2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 26–27 May 2016 | ||
Venue | Dubai Tennis Centre | ||
Location | Dubai | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 21 legs | ||
Prize fund | AED750,000 | ||
Winner's share | AED220,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first World Series of Darts event of 2016. The tournament featured eight of the top 10 players according to the PDC Order of Merit, competing in a knockout system. The tournament was held at the Dubai Tennis Centre in Dubai over 26–27 May 2016.
Gary Anderson won the title after he beat previously undefeated three-time champion Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the final.[1]
Prize money
The total prize fund was AED750,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: AED750,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | AED220,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | AED110,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | AED85,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | AED62,500 |
Qualifiers
The eight players who qualified for this tournament are the same as last year's tournament, with the exception of Dave Chisnall replacing Stephen Bunting. These were:
Seeded players:
Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
Gary Anderson (winner)
Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
Adrian Lewis (quarter-finals)
The next four seeded PDC players were (drawn at random against the higher seeds):
Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
James Wade (quarter-finals)
Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
Draw
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Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 May[4] | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 27 May[5] | Final (best of 21 legs) 27 May[5] | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() | 11 | ||||||||||||
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4 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 11 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||||||||
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2 | ![]() | 11 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 7 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||||||||
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Broadcasting
The tournament was available in the following territories on these channels.
Country | Channel |
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![]() | ITV4 (delayed coverage) |
![]() | Setanta Sports |
![]() | Dubai Sports TV |
Middle East and North Africa | OSN |
![]() | Fox Sports |
![]() | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
![]() | RTL7 |
Asia | Fox Sports |
![]() | TV Nova |
References
- ^ "Gary Anderson beats Michael van Gerwen to win Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "2016 Dubai Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Comeback Kid Anderson's Dubai Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.