World Grand Prix 2008 (Darts)
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World Grand Prix 2008
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
| venue | Citywest Hotel , Dublin |
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| Defending champion |
 James Wade
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| Attendees | 32 |
| Opening game | October 6, 2008 |
| Endgame | October 12, 2008 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 250,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 50,000 |
| winner |
Phil Taylor
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statistics
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| highest finish |
170 points from Raymond van Barneveld
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The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was held from October 6th to 12th, 2008 for the eleventh time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The venue for the eighth time was the Citywest Hotel in Dublin .
The defending champion was James Wade . The winner was Phil Taylor , who won the tournament for the eighth 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 11 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.
Prize money
A total of £ 250,000 in prize money was distributed, £ 50,000 more than last year. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
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| winner | (1) | £ 50,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 25,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 14,500 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 10,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 6,750 |
| 1st round loser | (16) | £ 3,250 |
| £ 250,000 | ||
qualification
The following players were qualified for the World Grand Prix 2008:
- The first 16 players of the Order of Merit , of which the first 8 were seeded
- The first 12 players in the PDPA Players Championships Order of Merit who were not already eligible to participate via the Order of Merit
- The 4 best-placed players in the PDPA Players Championships Order of Merit from Ireland and Northern Ireland who did not meet either of the above criteria and who had participated in at least six Players Championships tournaments
Seeding list
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Results
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1st round 6-7 Oct. 2008 best of 3 sets |
Round of 16 8. – 9. Oct. 2008 best of 5 sets |
Quarterfinals Oct. 10, 2008 best of 7 sets |
Semi-finals Oct. 11, 2008 best of 9 sets |
Finale October 12, 2008 best of 11 sets |
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 96.72
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| Ronnie Baxter 84.62
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 100.20
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| Colin Osborne 77.98
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 John MaGowan 78.47
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| Colin Osborne 89.01
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 98.60
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| 8th | Andy Hamilton 91.35
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| 8th | Andy Hamilton 85.09
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| Andy Smith 86.36
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| 8th | Andy Hamilton 85.10
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 Robert Thornton 79.21
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| Robert Thornton 89.36
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| Peter Manley 81.16
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 99.17
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| 5 | Terry Jenkins 83.35
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| 4th |  John Part 79.63
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| Chris Mason 74.46
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| 4th | John Part 80.47
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 Jason Barry 77.87
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| Jason Barry 82.44
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| Brendan Dolan 79.53
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| 4th | John Part 85.35
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| 5 | Terry Jenkins 81.89
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| 5 | Terry Jenkins 80.44
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| Mick McGowan 73.20
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| 5 | Terry Jenkins 92.72
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| Mark Walsh 79.71
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| Mark Walsh 85.84
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| Steve Beaton 79.84
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| 1 | Phil Taylor 97.81
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| 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 90.42
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| 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 93.00
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| Alan Tabern 88.06
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| 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 90.72
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| Adrian Lewis 88.38
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| Adrian Lewis 75.86
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| Roland Scholten 78.57
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| 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 85.27
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| 7th | Colin Lloyd 75.83
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| 7th | Colin Lloyd 79.77
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| Vincent van der Voort 77.07
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| 7th | Colin Lloyd 80.90
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| Kevin Painter 80.57
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| Mark Dudbridge 74.08
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| Kevin Painter 78.57
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| 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 89.12
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| Mervyn King 73.18
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| 3 | James Wade 80.71
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| Tony Eccles 85.68
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| Tony Eccles 84.10
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| Mervyn King 83.34
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| Mervyn King 80.82
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| Wayne Jones 83.96
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| Mervyn King 83.88
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| Dennis Priestley 85.26
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| 6th | Wayne Mardle 83.36
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| Felix McBrearty 71.01
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| 6th | Wayne Mardle 77.11
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| Dennis Priestley 78.52
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| Dennis Priestley 81.87
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| Denis Ovens 80.29
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Web links
- Report on darts1.de
- Tournament progress on dartn.de
- World Grand Prix 2008 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Grand Prix 2008 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)