2016 European Darts Trophy

2016 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates	9-11 September
Venue	RWE Arena
Location	Mülheim
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£115,000
Winners share	£25,000
High checkout	161 Mensur Suljović
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 7 Event 9»

The 2016 European Darts Trophy was the eighth of ten European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at RWE Arena in Mülheim, Germany, between 9-11 September. 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.

Prize money

The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.^[1]

Stage (num. of players)		Prize money
Winner	(1)	£25,000
Runner-up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£3,500
Third round losers	(8)	£2,000
Second round losers	(16)	£1,500
First round losers	(16)	£1,000
Total	£115,000

Qualification and format

Daryl Gurney who had to withdraw from last week's event due to a broken finger on his throwing hand has pulled out of the Mülheim event after failing to recover.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16 Michael van Gerwen (Winner) Peter Wright (Quarter-finals) James Wade (Semi-finals) Kim Huybrechts (Semi-finals) Dave Chisnall (Third round) Michael Smith (Quarter-finals) Ian White (Third round) Benito van de Pas (Third round) Jelle Klaasen (Quarter-finals) Mensur Suljović (Runner-up) Robert Thornton (Third round) Gerwyn Price (Quarter-finals) Terry Jenkins (Third round) Alan Norris (Second round) Stephen Bunting (Second round) 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) Janos Végsö (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)

Draw

	First round 9 September [2]					Second round 10 September [3]					Third round 11 September [4]					Quarter-finals 11 September [4]					Semi-finals 11 September [4]					Final 11 September [4]
		Keegan Brown 74.56	6			1	Michael van Gerwen 99.99	6
		Justin Webers 66.97	1				Keegan Brown 93.62	2
											1	van Gerwen 91.86	6
											16	Whitlock 87.60	3
		Ricky Evans 86.19	6	16	Simon Whitlock 98.11	6
		Jyhan Artut 77.00	1				Ricky Evans 98.86	5
																1	van Gerwen 115.13	6
															9	Klaasen 107.11	2
		Cristo Reyes 87.32	4			8	Benito van de Pas 88.01	6
		Josh Payne 87.25	6				Josh Payne 86.84	2
											8	van de Pas 101.34	5
											9	Klaasen 106.68	6
		Vincent van der Voort 95.53	6	9	Jelle Klaasen 111.23	6
		Max Hopp 76.09	1				Vincent van der Voort 86.90	1
																					1	van Gerwen 97.57	6
																					4	K. Huybrechts 93.46	5
		Jamie Caven 88.02	6			5	Dave Chisnall 98.71	6
		Kevin Münch 85.14	5				Jamie Caven 96.14	5
											5	Chisnall 100.90	3
											12	Price 98.22	6
		Jermaine Wattimena 85.90	6	12	Gerwyn Price 84.30	6
		Simon Stevenson 85.52	4				Jermaine Wattimena 81.70	2
																12	Price 94.97	4
															4	K. Huybrechts 97.73	6
		Kyle Anderson 94.93	6			4	Kim Huybrechts 106.09	6
		Darren Webster 86.87	0				Kyle Anderson 89.07	0
											4	K. Huybrechts 89.27	6
											13	T. Jenkins 85.89	5
		Joe Murnan 87.69	2	13	Terry Jenkins 86.87	6
		Zoran Lerchbacher 94.55	6				Zoran Lerchbacher 78.69	5
																										1	van Gerwen 106.77	6
																										10	Suljović 101.26	5
		Robbie Green 91.63	1			2	Peter Wright 101.33	6
		Andy Smith 98.66	6				Andy Smith 82.96	0
											2	Wright 88.85	6
												Cullen 93.02	5
		Jamie Lewis 91.89	5	15	Stephen Bunting 98.50	4
		Joe Cullen 93.35	6				Joe Cullen 99.60	6
																2	Wright 92.67	1
															10	Suljović 99.17	6
		Devon Petersen 81.31	6			7	Ian White 86.20	6
		Matthew Dennant 80.51	5				Devon Petersen 86.98	5
											7	White 104.56	3
											10	Suljović 103.39	6
		Ronny Huybrechts 92.10	5	10	Mensur Suljović 92.02	6
		Vincent Kamphuis 93.25	6				Vincent Kamphuis 84.68	0
																					10	Suljović 100.81	6
																					3	Wade 100.52	3
		Mervyn King 86.31	3			6	Michael Smith 100.20	6
		Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.24	6				Dimitri Van den Bergh 82.97	0
											6	M. Smith 100.91	6
											11	Thornton 97.12	4
		Martin Schindler 88.07	6	11	Robert Thornton 88.34	6
		Janos Végsö 86.76	3				Martin Schindler 78.93	5
																6	M. Smith 92.14	5
															3	Wade 100.54	6
		Justin Pipe 84.03	6			3	James Wade 91.61	6
		Ritchie Edhouse 87.74	1				Justin Pipe 89.16	5
											3	Wade 98.01	6
												A. Jenkins 88.03	3
		Steve West 91.37	3	14	Alan Norris 85.03	5
		Andy Jenkins 90.77	6				Andy Jenkins 88.08	6

References

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