rhinos, in the semi-finals.


2012 William & Mary Tribe football team
The 2012 William & Mary Tibe football team represented The College of William & Mary in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 33rd year head coach Jimmye Laycock and played their home games at Zable Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in ninth place.


2012 William Jones Cup
The 2012 William Jones Cup was the 34th tournament of the William Jones Cup that took place at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium in Taipei, Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) from August 18 to 26, 2012.


2012 William Jones Cup
As in previous tournaments, this year's edition of the Jones Cup uses a single round robin format. The Philippines men's national basketball team won the championship by ending the tournament with the best win-loss record. The Philippines clinched the title with a 76-75 win over the United States Jones Cup National Team the tournament's final game day.


2012 Wilmington mayoral election
The 2012 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor James Baker was ineligible to run again because of term limits.


2012 Wilmington mayoral election
Democratic Party primaries were held on September 11, 2012, and won by Dennis P. Williams. Williams faced a write-in campaign from Kevin Melloy in the general election. Williams won the general election.


2012 Wimbledon Championships
The 2012 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 126th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2012. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.


2012 Wimbledon Championships
Both Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová were unsuccessful in their 2011 title defences, both being defeated by the eventual champions: Djokovic was defeated by Roger Federer in the semifinals, and Kvitová lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. In four sets, Federer defeated Andy Murray to win a record-equalling seven Wimbledon titles, while Murray became the first British male player to reach a Wimbledon singles final in the Open era. Williams defeated first-time Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets to equal her sister Venus in winning five Wimbledon titles.


2012 Wimbledon Championships
Both Federer and Williams were more than 30 years old at the time of their victories. With the victories, Federer reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since June 2010, thus allowing him to equal, then break, the all-time record of most weeks ranked World No. 1 held by Pete Sampras. Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka, and Maria Sharapova were in contention for the world number 1 ranking. Since Sharapova lost in the fourth round and Radwanska was a match away from becoming the world number 1 but lost it, Azarenka continued her success as the number 1.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Point and prize money distribution, Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Point and prize money distribution, Prize money
For 2012, the prize money purse was increased to £16,060,000 from £14,600,000 in 2011. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £1,150,000.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Men's Doubles
Jonathan Marray /  Frederik Nielsen def. Robert Lindstedt /  Horia Tecău, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–3


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Women's Doubles
Serena Williams /  Venus Williams def. Andrea Hlaváčková /  Lucie Hradecká, 7–5, 6–4


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Mixed Doubles
Mike Bryan /  Lisa Raymond def. Leander Paes /  Elena Vesnina, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Juniors, Boys' Doubles
Andrew Harris /  Nick Kyrgios def. Matteo Donati /  Pietro Licciardi, 6–2, 6–4


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Juniors, Girls' Doubles
Eugenie Bouchard /   Taylor Townsend def. Belinda Bencic /  Ana Konjuh, 6–4, 6–3


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Invitation, Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Greg Rusedski /  Fabrice Santoro def. Thomas Enqvist /  Mark Philippoussis, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [11–9]


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Invitation, Ladies' Invitation Doubles
Lindsay Davenport /  Martina Hingis def. Martina Navratilova /  Jana Novotná, 6–3, 6–2


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Invitation, Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Pat Cash /  Mark Woodforde def. Jeremy Bates /  Anders Järryd, 6–3, 6–4


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Wheelchair, Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Tom Egberink /  Michaël Jeremiasz def. Robin Ammerlaan /  Ronald Vink, 6–4, 6–2


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Wheelchair, Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Jiske Griffioen /  Aniek van Koot def. Lucy Shuker /  Jordanne Whiley, 6–1, 6–2


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings are as of 18 June 2012, Rankings and Points are as of 25 June 2012.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Singles seeds, Men's Singles
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011, points defending includes results from both the 2011 Wimbledon and tournaments from the week of 4 July 2011 (Newport and Davis Cup).


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Singles seeds, Men's Singles
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Singles seeds, Men's Singles
The following player would have been seeded, but he withdrew from the event.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Singles seeds, Women's Singles
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011, points defending includes results from both the 2011 Wimbledon and tournaments from the week of 4 July 2011 (Budapest and Båstad).


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Singles seeds, Women's Singles
For the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Singles seeds, Women's Singles
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Main draw wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Qualifiers entries
Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:


