2016 Tokyo Darts Masters
| 2016 Tokyo Darts Masters | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 6–7 July 2016 |
| Venue | Yoyogi National Gymnasium |
| Location | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs Final – best of 15 legs |
| High checkout | 161 Scotland Gary Anderson |
| Champion(s) | |
| Scotland Gary Anderson | |
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The 2016 Tokyo Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament (formerly known as the Japan Darts Masters) by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from 6–7 July 2016.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final, but he lost 8–7 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.[1]
Gary Anderson won the title after beating Michael van Gerwen 8–6 in the final.[2]
Qualifiers
[edit ]The seeded PDC players were:
- Scotland Gary Anderson (winner)
- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
- England James Wade (semi-finals)
- England Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
The next four seeded PDC players were (drawn at random into seeded side of the draw):
- England Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
- England Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
- Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
- Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
The Japanese qualifiers were:
- Japan Keita Ono (first round)
- Japan Haruki Muramatsu (first round)
- Japan Masahiro Hiraga (first round)
- Japan Seigo Asada (first round)
- Japan Masumi Chino (first round)
- Japan Tsuneki Zaha (first round)
- Japan Shintaro Inoue (first round)
- Japan Chikara Fujimori (first round)
Draw
[edit ](best of 11 legs)
6 July[4] Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
7 July[5] Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
7 July[5] Final
(best of 15 legs)
7 July[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Phil Taylor secures Japan Darts Masters crown". Sky Sports . Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Gary Anderson defeats Michael van Gerwen in Tokyo Darts Masters final". Sky Sports . Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "2016 Japan Darts Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Zipang Casino Tokyo Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Anderson's Tokyo Win Completes Treble". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.