2016 European Championship (darts)
| 2016 Unibet European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 28–30 October 2016 |
| Venue | Ethias Arena |
| Location | Hasselt |
| Country | Belgium |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | 400,000ドル |
| Winner's share | 100,000ドル |
| High checkout | 170 Australia Simon Whitlock |
| Champion(s) | |
| Netherlands Michael van Gerwen | |
The 2016 Unibet European Championship was the ninth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which saw the top European players from the ten European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 28–30 October 2016 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Gary Anderson 11–10 in the final of the 2015 tournament,[1] and successfully defended his title, winning his third European Championship in a row, after defeating Mensur Suljović 11–1 in the final.[2]
Prize money
[edit ]The 2016 European Championship will have a total prize fund of 400,000,ドル a 100,000ドル increase since the previous staging of the tournament.[3] The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: 400,000ドル) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | 100,000ドル |
| Runner-Up | (1) | 40,000ドル |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | 20,000ドル |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | 15,000ドル |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | 10,000ドル |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | 5,000ドル |
Qualification
[edit ]The 2016 tournament saw a change in terms of qualification. The top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the ten European tour events during the season, qualified for the tournament.[4] So, because of that former 2-time World Champion and previous tournament winner Adrian Lewis failed to qualify, having only played in three European Tour Events, and not winning enough money to make the list.
The following players took part in the tournament after the final standings of ten events, with the top 8 players being seeds:[5]
- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (winner)
- Austria Mensur Suljović (runner-up)
- Scotland Peter Wright (semi-finals)
- England James Wade (semi-finals)
- Belgium Kim Huybrechts (first round)
- England Dave Chisnall (first round)
- England Alan Norris (first round)
- Netherlands Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals)
- England Michael Smith (first round)
- Netherlands Benito van de Pas (first round)
- England Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
- England Terry Jenkins (first round)
- England Ian White (second round)
- England Stephen Bunting (second round)
- Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (first round)
- Australia Simon Whitlock (first round)
- Wales Gerwyn Price (second round)
- England Joe Cullen (second round)
- Scotland Gary Anderson (first round)
- Australia Kyle Anderson (quarter-finals)
- Scotland Robert Thornton (first round)
- England Mervyn King (second round)
- England Steve West (first round)
- England James Wilson (quarter-finals)
- Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena (first round)
- South Africa Devon Petersen (first round)
- Germany Max Hopp (second round)
- Spain Cristo Reyes (second round)
- England Justin Pipe (first round)
- England Chris Dobey (first round)
- England James Richardson (second round)
- England Jamie Caven (first round)
Draw
[edit ]The draw was held on 16 October 2016.
28 October
[6] Second round (best of 19 legs)
29 October
[7] Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
30 October
[8] Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
30 October
[8] Final (best of 21 legs)
30 October
[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Battling van Gerwen's European Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015年11月04日. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Michael Van Gerwen seals hat-trick of European Championship titles". Sky Sports . Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Prize Fund Boosts Announced". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015年12月29日. Archived from the original on 2016年01月18日. Retrieved 2015年07月01日.
- ^ "Prize Fund Boosts Announced". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015年12月29日. Archived from the original on 2016年01月18日. Retrieved 2016年07月01日.
- ^ "ProTour Order of Merit". Professional Darts Corporation. 2016年08月01日. Archived from the original on 2012年12月05日. Retrieved 2016年08月02日.
- ^ "Unibet European Championship Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016年11月22日. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016年12月20日. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "European Hat-Trick For Amazing van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016年12月20日. Retrieved 23 January 2017.