2012 Wimbledon Championships, Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles
George Morgan and Mate Pavić were the defending champions but were no longer eligible to compete as Juniors.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles
Andrew Harris and Nick Kyrgios defeated Matteo Donati and Pietro Licciardi in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the Boys' Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles
Filip Peliwo defeated the defending champion Luke Saville in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the Boys' Singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries
The 2012 Wimbledon Championships are described below in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries, Day-by-day summaries, Middle Sunday (1 July)
Following tradition, Middle Sunday is a day of rest, with no matches scheduled. Play resumes on the next day.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but were eliminated in the Round Robin.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Greg Rusedski and Fabrice Santoro  defeated Thomas Enqvist and Mark Philippoussis in the final, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [11–9] to win the Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles
Eugenie Bouchard and Grace Min were the defending champions but Min was no longer eligible to compete as a junior.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles
Bouchard and Taylor Townsend defeated Belinda Bencic and Ana Konjuh in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the Girls' Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles
Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion but chose to compete in the women's draw.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles
Eugenie Bouchard defeated Elina Svitolina in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the Girls' Singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Invitation Doubles
Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis successfully defended their title, defeating Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotná in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Invitation Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Invitation Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Invitation Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Marray and Nielsen defeated Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Marray became the first British player to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey in 1936. Nielsen is only the second Danish winner of a Grand Slam title, following his own grandfather, Kurt Nielsen, who won the mixed doubles at the 1957 U.S. National Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4, to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was his seventh Wimbledon title and seventeenth Grand Slam title. With the win, Federer also regained the world No. 1 ranking. Federer thus equalled both William Renshaw and Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon titles, as well as Sampras' record of 286 weeks as world No. 1; Federer broke the latter record on 16 July 2012.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Federer.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
In reaching the final, Andy Murray became the first British man to make it to the final since Don Budge defeated Bunny Austin in 1938. The championships was also notable for one of the biggest upsets in recent years as world No. 100 Lukáš Rosol beat world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal in the second round, 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, ending a streak of 11 major quarterfinals. The loss ended Nadal's season as he did not play tennis again until February 2013 at the Chile Open.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
This was the last Grand Slam tournament for 2002 Wimbledon Finalist and former world No. 3 David Nalbandian, 2003 French Open Champion and former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, former Top 15 player Juan Ignacio Chela and last Wimbledon appearance for three-time Finalist and former world No. 1 Andy Roddick.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final
The 2012 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It pitted six-time champion Roger Federer and Andy Murray against each other in a Grand Slam final for the third time. After 3 hours and 24 minutes, Federer emerged victorious 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final
The match saw Federer win a record seventeenth major title and a record-tying seventh Wimbledon championship. The victory also caused Federer to dethrone Novak Djokovic as World No. 1 and break Sampras' record of 286 weeks at the summit of men's tennis, having been one week short of the record when he lost the number one ranking in June 2010. Murray became the first British man to reach the final of Wimbledon since 1938, and was seeking to be the first British Wimbledon champion since 1936.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Background
Roger Federer entered the match as the all-time Grand Slam champion with a record of sixteen major titles, although he had not won any in the two and a half years since his victory at the 2010 Australian Open. Andy Murray had not yet won a single major title and was looking to avoid being the first male player since his coach Ivan Lendl to lose his first four finals.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Background
The 2012 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the third Grand Slam final that Federer and Murray had contested. Federer had won both previous finals, at the 2008 US Open and the 2010 Australian Open.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Background
Since Federer's victory at the 2010 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had combined to win nine consecutive major tournaments, and had competed head-to-head in the last four consecutive finals. Nadal, however, had suffered a second round defeat to world no. 100 Lukas Rosol. Federer, on the other hand, had to battle through an epic five-set encounter in the third round against Frenchman Julien Benneteau where he survived 4–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6, 6–1. Federer would go on to beat the world no. 1 and defending champion Djokovic in the semifinals to reach the Wimbledon final for a record eighth appearance.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Match details
The players traded breaks early in the first set before Murray broke Federer in the ninth game and served out the set at 6–4. Murray had multiple chances to break throughout the beginning of the second set, but the six-time champion fought off all four break points. Federer broke Murray at 6-5 with a drop volley winner on set point. Rain stopped play early in the third set, and play was suspended for half an hour as the roof was closed for the first time for a Wimbledon final.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Match details
The crucial moment came in the sixth game of the third set which lasted 20 minutes and saw ten deuces, with Federer finally converting the break on his sixth opportunity. Federer earned a break early in the fourth set and served the match out for his seventh Wimbledon Championship 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Significance
The match enabled Federer to break three of the sport's most prestigious all-time records. He broke his own all-time record of Grand Slams, setting the new mark at seventeen. He also tied Pete Sampras for the most Wimbledon singles titles with seven. Federer secured the world no. 1 position for the first time since June 2010 which enabled him to pass Sampras and set the record for most weeks at the summit of men's tennis.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Significance
Federer went on to spend an additional 17 weeks at world no. 1 and set the record (since the 1973 inception of the ATP Rankings) at 302 weeks. It was Federer's last major title for four and a half years, when he won his 18th grand slam at the 2017 Australian Open.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Significance
For Murray, it was his fourth grand slam final defeat without yet achieving a victory, emulating his coach Ivan Lendl. However, four weeks later Murray defeated Federer in three straight sets to win the Olympic men's singles gold for Great Britain, which also took place at Wimbledon on the very same centre court. Murray also won his first grand slam title that year at the US Open and his first Wimbledon title the following year.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, Significance
This was the first final to be played under the new retractable roof that was originally installed in 2009. The television ratings in the United Kingdom set a record with 16.9 million viewers, which was the highest Wimbledon final viewership since accurate statistics began in 1990. In the United States it scored the second largest ratings for a Wimbledon final in the last decade behind only 2009 when Federer beat American Andy Roddick 16-14 in the fifth set.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Jürgen Melzer and Iveta Benešová were the defending champions, but after receiving a first-round bye, lost in the second round to Dominic Inglot and Laura Robson.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond defeated Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Pat Cash and Mark Woodforde successfully defended their title, defeating Jeremy Bates and Anders Järryd in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink were the defending champions but Scheffers did not participate.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Tom Egberink and Michaël Jeremiasz defeated Vink and Robin Ammerlaan in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Wheelchair Men's Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven were the defending champions but decided not to play together. Vergeer partnered with Marjolein Buis and Walraven partnered with Annick Sevenans, but both pairs lost in the semifinals.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot defeated Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the Wheelchair Women's Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. This was Williams's fifth Wimbledon singles title (tying her for the third-most Wimbledon titles in the Open Era with her sister Venus) and her 14th Grand Slam singles title overall. Radwańska became the first Polish tennis player, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Williams.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Yaroslava Shvedova became the first player in the Open Era to win a 'golden set' at Wimbledon, winning the first set of her 6–0, 6–4 victory over 2012 French Open runner-up and 10th seed Sara Errani in the third round without dropping a single point. Shvedova was beaten by Williams in the fourth round.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Sabine Lisicki defeated the reigning French Open champion en route to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third straight time. She defeated world No. 1 and top seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round, having previously beaten Li Na in 2011 and Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009. She missed the 2010 Championships due to injury.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka regained the WTA No. 1 ranking by reaching the quarterfinals after Sharapova failed to defend her finalist points from 2011. Four of the top five seeds (with the exception of Kvitová) were in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.


2012 Winchester City Council election
The 2012 Winchester Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Winchester City Council in England, on the same day as other local elections.


2012 Winchester City Council election
The Conservative Party gained an overall majority on the council, which previously had been under no overall control.


2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
The 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 80th overall. The Blue Bombers looked to continue on the success of the 2011 season, in which they made it all the way to the Grey Cup game. However, the team slipped to 3rd place in the East Division and missed the playoffs, finishing with a 6–12 record. The team was supposed to play their first season in their new stadium, Investors Group Field, but ongoing construction delays have moved its opening to the beginning of the 2013 season.


2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
The Blue Bombers started the season with four straight road games, which was due to speculation that the stadium would be opened in time for a home opener in week 5 at the earliest. The Blue Bombers started the season 0–4 for the first time since 2008, which was also, coincidentally, a year after they had an appearance in the Grey Cup game.


2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
After a 2–6 start, head coach Paul LaPolice was fired on August 25, 2012 after three years of employment. He was replaced by defensive coordinator Tim Burke.


2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
The low point of the season occurred in Tim Burke's debut as head coach on September 2, 2012, in which the team suffered a 52–0 shutout loss to their biggest rivals the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic. It was the Bombers first shutout loss since they were blanked 33–0 by the Edmonton Eskimos on July 29, 1969. It was also their first shutout loss to Saskatchewan since October 15, 1949.


2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
With a 28–18 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 27, 2012, the Blue Bombers were eliminated from playoff contention. Their final game of the season, a 19-11 victory over the Montreal Alouettes, would mark the final game played at Canad Inns Stadium prior to its demolition.


2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 2:00 PM CDT. The Blue Bombers had five selections in the six-round draft, including the loss of their first-round pick after selecting Kito Poblah in the 2011 Supplemental draft. The traded back into the first round by trading two of their second round picks for the third overall selection.


2012 Winston-Salem Open
The 2012 Winston–Salem Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the Winston-Salem Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, from August 19 through August 25, 2012. It was the last event on the 2012 US Open Series before the 2012 US Open. John Isner won the singles title.


