2012 Austrian Darts Open

The 2012 Austrian Darts Open[1] was the first of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt near Vienna, Austria, from 27–29 April 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.

2012 Austrian Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates27–29 April 2012
VenueArena Nova
LocationWiener Neustadt
Country Austria
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£82,100
Winner's share£15,000
Nine-dart finish Michael Smith
Simon Whitlock
Champion(s)
Justin Pipe
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Justin Pipe won the title, by defeating James Wade 6–3 in the final. Michael Smith and Simon Whitlock both threw nine-dart finishes during the tournament.[1]

Prize money
Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £15,000
Runner-up (1) £7,500
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Third round losers (8) £1,500
Second round losers (16) £1,000
First round losers (32) £200
Final qualifying round losers (32) £100
Total £82,100

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 13 April), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Cologne on 7 April) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held in Eisenstadt on 31 March).[2]

Draw

[6][7]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
27 April 		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
28 April 		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
29 April 		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
29 April 		Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
29 April 		Final
(best of 11 legs)
29 April
                  
1 Phil Taylor w/d
Gaz Cousins w/o
Cousins 78.06 3
32 Burnett 87.76 6
32 Richie Burnett 6
Michael Rosenauer 4
32 Burnett 97.34 6
Winstanley 88.61 3
16 Paul Nicholson 3
Dean Winstanley 6
  Winstanley 96.92 6
Walker 97.59 5
17 Ronnie Baxter 5
Jim Walker 6
32 Burnett 87.18 3
9 van Barneveld 94.26 6
8 Mark Webster 6
Jelle Klaasen 3
8 M. Webster 100.20 6
25 Tabern 89.25 0
25 Alan Tabern 6
Zoran Lerchbacher 2
8 M. Webster 86.97 2
9 van Barneveld 102.57 6
9 Raymond van Barneveld 6
Arron Monk 4
9 van Barneveld 93.56 6
24 Osborne 90.35 4
24 Colin Osborne 6
Richie Howson 4
9 van Barneveld 93.27 3
20 Pipe 107.42 6
5 Simon Whitlock 6
Mareno Michels 4
5 Whitlock 93.69 4
Cullen 93.63 6
28 Brendan Dolan 4
Joe Cullen 6
Cullen 97.99 6
12 Walsh 86.09 4
12 Mark Walsh 6
Brian Woods 1
12 Walsh 86.81 6
M. Smith 90.00 5
21 Jamie Caven 4
Michael Smith 6
Cullen 93.71 4
20 Pipe 97.25 6
4 Gary Anderson 6
Scott Rand 4
4 Anderson 96.42 6
29 Stompé 89.75 2
29 Co Stompé 6
Ross Smith 3
4 Anderson 91.42 2
20 Pipe 100.17 6
13 Wayne Jones 3
Gino Vos 6
Vos 83.36 4
20 Pipe 91.17 6
20 Justin Pipe 6
Mensur Suljović 2
20 Pipe 99.64 6
3 Wade 105.56 3
2 Adrian Lewis w/d
James Richardson w/o
Richardson 87.18 6
31 Wright 83.42 3
31 Peter Wright 6
William O'Connor 1
  Richardson 90.60 6
van Gerwen 89.29 5
15 Colin Lloyd 6
Ian White 3
15 Lloyd 91.79 1
van Gerwen 104.70 6
18 Mervyn King 4
Michael van Gerwen 6
Richardson 84.09 3
26 Chisnall 91.12 6
7 Andy Hamilton 6
Roland Scholten 3
7 Hamilton 94.86 4
26 Chisnall 96.28 6
26 Dave Chisnall 6
Martin Kurecka 1
26 Chisnall 113.09 6
10 Painter 92.52 3
10 Kevin Painter 6
Johnny Haines 4
10 Painter 80.92 6
Dudbridge 78.27 2
23 John Part 5
Mark Dudbridge 6
26 Chisnall 87.22 2
3 Wade 88.37 6
6 Wes Newton 6
Boris Krčmar 4
6 Newton 97.00 6
Evans 85.91 2
27 Steve Brown 2
Steve Evans 6
6 Newton 89.31 6
22 Ovens 86.34 3
11 Terry Jenkins 6
Dietmar Burger 3
11 Jenkins 83.01 3
22 Ovens 84.94 6
22 Denis Ovens 6
John Scott 5
6 Newton 91.56 5
3 Wade 97.06 6
3 James Wade 6
Prakash Jiwa 3
3 Wade 91.24 6
30 Beaton 91.11 4
30 Steve Beaton 6
Mick Todd 3
3 Wade 85.99 6
Huybrechts 74.97 1
14 Vincent van der Voort 6
Darren Webster 3
14 van der Voort 79.48 0
Huybrechts 90.18 6
19 Andy Smith 3
Kim Huybrechts 6

References
  1. "Austrian Darts Open Day Three". PDC. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. European Tour Event 1 Entries Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  3. European Tour 1 - UK Qualifier Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  4. European Qualifiers Win Austria Spots Archived 2012-04-10 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  5. Austrian Quartet Win ET1 Spots Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  6. European Tour Event One Draw Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  7. "2012 PDC European Tour Vienna Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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