2016 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2016 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 23rd World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event was held at the Alexandra Palace, London, between 17 December 2015 and 3 January 2016.

2016 William Hill World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates17 December 2015 –
3 January 2016
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
Final – best of 13
Prize fund£1,500,000
Winner's share£300,000
Nine-dart finish Gary Anderson
High checkout170 Rowby-John Rodriguez
170 Gary Anderson (x2)
170 Phil Taylor
170 Jelle Klaasen
170 Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Gary Anderson
«2015 2017»

Gary Anderson was the defending champion, having won his first world title in the 2015 final by beating 16-times champion Phil Taylor 7–6. He retained his title by beating Adrian Lewis 7–5.[1] He also threw a nine-dart finish in his semi-final against Jelle Klaasen to add a bonus £15,000 to his winnings, and hit two maximum checkouts of 170 in the progress.[2]

There were 654 maximums thrown during the event, beating the record of 625 from the previous year. 34 of these were produced in the final which is a record for a professional match.[3]

Three-time world champion John Part was a notable absentee in this tournament, having failed to qualify for the first time since joining the PDC in 1997.

Format

The tournament featured 72 players. The top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit on 30 November 2015 (after the Players Championship Finals) were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit, based on the events played on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour.

These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (as determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Coventry on 30 November 2015), and 22 international players: the four highest names on the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 18 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA. Some of the international players, such as the four from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.[4]

Thanawat Gaweenuntawong became the first player from Thailand to play at a World Darts Championship.[5]

Qualifiers

Prize money

The 2016 World Championship featured a prize fund of at least £1,500,000 – an increase of £250,000 from the 2015 tournament.[6]

The prize money was allocated as follows:

Position (num. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £1,500,000)
Winner (1) £300,000
Runner-up (1) £150,000
Semi-finalists (2) £70,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £35,000
Third round losers (8) £22,000
Second round losers (16) £15,000
First round losers (32) £10,000
Preliminary round losers (8) £4,250
Nine-dart finish (1) £15,000

Results

Preliminary round

The format in the preliminary round was extended from a best-of-seven legs to a best-of-three sets format. One match was played in the first eight sessions with the winners playing their first round matches at the end of the session.

Av. Player Score Player Av.
83.03 Andy Boulton 2–1 Per Laursen 79.27
64.73 Sun Qiang 0–2 Mick McGowan 74.19
63.64 Thanawat Gaweenuntawong 0–2 René Eidams 69.25
87.69 Kim Viljanen 2–1 Sven Groen 84.11
91.79 Keita Ono 2–0 Alex Tagarao 77.40
78.83 Michael Rasztovits 0–2 Rob Szabo 78.34
89.33 Aleksandr Oreshkin 2–1 Paul Lim 88.26
77.12 Warrick Scheffer 0–2 John Michael 88.01

Main draw
First round (best of 5 sets)
17–23 December
[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] 		Second round (best of 7 sets)
26–29 December
[14][15][16] 		Third round (best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[17][18] 		Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
1 January
[19] 		Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
2 January
[20] 		Final (best of 13 sets)
3 January
[21]
                  
