2016 PDC Pro Tour explained

The 2016 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. In 2016 there were 36 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and ten European Tour events.

Prize money

Prize money for each Players Championship increased from £60,000 to £75,000 per event. The UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events stayed the same as in 2015.^[1]

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage
Winner	£25,000	£10,000	£10,000	£2,000
Runner-up	£10,000	£6,000	£5,000	£1,000
Semi-finalists	£5,000	£3,000	£2,500	£500
	£3,500	£2,250	£2,000	£300
Last 16	£2,000	£1,500	£1,500	£200
Last 32	£1,500	£1,000	£750	£100
Last 48	£1,000	N/A	N/A	N/A
Last 64	N/A	£500	£250	£50
Total	£115,000	£75,000	£60,000	£10,000

PDC Tour Cards

128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.

Tour Cards

The 2016 Tour Cards are awarded to:

• (63) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2016 World Championship.
  • resigned his card.
• (27) The 27 of 34 qualifiers from 2015 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
  • resigned his card.
• (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2015 Challenge Tour (and).
  • Jan Dekker is also in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, a Pro Tour Card was awarded to, who finished third on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
• (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2015 Development Tour (and ).
  • Bradley Kirk turned down his Tour Card, which was subsequently awarded to .
• (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Challenge Tour (and).
• (1) Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Development Tour (and).
  • Dimitri Van den Bergh is also in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, one extra Tour Card was awarded to a Q-School qualifier.
• (1) The winner of the 2015 Scandinavian Order of Merit .
• (16) The 16 qualifiers from 2016 Q-School.

Afterwards, the playing field was complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players had been reached. In 2016, that meant a total of 14 players qualified this way.

Q-School

The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 13–16. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:

A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:

Stage	Points
Last 8	9
Last 16	5
Last 32	3
Last 64	2
Last 128	1

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:^[8]

UK Open Qualifiers

Six qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2016 UK Open.

width=30px	No.	width=160px	Date	width=200px	Venue	width=175px	Winner	Score	width=175px	Runner-up	width=25px	Ref.
1	Friday 5 February	Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre		6 – 2		^[10]
2	Saturday 6 February		6 – 4		^[11]
3	Sunday 7 February		6 − 2		^[12]
	Friday 19 February		6 – 1		^[13]
5			6 – 2		^[14]
6	Sunday 21 February		6 – 2		^[15]

Players Championships

There were 20 Players Championship events. In addition, the top 64 of the Players Championship will qualify for the Players Championship Finals.

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 12 March	Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome		6 – 5		^[16]
2	Sunday 13 March		6 – 4		^[17]
3	Friday 8 April		6 – 3		^[18]
4	Saturday 9 April		6 – 5		^[19]
5	Sunday 10 April		6 – 0		^[20]
6	Saturday 30 April		6 – 5		^[21]
7	Sunday 1 May		6 – 3		^[22]
8	Saturday 21 May	Coventry, Ricoh Arena		6 – 1		^[23]
9	Sunday 22 May		6 – 0		^[24]
10	Saturday 2 July	Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome		6 – 2		^[25]
11	Sunday 3 July		6 – 3		^[26]
12	Saturday 6 August		6 – 5		^[27]
13	Sunday 7 August		6 – 4		^[28]
14	Tuesday 20 September		6 – 0		^[29]
15			6 – 3		^[30]
16	Thursday 22 September		6 – 5		^[31]
17	Friday 30 September	Dublin, Citywest Hotel		6 – 1		^[32]
18	Saturday 1 October		6 – 5		^[33]
19	Friday 21 October	Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome		6 – 4		^[34]
20	Saturday 22 October		6 – 1		^[35]

European Tour

Compared to 2015, there's one European Tour event added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour will qualify for the European Championship.

No.	Date	Venue	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1		Dutch Darts Masters			6 – 2		^[36]
2	26–28 March	German Darts Masters	Munich, Ballhausforum		6 – 4		^[37]
3	6–8 May	Gibraltar Darts Trophy			6 – 2		^[38]
4	13–15 May		Hamburg, Inselparkhalle		6 – 5		^[39]
5	10–12 June				6 – 4		^[40]
6	29–31 July	European Darts Open	Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel		6 – 5		^[41]
7	2–4 September	International Darts Open	Riesa, SACHSENarena		6 – 5		^[42]
8		European Darts Trophy	Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle		6 – 5		^[43]
9		European Darts Grand Prix	Sindelfingen, Glaspalast		6 – 2		^[44]
10	14–16 October		Hildesheim, Halle 39		6 – 5		^[45]

PDC Challenge Tour

The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour was open to all PDPA Associate Members who failed to win a Tour Card at Qualifying School. The players who finished first and second received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Q-School.

