2016 European Darts Trophy Explained

Tournament Name:	2016 European Darts Trophy
Dates:	9–11 September 2018
Venue:	RWE-Sporthalle
Location:	Mülheim
Organisation:	PDC
Format:	Legs
Prize Fund:	£115,000
Winners Share:	£25,000
High Checkout:	161 Mensur Suljović
Winner:	Michael van Gerwen
Prev:	Event 7
Next:	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	align=center	(1)	align=center	£25,000
Runner-up	align=center	(1)	align=center	£10,000
Semi-finalists	align=center	(2)	align=center	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	align=center	(4)	align=center	£3,500
Third round losers	align=center	(8)	align=center	£2,000
Second round losers	align=center	(16)	align=center	£1,500
First round losers	align=center	(16)	align=center	£1,000
Total	align=center colspan=2	£115,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit 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

1. Michael van Gerwen (winner)

1. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)

1. James Wade (semi-finals)

1. Kim Huybrechts (semi-finals)

1. Dave Chisnall (third round)

1. Michael Smith (quarter-finals)

1. Ian White (third round)

1. Benito van de Pas (third round)

1. Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals)

1. Mensur Suljović (runner-up)

1. Robert Thornton (third round)

1. Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)

1. Terry Jenkins (third round)

1. Alan Norris (second round)

1. Stephen Bunting (second round)

1. 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael van Gerwen beats Mensur Suljovic to win European Darts Trophy. Sky Sports. 23 January 2017.
2. Web site: 2016 PDC European Darts Trophy Player Prize Money. Darts Database. 12 November 2016.
3. Web site: Barnsley ProTour Weekend Entries. . 22 June 2016.