1998 World Grand Prix (darts)

Sky Bet World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	14 October - 18 October
Venue	Casino Rooms
Location	Rochester, Kent
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets "double in, double out"
Prize fund	£38,000
Winners share	£9,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
1999»

The 1998 World Grand Prix was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, Kent. It was the first year of the tournament and replaced the World Pairs tournament, which ran from 1995 to 1997.

The tournament featured an unusual format in that players must start each leg by hitting a double - in addition to the traditional double to finish. It also featured a format of the best of three legs per set (rather than five) for the only time in the tournament history.

Phil Taylor took the inaugural title, beating world number one, Rod Harrington in the final.

Seeds

1. Rod Harrington
2. Alan Warriner
3. Phil Taylor
4. Peter Manley

Prize money

• Winner: £9,000
• Runner-Up: £5,000
• Semi-Finalists: £3,000 each
• Quarter-Finalists: £2,000 each
• Last 16 Losers: £1,250 each

Results

	1st Round best of 21 sets 14 - 15 Oct					Quarter Finals best of 21 sets 16 Oct					Semi Finals best of 21 sets 17 Oct					Final best of 25 sets 18 Oct
	1	Rod Harrington	11
		Mick Manning	5
						1	Rod Harrington	11
							Graeme Stoddart	5
		Graeme Stoddart	11
		Paul Lim	4
											1	Rod Harrington	11
											4	Peter Manley	8
	4	Peter Manley	11
		Peter Evison	5
						4	Peter Manley	11
							Dennis Priestley	8
		Dennis Priestley	11
		Keith Deller	9
																1	Rod Harrington	8
																3	Phil Taylor	13
	2	Alan Warriner	7
		Shayne Burgess	11
							Shayne Burgess	11
							Gary Mawson	4
		Gary Mawson	11
		Bob Anderson	10
												Shayne Burgess	2
											3	Phil Taylor	11
	3	Phil Taylor	11
		Steve Brown	2
						3	Phil Taylor	11
							John Lowe	4
		John Lowe	11
		John Part	5

See also