, 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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