 Gurney akakunda seti yekutanga yemutambo wake wechipiri wakatarisana naAnderson pa2016 World Championship. Akaenderera mberi nekurasikirwa ne41, asi akarasikirwa nedhireti kuti akunde seti yechipiri uye ina kuti akunde yechitatu. Akaita avhareji ye105.18 mukukunda Peter Wright 64 mumutambo wechitatu weDutch Darts Masters uye akazoita avhareji ye106.84 panguva ye64 quarter-final kukunda Adrian Lewis. Gurney akapinda mumutambo wake wekutanga wePDC aine 61 kukunda Mensur Suljović, asi akarasikirwa ne62 kuenda kunhamba yekutanga yepasi Van Gerwen. Iye zvino akanga ava mutambi wechipiri weNorthern Ireland paOrder of Merit uye saka akabatana naBrendan Dolan paWorld Cup of Dartsuye vakakunda Japan, Ireland neCanada kuti vasvike kumasemi-fainari, uko vakarasikirwa nemitambo yavo miviri yokurwisana neEngland yaPhil Taylor naAdrian Lewis. Gurney akakwanisa kupinda mumutambo wake wekutanga weWorld Matchplay, asi akadonhedzwa 102 naIan White mumutambo wekutanga. Akaita zviri nani zvikuru paWorld Grand Prix, pasinei nokuti akanga atora mwedzi wokurega nokuda kwepfupa rakaputsika muruoko rwake rwekukanda. Akakunda Mensur Suljović 21 mumutambo wekusarudza uye Steve West 30 kuti aite makwikwi ekupedzisira, uko akarasikirwa ne31 kuna Dave Chisnall. Gurney akaburitswa kunze mumutambo wekutanga weEuropean Championship 64 naGerwyn Price uye 61 naKim Huybrechts mumutambo wechipiri weVatambi veChikwata cheChikwata. 