2012 Austrian Darts Open

2012 Austrian Darts Open
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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The 2012 Austrian Darts Open 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.

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.

Prize money

Stage	Prize 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).

1–32

1. Phil Taylor (Withdrew)
2. Adrian Lewis (Withdrew)
3. James Wade (Runner-up)
4. Gary Anderson (Third round)
5. Simon Whitlock (Second round)
6. Wes Newton (Quarter-finals)
7. Andy Hamilton (Second round)
8. Mark Webster (Third round)
9. Raymond van Barneveld (Semi-finals)
10. Kevin Painter (Third round)
11. Terry Jenkins (Second round)
12. Mark Walsh (Third round)
13. Wayne Jones (First round)
14. Vincent van der Voort (Second round)
15. Colin Lloyd (Second round)
16. Paul Nicholson (First round)
17. Ronnie Baxter (First round)
18. Mervyn King (First round)
19. Andy Smith (First round)
20. Justin Pipe (Winner)
21. Jamie Caven (First round)
22. Denis Ovens (Third round)
23. John Part (First round)
24. Colin Osborne (Second round)
25. Alan Tabern (Second round)
26. Dave Chisnall (Semi-finals)
27. Steve Brown (First round)
28. Brendan Dolan (First round)
29. Co Stompé (Second round)
30. Steve Beaton (Second round)
31. Peter Wright (Second round)
32. Richie Burnett (Quarter-finals)

UK Qualifier

• 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

• 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

• Mensur Suljović (First round)
• Zoran Lerchbacher (First round)
• Dietmar Burger (First round)
• Martin Kurecka (First round)

Tournament bracket

	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