The 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, 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 Shanghai, China from 25–26 June 2016.

Michael van Gerwen won the title, defeating James Wade 8–3 in the final.

[1] [2] The four seeded PDC players were: The next four seeded PDC players were (drawn at random into seeded side of the draw): The following players were invited: The Chinese qualifiers were: [3]