2012 Austrian Darts Open

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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, 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 in their matches against Jamie Caven and Joe Cullen respectively.

This was the first ever event on the PDC European Tour.

## Prize money

The prize fund for the event was £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).

The top two seeds, Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis both withdrew due to illness on 27 April. Their first round opponents (Gaz Cousins and James Richardson respectively) both received byes to the second round.

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**  **(Champion)**
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)*
* 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)*
* 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)*

## References

1. ↑ Austrian Darts Open Day Three. PDC (29 April 2012). Retrieved on July 22, 2023.
2. ↑ European Tour - Full Details. PDC (14 February 2012). Retrieved on July 22, 2023.
3. ↑ Taylor & Lewis To Miss Austria. PDC (27 April 2012). Retrieved on July 22, 2023.
4. ↑ European Tour Event One Draw. PDC (13 April 2012). Retrieved on July 22, 2023.