2015 World Grand Prix (darts)
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| Dates | 4–10 October | ||
| Venue | Citywest Hotel | ||
| Location | Dublin | ||
| Country | Republic of Ireland | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets "double in, double out" | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
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The 2015 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix is the eighteenth staging of the World Grand Prix. It is due to be played from October 4 to 10 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
Michael van Gerwen is the defending champion after beating James Wade 5-3 in sets in the last year's final.
Prize money
The total prize money remained at £400,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:[1]
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money | |
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| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £45,000 |
| Semi-finalist | (2) | £23,500 |
| Quarter-finalist | (4) | £15,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £8,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £5,000 |
Qualification
The field of 32 players is made up from the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit on September 14. The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit and then to the top two non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2015 ProTour Order of Merit. The top eight players are seeded in the tournament.
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Draw
The draw was made on 27 September 2015.[2][3]
References
- ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com World Grand Prix Draw". PDC. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "2015 World Grand Prix Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "partypoker.com World Grand Prix - Sunday". PDC. Retrieved 4 October 2015.