Anton Pein (born May 9, 1967) is an Austrian former

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player, regarded as one of the country's best players. He is a former Electronic-Darts World Champion and participated in the

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where he began as a 5000/1 outsider. He met and was defeated by Phil Taylor in the first round. Pein qualified to represent the GDC at the

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. He failed to qualify for the event, having lost in the two qualifying events to

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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

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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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1967 births Austrian darts players Living people Professional Darts Corporation associate players British Darts Organisation players Sportspeople from Klagenfurt {{Austria-sport-bio-stub