2008 World Grand Prix (darts)

2008 Sky Poker World Grand Prix 6–12 October 2008 Citywest Hotel Dublin, Ireland Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Sets"double in, double out" £250,000 £50,000 170 Raymond van Barneveld Phil Taylor ENG 2007 2009 The 2008 Sky Poker World Grand Prix was the eleventh World Grand Prix darts tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held from 6 to 12 October 2008 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.PDC website report - Irish Fans Show Record Support https://web.archive.org/web/20080817231157/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/GrandPrixDetail/0,,10180~1365760,00.html 2008-08-17 from the Professional Darts Corporation, obtained 15-08-2008 The event featured a tournament record prize fund of £250,000 with £50,000 going to the winner.PDC website report - Sky Poker sponsors World Grand Prix https://web.archive.org/web/20080813230111/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/GrandPrixDetail/0,,10180~1356495,00.html 2008-08-13 from the Professional Darts Corporation, obtained 15-08-2008PDC Order of Merit Explanation https://web.archive.org/web/20081219065358/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/OrderofMerit/0%2C%2C10180~1233239%2C00.html 2008-12-19 from the Professional Darts Corporation, obtained 15-08-2008 Phil Taylor won his eighth Grand Prix title with a 6–2 victory over Raymond van Barneveld in the final watched by 355,000 viewers. James Wade was the defending champion, however lost 2–1 to Tony Eccles in the first round. Format All legs were 501 points double-in double-out format. The first-round games were best of three sets. Second round games were best of five sets, the quarter-finals best of seven sets, the semi-finals best of nine sets, and the final was best of eleven sets. All sets were best of five legs/first to three legs.PDC website report - Sky Poker World Grand Prix Schedule of Play https://web.archive.org/web/20080926042103/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/GrandPrixDetail/0,,10180~1401367,00.html 2008-09-26 from the Professional Darts Corporation, obtained 23-09-2008 Prize money A tournament record prize fund of £250,000 was available to the participants, divided based on the following performances: Position (num. of players) Prize money(Total: £250,000)Winner (1) £50,000Runner-Up (1) £25,000Semi-finalists (2) £14,500Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000Second round losers (8) £6,750First round losers (16) £3,250Nine-dart finish (0) £15,000 Qualification The field of 32 players was mostly made up from the top sixteen players in the PDC Order of Merit on September 21, following the two Players Championship events at the Newport Center in Newport, Wales. The top eight from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining sixteen places went to the top twelve non-qualified players from the 2008 Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top four non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2008 Players Championship Order of Merit who have competed in at least six Players Championship events. PDC Top 16 ENG Phil Taylor (winner) NED Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up) ENG James Wade (first round) CAN John Part (quarter-finals) ENG Terry Jenkins (semi-finals) ENG Wayne Mardle (second round) ENG Colin Lloyd (quarter-finals) ENG Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals) ENG Adrian Lewis (second round) ENG Alan Tabern (first round) NED Roland Scholten (first round) ENG Dennis Priestley (quarter-finals) ENG Peter Manley (first round) ENG Ronnie Baxter (first round) ENG Colin Osborne (second round) ENG Mervyn King (semi-finals)PDPA Players Championship qualifiers ENG Chris Mason (first round) ENG Denis Ovens (first round) SCO Robert Thornton (second round) ENG Kevin Painter (second round) ENG Mark Walsh (second round) NED Vincent van der Voort (first round) ENG Wayne Jones (first round) ENG Mark Dudbridge (first round) ENG Andy Smith (first round) ENG Tony Eccles (second round) NIR Felix McBrearty (first round) ENG Steve Beaton (first round)Irish qualifiers IRE Mick McGowan (first round) NIR John MaGowan (first round) NIR Brendan Dolan (first round) IRE Jacko Barry (second round) Draw Draw and schedule of play was as follows: First round (best of 3 sets)6–7 October Second round (best of 5 sets)8–9 October Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets)10 October Semi-finals (best of 9 sets)11 October Final (best of 11 sets)12 October 200 1 ENG Phil Taylor 96.72 2 ENG Ronnie Baxter 84.62 0   NIR John MaGowan 78.47 1 ENG Colin Osborne 89.01 2 8 ENG Andy Hamilton 85.09 2 ENG Andy Smith 86.36 1   SCO Robert Thornton 89.36 2 ENG Peter Manley 81.16 0 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 80.44 2 IRE Mick McGowan 73.20 0   ENG Mark Walsh 85.84 2 ENG Steve Beaton 79.84 1 4 CAN John Part 79.63 2 ENG Chris Mason 74.46 0   IRE Jacko Barry 82.44 2 NIR Brendan Dolan 79.53 1 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 93.00 2 ENG Alan Tabern 88.06 1   ENG Adrian Lewis 75.86 2 NED Roland Scholten 78.57 1 7 ENG Colin Lloyd 79.77 2 NED Vincent van der Voort 77.07 1   ENG Mark Dudbridge 74.08 0 ENG Kevin Painter 78.57 2 6 ENG Wayne Mardle 83.36 2 NIR Felix McBrearty 71.07 0   ENG Dennis Priestley 81.87 2 ENG Denis Ovens 80.29 0 3 ENG James Wade 80.71 1 ENG Tony Eccles 85.68 2   ENG Mervyn King 80.62 2 ENG Wayne Jones 83.96 1 1 ENG Phil Taylor 100.20 3 ENG Colin Osborne 77.98 0 8 ENG Andy Hamilton 85.10 3 SCO Robert Thornton 79.21 2 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 92.72 3 ENG Mark Walsh 79.71 0 4 CAN John Part 80.47 3 IRE Jacko Barry 77.87 0 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 90.72 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 88.38 2 7 ENG Colin Lloyd 80.90 3 ENG Kevin Painter 80.57 2 6 ENG Wayne Mardle 77.11 2 ENG Dennis Priestley 78.52 3   ENG Tony Eccles 84.10 2 ENG Mervyn King 83.34 3 1 ENG Phil Taylor 98.60 4 8 ENG Andy Hamilton 91.35 1 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 81.89 4 4 CAN John Part 85.35 2 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 85.27 4 7 ENG Colin Lloyd 75.83 1   ENG Dennis Priestley 85.26 2 ENG Mervyn King 83.88 4 1 ENG Phil Taylor 99.17 5 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 83.35 0 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 89.12 5 ENG Mervyn King 73.18 0 1 ENG Phil Taylor 97.81 6 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 90.42 2 Television coverage and sponsorship The tournament was screened by Sky Sports. The sponsorship for the tournament was Sky Bet who had sponsored the event since 2004, however one of its brands, Sky Poker, was the new title sponsor. References External links World Grand Prix page on the PDC's official website Category:World Grand Prix (darts) Category:2000s in Dublin (city) Category:International sports competitions in Dublin (city) World Grand Prix Darts Category:October 2008 sports events in Europe Category:October 2008 in Ireland Category:2008 in Irish sport