Dates 13–15 May Country Germany Format Legs | Venue InselParkhalle Organisation(s) PDC Prize fund £115,000 | |
The 2016 European Darts Matchplay is the fourth of ten European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament takes place at InselParkhalle in Hamburg, Germany, between 13–15 May. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals to the winner of the tournament, James Wade, who defeated Dave Chisnall 6–5 in the final.
Prize money
The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.
Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 March automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 11 March), eight from the European Qualifier on 22 April and five from the Host Nation Qualifier on 12 May (it was originally four, but following the withdrawal of Phil Taylor, it was increased to five.)
The following players will take part in the tournament: