World Grand Prix 2014 (Darts)

World Grand Prix 2014
Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Citywest Hotel , Dublin
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Phil Taylor
Attendees	32
Opening game	October 6, 2014
Endgame	October 12, 2014
Prize money (total)	£ 400,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 100,000
winner	Michael van Gerwen
statistics
highest finish	170 points from Kim Huybrechts
Nine dart finish	James Wade Robert Thornton
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The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was organized for the 17th time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from October 6th to 12th, 2014 . The venue was the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the 14th time .

The defending champion was Phil Taylor . The winner was Michael van Gerwen , who won the tournament for the second 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 9 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.

Prize money

A total of £ 400,000 in prize money was awarded, £ 50,000 more than last year. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 100,000
finalist	(1)	£ 45,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 23,500
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 15,000
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 8,500
1st round loser	(16)	£ 5,000
Nine dart finish	(2)	£ 5,000
		£ 400,000

qualification

The following players were qualified for the World Grand Prix 2014:

• The first 16 players of the Order of Merit , of which the first 8 were seeded
• The 14 first-placed players in the ProTour Order of Merit who were not already eligible to participate via the Order of Merit
• The 2 best placed players in the ProTour Order of Merit from Ireland and Northern Ireland who did not meet either of the above criteria and who had participated in at least four Players Championships tournaments

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01. Michael van Gerwen victory 02. Phil Taylor Quarter finals 03. Adrian Lewis Round of 16 04th Peter Wright Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05. Simon Whitlock 1 round 06th Gary Anderson Semifinals 07th James Wade final 08th. Dave Chisnall 1 round

Results

	1st round 6-7 Oct. 2014 best of 3 sets					Round of 16 8. – 9. Oct. 2014 best of 5 sets					Quarterfinals Oct. 10, 2014 best of 5 sets					Semi-finals Oct. 11, 2014 best of 7 sets					Finale October 12, 2014 best of 9 sets
	1	Michael van Gerwen 94.51	2
		Vincent van der Voort 84.36	0
						1	Michael van Gerwen 98.06	3
							Dean Winstanley 91.82	1
		Michael Smith 82.81	1
		Dean Winstanley 93.00	2
											1	Michael van Gerwen 89.48	3
												Mervyn King 86.04	2
	8th	Dave Chisnall 89.36	1
		Raymond van Barneveld 93.69	2
							Raymond van Barneveld 71.54	1
							Mervyn King 80.18	3
		Wes Newton 83.00	1
		Mervyn King 79.71	2
																1	Michael van Gerwen 93.80	4th
																	Stephen Bunting 86.20	0
	5	Simon Whitlock 85.98	1
		Richie Burnett 83.17	2
							Richie Burnett 92.61	3
							Terry Jenkins 88.40	1
		Kim Huybrechts 86.62	0
		Terry Jenkins 95.12	2
												Richie Burnett 83.30	1
												Stephen Bunting 93.83	3
	4th	Peter Wright 95.25	2
		Jamie Caven 78.51	1
						4th	Peter Wright 95.04	2
							Stephen Bunting 93.30	3
		Ronnie Baxter 76.99	0
		Stephen Bunting 81.87	2
																					1	Michael van Gerwen 90.81	5
																					7th	James Wade 89.26	3
	2	Phil Taylor 85.84	2
		Steve Beaton 74.67	0
						2	Phil Taylor 92.21	3
							Andrew Gilding 83.76	1
		Darren Webster 86.71	0
		Andrew Gilding 85.11	2
											2	Phil Taylor 93.88	1
											7th	James Wade 90.39	3
	7th	James Wade 94.14	2
		Andy Smith 85.68	0
						7th	James Wade 92.53	3 1
							Robert Thornton 94.11	2 1
		Robert Thornton 88.13	2
		Justin Pipe 80.43	0
																7th	James Wade 94.03	4th
																6th	Gary Anderson 93.66	3
	6th	Gary Anderson 98.54	2
		Brendan Dolan 91.87	0
						6th	Gary Anderson 93.06	3
							Michael Mansell 81.95	1
		Ian White 80.72	0
		Michael Mansell 80.80	2
											6th	Gary Anderson 92.55	3
												Kevin Painter 90.87	2
	3	Adrian Lewis 88.00	2
		Daryl Gurney 85.65	1
						3	Adrian Lewis 89.76	2
							Kevin Painter 87.56	3
		Andy Hamilton 80.34	1
		Kevin Painter 79.04	2

¹Wade and Thornton each throw a nine dart finish .

transmission

The broadcasters Sport1 and Sport1 + broadcast the event in German-speaking countries . The station can also be received in Austria via cable and satellite.

Internationally, all games were also transmitted directly to pdc.tv by the PDC.

Trivia

• The players were accompanied on stage by the "walk-on girls" Hazel O'Sullivan and Jessica Impiazzi.

Web links

• Report on darts1.de
• World Grand Prix 2014 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Grand Prix 2014 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
2. ↑ World Grand Prix darts: James Wade and Robert Thornton both hit nine-darters. In: skysports.com. October 9, 2014, accessed February 5, 2016 . 
3. ↑ partypoker.com World Grand Prix NetZone. (No longer available online.) In: pdc.tv. October 11, 2014, archived from the original on February 5, 2016 ; accessed on February 5, 2016 . 
4. ↑ World Grand Prix 2014. (No longer available online.) In: walkongirls.net. October 11, 2014, archived from the original on February 5, 2016 ; accessed on February 5, 2016 .