2016 PDC World Cup of Darts

The 2016 Betway World Cup of Darts was the sixth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 2–5 June 2016 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

2016 Betway World Cup of Darts
Tournament information
Dates2–5 June 2016
VenueEissporthalle
LocationFrankfurt
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£50,000
High checkout170 Adrian Lewis
(Semi-final)
Champion(s)
 England
«2015 2017»

England retained their title after beating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final.

Format

The tournament remained at 32 teams this year, but unlike recent years, only the top 8 teams are seeded, with the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2016 with the tournament being a straight knockout.

First round: Best of nine legs doubles.
Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.
Final: Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches in reverse order are played to determine the champion.

Prize money

Prize money remained at £250,000 as it was at last year's tournament. The prize money was per team:

Position (no. of teams) Prize Money
(Total: £250,000)
Winners (1) £50,000
Runners-Up (1) £26,000
Semi-finalists (2) £15,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £7,000
Last 32  (First round) (16) £3,000

Teams and seeding

In a change to the seeding system used in recent PDC World Cup of Darts tournaments, only the top 8 countries were seeded, with the remaining 24 teams being unseeded. The ranking of the seeded nations was confirmed on 23 May 2016.

Results

Draw
First round
(best of 9 legs)
2–3 June[1][2] 		Second round
(best of 3 matches)
4 June[3] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 3 matches)
5 June[4] 		Semi-finals
(best of 3 matches)
5 June[5] 		Final
(best of 5 matches)
5 June[5]
               
1  England 90.99 5
 Spain 95.68 4
1  England 85.49 2
 China 72.82 0
   Czech Republic 77.06 3
 China 80.81 5
1  England 101.89 2
8  Austria 97.95 0
8  Austria 85.40 5
 Italy 76.93 0
8  Austria 98.84 2
 Singapore 83.88 0
   South Africa 75.22 1
 Singapore 81.28 5
1  England 96.47 2
4  Northern Ireland 88.61 0
5  Wales 84.52 5
 Finland 77.17 1
5  Wales 86.52 1
 Canada 90.08 2
   Greece 76.96 2
 Canada 81.85 5
 Canada 78.29 1
4  Northern Ireland 83.29 2
4  Northern Ireland 85.80 5
 Japan 79.98 2
4  Northern Ireland 83.47 2
 Ireland 76.36 0
   Ireland 82.09 5
 Hong Kong 79.40 4
1  England 98.19 3
3  Netherlands 94.09 2
2  Scotland 93.50 5
 New Zealand 90.80 3
2  Scotland 87.18 2
 Norway 79.39 0
   Norway 76.36 5
 Gibraltar 71.49 2
2  Scotland 93.93 1
7  Belgium 93.20 2
7  Belgium 91.78 5
 Poland 79.44 1
7  Belgium 98.77 2
 Hungary 85.43 0
   Hungary 72.51 5
 Thailand 69.51 3
7  Belgium 94.65 0
3  Netherlands 100.66 2
6  Australia 85.40 5
 Germany 80.24 3
6  Australia 89.34 2
 Denmark 76.48 1
   Denmark 84.67 5
 Sweden 79.90 2
6  Australia 95.29 1
3  Netherlands 99.31 2
3  Netherlands 82.52 5
 Russia 80.01 3
3  Netherlands 99.37 2
 Philippines 85.95 0
   United States 72.35 3
 Philippines 77.36 5

Second round

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

 England (1) ChinaLegsMatches
Phil Taylor 81.24Yuanjun Liu 72.134–01–0
Adrian Lewis 89.73Wenge Xie 73.504–02–0
Result2–0
 Austria (8) SingaporeLegsMatches
Mensur Suljović 101.38Paul Lim 84.914–21–0
Rowby-John Rodriguez 96.29Harith Lim 82.844–22–0
Result2–0
 Wales (5) CanadaLegsMatches
Mark Webster 79.75John Part 81.192–40–1
Gerwyn Price 95.43Ken MacNeil 96.704–01–1
Webster & Price 84.38Part & MacNeil 92.342–41–2
Result1–2
 Northern Ireland (4) IrelandLegsMatches
Daryl Gurney 86.41William O'Connor 75.694–11–0
Brendan Dolan 80.52Mick McGowan 76.914–22–0
Result2–0
 Scotland (2) NorwayLegsMatches
Gary Anderson 88.74Cor Dekker 80.334–31–0
Robert Thornton 85.00 Robert Wagner 78.074–12–0
Result2–0
 Belgium (7) HungaryLegsMatches
Kim Huybrechts 100.71Nándor Bezzeg 88.434–11–0
Ronny Huybrechts 96.82Patrik Kovács 82.424–12–0
Result2–0
 Australia (6) DenmarkLegsMatches
Simon Whitlock 89.73Daniel Jensen 73.724–31–0
Kyle Anderson 84.36Per Laursen 82.722–41–1
Whitlock & Anderson 93.94Jensen & Laursen 72.404–02–1
Result2–1
 Netherlands (3) PhilippinesLegsMatches
Michael van Gerwen 96.99Gilbert Ulang 84.404–21–0
Raymond van Barneveld 101.75Alex Tagarao 87.494–22–0
Result2–0

Quarter-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

 England (1) Austria (8)LegsMatches
Phil Taylor 100.20Mensur Suljović 92.154–01–0
Adrian Lewis 103.24Rowby-John Rodriguez 102.594–12–0
Result2–0
 Canada Northern Ireland (4)LegsMatches
John Part 81.47Brendan Dolan 79.464–31–0
Ken MacNeil 73.17Daryl Gurney 82.360–41–1
Part & MacNeil 77.93Dolan & Gurney 88.061–41–2
Result1–2
 Scotland (2) Belgium (7)LegsMatches
Gary Anderson 96.52Kim Huybrechts 96.032–40–1
Robert Thornton 89.89Ronny Huybrechts 86.044–11–1
Anderson & Thornton 94.70K. Huybrechts & R. Huybrechts 96.342–41–2
Result1–2
 Australia (6) Netherlands (3)LegsMatches
Simon Whitlock 94.15Michael van Gerwen 98.491–40–1
Kyle Anderson 94.62Raymond van Barneveld 91.444–31–1
Whitlock & Anderson 96.77van Gerwen & van Barneveld 107.773–41–2
Result1–2

Semi-finals

Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.

 England (1) Northern Ireland (4)LegsMatches
Phil Taylor 96.97Brendan Dolan 86.354–01–0
Adrian Lewis 95.96Daryl Gurney 90.414–12–0
Result2–0
 Belgium (7) Netherlands (3)LegsMatches
Ronny Huybrechts 86.78Michael van Gerwen 102.701–40–1
Kim Huybrechts 101.21Raymond van Barneveld 98.612–40–2
Result0–2

Final

Three match wins were needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs reverse singles matches are played to determine the champion.

 England (1) Netherlands (3)LegsMatches
Phil Taylor 102.94Michael van Gerwen 81.974–31–0
Adrian Lewis 103.62Raymond van Barneveld 107.833–41–1
Taylor & Lewis 90.62van Gerwen & van Barneveld 95.082–41–2
Phil Taylor 105.12Raymond van Barneveld 105.454–12–2
Adrian Lewis 86.10Michael van Gerwen 79.254–13–2
Result3–2

References
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  2. "Betway World Cup of Darts Day Two". PDC. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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