2018 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2018 Unibet World Grand Prix was the 21st staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 30 September–6 October 2018 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

2018 Unibet World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates30 September–6 October 2018
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin
Country Ireland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"Double in, Double out"
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout164 Raymond van Barneveld
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2017 2019»

The defending champion Daryl Gurney[1][2] lost to Michael van Gerwen 1–4 in the semi-finals.

Notably during the tournament, Dave Chisnall hit the highest ever losing average in a World Grand Prix match, when he averaged 97.78 in his 3–1 defeat in the quarter-finals to Michael van Gerwen.

Van Gerwen went on to lift his fourth World Grand Prix title, defeating Peter Wright 5–2 in the final.[3]

Prize money

The total prize money remained at £400,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:[4]

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

Qualification

The field of 32 players was made up from the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit. The top eight players were seeded in the tournament. The following players qualified for the tournament:[5]

Draw
First round (best of 3 sets)
30 September–1 October 		Second round (best of 5 sets)
2–3 October 		Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets)
4 October 		Semi-finals (best of 7 sets)
5 October 		Final (best of 9 sets)
6 October
               
1 Michael van Gerwen 92.97 2
Steve Lennon 77.84 0
1 Michael van Gerwen 91.84 3
Darren Webster 82.32 0
  Darren Webster 98.02 2
Stephen Bunting 82.38 0
1 Michael van Gerwen 101.54 3
8 Dave Chisnall 97.78 1
8 Dave Chisnall 92.03 2
Max Hopp 80.34 0
8 Dave Chisnall 87.05 3
Raymond van Barneveld 76.76 0
  Ricky Evans 78.89 1
Raymond van Barneveld 91.91 2
1 Michael van Gerwen 97.06 4
5 Daryl Gurney 87.75 1
5 Daryl Gurney 88.36 2
John Henderson 87.94 0
5 Daryl Gurney 89.20 3
Ron Meulenkamp 87.41 2
  Ron Meulenkamp 85.88 2
Joe Cullen 78.54 1
5 Daryl Gurney 92.72 3
4 Gary Anderson 78.99 0
4 Gary Anderson 88.91 2
Jonny Clayton 79.12 0
4 Gary Anderson 90.91 3
Jeffrey de Zwaan 80.74 0
  Jeffrey de Zwaan 97.87 2
Kim Huybrechts 88.45 0
1 Michael van Gerwen 88.85 5
2 Peter Wright 91.61 2
2 Peter Wright 98.02 2
Steve West 89.07 0
2 Peter Wright 91.64 3
Jermaine Wattimena 77.67 0
  Jermaine Wattimena 82.10 2
Mervyn King 73.84 0
2 Peter Wright 87.64 3
James Wilson 85.79 2
7 Simon Whitlock 87.60 1
James Wilson 86.46 2
  James Wilson 82.12 3
Adrian Lewis 78.63 2
  Michael Smith 89.35 1
Adrian Lewis 89.61 2
2 Peter Wright 93.38 4
6 Mensur Suljović 92.74 3
6 Mensur Suljović 84.27 2
James Wade 76.76 0
6 Mensur Suljović 92.42 3
Ian White 89.29 0
  Josh Payne 81.70 0
Ian White 83.01 2
6 Mensur Suljović 91.19 3
Gerwyn Price 84.41 2
3 Rob Cross 76.98 0
Steve Beaton 84.27 2
  Steve Beaton 82.32 1
Gerwyn Price 85.56 3
  Danny Noppert 76.55 0
Gerwyn Price 79.15 2

    References
    1. "Daryl Gurney earns biggest career win with World Grand Prix triumph in Dublin". BBC Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
    2. "Daryl Gurney makes Irish darts history with Grand Prix win". RTE Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
    3. Allen, Dave. "Van Gerwen Lifts Fourth World Grand Prix Title". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
    4. "PDC Prize Funds". PDC. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
    5. Phillips, Josh. "2018 Unibet World Grand Prix Field". PDC. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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