1 Michael van Gerwen 99.03 3
René Eidams 90.48 2
1 van Gerwen 109.23 4
D. Webster 94.90 0
32 John Henderson 81.06 1
Darren Webster 87.83 3
1 van Gerwen 105.78 3
16 van Barneveld 100.44 4
16 Raymond van Barneveld 91.34 3
Dirk van Duijvenbode 79.77 0
16 van Barneveld 94.63 4
17 Bunting 98.18 3
17 Stephen Bunting 86.72 3
Jyhan Artut 81.08 0
16 van Barneveld 99.44 5
8 Smith 97.61 4
8 Michael Smith 95.31 3
Jeffrey de Zwaan 96.20 2
8 Smith 100.30 4
25 Beaton 91.96 2
25 Steve Beaton 95.87 3
Koha Kokiri 93.22 0
8 Smith 101.56 4
24 van de Pas 83.14 0
9 Ian White 92.43 1
Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.22 3
  Van den Bergh 92.51 2
24 van de Pas 95.17 4
24 Benito van de Pas 87.98 3
Max Hopp 89.49 1
16 van Barneveld 94.07 3
5 A. Lewis 99.55 6
5 Adrian Lewis 99.53 3
Jan Dekker 89.68 0
5 A. Lewis 103.52 4
28 Gilding 82.70 0
28 Andrew Gilding 90.91 3
Gerwyn Price 83.86 0
5 A. Lewis 98.70 4
21 Suljović 93.93 0
12 Kim Huybrechts 92.66 2
David Pallett 91.43 3
Pallett 92.21 3
21 Suljović 91.04 4
21 Mensur Suljović 99.44 3
Jermaine Wattimena 87.10 1
5 A. Lewis 102.51 5
4 Wright 103.10 2
4 Peter Wright 95.91 3
Keegan Brown 83.61 0
4 Wright 99.09 4
R. Huybrechts 92.07 0
29 Dean Winstanley 88.00 2
Ronny Huybrechts 91.14 3
4 Wright 103.69 4
13 Chisnall 102.26 3
13 Dave Chisnall 99.37 3
Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.37 0
13 Chisnall 102.85 4
Kist 95.92 1
20 Justin Pipe 75.55 0
Christian Kist 93.95 3
5 A. Lewis 100.23 5
2 G. Anderson 99.26 7
2 Gary Anderson 99.55 3
Andy Boulton 85.30 0
2 G. Anderson 99.44 4
Gurney 96.04 1
31 Jamie Lewis 90.34 1
Daryl Gurney 94.12 3
2 G. Anderson 101.58 4
15 van der Voort 95.13 0
15 Vincent van der Voort 95.70 3
Laurence Ryder 81.37 0
15 van der Voort 95.12 4
K. Anderson 92.23 2
18 Brendan Dolan 87.19 0
Kyle Anderson 90.64 3
2 G. Anderson 105.25 5
7 Wade 88.05 1
7 James Wade 95.77 3
John Michael 84.26 0
7 Wade 92.84 4
26 Newton 84.89 0
26 Wes Newton 77.80 3
Cristo Reyes 87.05 1
7 Wade 93.89 4
23 Caven 88.31 1
10 Simon Whitlock 92.85 2
Ricky Evans 93.48 3
  Evans 82.95 0
23 Caven 91.81 4
23 Jamie Caven 96.55 3
Rob Szabo 86.50 0
2 G. Anderson 107.32 6
19 Klaasen 94.68 0
6 Robert Thornton 88.66 0
Alan Norris 96.88 3
Norris 94.80 4
  Murnan 89.76 1
27 Andy Hamilton 86.75 2
Joe Murnan 86.88 3
Norris 95.43 4
22 M. Webster 96.06 1
11 Terry Jenkins 89.56 3
Darin Young 83.49 1
11 Jenkins 92.15 0
22 M. Webster 93.37 4
22 Mark Webster 89.58 3
Mick McGowan 85.88 0
Norris 98.33 4
19 Klaasen 99.35 5
3 Phil Taylor 98.39 3
Keita Ono 83.49 0
3 Taylor 92.91 4
30 Painter 92.19 1
30 Kevin Painter 93.43 3
Kim Viljanen 80.63 0
3 Taylor 100.03 3
19 Klaasen 102.52 4
14 Mervyn King 97.84 3
Aleksandr Oreshkin 86.14 2
14 King 88.71 2
19 Klaasen 93.56 4
19 Jelle Klaasen 102.54 3
Joe Cullen 93.86 0

Final
Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referee: George Noble.
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 3 January 2016.
(5) Adrian Lewis 5 – 7 Gary Anderson (2)
3 – 1, 0 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 2, 1 – 3, 1 – 3, 0 – 3, 3 – 0, 0 – 3, 3 – 0, 1 – 3
100.23 Average (3 darts) 99.26
19 180 scores 15
131 Highest checkout 170
38% (19/50) Checkout summary 43% (26/60)

