The 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy was the third of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, between 6–8 May 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
| 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 6–8 May 2016 | ||
| Venue | Victoria Stadium | ||
| Location | Gibraltar | ||
| Country |  Gibraltar | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 164  Michael Smith | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Michael van Gerwen retained his title by defeating Dave Chisnall 6–2 in the final, after almost crashing out to the Gibraltarian Host Nation qualifier Dyson Parody, who missed three match darts in their quarter-final match.[1]
Prize money
editThe prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.[2]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £3,500 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £2,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £1,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £115,000 | |
Qualification and format
editThe top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today on 4 March automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 11 March),[4] eight from the European Qualifier on 22 April[5] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 5 May.
Adrian Lewis withdrew for personal reasons just as the tournament began, and was not replaced. This gave Max Hopp a bye to the third round.
The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw
editReferences
edit- ^ "Michael van Gerwen defeats Dave Chisnall to retain Gibraltar Darts trophy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "2016 PDC Gibraltar Darts Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "European Tour 3-4 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "European Tour 3-4 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Double Success For Rodriguez & Reyes". PDC. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Gurney Dominates Opening Day In Gibraltar". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Dyson Cleans Up Day Two In Gibraltar". PDC. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Magical van Gerwen Retains Gibraltar Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 15 October 2016.