2016 Players Championship Finals

2016 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates25–27 November 2016
VenueButlin's Minehead
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£75,000
Nine-dart finishEngland Alan Norris
High checkout170 Belgium Kim Huybrechts
(third round)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2015 2017»

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 25–27 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.

  1. ^ "Michael van Gerwen beats Adrian Lewis to win Players Championship". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 November 2015.