2016 International Darts Open

2016 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	2–4 September
Venue	Sachsen Arena
Location	Riesa
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£115,000
Winners share	£25,000
High checkout	167 Kyle Anderson
Champion(s)
Mensur Suljović
«Event 6 Event 8»

The 2016 International Darts Open was the seventh of ten European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Sachsen Arena in Riesa, Germany, between 2–4 September. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael Smith was the defending champion, but he lost 6–4 to James Wilson in the second round.

Mensur Suljović won the final 6–5 against Kim Huybrechts, winning his first PDC European Tour title, after Huybrechts missed seven match darts in the final leg to win the match himself.^[1]

Prize money

The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.^[2]

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 22 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.^[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 1 July), eight from the European Qualifier on 1 September and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 1 September.

James Wade withdrew from the tournament the day before it began, so seeds 4-16 moved up one space each, and Daryl Gurney became the 16th seed, with an extra space being made for a Host Nation Qualifier.

Michael van Gerwen withdrew due to an ankle injury from the tournament the day it began, quickly followed by Daryl Gurney, who withdrew due to a broken finger in his dart throwing hand. Amazingly, the players they were due to play in round 2 ( Ryan Meikle and Yordi Meeuwisse) received byes to play each other in round 3.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

	First round 2 September [4]					Second round 3 September [5]					Third round 4 September [6]					Quarter-finals 4 September [7]					Semi-finals 4 September [7]					Final 4 September [7]
		Ryan Meikle 83.50	6			1	Michael van Gerwen	w/d
		Michael Rasztovits 76.08	0				Ryan Meikle	w/o
												Meikle 94.84	2
												Meeuwisse 100.49	6
		Brendan Dolan 90.32	5	16	Daryl Gurney	w/d
		Yordi Meeuwisse 94.82	6				Yordi Meeuwisse	w/o
																	Meeuwisse 89.58	1
															9	Suljović 98.54	6
		Chris Dobey 102.33	6			8	Jelle Klaasen 91.14	6
		Krzysztof Ratajski 93.69	1				Chris Dobey 82.81	3
											8	Klaasen 90.41	5
											9	Suljović 98.14	6
		Michael Barnard 84.61	5	9	Mensur Suljović 95.21	6
		Mike Holz 87.35	6				Mike Holz 89.09	3
																					9	Suljović 96.87	6
																						Wilson 86.48	1
		Andy Hamilton 80.55	2			5	Michael Smith 96.89	4
		James Wilson 94.66	6				James Wilson 100.31	6
												Wilson 93.58	6
											12	Jenkins 88.20	4
		Darren Webster 90.26	6	12	Terry Jenkins 90.98	6
		Max Hopp 90.07	3				Darren Webster 91.80	5
																	Wilson 93.56	6
																Boulton 84.67	1
		Jeffrey de Zwaan 81.63	2			4	Dave Chisnall 94.19	6
		Jermaine Wattimena 86.21	6				Jermaine Wattimena 84.52	1
											4	Chisnall 104.59	5
												Boulton 98.15	6
		Jamie Caven 81.98	3	13	Alan Norris 73.97	1
		Andy Boulton 80.64	6				Andy Boulton 84.36	6
																										9	Suljović 95.15	6
																										3	K. Huybrechts 93.89	5
		Steve West 83.65	6			2	Peter Wright 91.09	6
		René Eidams 85.16	1				Steve West 85.62	4
											2	Wright 107.19	3
											15	Whitlock 103.30	6
		Kevin Painter 80.12	1	15	Simon Whitlock 95.39	6
		Devon Petersen 85.86	6				Devon Petersen 88.50	1
																15	Whitlock 94.38	5
															7	van de Pas 90.57	6
		Kyle Anderson 91.58	6			7	Benito van de Pas 89.75	6
		Vincent Kamphuis 78.71	2				Kyle Anderson 89.38	5
											7	van de Pas 90.66	6
											10	Thornton 78.02	2
		Ronny Huybrechts 93.41	6	10	Robert Thornton 89.28	6
		Mark Frost 85.54	3				Ronny Huybrechts 89.22	4
																					7	van de Pas 94.96	2
																					3	K. Huybrechts 95.95	6
		Jim Walker 84.68	6			6	Ian White 95.41	6
		Maik Langendorf 81.15	3				Jim Walker 84.05	2
											6	White 101.33	4
												Horvat 99.41	6
		Ricky Evans 93.22	4	11	Gerwyn Price 94.25	5
		Dragutin Horvat 94.81	6				Dragutin Horvat 93.89	6
																	Horvat 86.97	1
															3	K. Huybrechts 100.75	6
		Joe Cullen 98.88	6			3	Kim Huybrechts 104.55	6
		Jeffrey de Graaf 90.85	4				Joe Cullen 95.46	5
											3	K. Huybrechts 93.12	6
												Green 81.47	2
		Robbie Green 93.65	6	14	Stephen Bunting 99.59	1
		James Richardson 94.64	4				Robbie Green 101.11	6

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