Players Championships 2016
The Players Championships 2016 were 20 qualifying tournaments in darts . They were relevant for the Players Championship Order of Merit , a separate ranking list that only includes the prize money from the Players Championship events from the last twelve months. This ranking determined the field of participants in the Players Championship Finals taking place at the end of the season .
The top 64 after the 20 events in 2016 qualified for the Players Championship Finals 2016.
Tournaments
| No. | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday March 12th |
 Barnsley , Metrodome
|
 Peter Wright
|
6: 5 |
Adrian Lewis
|
| 2 | Sunday March 13th |
Stephen Bunting
|
6: 4 |
 Michael van Gerwen
|
|
| 3 | Friday April 8th |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6: 3 |
Benito van de Pas
|
|
| 4th | Saturday April 9th |
Benito van de Pas
|
6: 5 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
| 5 | Sunday April 10th |
Ian White
|
6-0 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
| 6th | Saturday April 30th |
Josh Payne
|
6: 5 |
James Wade
|
|
| 7th | Sunday May 1st |
 Gerwyn Price
|
6: 3 |
Peter Wright
|
|
| 8th | Saturday May 21 |
Coventry , Ricoh Arena
|
Gerwyn Price
|
6: 1 |
Jamie Caven
|
| 9 | Sunday May 22nd |
Benito van de Pas
|
6-0 |
Joe Cullen
|
|
| 10 | Saturday July 2nd |
Barnsley , Metrodome
|
Dave Chisnall
|
6: 2 |
Steve Beaton
|
| 11 | Sunday 3rd July |
Ian White
|
6: 3 |
Joe Cullen
|
|
| 12 | Saturday 6th August |
Gary Anderson
|
6: 5 |
Terry Jenkins
|
|
| 13 | Sunday 7th August |
Ian White
|
6: 4 |
Benito van de Pas
|
|
| 14th | Tuesday 20th September |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6: 5 |
 Scale length Suljović
|
|
| 15th | Wednesday September 21 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6: 3 |
James Wilson
|
|
| 16 | Thursday, September 22nd |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6: 5 |
Steve West
|
|
| 17th | Saturday September 30th |
 Dublin , City West Hotel
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
6: 1 |
Christian Kist
|
| 18th | Sunday October 1st |
 Simon Whitlock
|
6: 5 |
 Ronny Huybrechts
|
|
| 19th | Saturday October 22nd |
Barnsley , Metrodome
|
Simon Whitlock
|
6: 3 |
Chris Dobey
|
| 20th | Sunday October 23 |
Benito van de Pas
|
6: 1 |
Dave Chisnall
|
Prize money
The following prize money was distributed to the participants at every Players Championship event in 2016.
| round | Players Championships |
|---|---|
| victory | £ 10,000 |
| final | £ 6,000 |
| Semifinals | £ 3,000 |
| Quarter finals | £ 2,250 |
| Round of 16 | £ 1,500 each |
| 3rd round (load 32) | £ 1,000 |
| 2nd lap (load 64) | £ 500 |
| Total | £ 75,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ PDC Tournament Calendar 2016. (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.
