# 2016 European Darts Grand Prix

The 2016 European Darts Grand Prix was the ninth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany, between 16–18 September 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Kim Huybrechts was the defending champion, but lost in the semi-finals to Michael van Gerwen. Van Gerwen went on to win the title after defeating Peter Wright 6–2 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 27 July 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 5 August), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 15 September).
Daryl Gurney who had to withdraw from the last two European Tour events due to a broken finger on his throwing hand, also pulled out of this event after failing to recover. Third seed Dave Chisnall also withdrew due to a neck injury, moving seeds 4-16 up a place, and promoting UK Qualifier Steve Beaton to 16th seed.
Arron Monk also withdrew for personal reasons the day the tournament began, thus giving Robbie Green a bye to the second round. The remaining places were filled with two additional Host Nation Qualifiers.
The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 16 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 16 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 16 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 17 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 17 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 17 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 18 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 18 September |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 104.04 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Webster 95.94 | Darren Webster 95.94 | 6 | | Darren Webster 94.30 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Webster 95.94 | Darren Webster 95.94 | 6 | | Darren Webster 94.30 | 4 | 1 | van Gerwen 97.86 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Allenstein 89.94 | Robert Allenstein 89.94 | 0 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 97.86 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Allenstein 89.94 | Robert Allenstein 89.94 | 0 | | | | 16 | Beaton 88.73 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Steve Beaton 91.34 | 6 | 16 | Beaton 88.73 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Tabern 87.38 | Alan Tabern 87.38 | 6 | | Alan Tabern 85.20 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Tabern 87.38 | Alan Tabern 87.38 | 6 | | Alan Tabern 85.20 | 3 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 94.42 | 6 | | | | | |
| Scott Taylor 80.55 | Scott Taylor 80.55 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 94.42 | 6 | | | | | |
| Scott Taylor 80.55 | Scott Taylor 80.55 | 2 | | | | | | | 9 | Price 93.87 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Mensur Suljović 108.45 | 6 | | | | 9 | Price 93.87 | 3 | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 88.29 | Ronny Huybrechts 88.29 | 3 | | Mick McGowan 87.66 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 88.29 | Ronny Huybrechts 88.29 | 3 | | Mick McGowan 87.66 | 2 | 8 | Suljović 100.42 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Mick McGowan 98.32 | Mick McGowan 98.32 | 6 | | | | 8 | Suljović 100.42 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Mick McGowan 98.32 | Mick McGowan 98.32 | 6 | | | | 9 | Price 101.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Gerwyn Price 93.30 | 6 | 9 | Price 101.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Max Hopp 88.66 | Max Hopp 88.66 | 6 | | Max Hopp 89.60 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Max Hopp 88.66 | Max Hopp 88.66 | 6 | | Max Hopp 89.60 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 107.36 | 6 | | |
| James Hubbard 75.22 | James Hubbard 75.22 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 107.36 | 6 | | |
| James Hubbard 75.22 | James Hubbard 75.22 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Huybrechts 99.92 | 0 | | |
| | | | 5 | Michael Smith 91.99 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Huybrechts 99.92 | 0 | | |
| Jeffrey de Graaf 73.47 | Jeffrey de Graaf 73.47 | 2 | | Tony West 81.40 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Graaf 73.47 | Jeffrey de Graaf 73.47 | 2 | | Tony West 81.40 | 3 | 5 | Smith 93.38 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Tony West 76.20 | Tony West 76.20 | 6 | | | | 5 | Smith 93.38 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Tony West 76.20 | Tony West 76.20 | 6 | | | | 12 | Bunting 90.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Stephen Bunting 89.81 | 6 | 12 | Bunting 90.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 89.53 | Jermaine Wattimena 89.53 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 87.66 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 89.53 | Jermaine Wattimena 89.53 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 87.66 | 2 | | | | 12 | Bunting 87.67 | 5 | | | | | |
| Fabian Herz 86.85 | Fabian Herz 86.85 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | Bunting 87.67 | 5 | | | | | |
| Fabian Herz 86.85 | Fabian Herz 86.85 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Huybrechts 88.45 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kim Huybrechts 92.02 | 6 | | | | 4 | Huybrechts 88.45 | 6 | | | | | |
