2016 PDC Pro Tour

The 2016 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. In 2016 there were 36 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and ten European Tour events.

Prize money

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Prize money for each Players Championship increased from £60,000 to £75,000 per event. The UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events stayed the same as in 2015.[1]

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage ET PC UKQ CT/DT
Winner £25,000 £10,000 £10,000 £2,000
Runner-up £10,000 £6,000 £5,000 £1,000
Semi-finalists £5,000 £3,000 £2,500 £500
Quarter-finalists £3,500 £2,250 £2,000 £300
Last 16 £2,000 £1,500 £1,500 £200
Last 32 £1,500 £1,000 £750 £100
Last 48 £1,000 N/A N/A N/A
Last 64 N/A £500 £250 £50
Total £115,000 £75,000 £60,000 £10,000

PDC Tour Cards

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128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.

Tour Cards

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The 2016 Tour Cards are awarded to:

Afterwards, the playing field was complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players had been reached. In 2016, that meant a total of 14 players qualified this way.

Q-School

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The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 13–16. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:

January 13[2][3] January 14[4][5] January 15[6][7] January 16[8][9]

 John Bowles
 Simon Stevenson
 Andy Parsons
 Ricky Williams

 Jonathan Worsley
 James Richardson
 Ted Evetts
 Ryan Meikle

 Ray Campbell
 Jeffrey de Graaf
 Tony Newell
 Brian Woods

 Ryan Palmer
 Ross Smith
 Yordi Meeuwisse
 Vincent Kamphuis

371 contestants 372 contestants 364 contestants 350 contestants

A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:

Stage Points
Last 8 9
Last 16 5
Last 32 3
Last 64 2
Last 128 1

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:[8]

UK Open Qualifiers

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Six qualifiers took place to determine seedings for the 2016 UK Open.

No. Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 5 February England Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre Adrian Lewis  6 – 2  Phil Taylor [10]
2 Saturday 6 February Michael van Gerwen  6 – 4  Alan Norris [11]
3 Sunday 7 February Phil Taylor  6 − 2  Michael van Gerwen [12]
4 Friday 19 February Gary Anderson  6 – 1  James Wade [13]
5 Saturday 20 February Michael van Gerwen  6 – 2  Gerwyn Price [14]
6 Sunday 21 February Michael van Gerwen  6 – 2  Steve Beaton [15]

Players Championships

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There were 20 Players Championship events. In addition, the top 64 of the Players Championship will qualify for the Players Championship Finals.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 12 March England Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome Peter Wright  6 – 5  Adrian Lewis [16]
2 Sunday 13 March Stephen Bunting  6 – 4  Michael van Gerwen [17]
3 Friday 8 April Michael van Gerwen  6 – 3  Benito van de Pas [18]
4 Saturday 9 April Benito van de Pas  6 – 5  Michael van Gerwen [19]
5 Sunday 10 April Ian White  6 – 0  Michael van Gerwen [20]
6 Saturday 30 April Josh Payne  6 – 5  James Wade [21]
7 Sunday 1 May Gerwyn Price  6 – 3  Peter Wright [22]
8 Saturday 21 May England Coventry, Ricoh Arena Gerwyn Price  6 – 1  Jamie Caven [23]
9 Sunday 22 May Benito van de Pas  6 – 0  Joe Cullen [24]
10 Saturday 2 July England Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome Dave Chisnall  6 – 2  Steve Beaton [25]
11 Sunday 3 July Ian White  6 – 3  Joe Cullen [26]
12 Saturday 6 August Gary Anderson  6 – 5  Terry Jenkins [27]
13 Sunday 7 August Ian White  6 – 4  Benito van de Pas [28]
14 Tuesday 20 September Michael van Gerwen  6 – 0  Mensur Suljović [29]
15 Wednesday 21 September Michael van Gerwen  6 – 3  James Wilson [30]
16 Thursday 22 September Michael van Gerwen  6 – 5  Steve West [31]
17 Friday 30 September Republic of Ireland Dublin, Citywest Hotel Michael van Gerwen  6 – 1  Christian Kist [32]
18 Saturday 1 October Simon Whitlock  6 – 5  Ronny Huybrechts [33]
19 Friday 21 October England Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome Simon Whitlock  6 – 4  Chris Dobey [34]
20 Saturday 22 October Benito van de Pas  6 – 1  Dave Chisnall [35]

European Tour

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Compared to 2015, there's one European Tour event added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour will qualify for the European Championship.

