2016 Players Championship Finals

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.

2016 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates25–27 November 2016
VenueButlin's Minehead
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£75,000
Nine-dart finishEngland Alan Norris
High checkout170 Belgium Kim Huybrechts
(third round)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«20152017»

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 108.0310
57 Raymond van Barneveld 103.005
1 Michael van Gerwen 94.5911
29 Darren Webster 89.458
28 Christian Kist 91.176
29 Darren Webster 91.3010
1 Michael van Gerwen 108.3411
6 Dave Chisnall 99.243
15 Kim Huybrechts 100.109
7 Peter Wright 97.3710
7 Peter Wright 98.068
6 Dave Chisnall 100.5811
6 Dave Chisnall 93.1710
19 Robbie Green 85.675

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 95.086
64 Andy Hamilton 92.201
1 Michael van Gerwen 102.156
32 Vincent van der Voort 100.741
32 Vincent van der Voort 95.536
33 Andrew Gilding 87.815
1 Michael van Gerwen 105.6910
16 Josh Payne 99.792
16 Josh Payne 89.906
49 Mark Walsh 80.885
16 Josh Payne 85.076
48 Berry van Peer 88.474
17 Cristo Reyes 87.315
48 Berry van Peer 81.426
1 Michael van Gerwen 108.0310
57 Raymond van Barneveld 103.005
8 Mensur Suljović 102.794
57 Raymond van Barneveld 107.406
57 Raymond van Barneveld 101.966
25 Adrian Lewis 101.224
25 Adrian Lewis 85.716
40 Robert Thornton 81.593
57 Raymond van Barneveld 87.8410
9 Joe Cullen 71.132
9 Joe Cullen 84.056
56 Steve Brown 74.461
9 Joe Cullen 101.336
41 Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.970
24 Ronny Huybrechts 84.624
41 Rowby-John Rodriguez 80.936

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 88.015
60 Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.996
60 Dimitri Van den Bergh 85.682
28 Christian Kist 91.446
28 Christian Kist 94.116
37 Ricky Evans 94.484
28 Christian Kist 94.9710
21 Justin Pipe 89.346
12 Steve West 85.683
53 Jan Dekker 89.326
53 Jan Dekker 80.541
21 Justin Pipe 86.346
21 Justin Pipe 84.646
44 Andy Jenkins 83.213
28 Christian Kist 91.176
29 Darren Webster 91.3010
4 Simon Whitlock 95.206
61 Matthew Edgar 89.203
4 Simon Whitlock 92.563
29 Darren Webster 95.406
29 Darren Webster 92.826
36 Jonny Clayton 92.463
29 Darren Webster 90.0810
20 Alan Norris 85.475
13 Chris Dobey 95.043
52 Mick McGowan 90.026
52 Mick McGowan 87.733
20 Alan Norris 91.896
20 Alan Norris 106.246
45 Michael Smith 88.734

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 85.195
63 Brendan Dolan 92.476
63 Brendan Dolan 85.056
34 Jermaine Wattimena 83.725
31 Joe Murnan 78.500
34 Jermaine Wattimena 93.946
63 Brendan Dolan 88.184
15 Kim Huybrechts 100.7210
15 Kim Huybrechts 91.276
50 Mickey Mansell 83.033
15 Kim Huybrechts 108.106
18 Daryl Gurney 105.851
18 Daryl Gurney 89.636
47 Ronnie Baxter 91.693
15 Kim Huybrechts 100.109
7 Peter Wright 97.3710
7 Peter Wright 94.176
58 Jason Wilson 83.343
7 Peter Wright 104.616
26 James Wade 94.022
26 James Wade 92.596
39 Mervyn King 90.364
7 Peter Wright 100.7510
55 Ron Meulenkamp 84.673
10 Stephen Bunting 88.624
55 Ron Meulenkamp 93.086
55 Ron Meulenkamp 93.346
23 Gary Anderson 101.615
23 Gary Anderson 94.226
42 John Henderson 90.603

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 96.086
59 Kevin Painter 93.264
6 Dave Chisnall 96.656
38 Jamie Lewis 95.964
27 Jamie Caven 95.624
38 Jamie Lewis 90.806
6 Dave Chisnall 94.8410
22 Jelle Klaasen 91.679
11 James Wilson 90.922
54 Vincent Kamphuis 93.516
54 Vincent Kamphuis 88.892
22 Jelle Klaasen 96.396
22 Jelle Klaasen 96.206
43 Simon Stevenson 95.964
6 Dave Chisnall 93.1710
19 Robbie Green 85.675
3 Ian White 82.936
62 Keegan Brown 85.765
3 Ian White 85.855
35 Terry Jenkins 88.586
30 Mark Webster 92.553
35 Terry Jenkins 92.336
35 Terry Jenkins 89.607
19 Robbie Green 96.8910
14 Steve Beaton 94.914
51 Jeffrey de Graaf 88.656
51 Jeffrey de Graaf 101.221
19 Robbie Green 105.796
19 Robbie Green 93.336
46 Devon Petersen 91.253

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