Michael van Gerwen beat Peter Wright in the World Grand Prix final (Picture: Lawrence Lustig/PDC)

World Grand Prix darts 2018: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & live Sky Sports TV coverage details

By Sporting Life

Darts

Wed October 24, 2018 · 6y ago

The full results from the Sky Sports-televised World Grand Prix darts, which took place at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin from September 30-October 6.

The 2018 edition of the PDC's third longest-running televised event behind the World Championship and World Matchplay is over, with Michael van Gerwen reasserting his authority by winning the title for the fourth time.

You can look back at how the drama unfolded with the results and links daily round-ups.

World Grand Prix: Draw & tournament bracket

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Michael van Gerwen (1) v Steve Lennon
Darren Webster v Stephen Bunting
Dave Chisnall (8) v Max Hopp
Ricky Evans v Raymond van Barneveld
Daryl Gurney (5) v John Henderson
Ron Meulenkamp v Joe Cullen
Gary Anderson (4) v Jonny Clayton
Jeffrey de Zwaan v Kim Huybrechts
Peter Wright (2) v Steve West
Jermaine Wattimena v Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock (7) v James Wilson
Michael Smith v Adrian Lewis
Mensur Suljovic (6) v James Wade
Josh Payne v Ian White
Rob Cross (3) v Steve Beaton
Danny Noppert v Gerwyn Price

World Grand Prix: Daily schedule & results

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Sunday September 30 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of three sets)

Jeffrey de Zwaan 2-0 Kim Huybrechts
Ron Meulenkamp 2-1 Joe Cullen
Darren Webster 2-0 Stephen Bunting
Ricky Evans 1-2 Raymond van Barneveld
Dave Chisnall 2-0 Max Hopp
Daryl Gurney 2-0 John Henderson
Michael van Gerwen 2-0 Steve Lennon
Gary Anderson 2-0 Jonny Clayton

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Monday October 1 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of three sets)

Jermaine Wattimena 2-0 Mervyn King
Josh Payne 0-2 Ian White
Danny Noppert 0-2 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 2-0 Steve West
Rob Cross 0-2 Steve Beaton
Mensur Suljovic 2-0 James Wade
Simon Whitlock 1-2 James Wilson
Michael Smith 1-2 Adrian Lewis

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Tuesday October 2 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of five sets)

Dave Chisnall 3-0 Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson 3-0 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Daryl Gurney 3-2 Ron Meulenkamp
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Darren Webster

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Wednesday October 3 (7pm)
Second Round (Best of five sets)

Mensur Suljovic 3-0 Ian White
Steve Beaton 1-3 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 3-0 Jermaine Wattimena
James Wilson 3-2 Adrian Lewis

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Thursday October 4 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Quarter-Finals (Best of five sets)

Mensur Suljovic 3-2 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 3-2 James Wilson
Daryl Gurney 3-0 Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Dave Chisnall

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Friday October 5 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Semi-Finals (Best of seven sets)

Mensur Suljovic 3-4 Peter Wright
Daryl Gurney 1-4 Michael van Gerwen

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Saturday October 6 (8pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Final (Best of nine sets)

Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Peter Wright

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Tournament Format

All Sets are the best of five legs. There will be no tie-break in any set.
All legs must begin and end with a double, meaning that a player must hit a double before he can begin scoring in each leg.
First Round - Best of three sets
Second Round - Best of five sets
Quarter-Finals - Best of five sets
Semi-Finals - Best of seven sets
Final - Best of nine sets

What TV channel is the World Grand Prix on?

This is one of the majors broadcast live on Sky Sports, whose coverage begins at 1900 BST every night except the final, which starts at 2000 BST.

World Grand Prix: Sky Bet odds

Michael van Gerwen is Sky Bet's even-money pre-tournament favourite to win his fourth World Grand Prix in Dublin.

World champion Rob Cross is second favourite at 7/1 ahead of the 2018 UK Open, World Matchplay and Champions League winner Gary Anderson, who is 15/2, while Peter Wright is 8/1.

World Matchplay finalist Mensur Suljovic is 16/1, with reigning champion Daryl Gurney rated at 25/1.

Outright Winner Prices

1/1 Michael van Gerwen
7/1 Rob Cross
15/2 Gary Anderson
8/1 Peter Wright
16/1 Mensur Suljovic
22/1 Michael Smith
25/1 Daryl Gurney
28/1 Adrian Lewis
33/1 Raymond van Barneveld
40/1 Ian White,
50/1 James Wade, Dave Chisnall Joe Cullen,
66/1 Gerwyn Price, , Simon Whitlock, Jeffrey de Zwaan
80/1 Jonny Clayton
100/1 Danny Noppert, James Wilson
125/1 Stephen Bunting, Steve West, Kim Huybrechts, Max Hopp
200/1 Ricky Evans, Mervyn King, Jermaine Wattimena
250/1 Ron Meulenkamp, Josh Payne, John Henderson
300/1 Darren Webster, Steve Lennon
400/1 Steve Beaton

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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