Tournament Name: | 2016 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals |
Dates: | 5–6 November 2016 |
Venue: | Braehead Arena |
Location: | Glasgow |
Organisation: | PDC |
Format: | Legs |
Prize Fund: | £155,000 |
Winners Share: | £30,000 |
High Checkout: | 161 Max Hopp |
Defchamp: | Michael van Gerwen |
Winner: | Michael van Gerwen |
Prev: | 2015 |
Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals was the second staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 5–6 November 2016. It featured a field of 24 players.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–10 in last year's final. He defended his title this year by again beating Wright 11–9.[1]
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £155,000) | ||||
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Winner | align=center | (1) | align=center | £30,000 | |
Runner-up | align=center | (1) | align=center | £15,000 | |
Semi-finalists | align=center | (2) | align=center | £10,000 | |
Quarter-finalists | align=center | (4) | align=center | £7,500 | |
Last 16 (second round) | align=center | (8) | align=center | £5,000 | |
Last 24 (first round) | align=center | (8) | align=center | £2,500 |
The top eight players from the six World Series events of 2016 are seeded for this tournament. They are:
In addition, eight players were invited as "global prospects", as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2016 World Grand Prix on 9 October 2016. Another four places were awarded in a qualifying event that took place in Coventry on October 23, 2016.
The following players qualified for the tournament:
World Series Top 8
| PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
PDC Tour Card Qualifiers
| Global Invitations
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