No. Date Venue Location Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 12–14 February Dutch Darts Masters Netherlands Venray, Evenementenhal (112.26) Michael van Gerwen  6 – 2  Daryl Gurney (96.89) [36]
2 26–28 March German Darts Masters Germany Munich, Ballhausforum (92.72) Michael van Gerwen  6 – 4  Peter Wright (93.20) [37]
3 6–8 May Gibraltar Darts Trophy Gibraltar Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium (103.89) Michael van Gerwen  6 – 2  Dave Chisnall (103.19) [38]
4 13–15 May European Darts Matchplay Germany Hamburg, Inselparkhalle (92.71) James Wade  6 – 5  Dave Chisnall (93.55) [39]
5 10–12 June Austrian Darts Open Austria Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat (97.34) Phil Taylor  6 – 4  Michael Smith (92.82) [40]
6 29–31 July European Darts Open Germany Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel (104.06) Michael van Gerwen  6 – 5  Peter Wright (100.44) [41]
7 2–4 September International Darts Open Germany Riesa, SACHSENarena (95.15) Mensur Suljović  6 – 5  Kim Huybrechts (93.89) [42]
8 9–11 September European Darts Trophy Germany Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle (106.77) Michael van Gerwen  6 – 5  Mensur Suljović (101.26) [43]
9 16–18 September European Darts Grand Prix Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast (105.38) Michael van Gerwen  6 – 2  Peter Wright (102.36) [44]
10 14–16 October German Darts Championship Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39 (97.48) Alan Norris  6 – 5  Jelle Klaasen (89.19) [45]

PDC Challenge Tour

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The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour was open to all PDPA Associate Members who failed to win a Tour Card at Qualifying School. The players who finished first and second received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Q-School.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 19 March England Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre Chris Quantock  5 – 3  Rob Cross [46]
2 Barry Lynn  5 – 4  Rob Modra [46]
3 Sunday 20 March Ritchie Edhouse  5 – 0  Mark Dudbridge [47]
4 Bryan de Hoog  5 – 4  Peter Hudson [47]
5 Saturday 28 May Nick Fullwell  5 – 1  Rob Cross [48]
6 Adam Hunt  5 – 3  Jamie Bain [48]
7 Sunday 29 May Ryan Searle  5 – 2  Mark Dudbridge [49]
8 Scott Taylor  5 – 4  Barry Lynn [49]
9 Saturday 25 June England Milton Keynes, Arena MK Matt Padgett  5 – 4  Lee Evans [50]
10 Rob Cross  5 – 2  Mark Dudbridge [50]
11 Sunday 26 June Richie Burnett  5 – 2  Ryan Searle [51]
12 Kelvin Hart  5 – 3  René Eidams [51]
13 Saturday 10 September England Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre Rob Cross  5 – 1  Michael Barnard [52]
14 Richie Burnett  5 – 1  Arron Monk [52]
15 Sunday 11 September Rob Cross  5 – 0  Martyn Turner [53]
16 Ryan Searle  5 – 1  Barrie Bates [53]

PDC Development Tour

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The PDC Unicorn Development Tour is open to players aged 16–23. The Development Tour is expanded from 16 to 20 tournaments, where event number 20 is the PDC Youth World Championship from the Last 64 onwards. The players who finish first and second on the Order of Merit will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finish from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Q-School.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 26 March England Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre Callum Loose  4 – 0  Rowby-John Rodriguez [54]
2 Steve Lennon  4 – 2  Kurt Parry [54]
3 Sunday 27 March Josh Payne  4 – 1  Rowby-John Rodriguez [55]
4 Adam Hunt  4 – 2  Dean Reynolds [55]
5 Saturday 23 April Germany Mülheim, Harbecke Sporthalle Max Hopp  4 – 2  Steve Lennon [56]
6 Ross Twell  4 – 2  Adam Hunt [56]
7 Sunday 24 April Kenny Neyens  4 – 1  Callum Loose [57]
8 Dean Reynolds  4 – 3  Rowby-John Rodriguez [57]
9 Saturday 14 May England Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre Dean Reynolds  4 – 3  Bradley Kirk [58]
10 Ross Twell  4 – 2  Jimmy Hendriks [58]
11 Sunday 15 May Aden Kirk  4 – 3  Keegan Brown [59]
12 Ross Twell  4 – 3  Luke Humphries [59]
13 Saturday 3 September Dean Reynolds  4 – 2  Aaron Dyer [60]
14 Dimitri Van den Bergh  4 – 2  Steve Lennon [60]
15 Sunday 4 September Dean Reynolds  4 – 3  John de Kruijf [61]
16 Dean Reynolds  4 – 1  Aden Kirk [61]
17 Saturday 15 October Dean Reynolds  4 – 3  Justin van Tergouw [62]
18 Corey Cadby  4 – 2  Jeffrey de Zwaan [62]
19 Sunday 16 October Mike De Decker  4 – 3  Berry van Peer [63]

Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour

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The Scandinavian Pro Tour had eight events in 2016, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player and the runner-up on the SDC Order of Merit 2016 will play in the 2017 World Championship preliminary round.

