2016 Dutch Darts Masters

2016 Dutch Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	12–14 February
Venue	Evenementenhal
Location	Venray
Country	Netherlands
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£115,000
Winners share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
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The 2016 Dutch Darts Masters was the first of ten European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Evenementenhal, Venray, Netherlands, between 12–14 February. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Justin Pipe 6–0 in the final of the previous edition, and he retained his title by defeating Daryl Gurney 6–2 in the final.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:^[1]

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 15 January 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 Wigan on 17 January),^[3] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (both held on 23 January).^[4]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

^[5]

	First round 12 February [6]					Second round 13 February [7]					Third round 14 February [8]					Quarter-finals 14 February [9]					Semi-finals 14 February [9]					Final 14 February [9]
		John Henderson 84.37	6			1	Michael van Gerwen 99.49	6
		Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.49	5				John Henderson 92.78	3
											1	van Gerwen 102.65	6
											16	Pipe 90.90	3
		Jamie Lewis 98.02	6	16	Justin Pipe 98.44	6
		Andree Welge 77.21	0				Jamie Lewis 103.84	5
																1	van Gerwen 103.45	6
															8	Chisnall 103.72	3
		Jan Dekker 79.74	3			8	Dave Chisnall 87.52	6
		Kevin Thomas 81.96	6				Kevin Thomas 79.34	3
											8	Chisnall 104.44	6
												Edhouse 89.15	2
		Ritchie Edhouse 90.16	6	9	Robert Thornton	w/d
		Martin Schindler 93.92	4				Ritchie Edhouse	w/o
																					1	van Gerwen 96.59	6
																						King 88.96	2
		Ricky Evans 91.88	5			5	Kim Huybrechts 87.98	2
		Devon Petersen 95.66	6				Devon Petersen 90.65	6
												Petersen 94.76	2
												King 101.82	6
		Mervyn King 92.23	6	12	Gary Anderson 99.64	4
		Ronnie Baxter 90.00	3				Mervyn King 100.54	6
																	King 91.27	6
															13	van de Pas 93.62	5
		David Pallett 83.82	4			4	James Wade 90.54	6
		Ryan Harrington 83.11	6				Ryan Harrington 83.98	3
											4	Wade 100.55	1
											13	van de Pas 103.67	6
		Mark Webster 100.92	6	13	Benito van de Pas 100.82	6
		Jermaine Wattimena 92.97	2				Mark Webster 102.66	2
																										1	van Gerwen 112.26	6
																											Gurney 96.89	2
		Gerwyn Price 88.92	6			2	Michael Smith 85.16	6
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 80.09	3				Gerwyn Price 83.67	3
											2	Smith 95.30	5
											15	Suljović 95.60	6
		Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.63	6	15	Mensur Suljović 81.77	6
		Robbie Green 89.35	4				Rowby-John Rodriguez 66.19	1
																15	Suljović 102.10	6
																Whitlock 95.29	3
		Simon Whitlock 90.55	6			7	Ian White 101.13	4
		Mike de Decker 83.69	2				Simon Whitlock 100.51	6
												Whitlock 91.61	6
											10	Klaasen 89.65	3
		Jamie Caven 90.93	5	10	Jelle Klaasen 91.91	6
		Kevin Painter 87.63	6				Kevin Painter 85.87	4
																					15	Suljović 83.51	1
																						Gurney 93.46	6
		Paul Milford 88.43	5			6	Adrian Lewis 102.98	6
		Remco van Eijden 90.73	6				Remco van Eijden 91.95	1
											6	A. Lewis 93.98	6
											11	Jenkins 88.26	2
		James Richardson 92.70	6	11	Terry Jenkins 93.70	6
		Zoran Lerchbacher 91.68	5				James Richardson 88.31	1
																6	A. Lewis 98.29	4
																Gurney 106.84	6
		Stephen Bunting 94.93	6			3	Peter Wright 103.87	6
		John Michael 72.67	0				Stephen Bunting 94.99	4
											3	Wright 103.27	4
												Gurney 105.18	6
		Daryl Gurney 98.28	6	14	Brendan Dolan 81.62	4
		Jyhan Artut 93.79	5				Daryl Gurney 87.90	6

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