2009 World Grand Prix Darts
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The 2009 Skybet World Grand Prix was the twelfth instance of the darts
tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation
, the World Grand Prix. It was held from October 5 to October 11. It was staged at the Citywest International Event & Convention Centre in Dublin. The event featured a tournament record prize fund of £350,000 with £100,000 going to the winner.
Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, beating Raymond van Barneveld
6-3 in the final to win the World Grand Prix for the ninth time.
Champion - £100,000
Runner-up - £40,000
Semi-finalists - £20,500
Quarter-finalists - £12,500
Second round losers - £7,000
First round losers - £4,000
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. The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 12 non-qualified players from the 2009 Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top 4 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland
from the 2009 Players Championship Order of Merit who have competed in at least six Players Championship events.
NB: Due to the double-in format of the tournament, the averages were lower than would normally be expected meaning player performance can not be as accurately inferred.
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The tournament was sponsored for the last time by Sky Bet
after five years.
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
, the World Grand Prix. It was held from October 5 to October 11. It was staged at the Citywest International Event & Convention Centre in Dublin. The event featured a tournament record prize fund of £350,000 with £100,000 going to the winner.
Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, beating Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...
6-3 in the final to win the World Grand Prix for the ninth time.
Format
The tournament's usual format was in play with the usual 501 legs double-in double-out format (the World Grand Prix remains the only televised darts tournament to use the double-in format). The first round's games were best of 3 sets - the quickfire nature of this round means shocks are frequent in this round, not least involving eight-time champion Phil Taylor who, three times, has gone out the in first round here. Second round games were best of 5 sets, the quarter finals best of 7 sets, the semi finals best of 9 sets, and the final was best of 11 sets. All sets were best of 5 legs/first to three legs.Prize money
A tournament record prize fund of £350,000 was available to the participants, divided based on the following performances:Champion - £100,000
Runner-up - £40,000
Semi-finalists - £20,500
Quarter-finalists - £12,500
Second round losers - £7,000
First round losers - £4,000
Qualification
The field of 32 players was mostly made up from the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit on September 7, following the two Players Championship events in SalzburgSalzburg
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, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 12 non-qualified players from the 2009 Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top 4 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
from the 2009 Players Championship Order of Merit who have competed in at least six Players Championship events.
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Draw
Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)NB: Due to the double-in format of the tournament, the averages were lower than would normally be expected meaning player performance can not be as accurately inferred.
Statistics
| Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
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 Phil Taylor |
5 | 20 | 5 | 68 | 36 | 21 | 143 | 28 | 98.62 | ||
| James Wade James Wade James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 92.17 | |
 Gary AndersonGary Anderson (darts player) Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman... |
2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 91.34 | |
| Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay... |
2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 3 | 91.13 | |
| Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion... |
3 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 62 | 13 | 89.77 | ||
| Mark Dudbridge Mark Dudbridge Mark Daniel Dudbridge is an English professional darts player.-Darts career:He started playing in his very early teens, citing Dennis Priestley as one of his heroes... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 89.61 | |
| Andy Hamilton Andy Hamilton (darts player) Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
4 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 92 | 11 | 88.60 | ||
| Wes Newton Wes Newton Wesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:... |
2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 88.44 | |
| Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches... |
4 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 103 | 17 | 88.39 | ||
| Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 88.04 | |
| Mark Walsh |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 87.55 | |
| Wayne Jones Wayne Jones (darts player) Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches.... |
2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 87.48 | |
 Raymond van BarneveldRaymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player... |
5 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 17 | 149 | 24 | 87.41 | ||
 John PartJohn Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 86.44 | |
 Brendan DolanBrendan Dolan Brendan Dolan is a Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, his first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he qualified through the All Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 86.01 | |
| Jamie Caven Jamie Caven Jamie Robert Caven is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn.... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 85.55 | |
| Mervyn King |
2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 84.86 | |
| Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 84.59 | |
| Andy Smith Andy Smith (darts player) Andrew Smith is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Pieman for his matches... |
3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 59 | 12 | 84.25 | ||
| Denis Ovens Denis Ovens Denis Ovens is an English darts player currently ranked number 29 in the PDC Order of Merit. He is nicknamed The Heat and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 83.76 | |
 Paul NicholsonPaul Nicholson (darts player) Paul Nicholson is a British born darts player, who holds Australian nationality. He aims to project the image of the 'bad boy of darts'- 2008-2009 :... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 82.92 | |
| John Magowan John MaGowan John MaGowan is a Northern Irish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is nicknamed Mr. Magoo.-BDO career:... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 82.44 | |
| Kevin Painter Kevin Painter Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"... |
3 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 35 | 13 | 81.98 | ||
| Colin Osborne Colin Osborne Colin Osborne is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Osborne has won two PDC Pro Tour events and he also managed to hit two perfect nine dart finishes in 2005... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 81.60 | |
| Alan Tabern Alan Tabern Alan Tabern is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known as "The Saint" and "Tabby"... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 81.56 | |
| Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 79.23 | |
| Steve Beaton Steve Beaton Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation... |
2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 78.67 | |
 Jacko Barry |
3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 63 | 4 | 78.01 | ||
| Robert Thornton Robert Thornton (darts player) Robert Thornton is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO in May 2008. He won the prestigious Winmau World Masters in November 2007.-BDO career:... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 74.41 | |
| Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 73.97 | |
| Mick McGowan Mick McGowan Mick McGowan is an Irish darts player. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he is Ireland's top ranked player... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 72.33 | |
| Wayne Mardle Wayne Mardle Wayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 69.63 |
Television coverage and sponsorship
As usual and since its inception the tournament was screened by Sky SportsSky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
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The tournament was sponsored for the last time by Sky Bet
Sky Betting and Gaming
Sky Betting and Gaming is a British-based gambling company, and a subsidiary of BSkyB, with offices at Sky's headquarters in Isleworth, London and in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The company consists chiefly of five websites and two TV channels...
after five years.