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 19 March	Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre		5 – 3		^[46]
2				5 – 4
3	Sunday 20 March			5 – 0		^[47]
4				5 – 4
5	Saturday 28 May			5 – 1		^[48]
6				5 – 3
7	Sunday 29 May			5 – 2		^[49]
8				5 – 4
9	Saturday 25 June	Milton Keynes, Arena MK		5 – 4		^[50]
10				5 – 2
11	Sunday 26 June			5 – 2		^[51]
12				5 – 3
13	Saturday 10 September	Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre		5 – 1		^[52]
14				5 – 1
15	Sunday 11 September			5 – 0		^[53]
16				5 – 1

PDC Development Tour

The PDC Unicorn Development Tour is open to players aged 16–23. The Development Tour is expanded from 16 to 20 tournaments, where event number 20 is the PDC Youth World Championship from the Last 64 onwards. The players who finish first and second on the Order of Merit will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finish from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Q-School.

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 26 March	Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre		4 – 0		^[54]
2				4 – 2
3	Sunday 27 March			4 – 1		^[55]
4				4 – 2
5	Saturday 23 April	Mülheim, Harbecke Sporthalle		4 – 2		^[56]
6				4 – 2
7	Sunday 24 April			4 – 1		^[57]
8				4 – 3
9	Saturday 14 May	Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre		4 – 3		^[58]
10				4 – 2
11	Sunday 15 May			4 – 3		^[59]
12				4 – 3
13	Saturday 3 September			4 – 2		^[60]
14				4 – 2
15	Sunday 4 September			4 – 3		^[61]
16				4 – 1
17	Saturday 15 October			4 – 3		^[62]
18				4 – 2
19	Sunday 16 October			4 – 3		^[63]

Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour

The Scandinavian Pro Tour had eight events in 2016, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player and the runner-up on the SDC Order of Merit 2016 will play in the 2017 World Championship preliminary round.

Leading the overall table, Kim Viljanen and Magnus Caris won their places in the 2017 World Championship.^[64]

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 30 January	Tuusula, Hotel Gustavelund		6 – 4		^[65]
2	Sunday 31 January			6 – 3		^[66]
3	Saturday 19 March	Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson		6 – 5		^[67]
4	Sunday 20 March			6 – 1		^[68]
5	Saturday 27 August	Gothenburg, Apple Hotel		6 – 0		^[69]
6	Sunday 28 August			6 – 2		^[70]
7	Saturday 8 October			6 – 4		^[71]
8	Saturday 9 October			6 – 4		^[72]

EuroAsian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2017 World Championship Qualifier were played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow. Players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 27 February	Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center		6 – 4		^[73]
2	Sunday 28 February			6 – 3		^[74]
3	Saturday 26 March			6 – 5		^[75]
4	Sunday 27 March			6 – 1		^[76]
5	Saturday 23 April			6 – 3		^[77]
6	Sunday 24 April			6 – 5		^[78]

Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour

The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualified for the 2017 World Championship.

Corey Cadby secured top spot in the Australian Grand Prix rankings and will qualify for the 2017 World Championship. David Platt also won a place in the 2017 World Championship by winning the Oceanic Masters and therefore he will join Cadby and DPNZ qualifier Warren Parry to compete in the World Championship.

