2019 World Grand Prix (darts)

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

2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates6–12 October 2019
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin
Country Ireland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"Double in, Double out"
Prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£110,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
170 England Mervyn King
170 England Dave Chisnall
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2018 2020»

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Dave (6 October 2018). "Van Gerwen Lifts Fourth World Grand Prix Title". PDC. 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. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Day One". PDC. 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Day Three". PDC. 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Day Four". PDC. 9 October 2019.
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