Statistics
Player Eliminated Played Sets Won Sets Lost Legs Won Legs Lost Leg Breaks 100+ 140+ 170+ 180s High Checkout[22] Checkout Av.%[22] Average[22]
Gary Anderson Winner 6 29 7 95 45 44 185 102 8 51 170 42.15 102.07
Adrian Lewis Runner-up 6 27 12 93 64 39 171 106 8 60 164 45.95 100.67
Raymond van Barneveld Semi-finals 5 19 16 74 72 26 231 125 2 27 161 38.56 96.46
Jelle Klaasen Semi-finals 5 16 15 68 62 31 134 70 5 48 170 42.36 99.49
Peter Wright Quarter-finals 4 13 8 51 40 20 111 54 1 38 131 40.16 100.45
Michael Smith Quarter-finals 4 15 9 55 44 20 110 63 4 36 140 43.65 98.70
James Wade Quarter-finals 4 12 6 40 32 11 113 53 1 13 141 43.48 92.64
Alan Norris Quarter-finals 4 15 7 51 40 23 92 66 0 37 123 43.97 96.36
Phil Taylor Third round 3 10 5 36 26 18 82 49 1 13 170 37.11 97.11
Mark Webster Third round 3 8 4 30 22 11 62 28 1 13 130 36.14 93.00
Dave Chisnall Third round 3 10 5 39 31 15 85 52 0 25 160 42.39 101.49
Michael van Gerwen Third round 3 10 6 38 24 15 83 33 7 24 170 52.05 104.68
Mensur Suljović Third round 3 7 8 29 33 9 80 40 2 8 160 37.66 94.80
Vincent van der Voort Third round 3 7 6 26 24 9 66 33 0 15 134 37.68 95.32
Jamie Caven Third round 3 8 4 30 16 11 64 18 1 9 127 41.67 92.22
Benito van de Pas Third round 3 7 7 31 29 11 72 35 5 5 148 33.70 88.76
Mervyn King Second round 2 5 6 23 22 8 48 35 0 13 122 31.94 93.28
Kevin Painter Second round 2 4 4 17 15 9 34 23 1 10 110 38.64 92.81
Andrew Gilding Second round 2 3 4 11 15 4 24 13 0 5 132 47.83 86.81
Ronny Huybrechts Second round 2 3 6 18 23 6 49 24 0 7 164 40.00 91.61
David Pallett Second round 2 6 6 27 22 10 55 43 0 13 132 31.76 91.82
Terry Jenkins Second round 2 3 5 15 20 5 43 22 0 12 121 35.71 90.86
Joe Murnan Second round 2 4 6 24 26 8 49 35 0 9 112 32.43 88.32
Darren Webster Second round 2 3 5 11 18 4 42 25 0 5 116 34.38 91.37
Wes Newton Second round 2 3 5 12 19 5 33 9 0 6 161 33.33 81.35
Stephen Bunting Second round 2 6 4 23 18 6 56 16 0 18 88 40.35 92.45
Kyle Anderson Second round 2 5 4 19 21 4 38 34 0 10 128 27.94 91.44
Dimitri Van den Bergh Second round 2 5 5 21 22 9 45 22 4 8 122 41.18 93.87
Steve Beaton Second round 2 5 4 17 19 6 45 19 0 7 164 40.48 93.92
Daryl Gurney Second round 2 4 5 20 20 8 46 23 0 14 76 35.09 95.08
Christian Kist Second round 2 4 4 16 16 6 45 25 1 5 116 36.36 94.94
Ricky Evans Second round 2 3 6 16 24 7 42 16 0 10 130 44.44 88.22
Robert Thornton First round 1 3 3 9 2 14 8 0 121 33.33 88.66
Ian White First round 1 1 3 6 11 3 27 9 0 3 81 35.29 92.43
Simon Whitlock First round 1 2 3 12 15 4 28 25 0 8 121 28.57 92.85
Kim Huybrechts First round 1 2 3 8 12 3 28 14 0 4 106 32.00 92.66
Brendan Dolan First round 1 3 5 9 18 7 0 1 126 22.73 87.19
Justin Pipe First round 1 3 2 9 9 4 0 104 50.00 75.55
Andy Hamilton First round 1 2 3 13 16 6 26 19 0 3 73 34.21 86.75
Dean Winstanley First round 1 2 3 11 14 3 33 13 0 9 120 32.35 88.00
Jamie Lewis First round 1 1 3 6 10 2 26 5 0 3 78 46.15 90.34
