2016 Tokyo Darts Masters

The 2016 Tokyo Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament (formerly known as the Japan Darts Masters) by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from 6–7 July 2016.

2016 Tokyo Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	6–7 July 2016
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Location	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final – best of 15 legs
High checkout	161 Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Gary Anderson
«2015

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final, but he lost 8–7 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.^[1]

Gary Anderson won the title after beating Michael van Gerwen 8–6 in the final.^[2]

Qualifiers

The seeded PDC players were:

1. Gary Anderson (winner)
2. Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
3. James Wade (semi-finals)
4. Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)

The next four seeded PDC players were (drawn at random into seeded side of the draw):

5. Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
6. Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
7. Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
8. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)

The Japanese qualifiers were:

• Keita Ono (first round)
• Haruki Muramatsu (first round)
• Masahiro Hiraga (first round)
• Seigo Asada (first round)
• Masumi Chino (first round)
• Tsuneki Zaha (first round)
• Shintaro Inoue (first round)
• Chikara Fujimori (first round)

Draw

^[3]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 6 July[4]					Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 7 July[5]					Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 7 July[5]					Final (best of 15 legs) 7 July[5]
	1	Gary Anderson 96.08	6
		Seigo Asada 77.38	1
						1	Gary Anderson 103.00	8
							Raymond van Barneveld 95.90	3
		Raymond van Barneveld 92.87	6
		Keita Ono 82.92	1
											1	Gary Anderson 104.71	8
											4	Adrian Lewis 95.41	5
	4	Adrian Lewis 90.18	6
		Tsuneki Zaha 80.95	1
						4	Adrian Lewis 98.96	8
							Peter Wright 95.32	6
		Peter Wright 92.97	6
		Chikara Fujimori 76.77	0
																1	Gary Anderson 103.72	8
																2	Michael van Gerwen 101.90	6
	2	Michael van Gerwen 93.24	6
		Masumi Chino 81.98	3
						2	Michael van Gerwen 101.91	8
							Dave Chisnall 99.43	6
		Dave Chisnall 96.64	6
		Shintaro Inoue 84.81	1
											2	Michael van Gerwen 101.67	8
											3	James Wade 91.45	3
	3	James Wade 88.90	6
		Masahiro Hiraga 77.07	1
						3	James Wade 101.71	8
							Phil Taylor 103.43	7
		Phil Taylor 97.35	6
		Haruki Muramatsu 79.13	2

References

1. "Phil Taylor secures Japan Darts Masters crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
2. "Gary Anderson defeats Michael van Gerwen in Tokyo Darts Masters final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
3. "2016 Japan Darts Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
4. "Zipang Casino Tokyo Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
5. "Anderson's Tokyo Win Completes Treble". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.