# 2016 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2016 Unibet World Grand Prix was the 19th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was played from 2–8 October 2016 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
Robert Thornton was the defending champion after beating Michael van Gerwen 5–4 in sets in the last year's final, but he lost in the first round to Stephen Bunting.
Michael van Gerwen won his third Grand Prix title after defeating Gary Anderson 5–2 in the final.

## Prize money

The total prize money remained at £400,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (num. of players) | Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £45,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £23,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £8,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £5,000 |

## Qualification

The field of 32 players was made up from the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit on September 25. The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit and then to the top two non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2016 ProTour Order of Merit. The top eight players are seeded in the tournament.
The following players are taking part in the tournament:
| PDC Order of Merit (1–16) Michael van Gerwen (winner) Gary Anderson (runner-up) Adrian Lewis (second round) Phil Taylor (first round) Peter Wright (first round) James Wade (first round) Robert Thornton (first round) Michael Smith (first round) Dave Chisnall (semi-finals) Jelle Klaasen (first round) Ian White (first round) Kim Huybrechts (quarter-finals) Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals) Mensur Suljović (first round) Stephen Bunting (second round) Terry Jenkins (second round) | Pro Tour Benito van de Pas (quarter-finals) Gerwyn Price (first round) Alan Norris (second round) Joe Cullen (first round) Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals) Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals) Steve Beaton (first round) James Wilson (second round) Mervyn King (first round) Kyle Anderson (second round) Jamie Caven (first round) Steve West (second round) Cristo Reyes (first round) Robbie Green (first round) | Irish Qualifiers Brendan Dolan (second round) Mick McGowan (first round) |

## Draw

The draw was made on 25 September during the 2016 Champions League of Darts.
| First round (best of 3 sets) 2–3 October | First round (best of 3 sets) 2–3 October | First round (best of 3 sets) 2–3 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 4–5 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 4–5 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 4–5 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 6 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 6 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 6 October | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 7 October | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 7 October | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 7 October | Final (best of 9 sets) 8 October | Final (best of 9 sets) 8 October | Final (best of 9 sets) 8 October |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 97.39 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 80.98 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 80.98 | 1 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 97.17 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | James Wilson 84.02 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wilson 90.12 | 2 | | James Wilson 84.02 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick McGowan 82.51 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick McGowan 82.51 | 1 | | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 103.09 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Simon Whitlock 92.69 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michael Smith 80.01 | 1 | | | | | | | Simon Whitlock 92.69 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Norris 77.83 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Norris 77.83 | 2 | | Alan Norris 88.47 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Simon Whitlock 89.44 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 80.28 | 1 | | Simon Whitlock 89.44 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Whitlock 82.36 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Whitlock 82.36 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 99.37 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Dave Chisnall 95.05 | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Peter Wright 87.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Dave Chisnall 95.05 | 2 | | | | |
| | Brendan Dolan 92.16 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brendan Dolan 92.16 | 2 | | Brendan Dolan 87.06 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dave Chisnall 94.33 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Chisnall 84.20 | 2 | | Dave Chisnall 94.33 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robbie Green 84.88 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robbie Green 84.88 | 1 | | | | | Dave Chisnall 90.54 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Daryl Gurney 86.52 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Phil Taylor 91.48 | 1 | | | | | | | Daryl Gurney 86.52 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve West 83.24 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve West 83.24 | 2 | | Steve West 86.97 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Daryl Gurney 86.12 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mensur Suljović 80.55 | 1 | | Daryl Gurney 86.12 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 75.66 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 75.66 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 100.29 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 92.73 | 2 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson 96.92 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 92.73 | 2 |
| | Jamie Caven 85.71 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Caven 85.71 | 0 | 2 | Gary Anderson 96.88 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kyle Anderson 84.88 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kyle Anderson 81.69 | 2 | | Kyle Anderson 84.88 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristo Reyes 78.59 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristo Reyes 78.59 | 1 | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 83.03 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Kim Huybrechts 85.71 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Robert Thornton 85.19 | 1 | | | | | | | Kim Huybrechts 85.71 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Bunting 90.18 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Bunting 90.18 | 2 | | Stephen Bunting 87.30 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kim Huybrechts 98.47 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian White 77.72 | 1 | | Kim Huybrechts 98.47 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Huybrechts 80.90 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Huybrechts 80.90 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 98.89 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Raymond van Barneveld 91.55 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | James Wade 87.79 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Raymond van Barneveld 91.55 | 1 | | | | |
| | Terry Jenkins 91.36 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Jenkins 91.36 | 2 | | Terry Jenkins 86.25 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Benito van de Pas 84.76 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Benito van de Pas 77.33 | 2 | | Benito van de Pas 84.76 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerwyn Price 72.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerwyn Price 72.00 | 0 | | | | | Benito van de Pas 88.02 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Raymond van Barneveld 93.36 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Adrian Lewis 91.60 | 2 | | | | | | | Raymond van Barneveld 93.36 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Jelle Klaasen 89.42 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelle Klaasen 89.42 | 1 | 3 | Adrian Lewis 85.30 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Raymond van Barneveld 97.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond van Barneveld 84.24 | 2 | | Raymond van Barneveld 97.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mervyn King 88.94 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |