The 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy was the third of ten
PDC European Tour events on the
2016 PDC Pro Tour The 2016 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. In 2016 there w ...
. The tournament took place at the
Victoria Stadium,
Gibraltar
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, between 6–8 May 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen retained his title by defeating
Dave Chisnall 6–2 in the final, after almost crashing out to the Gibraltarian Host Nation qualifier
Dyson Parody, who missed three match darts in their quarter-final match.
Prize money
The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.
Qualification and format
The top 16 players from th
PDC ProTour Order of Meriton 4 March automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in
Barnsley
Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...
on 11 March), eight from the European Qualifier on 22 April
and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 5 May.
Adrian Lewis withdrew due to personal reasons just as the tournament began, and was not replaced. This gave
Max Hopp a bye to the third round.
The following players took part in the tournament:
:Top 16
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Michael van Gerwen (winner)
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Peter Wright ''(quarter-finals)''
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Michael Smith ''(third round)''
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James Wade
James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title, when he won the 2007 World Matchplay at the ...
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Kim Huybrechts ''(semi-finals)''
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Dave Chisnall ''(runner-up)''
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Ian White ''(semi-finals)''
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Adrian Lewis ''(withdrew)''
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Jelle Klaasen ''(second round)''
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Terry Jenkins ''(second round)''
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Robert Thornton ''(third round)''
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Benito van de Pas ''(third round)''
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Gary Anderson ''(quarter-finals)''
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Mensur Suljović ''(quarter-finals)''
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Simon Whitlock ''(third round)''
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Mervyn King ''(third round)''
:UK Qualifier
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Ross Smith ''(first round)''
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Nick Fullwell ''(second round)''
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Justin Pipe ''(second round)''
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Stephen Bunting ''(second round)''
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Gerwyn Price ''(second round)''
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Daryl Gurney ''(second round)''
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Alan Norris ''(second round)''
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Jamie Lewis ''(first round)''
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John Henderson ''(second round)''
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Andy Hamilton ''(first round)''
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Steve Beaton ''(first round)''
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Mark Walsh ''(first round)''
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Steve West ''(second round)''
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Joe Murnan ''(third round)''
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David Pallett ''(first round)''
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Wayne Jones ''(first round)''
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Kyle Anderson ''(first round)''
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Kevin Painter ''(first round)''
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Joe Cullen ''(second round)''
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Stuart Kellett ''(first round)''
:European Qualifier
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Max Hopp ''(third round)''
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Jermaine Wattimena ''(second round)''
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Rowby-John Rodriguez ''(first round)''
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Michael Rasztovits
Michael Rasztovits (born 16 February 1984), nicknamed "Rasto", is an Austrian darts player.
Career
Since 2011, Rasztovits has taken part in PDC events. He has played in Qualifying School from 2013 onwards but has never won enough games to win ...
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Cristo Reyes ''(first round)''
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Dirk van Duijvenbode ''(first round)''
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Christian Kist ''(second round)''
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Antonio Alcinas ''(second round)''
:Host Nation Qualifier
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David Francis ''(first round)''
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George Federico ''(first round)''
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Dyson Parody ''(quarter-finals)''
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Antony Lopez ''(first round)''
Draw
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibraltar Darts Trophy
2016 PDC European Tour
2016 in Gibraltarian sport
Darts in Gibraltar