The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 5–6 November 2016.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–10 in last year's final.

He defended his title this year by again beating Wright 11–9.

[1] [2] [3][4] The top eight players from the six World Series events of 2016 are seeded for this tournament.

They are: In addition, eight players were invited as "global prospects", as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2016 World Grand Prix on 9 October 2016.