The 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the

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, as a third entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Asian players who facing eight PDC players and was held at the Pullman Hotel Shanghai South in

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from 25–26 June 2016.

Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number three; he was ranked world number one from 20 ...

won the title, defeating

James Wade James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number nine; he reached a peak ranking of world number two in 2010. ...

8–3 in the final.

Qualifiers

The four seeded PDC players were: # Gary Anderson ''(quarter-finals)'' #

(winner) #

Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player who formerly competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Jackpot", he is a two-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2011 and 2012. ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Phil Taylor ''(semi-finals)'' The next four seeded PDC players were (drawn at random into seeded side of the draw): :*

''(runner-up)'' :*

Dave Chisnall David Chisnall (born 12 September 1980) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twelve; he reached a peak ranking of world number five in ...

''(semi-finals)'' :*

Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he was ranked world number one from January 2008 to June 2008. Nicknamed "Barney", he is a five-t ...

''(quarter-finals)'' :* Peter Wright ''(quarter-finals)'' The following players were invited: :*

Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa (born 25 January 1954) is a Singaporean professional darts player. Nicknamed "the Singapore Slinger", Lim was the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Darts Championship, which he achiev ...

''(first round)'' :* Scott MacKenzie ''(first round)'' :*

Royden Lam Royden Lam (; born 8 September 1975) is a darts player from Hong Kong. Career Royden Lam is best known as a soft tip darts player but also plays steel tip darts. In 2009 he won the Hong Kong Open by beating Liu Cheng from China in the final. ...

''(first round)'' :* Yunfei Jiang ''(first round)'' The Chinese qualifiers were: :* Yuanjun Liu ''(first round)'' :* Shiyan Lai ''(first round)'' :* Lihao Wen ''(first round)'' :* Jianhua Shen ''(first round)''

Draw

References

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