2010 World Grand Prix (darts)

Bodog.com World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	4-10 October 2010
Venue	Citywest Hotel
Location	Dublin
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets "double in, double out" Final – best of 11
Prize fund	£350,000
Winner's share	£100,000

The 2010 Bodog.com World Grand Prix is the thirteenth staging of the World Grand Prix. It is being played from 4 October to 10 October. The reigning champion is Phil Taylor, who will be aiming to win his tenth World Grand Prix. The prize fund is the same as 2009 at £350,000 and the champion receiving £100,000. 32 players are taking part – the top 16 from the PDC Order of Merit, four Irish qualifiers and 12 PDPA Players Championship qualifiers. It is shown live on Sky Sports in high definition and Bodog is sponsoring the tournament for the first time.

Prize money

The total prize fund is £350,000. This is the same as the 2009 tournament. The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Champion – £100,000
Runner-up £40,000
Semi-finalists – £20,500
Quarter-finalists – £12,500
Second round losers – £7,000
First round losers – £4,000

Qualification

The field of 32 players is mostly made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on September 20, following the two Players Championships in Nuland, Netherlands. The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places will go to the top 12 non-qualified players from the Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top 4 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2010 Players Championship Order of Merit who have competed in at least six Players Championship events.

PDC Top 16 Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Mervyn King Terry Jenkins Simon Whitlock Colin Lloyd Ronnie Baxter Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh Andy Hamilton Colin Osborne Gary Anderson Wayne Jones Paul Nicholson Kevin Painter

Irish qualifiers Brendan Dolan Mick McGowan William O'Connor John MaGowan

PDPA Players Championship qualifiers Vincent van der Voort Jamie Caven Denis Ovens Wes Newton Andy Smith Mark Dudbridge Co Stompé Alan Tabern Barrie Bates Steve Farmer Steve Brown Dennis Priestley

Television coverage and sponsorship

The whole tournament will be screened by Sky Sports in high definition.

Bodog will sponsor the tournament for the first time.

Draw

	First round (best of 3) 4–5 October					Second round (best of 5) 6–7 October					Quarter-finals (best of 7) 8 October					Semi-finals (best of 9) 9 October					Final (best of 11) 10 October
	1	Phil Taylor 102.48	2
		Brendan Dolan 83.48	0
						1	Phil Taylor
							Andy Smith
	Andy Smith 82.46		2
	Jamie Caven 80.09		1
	8	Ronnie Baxter 83.67	1
		Gary Anderson 89.29	2
						Gary Anderson
						Kevin Painter
	Kevin Painter 77.55		2
	Mark Dudbridge 78.81		1
	5	Terry Jenkins 83.46	2
		Vincent van der Voort 78.08	0
						5	Terry Jenkins
							Adrian Lewis
	Adrian Lewis 82.59		2
	Alan Tabern 82.29		1
	4	Mervyn King 89.18	1
		Wayne Jones 88.47	2
						Wayne Jones
						Steve Brown
	Steve Brown 76.06		2
	Steve Farmer 83.25		1
	2	Raymond van Barneveld 78.16	2
		John MaGowan 77.93	0
						2	Raymond van Barneveld
							Mark Walsh
	Denis Ovens 85.37		0
	Mark Walsh 92.56		2
	7	Colin Lloyd 72.97	0
		Wes Newton 88.75	2
						Wes Newton
						Barrie Bates
	William O'Connor 66.83		0
	Barrie Bates 76.05		2
	6	Simon Whitlock 89.54	2
		Paul Nicholson 78.00	0
						6	Simon Whitlock
							Andy Hamilton
	Dennis Priestley 79.75		0
	Andy Hamilton 88.36		2
	3	James Wade 83.00	2
		Mick McGowan 67.52	0
						3	James Wade
							Colin Osborne
	Colin Osborne 76.90		2
	Co Stompé 70.69		1

Statistics

Player	Played	Sets Won	Sets Lost	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average

External links

• World Grand Prix page on the PDC's official website
• 2010 World Grand Prix on Dartsdatabase