2016 World Series of Darts Finals

2016 World Series of Darts Finals
Tournament information
Dates 5–6 November 2016
Venue Braehead Arena
Location Glasgow
Country Scotland
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £155,000
High checkout 161 Germany Max Hopp
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2015 2017»

The 2016 World Series of Darts Finals was the second staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 5–6 November. It featured a field of 24 players.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–10 in the last year's final. He defended his title this year by again beating Wright 11–9.

Qualification and format

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The top eight players from the six World Series events of 2016 are seeded for this tournament. They are:

In addition, eight players were invited as "global prospects", as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2016 World Grand Prix on 9 October 2016. Another four places were awarded in a qualifying event that took place in Coventry on October 23, 2016.

The following players qualify for the tournament:

World Series Top 8
  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (Winner)
  2. Scotland Gary Anderson (Second round)
  3. England Phil Taylor (Semi-finals)
  4. England Dave Chisnall (Semi-finals)
  5. England Adrian Lewis (Quarter-finals)
  6. England James Wade (Second round)
  7. Scotland Peter Wright (Runner-up)
  8. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (Second round)
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
PDC Tour Card Qualifiers
Global Invitations

Prize money

Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £155,000)
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-Up (1) £15,000
Semi-finalists (2) £10,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £5,000
Last 24  (First round) (8) £2,500

Draw

  First round (best of 11 legs)
5 November
Second round (best of 11)
5 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19)
6 November
Semi-finals (best of 21)
6 November
Final (best of 21)
6 November
                                               
WC  Wales Gerwyn Price 97.20 6     1  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 98.82 6  
Q  England Steve Beaton 97.59 3     WC  Wales Gerwyn Price 87.04 5  
  1  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 109.71 10  
  Q  Australia Simon Whitlock 92.93 0  
Q  Australia Simon Whitlock 93.34 6 8  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 87.10 2
Q  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 92.15 5     Q  Australia Simon Whitlock 95.80 6  
  1  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 108.69 11  
  4  England Dave Chisnall 94.68 3  
WC  Spain Cristo Reyes 97.02 6     5  England Adrian Lewis 94.29 6  
WC  Germany Max Hopp 91.58 5     WC  Spain Cristo Reyes 90.32 3  
  5  England Adrian Lewis 92.46 6
  4  England Dave Chisnall 100.86 10  
 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 95.24 5 4  England Dave Chisnall 112.94 6
WC  Belgium Kim Huybrechts 100.80 6     WC  Belgium Kim Huybrechts 103.59 4  
  1  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.18 11  
  7  Scotland Peter Wright 99.63 9
WC  England Joe Cullen 92.85 6     2  Scotland Gary Anderson 97.20 5  
Q  England Joe Murnan 93.38 5     WC  England Joe Cullen 96.35 6  
  WC  England Joe Cullen 93.50 7
  7  Scotland Peter Wright 99.83 10  
WC  Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 94.36 6 7  Scotland Peter Wright 98.98 6
WC  England Josh Payne 83.36 3     WC  Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 97.43 3  
  7  Scotland Peter Wright 105.03 11
  3  England Phil Taylor 107.34 10  
 England Michael Smith 83.95 3     6  England James Wade 97.17 5  
WC  Netherlands Benito van de Pas 94.95 6     WC  Netherlands Benito van de Pas 96.20 6  
  WC  Netherlands Benito van de Pas 94.43 3
  3  England Phil Taylor 103.85 10  
 Austria Mensur Suljović 102.48 6 3  England Phil Taylor 100.56 6
 Scotland Robert Thornton 96.96 0      Austria Mensur Suljović 94.04 3  

References

  1. "Ladbrokes World Series Finals Invitations". PDC. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. "Quartet Receive World Series Finals Spots". PDC. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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