World Grand Prix 2015 (Darts)
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World Grand Prix 2015
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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 |
 Michael van Gerwen
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| Attendees | 32 |
| Opening game | 4th October 2015 |
| Endgame | October 10, 2015 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 400,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 100,000 |
| winner |
 Robert Thornton
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statistics
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| highest finish |
170 points from Mensur Suljović
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The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was organized for the 18th time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from October 4th to 10th, 2015 . The Citywest Hotel in Dublin was the venue for the 15th time .
The defending champion was Michael van Gerwen . The winner was Robert Thornton , 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 9 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.
Prize money
As in the previous year, a total of £ 400,000 in prize money was distributed. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
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| 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 |
| £ 400,000 | ||
qualification
The following players were qualified for the World Grand Prix 2015:
- 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
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Results
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 Rebecca Bowers.
Web links
- Report on darts1.de
- Tournament progress on dartn.de
- World Grand Prix 2015 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Grand Prix 2015 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
- ↑ World Grand Prix 2015. (No longer available online.) In: walkongirls.net. October 31, 2015, archived from the original on December 29, 2015 ; accessed on December 29, 2015 .