# 2016 Austrian Darts Open

The 2016 Austrian Darts Open was the fifth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Multiversum Schwechat in Vienna, Austria, between 10–12 June 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Vincent van der Voort was the defending champion from the 2014 tournament, but lost in the first round to Steve Beaton.
Phil Taylor won the event after beating Michael Smith 6–4 in the final, in what was his first (and what would turn out to be his last) PDC European Tour event since the 2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy.

## Prize money

The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.
| Stage (num. of players) | Stage (num. of players) | Prize money |
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £3,500 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £2,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £1,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £115,000 | £115,000 |

## Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 13 May 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 Coventry on 20 May), eight from the European Qualifier on 1 June and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 9 June.
The following players will take part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 10 June | First round (best of 11 legs) 10 June | Second round (best of 11 legs) 11 June | Second round (best of 11 legs) 11 June | Second round (best of 11 legs) 11 June | Third round (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Third round (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Third round (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Final (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Final (best of 11 legs) 12 June | Final (best of 11 legs) 12 June |
| Jonny Clayton 93.38 | 6 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 109.98 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nico Mandl 71.16 | 1 | | Jonny Clayton 90.93 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nico Mandl 71.16 | 1 | | Jonny Clayton 90.93 | 0 | 1 | van Gerwen 101.36 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Beaton 91.28 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 90.47 | 1 | 16 | Gerwyn Price 79.10 | 3 | | Beaton 91.28 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Beaton 95.18 | 6 | | Steve Beaton 82.37 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Beaton 95.18 | 6 | | Steve Beaton 82.37 | 6 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 95.84 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Anderson 95.31 | 6 | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 85.53 | 4 | 8 | Jelle Klaasen 92.02 | 6 | | | | | Anderson 95.31 | 6 | | | | | |
| Zoran Lerchbacher 87.31 | 6 | | Zoran Lerchbacher 75.31 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zoran Lerchbacher 87.31 | 6 | | Zoran Lerchbacher 75.31 | 0 | 8 | Klaasen 104.77 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anderson 103.61 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Anderson 97.05 | 6 | 9 | Mensur Suljović 94.60 | 5 | | Anderson 103.61 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Smith 96.51 | 4 | | Kyle Anderson 92.93 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Smith 96.51 | 4 | | Kyle Anderson 92.93 | 6 | | | | | | | | Anderson 105.14 | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Taylor 104.20 | 6 | | |
| Chris Dobey 83.11 | 6 | 5 | Kim Huybrechts 95.52 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Taylor 104.20 | 6 | | |
| Darron Brown 82.18 | 3 | | Chris Dobey 86.63 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darron Brown 82.18 | 3 | | Chris Dobey 86.63 | 1 | 5 | Huybrechts 102.47 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Taylor 101.73 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Mervyn King 88.98 | 3 | 12 | Phil Taylor 96.03 | 6 | 12 | Taylor 101.73 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve West 101.75 | 6 | | Steve West 90.89 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve West 101.75 | 6 | | Steve West 90.89 | 1 | | | | 12 | Taylor 100.80 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 13 | Bunting 88.62 | 2 | | | | | |
| Jamie Caven 97.41 | 6 | 4 | Dave Chisnall 98.74 | 6 | | | | 13 | Bunting 88.62 | 2 | | | | | |
| Justin Pipe 87.03 | 1 | | Jamie Caven 92.32 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Justin Pipe 87.03 | 1 | | Jamie Caven 92.32 | 2 | 4 | Chisnall 94.42 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Bunting 96.70 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 78.73 | 2 | 13 | Stephen Bunting 89.61 | 6 | 13 | Bunting 96.70 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| James Richardson 90.91 | 6 | | James Richardson 85.35 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Richardson 90.91 | 6 | | James Richardson 85.35 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Taylor 97.34 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M. Smith 92.82 | 4 |
| Brendan Dolan 83.70 | 3 | 2 | Peter Wright 98.16 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M. Smith 92.82 | 4 |
| Jermaine Wattimena 96.31 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 80.73 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 96.31 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 80.73 | 1 | 2 | Wright 95.46 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Norris 102.82 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 87.40 | 6 | 15 | Alan Norris 96.31 | 6 | 15 | Norris 102.82 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve McNally 77.71 | 1 | | Rowby-John Rodriguez 80.11 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve McNally 77.71 | 1 | | Rowby-John Rodriguez 80.11 | 1 | | | | 2 | Wright 85.72 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10 | Jenkins 91.44 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Wes Newton 88.33 | 3 | 7 | Benito van de Pas 98.60 | 6 | | | | 10 | Jenkins 91.44 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Josh Payne 84.21 | 6 | | Josh Payne 90.03 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Payne 84.21 | 6 | | Josh Payne 90.03 | 1 | 7 | van de Pas 96.95 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Jenkins 93.07 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wayne Jones 81.64 | 1 | 10 | Terry Jenkins 87.68 | 6 | 10 | Jenkins 93.07 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 85.15 | 6 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 85.15 | 6 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.5 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | Jenkins 86.09 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M. Smith 89.33 | 6 | | | |
| James Wilson 84.30 | 5 | 6 | Ian White 92.90 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M. Smith 89.33 | 6 | | | |
| Simon Stevenson 83.70 | 6 | | Simon Stevenson 89.11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Simon Stevenson 83.70 | 6 | | Simon Stevenson 89.11 | 4 | 6 | White 88.88 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Heydon 92.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Heydon 89.96 | 6 | 11 | Robert Thornton 76.57 | 5 | | Heydon 92.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Roxy-James Rodriguez 86.89 | 4 | | Nigel Heydon 84.49 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roxy-James Rodriguez 86.89 | 4 | | Nigel Heydon 84.49 | 6 | | | | | Heydon 91.64 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | M. Smith 94.42 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Mark Frost 85.74 | 6 | 3 | Michael Smith 89.58 | 6 | | | | 3 | M. Smith 94.42 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Mike Zuydwijk 82.39 | 2 | | Mark Frost 84.02 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Zuydwijk 82.39 | 2 | | Mark Frost 84.02 | 5 | 3 | M. Smith 87.65 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Meulenkamp 86.55 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Meulenkamp 91.52 | 6 | 14 | Simon Whitlock 93.67 | 3 | | Meulenkamp 86.55 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Graaf 85.15 | 3 | | Ron Meulenkamp 94.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |