Estonian Kaarel Lepik went into Copenhagen as part of a group of six players, all trying to qualify for the Main Event. Lepik was the only one out of six to actually qualify, and eventually he went all the way.
Lepik overcame Sigurd Carlsson after a fiercely contested heads-up battle in which Lapik was trailing heads-up.
2011 Unibet Open Riga winner Peter Harkes saw his bid at a second title end in third place. Start-of-the-day chipleader Monica Vaka, who had a chance to become the first ever female Unibet Open champion, fell in seventh place.