Johann "Hannes" Schnier (born March 23, 1977 in

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) is an

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player who plays in

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events.

Career

In June 2006, Schnier won the Austrian National Championship, beating

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in the final. Since 2007, Schnier has played in tournaments sanctioned by the German Darts Corporation, an affiliate of the PDC where its highest ranked player earns automatic qualification for the

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. 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

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where he lost in the first round to

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. Schnier finished 2nd in the GDC rankings in 2008 and as the top GDC player

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qualified as one of the four top ranked Europeans on the PDC Order of Merit, Schnier earned qualification for the

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but lost to

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6-4 in the preliminary round. Schnier signed a sponsorship deal with UK darts manufacturers Showtime Darts in 2016.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2009: Last 70 (lost to

4-6) (legs)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1977 births Austrian darts players Living people British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation associate players Game players from Vienna {{austria-sport-bio-stub