2001 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2001 Paddy Power World Grand Prix was the fourth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, between 24–28 October 2001. This was the first World Grand Prix to be held at the Citywest Hotel, while Paddy Power was the tournament's first sponsor.

2001 Paddy Power World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates24–28 October 2001
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin
Country Ireland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"double in, double out"
Prize fund£78,000
Winner's share£15,000
High checkout164 Netherlands Roland Scholten
Champion(s)
England Alan Warriner
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Phil Taylor, the winner of the three previous stagings of the tournament, lost to Kevin Painter in the first round; this was Painter's sole win against Taylor in 33 professional meetings.[1] The final was contested between Alan Warriner and Roland Scholten, with Warriner winning 8–2. In his first-round win over Andy Jenkins, Warriner averaged 106.45 – a record for a televised match with a double start, which still stands to this day.

Prize money

Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £78,000)
Winner (1) £15,000
Runner-Up (1) £7,500
Semi-finalists (2) £4,350
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Second round losers (8) £1,850
First round losers (16) £1,250

Seeds

Draw

First round (best of 3 sets)
24–25 October
Second round (best of 5 sets)
26 October
Quarter-finals (best of 11 sets)
27 October
Semi-finals (best of 13 sets)
28 October
Final (best of 15 sets)
28 October
               
1 England Peter Manley 1
England Martin Adams 2
  England Martin Adams 3
England Alex Roy 0
  England Alex Roy 2
United States Steve Brown 1
  England Martin Adams 5
England John Lowe 6
8 England Steve Beaton 2
England Ronnie Baxter 1
8 England Steve Beaton 1
England John Lowe 3
  England John Lowe 2
England Cliff Lazarenko 1
  England John Lowe 1
Netherlands Roland Scholten 7
5 Canada John Part 2
England Colin Lloyd 0
5 Canada John Part 3
England Denis Ovens 1
  England Denis Ovens 2
Scotland George McLean 0
5 Canada John Part 3
Netherlands Roland Scholten 6
4 England Rod Harrington 0
Netherlands Roland Scholten 2
  Netherlands Roland Scholten 3
England Mick Manning 0
  England Kit Young 0
England Mick Manning 2
Netherlands Roland Scholten 2
2 England Alan Warriner 8
2 England Alan Warriner 2
England Andy Jenkins 0
2 England Alan Warriner 3
England Shayne Burgess 1
  England Shayne Burgess 2
England Peter Evison 1
2 England Alan Warriner 6
England Dave Askew 2
7 England Dave Askew 2
Republic of Ireland Keith Rooney 0
7 England Dave Askew 3
England Ian Cullingworth 0
  England Ian Cullingworth 2
England Chris Bowring 0
2 England Alan Warriner 7
England Dennis Smith 5
6 England Dennis Priestley 0
England Dennis Smith 2
  England Dennis Smith 3
England Keith Deller 0
  Republic of Ireland Francis McMahon 0
England Keith Deller 2
  England Dennis Smith 6
England Kevin Painter 1
3 England Phil Taylor 1
England Kevin Painter 2
  England Kevin Painter 3
Wales Richie Burnett 0
  England Doug McCarthy 0
Wales Richie Burnett 2

References

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