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 | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 13–15 May 2016 | ||
| Venue | Inselparkhalle | ||
| Location | Hamburg | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Alan Norris Daryl Gurney | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| James Wade | |||
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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 edit
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 edit
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:
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Draw edit
References edit
- ^ "James Wade wins European Darts Matchplay title in Hamburg". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "2016 PDC European Matchplay Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "European Tour 3-4 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "European Tour 3-4 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Double Success For Rodriguez & Reyes". PDC. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Wade's HappyBet European Matchplay Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.