2016 European Darts Matchplay

European Darts Matchplay 2016
Tournament information
Dates	13–15 May
Venue	InselParkhalle
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£115,000
Winners share	£25,000
«Event 3 Event 5»

The European Darts Matchplay 2016 is the fourth of ten European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament takes place at InselParkhalle, 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.

Prize money

The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.

Stage (num. of players)		Prize money
Winner	(1)	£25,000
Runner-up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£3,500
Third round losers	(8)	£2,000
Second round losers	(16)	£1,500
First round losers	(16)	£1,000
Total	£115,000

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.^[1] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 11 March),^[2] eight from the European Qualifier on 22 April and four from the Home Nation Qualifier on 12 May.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Top 16 Michael van Gerwen Peter Wright Michael Smith James Wade Kim Huybrechts Dave Chisnall Ian White Adrian Lewis Jelle Klaasen Terry Jenkins Robert Thornton Benito van de Pas Gary Anderson Mensur Suljović Simon Whitlock Mervyn King

UK Qualifier Phil Taylor Richie Corner Darren Webster Josh Payne Jamie Robinson Daryl Gurney Alan Norris Ricky Williams John Henderson Mark Webster Johnny Clayton Jonathan Worsley Jamie Caven Joe Murnan Chris Dobey Andrew Gilding Darren Johnson Kevin Painter Joe Cullen Devon Petersen

European Qualifier Michel van der Horst Mike de Decker Vincent van der Voort Ron Meulenkamp Magnus Caris Rowby-John Rodriguez Cristo Reyes Remco van Eijden Host Nation Qualifier

Draw

	First round 13 May					Second round 14 May					Third round 15 May					Quarter-finals 15 May					Semi-finals 15 May					Final 15 May
						1	Michael van Gerwen
				16	Mervyn King
						8	Adrian Lewis
				9	Jelle Klaasen
						5	Kim Huybrechts
				12	Benito van de Pas
						4	James Wade
				13	Gary Anderson
						2	Peter Wright
				15	Simon Whitlock
						7	Ian White
				10	Terry Jenkins
						6	Dave Chisnall
				11	Robert Thornton
						3	Michael Smith
				14	Mensur Suljović

References

1. "European Tour 3-4 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
2. "European Tour 3-4 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.