2016 European Darts Trophy

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2016 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates9–11 September 2018
VenueRWE Arena
LocationMülheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout161 Austria Mensur Suljović
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 7 Event 9»

The 2016 European Darts Trophy was the eighth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at RWE Arena in Mülheim, Germany, between 9–11 September 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael Smith was the defending champion, but he lost 6–5 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.

Michael van Gerwen won the title after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–5 in the final.[1]

Prize money[]

The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.[2]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,500
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,500
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £115,000

Qualification and format[]

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 22 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 1 July), eight from the European Qualifier on 1 September and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 8 September.

Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney who had to withdraw from last week's event due to a broken finger on his throwing hand has pulled out of this event after failing to recover.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw[]

  First round
(best of 11 legs)
9 September
[4] 		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
10 September
[5] 		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
11 September
[6] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
11 September
[6] 		Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
11 September
[6] 		Final
(best of 11 legs)
11 September
[6]
                                                         
England Keegan Brown 74.56 6     1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.99 6  
Germany 66.97 1     England Keegan Brown 93.62 2  
  1 Netherlands van Gerwen 91.86 6  
  16 Australia Whitlock 87.60 3  
England Ricky Evans 86.19 6 16 Australia Simon Whitlock 98.11 6
Germany Jyhan Artut 77.00 1     England Ricky Evans 98.86 5  
  1 Netherlands van Gerwen 115.13 6  
  9 Netherlands Klaasen 107.11 2  
Spain Cristo Reyes 87.32 4     8 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 88.01 6  
England Josh Payne 87.25 6     England Josh Payne 86.84 2  
  8 Netherlands van de Pas 101.34 5
  9 Netherlands Klaasen 106.68 6  
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 95.53 6 9 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 111.23 6
Germany Max Hopp 76.09 1     Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 86.90 1  
  1 Netherlands van Gerwen 97.57 6  
  4 Belgium K. Huybrechts 93.46 5  
England Jamie Caven 88.02 6     5 England Dave Chisnall 98.71 6  
Germany Kevin Münch 85.14 5     England Jamie Caven 96.14 5  
  5 England Chisnall 100.90 3
  12 Wales Price 98.22 6  
Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 85.90 6 12 Wales Gerwyn Price 84.30 6
England Simon Stevenson 85.52 4     Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 81.70 2  
  12 Wales Price 94.97 4
  4 Belgium K. Huybrechts 97.73 6  
Australia Kyle Anderson 94.93 6     4 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 106.09 6  
England Darren Webster 86.87 0     Australia Kyle Anderson 89.07 0  
  4 Belgium K. Huybrechts 89.27 6
  13 England T. Jenkins 85.89 5  
England Joe Murnan 87.69 2 13 England Terry Jenkins 86.87 6
Austria Zoran Lerchbacher 94.55 6     Austria Zoran Lerchbacher 78.69 5  
1 Netherlands van Gerwen 106.77 6
10 Austria Suljović 101.26 5
England Robbie Green 91.63 1     2 Scotland Peter Wright 101.33 6  
England Andy Smith 98.66 6     England Andy Smith 82.96 0  
  2 Scotland Wright 88.85 6  
  England Cullen 93.02 5  
Wales Jamie Lewis 91.89 5 15 England Stephen Bunting 98.50 4
England Joe Cullen 93.35 6     England Joe Cullen 99.60 6  
  2 Scotland Wright 92.67 1  
  10 Austria Suljović 99.17 6  
South Africa Devon Petersen 81.31 6     7 England Ian White 86.20 6  
England 80.51 5     South Africa Devon Petersen 86.98 5  
  7 England White 104.56 3
  10 Austria Suljović 103.39 6  
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 92.10 5 10 Austria Mensur Suljović 92.02 6
Netherlands Vincent Kamphuis 93.25 6     Netherlands Vincent Kamphuis 84.68 0  
  10 Austria Suljović 100.81 6
  3 England Wade 100.52 3  
England Mervyn King 86.31 3     6 England Michael Smith 100.20 6  
Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.24 6     Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 82.97 0  
  6 England M. Smith 100.91 6
  11 Scotland Thornton 97.12 4  
Germany Martin Schindler 88.07 6 11 Scotland Robert Thornton 88.34 6
Hungary János Végső 86.76 3     Germany Martin Schindler 78.93 5  
  6 England M. Smith 92.14 5
  3 England Wade 100.54 6  
England Justin Pipe 84.03 6     3 England James Wade 91.61 6  
England Ritchie Edhouse 87.74 1     England Justin Pipe 89.16 5  
  3 England Wade 98.01 6
  England A. Jenkins 88.03 3  
England Steve West 91.37 3 14 England Alan Norris 85.03 5
England Andy Jenkins 90.77 6     England Andy Jenkins 88.08 6  

References[]

  1. ^ "Michael van Gerwen beats Mensur Suljovic to win European Darts Trophy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 PDC European Darts Trophy Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Barnsley ProTour Weekend Entries". PDC. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. ^ "HappyBet European Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. ^ "HappyBet European Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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