PDC Pro Tour 2016
The PDC Pro Tour 2016 included a series of PDC darts tournaments , most of which were not broadcast on TV. In 2016 there were 20 Players Championships , six UK Open Qualifiers and ten European Tour events for the professionals . A total of 36 tournaments were played. These tournaments were also taken into account when calculating the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit .
Prize money
The prize pool of the Players Championships and the UK Open Qualifiers has increased. The prize money of the European Darts Tour remained unchanged
They are divided as follows:
round | Players Championships | UK Open Qualifiers | European Darts Tour |
---|---|---|---|
victory | £ 10,000 | £ 10,000 | £ 25,000 |
final | £ 6,000 | £ 5,000 | £ 10,000 |
Semifinals | £ 3,000 | £ 2,500 | £ 5,000 |
Quarter finals | £ 2,250 | £ 2,000 | £ 3,500 |
Round of 16 | £ 1,500 each | £ 1,500 each | £ 2,000 |
Last 32 | £ 1,000 | £ 750 | £ 1,500 each |
Last 64 | £ 500 | £ 250 | £ 1,000 1st |
Total | £ 75,000 | £ 60,000 | £ 115,000 |
PDC Pro Tour Card
In order to play the PDC Pro Tour, one must have a tour card that is valid for two years. This entitles the holder to participate in all Pro Tour tournaments.
A total of 128 tour cards were awarded:
- (63) 1 - Top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit after the PDC World Championship 2016
- (27) 1 - 28 of 34 qualifiers of the PDC Qualifying School 2015 who were not already in the top 64 of the Order of Merit.
- (2) - The two best players of the PDC Challenge Tour 2015 ( Jan Dekker 2 and Richie Corner)
- (2) - The two best players of the PDC Development Tour 2015 ( Mike de Decker and Bradley Kirk 3 )
- (2) - The two best players of the PDC Challenge Tour 2014 ( Alan Tabern and Mark Frost)
- (1) - The two best players of the PDC Development Tour 2014 ( Dimitri Van den Bergh 2 and Josh Payne )
- (1) - The winner of the Scandinavian Order of Merit ( Kim Viljanen )
- (16) - The 16 qualifiers of the PDC Qualifying School 2016
- (14) 2 - The top 14 of the Q-School Order of Merit
PDC Qualifying School 2016
The following players received a Tour Card for 2016 and 2017:
- Qualifying School 2016:
Day 1 - January 13th | Day 2 - January 14th | Day 3 - January 15th | Day 4 - January 16th |
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John Bowles Simon Stevenson Andy Parsons Ricky Williams
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James Richardson Jonathan Worsley Ted Evetts Ryan Meikle
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Tony Newell Brian Woods Jeffrey de Graaf Ray Campbell
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- Qualifying School 2016 Order of Merit Top 14:
space | player |
---|---|
1 | Mark Walsh |
2 | John Michael |
3 | Dick van Dijk |
4th | Harry Robinson |
5 | Mark Barilli |
6th | Matt Clark |
7th | Terry Temple |
8th | Darren Brown |
9 | Dennis Smith |
10 | Mick McGowan |
11 | Simon Preston |
12 | Matthew Dennant |
13 | Robert Owen |
14th | Ron Meulenkamp |
Players Championships
European Tour Events
UK Open Qualifiers
No. | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
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1 | 02/05/2016 | Wigan | Adrian Lewis | 6 : 2 | Phil Taylor |
2 | 02/06/2016 | Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6 : 4 | Alan Norris |
3 | 02/07/2016 | Wigan | Phil Taylor | 6 : 2 | Michael van Gerwen |
4th | 02/19/2016 | Wigan | Gary Anderson | 6 : 1 | James Wade |
5 | 02/20/2016 | Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6 : 2 | Gerwyn Price |
6th | 02/21/2016 | Wigan | Michael van Gerwen | 6 : 2 | Steve Beaton |
Secondary tour events
PDC Challenge Tour
No. | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
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1 | 03/19/2016 | Wigan | Chris Quantock | 5 : 3 | Rob Cross |
2 | 03/19/2016 | Wigan | Barry Lynn | 5 : 4 | Rob Modra |
3 | 03/20/2016 | Wigan | Ritchie Edhouse | 5 : 0 | Mark Dudbridge |
4th | 03/20/2016 | Wigan | Bryan de Hoog | 5 : 4 | Peter Hudson |
5 | 05/28/2016 | Wigan | Nick Fulwell | 5 : 1 | Rob Cross |
6th | 05/28/2016 | Wigan | Adam Hunt | 5 : 3 | Jamie Bain |
7th | 05/29/2016 | Wigan | Ryan Searle | 5 : 2 | Mark Dudbridge |
8th | 05/29/2016 | Wigan | Scott Taylor | 5 : 4 | Barry Lynn |
9 | 06/25/2016 | Milton Keynes | Matt Padgett | 5 : 4 | Lee Evans |
10 | 06/25/2016 | Milton Keynes | Rob Cross | 5 : 2 | Mark Dudbridge |
11 | 06/26/2016 | Milton Keynes | Richie Burnett | 5 : 2 | Ryan Searle |
12 | 06/26/2016 | Milton Keynes | Kelvin Hart | 5 : 3 | René Eidams |
13 | 09/10/2016 | Wigan | Rob Cross | 5 : 1 | Michael Barnard |
14th | 09/10/2016 | Wigan | Richie Burnett | 5 : 1 | Arron Monk |
15th | 09/11/2016 | Wigan | Rob Cross | 5 : 0 | Martyn Turner |
16 | 09/11/2016 | Wigan | Ryan Searle | 5 : 1 | Barrie Bates |
PDC Development Tour
The first two of the rankings for this tour qualified for the preliminary round of the 2017 World Cup. These were Kim Viljanen and Magnus Caris .
game | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
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1 | Saturday January 30th | Tuusula , Hotel Gustavelund | Per Laursen | 6: 4 | Dennis Nilsson |
2 | Sunday January 31st | Kim Viljanen | 6: 3 | Magnus Caris | |
3 | Saturday 19th March | Copenhagen , Park Inn Hotel by Radisson | Daniel Larsson | 6: 5 | Magnus Caris |
4th | Sunday March 20th | Kim Viljanen | 6: 1 | Daniel Jensen | |
5 | Saturday, August 27th | Norway | Madars Razma | 6-0 | Aaron Knox |
6th | Sunday 28th August | Kim Viljanen | 6: 2 | Daniel Larsson | |
7th | Saturday 8th October | Sweden | Roland Lenngren | 6: 4 | Per Laursen |
8th | Sunday October 9th | Magnus Caris | 6: 4 | Cor Dekker |
Individual evidence
- ^ Scandinavian Order of Merit. (No longer available online.) January 1, 2016, archived from the original on December 15, 2015 ; accessed on March 12, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Qualifying School entries now open. (No longer available online.) January 4, 2016, archived from the original on January 12, 2016 ; accessed on January 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.