Hannes Schnier

Johann "Hannes" Schnier (born 23 March 1977) is an Austrian darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Hannes Schnier
Personal information
Full name	Johann Schnier
Nickname	"The Ram"
Born	(1977-03-23) 23 March 1977 Vienna, Austria
Home town	Vienna, Austria
Darts information
Playing darts since	1997
Darts	21g Bull's
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2012–2017
PDC	2007–2012, 2018-
Current world ranking	148 3 (7 May 2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 80: 2012
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 70: 2009
European Ch'ship	Last 32: 2008
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Austria National Ch'ship GDC Niedernhausen Soft Tip SDWF European Ch'ship	2006 2008 2001

Career

In June 2006, Schnier won the Austrian National Championship, beating Dietmar Burger in the final. Since 2007, Schnier has played in tournaments sanctioned by the German Darts Corporation, an affiliate of the PDC where its highest ranked player earns automatic qualification for the PDC World Darts Championship. He has made numerous quarter final and semi final appearances but has so far only managed to win one GDC ranked event in Niedernhausen in May 2008.

Schnier made his televised debut in the inaugural European Darts Championship in Frankfurt, Germany where he lost in the first round to Adrian Lewis.

Schnier finished 2nd in the GDC rankings in 2008 and as the top GDC player Mensur Suljović qualified as one of the four top ranked Europeans on the PDC Order of Merit, Schnier earned qualification for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship but lost to China's Shi Yongsheng 6-4 in the preliminary round.

Schnier signed a sponsorship deal with UK darts manufacturers Showtime Darts in 2016.

World Championship results

PDC

• 2009: Last 70 (lost to Shi Yongsheng 4–6) (legs)

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database