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 | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 27–29 April 2012 | ||
| Venue | Arena Nova | ||
| Location | Wiener Neustadt | ||
| Country |  Austria | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
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]
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1–32
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UK Qualifier[3]
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European Qualifier[4]
Host Nation Qualifier[5]
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Draw edit
References edit
- ^ a b "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.