, but after that we'll next see him at the inaugural (October 20-21), the World Series of Darts Finals (November 3-5), potentially the Grand Slam of Darts (November 11-19) and definitely the World Championship, where he'll bid to bow out on a ultimate high.
Taylor's absence from the World Grand Prix has opened the door for to take his place in the 32-man field at the Citywest Hotel from October 1-7 having initially slipped out of the qualifying places at the weekend.
Michael van Gerwen, , will head the eight seeded players in the tournament, which will be screened live by Sky Sports and boasts a prize fund of £400,000.
The draw for the World Grand Prix, which features a unique double-start set play format, will be made on Sunday September 17.
World Grand Prix: Order of Merit qualifiers
Seedings players in brackets
- Michael van Gerwen (1)
- Gary Anderson (2)
- Peter Wright (3)
- Adrian Lewis (4)
- Dave Chisnall (5)
- Mensur Suljovic (6)
- Michael Smith (7)
- Raymond van Barneveld (8)
- Jelle Klaasen
- James Wade
- Daryl Gurney
- Kim Huybrechts
- Ian White
- Benito van de Pas
- Simon Whitlock
- Robert Thornton
ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers
- Rob Cross
- Alan Norris
- Joe Cullen
- Mervyn King
- Gerwyn Price
- Steve Beaton
- Kyle Anderson
- Cristo Reyes
- Darren Webster
- Stephen Bunting
- Christian Kist
- John Henderson
- Justin Pipe
- Steve West
- Richard North
- Ronny Huybrechts
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