2016 PDC Pro Tour
The 2016 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. In 2016 there were 36 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers and ten European Tour events.
Prize money
Prize money for each Players Championship has increased from £60,000 to £75,000 per event. The UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events stays the same as in 2015.This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage | |||
| Winner | £10,000 | £10,000 | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | £5,000 | £6,000 | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £2,500 | £3,000 | £5,000 |
| £2,000 | £2,250 | £3,500 | |
| Last 16 | £1,500 | £1,500 | £2,000 |
| Last 32 | £750 | £1,000 | £1,500 |
| Last 48 | N/A | N/A | £1,000 |
| Last 64 | £250 | £500 | N/A |
| Total | £60,000 | £75,000 | £115,000 |
PDC Pro Tour Card
128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.Tour Cards
The 2016 Tour Cards are awarded to:- The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2016 World Championship. Kevin McDine resigned his card.
- The 27 of 34 qualifiers from 2015 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship. Steve Douglas resigned his card.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2015 Challenge Tour.
- * Jan Dekker is also in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, a Pro Tour Card was awarded to Shaun Griffiths, who finished third on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2015 Development Tour.
- * Bradley Kirk turned down his Tour Card, which was subsequently awarded to Berry van Peer.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Challenge Tour.
- Two highest qualifiers from 2014 Development Tour.
- * Dimitri Van den Bergh is also in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, and therefore, one extra Tour Card was awarded to a Q-School qualifier.
- The winner of the 2015 Scandinavian Order of Merit.
- The 16 qualifiers from 2016 Q-School.
Q-School
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 13–16. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:| January 13 | January 14 | January 15 | January 16 |
 John Bowles Simon Stevenson Andy Parsons Ricky Williams |  Jonathan Worsley James Richardson Ted Evetts Ryan Meikle |  Ray Campbell  Jeffrey de Graaf Tony Newell Brian Woods | Ryan Palmer Ross Smith Yordi Meeuwisse Vincent Kamphuis |
| 371 contestants | 372 contestants | 364 contestants | 350 contestants |
A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
| Stage | Points |
| Last 8 | 9 |
| Last 16 | 5 |
| Last 32 | 3 |
| Last 64 | 2 |
| Last 128 | 1 |
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
UK Open Qualifiers
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 1 | Friday 5 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Adrian Lewis | 6–2 | Phil Taylor | |
| 2 | Saturday 6 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | 6–4 | Alan Norris | ||
| 3 | Sunday 7 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Phil Taylor | 6−2 | ||
| 4 | Friday 19 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Gary Anderson  | 6–1 | James Wade | |
| 5 | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | 6–2 | Gerwyn Price | |||
| 6 | Sunday 21 February | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | 6–2 | Steve Beaton |
Players Championships
European Tour
Compared to last year, there's one European Tour event added on the calendar. In addition, the top 32 of the European Tour will qualify for the European Championship.| No. | Date | Venue | Location | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Dutch Darts Masters | 6–2 | |||||
| 2 | 26–28 March | German Darts Masters |  Munich, Ballhausforum | 6–4 | |||
| 3 | 6–8 May | Gibraltar Darts Trophy | 6–2 | ||||
| 4 | 13–15 May | Hamburg, Inselparkhalle | James Wade | 6–5 | Dave Chisnall | ||
| 5 | 10–12 June | Phil Taylor | 6–4 | ||||
| 6 | 29–31 July | European Darts Open | Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel | 6–5 | |||
| 7 | 2–4 September | International Darts Open | Riesa, SACHSENarena | Mensur Suljović  | 6–5 | ||
| 8 | European Darts Trophy | Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle | 6–5 | Mensur Suljović | |||
| 9 | European Darts Grand Prix | Sindelfingen, Glaspalast | 6–2 | ||||
| 10 | 14–16 October | Hildesheim, Halle 39 | Alan Norris | 6–5 | Jelle Klaasen |
PDC Challenge Tour
The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour was open to all PDPA Associate Members who failed to win a Tour Card at Qualifying School. The players who finished first and second received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Qualifying School.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 19 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Chris Quantock | 5−3 | Rob Cross | |
| 2 | Saturday 19 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Barry Lynn | 5−4 |  Rob Modra | |
| 3 | Sunday 20 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Ritchie Edhouse | 5−0 | Mark Dudbridge | |
| 4 | Sunday 20 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Bryan de Hoog | 5−4 | Peter Hudson | |
| 5 | Saturday 28 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Nick Fullwell | 5−1 | Rob Cross | |
| 6 | Saturday 28 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Adam Hunt | 5−3 | Jamie Bain | |
| 7 | Sunday 29 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Ryan Searle | 5−2 | Mark Dudbridge | |
| 8 | Sunday 29 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Scott Taylor | 5−4 | Barry Lynn | |
| 9 | Saturday 25 June | Milton Keynes, ArenaMK | Matt Padgett | 5−4 | Lee Evans | |
| 10 | Saturday 25 June | Milton Keynes, ArenaMK | Rob Cross | 5−2 | Mark Dudbridge | |
| 11 | Sunday 26 June | Milton Keynes, ArenaMK | Richie Burnett | 5−2 | Ryan Searle | |
| 12 | Sunday 26 June | Milton Keynes, ArenaMK | Kelvin Hart | 5−3 | René Eidams | |
| 13 | Saturday 10 September | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Rob Cross | 5−1 | Michael Barnard | |
| 14 | Saturday 10 September | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Richie Burnett | 5−1 | Arron Monk | |
| 15 | Sunday 11 September | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Rob Cross | 5−0 | Martyn Turner | |
| 16 | Sunday 11 September | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Ryan Searle | 5−1 | Barrie Bates |
PDC Development Tour
The PDC Unicorn Development Tour is open to players aged 16–23. The Development Tour is expanded from 16 to 20 tournaments, where event number 20 is the PDC Youth World Championship from the Last 64 onwards. The players who finish first and second on the Order of Merit will receive two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2017 and 2018. In addition, the players who finish from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2017 PDC Qualifying School.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 26 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Callum Loose | 4−0 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | |
| 2 | Saturday 26 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Steve Lennon  | 4−2 | Kurt Parry | |
| 3 | Sunday 27 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Josh Payne | 4−1 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | |
| 4 | Sunday 27 March | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Adam Hunt | 4−2 | Dean Reynolds | |
| 5 | Saturday 23 April | Mülheim, RWE Sporthalle | Max Hopp | 4−2 | Steve Lennon | |
| 6 | Saturday 23 April | Mülheim, RWE Sporthalle | Ross Twell | 4−2 | Adam Hunt | |
| 7 | Sunday 24 April | Mülheim, RWE Sporthalle | Kenny Neyens  | 4−1 | Callum Loose | |
| 8 | Sunday 24 April | Mülheim, RWE Sporthalle | Dean Reynolds | 4−3 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | |
| 9 | Saturday 14 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Dean Reynolds | 4−3 | Bradley Kirk | |
| 10 | Saturday 14 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Ross Twell | 4−2 | Jimmy Hendriks | |
| 11 | Sunday 15 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Aden Kirk | 4−3 | Keegan Brown | |
| 12 | Sunday 15 May | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Ross Twell | 4−3 | Luke Humphries | |
| 13 | Saturday 3 September | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Dean Reynolds | 4−2 | Aaron Dyer | |
| 14 | Saturday 3 September | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4−2 | Steve Lennon | |
| 15 | Sunday 4 September | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Dean Reynolds | 4−3 | John de Kruijf | |
| 16 | Sunday 4 September | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Dean Reynolds | 4−1 | Aden Kirk | |
| 17 | Saturday 15 October | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Dean Reynolds | 4−3 | Justin van Tergouw | |
| 18 | Saturday 15 October | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Corey Cadby | 4−2 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | |
| 19 | Sunday 16 October | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Mike De Decker | 4−3 | Berry van Peer | |
| - | - | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | - | - | - | - |
Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour
The Scandinavian Pro Tour has eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player and the runner-up on the SDC Order of Merit 2016 will play in the 2017 World Championship preliminary round.Leading the overall table, Kim Viljanen and Magnus Caris won their places in the 2017 World Championship.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 30 January |  Tuusula, Hotel Gustavelund | Per Laursen  | 6–4 |  Dennis Nilsson | |
| 2 | Sunday 31 January | Tuusula, Hotel Gustavelund | Kim Viljanen | 6–3 | Magnus Caris | |
| 3 | Saturday 19 March | Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson | Daniel Larsson | 6–5 | Magnus Caris | |
| 4 | Sunday 20 March | Copenhagen, Hotel Park Inn by Radisson | Kim Viljanen | 6–1 | Daniel Jensen | |
| 5 | Saturday 27 August | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel | Madars Razma  | 6–0 | Aaron Knox | |
| 6 | Sunday 28 August | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel | Kim Viljanen | 6–2 | Daniel Larsson | |
| 7 | Saturday 8 October | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel | Roland Lenngren | 6–4 | Per Laursen | |
| 8 | Saturday 9 October | Gothenburg, Apple Hotel | Magnus Caris | 6–4 |  Cor Dekker |
Eurasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour
The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2017 World Championship Qualifier will be played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow. Players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 27 February |  Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6–4 | Aleksei Kadochnikov | |
| 2 | Sunday 28 February | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Roman Obukhov | 6–3 | Boris Koltsov | |
| 3 | Saturday 26 March | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Anton Kolesov | 6–5 | Roman Obukhov | |
| 4 | Sunday 27 March | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6–1 | Nikolai Mikhalin | |
| 5 | Saturday 23 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6–3 | Roman Obukhov | |
| 6 | Sunday 24 April | Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center | Boris Koltsov | 6–5 | Roman Obukhov |
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualified for the 2017 World Championship.Corey Cadby secured top spot in the Australian Grand Prix rankings and will qualify for the 2017 World Championship.
