2016 European Darts Matchplay

The 2016 European Darts Matchplay is the fourth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament takes place at Inselparkhalle in Hamburg, Germany, between 13–15 May 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2016 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates13–15 May 2016
VenueInselparkhalle
LocationHamburg
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 England Alan Norris
170Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
Champion(s)
England James Wade
«Event 3 Event 5»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals to the winner of the tournament, James Wade, who defeated Dave Chisnall 6–5 in the final.[1]

Prize money

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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

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The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today 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 five from the Host Nation Qualifier on 12 May (it was originally four, but following the withdrawal of Phil Taylor, it was increased to five.)

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
13 May
[6]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
14 May
[7]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
15 May
[8]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
15 May
[9]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
15 May
[9]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
15 May
[9]
1  Michael van Gerwen 98.786
  Andrew Gilding 81.701  Remco van Eijden 89.342
1  van Gerwen 101.766
  Remco van Eijden 85.756
  Gurney 92.914
16  Mervyn King 99.053
  Daryl Gurney 87.706  Daryl Gurney 104.256
1  van Gerwen 106.756
  Kevin Painter 86.484
9  Klaasen 100.435
8  Adrian Lewis 90.436
  René Eidams 80.956  René Eidams 84.474
8  Lewis 86.514
  Ricky Williams 81.224
9  Klaasen 89.796
9  Jelle Klaasen 97.406
  Jyhan Artut 84.944  Chris Dobey 92.945
1  van Gerwen 97.192
  Chris Dobey 85.916
4  Wade 95.036
5  Kim Huybrechts 85.682
  Vincent van der Voort 88.136  Vincent van der Voort 92.006
  van der Voort 89.573
  Jamie Robinson 78.982
12  van de Pas 93.446
12  Benito van de Pas 107.356
  Alan Norris 88.136  Alan Norris 98.793
12  van de Pas 96.045
  Richie Corner 88.275
4  Wade 90.796
4  James Wade 100.886
  Devon Petersen 90.963  Jonny Clayton 98.334
4  Wade 100.926
  Jonny Clayton 91.786
13  Anderson 96.732
13  Gary Anderson 90.706
  Andree Welge 81.973  Maik Langendorf 87.213
4  Wade 92.716
  Maik Langendorf 82.886
6  Chisnall 93.555
2  Peter Wright 99.316
  Darren Webster 87.586  Darren Webster 93.585
2  Wright 99.896
  Jonathan Worsley 75.681
  Caven 91.083
15  Simon Whitlock 90.153
  Jamie Caven 96.156  Jamie Caven 96.076
2  Wright 96.276
  Josh Payne 94.795
  Hopp 94.204
7  Ian White 82.992
  Joe Murnan 91.765  Max Hopp 89.606
  Hopp 95.986
  Max Hopp 87.366
10  Jenkins 90.233
10  Terry Jenkins 92.056
  Cristo Reyes 84.443  Magnus Caris 85.671
2  Wright 86.303
  Magnus Caris 84.146
6  Chisnall 93.816
6  Dave Chisnall 100.636
  Joe Cullen 90.625  Ron Meulenkamp 92.642
6  Chisnall 100.876
  Ron Meulenkamp 89.226
  Henderson 89.614
11  Robert Thornton 85.634
  Mark Webster 93.755  John Henderson 91.286
6  Chisnall 101.136
  John Henderson 84.146
14  Suljović 98.094
3  Michael Smith 91.586
  Rowby-John Rodriguez 86.826  Rowby-John Rodriguez 78.001
3  Smith 89.575
  Michel van der Horst 85.914
14  Suljović 91.536
14  Mensur Suljović 95.946
  Darren Johnson 86.613  Mike De Decker 84.240
  Mike De Decker 87.706

References

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  1. ^ "James Wade wins European Darts Matchplay title in Hamburg". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 PDC European Matchplay Player Prize Money". 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. ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  8. ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Wade's HappyBet European Matchplay Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.