2016 Tokyo Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2016 Tokyo Darts Masters
Dates:6–7 July 2016
Venue:Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Location:Tokyo
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Final – best of 15 legs
Winner: Gary Anderson
Prev:2015

The 2016 Tokyo Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament (formerly known as the Japan Darts Masters) by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from 6–7 July 2016.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final, but he lost 8–7 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.[1]

Gary Anderson won the title after beating Michael van Gerwen 8–6 in the final.[2]

Qualifiers

The seeded PDC players were:

  1. Gary Anderson (winner)
  2. Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
  3. James Wade (semi-finals)
  4. Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)

The next four seeded PDC players were (drawn at random into seeded side of the draw):

The Japanese qualifiers were:

Draw

[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phil Taylor secures Japan Darts Masters crown . . 10 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Gary Anderson defeats Michael van Gerwen in Tokyo Darts Masters final. . 23 January 2017.
  3. Web site: 2016 Japan Darts Masters Results. Darts Database. 23 January 2017.