2012 Winston-Salem Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Winston-Salem Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2012 Winston-Salem Open, Finals, Doubles
Santiago González /  Scott Lipsky defeated  Pablo Andújar /  Leonardo Mayer, 6–3, 4–6, [10–2]


2012 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram were the defending champions, but they lost to Pablo Andújar and Leonardo Mayer in the semifinals. Santiago González and Scott Lipsky won the title, defeating Andújar and Mayer 6–3, 4–6, [10–2] in the final.


2012 Winston-Salem Open – Singles
John Isner successfully defended his title by beating Tomáš Berdych 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(11–9) in the final.


2012 Winter Cup
The 2012 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at the Las Vegas Sports Center in Las Vegas from February 2 to February 4, 2012.


2012 Winter Cup, Competition
The finals session featured the top 42 gymnasts according to their all-around ranking and the top three gymnasts on each apparatus. The all-around and individual event champions were determined via a combined two-day score. Performances at the Winter Cup helped determine eight men who comprised the United States men's national gymnastics team at the 2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (German: Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2012), officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, on 13–22 January 2012. They were the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. Approximately 1100 athletes from 70 countries competed. The decision for Innsbruck to host the Games was announced on 12 December 2008 after mail voting by 105 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members. Innsbruck is the first city to host three winter Olympic events, having previously hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Organization, Host city election
All four applicant cities were kept as candidate cities by the IOC in August 2008. Swedish skier Pernilla Wiberg was the Evaluation Chair for the commission to score the applicant cities. In November 2008, two cities (Harbin and Lillehammer) were cut from the list, leaving both Kuopio and Innsbruck in the running. On 12 December, the final vote was revealed to be 84 votes to 15, with Innsbruck winning the hosting rights.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Organization, Infrastructure and budget
All venues that will be used for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics were existing (besides the athlete's village) when Innsbruck was awarded the games in 2008. Innsbruck thus proposed a budget of $22.5 million USDs to host and stage the games. The athlete's village will cost roughly $121 million to build.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Organization, Marketing
Marketing for the games included sponsor BMW painting cars with the Innsbruck 2012 logo and information to spread awareness across Austria.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Organization, Sponsors
There are twelve official worldwide partners of the International Olympic Committee such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola, which have been designated as "World Olympic Partners" by the organizing committee for the event. The organizing committee also designated fifteen companies as official sponsors and suppliers of which include BMW and Raiffeisen Zentralbank among others. About 60% of the costs associated with the games are expected to be covered by sponsorship by the various companies.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Organization, Mascot
The official mascot of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics is an anthropomorphic chamois named Yoggl (pronounced YOG). The name is a compound of "Joggl", the Tyrolean nickname for Jakob, and YOG, the acronym of the Youth Olympic Games. He represents respect for nature, the lifestyles and geography of the host country, modernity, youth, and athleticism. The mascot was designed by Florencia Demaría and Luis Andrés Abbiati of Argentina.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Organization, Venues
All of the venues are located at venue clusters in two major zones in Innsbruck and Seefeld, Olympiaworld Innsbruck and Seefeld Arena. All venues are existing with the exception of the curling and biathlon venues, which will be temporary.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Organization, Torch relay
The torch relay of the Games was announced on 9 October 2011, involving 65 sites over 18 days with some 2,012 torchbearers carrying the flame. The torch was lit on 17 December 2011 in Athens, Greece by the first torchbearer Carlos Pecharromán from Spain and the relay began in Innsbruck on 27 December 2011 and ended with the opening ceremony in Bergiselschanze on 13 January 2012. It is the first time the Olympic flame had gone to the same city three times as Innsbruck was also the host of the Winter Olympic Games in 1964 and 1976.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, The Games, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the games took place on 13 January 2012, at 6:30 pm CET (5:30 UTC, 13 January) at Bergiselschanze. Roughly 15,000 people packed the snow-filled stadium to watch the ceremony, where for the first time three cauldrons were lit (instead of the normal 1) to commemorate the previous two Winter Olympics Innsbruck has hosted (1964 and 1976). Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria declared the games open.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, The Games, Closing ceremony
The Closing ceremony took place on 22 January. IOC President Jacques Rogge stated that the first Winter Youth Olympic Games were "ten glorious days" and that the games "exceeded all expectations and laid solid foundations for future Youth Olympic Games".


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, The Games, Participating nations
In accordance with IOC guidelines, only youths aged between 14 and 19 years were able to participate in the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Unlike the Olympic Games, the youth athletes taking part in the YOG will be expected to stay in the host city throughout the Games to take part in an integrated sport and culture and education programme (CEP). The qualification criteria for participation in the Games differs by sport, and are determined by the NOCs and international sports federations.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, The Games, Sports
The YOG featured 63 medal events over 7 sports and 15 disciplines. 63 events, there will be 3 mixed team events (Mixed-NOCs), 8 mixed team events (NOCs), 27 men's events, and 25 women's events.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Medal table
The top ten listed National Olympic Committees (NOCs) by number of gold medals are listed below with the host nation, Austria, being highlighted. A competition was announced in early 2011 to design the medals that were awarded at the games.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Medal table
Medals won by teams of athletes from more than one NOC are included in the table as medals awarded to a mixed-NOCs team. There were three events which composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams, and as such all nine medals in these events, were swept by mixed-NOCs teams.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics medal table
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 13 to January 22, 2012. Approximately 1,059 athletes from 70 NOCs participated in 63 events in 15 sports.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics medal table
Andorra and Monaco won their first ever Olympic medal, while Morocco won its first ever Winter Olympic event medal (also in the process winning Africa's first ever medal at a Winter sport competition).


2012 Winter Youth Olympics medal table, Medal table
The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics medal table, Medal table
In a number of events, there were teams in which athletes from different nations competed together. Medals won by these teams are included in the table as medals awarded to a mixed-NOCs team. There were eight events composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams. As such all medals in those events – 3 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes – were swept by mixed-NOCs teams. This mixed-NOCs listing is not given a ranking.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics national flag bearers
The following is a list of national flagbearers for the 70 countries which took part in the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics national flag bearers
Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by tradition. As the originator of the Olympics, Greece entered first. Austrian delegates entered last, representing the host nation. The delegations entered by German the official language of the host nation.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics opening ceremony
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympics opening ceremony, was held on 13 January 2012 at Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. Over 15,000 people attended the ceremony.


2012 Winter Youth Olympics opening ceremony
The parade of nations was held before the ceremony. The ceremony featured speeches about the 1964 and 1976 Games. Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria, declared the Games open before the Olympic Hymn was played and the Olympic flag was raised, which wasn't at the appropriate time. Christina Ager delivered the athletes' oath with the mistake of saying the word "scheiße", causing the audience to boo at her. The three cauldrons were lit before the 1976 Games opening ceremony, where two cauldrons were lit. The 1964 cauldron was lit by Egon Zimmermann, Franz Klammer lit the 1976 cauldron and Paul Gerstgraser lit the 2012 cauldron.


