2008 World Grand Prix (darts)

All legs were 501 points double-in double-out format. The first round games were best of three sets. Second round games were best of five sets, the quarter-finals best of seven sets, the semi-finals best of nine sets, and the final was best of eleven sets. All sets were best of five legs/first to three legs.[4]

A tournament record prize fund of £250,000 was available to the participants, divided based on the following performances:[3]

The field of 32 players was mostly made up from the top sixteen players in the PDC Order of Merit on September 21, following the two Players Championship events at the Newport Center in Newport, Wales. The top eight from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining sixteen places went to the top twelve non-qualified players from the 2008 Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top four non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2008 Players Championship Order of Merit who have competed in at least six Players Championship events.[3]

Draw and schedule of play was as follows:[4]

	First round (best of 3 sets) 6–7 October					Second round (best of 5 sets) 8–9 October					Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) 10 October					Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) 11 October					Final (best of 11 sets) 12 October
	1	Phil Taylor 96.72	2
		Ronnie Baxter 84.62	0
						1	Phil Taylor 100.20	3
							Colin Osborne 77.98	0
		John MaGowan 78.47	1
		Colin Osborne 89.01	2
											1	Phil Taylor 98.60	4
											8	Andy Hamilton 91.35	1
	8	Andy Hamilton 85.09	2
		Andy Smith 86.36	1
						8	Andy Hamilton 85.10	3
							Robert Thornton 79.21	2
		Robert Thornton 89.36	2
		Peter Manley 81.16	0
																1	Phil Taylor 99.17	5
																5	Terry Jenkins 83.35	0
	5	Terry Jenkins 80.44	2
		Mick McGowan 73.20	0
						5	Terry Jenkins 92.72	3
							Mark Walsh 79.71	0
		Mark Walsh 85.84	2
		Steve Beaton 79.84	1
											5	Terry Jenkins 81.89	4
											4	John Part 85.35	2
	4	John Part 79.63	2
		Chris Mason 74.46	0
						4	John Part 80.47	3
							Jacko Barry 77.87	0
		Jacko Barry 82.44	2
		Brendan Dolan 79.53	1
																					1	Phil Taylor 97.81	6
																					2	Raymond van Barneveld 90.42	2
	2	Raymond van Barneveld 93.00	2
		Alan Tabern 88.06	1
						2	Raymond van Barneveld 90.72	3
							Adrian Lewis 88.38	2
		Adrian Lewis 75.86	2
		Roland Scholten 78.57	1
											2	Raymond van Barneveld 85.27	4
											7	Colin Lloyd 75.83	1
	7	Colin Lloyd 79.77	2
		Vincent van der Voort 77.07	1
						7	Colin Lloyd 80.90	3
							Kevin Painter 80.57	2
		Mark Dudbridge 74.08	0
		Kevin Painter 78.57	2
																2	Raymond van Barneveld 89.12	5
																	Mervyn King 73.18	0
	6	Wayne Mardle 83.36	2
		Felix McBrearty 71.07	0
						6	Wayne Mardle 77.11	2
							Dennis Priestley 78.52	3
		Dennis Priestley 81.87	2
		Denis Ovens 80.29	0
												Dennis Priestley 85.26	2
												Mervyn King 83.88	4
	3	James Wade 80.71	1
		Tony Eccles 85.68	2
							Tony Eccles 84.10	2
							Mervyn King 83.34	3
		Mervyn King 80.62	2
		Wayne Jones 83.96	1

The tournament was screened by Sky Sports.

The sponsorship for the tournament was Sky Bet who had sponsored the event since 2004, however one of its brands, Sky Poker, was the new title sponsor.[2]

• World Grand Prix page on the PDC's official website