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
StagePrize Money
Winner£15,000
Runner Up£7,500
Semi-final£5,000
Quarter-final£3,000
Third round£1,500
Second round£1,000
First round£200
Last qualifying stage£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]

Tournament bracket

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First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
1 Phil Taylor w/d
Gaz Cousins w/o
Cousins 3
32 Burnett 6
32 Richie Burnett 6
Michael Rosenauer 4
32 Burnett 6
Winstanley 3
16 Paul Nicholson 3
Dean Winstanley 6
  Winstanley 6
Walker 5
17 Ronnie Baxter 5
Jim Walker 6
32 Burnett 3
9 van Barneveld 6
8 Mark Webster 6
Jelle Klaasen 3
8 M. Webster 6
25 Tabern 0
25 Alan Tabern 6
Zoran Lerchbacher 2
8 M. Webster 2
9 van Barneveld 6
9 Raymond van Barneveld 6
Arron Monk 4
9 van Barneveld 6
24 Osborne 4
24 Colin Osborne 6
Richie Howson 4
9 van Barneveld 3
20 Pipe 6
5 Simon Whitlock 6
Mareno Michels 4
5 Whitlock 4
Cullen 6
28 Brendan Dolan 4
Joe Cullen 6
Cullen 6
12 Walsh 4
12 Mark Walsh 6
Brian Woods 1
12 Walsh 6
M. Smith 5
21 Jamie Caven 4
Michael Smith 6
Cullen 4
20 Pipe 6
4 Gary Anderson 6
Scott Rand 4
4 Anderson 6
29 Stompé 2
29 Co Stompé 6
Ross Smith 3
4 Anderson 2
20 Pipe 6
13 Wayne Jones 3
Gino Vos 6
Vos 4
20 Pipe 6
20 Justin Pipe 6
Mensur Suljović 2
20 Pipe 6
3 Wade 3
2 Adrian Lewis w/d
James Richardson w/o
Richardson 6
31 Wright 3
31 Peter Wright 6
William O'Connor 1
  Richardson 6
van Gerwen 5
15 Colin Lloyd 6
Ian White 3
15 Lloyd 1
van Gerwen 6
18 Mervyn King 4
Michael van Gerwen 6
Richardson 3
26 Chisnall 6
7 Andy Hamilton 6
Roland Scholten 3
7 Hamilton 4
26 Chisnall 6
26 Dave Chisnall 6
Martin Kurecka 1
26 Chisnall 6
10 Painter 3
10 Kevin Painter 6
Johnny Haines 4
10 Painter 6
Dudbridge 2
23 John Part 5
Mark Dudbridge 6
26 Chisnall 2
3 Wade 6
6 Wes Newton 6
Boris Krčmar 4
6 Newton 6
Evans 2
27 Steve Brown 2
Steve Evans 6
6 Newton 6
22 Ovens 3
11 Terry Jenkins 6
Dietmar Burger 3
11 Jenkins 3
22 Ovens 6
22 Denis Ovens 6
John Scott 5
6 Newton 5
3 Wade 6
3 James Wade 6
Prakash Jiwa 3
3 Wade 6
30 Beaton 4
30 Steve Beaton 6
Mick Todd 3
3 Wade 6
Huybrechts 1
14 Vincent van der Voort 6
Darren Webster 3
14 van der Voort 0
Huybrechts 6
19 Andy Smith 3
Kim Huybrechts 6
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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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