2005 World Grand Prix (darts)

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»

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.

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

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

There were eight seeds for the tournament.[2]

  1. England Colin Lloyd
  2. England Phil Taylor
  3. England Ronnie Baxter
  4. Netherlands Roland Scholten
  5. England Wayne Mardle
  6. England Peter Manley
  7. England Kevin Painter
  8. Canada John Part

Draw

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 England Colin Lloyd 2
Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby 1
1 England Colin Lloyd 82.80 3
England Wes Newton 81.48 0
  England Wes Newton 2
England Steve Hine 1
1 England Colin Lloyd 81.15 4
England Steve Beaton 76.92 3
8 Canada John Part 0
England Steve Beaton 2
  England Steve Beaton 71.49 3
England Gary Welding 71.58 1
  England Kevin J Harris 0
England Gary Welding 2
1 England Colin Lloyd 83.22 6
England Dennis Priestley 82.65 4
5 England Wayne Mardle 2
England Lionel Sams 0
5 England Wayne Mardle 78.12 3
England Alex Roy 72.87 1
  England Alex Roy 2
England Alan Warriner 0
5 England Wayne Mardle 78.27 1
England Dennis Priestley 83.61 4
4 Netherlands Roland Scholten 0
England Dennis Priestley 2
  England Dennis Priestley 77.28 3
Republic of Ireland Keith Rooney 73.32 2
  England James Wade 1
Republic of Ireland Keith Rooney 2
1 England Colin Lloyd 82.05 1
2 England Phil Taylor 90.75 7
2 England Phil Taylor 2
Republic of Ireland Joe Collins 0
2 England Phil Taylor 89.82 3
England Andy Jenkins 79.11 0
  England Bob Anderson 1
England Andy Jenkins 2
2 England Phil Taylor 98.07 4
England Mark Dudbridge 82.77 0
7 England Kevin Painter 2
England Terry Jenkins 0
7 England Kevin Painter 82.92 2
England Mark Dudbridge 85.74 3
  England Dave Askew 0
England Mark Dudbridge 2
2 England Phil Taylor 94.92 6
England Dennis Smith 73.44 0
6 England Peter Manley 2
England Denis Ovens 1
6 England Peter Manley 78.66 1
Northern Ireland John Magowan 78.45 3
  England Alan Caves 1
Northern Ireland John Magowan 2
  Northern Ireland John Magowan 69.90 0
England Dennis Smith 75.63 4
3 England Ronnie Baxter 2
Scotland Jamie Harvey 0
3 England Ronnie Baxter 85.14 2
England Dennis Smith 80.46 3
  England Dennis Smith 2
England Mark Walsh 1

References

  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.