2016 Players Championship Finals
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| 2016 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 25–27 November 2016 | ||
| Venue | Butlin's Minehead | ||
| Location | Minehead, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £75,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | Alan Norris | ||
| High checkout | 170 Kim Huybrechts | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2016 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the ninth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 64 players from the 20 Players Championship events of 2016 taking part, doubling the number of participants. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 25 to 27 November 2016.
Sixteen time world champion Phil Taylor was a notable absence at the tournament after failing to qualify, having played only three out of the 20 tournaments during the year.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion by beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the previous year's final,[1] and van Gerwen would retain his Players Championship title, beating Dave Chisnall 11–3 in the final.
Alan Norris hit a nine-dart finish in his first-round match against Michael Smith, which was the first time it had ever happened in the tournament's history.
The 2016 Players Championship Finals will have a total prize fund of £400,000, a £100,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament.[2] The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £75,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £35,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £20,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £11,500 |
| Last 16 (third round) | (8) | £7,500 |
| Last 32 (second round) | (16) | £5,000 |
| Last 64 (first round) | (32) | £2,000 |
| Nine-dart finish | (1) | £35,000 |
