The 2016 Sydney Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the
Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the
2016 World Series of Darts The 2016 World Series of Darts was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. There were 6 World Series events and one Final event being held – one in the United Arab Emirates, one in New Zealand, ...
. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at
The Star in
Sydney,
Australia from 18–20 August 2016.
Phil Taylor was the three-time defending champion after defeating
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 ...
11–3 in the last year's final, and he defended his title by beating
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 ...
11—9 in the final.
Qualifiers
The eight seeded PDC players were:
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Gary Anderson ''(quarter-finals)''
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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 ...
''(runner-up)''
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James Wade ''(first round)''
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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)''
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Phil Taylor (winner)
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Dave Chisnall
Dave Chisnall (born 12 September 1980) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He began his career in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and was the runner-up in their World Champion ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Raymond van Barneveld ''(first round)''
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Peter Wright ''(semi-finals)''
The Oceanic qualifiers were:
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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 ...
''(first round)''
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Kyle Anderson ''(quarter-finals)''
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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)''
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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 ...
''(first round)''
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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)''
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Rhys Mathewson ''(quarter-finals)''
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Cody Harris ''(first round)''
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Harley Kemp ''(first round)''
Draw
Broadcasting
The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:
References
{{2016 in PDC darts
Sydney Darts Masters
Sydney Darts Masters
World Series of Darts
Sports competitions in Sydney