2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy

The 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy was the third of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, between 6–8 May 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates6–8 May 2016
VenueVictoria Stadium
LocationGibraltar
Country Gibraltar
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout164 Michael Smith
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 2 Event 4»

Michael van Gerwen retained his title by defeating Dave Chisnall 6–2 in the final, after almost crashing out to the Gibraltarian Host Nation qualifier Dyson Parody, who missed three match darts in their quarter-final match.[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 4 March 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 11 March),[4] eight from the European Qualifier on 22 April[5] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 5 May.

Adrian Lewis withdrew due to personal reasons just as the tournament began, and was not replaced. This gave Max Hopp a bye to the third round.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
(best of 11 legs)
6 May
[6]		 Second round
(best of 11 legs)
7 May
[7]		 Third round
(best of 11 legs)
8 May
[8]		 Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
8 May
[9]		 Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
8 May
[9]		 Final
(best of 11 legs)
8 May
[9]
                                                         
Nick Fullwell 83.60 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 95.04 6  
Antony Lopez 85.85 2     Nick Fullwell 84.52 4  
  1 van Gerwen 105.73 6  
  16 King 101.01 3  
Christian Kist 86.06 6 16 Mervyn King 105.08 6
Cristo Reyes 82.96 1     Christian Kist 91.53 2  
  1 van Gerwen 100.04 6  
  Parody 96.52 5  
Andy Hamilton 92.30 4     8 Adrian Lewis w/d  
Max Hopp 92.84 6     Max Hopp w/o  
  Hopp 87.33 4
  Parody 87.43 6  
Dirk van Duijvenbode 81.42 3 9 Jelle Klaasen 93.28 5
Dyson Parody 83.03 6     Dyson Parody 93.39 6  
  1 van Gerwen 109.98 6  
  5 Huybrechts 104.16 0  
Steve Beaton 85.66 4     5 Kim Huybrechts 84.40 6  
Michael Rasztovits 88.92 6     Michael Rasztovits 83.26 4  
  5 Huybrechts 97.05 6
  12 van de Pas 94.97 2  
Stephen Bunting 91.24 6 12 Benito van de Pas 100.28 6
Mark Walsh 82.20 1     Stephen Bunting 93.97 1  
  5 Huybrechts 85.53 6
  13 G. Anderson 87.57 5  
Justin Pipe 96.97 6     4 James Wade 86.01 6  
Jamie Lewis 82.33 0     Justin Pipe 81.93 2  
  4 Wade 100.78 2
  13 G. Anderson 104.73 6  
Alan Norris 86.16 6 13 Gary Anderson 91.75 6
George Federico 69.80 1     Alan Norris 98.84 2  
1 van Gerwen 103.89 6
6 Chisnall 103.19 2
Daryl Gurney 102.10 6     2 Peter Wright 95.51 6  
David Pallett 92.88 3     Daryl Gurney 92.55 3  
  2 Wright 85.70 6  
  15 Whitlock 88.84 2  
Gerwyn Price 77.08 6 15 Simon Whitlock 92.30 6
David Francis 68.16 0     Gerwyn Price 87.43 1  
  2 Wright 91.96 5  
  7 White 93.53 6  
Stuart Kellett 90.22 1     7 Ian White 89.65 6  
Antonio Alcinas 89.76 6     Antonio Alcinas 84.83 5  
  7 White 107.33 6
  Murnan 92.20 2  
Joe Murnan 86.51 6 10 Terry Jenkins 103.88 4
Ross Smith 86.95 2     Joe Murnan 103.38 6  
  7 White 85.52 0
  6 Chisnall 100.20 6  
Kyle Anderson 90.88 4     6 Dave Chisnall 98.77 6  
Steve West 89.17 6     Steve West 95.90 5  
  6 Chisnall 110.58 6
  11 Thornton 102.54 5  
John Henderson 77.70 6 11 Robert Thornton 88.54 6
Wayne Jones 85.40 5     John Henderson 87.53 5  
  6 Chisnall 108.47 6
  14 Suljović 97.97 5  
Kevin Painter 92.40 5     3 Michael Smith 98.54 6  
Joe Cullen 96.09 6     Joe Cullen 95.23 4  
  3 M. Smith 104.85 3
  14 Suljović 101.59 6  
Rowby-John Rodriguez 85.44 2 14 Mensur Suljović 91.14 6
Jermaine Wattimena 94.26 6     Jermaine Wattimena 88.39 2  

References
  1. "Michael van Gerwen defeats Dave Chisnall to retain Gibraltar Darts trophy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. "2016 PDC Gibraltar Darts Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. "European Tour 3-4 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. "European Tour 3-4 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. "Double Success For Rodriguez & Reyes". PDC. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. "Gurney Dominates Opening Day In Gibraltar". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. "Dyson Cleans Up Day Two In Gibraltar". PDC. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  8. "Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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