2016 European Championship (darts)

2016 Unibet European Championship
Tournament information
Dates28–30 October 2016
VenueEthias Arena
LocationHasselt
Country Belgium
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 Australia Simon Whitlock
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2015 2017»

The 2016 Unibet European Championship was the ninth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which saw the top European players from the ten European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 28–30 October 2016 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Gary Anderson 11–10 in the final of the 2015 tournament,[1] and successfully defended his title, winning his third European Championship in a row, after defeating Mensur Suljović 11–1 in the final.[2]

  1. ^ "Battling van Gerwen's European Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Michael Van Gerwen seals hat-trick of European Championship titles". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.