2016 PDC European Tour

The 2016 PDC European Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the PDC Pro Tour. This year there are 10 European Tour events being held – 7 in Germany and one each in Austria, Gibraltar and the Netherlands.

Prize money[edit]

Prize money for European Tour events stays the same as in 2015. This is how the prize money is divided:

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

European Tour events[edit]

Compared to last year, there's one European Tour event added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour will qualify for the European Championship.

No.	Date	Venue	Location	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	12–14 February	Dutch Darts Masters	Venray, Evenementenhal	Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Daryl Gurney	^[1]
2	26–28 March	German Darts Masters	Munich, Ballhausforum	Michael van Gerwen	6–4	Peter Wright	^[2]
3	6–8 May	Gibraltar Darts Trophy	Gibraltar, Victoria Stadium	Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Dave Chisnall	^[3]
4	13–15 May	European Darts Matchplay	Hamburg, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle	James Wade	6–5	Dave Chisnall	^[4]
5	10–12 June	Austrian Darts Open	Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat	Phil Taylor	6–4	Michael Smith	^[5]
6	29–31 July	European Darts Open	Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel	Michael van Gerwen	6–5	Peter Wright
7	2–4 September	International Darts Open	Riesa, Sachsen Arena	Mensur Suljović	6–5	Kim Huybrechts
8	9–11 September	European Darts Trophy	Mülheim, RWE Sporthalle	Michael van Gerwen	6–5	Mensur Suljović
9	16–18 September	European Darts Grand Prix	Sindelfingen, Glaspalast	Michael van Gerwen	6–2	Peter Wright
10	14–16 October	German Darts Championship	Hildesheim, Halle 39	Alan Norris	6−5	Jelle Klaasen