# 2016 European Darts Trophy

The 2016 European Darts Trophy was the eighth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany, between 9–11 September 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael Smith was the defending champion, but he lost 6–5 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.
Michael van Gerwen won the title after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–5 in the final.

## 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 2012-12-05 at archive.today on 22 June 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 on 1 July), eight from the European Qualifier on 1 September and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 8 September.
Daryl Gurney who had to withdraw from last week's event due to a broken finger on his throwing hand has pulled out of this event after failing to recover.
The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 9 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 9 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 9 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 10 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 10 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 10 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 11 September |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 99.99 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keegan Brown 74.56 | Keegan Brown 74.56 | 6 | | Keegan Brown 93.62 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keegan Brown 74.56 | Keegan Brown 74.56 | 6 | | Keegan Brown 93.62 | 2 | 1 | van Gerwen 91.86 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Justin Webers 66.97 | Justin Webers 66.97 | 1 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 91.86 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Justin Webers 66.97 | Justin Webers 66.97 | 1 | | | | 16 | Whitlock 87.60 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Simon Whitlock 98.11 | 6 | 16 | Whitlock 87.60 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Evans 86.19 | Ricky Evans 86.19 | 6 | | Ricky Evans 98.86 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Evans 86.19 | Ricky Evans 86.19 | 6 | | Ricky Evans 98.86 | 5 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 115.13 | 6 | | | | | |
| Jyhan Artut 77.00 | Jyhan Artut 77.00 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 115.13 | 6 | | | | | |
| Jyhan Artut 77.00 | Jyhan Artut 77.00 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | Klaasen 107.11 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Benito van de Pas 88.01 | 6 | | | | 9 | Klaasen 107.11 | 2 | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes 87.32 | Cristo Reyes 87.32 | 4 | | Josh Payne 86.84 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes 87.32 | Cristo Reyes 87.32 | 4 | | Josh Payne 86.84 | 2 | 8 | van de Pas 101.34 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Payne 87.25 | Josh Payne 87.25 | 6 | | | | 8 | van de Pas 101.34 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Payne 87.25 | Josh Payne 87.25 | 6 | | | | 9 | Klaasen 106.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Jelle Klaasen 111.23 | 6 | 9 | Klaasen 106.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 95.53 | Vincent van der Voort 95.53 | 6 | | Vincent van der Voort 86.90 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 95.53 | Vincent van der Voort 95.53 | 6 | | Vincent van der Voort 86.90 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 97.57 | 6 | | |
| Max Hopp 76.09 | Max Hopp 76.09 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 97.57 | 6 | | |
| Max Hopp 76.09 | Max Hopp 76.09 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K. Huybrechts 93.46 | 5 | | |
| | | | 5 | Dave Chisnall 98.71 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | K. Huybrechts 93.46 | 5 | | |
| Jamie Caven 88.02 | Jamie Caven 88.02 | 6 | | Jamie Caven 96.14 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Caven 88.02 | Jamie Caven 88.02 | 6 | | Jamie Caven 96.14 | 5 | 5 | Chisnall 100.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Münch 85.14 | Kevin Münch 85.14 | 5 | | | | 5 | Chisnall 100.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Münch 85.14 | Kevin Münch 85.14 | 5 | | | | 12 | Price 98.22 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Gerwyn Price 84.30 | 6 | 12 | Price 98.22 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 85.90 | Jermaine Wattimena 85.90 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 81.70 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 85.90 | Jermaine Wattimena 85.90 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 81.70 | 2 | | | | 12 | Price 94.97 | 4 | | | | | |
| Simon Stevenson 85.52 | Simon Stevenson 85.52 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | Price 94.97 | 4 | | | | | |
| Simon Stevenson 85.52 | Simon Stevenson 85.52 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | K. Huybrechts 97.73 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kim Huybrechts 106.09 | 6 | | | | 4 | K. Huybrechts 97.73 | 6 | | | | | |