No.	Date	Also known as	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Friday 5 February	Chester Hill Open 1		6 – 5		^[79]
2	Saturday 6 February	Chester Hill Open 2		6 – 2		^[80]
3	Sunday 7 February	Chester Hill Open 3		6 – 2		^[81]
4	Friday 4 March	Victoria Open 1		6 – 2		^[82]
5	Saturday 5 March	Victoria Open 2		6 – 5		^[83]
6	Sunday 6 March	Victoria Open 3		6 – 2		^[84]
7	Saturday 19 March	DPA Perth Open 1		6 – 3		^[85]
8	Sunday 20 March	DPA Perth Open 2		6 – 4		^[86]
9	Saturday 2 April	Warilla Bowls Club Open 1		6 – 5		^[87]
10	Sunday 3 April	Warilla Bowls Club Open 2		6 – 5		^[88]
11	Saturday 30 April	NDDA Open 1		6 – 4		^[89]
12	Sunday 1 May	NDDA Open 2		6 – 1		^[90]
13	Thursday 26 May	DPA Australian Singles		6 – 1		^[91]
14	Friday 27 May	DPA Australian Open		6 – 1		^[92]
15	Friday 24 June	Queensland Open 1		6 – 2		^[93]
16	Saturday 25 June	Queensland Open 2		6 – 3		^[94]
17	Sunday 26 June	Queensland Open 3		6 – 0		^[95]
18	Saturday 30 July	Sydney Masters Qualifier 1		6 – 5		^[96]
19	Sunday 31 July	Sydney Masters Qualifier 2		6 – 5		^[97]
20	Monday 1 August	Sydney Masters Qualifier 3		6 – 4		^[98]
21	Friday 4 November	Harrows Australian GP 21		6 – 0		^[99]
22	Saturday 5 November	Harrows Australian GP 22		6 – 5		^[100]
23	Sunday 6 November	Harrows Oceanic Masters		6 – 0		^[101]
24	Sunday 20 November	Harrows Oceanic Classic		6 – 4

Chinese Tour

Stages One to Three will count towards the 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts, Stages Four to Seven for the inaugural 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters event and Stage Eight was a qualifier for the 2016 PDC World Youth Championship. Stage Thirteen was for the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship Qualification (see below at International Qualifiers).

No.	Date	Venue	Winner	Sets (Legs)	Runner-up	Ref.
1	Saturday 2 April	Qingdao		2 − 1 (0 − 3, 3 − 1, 3 − 2)		^[102]
2	Saturday 9 April	Guangzhou		2 − 1 (3 − 2, 1 − 3, 3 − 1)		^[103]
3	Saturday 23 April	Ningbo		2 − 1 (3 − 1, 2 − 3, 3 − 2)		^[104]
4	Saturday 14 May	Jinan		2 − 0 (3 − 1, 3 − 0)		^[105]
5	Saturday 28 May	Hangzhou		2 − 0 (3 − 0, 3 − 2)		^[106]
6	Thursday 9 June	Chongqing		2 − 0 (3 − 1, 3 − 1)		^[107]
7	Friday 24 June	Shanghai		2 − 1 (1 − 3, 3 − 2, 3 − 1)		^[108]
8	July	Qingdao		6 − 4		^[109]
9	Saturday 27 August	Shenyang		2 − 1 (1 − 3, 3 − 2, 3 − 2)
10	September	Changsha		2 − 0 (3 − 2, 3 − 2)		^[110]
11	September	Yinchuan		2 − 1 (2 − 3, 3 − 1, 3 − 1)
12	Saturday 29 October	Suzhou		2 − 0 (3 − 1, 3 − 2)		^[111]

World Championship PDPA Qualifier

The winner directly qualified for the first round, whereelse the runner-up and the two losers of the semi-finals entered the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship in the preliminary round.

World Championship International Qualifiers

Date	Event	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
Sunday 10 July	DPNZ Qualifier		7 − 3		^[113]
Sunday 21 August	North American Qualifier		3 – 0		^[114]
Saturday 8 October	Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay		6 – 5		^[115]
22–23 October	EADC Qualifier		3 – 1		^[116]
Sunday 23 October	Philippine Qualifier		4 – 1		^[117]
Sunday 23 October	Southern Europe Qualifier		6 – 0		^[118]
Sunday 30 October	Greater China Qualifier		3 – 2
Sunday 6 November	Harrows Oceanic Masters		6 − 0
Sunday 6 November	PDJ Japanese Qualifier		6 − 4		^[119]
Saturday 12 November	Eastern Europe Qualifier	align=				^[120]
Saturday 19 November	German Qualifier		10 – 6		^[121]
Sunday 20 November	South Asia Qualifier		3 – 2		^[122]
Sunday 20 November	Central Europe Qualifier		6 – 4		^[123]

Notes and References

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2. Web site: 2016 PDC Qualifying School Day One . . 13 January 2016.
3. Web site: PDC qualifying school: Four players win Tour Cards on the first day . . 26 January 2016.
4. Web site: 2016 PDC Qualifying School Day Two . . 14 January 2016.
5. Web site: James Richardson, Jonathan Worsley, Ted Evetts and Ryan Meikle win PDC Tour Cards . . 26 January 2016.
6. Web site: 2016 PDC Qualifying School Day Three . . 15 January 2016.
7. Web site: Jeffrey de Graaf secures Tour Card on 2016 PDC circuit . . 26 January 2016.
8. Web site: 2016 PDC Qualifying School Day Four . . 16 January 2016 . 17 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170517075546/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/x1g7xx11rnma14bqtki3hp884/title/2016-pdc-qualifying-school-day-four . dead .
9. Web site: Final PDC Tour qualifiers are confirmed in Wigan . . 26 January 2016.
10. Web site: Lewis Powers To Wigan Title. PDC. 5 February 2016.
11. Web site: Super van Gerwen Wins in Wigan. PDC. 6 February 2016.
12. Web site: Taylor Defeats van Gerwen To Take Title. PDC. 7 February 2016.
13. Web site: Win Seals Anderson's UK Open Spot. PDC. 19 February 2016.
14. Web site: Van Gerwen Continues Winning Run. PDC. 20 February 2016.
15. Web site: Qualifying Treble For van Gerwen. PDC. 21 February 2016.
16. Web site: Wright Edges Lewis For PC1 Victory. . 12 March 2016.
17. Web site: Brilliant Bunting Denies Nine-Dart van Gerwen. . 13 March 2016.
18. Web site: Barnsley Title for van Gerwen. . 8 April 2016.
19. Web site: Maiden ProTour Win For Big Ben. . 9 April 2016.
20. Web site: White's Whitewash Seals Barnsley Win. . 10 April 2016.
21. Web site: Payne Edges Out Wade For Maiden Title. . 1 May 2016.
22. Web site: Price Is Wright For Gerwyn in Barnsley. . 1 May 2016.
23. Web site: Coventry Win Seals Price's Second Title. . 21 May 2016.
24. Web site: Big Win For Big Ben In Coventry. . 22 May 2016.
25. Web site: Chisnall Wins Players Championship Ten. . 3 July 2016.
26. Web site: White Denies Cullen For Barnsley Win. . 3 July 2016.
27. Web site: Anderson Takes Title In Barnsley. . 7 August 2016.
28. Web site: Wonderful White Seals Barnsley Treble. . 7 August 2016.
29. Web site: Untouchable van Gerwen Wins Again. . 20 September 2016.
30. Web site: Nine-Dart van Gerwen's Barnsley Double. PDC. 21 September 2016.
31. Web site: Nine-Dart van Gerwen Completes Barnsley Treble!. . 22 September 2016.
32. Web site: Invincible Run Continues For MvG. . 30 September 2016.
33. Web site: Whitlock Edges To Dublin Triumph. . 1 October 2016.
34. Web site: Nine-Dart Whitlock Enjoys Further Success. . 21 October 2016.
35. Web site: Barnsley Triumph For Big Ben. . 22 October 2016.
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38. Web site: Van Gerwen Wins In Gibraltar Again. PDC. 8 May 2016. 8 May 2016.
39. Web site: Wade Defeats Chisnall In European Matchplay Triumph. PDC. 15 May 2016. 15 May 2016.
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42. Web site: First PDC Title For Magic Mensur. PDC. 4 September 2016. 4 September 2016.
43. Web site: Van Gerwen Wins HappyBet European Darts Open. PDC. 11 September 2016. 11 September 2016.
44. Web site: Six Of The Best For Van Gerwen!. PDC. 18 September 2016. 18 September 2016.
45. Web site: Glory For Norris In Hildesheim. PDC. 16 October 2016. 16 October 2016.
46. Web site: Quantock & Lynn Up To The Challenge!. PDC. 19 March 2016.
47. Web site: Edhouse & de Hoog Win In Wigan. PDC. 20 March 2016.
48. Web site: Fullwell & Hunt Up To The Challenge!. PDC. 31 October 2016. 31 October 2016.
49. Web site: Searle & Taylor Win Maiden PDC Titles. PDC. 31 October 2016. 31 October 2016.
50. Web site: Padgett & Cross' Challenge Tour Wins. PDC. 31 October 2016.
51. Web site: Challenge Tour Wins For Burnett & Hart. PDC. 31 October 2016. 31 October 2016.
52. Web site: PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 13-14. PDC. 31 October 2016.
53. Web site: PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 15-16. PDC. 31 October 2016. 31 October 2016.
