The 2016 Unibet Masters was the fourth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held between 30 and 31 January 2016 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England.
| 2016 Unibet Masters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 30–31 January 2016 | ||
| Venue | Arena MK | ||
| Location | Milton Keynes | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs Final: best of 21 legs | ||
| Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
| High checkout | 161  Peter Wright Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Michael van Gerwen retained his 2015 title, beating Dave Chisnall 11–6 in the tournament's final.[1]
Qualifiers
editThe Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit.[2] These are:
Michael van Gerwen (winner)
Gary Anderson (first round)
Adrian Lewis (first round)- Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
- Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
- James Wade (semi-finals)
- Robert Thornton (first round)
- Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
- Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
- Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
- Terry Jenkins (first round)
- Ian White (first round)
- Jelle Klaasen (first round)
Kim Huybrechts (quarter-finals)- Vincent van der Voort (quarter-finals)
- Stephen Bunting (first round)
Prize money
editThe total prize fund is £200,000.[2]
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £25,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £17,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
| First round losers | (8) | £5,000 |
Draw
edit| First round (best of 19 legs) 30 January [3] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 31 January [4] | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 31 January [5] | Final (best of 21 legs) 31 January [5] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 112.20
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Stephen Bunting 94.35
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 105.86
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michael Smith 92.35
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michael Smith 90.93
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Raymond van Barneveld 86.83
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 103.30
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Phil Taylor 103.45
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Phil Taylor 102.03
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| 13 | Jelle Klaasen 97.29
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Phil Taylor 104.48
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Peter Wright 104.36
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Peter Wright 100.15
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ian White 96.89
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 98.94
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Dave Chisnall 96.71
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gary Anderson 98.18
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Vincent van der Voort 100.14
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Vincent van der Voort 93.16
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| 10 | Dave Chisnall 104.40
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| 7 | Robert Thornton 87.94
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Dave Chisnall 90.33
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| 10 | Dave Chisnall 99.18
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Wade 93.77
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| 3 | Adrian Lewis 90.53
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| 14 |  Kim Huybrechts 94.29
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| 14 | Kim Huybrechts 91.71
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| 6 | James Wade 91.64
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Wade 91.41
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Terry Jenkins 89.62
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Michael van Gerwen wins Unibet Masters after dominant final display". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b "2016 Unibet Masters Draw/Schedule". PDC. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 Unibet Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 Unibet Masters Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Brilliant MvG Retains Unibet Masters Title". PDC. Retrieved 6 February 2016.