| 2016 German Darts Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 26–28 March 2016 | ||
| Venue | Ballhausforum | ||
| Location | Munich | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 164 Dave Chisnall | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The2016 German Darts Masters was the second of tenPDC European Tour events on the2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Ballhausforum,Munich,Germany, between 26 and 28 March 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beatenJohn Henderson 6–5 in theprevious edition. He retained his title by defeatingPeter Wright 6–4 in the final.[1]
The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.
| Stage(num. of players) | Prize money | |
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| 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 | |
The top 16 players from thePDC ProTour Order of MeritArchived 2012-12-05 atarchive.today on 15 January automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[2]
The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held inWigan on 17 January),[3] eight from the European Qualifier on 23 January[4] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 25 March.
The following players will take part in the tournament:
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