2016 Sydney Darts Masters

The 2016 Sydney Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Star in Sydney, Australia from 18–20 August 2016.

2016 Sydney Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	18–20 August 2016
Venue	The Star
Location	Sydney
Country	Australia
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final - best of 21 legs
High checkout	160 Kyle Anderson (x2)
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2015

Phil Taylor was the three-time defending champion after defeating Adrian Lewis 11–3 in the last year's final,[1] and he defended his title by beating Michael van Gerwen 11—9 in the final.[2]

Qualifiers

The eight seeded PDC players were:[3]

1. Gary Anderson (Quarter-finals)
2. Michael van Gerwen (Runner-up)
3. James Wade (First round)
4. Adrian Lewis (Quarter-finals)
5. Phil Taylor (Winner)
6. Dave Chisnall (Semi-finals)
7. Raymond van Barneveld (First round)
8. Peter Wright (Semi-finals)

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

• Simon Whitlock (First round)
• Kyle Anderson (Quarter-finals)
• David Platt (First round)
• Corey Cadby (First round)
• Rob Szabo (First round)
• Rhys Mathewson (Quarter-finals)
• Cody Harris (First round)
• Harley Kemp (First round)

Draw

[4]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 18 August[5]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 19 August[6]					Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 20 August[7]					Final (best of 21 legs) 20 August[7]
	1	Gary Anderson 79.64	6
		David Platt 74.77	3
						1	Gary Anderson 98.09	2
							Phil Taylor 112.41	10
		Phil Taylor 95.06	6
		Corey Cadby 92.24	3
												Phil Taylor 102.47	11
												Dave Chisnall 91.81	4
	4	Adrian Lewis 93.13	6
		Rob Szabo 87.75	3
						4	Adrian Lewis 91.15	5
							Dave Chisnall 96.56	10
		Dave Chisnall 90.38	6
		Harley Kemp 80.94	1
																	Phil Taylor 105.13	11
																2	Michael van Gerwen 104.32	9
	2	Michael van Gerwen 107.89	6
		Cody Harris 87.36	2
						2	Michael van Gerwen 104.07	10
							Kyle Anderson 97.43	6
		Raymond van Barneveld 91.04	1
		Kyle Anderson 99.54	6
											2	Michael van Gerwen 105.92	11
												Peter Wright 99.82	6
	3	James Wade 88.53	5
		Rhys Mathewson 84.49	6
							Rhys Mathewson 91.17	4
							Peter Wright 95.60	10
		Peter Wright 99.51	6
		Simon Whitlock 92.00	2

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:[8]

Country	Channel
Australia	Fox Sports
New Zealand	Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Asia	Fox Channel Asia
United Kingdom	ITV4 (delayed coverage)
Netherlands	RTL7 (delayed coverage)
Middle East/North Africa	OSN
Ireland	Setanta Sports
China	PPTV (online)

References

1. "Phil Taylor beats Adrian Lewis to win Sydney Darts Masters title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
2. "Phil Taylor beats Michael van Gerwen to win Sydney Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
3. "DPA Trio Complete Sydney Field". PDC. 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. "2016 Sydney Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
5. "Ladbrokes Sydney Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
6. "Ladbrokes Sydney Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
7. "Four-Some Taylor's Sydney Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
8. "World Series of Darts TV Coverage". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.