Leading the overall table, Kim Viljanen and Magnus Caris won their places in the 2017 World Championship.[64]

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 30 January Finland Tuusula, Hotel Gustavelund Per Laursen  6 – 4  Dennis Nilsson [65]
2 Sunday 31 January Kim Viljanen  6 – 3  Magnus Caris [66]
3 Saturday 19 March Denmark Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Daniel Larsson  6 – 5  Magnus Caris [67]
4 Sunday 20 March Kim Viljanen  6 – 1  Daniel Jensen [68]
5 Saturday 27 August Sweden Gothenburg, Apple Hotel Madars Razma  6 – 0  Aaron Knox [69]
6 Sunday 28 August Kim Viljanen  6 – 2  Daniel Larsson [70]
7 Saturday 8 October Roland Lenngren  6 – 4  Per Laursen [71]
8 Saturday 9 October Magnus Caris  6 – 4  Cor Dekker [72]

EuroAsian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

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The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2017 World Championship Qualifier were played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow. Players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.

No. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 27 February Russia Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center Boris Koltsov  6 – 4  Aleksei Kadochnikov [73]
2 Sunday 28 February Roman Obukhov  6 – 3  Boris Koltsov [74]
3 Saturday 26 March Anton Kolesov  6 – 5  Roman Obukhov [75]
4 Sunday 27 March Boris Koltsov  6 – 1  Nikolai Mikhalin [76]
5 Saturday 23 April Boris Koltsov  6 – 3  Roman Obukhov [77]
6 Sunday 24 April Boris Koltsov  6 – 5  Roman Obukhov [78]

Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour

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The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualified for the 2017 World Championship.

Corey Cadby secured top spot in the Australian Grand Prix rankings and will qualify for the 2017 World Championship. David Platt also won a place in the 2017 World Championship by winning the Oceanic Masters and therefore he will join Cadby and DPNZ qualifier Warren Parry to compete in the World Championship.

No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
1 Friday 5 February Chester Hill Open 1 Corey Cadby  6 – 5  John Weber [79]
2 Saturday 6 February Chester Hill Open 2 David Platt  6 – 2  Harley Kemp [80]
3 Sunday 7 February Chester Hill Open 3 Gordon Mathers  6 – 2  Corey Cadby [81]
4 Friday 4 March Victoria Open 1 Corey Cadby  6 – 2  David Platt [82]
5 Saturday 5 March Victoria Open 2 Corey Cadby  6 – 5  Tyson Hoeful [83]
6 Sunday 6 March Victoria Open 3 Corey Cadby  6 – 2  Laurence Ryder [84]
7 Saturday 19 March DPA Perth Open 1 David Platt  6 – 3  Koha Kokiri [85]
8 Sunday 20 March DPA Perth Open 2 David Platt  6 – 4  Corey Cadby [86]
9 Saturday 2 April Warilla Bowls Club Open 1 Dave Marland  6 – 5  David Platt [87]
10 Sunday 3 April Warilla Bowls Club Open 2 Corey Cadby  6 – 5  Harley Kemp [88]
11 Saturday 30 April NDDA Open 1 David Platt  6 – 4  Tic Bridge [89]
12 Sunday 1 May NDDA Open 2 David Platt  6 – 1  Tyson Hoeful [90]
13 Thursday 26 May DPA Australian Singles Corey Cadby  6 – 1  Darren Herewini [91]
14 Friday 27 May DPA Australian Open Damon Heta  6 – 1  John Weber [92]
15 Friday 24 June Queensland Open 1 David Platt  6 – 2  John Matheson [93]
16 Saturday 25 June Queensland Open 2 Corey Cadby  6 – 3  Lucas Cameron [94]
17 Sunday 26 June Queensland Open 3 Corey Cadby  6 – 0  Steve MacArthur [95]
18 Saturday 30 July Sydney Masters Qualifier 1 Rhys Mathewson  6 – 5  Jeremy Fagg [96]
19 Sunday 31 July Sydney Masters Qualifier 2 Cody Harris  6 – 5  Warren Parry [97]
20 Monday 1 August Sydney Masters Qualifier 3 David Platt  6 – 4  Harley Kemp [98]
21 Friday 4 November Harrows Australian GP 21 Rob Szabo  6 – 0  Damon Heta [99]
22 Saturday 5 November Harrows Australian GP 22 Cody Harris  6 – 5  Rhys Mathewson [100]
23 Sunday 6 November Harrows Oceanic Masters David Platt  6 – 0  Cody Harris [101]
24 Sunday 20 November Harrows Oceanic Classic Warren Parry  6 – 4  Tony David

