World Grand Prix 2006 (Darts)

World Grand Prix 2006
Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Citywest Hotel , Dublin
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Phil Taylor
Attendees	32
Opening game	October 23, 2006
Endgame	October 29, 2006
Prize money (total)	£ 130,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 25,000
winner	Phil Taylor
statistics
highest finish	160 points from Ronnie Baxter
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The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was organized for the ninth time from October 23 to 29, 2006 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The venue for the sixth time was the Citywest Hotel in Dublin .

The defending champion was Phil Taylor , who won the tournament again for the seventh 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 13 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.

Prize money

A total of £ 130,000 in prize money was awarded, £ 30,000 more than last year. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 25,000
finalist	(1)	£ 12,500
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 8,250
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 6,000
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 3,000
1st round loser	(16)	£ 1,750
		£ 130,000

qualification

The following players were qualified for the World Grand Prix 2006:

• The 24 first placed players of the Order of Merit , of which the first 8 were seeded
• The 4 winners of the World Grand Prix All Ireland Qualifier on September 17th, 2006
• The 4 winners of the World Grand Prix PDPA Qualifier on September 22, 2006

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01. Colin Lloyd 1 round 02. Phil Taylor victory 03. Ronnie Baxter Round of 16 04th Wayne Mardle Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05. Peter Manley Semifinals 06th Dennis Priestley Semifinals 07th Roland Scholten Quarter finals 08th. Kevin Painter 1 round

Results

	1, round best of 3 sets					Round of 16 best of 5 sets					Quarterfinals best of 7 sets					Semi-finals best of 11 sets					Final best of 13 sets
	1	Colin Lloyd 92.89	1
		Bob Anderson 91.31	2
							Bob Anderson 77.84	3
							Anto McCracken 59.44	1
		Anto McCracken 62.83	2
		Mark Walsh 64.65	1
												Bob Anderson 77.87	1
												Terry Jenkins 82.88	4th
	8th	Kevin Painter 82.48	0
		Andy Callaby 79.67	2
							Andy Callaby 79.52	2
							Terry Jenkins 83.81	3
		Andy Jenkins 81.60	1
		Terry Jenkins 83.91	2
																	Terry Jenkins 77.87	6th
																5	Peter Manley 82.88	4th
	5	Peter Manley 84.65	2
		Chris Mason 65.95	0
						5	Peter Manley 80.58	3
							Lionel Sams 73.50	1
		Lionel Sams 84.10	2
		John Part 81.33	1
											5	Peter Manley 85.61	4th
												Andy Smith 84.19	1
	4th	Wayne Mardle 91.98	2
		Denis Ovens 78.14	0
						4th	Wayne Mardle 78.39	0
							Andy Smith 81.62	3
		Garett Gray 76.45	0
		Andy Smith 82.63	2
																						Terry Jenkins 82.51	4th
																					2	Phil Taylor 88.24	7th
	2	Phil Taylor 82.57	2
		Wes Newton 86.18	0
						2	Phil Taylor 92.76	3
							Raymond van Barneveld 94.23	1
		Alan Warriner 75.60	1
		Raymond van Barneveld 85.88	2
											2	Phil Taylor 88.26	4th
											7th	Roland Scholten 80.74	0
	7th	Roland Scholten 96.48	2
		Dave Askew 75.81	0
						7th	Roland Scholten 85.14	3
							Steve Beaton 81.97	1
		Mark Dudbridge 80.92	0
		Steve Beaton 88.68	2
																2	Phil Taylor 95.39	6th
																6th	Dennis Priestley 87.66	3
	6th	Dennis Priestley 93.74	2
		Geoffrey Matthews 72.49	0
						6th	Dennis Priestley 92.54	3
							Adrian Lewis 88.60	2
		Adrian Lewis 90.56	2
		Barrie Bates 68.89	0
											6th	Dennis Priestley 82.51	4th
												James Wade 80.40	2
	3	Ronnie Baxter 84.98	2
		Alan Green 74.21	0
						3	Ronnie Baxter 80.56	0
							James Wade 85.83	3
		Paul Watton 80.42	0
		James Wade 82.44	2

Web links

• Report on darts1.de
• World Grand Prix 2006 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Grand Prix 2006 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
2. ↑ World Grand Prix 2006 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
3. ↑ World Grand Prix 2006 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)