The 2016 Unibet World Grand Prix was the 19th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was played from 2–8 October 2016 at the Citywest Hotel in

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, Ireland. Robert Thornton was the defending champion after beating

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5–4 in sets in the last year's final, but he lost in the first round to

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won his third Grand Prix title after defeating Gary Anderson 5–2 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize money remained at £400,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Qualification

The field of 32 players was made up from the top 16 on the

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on September 25. The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit and then to the top two non-qualified residents of the

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and

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from the 2016 ProTour Order of Merit. The top eight players are seeded in the tournament. The following players are taking part in the tournament:

Draw

The draw was made on 25 September during the 2016 Champions League of Darts.

References

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