Chinese Tour

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Stages One to Three will count towards the 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts, Stages Four to Seven for the inaugural 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters event and Stage Eight was a qualifier for the 2016 PDC World Youth Championship. Stage Thirteen was for the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship Qualification (see below at International Qualifiers).

No. Date Venue Winner Sets (Legs) Runner-up Ref.
1 Saturday 2 April China Qingdao Dawei Zhang  2 − 1 (0 − 3, 3 − 1, 3 − 2)  Weihong Li [102]
2 Saturday 9 April China Guangzhou Bin Ouyang  2 − 1 (3 − 2, 1 − 3, 3 − 1)  Hu Ling [103]
3 Saturday 23 April China Ningbo Lihao Wen  2 − 1 (3 − 1, 2 − 3, 3 − 2)  Jianhua Shen [104]
4 Saturday 14 May China Jinan Yanlai Shi  2 − 0 (3 − 1, 3 − 0)  Weihong Li [105]
5 Saturday 28 May China Hangzhou Guanshou Ruan  2 − 0 (3 − 0, 3 − 2)  Yuyi Shao [106]
6 Thursday 9 June China Chongqing Chenhao Li  2 − 0 (3 − 1, 3 − 1)  Xuejie Huang [107]
7 Friday 24 June China Shanghai Qiang Wei  2 − 1 (1 − 3, 3 − 2, 3 − 1)  Fen Fiu [108]
8 July China Qingdao Zong Xiao Chen  6 − 4  Luming Zhao [109]
9 Saturday 27 August China Shenyang Chengan Liu  2 − 1 (1 − 3, 3 − 2, 3 − 2)  Yuanjun Liu [109]
10 September China Changsha Lihao Wen  2 − 0 (3 − 2, 3 − 2)  Wenge Xie [110]
11 September China Yinchuan Qiang Wei  2 − 1 (2 − 3, 3 − 1, 3 − 1)  Zong Xiao Chen [110]
12 Saturday 29 October China Suzhou Zong Xiao Chen  2 − 0 (3 − 1, 3 − 2)  Yuanjun Liu [111]

World Championship PDPA Qualifier

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The winner directly qualified for the first round, whereelse the runner-up and the two losers of the semi-finals entered the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship in the preliminary round.

Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Third Fourth Ref.
Monday 28 November England Wigan, Robin Park Tennis Centre Mark Frost  5 − 2  Kevin Simm  Simon Stevenson  John Bowles [112]

World Championship International Qualifiers

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Date Event Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
Sunday 10 July DPNZ Qualifier Warren Parry  7 − 3  Rob Szabo [113]
Sunday 21 August North American Qualifier Ross Snook  3 – 0  Darin Young [114]
Saturday 8 October Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Mick McGowan  6 – 5  Radek Szagański [115]
22–23 October EADC Qualifier Boris Koltsov  3 – 1  Odkhuu Khundaganai [116]
Sunday 23 October Philippine Qualifier Gilbert Ulang  4 – 1  Prussian Dela Crus [117]
Sunday 23 October Southern Europe Qualifier John Michael  6 – 0  Javier Toquero [118]
Sunday 30 October Greater China Qualifier Sun Qiang  3 – 2  Yuanjun Liu [111]
Sunday 6 November Harrows Oceanic Masters David Platt  6 − 0  Cody Harris [101]
Sunday 6 November PDJ Japanese Qualifier Masumi Chino  6 − 4  Yuya Akutsu [119]
Saturday 12 November Eastern Europe Qualifier Zoran Lerchbacher  10 – 1  Dietmar Burger [120]
Saturday 19 November German Qualifier Dragutin Horvat  10 – 6  Stefan Stoyke [121]
Sunday 20 November South Asia Qualifier Tengku Shah  3 – 2  Mark Jumin [122]
Sunday 20 November Central Europe Qualifier Jerry Hendriks  6 – 4  Jan Dekker [123]

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