2012 Winton Motor Raceway V8 Supercar Event
The 2012 Winton Motor Raceway V8 Supercar event was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the fourteenth event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 16-18 November at the Winton Motor Raceway near Benalla, Victoria.


2012 Winton Motor Raceway V8 Supercar Event
Triple Eight Race Engineering won both races, with Jamie Whincup winning on Saturday and Craig Lowndes winning on Sunday. Whincup overcame a drive-through penalty in the second race to finish on the podium. In doing so, he secured his fourth V8 Supercar title with one round remaining, despite his closest rival Mark Winterbottom, of Ford Performance Racing, scoring the third-highest points total across the weekend.


2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.


2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
Overall, Labour gained seven seats at the expense of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats and gained overall control of the council, with a majority of eight.


2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election results, Changes in council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results
Results compared directly with the last local election in 2011.


2012 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach Bret Bielema, through December 4, 2012, and Barry Alvarez for the Rose Bowl are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference on January 1, 2013.


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Regular season, vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)
NotablesWisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon) and Badgers running backs accounted for 8 rushing touchdowns on the day (along with a passing touchdown by running back James White). The 70 points tied the second-highest mark in Wisconsin history, set against Northwestern in 2010 and Austin Peay in 2010 (the Wisconsin record for most points in a game is 83 against Indiana in 2010). The Badgers returned their first interception for a touchdown, as senior defensive back Marcus Cromartie returned a deflected Taylor Martinez pass 29 yards to put Wisconsin up 14-0 less than 3 minutes into the game.


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Regular season, vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)
A wild rushing touchdown by Taylor Martinez and a Brett Maher field goal narrowed Wisconsin's advantage to 14-10, but the Badgers went 45 yards on two plays to set up another scoring drive, capped off by a 9-yard rushing touchdown by James White. When Nebraska's offense stalled, Wisconsin's offense roared into gear and scored three more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter alone, taking a 42-10 lead at the half with a James White passing touchdown to TE Sam Arneson.


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Regular season, vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)
In the second half, Nebraska managed to gain a grand total of 3 yards before Martinez threw his second interception on Nebraska's first drive of the half. Wisconsin scored on the next play, taking a 49-10 lead.


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Regular season, vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)
The Badgers secured their third consecutive Big Ten Championship and a third consecutive Rose Bowl berth with the blowout win, improving to 8-5 on the year and snapping their 2-game losing streak.


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Regular season, vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)
On December 4, 2012, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas, ending his career at Wisconsin after 7 seasons (from 2006 to 2012). Bielema had a 68-24 overall record in 7 seasons at Wisconsin and his teams went 37-19 in Big Ten conference games. In addition, Bielema won both of the first two Big Ten Conference Championship Games.


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, 2012 statistics, Passing
Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, 2012 statistics, Rushing
Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, 2012 statistics, Receiving
Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, 2012 statistics, Kick and punt returning
Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, 2012 statistics, Kicking
Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; TP = Total points


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, 2012 statistics, Punting
Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks


2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team, 2012 statistics, Defensive
Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PDef = Passes defended ; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries


2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections
Recall elections for four Wisconsin state senators were held during the spring of 2012. Voters put four state senators up for recall, all Republicans, because of the budget repair bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker and circumstances surrounding it. Democrats targeted Republicans for voting to significantly limit public employee collective bargaining. Scholars could cite only four times in American history when more than one state legislator has been recalled at roughly the same time over the same issue. The recall elections occurred on June 5, with May 8 being the date of the primary election.


2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections
These recall elections followed the largest group of recall elections in U.S. history during the previous year, in which Republicans kept control of the Wisconsin Senate. In the June 5, 2012 recall elections, Democrats appeared to have taken over one seat from Republicans. Although the victory gave Democrats control of the Senate, the state legislature would not be in regular session again until after the November 2012 election when control of the legislature would again be contested. After the November 2012 election, Republicans regained control of the state Senate due to the resignation of one Democrat and two losses by Democrats to Republicans.


2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections, Additional recall election proposals
Paperwork was filed with the state Government Accountability Board in March 2012 authorizing an effort to collect recall signatures against Senator Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) and explore recalling Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center). Both efforts were launched by persons affiliated with the Citizens For Responsible Government Network, saying both Senators cost the state jobs. Both Senators opposed a bill that would have helped a Florida company open an iron mine in Wisconsin's north woods. The mining bill would have reworked Wisconsin's permitting process to help Gogebic Taconite open an iron mine just south of Lake Superior in Jauch's district.


2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections, Additional recall election proposals
The company had claimed the project would create hundreds of needed jobs in northwestern Wisconsin, and Republicans touted the bill as their signature job-creation legislation this past session. 15,270 signatures were required to force Jauch into a recall election. 14,545 signatures were required to force Schultz into a recall election. The group came up short in their efforts to obtain signatures and said they would try again after the Walker gubernatorial recall election on June 5, 2012.


2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections, District 21
The initial vote on June 5 showed Democrat John Lehman defeating incumbent Republican Van Wanggaard by a margin of less than 800 votes. The election canvas, a week later on June 12, confirmed Lehman won. However, on June 14, the Racine County Sheriff's Office announced it was investigating allegations of voting irregularities at the Dr. John Bryant Center in Racine, as well as reports of voter registration forms in the trash behind the Cesar Chavez Center, also in Racine. Wanggaard had until 5 p.m. on June 15 to request a recount.


2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections, District 21
On June 15, Wanggaard asked for a recount, which began on June 20, and was completed by July 2. On June 25, it was revealed that possibly thousands of voters, including 116 voters in Ward 2 of Racine, did not sign the poll book before obtaining their ballot, a violation of a new Wisconsin law passed in 2011. Despite objection by the Wanggaard campaign, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board refused to strike the votes as invalid.


2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections, District 21
The Government Accountability Board pointed out that it would not be easy to determine which ballot was used by someone who signed the poll book and which was not. Also the Government Accountability Board noted "Invalidating ballots based on the failure to require a signature would disenfranchise a voter due to an election official's error" as a poll worker is supposed to have voters sign the poll book before giving them a ballot rather than after. The State Senate Democratic Committee argued Republicans wanted "voter disenfranchisement" that this was "a clerical error" and "not voter fraud. Its not voter irregularities." The missing poll book signatures were largely due to newly registered voters who had already given a signature when filling out registration forms. Lehman was declared the winner by 819 votes in certified recount numbers.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
The 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election was a special election to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. It resulted in voters re-electing incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker over the Democratic candidate Tom Barrett by a larger margin than he had in 2010, in which Walker had also faced Barrett. Recall organizers opposed Walker's agenda, particularly his limiting of collective bargaining rights for state employees and they collected over 900,000 signatures to initiate the recall election process. There was also a recall for Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. She won her race, defeating Democrat Mahlon Mitchell, making her the first lieutenant governor to run in and survive a recall.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
The Democratic primaries took place on May 8. The recall elections were held June 5 with Walker defeating Barrett. Walker was thus the first U.S. governor to continue in office after facing a recall election.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
Four state senate recall elections took place the same day as the gubernatorial recall elections, resulting in two wins by Republican incumbents, one open seat win by a Republican, and one win by a Democratic challenger, giving Democrats control of the state Senate.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
The recall election was just the third gubernatorial recall election in U.S. history and up until 2021, the only one in which the incumbent was not defeated. The other recall elections were the 1921 North Dakota gubernatorial recall election (which successfully recalled Lynn Frazier), the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election (which successfully recalled Gray Davis), and the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election (which failed to recall Gavin Newsom).


