2016 European Darts Trophy

2016 European Darts Trophy
2016 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates	9–11 September 2018
Venue	RWE-Sporthalle
Location	Mülheim
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£115,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	161 Mensur Suljović
Champion(s)
	Michael van Gerwen
«Event 7	Event 9»

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 the RWE-Sporthalle 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.

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 Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today 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:

Top 16

Michael van Gerwen (winner)
Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
James Wade (semi-finals)
Kim Huybrechts (semi-finals)
Dave Chisnall (third round)
Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
Ian White (third round)
Benito van de Pas (third round)
Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals)
Mensur Suljović (runner-up)
Robert Thornton (third round)
Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
Terry Jenkins (third round)
Alan Norris (second round)
Stephen Bunting (second round)
Simon Whitlock (third round)

UK Qualifier

~~Daryl Gurney~~ (withdrew)
Mervyn King (first round)
Joe Cullen (third round)
Justin Pipe (second round)
Joe Murnan (first round)
Ritchie Edhouse (first round)
Josh Payne (second round)
Jamie Caven (second round)
Kyle Anderson (second round)
Keegan Brown (second round)
Simon Stevenson (first round)
Andy Jenkins (third round)
Robbie Green (first round)
Jamie Lewis (first round)
Matthew Dennant (first round)
Ricky Evans (second round)
Devon Petersen (second round)
Andy Smith (second round)
Darren Webster (first round)
Steve West (first round)

European Qualifier

Dimitri Van den Bergh (second round)
Cristo Reyes (first round)
János Végső (first round)
Zoran Lerchbacher (second round)
Jermaine Wattimena (second round)
Vincent Kamphuis (second round)
Ronny Huybrechts (first round)
Vincent van der Voort (second round)

Host Nation Qualifier

Max Hopp (first round)
Jyhan Artut (first round)
Kevin Münch (first round)
Martin Schindler (second round)
Justin Webers (first round)

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]



		1	Michael van Gerwen 99.99	6

Keegan Brown 74.56	6		Keegan Brown 93.62	2
					1	van Gerwen 91.86	6
Justin Webers 66.97	1
					16	Whitlock 87.60	3
		16	Simon Whitlock 98.11	6

Ricky Evans 86.19	6		Ricky Evans 98.86	5
								1	van Gerwen 115.13	6
Jyhan Artut 77.00	1
								9	Klaasen 107.11	2
		8	Benito van de Pas 88.01	6

Cristo Reyes 87.32	4		Josh Payne 86.84	2
					8	van de Pas 101.34	5
Josh Payne 87.25	6
					9	Klaasen 106.68	6
		9	Jelle Klaasen 111.23	6

Vincent van der Voort 95.53	6		Vincent van der Voort 86.90	1
											1	van Gerwen 97.57	6
Max Hopp 76.09	1
											4	K. Huybrechts 93.46	5
		5	Dave Chisnall 98.71	6

Jamie Caven 88.02	6		Jamie Caven 96.14	5
					5	Chisnall 100.90	3
Kevin Münch 85.14	5
					12	Price 98.22	6
		12	Gerwyn Price 84.30	6

Jermaine Wattimena 85.90	6		Jermaine Wattimena 81.70	2
								12	Price 94.97	4
Simon Stevenson 85.52	4
								4	K. Huybrechts 97.73	6
		4	Kim Huybrechts 106.09	6

Kyle Anderson 94.93	6		Kyle Anderson 89.07	0
					4	K. Huybrechts 89.27	6
Darren Webster 86.87	0
					13	T. Jenkins 85.89	5
		13	Terry Jenkins 86.87	6

Joe Murnan 87.69	2		Zoran Lerchbacher 78.69	5
														1	van Gerwen 106.77	6
Zoran Lerchbacher 94.55	6
														10	Suljović 101.26	5
		2	Peter Wright 101.33	6

Robbie Green 91.63	1		Andy Smith 82.96	0
					2	Wright 88.85	6
Andy Smith 98.66	6
						Cullen 93.02	5
		15	Stephen Bunting 98.50	4

Jamie Lewis 91.89	5		Joe Cullen 99.60	6
								2	Wright 92.67	1
Joe Cullen 93.35	6
								10	Suljović 99.17	6
		7	Ian White 86.20	6

Devon Petersen 81.31	6		Devon Petersen 86.98	5
					7	White 104.56	3
Matthew Dennant 80.51	5
					10	Suljović 103.39	6
		10	Mensur Suljović 92.02	6

Ronny Huybrechts 92.10	5		Vincent Kamphuis 84.68	0
											10	Suljović 100.81	6
Vincent Kamphuis 93.25	6
											3	Wade 100.52	3
		6	Michael Smith 100.20	6

Mervyn King 86.31	3		Dimitri Van den Bergh 82.97	0
					6	M. Smith 100.91	6
Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.24	6
					11	Thornton 97.12	4
		11	Robert Thornton 88.34	6

Martin Schindler 88.07	6		Martin Schindler 78.93	5
								6	M. Smith 92.14	5
János Végső 86.76	3
								3	Wade 100.54	6
		3	James Wade 91.61	6

Justin Pipe 84.03	6		Justin Pipe 89.16	5
					3	Wade 98.01	6
Ritchie Edhouse 87.74	1
						A. Jenkins 88.03	3
		14	Alan Norris 85.03	5

Steve West 91.37	3		Andy Jenkins 88.08	6

Andy Jenkins 90.77	6

References

^ "Michael van Gerwen beats Mensur Suljovic to win European Darts Trophy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "2016 PDC European Darts Trophy Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ "Barnsley ProTour Weekend Entries". PDC. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ "HappyBet European Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ "HappyBet European Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Van Gerwen Wins HappyBet European Darts Open". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[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.

[Final_day-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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