2016 Players Championship Finals

2016 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates	25–27 November 2016
Venue	Butlin's Minehead
Location	Minehead
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£75,000
Nine-dart finish	Alan Norris
High checkout	170 Kim Huybrechts (third round)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2015 2017»

The 2016 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the ninth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 64 players from the 20 Players Championship events of 2016 taking part, doubling the number of participants. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 25–27 November 2016.

Sixteen time world champion Phil Taylor was a notable absence at the tournament after failing to qualify, having played only three out of the 20 tournaments during the year.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion by beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the previous year's final, ^[1] and van Gerwen would retain his Players Championship title, beating Dave Chisnall 11–3 in the final.

Alan Norris hit a nine-dart finish in his first-round match against Michael Smith, which was the first time it had ever happened in the tournament's history.

Prize money

The 2016 Players Championship Finals will have a total prize fund of £400,000, a £100,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament. ^[2] The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £400,000)
Winner	(1)	£75,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£35,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£20,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£11,500
Last 16 (third round)	(8)	£7,500
Last 32 (second round)	(16)	£5,000
Last 64 (first round)	(32)	£2,000
Nine-dart finish	(1)	£35,000

Qualification

The 2016 tournament will see a change in terms of qualification. The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the twenty Players Championships events during the season, will qualify for the tournament.

These are the qualifiers after the 20 events: ^[3] On 21 November, it was announced that the #23 seed Kyle Anderson was forced to withdraw, owing to problems with his visa, so all the players below him moved up one ranking place, with Andy Hamilton moving into the #64 slot.

Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit

1. Michael van Gerwen (winner)
2. Benito van de Pas (first round)
3. Ian White (second round)
4. Simon Whitlock (second round)
5. Gerwyn Price (first round)
6. Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
7. Peter Wright (semi-finals)
8. Mensur Suljović (first round)
9. Joe Cullen (third round)
10. Stephen Bunting (first round)
11. James Wilson (first round)
12. Steve West (first round)
13. Chris Dobey (first round)
14. Steve Beaton (first round)
15. Kim Huybrechts (quarter-finals)
16. Josh Payne (third round)
17. Cristo Reyes (first round)
18. Daryl Gurney (second round)
19. Robbie Green (quarter-finals)
20. Alan Norris (third round)
21. Justin Pipe (third round)
22. Jelle Klaasen (third round)
23. Gary Anderson (second round)
24. Ronny Huybrechts (first round)
25. Adrian Lewis (second round)
26. James Wade (second round)
27. Jamie Caven (first round)
28. Christian Kist (quarter-finals)
29. Darren Webster (semi-finals)
30. Mark Webster (first round)
31. Joe Murnan (first round)
32. Vincent van der Voort (second round)
33. Andrew Gilding (first round)
34. Jermaine Wattimena (second round)
35. Terry Jenkins (third round)
36. Jonny Clayton (first round)
37. Ricky Evans (first round)
38. Jamie Lewis (second round)
39. Mervyn King (first round)
40. Robert Thornton (first round)
41. Rowby-John Rodriguez (second round)
42. John Henderson (first round)
43. Simon Stevenson (first round)
44. Andy Jenkins (first round)
45. Michael Smith (first round)
46. Devon Petersen (first round)
47. Ronnie Baxter (first round)
48. Berry van Peer (second round)
49. Mark Walsh (first round)
50. Mickey Mansell (first round)
51. Jeffrey de Graaf (second round)
52. Mick McGowan (second round)
53. Jan Dekker (second round)
54. Vincent Kamphuis (second round)
55. Ron Meulenkamp (third round)
56. Steve Brown (first round)
57. Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
58. Jason Wilson (first round)
59. Kevin Painter (first round)
60. Dimitri Van den Bergh (second round)
61. Matthew Edgar (first round)
62. Keegan Brown (first round)
63. Brendan Dolan (third round)
64. Andy Hamilton (first round)

Draw

There was no draw held, but all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions. ^[4]

Finals

	Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs) 27 November [5]					Semi-finals(best of 21 legs) 27 November [5]					Final(best of 21 legs) 27 November [5]
	1	Michael van Gerwen 108.03	10
	57	Raymond van Barneveld 103.00	5
						1	Michael van Gerwen 94.59	11
						29	Darren Webster 89.45	8
	28	Christian Kist 91.17	6
	29	Darren Webster 91.30	10
											1	Michael van Gerwen 108.34	11
											6	Dave Chisnall 99.24	3
	15	Kim Huybrechts 100.10	9
	7	Peter Wright 97.37	10
						7	Peter Wright 98.06	8
						6	Dave Chisnall 100.58	11
	6	Dave Chisnall 93.17	10
	19	Robbie Green 85.67	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round(best of 11 legs) 25 November					Second round(best of 11 legs) 26 November					Third round(best of 19 legs) 26 November					Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs) 27 November
	1	Michael van Gerwen 95.08	6
	64	Andy Hamilton 92.20	1
						1	Michael van Gerwen 102.15	6
						32	Vincent van der Voort 100.74	1
	32	Vincent van der Voort 95.53	6
	33	Andrew Gilding 87.81	5
											1	Michael van Gerwen 105.69	10
											16	Josh Payne 99.79	2
	16	Josh Payne 89.90	6
	49	Mark Walsh 80.88	5
						16	Josh Payne 85.07	6
						48	Berry van Peer 88.47	4
	17	Cristo Reyes 87.31	5
	48	Berry van Peer 81.42	6
																1	Michael van Gerwen 108.03	10
																57	Raymond van Barneveld 103.00	5
	8	Mensur Suljović 102.79	4
	57	Raymond van Barneveld 107.40	6
						57	Raymond van Barneveld 101.96	6
						25	Adrian Lewis 101.22	4
	25	Adrian Lewis 85.71	6
	40	Robert Thornton 81.59	3
											57	Raymond van Barneveld 87.84	10
											9	Joe Cullen 71.13	2
	9	Joe Cullen 84.05	6
	56	Steve Brown 74.46	1
						9	Joe Cullen 101.33	6
						41	Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.97	0
	24	Ronny Huybrechts 84.62	4
	41	Rowby-John Rodriguez 80.93	6