54. Web site: Development Tour Wins For Loose & Lennon. PDC. 14 January 2017.
55. Web site: Payne & Hunt's Development Tour Success. PDC. 14 January 2017.
56. Web site: Hopp and Twell victorious in Germany. PDC. 14 January 2017.
57. Web site: Neyens and Reynolds win in Muelheim. PDC. 14 January 2017.
58. Web site: Wigan Wins For Reynolds & Twell. PDC. 14 January 2017.
59. Web site: Development Tour Wins For Kirk & Twell. PDC. 14 January 2017.
60. Web site: Dean & Dimitri's Development Tour Wins. PDC. 14 January 2017.
61. Web site: Development Tour Double For Reynolds. PDC. 14 January 2017.
62. Web site: Reynolds & Cadby's Development Tour Wins. PDC. 14 January 2017.
63. Web site: De Decker's Development Tour Joy. PDC. 14 January 2017.
64. Web site: Viljanen & Caris Top SDC Standings. 2016-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170526220533/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/l9deavwqra34zp3hg2lrvu7j/title/viljanen--caris-top-sdc-standings. 2017-05-26. dead.
65. Web site: 2016 SDC Finland Results. Darts Database. 14 January 2017.
66. Web site: 2016 SDC Finland Results. Darts Database. 14 January 2017.
67. Web site: SDC Event 3. 2016-10-10.
68. Web site: SDC Event 4. 2016-10-10.
69. Web site: SDC Event 5. 2016-10-10.
70. Web site: SDC Event 6. 2016-10-10.
71. Web site: SDC Event 7. 2016-10-10.
72. Web site: SDC Event 8. 2016-10-10.
73. Web site: EADC PRO TOUR 1. EADC. 30 May 2016.
74. Web site: EADC PRO TOUR 2. EADC. 30 May 2016.
75. Web site: EADC PRO TOUR 3. EADC. 30 May 2016.
76. Web site: EADC PRO TOUR 4. EADC. 30 May 2016.
77. Web site: EADC PRO TOUR 5. EADC. 30 May 2016.
78. Web site: EADC PRO TOUR 6. EADC. 30 May 2016.
79. Web site: Cadby Day one Champion . DPA. 6 November 2016.
80. Web site: Platt wins Day 2 Australian Grand Prix . DPA. 6 November 2016.
81. Web site: Gordon Mathers successful return to DPA . DPA. 6 November 2016.
82. Web site: DPA Team Rebel Victoria Open . DPA. 6 November 2016.
83. Web site: CADBY SEALS VICTORY ON DAY 2 . DPA. 6 November 2016.
84. Web site: Corey Cadby makes it a clean sweep . DPA. 6 November 2016.
85. Web site: David Platt wins in the West . DPA. 6 November 2016.
86. Web site: Australian Grand Prix Double For Platt. DPA. 6 November 2016.
87. Web site: Warilla Bowls Australian Grand Prix . DPA. 6 November 2016.
88. Web site: Day 2 Warilla Bowls Australian Grand Prix . DPA. 6 November 2016.
89. Web site: David Platt notches up another win in the City of Churches . DPA. 6 November 2016.
90. Web site: Back to Back for Platt in South Australia . DPA. 6 November 2016.
91. Web site: The 2016 DPA Australasian Singles . DPA. 6 November 2016.
92. Web site: DPA Australasian Finals Day . DPA. 6 November 2016.
93. Web site: DPA HARROWS AGP Brisbane, Queensland . DPA. 6 November 2016.
94. Web site: Day 2 of the DPA Harrows AGP in Brisbane . DPA. 6 November 2016.
95. Web site: Final Day in Brisbane. DPA. 6 November 2016.
96. Web site: Rhys Mathewson defeat Jeremy Fagg to win the Russell Stewart Classic . DPA. 6 November 2016.
97. Web site: All New Zealand final DPA Australian Matchplay . DPA. 6 November 2016.
98. Web site: Harrows NSW Masters Set Play . DPA. 6 November 2016.
99. Web site: HARROWS OCEANIC MASTERS 2016 . DPA. 6 November 2016.
100. Web site: DAY 2 HARROWS DPA OCEANIC MASTERS WEEKEND OF DARTS . DPA. 6 November 2016.
101. Web site: OCEANIC MASTER 2016 . DPA. 6 November 2016.
102. Web site: Zhang Wins Opening Chinese Event. PDC. 30 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610211022/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/q0xt5xj8ay7510due06el41jc/title/zhang-wins-opening-chinese-event. 10 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
103. Web site: Ouyang Wins Second Chinese Event. PDC. 30 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624064658/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/qjuf5fiswuv01uk9ermlwyza0/title/ouyang-wins-second-chinese-event. 24 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
