The 2014 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix was the seventeenth staging of the World Grand Prix. It was played from 6–12 October 2014 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. After discussion with broadcaster Sky, the semi-finals and final format were shortened to the best of 7 and best of 9 sets, instead of 9 and 11 sets respectively.[1]
| 2014 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 6–12 October 2014 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Nine-dart finish |  James Wade Robert Thornton | ||
| High checkout | 170  Kim Huybrechts | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion having won his 11th Grand Prix title with a 6–0 defeat over Dave Chisnall, but he lost 3–1 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.[2]
Michael van Gerwen won his second World Grand Prix title by defeating Wade 5–3 in the final.[3]
Wade threw the second ever double-start nine-dart finish in his second round match against Robert Thornton. Incredibly, Thornton repeated the feat a few legs later with the two players becoming the first to both hit nine darters in the same match in the history of darts.[4]
Prize money edit
The total prize money was increased to £400,000 after being £350,000 for the previous five editions of this event. The following is the breakdown of the fund:[5]
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nine-dart finish | (2) | £5,000 |
Qualification edit
The field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on September 16. The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2014 ProTour Order of Merit. The top eight players were seeded in the tournament.
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Draw edit
The draw was made on 21 September 2014.[6]
References edit
- ^ "partypoker.com World Grand Prix Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-09-23. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "World Grand Prix: Ruthless Phil Taylor blasts Dave Chisnall 6-0 in Dublin to win 11th title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "World Grand Prix: Michael van Gerwen beats James Wade 5-3 after see-saw final in Dublin". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "World Grand Prix darts: James Wade and Robert Thornton both hit nine-darters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com WGP Day One". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com WGP Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com WGP Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com WGP Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com WGP Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com WGP Semi-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "partypoker.com WGP Final". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 12 October 2014.