Players Championship Finals 2016

Players Championship Finals 2016
Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Butlins Minehead Resort , Minehead
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Michael van Gerwen
Attendees	64
Opening game	November 25, 2016
Endgame	November 27, 2016
Prize money (total)	£ 400,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 75,000
winner	Michael van Gerwen
statistics
highest finish	170 points from Kim Huybrechts
Nine dart finish	Alan Norris (Round 1)
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The Players Championship Finals 2016 are a major tournament in darts and were organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) for the ninth time in 2016. The tournament was held from November 25th to 27th, 2016 at the Butlins Minehead Resort in Minehead and served as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming 2017 World Cup .

Defending champion Michael van Gerwen repeated his previous year's triumph with an 11: 3 final victory over Dave Chisnall .

format

The top 64 of the Players Championship Order of Merit took part in the tournament. They qualified through the 20 Players Championship events spread over the year .

Prize money

Compared to last year, the prize money has increased by £ 100,000 to a total of £ 400,000. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 75,000
finalist	(1)	£ 35,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 20,000
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 11,500
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 7,500
2nd round loser	(16)	£ 5,000
1st round loser	(32)	£ 2,000
		£ 400,000

Results

Round 1 Nov. 25, 2016 Best of 11 legs

Round 2 Nov. 26, 2016 Best of 11 legs

Round of 16 November 26th, 2016 Best of 19 legs

Quarterfinals Nov. 27, 2016 Best of 19 legs

Semi-finals Nov. 27, 2016 Best of 21 Legs

Final Nov. 27, 2016 Best of 21 Legs

1

Michael van Gerwen 95.08

6th

64

Andy Hamilton 92.20

1

1

Michael van Gerwen 102.15

6th

32

Vincent van der Voort 100.74

1

32

Vincent van der Voort 95.53

6th

33

Andrew Gilding 87.81

5

1

Michael van Gerwen 105.69

10

16

Josh Payne 99.79

2

16

Josh Payne 89.90

6th

49

Mark Walsh 80.88

5

16

Josh Payne 7/85

6th

48

Berry van Peer 88.47

4th

17th

Cristo Reyes 87.31

5

48

Berry van Peer 81.42

6th

1

Michael van Gerwen 108.03

10

57

Raymond van Barneveld 103.00

5

8th

Scale length Suljović 102.79

4th

57

Raymond van Barneveld 107.40

6th

57

Raymond van Barneveld 101.96

6th

25th

Adrian Lewis 101.22

4th

25th

Adrian Lewis 85.71

6th

40

Robert Thornton 81.59

3

57

Raymond van Barneveld 87.84

10

9

Joe Cullen 71.13

2

9

Joe Cullen 84.05

6th

56

Steve Brown 74.46

1

9

Joe Cullen 101.33

6th

41

Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.97

0

24

Ronny Huybrechts 84.62

4th

41

Rowby-John Rodriguez 80.93

6th

1

Michael van Gerwen 94.59

11

29

Darren Webster 89.45

8th

5

Gerwyn Price 88.01

5

60

Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.99

6th

60

Dimitri Van den Bergh 85.68

2

28

Christian Kist 91.44

6th

28

Christian Kist 94.11

6th

37

Ricky Evans 94.48

4th

28

Christian Kist 94.97

10

21st

Justin Pipe 89.34

6th

12

Steve West 85.68

3

53

Jan Dekker 89.32

6th

53

Jan Dekker 80.54

1

21st

Justin Pipe 86.34

6th

21st

Justin Pipe 84.64

6th

44

Andy Jenkins 83.21

3

28

Christian Kist 91.17

6th

29

Darren Webster 91.30

10

4th

Simon Whitlock 95.20

6th

61

Matthew Edgar 89.20

3

4th

Simon Whitlock 92.56

3

29

Darren Webster 95.40

6th

29

Darren Webster 92.82

6th

36

Jonny Clayton 92.46

3

29

Darren Webster 8/90

10

20th

Alan Norris 85.47

5

13

Chris Dobey April 95

3

52

Mick McGowan 90.02

6th

52

Mick McGowan 87.73

3

20th

Alan Norris 91.89

6th

20th

Alan Norris 106.24

6th

45

Michael Smith 88.73

4th

1

Michael van Gerwen 108.34

11

6th

Dave Chisnall 99.24

3

2

Benito van de Pas 85.19

5

63

Brendan Dolan 92.47

6th

63

Brendan Dolan 85.05

6th

34

Jermaine Wattimena 83.72

5

31

Joe Murnan 78.50

0

34

Jermaine Wattimena 93.94

6th

63

Brendan Dolan 88.18

4th

15th

Kim Huybrechts 100.72

10

15th

Kim Huybrechts 91.27

6th

50

Michael Mansell 83.03

3

15th

Kim Huybrechts 108.10

6th

18th

Daryl Gurney 105.85

1

18th

Daryl Gurney 89.63

6th

47

Ronnie Baxter 91.69

3

15th

Kim Huybrechts 100.10

9

7th

Peter Wright 97.37

10

7th

Peter Wright 94.17

6th

58

Jason Wilson 83.34

3

7th

Peter Wright 104.61

6th

26th

James Wade 2/94

2

26th

James Wade 92.59

6th

39

Mervyn King 90.36

4th

7th

Peter Wright 100.75

10

55

Ron Meulenkamp 84.67

3

10

Stephen Bunting 88.62

4th

55

Ron Meulenkamp 93.08

6th

55

Ron Meulenkamp 93.34

6th

23

Gary Anderson 101.61

5

23

Gary Anderson 94.22

6th

42

John Henderson 90.60

3

7th

Peter Wright 98.06

8th

6th

Dave Chisnall 100.58

11

6th

Dave Chisnall 08/96

6th

59

Kevin Painter 93.26

4th

6th

Dave Chisnall 96.65

6th

38

Jamie Lewis 95.96

4th

27

Jamie Caven 95.62

4th

38

Jamie Lewis 90.80

6th

6th

Dave Chisnall 94.84

10

22nd

Jelle Klaasen 91.67

9

11

James Wilson 90.92

2

54

Vincent Kamphuis 93.51

6th

54

Vincent Kamphuis 88.89

2

22nd

Jelle Klaasen 96.39

6th

22nd

Jelle Klaasen 96.20

6th

43

Simon Stevenson 95.96

4th

6th

Dave Chisnall 93.17

10

19th

Robbie Green 85.67

5

3

Ian White 82.93

6th

62

Keegan Brown 85.76

5

3

Ian White 85.85

5

35

Terry Jenkins 88.58

6th

30th

Mark Webster 92.55

3

35

Terry Jenkins 92.33

6th

35

Terry Jenkins 89.60

7th

19th

Robbie Green 96.89

10

14th

Steve Beaton 94.91

4th

51

Jeffrey de Graaf 88.65

6th

51

Jeffrey de Graaf 101.22

1

19th

Robbie Green 105.79

6th

19th

Robbie Green 93.33

6th

46

Devon Petersen 91.25

3

transmission

The broadcasters Sport1 and Sport1 + broadcast the event in German-speaking countries . The stations can also be received in Austria via cable and satellite.

Internationally, all games were also broadcast directly by the PDC on livepdc.tv.

Web links

• Homepage of the PDC for the Players Championship Finals
• Players Championship Finals at dartn

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Players Championship Finals 2016 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)