Hannes Schnier
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Johann "Hannes" Schnier is an Austria
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player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation
events.
In June 2006, Schnier won the Austrian National Championship, beating Dietmar Burger
in the final. Since 2007, Schnier has played in tournaments sancioned by the German Darts Corporation, an affiliate of the PDC where its highest ranked player earns automatic qualification for the PDC World Darts Championship
. He has made numerous quarter final and semi final appearances but has so far only managed to win one GDC ranked event in Niedernhausen in May 2008.
Schnier made his televised debut in the inaugural European Darts Championship
in Frankfurt
, Germany
where he lost in the first round to Adrian Lewis
.
Schnier finished 2nd in the GDC rankings in 2008 and as the top GDC player Mensur Suljovic
qualified as one of the four top ranked Europeans on the PDC Order of Merit, Schnier earned qualification for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship
but lost to China
's Shi Yongsheng
6-4 in the Preliminary Round.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
events.
In June 2006, Schnier won the Austrian National Championship, beating Dietmar Burger
Dietmar Burger
Dietmar "Didi" Burger is an Austrian darts player.Burger won the Czech Open back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 and then won the Finnish Open in 2007, an event previously won by some of the game's biggest names, such as Phil Taylor, John Lowe, Andy Fordham and Raymond van Barneveld.In 2008, Burger began...
in the final. Since 2007, Schnier has played in tournaments sancioned by the German Darts Corporation, an affiliate of the PDC where its highest ranked player earns automatic qualification for the PDC World Darts Championship
PDC World Darts Championship
The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was introduced following a dispute in 1994 with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978...
. He has made numerous quarter final and semi final appearances but has so far only managed to win one GDC ranked event in Niedernhausen in May 2008.
Schnier made his televised debut in the inaugural European Darts Championship
European Championship (darts)
The European Championship is a PDC darts tournament which allows the top European players to compete with the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament takes place in late July to early August and features a field of 32...
in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
where he lost in the first round to Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...
.
Schnier finished 2nd in the GDC rankings in 2008 and as the top GDC player Mensur Suljovic
Mensur Suljovic
Mensur Suljović is a Serbian-born Austrian darts player. He plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and previously played for the British Darts Organisation. He was also one of the top players in the German Darts Corporation where he won three events in 2007...
qualified as one of the four top ranked Europeans on the PDC Order of Merit, Schnier earned qualification for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship
2009 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 16th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
but lost to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
's Shi Yongsheng
Shi Yongsheng
Shi Yongsheng is a Chinese darts player.He played in the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Andy Smith. In November 2007, Yongsheng won the Chinese qualifiers to return to the World Championship for 2008, thus becoming the first Chinese player to play in two World...
6-4 in the Preliminary Round.