Michael van Gerwen may be the top ranked player in the PDC Order of Merit, but how good is he? How many titles has he won this year and what has been the prize money he has earned
Listed below are the various PDC titles contested this year along with the roll of honour and prize money for each tournament.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Category
|
Prize Fund
|
Winner
|
|
17/12/2015-03/01/2016
|
PDC World Championship
|
WC
|
£1,500,000
|
Gary Anderson
|
|
30/01/2016-31/01/2016
|
The Masters
|
U
|
£200,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
12/02/2016-14/02/2016
|
PDC Dutch Darts Masters
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
04/03/2016-06/03/2016
|
UK Open
|
Premier
|
£300,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
12/03/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 1
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Peter Wright
|
|
13/03/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 2
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Stephen Bunting
|
|
26/03/2016-28/03/2016
|
PDC German Darts Masters
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
08/04/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 3
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
09/04/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 4
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Benito van de Pas
|
|
10/04/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 5
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Ian White
|
|
30/04/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 6
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Josh Payne
|
|
01/05/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 7
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Gerwyn Price
|
|
06/05/2016-08/05/2016
|
PDC Gibraltar Darts Trophy
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
13/05/2016-15/05/2016
|
PDC European Matchplay
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
James Wade
|
|
04/02/2016-19/05/2016
|
Premier League
|
U
|
£725,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
21/05/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Coventry 8
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Gerwyn Price
|
|
22/05/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Coventry 9
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Benito van de Pas
|
|
26/05/2016-27/05/2016
|
Dubai Masters
|
U
|
Unknown
|
Gary Anderson
|
|
02/06/2016-05/06/2016
|
PDC World Cup of Darts
|
U
|
£250,000
|
Phil Taylor+Adrian Lewis
|
|
10/06/2016-12/06/2016
|
PDC Austrian Darts Open
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Phil Taylor
|
|
17/06/2016-19/06/2016
|
Auckland Masters
|
U
|
Unknown
|
Gary Anderson
|
|
25/06/2016-26/06/2016
|
Shanghai Masters
|
U
|
Unknown
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
02/07/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 10
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Dave Chisnall
|
|
03/07/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 11
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Ian White
|
|
06/07/2016-07/07/2016
|
Japan Darts Masters
|
U
|
Unknown
|
Gary Anderson
|
|
16/07/2016-24/07/2016
|
World Matchplay
|
Premier
|
£450,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
29/07/2016-31/07/2016
|
PDC European Darts Open
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
06/08/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 12
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Gary Anderson
|
|
07/08/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 13
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Ian White
|
|
18/08/2016-20/08/2016
|
Sydney Masters
|
U
|
Unknown
|
Phil Taylor
|
|
25/08/2016-27/08/2016
|
Perth Masters
|
U
|
Unknown
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
02/09/2016-04/09/2016
|
PDC International Darts Open
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Mensur Suljovic
|
|
09/09/2016-11/09/2016
|
PDC European Darts Trophy
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
16/09/2016-18/09/2016
|
PDC European Darts Grand Prix
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
20/09/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 14
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
21/09/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 15
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
22/09/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 16
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
24/09/2016-25/09/2016
|
Champions League of Darts
|
U
|
£250,000
|
Phil Taylor
|
|
30/09/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Ireland 17
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
01/10/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Ireland 18
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Simon Whitlock
|
|
02/10/2016-08/10/2016
|
World Grand Prix
|
Premier
|
£400,000
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
|
14/10/2016-16/10/2016
|
PDC German Darts Championship
|
ET
|
£115,000
|
Alan Norris
|
|
21/10/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 19
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Simon Whitlock
|
|
22/10/2016
|
PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 20
|
Pro Tour
|
£75,000
|
Benito van de Pas
|
|
28/10/2016-30/10/2016
|
European Championship
|
Premier
|
£400,000
|
|
|
05/11/2016-06/11/2016
|
World Series Of Darts Finals
|
U
|
Unknown
|
|
|
12/11/2016-20/11/2016
|
Grand Slam Of Darts
|
Premier
|
£400,000
|
|
|
25/11/2016-27/11/2016
|
Players Championship Finals
|
Premier
|
£400,000
|
|
|
15/12/2016-02/01/2017
|
PDC World Championship
|
WC
|
£1,650,000
|
|
|
|
TOTAL PRIZE FUND
|
|
£8,485,000
|
|
The SSE SWALEC, Cardiff will welcome the world's number 1 Michael van Gerwen for the second instalment of the Foster's Pro Darts Challenge on Saturday 18 February alongside his Dutch compatriot Raymond van Barneveld, Peter Wright and Welsh hope Jonny Clayton completing the bill.
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