2016 European Darts Trophy

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.

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 Mensur Suljović
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 7 Event 9»

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.

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]
                                                         
Keegan Brown 74.56 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 99.99 6  
Justin Webers 66.97 1     Keegan Brown 93.62 2  
  1 van Gerwen 91.86 6  
  16 Whitlock 87.60 3  
Ricky Evans 86.19 6 16 Simon Whitlock 98.11 6
Jyhan Artut 77.00 1     Ricky Evans 98.86 5  
  1 van Gerwen 115.13 6  
  9 Klaasen 107.11 2  
Cristo Reyes 87.32 4     8 Benito van de Pas 88.01 6  
Josh Payne 87.25 6     Josh Payne 86.84 2  
  8 van de Pas 101.34 5
  9 Klaasen 106.68 6  
Vincent van der Voort 95.53 6 9 Jelle Klaasen 111.23 6
Max Hopp 76.09 1     Vincent van der Voort 86.90 1  
  1 van Gerwen 97.57 6  
  4 K. Huybrechts 93.46 5  
Jamie Caven 88.02 6     5 Dave Chisnall 98.71 6  
Kevin Münch 85.14 5     Jamie Caven 96.14 5  
  5 Chisnall 100.90 3
  12 Price 98.22 6  
Jermaine Wattimena 85.90 6 12 Gerwyn Price 84.30 6
Simon Stevenson 85.52 4     Jermaine Wattimena 81.70 2  
  12 Price 94.97 4
  4 K. Huybrechts 97.73 6  
Kyle Anderson 94.93 6     4 Kim Huybrechts 106.09 6  
Darren Webster 86.87 0     Kyle Anderson 89.07 0  
  4 K. Huybrechts 89.27 6
  13 T. Jenkins 85.89 5  
Joe Murnan 87.69 2 13 Terry Jenkins 86.87 6
Zoran Lerchbacher 94.55 6     Zoran Lerchbacher 78.69 5  
1 van Gerwen 106.77 6
10 Suljović 101.26 5
Robbie Green 91.63 1     2 Peter Wright 101.33 6  
Andy Smith 98.66 6     Andy Smith 82.96 0  
  2 Wright 88.85 6  
  Cullen 93.02 5  
Jamie Lewis 91.89 5 15 Stephen Bunting 98.50 4
Joe Cullen 93.35 6     Joe Cullen 99.60 6  
  2 Wright 92.67 1  
  10 Suljović 99.17 6  
Devon Petersen 81.31 6     7 Ian White 86.20 6  
Matthew Dennant 80.51 5     Devon Petersen 86.98 5  
  7 White 104.56 3
  10 Suljović 103.39 6  
Ronny Huybrechts 92.10 5 10 Mensur Suljović 92.02 6
Vincent Kamphuis 93.25 6     Vincent Kamphuis 84.68 0  
  10 Suljović 100.81 6
  3 Wade 100.52 3  
Mervyn King 86.31 3     6 Michael Smith 100.20 6  
Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.24 6     Dimitri Van den Bergh 82.97 0  
  6 M. Smith 100.91 6
  11 Thornton 97.12 4  
Martin Schindler 88.07 6 11 Robert Thornton 88.34 6
János Végső 86.76 3     Martin Schindler 78.93 5  
  6 M. Smith 92.14 5
  3 Wade 100.54 6  
Justin Pipe 84.03 6     3 James Wade 91.61 6  
Ritchie Edhouse 87.74 1     Justin Pipe 89.16 5  
  3 Wade 98.01 6
  A. Jenkins 88.03 3  
Steve West 91.37 3 14 Alan Norris 85.03 5
Andy Jenkins 90.77 6     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.
  6. "Van Gerwen Wins HappyBet European Darts Open". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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