2016 Champions League of Darts
| 2016 Unibet Champions League of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 24–25 September 2016 | ||
| Venue | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff | ||
| Location | Cardiff | ||
| Country | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout | 167 England Phil Taylor (group stage, second match) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| England Phil Taylor | |||
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The 2016 Champions League of Darts, also known as the Unibet Champions League of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the inaugural staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It took place from 24–25 September 2016 at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wales. Phil Taylor won, defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–5 in the final.[1]
Format
[edit | edit source]The eight qualifying entrants were first split into two groups of four, playing each other once in best of 19-legged matches. The top two players in each group then proceeded to a knockout stage of two semi-finals and a final, all best of 21 legs.
Qualifiers
[edit | edit source]Only the top eight players on the PDC Order of Merit on 12 August 2016 qualified for the tournament; they were:
- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
- Scotland Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
- England Adrian Lewis (group stage)
- England Phil Taylor (winner)
- Scotland Peter Wright (group stage)
- England James Wade (semi-finals)
- England Michael Smith (group stage)
- Scotland Robert Thornton (group stage)
Prize fund
[edit | edit source]The prize money was distributed as follows:[2]
| Stage (number of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
| Third in group stage | (2) | £15,000 |
| Fourth in group stage | (2) | £10,000 |
Results
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]All matches first-to-10 (best of 19 legs)
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Average = 3-dart average; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase
Group A[edit | edit source]
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Group B[edit | edit source]
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Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 25 September[5] | Final (best of 21 legs) 25 September[5] | ||||||||
| A1 | England Phil Taylor (4) 98.38 | 11 | |||||||
| B2 | England James Wade (6) 94.66 | 3 | |||||||
| A1 | England Phil Taylor (4) 98.97 | 11 | |||||||
| A2 | Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (1) 100.92 | 5 | |||||||
| B1 | Scotland Gary Anderson (2) 96.22 | 5 | |||||||
| A2 | Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (1) 105.67 | 11 | |||||||
Broadcasting
[edit | edit source]In the United Kingdom, the event was televised by the BBC. The first group games were televised on BBC One; and, from the second group games onwards, BBC Two. Jason Mohammad presented coverage with Paul Nicholson, Mark Webster, and Alan Warriner-Little being the analysts. Vassos Alexander, Dan Dawson, Nicholson, and Warriner-Little were the match commentators.
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