| Tournament Name: | 2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters |
| Dates: | 26–27 May 2016 |
| Venue: | Dubai Tennis Centre |
| Location: | Dubai |
| Organisation: | PDC |
| Format: | Legs Final – best of 21 legs |
| Prize Fund: | AED750,000 |
| Winners Share: | AED220,000 |
| Winner: | Gary Anderson |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first World Series of Darts event of 2016. The tournament featured eight of the top 10 players according to the PDC Order of Merit, competing in a knockout system. The tournament was held at the Dubai Tennis Centre in Dubai over 26–27 May 2016.
Gary Anderson won the title after he beat previously undefeated three-time champion Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the final.[1]
The total prize fund was AED750,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: AED750,000) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | align=center | (1) | align=center | AED220,000 | |
| Runner-up | align=center | (1) | align=center | AED110,000 | |
| Semi-finalists | align=center | (2) | align=center | AED85,000 | |
| Quarter-finalists | align=center | (4) | align=center | AED62,500 | |
The eight players who qualified for this tournament are the same as last year's tournament, with the exception of Dave Chisnall replacing Stephen Bunting. These were:
Seeded players:
The next four seeded PDC players were (drawn at random against the higher seeds):
The tournament was available in the following territories on these channels.
| Country | Channel | |
|---|---|---|
| ITV4 (delayed coverage) | ||
| Setanta Sports | ||
| Dubai Sports TV | ||
| Middle East and North Africa | OSN | |
| Fox Sports | ||
| Sky Sport (New Zealand) | ||
| RTL7 | ||
| Fox Sports | ||
| TV Nova |