| Tournament name | 2012 Austrian Darts Open |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–29 April 2012 |
| Venue | Arena Nova |
| Location | Wiener Neustadt |
| Organisation | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | £82,100 |
| Winners share | £15,000 |
| Nine dart | Michael Smith Simon Whitlock |
| Winner | Justin Pipe |
| Next | Event 2 |
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 to 29 April 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.
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]
Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis withdrew from the event, with their opponents (Gaz Cousins & James Richardson) receiving byes to the second round.
1–32
Phil Taylor (withdrew)Adrian Lewis (withdrew)- James Wade (runner-up)
- Gary Anderson (third round)
- Simon Whitlock (second round)
- Wes Newton (quarter-finals)
- Andy Hamilton (second round)
- Mark Webster (third round)
- Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)
- Kevin Painter (third round)
- Terry Jenkins (second round)
- Mark Walsh (third round)
- Wayne Jones (first round)
- Vincent van der Voort (second round)
- Colin Lloyd (second round)
- Paul Nicholson (first round)
- Ronnie Baxter (first round)
- Mervyn King (first round)
- Andy Smith (first round)
- Justin Pipe (winner)
- Jamie Caven (first round)
- Denis Ovens (third round)
- John Part (first round)
- Colin Osborne (second round)
- Alan Tabern (second round)
- Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
- Steve Brown (first round)
- Brendan Dolan (first round)
- Co Stompé (second round)
- Steve Beaton (second round)
- Peter Wright (second round)
- Richie Burnett (quarter-finals)
UK Qualifier[3]
- Mick Todd (first round)
- Mark Dudbridge (second round)
- Scott Rand (first round)
- Johnny Haines (first round)
- Gaz Cousins (second round)
- Prakash Jiwa (first round)
- Steve Evans (second round)
- Jim Walker (second round)
- Ian White (first round)
- William O'Connor (first round)
- Joe Cullen (quarter-finals)
- John Scott (first round)
- James Richardson (quarter-finals)
- Dean Winstanley (third round)
- Michael Smith (second round)
- Brian Woods (first round)
- Ross Smith (first round)
- Richie Howson (first round)
- Arron Monk (first round)
- Darren Webster (first round)
European Qualifier[4]
- Gino Vos (second round)
- Mareno Michels (first round)
- Roland Scholten (first round)
- Kim Huybrechts (third round)
- Michael van Gerwen (third round)
- Michael Rosenauer (first round)
- Boris Krčmar (first round)
- Jelle Klaasen (first round)
Host Nation Qualifier[5]
- Mensur Suljović (first round)
- Zoran Lerchbacher (first round)
- Dietmar Burger (first round)
- Martin Kurecka (first round)
Draw
References
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open Day Three". PDC. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ European Tour Event 1 Entries Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ European Tour 1 - UK Qualifier Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ European Qualifiers Win Austria Spots Archived 2012-04-10 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ Austrian Quartet Win ET1 Spots Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ European Tour Event One Draw Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ "2012 PDC European Tour Vienna Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 June 2012.