Austrian Darts Open 2012
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Austrian Darts Open 2012
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
| venue | Arena Nova , Wiener Neustadt |
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| Defending champion | - |
| Attendees | 64 |
| Opening game | April 27, 2012 |
| Endgame | April 29, 2012 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 82,100 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 15,000 |
| winner |
 Justin Pipe
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statistics
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| Nine dart finish |
Michael Smith Simon Whitlock
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The Austrian Darts Open was a ranking tournament in darts and was organized for the first time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from April 27th to 29th, 2012 . It was the first event of the European Darts Tour 2012 , which was carried out as part of the Pro Tour 2012 . The venue was the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt .
In his first round game against Jamie Caven , Michael Smith managed a nine dart finish . A round later, Simon Whitlock was able to accomplish this feat against Joe Cullen .
The first winner in tournament history and thus also in the history of the European Darts Tour was the Englishman Justin Pipe , who beat his compatriot James Wade 6: 3 legs in the final.
format
The tournament was played in a knockout system . Game mode in all rounds was a best of 11 legs . Each leg was played in double-out mode.
Prize money
The tournament totaled £ 82,100 in prize money. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
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| winner | (1) | £ 15,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 7,500 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 5,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 3,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 1,500 |
| 2nd round loser | (16) | £ 1,000 |
| 1st round loser | (32) | £ 200 each |
| £ 82,100 | ||
In addition, all 32 players who were not seeded received a starting bonus of £ 100.
Attendees
The following 64 players were qualified for the Austrian Darts Open 2012:
- The 32 first placed players of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit , all of whom were seeded
- The 20 winners of the Austrian Darts Open UK Qualifier on April 13, 2012
- The 8 winners of the Austrian Darts Open European Qualifier on April 7, 2012
- The 4 winners of the Austrian Darts Open Austrian Qualifier on March 31, 2012
PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit
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Phil Taylor1 -
Adrian Lewis1 -
James Wade
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Gary Anderson
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Simon Whitlock
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Wes Newton
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Andy Hamilton
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Mark Webster
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Raymond van Barneveld
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Kevin Painter
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Terry Jenkins
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Mark Walsh
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Wayne Jones
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Vincent van der Voort
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Colin Lloyd
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Paul Nicholson
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Ronnie Baxter
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Mervyn King
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Andy Smith
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Justin Pipe
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Jamie Caven
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Denis Ovens
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John Part
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Colin Osborne
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Alan Tabern
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Dave Chisnall
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Steve Brown
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Brendan Dolan
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Co Stompé
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Steve Beaton
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Peter Wright
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Richie Burnett
Austrian Darts Open UK Qualifier
Austrian Darts Open European Qualifier
Austrian Darts Open Austrian Qualifier
Results
transmission
In German-speaking countries, the event was not broadcast on TV.
Internationally, all games were broadcast on pdc.tv by the PDC.
Web links
- Report on darts1.de
- Tournament progress on dartn.de
- Austrian Darts Open 2012 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
- ↑ Austrian Darts Open 2012 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
- ↑ Austrian Darts Open 2012 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
- ↑ Austrian Darts Open 2012 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)