2003 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2003 Paddy Power World Grand Prix was the sixth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, between 20–26 October 2003.

2003 Paddy Power World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates20–26 October 2003
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin
Country Ireland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"double in, double out"
Prize fund£76,000
Winner's share£15,000
High checkout170 England Alan Warriner
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2002 2004»

For the second consecutive year, the final was contested between Phil Taylor and John Part. Taylor won 7–2 (which included a crucial run of twelve consecutive legs) to secure his fifth Grand Prix title.

Prize money edit

Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £76,000)[1]
Winner (1) £15,000
Runner-Up (1) £7,500
Semi-finalists (2) £4,750
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,500
Second round losers (8) £1,750
First round losers (16) £1,250

Seeds edit

The World Grand Prix featured eight seeds.[2]

Draw edit

Players in bold denote match winners.[3][4][5]

First round (best of 3 sets)
20–21 October
Second round (best of 5 sets)
22–23 October
Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets)
24 October
Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
25 October
Final (best of 13 sets)
26 October
               
1   Phil Taylor 2
  Steve Beaton 0
1   Phil Taylor 3
  Dennis Priestley 0
    Peter Evison 1
  Dennis Priestley 2
1   Phil Taylor 4
8   Alan Warriner 1
8   Alan Warriner 2
  Bob Anderson 0
8   Alan Warriner 3
  Keith Deller 0
    Roy Montgomery 0
  Keith Deller 2
1   Phil Taylor 6
4   Roland Scholten 1
5   Colin Lloyd 2
  Richie Burnett 0
5   Colin Lloyd 3
  Mark Walsh 1
    Martin Murphy 0
  Mark Walsh 2
5   Colin Lloyd 0
4   Roland Scholten 4
4   Roland Scholten 2
  John Lowe 0
4   Roland Scholten 3
  Denis Ovens 1
    Dave Askew 0
  Denis Ovens 2
1   Phil Taylor 7
2   John Part 2
2   John Part 2
  Alex Roy 0
2   John Part 3
  Wayne Mardle 2
    John MaGowan 0
  Wayne Mardle 2
2   John Part 4
  Kevin Painter 1
7   Ronnie Baxter 1
  Kevin Painter 2
    Kevin Painter 3
  Andy Jenkins 0
    Andy Jenkins 2
  Mark Dudbridge 1
2   John Part 6
3   Peter Manley 3
6   Dennis Smith 2
  Les Fitton 1
6   Dennis Smith 3
  Jamie Harvey 0
    Jamie Harvey 2
  Alan Caves 1
6   Dennis Smith 2
3   Peter Manley 4
3   Peter Manley 2
  Peter Allen 0
3   Peter Manley 3
  Paul Williams 1
    Paul Williams 2
  Mattie Murtagh 0

References edit

  1. ^ "2003 World Grand Prix Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "World Grand Prix 2003". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Results of World Grand Prix 2003". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ "World Grand Prix 2003 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2003 World Grand Prix Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2024.