World Grand Prix: Seedings and qualifiers

The world's top 16 players qualified by right alongside 16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Order of Merit to compete in Dublin.

Daryl Gurney, who famously claimed his first televised title here 12 months ago, is among the eight seeded players along with the 2017 runner-up Simon Whitlock.

The remaining six seeds are headed by three-time winner Michael van Gerwen along with Peter Wright, Rob Cross, Gary Anderson, Mensur Suljovic and Dave Chisnall.

Michael Smith, James Wade, Ian White, Raymond van Barneveld, Gerwyn Price, Darren Webster, Joe Cullen and Adrian Lewis complete the 16 qualifiers from the PDC Order of Merit.

European Tour winner Jonny Clayton heads the 16 ProTour Order of Merit qualifiers and will be making his Dublin debutant along with Max Hopp, Jermaine Wattimena, Steve Lennon, Danny Noppert, Ricky Evans, Josh Payne, Jeffrey de Zwaan and Ron Meulenkamp.

The ProTour Order of Merit qualifiers also include former World Grand Prix finalist Mervyn King and former Dublin semi-finalists Steve Beaton and Stephen Bunting.

James Wilson, Steve West, Kim Huybrechts and John Henderson complete the 32-player field.

World Grand Prix Prize Money

• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-Up: £45,000
• Semi-Final: £23,500
• Quarter-Final: £15,000
• Second Round: £8,500
• First Round: £5,000
• Total Prize Fund: £400,000

Are there still tickets available for the World Grand Prix?

Yes - they can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ie or by calling 0818 903001 (Ireland), 0333 321 9996 (NI & UK) or 00 353 818 903001 (International Customers).

World Grand Prix History

The World Grand Prix is one of the PDC tour's major events and takes place in Dublin every October. It is the only televised event in which players must start and finish each leg on a double or the bullseye.

Its unique format adds an extra dimension when it comes to betting, with darts punters often preferring to back who they feel is a better 'finisher' rather than those renowned for heavy scoring.

The World Grand Prix was first held in Rochester, Kent in 1998 before switching to County Wexford two years later but in 2001 the event moved to its current home at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

Phil Taylor is the most successful player in the history of the straight knockout competition with 11 titles to his name but the 'Power' has also suffered four defeats in the first-round, which all came as relief to the bookies.

Daryl Gurney (2017), Alan Warriner (2001), Colin Lloyd (2004), James Wade (2007 & 2010), Michael van Gerwen (2012, 2014 & 2016)  and Robert Thornton, who upset the odds to beat 'Mighty Mike' in 2015, are the other champions of the World Grand Prix.

World Grand Prix Past Finals

• Final scores in sets
• 1998 - Phil Taylor 13-8 Rod Harrington
• 1999 - Phil Taylor 6-1 Shayne Burgess
• 2000 - Phil Taylor 6-1 Shayne Burgess
• 2001 - Alan Warriner 8-2 Roland Scholten
• 2002 - Phil Taylor 7-3 John Part
• 2003 - Phil Taylor 7-2 John Part
• 2004 - Colin Lloyd 7-3 Alan Warriner
• 2005 - Phil Taylor 7-1 Colin Lloyd
• 2006 - Phil Taylor 7-4 Terry Jenkins
• 2007 - James Wade 6-3 Terry Jenkins
• 2008 - Phil Taylor 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
• 2009 - Phil Taylor 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
• 2010 - James Wade 6-3 Adrian Lewis
• 2011 - Phil Taylor 6-3 Brendan Dolan
• 2012 - Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Mervyn King
• 2013 - Phil Taylor 6-0 Dave Chisnall
• 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 5-3 James Wade
• 2015 -
• 2016 -
• 2017: Daryl Gurney 5-4 Simon Whitlock

World Grand Prix Most Titles

• Phil Taylor - 11
• Michael van Gerwen - 3
• James Wade - 2
• Daryl Gurney - 1
• Colin Lloyd - 1 
• Alan Warriner - 1
• Robert Thornton - 1 

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