2016 Sydney Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 18–20 August 2016 | ||
Venue | The Star | ||
Location | Sydney | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final - best of 21 legs | ||
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The 2016 Sydney Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Star in Sydney, Australia from 18–20 August 2016.
Phil Taylor was the three-time defending champion after defeating Adrian Lewis 11–3 in the last year's final, [1] and he defended his title by beating Michael van Gerwen 11—9 in the final. [2]
The eight seeded PDC players were: [3]
The Oceanic qualifiers were:
First round (best of 11 legs) 18 August [5] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 19 August [6] | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 20 August [7] | Final (best of 21 legs) 20 August [7] | ||||||||||||||||
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The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: [8]
Country | Channel |
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![]() | Fox Sports |
![]() | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
Asia | Fox Channel Asia |
![]() | ITV4 (delayed coverage) |
![]() | RTL7 (delayed coverage) |
Middle East/North Africa | OSN |
![]() | Setanta Sports |
![]() | PPTV (online) |
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