2016 Masters (darts)

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2016 Unibet Masters
Tournament information
Dates30–31 January 2016
Venue Arena MK
Location Milton Keynes
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout161 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright
161 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
«2015 2017»

The 2016 Unibet Masters was the fourth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held between 30 and 31 January 2016 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England.

Contents

Michael van Gerwen retained his 2015 title, beating Dave Chisnall 11–6 in the tournament's final. [1]

Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit. [2] These are:

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  2. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (first round)
  3. Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis (first round)
  4. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
  5. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of England.svg James Wade (semi-finals)
  7. Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton (first round)
  8. Flag of England.svg Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
  9. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
  10. Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
  11. Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins (first round)
  12. Flag of England.svg Ian White (first round)
  13. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen (first round)
  14. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts (quarter-finals)
  15. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort (quarter-finals)
  16. Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting (first round)

Prize money

The total prize fund is £200,000. [2]

Stage (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £200,000)
Winner(1)£60,000
Runner-up(1)£25,000
Semi-finalists(2)£17,500
Quarter-finalists(4)£10,000
First round losers(8)£5,000

Draw

First round(best of 19 legs)
30 January
[3]
Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs)
31 January
[4]
Semi-finals(best of 21 legs)
31 January
[5]
Final(best of 21 legs)
31 January
[5]
            
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 112.2010
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 94.351
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 105.8610
8 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 92.353
8 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 90.9310
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 86.837
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 103.3011
4 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 103.4510
4 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 102.0310
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 97.296
4 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 104.4810
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 104.369
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 100.1510
12 Flag of England.svg Ian White 96.897
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 98.9411
10 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 96.716
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 98.187
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 100.1410
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 93.164
10 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 104.4010
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 87.949
10 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 90.3310
10 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 99.1811
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 93.776
3 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 90.534
14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 94.2910
14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 91.715
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 91.6410
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 91.4110
11 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 89.628

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