2016 Auckland Darts Masters

2016 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by TAB & Burger King
Tournament information
Dates	17–19 June 2016
Venue	The Trusts Arena
Location	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Winner's share	NZ$70,000
High checkout	156 Peter Wright
Champion(s)
Gary Anderson
«2015 2017»

The 2016 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by TAB & Burger King was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand between 17 and 19 June 2016.

Adrian Lewis was the defending champion after winning the first edition of the tournament by defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–10 in the final. ^[1]

Lewis could not successfully defend his title: Gary Anderson won the title after defeating Lewis 11–7 in the final.

Qualifiers

The eight PDC players (with the top 4 seeded) were:

1. Gary Anderson (winner)
2. Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
3. Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
4. Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
5. Adrian Lewis (runner-up)
6. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
7. James Wade (semi-finals)
8. Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

• Warren Parry (first round)
• Cody Harris (first round)
• Damon Heta (first round)
• Rob Szabo (first round)
• Ken Moir (first round)
• Tic Bridge (first round)
• Bernie Smith (first round)
• Stuart Leach (first round)

Draw

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	First round (best of 11 legs) 17 June [3]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 18 June [4]					Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 19 June [5]					Final (best of 21 legs) 19 June [5]
	1	Gary Anderson 106.61	6
		Bernie Smith 83.83	2
						1	Gary Anderson 103.93	10
							Peter Wright 96.13	6
		Peter Wright 96.53	6
		Warren Parry 81.09	1
											1	Gary Anderson 111.37	11
												Raymond van Barneveld 104.85	7
	4	Dave Chisnall 91.34	6
		Tic Bridge 82.83	4
						4	Dave Chisnall 95.91	5
							Raymond van Barneveld 101.11	10
		Raymond van Barneveld 97.36	6
		Cody Harris 86.97	2
																1	Gary Anderson 99.60	11
																	Adrian Lewis 98.96	7
	2	Michael van Gerwen 100.60	6
		Damon Heta 85.52	3
						2	Michael van Gerwen 107.63	6
							James Wade 107.45	10
		James Wade 89.04	6
		Ken Moir 76.00	2
												James Wade 94.51	9
												Adrian Lewis 100.28	11
	3	Phil Taylor 106.09	6
		Rob Szabo 77.07	0
						3	Phil Taylor 107.57	9
							Adrian Lewis 101.71	10
		Adrian Lewis 95.94	6
		Stuart Leech 78.45	0

References

1. "Adrian Lewis defeated Phil Taylor to claim a title in New Zealand". Sky Sports . Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. "2016 Auckland Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
3. "Auckland Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
4. "Auckland Darts Masters Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
5. "Awesome Anderson Is Auckland Master". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.