1998 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 1998 World Grand Prix was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, England between 14–18 October 1998. It was the first year of the tournament and replaced the World Pairs tournament, which ran from 1995 to 1997.

1998 World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates14–18 October 1998
VenueCasino Rooms
LocationRochester
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"double in, double out"
Prize fund£38,000
Winner's share£9,000
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
1999»

The tournament featured an unusual format in that players must start each leg by hitting a double - in addition to the traditional double to finish. It also featured a format of the best of three legs per set (rather than five) for the only time in the tournament history, a format usually associated with BDO events such as the Winmau World Masters.

Phil Taylor took the inaugural title, beating world number one, Rod Harrington in the final.[1]

Seeds

Prize money

Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £38,000)
Winner (1) £9,000
Runner-Up (1) £5,000
Semi-finalists (2) £3,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,000
First round losers (8) £1,250

Results

First round (best of 21 sets)
14–15 October
Quarter-finals (best of 21 sets)
16 October
Semi-finals (best of 21 sets)
17 October
Final (best of 25 sets)
18 October
            
1 England Rod Harrington 83.83 11
England Mick Manning 74.23 5
1 England Rod Harrington 86.46 11
England Graeme Stoddart 78.29 5
  England Graeme Stoddart 83.50 11
Singapore Paul Lim 79.56 4
1 England Rod Harrington 87.63 11
4 England Peter Manley 87.75 8
4 England Peter Manley 85.77 11
England Peter Evison 76.86 5
4 England Peter Manley 85.82 11
England Dennis Priestley 82.80 8
England Keith Deller 76.35 9
  England Dennis Priestley 79.33 11
1 England Rod Harrington 86.64 8
3 England Phil Taylor 94.61 13
2 England Alan Warriner 82.41 7
England Shayne Burgess 89.76 11
  England Shayne Burgess 87.89 11
United States Gary Mawson 81.85 4
  United States Gary Mawson 81.89 11
England Bob Anderson 84.36 10
England Shayne Burgess 90.68 2
3 England Phil Taylor 95.63 11
3 England Phil Taylor 97.08 11
United States Steve Brown 80.12 2
3 England Phil Taylor 92.96 11
England John Lowe 77.70 4
  England John Lowe 83.30 11
Canada John Part 80.00 5

References

  1. "Darts World Grand Prix 1998 Scores". www.darts24.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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