John Henderson First round 1 1 3 6 10 2 13 12 0 2 80 46.15 81.06
Gerwyn Price First round 1 3 3 9 14 9 0 1 54 23.08 83.86
Keegan Brown First round 1 3 2 9 1 5 4 0 5 72 25.00 83.61
Rowby-John Rodriguez First round 1 3 6 9 2 18 6 1 3 170 35.29 89.37
Max Hopp First round 1 1 3 7 11 1 17 19 0 4 81 25.00 89.49
Cristo Reyes First round 1 1 3 7 9 4 22 9 0 4 105 26.92 87.05
Joe Cullen First round 1 3 2 9 1 11 7 0 1 40 33.33 93.86
Jyhan Artut First round 1 3 3 9 1 10 8 0 1 76 16.67 81.08
Dirk van Duijvenbode First round 1 3 4 9 1 11 9 0 1 110 50.00 79.77
Jeffrey de Zwaan First round 1 2 3 12 13 3 43 14 0 6 128 30.77 96.20
Andy Boulton First round 2 2 4 10 15 3 27 21 0 83 27.03 84.17
Jan Dekker First round 1 3 5 9 2 14 4 0 114 83.33 89.68
Jermaine Wattimena First round 1 1 3 6 11 18 12 0 70 66.67 87.10
Darin Young First round 1 1 3 8 11 3 25 9 0 2 100 53.33 83.49
John Michael First round 2 2 3 10 10 4 23 17 0 161 28.57 86.14
Mick McGowan First round 2 2 3 12 10 4 25 11 0 1 80 36.36 80.04
Kim Viljanen First round 2 2 4 10 14 5 28 9 0 3 92 52.63 84.16
Koha Kokiri First round 1 3 5 9 3 19 5 0 3 80 22.73 93.22
Laurence Ryder First round 1 3 2 9 15 4 0 1 86 50.00 81.37
Rob Szabo First round 2 2 3 8 13 3 22 8 0 1 70 34.78 82.42
René Eidams First round 2 4 3 14 14 6 40 8 0 3 122 31.82 79.87
Keita Ono First round 2 2 3 7 10 4 18 9 0 86 46.67 87.64
Aleksandr Oreshkin First round 2 4 4 15 18 5 40 13 0 2 134 40.54 87.74
Per Laursen Prelim. Round 1 1 2 6 8 1 18 6 0 1 80 37.50 79.27
Sven Groen Prelim. Round 1 1 2 5 8 2 24 6 0 110 33.33 84.11
Michael Rasztovits Prelim. Round 1 2 4 6 2 15 8 0 121 23.53 78.83
Paul Lim Prelim. Round 1 1 2 6 8 2 21 8 0 1 117 28.57 88.26
Sun Qiang Prelim. Round 1 2 1 6 12 1 0 48 11.11 64.73
Alex Tagarao Prelim. Round 1 2 1 6 1 7 2 0 1 24 25.00 77.40
Warrick Scheffer Prelim. Round 1 2 1 6 1 10 3 0 1 10 7.69 77.12
Thanawat Gaweenuntawong Prelim. Round 1 2 3 6 2 10 4 0 1 58 12.00 63.64

Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.


ENG
NED
SCO
AUS
BEL
WAL
AUT
GER
NIR
NZL
SPA
THA
GRE
RSA
RUS
USA
JPN
FIN
PHI
DEN
SIN
CHN
IRE		 Total
Final 1–1––––––––––––––––––––2
Semis 121––––––––––––––––––––4
Quarters 422––––––––––––––––––––8
Round 3 752––11––––––––––––––––16
Round 2 18621211–1––––––––––––––32
Round 1 2510433323221–1–1111––––164
Prelim. 11––––11–1–1111–111111116
Total 251143333322111111111111172

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:[23]

Country Channel
United Kingdom
Ireland		Sky Sports Darts †
NetherlandsRTL7
GermanySport1/Sport1+
DenmarkTV3 Sport1/TV3 Sport2
Australia
Italy		Fox Sports
New ZealandSky Sport (New Zealand)
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary		Nova Sport 2
 Arab worldOSN
United StatesESPN 3
Bulgaria
Scandinavia
Baltic states		Viasat
BelgiumEleven Sport Network

† Sky Sports F1 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament.

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