World Grand Prix 2001 (Darts)

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World Grand Prix 2001

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Tournament status

Tournament type Ranking tournament
organizer PDC
venue Citywest Hotel , Dublin
Tournament dates
Defending champion EnglandEngland Phil Taylor
Attendees 32
Opening game October 24, 2001
Endgame October 28, 2001
Prize money (total) Ir £ 78,000
Prize money (winner) Ir £ 15,000
winner EnglandEngland Alan Warriner
statistics

highest
finish
164 points from Roland Scholten
NetherlandsNetherlands
2000
 
2002

The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was organized for the fourth time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from October 24th to 28th, 2001 . The venue for the first time was the Citywest Hotel in Dublin .

The defending champion was Phil Taylor . The winner was Alan Warriner , who could win the tournament for the first time.

format

The tournament was played in a knockout system . Game mode in the 1st round was a best of 3 sets . In the final a best of 15 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.

Prize money

A total of Ir £ 78,000 in prize money was awarded. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players) Prize money
winner (1) Ir £ 15,000
finalist (1) Ir £ 7,500
Semi-finalists (2) Ir £ 4,350
Quarter finalists (4) Ir £ 3,000
Round of 16 players (8th) Ir £ 1,850
1st round loser (16) Ir £ 1,250
Ir £ 78,000

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. EnglandEngland Peter Manley 1 round
02. EnglandEngland Alan Warriner victory
03. EnglandEngland Phil Taylor 1 round
04th EnglandEngland Rod Harrington 1 round
No. player Round reached
05. CanadaCanada John Part Quarter finals

06th EnglandEngland Dennis Priestley 1 round

07th EnglandEngland Dave Askew Quarter finals

08th. EnglandEngland Steve Beaton Round of 16

Results

  Round 1
best of 3 sets
Round of 16
best of 5 sets
Quarterfinals
best of 11 sets
Semi-finals
best of 13 sets
Final
best of 15 sets
                                               
1  EnglandEngland Peter Manley 1                
 EnglandEngland Martin Adams 2  
 EnglandEngland Martin Adams 3
   EnglandEngland Alex Roy 0  
 EnglandEngland Alex Roy 2
 United StatesUnited States Steve Brown 1  
 EnglandEngland Martin Adams 5
   EnglandEngland John Lowe 6th  
8th  EnglandEngland Steve Beaton 2    
 EnglandEngland Ronnie Baxter 1  
8th  EnglandEngland Steve Beaton 1
   EnglandEngland John Lowe 3  
 EnglandEngland John Lowe 2
 EnglandEngland Cliff Lazarenko 1  
 EnglandEngland John Lowe 1
   NetherlandsNetherlands Roland Scholten 7th  
5  CanadaCanada John Part 2
 EnglandEngland Colin Lloyd 0  
5  CanadaCanada John Part 3
   EnglandEngland Denis Ovens 1  
 EnglandEngland Denis Ovens 2
 ScotlandScotland George McLean 0  
5  CanadaCanada John Part 3
   NetherlandsNetherlands Roland Scholten 6th  
4th  EnglandEngland Rod Harrington 0    
 NetherlandsNetherlands Roland Scholten 2  
 NetherlandsNetherlands Roland Scholten 3
   EnglandEngland Mick Manning 0  
 EnglandEngland Kit Young 0
 EnglandEngland Mick Manning 2  
 NetherlandsNetherlands Roland Scholten 2
2  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 8th
2  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 2
 EnglandEngland Andy Jenkins 0  
2  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 3
   EnglandEngland Shayne Burgess 1  
 EnglandEngland Shayne Burgess 2
 EnglandEngland Peter Evison 1  
2  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 6th
   EnglandEngland Dave Askew 2  
7th  EnglandEngland Dave Askew 2    
 IrelandIreland Keith Rooney 0  
7th  EnglandEngland Dave Askew 3
   EnglandEngland Ian Cullingworth 0  
 EnglandEngland Ian Cullingworth 2
 EnglandEngland Chris Bowring 0  
2  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 7th
   EnglandEngland Dennis Smith 5  
6th  EnglandEngland Dennis Priestley 0
 EnglandEngland Dennis Smith 2  
 EnglandEngland Dennis Smith 3
   EnglandEngland Keith Deller 0  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Francis McMahon 0
 EnglandEngland Keith Deller 2  
 EnglandEngland Dennis Smith 6th
   EnglandEngland Kevin Painter 1  
3  EnglandEngland Phil Taylor 1    
 EnglandEngland Kevin Painter 2  
 EnglandEngland Kevin Painter 3
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Richie Burnett 0  
 EnglandEngland Doug MacCarthy 0
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Richie Burnett 2  

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. World Grand Prix 2001 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)