| Kyle Anderson 94.93 | Kyle Anderson 94.93 | 6 | | Kyle Anderson 89.07 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Anderson 94.93 | Kyle Anderson 94.93 | 6 | | Kyle Anderson 89.07 | 0 | 4 | K. Huybrechts 89.27 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Webster 86.87 | Darren Webster 86.87 | 0 | | | | 4 | K. Huybrechts 89.27 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Webster 86.87 | Darren Webster 86.87 | 0 | | | | 13 | T. Jenkins 85.89 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Terry Jenkins 86.87 | 6 | 13 | T. Jenkins 85.89 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Murnan 87.69 | Joe Murnan 87.69 | 2 | | Zoran Lerchbacher 78.69 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Murnan 87.69 | Joe Murnan 87.69 | 2 | | Zoran Lerchbacher 78.69 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 106.77 | 6 |
| Zoran Lerchbacher 94.55 | Zoran Lerchbacher 94.55 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 106.77 | 6 |
| Zoran Lerchbacher 94.55 | Zoran Lerchbacher 94.55 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Suljović 101.26 | 5 |
| | | | 2 | Peter Wright 101.33 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Suljović 101.26 | 5 |
| Robbie Green 91.63 | Robbie Green 91.63 | 1 | | Andy Smith 82.96 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Green 91.63 | Robbie Green 91.63 | 1 | | Andy Smith 82.96 | 0 | 2 | Wright 88.85 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Smith 98.66 | Andy Smith 98.66 | 6 | | | | 2 | Wright 88.85 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Smith 98.66 | Andy Smith 98.66 | 6 | | | | | Cullen 93.02 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Stephen Bunting 98.50 | 4 | | Cullen 93.02 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Lewis 91.89 | Jamie Lewis 91.89 | 5 | | Joe Cullen 99.60 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Lewis 91.89 | Jamie Lewis 91.89 | 5 | | Joe Cullen 99.60 | 6 | | | | 2 | Wright 92.67 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Joe Cullen 93.35 | Joe Cullen 93.35 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 92.67 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Joe Cullen 93.35 | Joe Cullen 93.35 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Suljović 99.17 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Ian White 86.20 | 6 | | | | 10 | Suljović 99.17 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Devon Petersen 81.31 | Devon Petersen 81.31 | 6 | | Devon Petersen 86.98 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Devon Petersen 81.31 | Devon Petersen 81.31 | 6 | | Devon Petersen 86.98 | 5 | 7 | White 104.56 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Dennant 80.51 | Matthew Dennant 80.51 | 5 | | | | 7 | White 104.56 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Dennant 80.51 | Matthew Dennant 80.51 | 5 | | | | 10 | Suljović 103.39 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Mensur Suljović 92.02 | 6 | 10 | Suljović 103.39 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 92.10 | Ronny Huybrechts 92.10 | 5 | | Vincent Kamphuis 84.68 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 92.10 | Ronny Huybrechts 92.10 | 5 | | Vincent Kamphuis 84.68 | 0 | | | | | | | 10 | Suljović 100.81 | 6 | | | |
| Vincent Kamphuis 93.25 | Vincent Kamphuis 93.25 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Suljović 100.81 | 6 | | | |
| Vincent Kamphuis 93.25 | Vincent Kamphuis 93.25 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wade 100.52 | 3 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Michael Smith 100.20 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Wade 100.52 | 3 | | | |
| Mervyn King 86.31 | Mervyn King 86.31 | 3 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 82.97 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mervyn King 86.31 | Mervyn King 86.31 | 3 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 82.97 | 0 | 6 | M. Smith 100.91 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.24 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.24 | 6 | | | | 6 | M. Smith 100.91 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.24 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.24 | 6 | | | | 11 | Thornton 97.12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Robert Thornton 88.34 | 6 | 11 | Thornton 97.12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 88.07 | Martin Schindler 88.07 | 6 | | Martin Schindler 78.93 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 88.07 | Martin Schindler 88.07 | 6 | | Martin Schindler 78.93 | 5 | | | | 6 | M. Smith 92.14 | 5 | | | | | | |
| János Végső 86.76 | János Végső 86.76 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | M. Smith 92.14 | 5 | | | | | | |
| János Végső 86.76 | János Végső 86.76 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Wade 100.54 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | James Wade 91.61 | 6 | | | | 3 | Wade 100.54 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Justin Pipe 84.03 | Justin Pipe 84.03 | 6 | | Justin Pipe 89.16 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Justin Pipe 84.03 | Justin Pipe 84.03 | 6 | | Justin Pipe 89.16 | 5 | 3 | Wade 98.01 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ritchie Edhouse 87.74 | Ritchie Edhouse 87.74 | 1 | | | | 3 | Wade 98.01 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ritchie Edhouse 87.74 | Ritchie Edhouse 87.74 | 1 | | | | | A. Jenkins 88.03 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Alan Norris 85.03 | 5 | | A. Jenkins 88.03 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve West 91.37 | Steve West 91.37 | 3 | | Andy Jenkins 88.08 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Jenkins 90.77 | Andy Jenkins 90.77 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |