2016 German Darts Masters
| 2016 German Darts Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 26–28 March 2016 | ||
| Venue | Ballhausforum | ||
| Location | Munich | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 164  Dave Chisnall | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2016 German Darts Masters was the second of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Ballhausforum, Munich, Germany, between 26 and 28 March 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten John Henderson 6–5 in the previous edition. He retained his title by defeating Peter Wright 6–4 in the final.[1]
Prize money
[edit]The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £3,500 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £2,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £1,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £115,000 | |
Qualification and format
[edit]The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today on 15 January automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[2]
The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 17 January),[3] eight from the European Qualifier on 23 January[4] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 25 March.
The following players will take part in the tournament:
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Draw
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Michael van Gerwen beats Peter Wright to win German Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "ET1 & ET2 Main Event & UKQ Entries". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "ET1/2 UK Qualifier Results". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Trio Secure European Qualifying Double". PDC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "German Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "German Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Richardson Shocks Lewis In Munich". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Van Gerwen Retains German Masters Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 23 January 2017.