On 27th May 2012, "THE WORLD 2012 STAGE 3" had been held at i Darts Club, Hong Kong.
STAGE 3 became a STAGE full of highlights as the reigning PDC World Champion Adrian Lewis was one of the participants and also a total of 8 THE WORLD 14 was recorded during a single STAGE.
The player who became the last survivor through this tournament was Keita Ono (Japan).
Though Keita Ono was defeated at the Top 16 for STAGE 2, this time he had defeated Adrian Lewis at the Top 16 match, and fought through an extremely tight match agaisnt Lourence Ilagan to reign this STAGE.
As he said in the final interview, "More than the amount of prize money, the fact that I've won this tournament is the most precious honor I've ever won", Keita Ono is officially the winner of STAGE 3.
