2019 World Grand Prix (darts)

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»

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.

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. 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.