World Grand Prix 2018 (Darts)
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World Grand Prix 2018
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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 |
 Daryl Gurney
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| Attendees | 32 |
| Opening game | September 30, 2018 |
| Endgame | October 6, 2018 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 400,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 100,000 |
| winner |
 Michael van Gerwen
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statistics
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| highest finish |
164 points from Raymond van Barneveld
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The World Grand Prix 2018 is a major tournament in darts and was organized for the 21st time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from September 30th to October 6th . The venue for the 18th time was the Citywest Hotel in Dublin .
The tournament victory was secured by the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen , who prevailed in the final with 5: 2 sets against the Scot Peter Wright .
format
The tournament was played in the knockout system in sets , which in turn were divided into a best of five legs mode. The number of sets to be won increased per round. Game mode in the 1st round was a best of 3 sets . By the finale, the mode rose to 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 | ||
Attendees
The following players were eligible to participate in the World Grand Prix 2018 (due date: September 16, after the International Darts Open 2018 ):
- The first 16 players of the Order of Merit , of which the first 8 were seeded
- The 16 first placed players in the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit who were not already qualified via the Order of Merit
PDC Order of Merit
Pro Tour Order of Merit
Seeding list
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Results
transmission
The DAZN streaming service broadcast the tournament in German-speaking countries .
Internationally, all games were also broadcast directly by the PDC on livepdc.tv.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Grand Prix 2018 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)