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
Voter turnout in the election was 57.8 percent, the highest for a gubernatorial election not on a presidential ballot in Wisconsin history. The election was widely covered on national television.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Pre-certification recall campaign
Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker faced a recall effort beginning in November 2011. After the contentious collective bargaining dispute, Walker's disapproval ratings varied between 50 and 51% while his approval ratings varied between 47% and 49% in 2011.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Pre-certification recall campaign
Wisconsin law made Walker ineligible for recall until at least January 3, 2012, one year after he first took office, and the Wisconsin Democratic Party called it a "priority" to remove him from office. In the first half of 2011, Walker raised more than $2,500,000 from supporters. Walker raised $5.1 million in the second half of 2011 to battle his recall.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Pre-certification recall campaign
In less than half of the allotted time (60 days) to collect signatures, recall organizers report collecting more than 500,000 signatures, leaving roughly one month left to collect the remaining 40,000 signatures needed to force a recall vote.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Pre-certification recall campaign
On January 17, 2012, United Wisconsin, the coalition that spearheaded the recall effort, along with the Democratic Party, said that one million signatures were collected, which far exceeded the 540,208 needed, and amounted to 23 percent of the state's eligible voters, 46 percent of the total votes cast in the 2010 gubernatorial election and just shy of the 1.1 million votes earned by Walker.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Pre-certification recall campaign
On January 25, 2012, a poll released by the Marquette University Law School predicted that Walker would win a recall election against potential candidates Tom Barrett, Kathleen Falk, David Obey or Tim Cullen. This compared to a poll released by Public Policy Polling in October 2011 that also predicted Walker would win a recall election against Barrett, Falk, Peter Barca, Steve Kagen or Ron Kind. The poll also showed that more people opposed (49%) than supported (48%) the recall effort.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Pre-certification recall campaign
In February 2012, Walker's campaign made an additional request for more time for the petition signatures to be verified, stating that between 10 and 20% of the signatures reviewed to that point should not be counted. Democrats argued that even if 20% of the signatures were not counted there were still 300,000 more than the required number needed to initiate the recall. Democratic Party spokesman Graeme Zielinski argued Walker was just "delaying the inevitable."


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Pre-certification recall campaign
Additionally, in the period while signatures were being verified Barrett and Walker were able to collect unlimited campaign donations because normal campaign fundraising limits do not apply until an election is ordered. On February 17, 2012, Dane County judge Richard Niess, who also signed the petition, denied Walker's request for additional time.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Pre-certification recall campaign
In March Milwaukee city officials asked Milwaukee Public Schools to contribute nearly $10 million more to the pension plan because of financial market downturns. The teachers' union, school board and the superintendent asked the legislature for the opportunity to negotiate to reduce costs. Milwaukee schools didn't take part in a 90-day window that had since closed, which allowed unions and municipal employees to make contract adjustments. The Assembly and Senate agreed to allow Milwaukee schools to reopen negotiations for compensation or fringe-benefit concessions without nullifying existing union contracts. The measure giving them 90 days passed the Assembly and Senate. Governor Scott Walker supported the measure. Other teachers' unions asked Milwaukee to withdraw its request, saying it would give Walker a political advantage in the recall election.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Background, Certification
On March 29, 2012, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board released its final signature counts for the Walker recall petition. The GAB reported that 931,053 signatures were officially turned in, although the proponents had stated that approximately one million signatures were collected. Of that number, 26,114 were struck by GAB staff for various reasons and an additional 4,001 duplicates were struck. The final total certified by the GAB was 900,938 signatures.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Controversy over recall petitions signed by Wisconsin judges and journalists
Twenty-nine circuit court judges in Wisconsin signed recall petitions against Gov. Walker, according to a Gannett Wisconsin Media analysis. Among the signers was Dane County Judge David Flanagan, who was scrutinized after issuing a temporary restraining order March 6 against a Walker-backed voter ID law without disclosing his support of the recall. None of the state's sixteen appeals court judges or seven Supreme Court justices signed the recall petition.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Controversy over recall petitions signed by Wisconsin judges and journalists
The state Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion in 2001 saying judges are allowed to sign nominating petitions, as long as the petition language only supports putting the candidate on the ballot and does not imply an endorsement. The Landmark Legal Foundation requested an investigation to the Wisconsin Judicial Commission regarding allegations of misconduct by the judges in question.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Controversy over recall petitions signed by Wisconsin judges and journalists
It was later learned that 25 journalists at Gannett had also signed the recall petition. The newspaper group revealed the signatures in the interest of being as open as possible. Genia Lovett, representative for the organization, stated that journalists have a right to hold opinions, but must protect the credibility of their respective news organizations.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Controversy over recall petitions signed by Wisconsin judges and journalists
Other media organizations had staff who signed the recall petition. Rob Starbuck, the morning news anchor for Madison, Wisconsin, television station WISC-TV, signed the Walker recall petition. The station stated that the signing was in violation of the station's policy for newsroom employees. Television stations WISN, WTMJ, WITI, WDJT and radio station WTMJ in Milwaukee discovered that some staff members signed petitions to recall Walker. Some employees at WTMJ claimed signing the recall petition was not a political act, but rather, similar to casting a vote. WTMJ stated it did not agree and indicated they would take measures to make sure their reporting was fair and balanced, and to ensure no future similar controversies. The WITI television journalist who had signed the petition was reassigned and prohibited from covering Walker-related stories.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Controversy over recall petitions signed by Wisconsin judges and journalists
The cost of the recall election had also drawn criticism. An estimate provided by the state Government Accountability Board showed a cost of $9 million for a statewide election. Since a primary election was also conducted for this race, Representative Robin Vos estimated the cost would be double, around $18 million.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Costs and spending
The recall elections were the most expensive elections in Wisconsin history. According to the advocacy group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, candidates and outside groups spent more than $80 million in the governor's recall race. This compares to $37.4 million spent on the 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Costs and spending
According to USA Today, "More than $62 million was spent by the candidates and outside groups. Much of the $30 million raised by Walker came from outside the state. Barrett ... spent about $4 million; most of his donors live in Wisconsin." Barrett also benefited from spending by labor unions throughout the recall, estimated at another $20 million. Kathleen Falk, who was defeated by Barrett in the Democratic primary raised about $5.2 million from public-sector unions inside and outside the state. The cost of the recall elections for the governor and lieutenant governor to Wisconsin taxpayers was $18 million.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Campaign
In April the Milwaukee Police Association and Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association unions endorsed Governor Walker in the recall election. After Barrett won the Democratic primary, Walker stated, "As Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett enters the general election in his soon to be third statewide losing campaign, he will surely find that his record of raising taxes and promises to continue to do so will not resonate with voters." After his primary victory Barrett said, "We cannot fix Wisconsin with Walker as governor, this election is not about fighting past battles, it is about moving forward together to create jobs and get our economy moving again."