| Andy Boulton 85.81 | Andy Boulton 85.81 | 4 | | Martin Schindler 77.16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Boulton 85.81 | Andy Boulton 85.81 | 4 | | Martin Schindler 77.16 | 0 | 4 | Huybrechts 96.40 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 89.38 | Martin Schindler 89.38 | 6 | | | | 4 | Huybrechts 96.40 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 89.38 | Martin Schindler 89.38 | 6 | | | | 13 | Norris 88.65 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Alan Norris 94.93 | 6 | 13 | Norris 88.65 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Nathan Aspinall 90.23 | Nathan Aspinall 90.23 | 6 | | Nathan Aspinall 82.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nathan Aspinall 90.23 | Nathan Aspinall 90.23 | 6 | | Nathan Aspinall 82.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 105.38 | 6 |
| Jay Foreman 85.80 | Jay Foreman 85.80 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 105.38 | 6 |
| Jay Foreman 85.80 | Jay Foreman 85.80 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 102.36 | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Peter Wright 94.49 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 102.36 | 2 |
| Brendan Dolan 88.30 | Brendan Dolan 88.30 | 6 | | Brendan Dolan 86.66 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brendan Dolan 88.30 | Brendan Dolan 88.30 | 6 | | Brendan Dolan 86.66 | 1 | 2 | Wright 102.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 80.02 | Christian Kist 80.02 | 5 | | | | 2 | Wright 102.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 80.02 | Christian Kist 80.02 | 5 | | | | 15 | Cullen 97.91 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Joe Cullen 98.35 | 6 | 15 | Cullen 97.91 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Green | Robbie Green | w/o | | Robbie Green 87.51 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Green | Robbie Green | w/o | | Robbie Green 87.51 | 1 | | | | 2 | Wright 106.14 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Arron Monk | Arron Monk | w/d | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 106.14 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Arron Monk | Arron Monk | w/d | | | | | | | 7 | Wade 99.68 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | James Wade 87.70 | 6 | | | | 7 | Wade 99.68 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Frost 78.75 | Mark Frost 78.75 | 6 | | Mark Frost 86.24 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Frost 78.75 | Mark Frost 78.75 | 6 | | Mark Frost 86.24 | 4 | 7 | Wade 102.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Owen 79.20 | Robert Owen 79.20 | 5 | | | | 7 | Wade 102.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Owen 79.20 | Robert Owen 79.20 | 5 | | | | | Clayton 97.56 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Jelle Klaasen 91.71 | 1 | | Clayton 97.56 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonny Clayton 89.87 | Jonny Clayton 89.87 | 6 | | Jonny Clayton 102.33 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonny Clayton 89.87 | Jonny Clayton 89.87 | 6 | | Jonny Clayton 102.33 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 103.43 | 6 | | | |
| Gabriel Clemens 81.06 | Gabriel Clemens 81.06 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 103.43 | 6 | | | |
| Gabriel Clemens 81.06 | Gabriel Clemens 81.06 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | van Barneveld 91.70 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Benito van de Pas 98.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | van Barneveld 91.70 | 2 | | | |
| Cristo Reyes 93.90 | Cristo Reyes 93.90 | 6 | | Cristo Reyes 87.97 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes 93.90 | Cristo Reyes 93.90 | 6 | | Cristo Reyes 87.97 | 5 | 6 | van de Pas 96.22 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Marijanović 82.98 | Robert Marijanović 82.98 | 3 | | | | 6 | van de Pas 96.22 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Marijanović 82.98 | Robert Marijanović 82.98 | 3 | | | | | Murnan 86.55 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Terry Jenkins 89.93 | 5 | | Murnan 86.55 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Murnan 92.83 | Joe Murnan 92.83 | 6 | | Joe Murnan 93.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Murnan 92.83 | Joe Murnan 92.83 | 6 | | Joe Murnan 93.29 | 6 | | | | 6 | van de Pas 91.44 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Dragutin Horvat 83.60 | Dragutin Horvat 83.60 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | van de Pas 91.44 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Dragutin Horvat 83.60 | Dragutin Horvat 83.60 | 2 | | | | | | | | van Barneveld 94.95 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Ian White 96.39 | 3 | | | | | van Barneveld 94.95 | 6 | | | | | | |
| James Wilson 89.23 | James Wilson 89.23 | 6 | | James Wilson 99.32 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wilson 89.23 | James Wilson 89.23 | 6 | | James Wilson 99.32 | 6 | Wilson 99.37 | Wilson 99.37 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Devon Petersen 89.78 | Devon Petersen 89.78 | 3 | | | | Wilson 99.37 | Wilson 99.37 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Devon Petersen 89.78 | Devon Petersen 89.78 | 3 | | | | van Barneveld 108.03 | van Barneveld 108.03 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Simon Whitlock 97.41 | 5 | van Barneveld 108.03 | van Barneveld 108.03 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld 99.73 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.73 | 6 | | Raymond van Barneveld 93.50 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Dale 89.05 | Scott Dale 89.05 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |