2005 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2005 Sky Bet World Grand Prix was the eighth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, between 24–30 October 2005.

2005 Sky Bet World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates24–30 October 2005
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin
Country Ireland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"double in, double out"
Prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 England Dave Askew
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2004 2006»

Phil Taylor won his sixth Grand Prix title, defeating defending champion Colin Lloyd in the final by a score of 7 sets to 1.

Prize money

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Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £100,000)[1]
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-Up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Second round losers (8) £2,250
First round losers (16) £1,500

Seeds

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There were eight seeds for the tournament.[2]

Draw

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Players in bold denote match winners.[3][4][5]

First round (best of 3 sets)
24–25 October
Second round (best of 5 sets)
26–27 October
Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets)
28 October
Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
29 October
Final (best of 13 sets)
30 October
               
1   Colin Lloyd 2
  Tom Kirby 1
1   Colin Lloyd 82.80 3
  Wes Newton 81.48 0
    Wes Newton 2
  Steve Hine 1
1   Colin Lloyd 81.15 4
  Steve Beaton 76.92 3
8   John Part 0
  Steve Beaton 2
    Steve Beaton 71.49 3
  Gary Welding 71.58 1
    Kevin J Harris 0
  Gary Welding 2
1   Colin Lloyd 83.22 6
  Dennis Priestley 82.65 4
5   Wayne Mardle 2
  Lionel Sams 0
5   Wayne Mardle 78.12 3
  Alex Roy 72.87 1
    Alex Roy 2
  Alan Warriner 0
5   Wayne Mardle 78.27 1
  Dennis Priestley 83.61 4
4   Roland Scholten 0
  Dennis Priestley 2
    Dennis Priestley 77.28 3
  Keith Rooney 73.32 2
    James Wade 1
  Keith Rooney 2
1   Colin Lloyd 82.05 1
2   Phil Taylor 90.75 7
2   Phil Taylor 2
  Joe Collins 0
2   Phil Taylor 89.82 3
  Andy Jenkins 79.11 0
    Bob Anderson 1
  Andy Jenkins 2
2   Phil Taylor 98.07 4
  Mark Dudbridge 82.77 0
7   Kevin Painter 2
  Terry Jenkins 0
7   Kevin Painter 82.92 2
  Mark Dudbridge 85.74 3
    Dave Askew 0
  Mark Dudbridge 2
2   Phil Taylor 94.92 6
  Dennis Smith 73.44 0
6   Peter Manley 2
  Denis Ovens 1
6   Peter Manley 78.66 1
  John Magowan 78.45 3
    Alan Caves 1
  John Magowan 2
    John Magowan 69.90 0
  Dennis Smith 75.63 4
3   Ronnie Baxter 2
  Jamie Harvey 0
3   Ronnie Baxter 85.14 2
  Dennis Smith 80.46 3
    Dennis Smith 2
  Mark Walsh 1

References

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  1. ^ "2005 World Grand Prix Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "World Grand Prix 2005". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Results of World Grand Prix 2005". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ "World Grand Prix 2005 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2005 World Grand Prix Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2024.