| 2016 Dutch Darts Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 12–14 February 2016 | ||
| Venue | Evenementenhal | ||
| Location | Venray | ||
| Country |  Netherlands | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2016 Dutch Darts Masters was the first of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Evenementenhal, Venray, Netherlands, between 12–14 February 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Justin Pipe 6–0 in the final of the previous edition, and he retained his title by defeating Daryl Gurney 6–2 in the final.[1] With Michael van Gerwen averaging 112 Gurney struggled to do anything .
Prize money
This is how the prize money is divided:[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 Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 15 January 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 Wigan on 17 January),[4] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 23 January).[5]
The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw
References
- ↑ "Michael van Gerwen retains Dutch Masters title after victory over Daryl Gurney". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "2016 PDC Dutch Darts Masters Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "ET1 & ET2 Main Event & UKQ Entries". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "ET1/2 UK Qualifier Results". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Trio Secure European Qualifying Double". PDC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Dutch Darts Masters Draw/Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Dutch Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "Dutch Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Dutch Darts Masters Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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