2015 World Grand Prix (darts)
| 2015 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–10 October 2015 | ||
| Venue | Citywest Hotel | ||
| Location | Dublin | ||
| Country |  Ireland | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets "double in, double out" | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Mensur Suljović | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Robert Thornton | |||
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The 2015 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix was the eighteenth staging of the World Grand Prix. It was played from 4–10 October 2015 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after beating James Wade 5–3 in sets in the previous year's final, but he was beaten 5–4 in the final by Robert Thornton.
Prize money
[edit]The total prize money remained at £400,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:[1]
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
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| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £45,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £23,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £8,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £5,000 |
Qualification
[edit]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
[edit]The draw was made on 27 September 2015.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com World Grand Prix Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. 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.
- ^ "partypoker.com World Grand Prix - Monday". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "partypoker.com World Grand Prix - Tuesday". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "partypoker.com World Grand Prix - QF". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "partypoker.com World Grand Prix - SF". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Thrilling Thornton's Dublin Delight!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 11 October 2015.