The 2016 Austrian Darts Open was the fifth of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Multiversum Schwechat in Vienna, Austria, between 10–12 June 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
| 2016 Austrian Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 10–12 June 2016 | ||
| Venue | Multiversum Schwechat | ||
| Location | Vienna | ||
| Country |  Austria | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 164  Nigel Heydon(second round) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Phil Taylor | |||
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Vincent van der Voort was the defending champion from the 2014 tournament, but lost in the first round to Steve Beaton.
Phil Taylor won the event after beating Michael Smith 6–4 in the final, in what was his first (and what would turn out to be his last) PDC European Tour event since the 2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy.[1]
Prize money
editThe prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.[2]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £3,500 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £2,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £1,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £115,000 | |
Qualification and format
editThe top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 13 May automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 20 May),[4] eight from the European Qualifier on 1 June[5] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 9 June.
The following players will take part in the tournament:
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Draw
editReferences
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- ^ "2016 PDC Austrian Darts Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "European Tour Events 5-6 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "European Tour 5-6 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Italian Ace Amongst European Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Double Delight For Austrians In Vienna". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Perfect Start For Van Gerwen In Austria". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Taylor Wins 2016 Austrian Darts Open". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2016.