2016 Sydney Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 18–20 August 2016 | ||
Venue | The Star | ||
Location | Sydney | ||
Country | Australia | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final - best of 21 legs | ||
High checkout | 160 Kyle Anderson (x2) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Phil Taylor | |||
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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] | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Gary Anderson 79.64 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
David Platt 74.77 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Gary Anderson 98.09 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Phil Taylor 112.41 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Phil Taylor 95.06 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corey Cadby 92.24 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Phil Taylor 102.47 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dave Chisnall 91.81 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Adrian Lewis 93.13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Rob Szabo 87.75 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Adrian Lewis 91.15 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Dave Chisnall 96.56 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dave Chisnall 90.38 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Harley Kemp 80.94 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Phil Taylor 105.13 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael van Gerwen 104.32 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael van Gerwen 107.89 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Cody Harris 87.36 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael van Gerwen 104.07 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Kyle Anderson 97.43 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 91.04 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kyle Anderson 99.54 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael van Gerwen 105.92 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Peter Wright 99.82 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | James Wade 88.53 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Rhys Mathewson84.49 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rhys Mathewson 91.17 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peter Wright 95.60 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peter Wright 99.51 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simon Whitlock 92.00 | 2 |
The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: [8]
Country | Channel |
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Australia | Fox Sports |
New Zealand | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
Asia | Fox Channel Asia |
United Kingdom | ITV4 (delayed coverage) |
Netherlands | RTL7 (delayed coverage) |
Middle East/North Africa | OSN |
Ireland | Setanta Sports |
China | PPTV (online) |
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