104. Web site: Pair Secure Chinese World Cup Spots. PDC. 30 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624064655/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/w1yobi4qnrm51uyna73yg3yq7/title/pair-secure-chinese-world-cup-spots. 24 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
105. Web site: Chinese Win For Yanlai Shi. PDC. 30 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528185958/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/19xlwps6g1xgz1eoq1h1a1ci91/title/chinese-win-for-yanlai-shi. 28 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
106. Web site: Ruan Wins Chinese Stage Five. PDC. 31 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602012425/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/36x6l8jshxz7188x6t5piqefd/title/ruan-wins-chinese-stage-fve. 2 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
107. Web site: Chinese Stage Six Continues Shanghai Race. PDC. 3 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160614115022/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1m2sr0sjxe50h1ltiv16a9972d/title/chinese-stage-six-continues-shanghai-race. 14 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
108. Web site: China Stage Seven & Shanghai Qualifier Results. PDC. 3 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815135908/http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/1j3ue3rgze2fd1x2ww0lv6ktvc/title/china-stage-seven--shanghai-qualifier-results. 15 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
109. Web site: Chinese Wins For Zong & Liu. PDC. 2 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160902162057/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/vvov8me864b71hx196h1c9klw/title/chinese-wins-for-zong--liu. 2 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.
110. Web site: Chinese Wins For Wen & Wei. PDC. 6 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106040645/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1sy0zr78afmfw1g7119vd66ei5/title/chinese-wins-for-wen--wei. 6 November 2016. dead.
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112. Web site: 2016 PDC World Championship Qualifiers Results. Darts Database. 14 January 2017.
113. Web site: Parry Secures World Championship Return. PDC. 11 July 2016. 2016-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160712184811/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1ij14bvvx9s3u1b8g4lg6t7ggn/title/parry-secures-world-championship-return. 2016-07-12. dead.
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115. Web site: McGowan Retains Irish Matchplay Title. PDC. 9 October 2016. 10 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105224812/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/3qzxkcvh2tbp1nq49ng7kan1y/title/mcgowan-retains-irish-matchplay-title. 5 November 2016. dead. dmy-all.
116. Web site: BORIS KOLTSOV THE PARTICIPANT OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2017. EADC. 24 October 2016. 23 October 2016.
117. Web site: Koltsov & Ulang Seal Qualification. PDC. 27 October 2016. 2016-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028145357/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/5gdz5aby70wd1l9c0gfz1k3km/title/koltsov--ulang-seal-qualification. 2016-10-28. dead.
118. Web site: PDC Avila Results. Dardos.es. 9 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024225538/http://www.dardos.es/blog/2016/10/resultados-del-promundial-pdc-avila-2016/. 24 October 2016. dead.
119. Web site: News PDC . 2016-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115223720/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/172id732j7rjg1hfhrggrtsihc/title/chino-wins-world-championship-spot . 2016-11-15 . dead .
120. Web site: 2016 PDC World East European Qualifying Event Results. Darts Database. 14 January 2017. 4 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210104172316/https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=7467. dead.
121. Web site: 2016 PDC World Germany Qualifying Event Results. Darts Database. 14 January 2017.
122. Web site: 2016 PDC World South Asian Qualifying Event Results. Darts Database. 14 January 2017.
123. Web site: 2016 PDC World Central European Qualifying Event Results. Darts Database. 14 January 2017.