The 2016 Unibet European Championship was the ninth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which saw the top European players from the ten European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 28–30 October 2016 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.
| 2016 Unibet European Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 28–30 October 2016 | ||
| Venue | Ethias Arena | ||
| Location | Hasselt | ||
| Country |  Belgium | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Simon Whitlock | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Gary Anderson 11–10 in the final of the 2015 tournament,[1] and successfully defended his title, winning his third European Championship in a row, after defeating Mensur Suljović 11–1 in the final.[2]
Prize money
editThe 2016 European Championship will have a total prize fund of £400,000, a £100,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament.[3] The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
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| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £20,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £10,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £5,000 |
Qualification
editThe 2016 tournament saw a change in terms of qualification. The top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the ten European tour events during the season, qualified for the tournament.[4] So, because of that former 2-time World Champion and previous tournament winner Adrian Lewis failed to qualify, having only played in three European Tour Events, and not winning enough money to make the list.
The following players took part in the tournament after the final standings of ten events, with the top 8 players being seeds:[5]
Michael van Gerwen (winner)
Mensur Suljović (runner-up)
Peter Wright (semi-finals)
James Wade (semi-finals)
Kim Huybrechts (first round)
Daryl Gurney (first round)
Simon Whitlock (first round)
Gerwyn Price (second round)
Devon Petersen (first round)
Max Hopp (second round)
Cristo Reyes (second round)
Draw
editThe draw was held on 16 October 2016.
| First round (best of 11 legs) 28 October [6] | Second round (best of 19 legs) 29 October [7] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 30 October [8] | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 30 October [8] | Final (best of 21 legs) 30 October [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Battling van Gerwen's European Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Michael Van Gerwen seals hat-trick of European Championship titles". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Prize Fund Boosts Announced". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015-12-29. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ "Prize Fund Boosts Announced". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015-12-29. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ^ "ProTour Order of Merit". Professional Darts Corporation. 2016-08-01. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^ "Unibet European Championship Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "European Hat-Trick For Amazing van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 23 January 2017.