The field of 32 players was made up from the top 16 on the
PDC Order of Merit on September 11 and the top 16 non-qualified players from the
ProTour Order of Merit. In a change to qualification from recent years, the top two non-qualified residents of the
Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland now no longer get an automatic qualification spot. The top eight players were seeded in the tournament.
Phil Taylor (who would have been the #4 seed) opted not to enter the tournament, moving the rest of the top 16 up a place, thus meaning 17th placed
Robert Thornton (the
2015 champion who would not have qualified otherwise) took his place. Number two seed
Gary Anderson withdrew shortly before the tournament began due to the impending birth of his child, with
Mark Webster, the highest-ranked player from the PDC Order of Merit not to have qualified, replacing him in the draw, with the seedings not being adjusted. Four players,
Rob Cross,
Ronny Huybrechts,
Christian Kist and
Richard North made their
World Grand Prix debuts.
PDC Order of Merit (1–16)
(Top 8 seeded) •
Michael van Gerwen (first round) •
Gary Anderson (
Withdrew) •
Peter Wright (quarter-finals) •
Adrian Lewis (first round) •
Dave Chisnall (second round) •
Mensur Suljović (semi-finals) •
Michael Smith (first round) •
Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals) •
Jelle Klaasen (first round) •
James Wade (first round) •
Daryl Gurney (winner) •
Kim Huybrechts (first round) •
Ian White (first round) •
Benito van de Pas (quarter-finals) •
Simon Whitlock (runner-up) •
Robert Thornton (quarter-finals) Pro Tour •
Rob Cross (first round) •
Alan Norris (second round) •
Joe Cullen (second round) •
Mervyn King (second round) •
Gerwyn Price (second round) •
Steve Beaton (second round) •
Kyle Anderson (first round) •
Cristo Reyes (first round) •
Darren Webster (first round) •
Stephen Bunting (first round) •
Christian Kist (first round) •
John Henderson (semi-finals) •
Justin Pipe (first round) •
Steve West (second round) •
Richard North (second round) •
Ronny Huybrechts (first round) ==Draw==