2016 European Championship (darts)

2016 Unibet European Championship 28–30 October 2016 Ethias Arena Hasselt PDC Legs £400,000 £100,000 170 AUS Simon Whitlock NED Michael van Gerwen 2015 2017 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 to 30 October 2016 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Gary Anderson 11–10 in the final of the 2015 tournament,http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1g8irok1eho771l848h4hz28b8/title/unibet-european-championship-final-session Battling van Gerwen's European Glory PDC 2 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151104023607/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1g8irok1eho771l848h4hz28b8/title/unibet-european-championship-final-session 2015-11-04 dead and successfully defended his title, winning his third European Championship in a row, after defeating Mensur Suljović 11–1 in the final.https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10639422/michael-van-gerwen-seals-hat-trick-of-european-championship-titles Michael Van Gerwen seals hat-trick of European Championship titles Sky Sports 23 January 2017 Prize money The 2016 European Championship will have a total prize fund of £400,000, a £100,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament.Prize Fund Boosts Announced http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/tcmwwo5z3kes19kjnrw0cxbpt/title/prize-fund-boosts-announced Professional Darts Corporation 2015-12-29 2015-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118084057/http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/tcmwwo5z3kes19kjnrw0cxbpt/title/prize-fund-boosts-announced 2016-01-18 dead The following is the breakdown of the fund: Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £400,000)Winner (1) £100,000Runner-Up (1) £40,000Semi-finalists (2) £20,000Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000Last 16  (second round) (8) £10,000Last 32  (first round) (16) £5,000 Qualification The 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.Prize Fund Boosts Announced http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/tcmwwo5z3kes19kjnrw0cxbpt/title/prize-fund-boosts-announced Professional Darts Corporation 2015-12-29 2016-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118084057/http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/tcmwwo5z3kes19kjnrw0cxbpt/title/prize-fund-boosts-announced 2016-01-18 dead 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:ProTour Order of Merit http://www.pdc.tv/pro-tour-order-of-merit Professional Darts Corporation 2016-08-01 2016-08-02 2012-12-05 https://archive.today/20121205003133/http://www.pdc.tv/pro-tour-order-of-merit dead 30em NED Michael van Gerwen (winner) AUT Mensur Suljović (runner-up) SCO Peter Wright (semi-finals) ENG James Wade (semi-finals) BEL Kim Huybrechts (first round) ENG Dave Chisnall (first round) ENG Alan Norris (first round) NED Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals) ENG Michael Smith (first round) NED Benito van de Pas (first round) ENG Phil Taylor (quarter-finals) ENG Terry Jenkins (first round) ENG Ian White (second round) ENG Stephen Bunting (second round) NIR Daryl Gurney (first round) AUS Simon Whitlock (first round) WAL Gerwyn Price (second round) ENG Joe Cullen (second round) SCO Gary Anderson (first round) AUS Kyle Anderson (quarter-finals) SCO Robert Thornton (first round) ENG Mervyn King (second round) ENG Steve West (first round) ENG James Wilson (quarter-finals) NED Jermaine Wattimena (first round) RSA Devon Petersen (first round) GER Max Hopp (second round) ESP Cristo Reyes (second round) ENG Justin Pipe (first round) ENG Chris Dobey (first round) ENG James Richardson (second round) ENG Jamie Caven (first round) Draw The draw was held on 16 October 2016. First round (best of 11 legs)28 Octoberhttp://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/1ies3b1xbhh2j14fnp2hzs6mgm/title/unibet-european-championship-day-one Unibet European Championship Day One PDC 23 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161122153309/http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/1ies3b1xbhh2j14fnp2hzs6mgm/title/unibet-european-championship-day-one 2016-11-22 dead Second round (best of 19 legs)29 Octoberhttp://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/1kq8pd7d62pah1prmird0mgup4/title/unibet-european-championship-day-two HappyBet European Matchplay Day Two PDC 23 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220132143/http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/1kq8pd7d62pah1prmird0mgup4/title/unibet-european-championship-day-two 2016-12-20 dead Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)30 Octoberhttp://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/1k7mcvy7qdhae18xyn5x0vcjfn/title/unibet-european-championship-final-day European Hat-Trick For Amazing van Gerwen PDC 23 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220142911/http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/1k7mcvy7qdhae18xyn5x0vcjfn/title/unibet-european-championship-final-day 2016-12-20 dead Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)30 October Final (best of 21 legs)30 October 200 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 100.77 6 AUS Simon Whitlock 92.75 5   NIR Daryl Gurney 88.99 4 WAL Gerwyn Price 91.26 6 8 NED Jelle Klaasen 97.17 6 ENG Steve West 95.71 3   ENG Michael Smith 95.00 5 ENG Stephen Bunting 99.55 6 5 BEL Kim Huybrechts 94.55 3 ENG James Wilson 98.84 6   ENG Mervyn King 90.20 6 RSA Devon Petersen 85.03 4 4 ENG James Wade 94.93 6 SCO Gary Anderson 77.40 0   GER Max Hopp 85.80 6 NED Benito van de Pas 90.08 4 2 AUT Mensur Suljović 104.26 6 NED Jermaine Wattimena 95.06 1   ENG Ian White 93.08 6 ENG Terry Jenkins 89.08 2 7 ENG Alan Norris 96.88 3 ENG Phil Taylor 109.28 6   ENG Chris Dobey 84.83 2 ENG Joe Cullen 95.21 6 6 ENG Dave Chisnall 91.57 3 AUS Kyle Anderson 92.98 6   ENG Jamie Caven 77.73 3 ENG James Richardson 80.67 6 3 SCO Peter Wright 90.27 6 ENG Justin Pipe 89.76 5   ESP Cristo Reyes 96.83 6 SCO Robert Thornton 93.77 4 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 105.50 10 WAL Gerwyn Price 96.59 2 8 NED Jelle Klaasen 101.11 10 ENG Stephen Bunting 90.78 4   ENG James Wilson 93.64 10 ENG Mervyn King 99.23 9 4 ENG James Wade 97.03 10 GER Max Hopp 87.31 3 2 AUT Mensur Suljović 100.89 10   ENG Ian White 97.57 9   ENG Phil Taylor 103.98 10 ENG Joe Cullen 94.63 3   AUS Kyle Anderson 94.95 10 ENG James Richardson 86.00 4 3 SCO Peter Wright 100.79 10 ESP Cristo Reyes 93.52 7 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 106.79 10 8 NED Jelle Klaasen 96.83 3   ENG James Wilson 87.01 7 4 ENG James Wade 91.22 10 2 AUT Mensur Suljović 105.50 10 ENG Phil Taylor 104.36 3 AUS Kyle Anderson 90.87 5 3 SCO Peter Wright 95.59 10 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 102.98 11 4 ENG James Wade 95.76 7 2 AUT Mensur Suljović 97.15 11 3 SCO Peter Wright 98.34 8 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 111.62 11 2 AUT Mensur Suljović 85.91 1 References 2 Category:European Championship (darts) European Championship European Championship Category:Sport in Hasselt Category:Sports competitions in Limburg (Belgium) Category:October 2016 sports events in Europe Category:International sports competitions hosted by Belgium Category:Darts in Belgium