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Results, Analysis
Despite the protests, which followed shortly after Walker's inauguration, Walker's margin of victory in the recall election increased by 1 percentage point compared to the previous election (6.8% vs 5.8%). Approximately 350,000 more people voted in the recall election than in the 2010 election (2.5 million vs 2.15 million), making voter turnout in the recall 57.8%, the highest for a Wisconsin gubernatorial election not on a presidential ballot. The Republican bastions of Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Washington had the highest turnouts in the state, at 74%, 72%, and 70% respectively.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Results, Analysis
The Democratic bastion of Dane was not far behind, at 67% voter turnout. Menominee had the lowest turnout in the state, with only 28% voter turnout. Walker won 60 counties in the recall election, compared to 59 in 2010. 3 counties flipped from Walker to Barrett in the recall election (Colombia, Kenosha, and La Crosse), while 4 counties flipped from Barrett to Walker in the recall election (Crawford, Eau Claire, Green, and Trempealeau). Walker's margin of victory increased in 54 counties, while it decreased in 18 counties.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Results, Analysis
Walker did better in most of northern Wisconsin, while Barrett did better in southeast Wisconsin and the most northern counties in the state. Twelve counties (Buffalo, Calumet, Clark, Door, Forest, Kewaunee, Outagamie, Pepin, Price, Rusk, Taylor, and Trempealeau) had swings towards Walker by six points or more compared to the last election, while six counties (Columbia, Dodge, Douglas, Kenosha, Racine, and Rock) had swings towards Barrett by two points or more. The Democratic strongholds of Dane County and Milwaukee County went more to Barrett in the recall election, while the Republican strongholds of Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington went more Walker.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Results, Analysis
Craig Gilbert of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted the similarities between the 2010 and 2012 elections while looking at the exit poll numbers.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, 2014 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling
On July 31, 2014, Scott Bauer reported for the Associated Press:


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, 2014 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday [July 31, 2014] upheld the 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most [Wisconsin] public workers, sparked massive protests and led to Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall election and rise to national prominence. The 5-2 ruling upholds Walker's signature policy achievement in its entirety and is a major victory for the potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate, who is seeking re-election this year. The ruling also marks the end of the three-year legal fight over the law, which prohibits public-employee unions from collectively bargaining for anything beyond wage increases based on inflation. A federal appeals court twice upheld the law as constitutional. "No matter the limitations or 'burdens' a legislative enactment places on the collective-bargaining process, collective bargaining remains a creation of legislative grace and not constitutional obligation", Justice Michael Gableman wrote.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, 2014 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley dissented from the ruling, arguing the law unconstitutionally infringes on protected rights.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
In August 2012, the first investigation, which had been launched by John Chisholm, Milwaukee County District Attorney, a Democrat, into missing funds, was rolled into a second John Doe probe based on a theory that Governor Walker's campaign had illegally coordinated with conservative groups engaged in issue advocacy during the recall elections. The initial John Doe judge, now retired Kenosha County Circuit Judge Barbara A. Kluka, overseeing the John Doe investigation issued 30 subpoenas and 5 search warrants.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
She also issued a secrecy order which meant that those being investigated were legally bound from discussing any facet of the investigation publicly. Shortly thereafter, she recused herself from the investigation. Kluka's replacement, Judge Gregory Peterson, quashed several subpoenas in January 2014, saying "there was no probable cause shown that they violated campaign finance laws".


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
The special prosecutor took the unusual step of filing a supervisory writ, essentially appealing Judge Peterson's decision, with the same appeals court that had denied a motion to stop the investigation. On July 16, 2015, the Wisconsin Supreme Court closed the investigation into whether Governor Walker's campaign had illegally coordinated with outside groups by a 4–2 vote. Justice Michael J. Gableman in writing for the majority stated, "To be clear, this conclusion ends the John Doe investigation because the special prosecutor's legal theory is unsupported in either reason or law. Consequently, the investigation is closed."


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
The director of Wisconsin Club for Growth (the Wisconsin arm of the national Club for Growth), Eric O'Keefe, defied the gag order, and filed a lawsuit alleging the probe was partisan and violated First Amendment rights to free expression. In a May 6, 2014 order, Judge Rudolph T. Randa found the investigation had no legal basis.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
One day later, a three-judge panel (Wood, Bauer and Easterbrook) of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago stayed Judge Randa's preliminary injunction, ruling he had overstepped his authority as prosecutors had already appealed an earlier decision in the case. Randa could issue his injunction only if he certified their appeal as frivolous. The appeals court also ruled that Judge Randa could not order prosecutors to destroy evidence collected in the five-county probe. Judge Randa quickly certified the appeal as frivolous and the appeals court upheld the preliminary injunction ruling that he did have the authority to issue the injunction.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
At the request of the Wisconsin Club for Growth, the court unsealed documents from the investigation on June 19, 2014. These documents reveal the prosecutors' theory that Governor Walker was at the center of a plan to illegally coordinate fundraising efforts with a number of outside conservative groups to help him in the 2012 recall election, bypassing state election laws. A theory that had been ruled as having no legal basis by two judges.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
According to a statement by prosecutors "At the time the investigation was halted, Governor Walker was not a target of the investigation. At no time has he been served with a subpoena", and that they have "no conclusions as to whether there is sufficient evidence to charge anyone with a crime". To date, no one has been charged in the investigation. The probe has been effectively shut down with Judge Peterson's quashing of subpoenas until the Wisconsin Supreme Court rules on whether the investigation was legal.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
On August 21, 2014, a number of email messages were disclosed from a previous court filing by a special prosecutor. According to Politico, the emails purports to show that Walker made an early decision for money to be funneled though a group he trusted, and shows that he had a direct hand in "orchestrating the fundraising logistics of the opposition to the recalls". According to CBS News, the disclosures show that prosecutors claimed that Walker "personally solicited donations for [the] conservative group Wisconsin Club for Growth to get around campaign finance limits and disclosure requirements as he fended off the recall attempt in 2012."


