Dates 14–16 October Location Hildesheim Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Halle 39 Country Germany Format Legs | |
The 2016 German Darts Championship is the tenth of ten European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament takes place at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, Germany, between 14–16 October. 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 third round to Daryl Gurney. Alan Norris won the title, defeating Jelle Klaasen 6–5 in the final, winning him his first PDC European Tour title.
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 27 July 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 5 August), eight from the European Qualifier (held on 15 September in Sindelfingen) and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (held on 13 October).
The following players will take part in the tournament: