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 to 29 April 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and ã82,100 in prize money, with ã15,000 going to the winner.
Justin Pipe won the title, by defeating James Wade 6âÂÂ3 in the final. Michael Smith and Simon Whitlock both threw nine-dart finishes during the tournament.
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) &.
Phil Taylor & Adrian Lewis withdrew from the event, with their opponents (Gaz Cousins & James Richardson) receiving byes to the second round.
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UK Qualifier
European Qualifier
Host Nation Qualifier