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
One of the emails released read, "As the Governor discussed … he wants all the issue advocacy efforts run through one group to ensure correct messaging. We had some past problems with multiple groups doing work on 'behalf' of Gov. Walker and it caused some issues … The Governor is encouraging all to invest in the Wisconsin Club for Growth." The Washington Post reported that the documents released show Walker solicited donors such as Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, hedge fund manager Paul Singer, and real estate businessman Donald Trump to give large contributions to a tax-exempt group that backed him during the recall efforts.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
Wisconsin Club for Growth reportedly only ran issues ads, none of which had to do with the recall attempt. According to a The Wall Street Journal editorial (August 24, 2014), it is "legal and common" for politicians to raise money for political action committees, party committees, and 501(c)(4)'s. There are no allegations that the Wisconsin Club for Growth gave the money to Walker, or even advertised on his behalf.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
In September 2014, lawyers asked a federal appeals court to uphold an injunction that blocks a Wisconsin prosecutor from reviving an investigation that targeted conservative organizations accused of illegally coordinating with the governor for the purpose of circumventing campaign finance limits, citing selective prosecution and violations of free speech and equal protection under the law. On September 9, 2014, the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments on the appeal. During arguments, Judge Frank Easterbrook questioned the constitutionality of the secrecy orders, stating it's "screaming with unconstitutionality". Judge Diane Wood focused in on why the suit was filed in federal court.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
O'Keefe's attorneys pointed to the fact that the Wisconsin Supreme Court had yet to take up the cases filed in state court. On September 24, 2014, the Seventh Circuit reversed Judge Randa's injunction order and dismissed the lawsuit, not based on the merits of the case, but ruling only on federal interference in a state case. O'Keefe filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on January 21, 2015.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board, or GAB, performed the functions of both a state elections and ethics board during this time period and was part of the investigation due to being "presented with facts that suggested there was a violation of the law as it had been applied for years".


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
Although credited as a "model" for other states because "members are former judges chosen in a way to ensure they will not favor either major party" and "no other state has a chief election administration authority with the same degree of insulation from partisan politics" the GAB's being part of this investigation still drew the ire of some Wisconsin Republicans. In July 2015 Governor Walker called for the dismantling of the GAB. The state legislature, controlled by Republicans during the 2015–16 session, passed a law doing so—which Governor Walker signed—that ended the GAB in 2016 and split its functions between boards appointed by leaders of the major political parties.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
In 2016, Salon.com posited that the majority of Wisconsin Supreme Court justices who halted the investigation had received assistance from the same conservative organizations that were being investigated. "Four of that court's seven justices were elected with $10 million in support (more than the jurists spent on their own campaigns) from Wisconsin Club for Growth and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, two of the 'independent' groups that Walker was accused of illegally coordinating with."


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
This led to some of the DAs involved in the investigation appealing to the US Supreme Court with critics of the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision noting both "because the same groups under investigation helped elect them" and "the decision went beyond prior U.S. Supreme Court rulings on coordination and campaign finance laws."


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
The Guardian reported in September 2016 that there was strong evidence of illegal coordination, based on more than 1500 pages of leaked emails.


2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, Aftermath, Investigation of alleged illegal campaign coordination
On October 3, 2016, the United States Supreme Court decided not to take the case despite urging by The New Yorker in order "to repair the rule of law in Wisconsin". Politics and Law Scholar Howard Schweber noted this may have been due to the US Supreme Court trying to avoid "tie outcomes".


2012 Wofford Terriers football team
The 2012 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 25th year head coach Mike Ayers and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to claim a share of the conference championship with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated New Hampshire in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.


2012 Woking Borough Council election
The 2012 Woking Borough District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Woking Borough District Council in England. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.


2012 Wokingham Borough Council election
The 2012 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012, the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections, to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2012 Wokingham Borough Council election, Background
A total of 74 candidates contested the 18 seats which were up for election. These included 18 Conservative, 18 Liberal Democrat, 14 Labour, 14 Green Party, 8 United Kingdom Independence Party and 3 independent candidates.


2012 Wokingham Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives retained control of the council despite losing 2 seats: 1 to the Liberal Democrats in Winnersh, and Charvil to an Independent. The Liberal Democrats held the 3 seats they defended in Bulmershe and Whitegates, Twyford and Loddon. However their gain in Winnersh was cancelled out a few hours later when Sue Smith resigned from the Liberal Democrats to finish her term as an Independent.


2012 Wokingham Borough Council election, Election result
There were a total of 31,640 votes cast, including 183 spoiled ballots.


2012 Wolverhampton City Council election
The 2012 Wolverhampton City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the City of Wolverhampton Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.


2012 Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2012 Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament is the 2012 post-season tournament for Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference, an NAIA Division II athletic conferences.


2012 Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
Out of the league's 10 teams, the top eight receive berths in the conference tournament. After the 18-game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.


2012 Women's Australian Hockey League
The 2012 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 20th edition of women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth.


2012 Women's Australian Hockey League
The VIC Vipers won the gold medal for the second time by defeating the NSW Arrows 5–1 in the final.


2012 Women's Australian Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 125 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.47 goals per match.


2012 Women's Australian Open (squash)
The Women's Australian Open 2012 is the women' edition of the 2012 Australian Open, which is a tournament of the WSA World Tour event Gold (Prize money: $50,000). The event took place in Canberra in Australia from 13 to 18 August. Nicol David won her second Australian Open trophy, beating Laura Massaro in the final.


2012 Women's Australian Open (squash), Prize money and ranking points
For 2012, the prize purse was $50,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2012 Women's Bandy World Championship
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2012 Women's Bandy World Championship
The Bandy World Championship for women 2012 was contested between 6 bandy playing countries. The championship was played in Irkutsk, Russia from 23 to 26 February. Sweden defeated Russia, 5-3, in the final-game.


2012 Women's Baseball World Cup
The 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup was an international baseball competition being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from August 10 to August 19, 2012.


2012 Women's Basketball Invitational
The 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament or 2012 WNIT. The 2012 bracket was announced on Selection Monday 2012, March 13. All games are hosted by the higher seed throughout the tournament, unless the higher seed's arena is unavailable. The Championship game is hosted by the school with the higher end of the season RPI.


2012 Women's Basketball Invitational, 2012 Teams
Seattle will be making its first division I postseason appearance,  SIU Edwardsville will host its first ever division I postseason game.


2012 Women's British Open
The 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open was held 13–16 September at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Merseyside, England. It was the 36th Women's British Open, and the 12th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was scheduled later in the year due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Jiyai Shin won her second Women's British Open, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Inbee Park.


2012 Women's British Open
Weather was a factor, as the second round on Friday was halted before 8:30 a.m. due to high winds. The scores were thrown out and the round was restarted on Saturday, with the final two rounds played on Sunday.


2012 Women's British Open, Exemptions and qualifying events
The field for the tournament was 144, and golfers gained a place in three ways. Most players earn exemptions based on good past performances on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour and in previous major championships and top-ranked players in the Women's World Golf Rankings. The rest of the field earned entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any professional female golfer or amateur with a low handicap. The final qualifying tournament was held at Caldy Golf Club just up the road from the famous links.


