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2016 Masters (darts)

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{{Infobox individual darts tournament

| tournament_name = 2016 Unibet Masters

| image =

| dates = 30–31 January 2016

| venue = Arena MK

| location = Milton Keynes

| country = {{ENG}}

| organisation = PDC

| format = Legs
Final: best of 21 legs

| prize_fund = £200,000

| winners_share = £60,000

| nine_dart =

| high_checkout = 161 {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright
{{nowrap|1={{0|161}} {{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen}}

| winner = {{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

| prev = 2015

| next = 2017

}}

The 2016 Unibet Masters was the fourth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held between 30 and 31 January 2016 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England.

Michael van Gerwen retained his 2015 title, beating Dave Chisnall 11–6 in the tournament's final.{{cite web | url=http://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10151132/michael-van-gerwen-wins-unibet-masters-after-dominant-final-display | title=Michael van Gerwen wins Unibet Masters after dominant final display | publisher=Sky Sports | accessdate=6 February 2016}}

Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit.{{cite web |url= http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/f96em0ssmsm91h0c9sojn4yyx/title/2016-unibet-masters-drawschedule |title= 2016 Unibet Masters Draw/Schedule |date= 6 January 2016 |publisher= PDC |access-date= 6 January 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160109054005/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/f96em0ssmsm91h0c9sojn4yyx/title/2016-unibet-masters-drawschedule |archive-date= 9 January 2016 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }} These are:

  1. {{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  2. {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson (first round)
  3. {{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Lewis (first round)
  4. {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
  5. {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  6. {{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade (semi-finals)
  7. {{flagicon|SCO}} Robert Thornton (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
  9. {{flagicon|NED}} Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
  10. {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
  11. {{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Jenkins (first round)
  12. {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian White (first round)
  13. {{flagicon|NED}} Jelle Klaasen (first round)
  14. {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Huybrechts (quarter-finals)
  15. {{flagicon|NED}} Vincent van der Voort (quarter-finals)
  16. {{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bunting (first round)

Prize money

The total prize fund is £200,000.{{cite web |url= http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/f96em0ssmsm91h0c9sojn4yyx/title/2016-unibet-masters-drawschedule |title= 2016 Unibet Masters Draw/Schedule |date= 6 January 2016 |publisher= PDC |access-date= 6 January 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160109054005/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/f96em0ssmsm91h0c9sojn4yyx/title/2016-unibet-masters-drawschedule |archive-date= 9 January 2016 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Stage (no. of players)

! Prize money
(Total: £200,000)

Winner

| align="center" | (1)

| align="center" | £60,000

Runner-up

| align="center" | (1)

| align="center" | £25,000

Semi-finalists

| align="center" | (2)

| align="center" | £17,500

Quarter-finalists

| align="center" | (4)

| align="center" | £10,000

First round losers

| align="center" | (8)

| align="center" | £5,000

Draw

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1 = First round (best of 19 legs)
30 January
{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/dsvaj3z9pp0b1781ypb4qyv0k/title/2016-unibet-masters-day-one | title=2016 Unibet Masters Day One | publisher=PDC | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202061548/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/dsvaj3z9pp0b1781ypb4qyv0k/title/2016-unibet-masters-day-one | archive-date=2 February 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}

| RD2 = Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
31 January
{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/ohk7n5b2ryai1mt2bgrunnmi4/title/2016-unibet-masters-quarter-finals | title=2016 Unibet Masters Quarter-finals | publisher=PDC | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203221340/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/ohk7n5b2ryai1mt2bgrunnmi4/title/2016-unibet-masters-quarter-finals | archive-date=3 February 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}

| RD3 = Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
31 January
{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/cc152boip2al1i86mhzhg77nv/title/2016-unibet-masters-final-session | title=Brilliant MvG Retains Unibet Masters Title | publisher=PDC | accessdate=6 February 2016}}

| RD4 = Final (best of 21 legs)
31 January

| team-width = 220

| RD1-seed01 =1

| RD1-team01 ={{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen 112.20

| RD1-score01 =10

| RD1-seed02 =16

| RD1-team02 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bunting 94.35

| RD1-score02 =1

| RD1-seed03 =8

| RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith 90.93

| RD1-score03 =10

| RD1-seed04 =9

| RD1-team04 ={{flagicon|NED}} Raymond van Barneveld 86.83

| RD1-score04 =7

| RD1-seed05 =4

| RD1-team05 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Taylor 102.03

| RD1-score05=10

| RD1-seed06 =13

| RD1-team06 ={{flagicon|NED}} Jelle Klaasen 97.29

| RD1-score06 =6

| RD1-seed07 =5

| RD1-team07 ={{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright 100.15

| RD1-score07 =10

| RD1-seed08 =12

| RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian White 96.89

| RD1-score08 =7

| RD1-seed09 =2

| RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson 98.18

| RD1-score09 =7

| RD1-seed10 =15

| RD1-team10 ={{flagicon|NED}} Vincent van der Voort 100.14

| RD1-score10 =10

| RD1-seed11 =7

| RD1-team11 ={{flagicon|SCO}} Robert Thornton 87.94

| RD1-score11 =9

| RD1-seed12 =10

| RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Chisnall 90.33

| RD1-score12 =10

| RD1-seed13 =3

| RD1-team13 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Lewis 90.53

| RD1-score13 =4

| RD1-seed14 =14

| RD1-team14 ={{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Huybrechts 94.29

| RD1-score14 =10

| RD1-seed15 =6

| RD1-team15 ={{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade 91.41

| RD1-score15 =10

| RD1-seed16 =11

| RD1-team16 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Jenkins 89.62

| RD1-score16 =8

| RD2-seed01 =1

| RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen 105.86

| RD2-score01 =10

| RD2-seed02 =8

| RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith 92.35

| RD2-score02 =3

| RD2-seed03 =4

| RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Taylor 104.48

| RD2-score03 =10

| RD2-seed04 =5

| RD2-team04 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright 104.36

| RD2-score04 =9

| RD2-seed05 =15

| RD2-team05 ={{flagicon|NED}} Vincent van der Voort 93.16

| RD2-score05 =4

| RD2-seed06 =10

| RD2-team06 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Chisnall 104.40

| RD2-score06 =10

| RD2-seed07 =14

| RD2-team07 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Huybrechts 91.71

| RD2-score07 =5

| RD2-seed08 =6

| RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade 91.64

| RD2-score08 =10

| RD3-seed01 = 1

| RD3-team01 ={{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen 103.30

| RD3-score01 =11

| RD3-seed02 = 4

| RD3-team02 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Taylor 103.45

| RD3-score02 =10

| RD3-seed03 =10

| RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Chisnall 99.18

| RD3-score03 =11

| RD3-seed04 =6

| RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade 93.77

| RD3-score04 =6

| RD4-seed01 =1

| RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen 98.94

| RD4-score01 =11

| RD4-seed02 = 10

| RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Chisnall 96.71

| RD4-score02 =6

}}

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