David Platt also won a place in the 2017 World Championship by winning the Oceanic Masters and therefore he will join Cadby and DPNZ qualifier Warren Parry to compete in the World Championship.
| No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Friday 5 February | Chester Hill Open 1 | Corey Cadby | 6–5 | John Weber | |
| 2 | Saturday 6 February | Chester Hill Open 2 | David Platt | 6–2 | Harley Kemp | |
| 3 | Sunday 7 February | Chester Hill Open 3 | Gordon Mathers | 6–2 | Corey Cadby | |
| 4 | Friday 4 March | Victoria Open 1 | Corey Cadby | 6–2 | David Platt | |
| 5 | Saturday 5 March | Victoria Open 2 | Corey Cadby | 6–5 | Tyson Hoeful | |
| 6 | Sunday 6 March | Victoria Open 3 | Corey Cadby | 6–2 | Laurence Ryder | |
| 7 | Saturday 19 March | DPA Perth Open 1 | David Platt | 6–3 |  Koha Kokiri | |
| 8 | Sunday 20 March | DPA Perth Open 2 | David Platt | 6–4 | Corey Cadby | |
| 9 | Saturday 2 April | Warilla Bowls Club Open 1 | Dave Marland | 6–5 | David Platt | |
| 10 | Sunday 3 April | Warilla Bowls Club Open 2 | Corey Cadby | 6–5 | Harley Kemp | |
| 11 | Saturday 30 April | NDDA Open 1 | David Platt | 6−4 | Tic Bridge | |
| 12 | Sunday 1 May | NDDA Open 2 | David Platt | 6−1 | Tyson Hoeful | |
| 13 | Thursday 26 May | DPA Australian Singles | Corey Cadby | 6−1 | Darren Herewini | |
| 14 | Friday 27 May | DPA Australian Open | Damon Heta | 6−1 | John Weber | |
| 15 | Friday 24 June | Queensland Open 1 | David Platt | 6−2 | John Matheson | |
| 16 | Saturday 25 June | Queensland Open 2 | Corey Cadby | 6−3 | Lucas Cameron | |
| 17 | Sunday 26 June | Queensland Open 3 | Corey Cadby | 6−0 | Steve MacArthur | |
| 18 | Saturday 30 July | Sydney Masters Qualifier 1 | Rhys Mathewson | 6−5 | Jeremy Fagg | |
| 19 | Sunday 31 July | Sydney Masters Qualifier 2 | Cody Harris | 6−5 | Warren Parry | |
| 20 | Monday 1 August | Sydney Masters Qualifier 3 | David Platt | 6−4 | Harley Kemp | |
| 21 | Friday 4 November | Harrows Australian GP 21 | Rob Szabo | 6−0 | Damon Heta | |
| 22 | Saturday 5 November | Harrows Australian GP 22 | Cody Harris | 6−5 | Rhys Mathewson | |
| 23 | Sunday 6 November | Harrows Oceanic Masters | David Platt | 6−0 | Cody Harris |
Chinese Tour
Stages One to Three will count towards the 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts, Stages Four to Seven for the inaugural 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters event and Stage Eight was a qualifier for the 2016 PDC World Youth Championship. Stage Thirteen was for the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship Qualification.| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Sets | Runner-Up | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 2 April |  Qingdao | Dawei Zhang | 2–1 | Weihong Li | |
| 2 | Saturday 9 April | Guangzhou | Bin Ouyang | 2−1 | Hu Ling | |
| 3 | Saturday 23 April | Ningbo | Lihao Wen | 2−1 | Jianhua Shen | |
| 4 | Saturday 14 May | Jinan | Yanlai Shi | 2−0 | Weihong Li | |
| 5 | Saturday 28 May | Hangzhou | Guanshou Ruan | 2−0 | Yuyi Shao | |
| 6 | Thursday 9 June | Chongqing | Chenhao Li | 2−0 | Xuejie Huang | |
| 7 | Friday 24 June | Shanghai | Qiang Wei | 2−1 | Fen Fiu | |
| 8 | July | Qingdao | Zong Xiao Chen | 6−4 | Luming Zhao | |
| 9 | Saturday 27 August | Shenyang | Chengan Liu | 2−1 | Yuanjun Liu | |
| 10 | September | Changsha | Lihao Wen | 2−0 | Wenge Xie | |
| 11 | September | Yinchuan | Qiang Wei | 2−1 | Zong Xiao Chen | |
| 12 | Saturday 29 October | Suzhou | Zong Xiao Chen | 2−0 | Yuanjun Liu |
World Championship PDPA Qualifier
The winner directly qualified for the first round, whereelse the runner-up and the two losers of the semi-finals entered the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship in the Preliminary Round.| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Ref. |
| Monday 28 November | Wigan, Robin Park Arena | Mark Frost | 5–2 | Kevin Simm | Simon Stevenson | John Bowles |