Tokyo Darts Masters 2016

Tokyo Darts Masters 2016

Tournament status
Tournament type	Invitation tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō , Tokyo
Tournament dates
Defending champion	England Phil Taylor
Attendees	16
Opening game	July 6, 2016
Endgame	July 7, 2016
winner	Scotland Gary Anderson
statistics
highest finish	161 points from Gary Anderson Scotland
← 2015

The Tokyo Darts Masters is a tournament in darts and was held for the second time from July 6th to 7th, 2016 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in the Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō in Tokyo . It was the fourth event of the 2016 World Series of Darts .

Defending champion Phil Taylor , who last year defeated Peter Wright 8: 7 legs in the final, was replaced by Gary Anderson , who got the upper hand in the final with an 8: 6 win in legs against Michael van Gerwen .

format

A total of 16 players took part in the tournament. The field of participants consisted of the 6 best placed players of the PDC Order of Merit , 2 wildcard players and 8 additional local qualifiers. The current placement in the World Series ranking was the basis for the seeding list.

The tournament was played in a knockout system . The first round took place on July 6th. Game mode was a best of 11 legs . The quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the final, which all took place on July 7th, were played in the best of 15 legs mode.

Prize money

The prize money for the Tokyo Darts Masters was not officially announced.

Since this is an invitation tournament, the prize money won will not be taken into account when calculating the PDC Order of Merit.

Attendees

The following 16 players were qualified for the Tokyo Darts Masters 2016:

The first 6 players in the PDC Order of Merit - as of January 3, 2016; after the PDC World Darts Championship 2016 - all of which were seeded
The 2 wildcard participants
8 additional local qualifiers

PDC Order of Merit