Section 2

	First round(best of 11 legs) 25 November					Second round(best of 11 legs) 26 November					Third round(best of 19 legs) 26 November					Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs) 27 November
	5	Gerwyn Price 88.01	5
	60	Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.99	6
						60	Dimitri Van den Bergh 85.68	2
						28	Christian Kist 91.44	6
	28	Christian Kist 94.11	6
	37	Ricky Evans 94.48	4
											28	Christian Kist 94.97	10
											21	Justin Pipe 89.34	6
	12	Steve West 85.68	3
	53	Jan Dekker 89.32	6
						53	Jan Dekker 80.54	1
						21	Justin Pipe 86.34	6
	21	Justin Pipe 84.64	6
	44	Andy Jenkins 83.21	3
																28	Christian Kist 91.17	6
																29	Darren Webster 91.30	10
	4	Simon Whitlock 95.20	6
	61	Matthew Edgar 89.20	3
						4	Simon Whitlock 92.56	3
						29	Darren Webster 95.40	6
	29	Darren Webster 92.82	6
	36	Jonny Clayton 92.46	3
											29	Darren Webster 90.08	10
											20	Alan Norris 85.47	5
	13	Chris Dobey 95.04	3
	52	Mick McGowan 90.02	6
						52	Mick McGowan 87.73	3
						20	Alan Norris 91.89	6
	20	Alan Norris 106.24	6
	45	Michael Smith 88.73	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round(best of 11 legs) 25 November					Second round(best of 11 legs) 26 November					Third round(best of 19 legs) 26 November					Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs) 27 November
	2	Benito van de Pas 85.19	5
	63	Brendan Dolan 92.47	6
						63	Brendan Dolan 85.05	6
						34	Jermaine Wattimena 83.72	5
	31	Joe Murnan 78.50	0
	34	Jermaine Wattimena 93.94	6
											63	Brendan Dolan 88.18	4
											15	Kim Huybrechts 100.72	10
	15	Kim Huybrechts 91.27	6
	50	Mickey Mansell 83.03	3
						15	Kim Huybrechts 108.10	6
						18	Daryl Gurney 105.85	1
	18	Daryl Gurney 89.63	6
	47	Ronnie Baxter 91.69	3
																15	Kim Huybrechts 100.10	9
																7	Peter Wright 97.37	10
	7	Peter Wright 94.17	6
	58	Jason Wilson 83.34	3
						7	Peter Wright 104.61	6
						26	James Wade 94.02	2
	26	James Wade 92.59	6
	39	Mervyn King 90.36	4
											7	Peter Wright 100.75	10
											55	Ron Meulenkamp 84.67	3
	10	Stephen Bunting 88.62	4
	55	Ron Meulenkamp 93.08	6
						55	Ron Meulenkamp 93.34	6
						23	Gary Anderson 101.61	5
	23	Gary Anderson 94.22	6
	42	John Henderson 90.60	3

Section 4

	First round(best of 11 legs) 25 November					Second round(best of 11 legs) 26 November					Third round(best of 19 legs) 26 November					Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs) 27 November
	6	Dave Chisnall 96.08	6
	59	Kevin Painter 93.26	4
						6	Dave Chisnall 96.65	6
						38	Jamie Lewis 95.96	4
	27	Jamie Caven 95.62	4
	38	Jamie Lewis 90.80	6
											6	Dave Chisnall 94.84	10
											22	Jelle Klaasen 91.67	9
	11	James Wilson 90.92	2
	54	Vincent Kamphuis 93.51	6
						54	Vincent Kamphuis 88.89	2
						22	Jelle Klaasen 96.39	6
	22	Jelle Klaasen 96.20	6
	43	Simon Stevenson 95.96	4
																6	Dave Chisnall 93.17	10
																19	Robbie Green 85.67	5
	3	Ian White 82.93	6
	62	Keegan Brown 85.76	5
						3	Ian White 85.85	5
						35	Terry Jenkins 88.58	6
	30	Mark Webster 92.55	3
	35	Terry Jenkins 92.33	6
											35	Terry Jenkins 89.60	7
											19	Robbie Green 96.89	10
	14	Steve Beaton 94.91	4
	51	Jeffrey de Graaf 88.65	6
						51	Jeffrey de Graaf 101.22	1
						19	Robbie Green 105.79	6
	19	Robbie Green 93.33	6
	46	Devon Petersen 91.25	3

References

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