Anton Pein

Anton Pein (born May 9, 1967) is an Austrian former darts player, regarded as one of the country's best players. He is a former Electronic-Darts World Champion and participated in the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship where he began as a 5000/1 outsider. He met and was defeated by Phil Taylor in the first round.

Anton Pein
Personal information
Nickname"The Terminator"
Born (1967-05-09) May 9, 1967
Klagenfurt, Austria
Home townKlagenfurt, Austria
Darts information
Darts15 Gram
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2003-2007, 2009-2011
PDC2007-2009
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 128 2003
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64 2007
Other tournament wins
Austrian Open 2005, 2009
PDC World German Qualifying Event 2006
GDC Las Vegas Desert Classic Qualifier 2008

Pein qualified to represent the GDC at the 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic. He failed to qualify for the event, having lost in the two qualifying events to Barrie Bates and Andy Beardsmore.

Following the closure of the GDC in 2009, Pein returned to the BDO circuit where he played before qualifying for the PDC World Championship. He attempted to qualify for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship but lost out in the earlier rounds. He did however win the Austrian Open title for a second time having first won the title in 2005.


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