World Grand Prix 1998 (Darts)
World Grand Prix 1998
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Tournament status
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Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
organizer | PDC |
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Casino Rooms , Rochester (Kent) |
Tournament dates | |
Defending champion | - |
Attendees | 16 |
Opening game | October 14, 1998 |
Endgame | October 18, 1998 |
Prize money (total) | £ 38,000 |
Prize money (winner) | £ 9,000 |
winner | Phil Taylor |
statistics | |
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1999 →
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The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was organized for the first time from October 14th to 18th, 1998 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The venue was the Casino Rooms in Rochester (Kent) .
The first winner in tournament history was Phil Taylor .
format
The tournament was played in a knockout system . Game mode in the 1st round was a best of 21 sets . In the final a best of 25 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.
Prize money
A total of £ 38,000 in prize money was distributed. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
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winner | (1) | £ 9,000 |
finalist | (1) | £ 5,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 3,000 |
Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 2,000 |
Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 1,250 |
£ 38,000 |
Seeding list
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Results
Round 1 14-15. Oct. 1998 best of 21 sets |
Quarterfinals Oct. 16, 1998 best of 21 sets |
Semi-finals Oct. 17, 1998 best of 21 sets |
Final Oct. 18, 1998 best of 25 sets |
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1 | Rod Harrington | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Mick Manning | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Rod Harrington | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Graeme Stoddart | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Graeme Stoddart | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Paul Lim | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Rod Harrington | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Peter Manley | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Peter Manley | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Peter Evison | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4th | Peter Manley | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Dennis Priestley | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Dennis Priestley | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Keith Deller | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Rod Harrington | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Phil Taylor | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Alan Warriner | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
Shayne Burgess | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Shayne Burgess | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Gary Mawson | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
Gary Mawson | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Bob Anderson | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Shayne Burgess | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Phil Taylor | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Phil Taylor | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Steve Brown | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Phil Taylor | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
John Lowe | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
John Lowe | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
John Part | 5 |
Web links
- Report on darts1.de
- World Grand Prix 1998 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Grand Prix 1998 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)