The 2016 Perth Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the

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, as the sixth and final entry in the

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. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the

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, Western Australia from 25–27 August 2017. Phil Taylor was the two-times defending champion after defeating

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 ...

11–7 in the last year's final, but lost in the first round to the regional qualifier

Corey Cadby Corey Patrick Cadby (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2016 World Youth champion. Career A native of Tasmania, Cadby began competing in Darts P ...

Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...

won the title by defeating

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11–4 in the final.

Qualifiers

The eight seeded PDC players were: # Gary Anderson ''(quarter-finals)'' #

(winner) # Phil Taylor ''(first round)'' #

Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player currently playing in the PDC. He is a two-time PDC World Darts Champion, winning in 2011 and 2012. He is nicknamed Jackpot, as he won a jackpot gambling in Las Vegas ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

''(runner-up)'' # Peter Wright ''(semi-finals)'' #

Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...

''(semi-finals)'' The Oceanic qualifiers were: *

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname T ...

''(first round)'' * Kyle Anderson ''(first round)'' *

''(quarter-finals)'' *

Adam Rowe Adam Rowe (; born 11 January 1992) is an English stand-up comedian and podcaster from Liverpool. Early life Rowe was brought up in Dovecot and West Derby areas of Liverpool, England. Rowe attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in Knotty ...

''(first round)'' *

Kim Lewis Kim Lewis (born 5 September 1963 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a television, stage and film actress, best known for her roles in TV series including Julie Scott in ''The Restless Years'' and as Jill Taylor / O'Donnell in the televi ...

''(first round)'' *

David Platt David Andrew Platt (born 10 June 1966) is an English former professional football coach and player, who played as a midfielder. Born in Chadderton, Lancashire, Platt began his career as an apprentice at Manchester United before moving to Crewe ...

''(first round)'' *

Rob Szabo Robert "Rob" Szabo (born 29 October 1965 from Wellington) is a former professional darts player from New Zealand. Career Szabo claimed the 2010 New Zealand National Championship by beating Koha Kokiri 4–0 in the final. He qualified for the ...

''(first round)'' *

Koha Kokiri Koha Kokiri (born 7 June 1976) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional darts player. Career Kokiri won the men's singles at the 2010 WDF Asia-Pacific Cup in Tokyo, seeing off Morihiro Hashimoto 4–1 in the final. Kokiri defeated Warre ...

''(first round)''

Draw

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:

References

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