2016 German Darts Championship

2016 German Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	14–16 October
Venue	Halle 39
Location	Hildesheim
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£115,000
Winners share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Cristo Reyes
Champion(s)
Alan Norris
«Event 9

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.

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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:

Draw

	First round 14 October [3]					Second round 15 October [4]					Third round 16 October [5]					Quarter-finals 16 October [5]					Semi-finals 16 October [5]					Final 16 October [5]
		Christian Kist 98.15	2			1	Michael van Gerwen 99.83	6
		Robbie Green 99.40	6				Robbie Green 92.22	4
											1	van Gerwen 102.02	4
											16	Gurney 96.67	6
		Ron Meulenkamp 87.99	6	16	Daryl Gurney 99.55	6
		Marko Puls 79.48	3				Ron Meulenkamp 85.91	2
																16	Gurney 91.17	4
															8	Suljović 96.34	6
		Darren Johnson 85.58	6			8	Mensur Suljović 106.22	6
		Janos Végsö 87.73	1				Darren Johnson 92.10	1
											8	Suljović 91.72	6
												Pallett 91.49	4
		Brendan Dolan 89.59	3	9	Gerwyn Price 87.87	5
		David Pallett 92.68	6				David Pallett 94.50	6
																					8	Suljović 97.23	5
																					13	Norris 93.96	6
		Chris Dobey 89.81	2			5	Kim Huybrechts 92.13	6
		Ted Evetts 88.97	6				Ted Evetts 88.25	4
											5	Huybrechts 95.39	5
												S. West 91.65	6
		Steve West 109.98	6	12	Stephen Bunting 79.85	2
		Tony West 93.04	0				Steve West 89.50	6
																	S. West 88.93	2
															13	Norris 92.13	6
		Kevin Painter 95.76	6			4	Ian White 91.17	6
		Yordi Meeuwisse 85.21	3				Kevin Painter 86.62	5
											4	White 93.24	4
											13	Norris 92.15	6
		Andy Boulton 89.44	3	13	Alan Norris 88.70	6
		Scott Taylor 90.00	6				Scott Taylor 82.35	1
																										13	Norris 97.48	6
																										10	Klaasen 89.19	5
		Mike Holz 78.25	3			2	Peter Wright 113.77	6
		Eddie Dootson 77.73	6				Eddie Dootson 94.74	1
											2	Wright 90.37	3
											15	Cullen 96.33	6
		Steve Hine 85.79	5	15	Joe Cullen 96.36	6
		Robert Allenstein 85.93	6				Robert Allenstein 87.81	1
																15	Cullen 93.64	4
															10	Klaasen 99.75	6
		Cristo Reyes 97.29	6			7	Benito van de Pas 87.61	2
		Mark Walsh 88.40	5				Cristo Reyes 91.45	6
												Reyes 103.11	2
											10	Klaasen 102.86	6
		Kyle Anderson 91.59	2	10	Jelle Klaasen 90.71	6
		Rowby-John Rodriguez 99.38	6				Rowby-John Rodriguez 84.51	4
																					10	Klaasen 94.79	6
																					3	Chisnall 90.52	4
		Mervyn King 96.29	2			6	Michael Smith 89.25	3
		Mark Webster 99.48	6				Mark Webster 95.37	6
												Webster 93.02	6
											11	Jenkins 89.67	5
		Andy Smith 92.25	6	11	Terry Jenkins 94.87	6
		Stefan Stoyke 85.61	2				Andy Smith 87.02	5
																	Webster 92.06	2
															3	Chisnall 98.51	6
		Vincent van der Voort 90.91	5			3	Dave Chisnall 102.48	6
		Peter Hudson 89.22	6				Peter Hudson 83.71	0
											3	Chisnall 96.82	6
												Pipe 91.25	3
		Justin Pipe 92.24	6	14	Simon Whitlock 91.81	1
		Michael Mansell 91.18	5				Justin Pipe 87.49	6

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