2019 World Grand Prix (darts)

2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates6–12 October 2019
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin, Ireland
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatSets
"Double in, Double out"
Prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£110,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Michael van Gerwen (NED)
«2018 2020»

The 2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was the 22nd staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 6 to 12 October 2019 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 5–2 in the 2018 final,[1] and he successfully defended the Grand Prix for the first time, winning the title for the fifth time overall with a 5–2 win against Dave Chisnall in the final.[2]

Prize money

The total prize money increased from £400,000 to £450,000.[3]

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £450,000)
Winner (1) £110,000
Runner-up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £25,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £16,000
Second round losers (8) £10,000
First round losers (16) £6,000

Qualification

The field of 32 players included the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit; the top eight players seeded for the tournament.

Draw

First round
(best of 3 sets)
6–7 October

[4][5]
Second round
(best of 5 sets)
8–9 October

[6][7]
Quarter-finals
(best of 5 sets)
10 October
Semi-finals
(best of 7 sets)
11 October
Final
(best of 9 sets)
12 October
               
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 84.59 2
England Jamie Hughes 85.08 1
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.79 3
Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 74.87 0
  Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 88.67 2
England Steve Beaton 73.68 0
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.64 3
England Mervyn King 87.74 1
8 England James Wade 86.15 2
Scotland John Henderson 82.79 1
8 England James Wade 78.59 1
England Mervyn King 85.83 3
  England Mervyn King 88.03 2
Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 84.95 1
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 91.41 4
England Chris Dobey 83.56 0
5 England Michael Smith 83.39 2
Australia Simon Whitlock 77.96 1
5 England Michael Smith 76.98 1
England Ian White 86.29 3
  England Joe Cullen 84.44 1
England Ian White 85.95 2
  England Ian White 76.99 2
England Chris Dobey 90.13 3
4 Scotland Gary Anderson 84.26 2
England Keegan Brown 81.50 0
4 Scotland Gary Anderson 82.99 1
England Chris Dobey 85.77 3
  England Ricky Evans 79.08 0
England Chris Dobey 89.50 2
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.74 5
England Dave Chisnall 93.32 2
2 England Rob Cross 87.75 2
Austria Mensur Suljović 84.70 1
2 England Rob Cross 86.44 2
England Glen Durrant 85.30 3
  England Glen Durrant 84.90 2
Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 84.94 1
  England Glen Durrant 85.42 3
Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 83.60 2
7 Scotland Peter Wright 80.82 2
Germany Max Hopp 79.49 0
7 Scotland Peter Wright 83.12 1
Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 88.85 3
  England Adrian Lewis 82.14 1
Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 78.59 2
  England Glen Durrant 87.20 1
England Dave Chisnall 91.17 4
6 Wales Gerwyn Price 79.69 1
England Dave Chisnall 92.50 2
  England Dave Chisnall 86.35 3
England Stephen Bunting 70.82 0
  England Stephen Bunting 77.88 2
Wales Jonny Clayton 73.42 0
  England Dave Chisnall 90.00 3
England Nathan Aspinall 93.26 1
3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 84.04 0
Netherlands Danny Noppert 79.60 2
  Netherlands Danny Noppert 80.75 2
England Nathan Aspinall 87.26 3
  Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 65.32 0
England Nathan Aspinall 92.04 2

References

  1. ↑ Allen, Dave (6 October 2018). "Van Gerwen Lifts Fourth World Grand Prix Title". PDC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "World Grand Prix darts final: Leg-by-leg report and highlights from Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Dave Chisnall". Sporting Life. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Allen, Dave (9 January 2019). "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Day One". PDC. 6 October 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Day Three". PDC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Day Four". PDC. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019.