2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy

The 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy was the third of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, between 6–8 May 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates6–8 May 2016
VenueVictoria Stadium
LocationGibraltar
Country Gibraltar
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout164 England Michael Smith
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 2 Event 4»

Michael van Gerwen retained his title by defeating Dave Chisnall 6–2 in the final, after almost crashing out to the Gibraltarian Host Nation qualifier Dyson Parody, who missed three match darts in their quarter-final match.[1]

Prize money

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The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.[2]

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

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The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today on 4 March 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 11 March),[4] eight from the European Qualifier on 22 April[5] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 5 May.

Adrian Lewis withdrew for personal reasons just as the tournament began, and was not replaced. This gave Max Hopp a bye to the third round.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
6 May
[6]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
7 May
[7]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
8 May
[8]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
8 May
[9]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
8 May
[9]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
8 May
[9]
1  Michael van Gerwen 95.046
  Nick Fullwell 83.606  Nick Fullwell 84.524
1  van Gerwen 105.736
  Antony Lopez 85.852
16  King 101.013
16  Mervyn King 105.086
  Christian Kist 86.066  Christian Kist 91.532
1  van Gerwen 100.046
  Cristo Reyes 82.961
  Parody 96.525
8  Adrian Lewisw/d
  Andy Hamilton 92.304  Max Hoppw/o
  Hopp 87.334
  Max Hopp 92.846
  Parody 87.436
9  Jelle Klaasen 93.285
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 81.423  Dyson Parody 93.396
1  van Gerwen 109.986
  Dyson Parody 83.036
5  Huybrechts 104.160
5  Kim Huybrechts 84.406
  Steve Beaton 85.664  Michael Rasztovits 83.264
5  Huybrechts 97.056
  Michael Rasztovits 88.926
12  van de Pas 94.972
12  Benito van de Pas 100.286
  Stephen Bunting 91.246  Stephen Bunting 93.971
5  Huybrechts 85.536
  Mark Walsh 82.201
13  G. Anderson 87.575
4  James Wade 86.016
  Justin Pipe 96.976  Justin Pipe 81.932
4  Wade 100.782
  Jamie Lewis 82.330
13  G. Anderson 104.736
13  Gary Anderson 91.756
  Alan Norris 86.166  Alan Norris 98.842
1  van Gerwen 103.896
  George Federico 69.801
6  Chisnall 103.192
2  Peter Wright 95.516
  Daryl Gurney 102.106  Daryl Gurney 92.553
2  Wright 85.706
  David Pallett 92.883
15  Whitlock 88.842
15  Simon Whitlock 92.306
  Gerwyn Price 77.086  Gerwyn Price 87.431
2  Wright 91.965
  David Francis 68.160
7  White 93.536
7  Ian White 89.656
  Stuart Kellett 90.221  Antonio Alcinas 84.835
7  White 107.336
  Antonio Alcinas 89.766
  Murnan 92.202
10  Terry Jenkins 103.884
  Joe Murnan 86.516  Joe Murnan 103.386
7  White 85.520
  Ross Smith 86.952
6  Chisnall 100.206
6  Dave Chisnall 98.776
  Kyle Anderson 90.884  Steve West 95.905
6  Chisnall 110.586
  Steve West 89.176
11  Thornton 102.545
11  Robert Thornton 88.546
  John Henderson 77.706  John Henderson 87.535
6  Chisnall 108.476
  Wayne Jones 85.405
14  Suljović 97.975
3  Michael Smith 98.546
  Kevin Painter 92.405  Joe Cullen 95.234
3  M. Smith 104.853
  Joe Cullen 96.096
14  Suljović 101.596
14  Mensur Suljović 91.146
  Rowby-John Rodriguez 85.442  Jermaine Wattimena 88.392
  Jermaine Wattimena 94.266

References

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  1. ^ "Michael van Gerwen defeats Dave Chisnall to retain Gibraltar Darts trophy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 PDC Gibraltar Darts Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ "European Tour 3-4 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "European Tour 3-4 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Double Success For Rodriguez & Reyes". PDC. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Gurney Dominates Opening Day In Gibraltar". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Dyson Cleans Up Day Two In Gibraltar". PDC. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Magical van Gerwen Retains Gibraltar Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.