2016 European Darts Open

The 2016 European Darts Open was the sixth of ten European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 29 and 31 July 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2016 European Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates29–31 July 2016
VenueMaritim Hotel
LocationDüsseldorf
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout161 Wales Gerwyn Price
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 5 Event 7»

Robert Thornton was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round to Wes Newton.

Michael van Gerwen won his second European Darts Open title after defeating Peter Wright 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.

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 13 May automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 20 May),[3] eight from the European Qualifier on 1 June[4] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 28 July.

On 27 July 2016, Phil Taylor withdrew from the tournament, moving seeds 14–16 up a place, and promoting Alan Norris to 16 seed, which also meant a 5th Host Nation Qualifier would also qualify for the tournament.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
29 July
[5]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
30 July
[6]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
31 July
[7]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
31 July
[7]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
31 July
[7]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
31 July
[7]
1  Michael van Gerwen 104.866
  Jamie Caven 89.206  Jamie Caven 87.960
1  van Gerwen 99.386
  Christian Kist 83.073
  K. Anderson 91.722
16  Alan Norris 101.252
  Kyle Anderson 92.356  Kyle Anderson 98.846
1  van Gerwen 102.956
  Cristo Reyes 88.625
8  Klaasen 93.334
8  Jelle Klaasen 98.986
  Ritchie Edhouse 87.066  Ritchie Edhouse 94.023
8  Klaasen 91.296
  Harry Ward 81.784
9  Wade 96.403
9  James Wade 88.166
  Max Hopp 81.625  Andy Boulton 89.675
1  van Gerwen 103.636
  Andy Boulton 80.366
5  Huybrechts 94.853
5  Kim Huybrechts 98.116
  Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.576  Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.483
5  Huybrechts 104.326
  Jeffrey de Graaf 85.312
  Newton 93.893
12  Robert Thornton 86.652
  Wes Newton 87.936  Wes Newton 86.606
5  Huybrechts 91.486
  Shaun Griffiths 83.715
13  G. Anderson 85.494
4  Dave Chisnall 90.623
  John Henderson 86.474  Jan Dekker 86.236
  Dekker 94.370
  Jan Dekker 84.596
13  G. Anderson 104.866
13  Gary Anderson 107.116
  Kim Viljanen 85.566  Kim Viljanen 89.721
1  van Gerwen 104.066
  Martin Schindler 79.831
2  Wright 100.445
2  Peter Wright 97.296
  Steve West 89.026  Steve West 92.105
2  Wright 103.256
  Holger Rettig 75.483
  Price 88.572
15  Simon Whitlock 92.721
  Gerwyn Price 84.576  Gerwyn Price 100.596
2  Wright 100.206
  Tony Newell 79.823
10  Suljović 94.680
7  Benito van de Pas 91.844
  Daryl Gurney 92.486  Daryl Gurney 94.106
  Gurney 96.203
  Robbie Green 96.325
10  Suljović 93.536
10  Mensur Suljović 103.416
  John Michael 85.896  John Michael 94.361
2  Wright 100.346
  Fabian Herz 70.410
14  Bunting 93.064
6  Ian White 96.006
  Devon Petersen 87.126  Devon Petersen 84.422
6  White 97.895
  Andy Jenkins 85.585
11  T. Jenkins 92.066
11  Terry Jenkins 91.286
  Andy Hamilton 89.893  Jonny Clayton 94.483
11  T. Jenkins 92.884
  Jonny Clayton 96.536
14  Bunting 88.426
3  Michael Smith 97.396
  James Richardson 89.436  James Richardson 87.954
3  Smith 93.613
  Daniele Petri 83.273
14  Bunting 95.986
14  Stephen Bunting 93.746
  Mark Frost 76.734  Stefan Stoyke 80.061
  Stefan Stoyke 78.196

References

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  1. ^ "Dusseldorf delight for Michael van Gerwen in European Darts Open". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "European Tour Events 5-6 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "European Tour 5-6 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Italian Ace Amongst European Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Petersen's Comeback Win In Dusseldorf". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Van Gerwen Secures Another Whitewash". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "Dusseldorf Delight For van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.