2012 Women's British Open, Exemptions and qualifying events
There were 15 exemption categories for the 2012 Women's British Open. These are:


2012 Women's British Open, Round summaries, Second round
Second round play began on Friday morning in adverse wind conditions, which worsened with gusts of 60 mph (100 km/h). Play was stopped at 8:25 a.m. and did not resume; all scores for the day were declared null and void and were scrapped. The second round was restarted on Saturday morning, with the third and fourth rounds both scheduled for Sunday off of split tees, as the Monday forecast was for weather similar to Friday's. In order to complete the final 36 holes on Sunday in the reduced daylight of mid-September, the cut was reduced by fifteen players, to the top fifty and ties. Professionals within the top 65 and ties earned official prize money.


2012 Women's British Open, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Ko (−1), Clyburn (+1), Law (+2), Yan (+5), Hull (+7), Taylor (+7), Peters (+9), Boulden (+10), Maguire (+13), Thompson (+14).


2012 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The Women's Allam British Open 2012 is the women's edition of the 2012 British Open Squash Championships, which is a WSA World Series event Platinum (Prize money: $95 000). The event took place at the O2 in London in England from 15–20 May. Nicol David won her fourth British Open trophy, beating Nour El Sherbini in the final.


2012 Women's British Open Squash Championship, Prize money and ranking points
For 2012, the prize purse was $95,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2012 Women's County Championship
The 2012 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 16th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Kent Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, beating Essex in the division final. The Championship was Kent's fifth title, and their second in two seasons.


2012 Women's County Championship, Competition format
Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.


2012 Women's County Championship, Competition format
The championship worked on a points system, with placings decided by average points of completed games. The top two in each division played in a final to determine the winner, subsequently followed by promotion play-offs. The points are awarded as follows:


2012 Women's County Championship, Competition format
Win: 10 points + bonus points. Tie:  5 points + bonus points. Loss : Bonus points. Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average.


2012 Women's County Championship, Competition format
Bonus points are awarded for various batting and bowling milestones. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed.


2012 Women's County Championship, Teams
The 2012 Championship was divided into four divisions: Divisions One to Three with nine teams apiece and Division Four with two groups of five.


2012 Women's County Championship, Promotion Play-offs
The teams that won the Division Finals played against the team that lost the relegation play-off from the Division above for the chance of promotion.


2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship
The 2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships was the 16th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, an under 21 women's field hockey tournament. It was held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands between 26 August and 1 September 2012.


2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Netherlands won the tournament by defeating Spain 9–1 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2 in the third place playoff.


2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, Participating nations
Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.


2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 106 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.3 goals per match.


2012 Women's European Individual Closed Championships
The 2012 Women's European Individual Closed Championships is the women's edition of the 2012 European Squash Individual Championships, which serves as the individual European championship for squash players. The event took place in Helsinki in Finland from 23 to 26 May 2012. Camille Serme won her first European Individual Championships title, defeating Natalie Grinham in the final.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League
The 2012 Women's European Volleyball League was the fourth edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which featured women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries. A preliminary league round was played from June 1 to June 30, and the final four tournament, which was held at the Czech Republic on July 5–6, 2012.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League
During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three pools of four teams, and every team hosted a tournament with three other teams and playing a round-robin system over three days. One standings table was used, combined with all four tournaments. The Pool winners and the best runner up qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool A, Leg 3
The tournament was played in Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers, Spain.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool A, Leg 4
The tournament was played in Sala Polivalentă, Piatra Neamț, Romania.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool B, Leg 1
The tournament was played at Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool B, Leg 2
The tournament was played at Atatürk Sport Hall, Izmir, Turkey.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool B, Leg 3
The tournament was played at Salle Omnisport St. Léonard, Fribourg, Switzerland.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool B, Leg 4
The tournament was played at Complexe St. Symphorien, Metz, France.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool C, Leg 1
The tournament was played at Městská hala Vodová, Brno, Czech Republic.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool C, Leg 3
The tournament was played at Metrowest Sport Palace, Ra'anana, Israel.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, League round, Pool C, Leg 4
The tournament was played at Neo Kleisto Orestiados, Orestiada, Greece.


2012 Women's European Volleyball League, Final four
The final four was held at KV Arena in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic on July 5/6, 2012.


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship
The 2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship took place at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from January 18 to 28, 2012.


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Italy won their fifth title by defeating Greece 13-10 in the final. Hungary captured the bronze medal after a 9-8 win over Russia.


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship, Road to the 2012 Olympics
The championships was part of the qualification procedure for the 2012 London Olympics that will take place in late July and early August of that year. There will be 8 women's teams in the Olympic competition.


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship, Road to the 2012 Olympics
By the time that these championships took place, three women's places have already been booked: the winner of the Pan American Games in Guadalajara (Mexico), the Australian team for Oceania (not contested) and the British team, as host nation.


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship, Road to the 2012 Olympics
As Great Britain women's team has been entered into the Olympic competition, there was not a direct entry to the Olympic tournament from the European Championships. Six women's teams will be entered into a world-wide qualifying competition from 1–8 April 2012 for men in Edmonton, Canada and from 15–22 April for women in Trieste (Italy). Four teams from this competition qualified for the Olympic tournament.


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship, Final ranking
Elena Gigli, Simona Abbate, Elisa Casanova, Rosaria Aiello, Elisa Queirolo, Allegra Lapi, Tania Di Mario, Roberta Bianconi, Giulia Emmolo, Giulia Rambaldi, Aleksandra Cotti, Teresa Frassinetti, Giulia Gorlero. Head coach: Fabio Conti


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers
This article shows the qualification for the 2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship.


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers, Qualification, Pre-qualified
Netherlands (hosts) Russia (winners, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)   Greece (finalists, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)  Italy (4th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)


2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from 18 to 28 January 2012.


2012 Women's Football Alliance season
The 2012 Women's Football Alliance season was the fourth season of the Women's Football Alliance, a league of 64 teams. The regular season began on Saturday, April 2, and ended on Saturday, June 18. After the playoffs, which fielded 12 teams in each conference instead of the 8 that were fielded in the 2011 season, the season ended with the WFA Championship Game on Saturday, August 4 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers (it was the first women's football championship game to be played at a National Football League stadium). The game was shown live on ESPN3, the first time a live women's football game has been shown on a major network. In the championship, the San Diego Surge defeated the Chicago Force 40–36, winning its first championship, having lost the previous year to the Boston Militia.


2012 Women's Ford National Hockey League
The 2012 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 14th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 8 cities across New Zealand, from 18 August to 2 September.


2012 Women's Ford National Hockey League
Canterbury won the title for the second time, defeating Auckland 3–1 in the final. North Harbour finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 3–2 over Midlands.


2012 Women's Ford National Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 156 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.


2012 Women's Four Nations Cup
The 2012 Women's Four Nations Cup was the fourth Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from July 12 to 15, 2012, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.


2012 Women's Four Nations Cup, Competition format
The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, New Zealand, South Africa, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2012 Women's Four Nations Cup, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2012 Women's Four Nations Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 25 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.