World Series of Darts Finals 2016

World Series of Darts Finals 2016
Tournament status
Tournament type	Non-ranked tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Braehead Arena , Glasgow
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Michael van Gerwen
Attendees	24
Opening game	5th November 2016
Endgame	November 6, 2016
Prize money (total)	£ 155,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 30,000
winner	Michael van Gerwen
statistics
highest finish	161 points from Max Hopp
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The World Series of Darts Finals is a major event in darts , which the PDC held for the second time this year on November 5th and 6th. Last year 's winner Michael van Gerwen was able to successfully defend the title he won last year.

format

The tournament was played in a knockout system . The first two rounds took place on November 5th. Game mode was a best of 11 legs . On November 6th, the quarter-finals were played in the best of 19 legs mode , the semi-finals and the final in the best of 21 legs mode.

Prize money

A total of £ 155,000 in prize money was distributed. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 30,000
finalist	(1)	£ 15,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 10,500
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 7,500
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 5,000
1st round loser	(16)	£ 2,500
		£ 155,000

qualification

Six World Series of Darts events were held in 2016 . In these events the players earned points for the World Series of Darts ranking .

WSoD Events 2016

• Dubai Darts Masters (Winner: Gary Anderson )
• Auckland Darts Masters (Winner: Gary Anderson )
• Shanghai Darts Masters (Winner: Michael van Gerwen )
• Tokyo Darts Masters (Winner: Gary Anderson )
• Sydney Darts Masters (Winner: Phil Taylor )
• Perth Darts Masters (Winner: Michael van Gerwen )

Point distribution

round	Points
victory	12
final	8th
Semifinals	5
Quarter finals	3
Round of 16	1

Ranking list

The following ranking shows the number of points earned by the eight players who qualified for each event in 2016.

space	player	Points
1	Michael van Gerwen	51
2	Gary Anderson	45
3	Phil Taylor	29
3	Dave Chisnall	29
5	Adrian Lewis	25th
5	James Wade	25th
7th	Peter Wright	22nd
8th	Raymond van Barneveld	20th

Attendees

The field of participants consisted of a total of 24 players.

The eight players, who were designated as participants for all World Series events at the beginning of the year, were seeded and intervened in the action from the 2nd round.

Furthermore, the four next best players in the PDC Order of Merit after the World Grand Prix took part. In addition, eight players received a wildcard from the PDC . The remaining four participants were determined by a qualification event on October 23rd.

These 16 players played out the opponents of the top eight in the second round in the first round.

The following players were qualified for the World Series of Darts Finals 2016:

Top eight

1. Michael van Gerwen
2. Gary Anderson
3. Phil Taylor
4. Dave Chisnall
5. Adrian Lewis
6. James Wade
7. Peter Wright
8. Raymond van Barneveld

Order of Merit

1. Robert Thornton
2. Michael Smith
3. Jelle Klaasen
4. Scale length Suljović

Wildcard player

1. Kim Huybrechts
2. Benito van de Pas
3. Gerwyn Price
4. Daryl Gurney
5. Joe Cullen
6. Cristo Reyes
7. Max Hopp
8. Josh Payne

Qualifiers

1. Steve Beaton
2. Simon Whitlock
3. Brendan Dolan
4. Joe Murnan

Results

Round 1 Nov. 5, 2016 Best of 11 legs

Round 2 Nov. 5, 2016 Best of 11 legs

Quarterfinals Nov. 6, 2016 Best of 19 legs

Semifinals Nov. 6, 2016 Best of 21 Legs

Final Nov 6, 2016 Best of 21 Legs

1

Michael van Gerwen

bye

1

Michael van Gerwen 98.82

6th

Gerwyn Price April 87

5

Gerwyn Price 97.20

6th

Steve Beaton 97:59

3

1

Michael van Gerwen 109.71

10

Simon Whitlock 92.93

0

8th

Raymond van Barneveld

bye

8th

Raymond van Barneveld 87.10

2

Simon Whitlock 95.80

6th

Brendan Dolan 92.15

5

Simon Whitlock 93.34

6th

1

Michael van Gerwen 108.69

11

4th

Dave Chisnall 94.68

3

4th

Dave Chisnall

bye

4th

Dave Chisnall 112.94

6th

Kim Huybrechts 103.59

4th

Jelle Klaasen 95.24

5

Kim Huybrechts 100.80

6th

4th

Dave Chisnall 100.86

10

5

Adrian Lewis 92.46

6th

5

Adrian Lewis

bye

5

Adrian Lewis 94.29

6th

Cristo Reyes 90.32

3

Max Hopp 91.58

5

Cristo Reyes 97.02

6th

1

Michael van Gerwen 101.18

11

7th

Peter Wright 99.63

9

2

Gary Anderson

bye

2

Gary Anderson 97.20

5

Joe Cullen 96.35

6th

Joe Cullen 92.85

6th

Joe Murnan 93.38

5

Joe Cullen 93.50

7th

7th

Peter Wright 99.83

10

7th

Peter Wright

bye

7th

Peter Wright 98.98

6th

Daryl Gurney 97.43

3

Daryl Gurney 94.36

6th

Josh Payne 83.36

3

7th

Peter Wright 03/10

11

3

Phil Taylor 107.34

10

6th

James Wade

bye

6th

James Wade 97.17

5

Benito van de Pas 96.20

6th

Benito van de Pas 94.95

6th

Michael Smith 83.95

3

Benito van de Pas 94.43

3

3

Phil Taylor 103.85

10

3

Phil Taylor

bye

3

Phil Taylor 100.56

6th

Scale length Suljović 94.04

3

Scale length Suljović 102.48

6th

Robert Thornton 96.96

0

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

• Report on darts1.de
• World Series of Darts Finals 2016 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Series of Darts Finals 2016 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)