2001 World Grand Prix (darts)

World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	24–28 October
Venue	Citywest Hotel
Location	Dublin
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets "double in, double out"
Prize fund	£78,000
Winners share	£15,000
High checkout	164 Roland Scholten
Champion(s)
Alan Warriner
«2000 2002»

The 2001 World Grand Prix was the first time that the competition was staged in the Citywest Hotel Dublin. Phil Taylor won the World Grand Prix the first 3 years but in the tournaments 4th year he got knocked out in the first round 2-1 to Kevin Painter. That meant the tournament would have a new winner. Alan Warriner became champion when he defeated Roland Scholten 8-2 in the final. In his first round win over Andy Jenkins, Warriner set a world record average for a televised match with a double start, at 106.45, which still stands to this day.

Prize money

Position (num. of players)		Prize money
Winner	(1)	£15,000
Runner-up	(1)	£7,500
Semi-finalist	(2)	£4,350
Quarter-finalist	(4)	£3,000
Second round losers	(8)	£1,850
First round losers	(16)	£1,250

Seeds

1. Peter Manley
2. Alan Warriner
3. Phil Taylor
4. Rod Harrington
5. John Part
6. Dennis Priestley
7. Dave Askew
8. Steve Beaton

Draw

	Round One Best of 3 sets					Round Two Best of 5 sets					Quarter Finals Best of 11 sets					Semi Finals Best of 13 sets					Final Best of 15 sets
	1	Peter Manley	1
		Martin Adams	2
							Martin Adams	3
							Alex Roy	0
		Alex Roy	2
		Steve Brown	1
												Martin Adams	5
												John Lowe	6
	8	Steve Beaton	2
		Ronnie Baxter	1
						8	Steve Beaton	1
							John Lowe	3
		John Lowe	2
		Cliff Lazarenko	1
																	John Lowe	1
																	Roland Scholten	7
	5	John Part	2
		Colin Lloyd	0
						5	John Part	3
							Denis Ovens	1
		Denis Ovens	2
		George McLean	0
											5	John Part	3
												Roland Scholten	6
	4	Rod Harrington	0
		Roland Scholten	2
							Roland Scholten	3
							Mick Manning	0
		Kit Young	0
		Mick Manning	2
																						Roland Scholten	2
																					2	Alan Warriner	8
	2	Alan Warriner	2
		Andy Jenkins	0
						2	Alan Warriner	3
							Shayne Burgess	1
		Shayne Burgess	2
		Peter Evison	1
											2	Alan Warriner	6
												Dave Askew	2
	7	Dave Askew	2
		Keith Rooney	0
						7	Dave Askew	3
							Ian Cullingworth	0
		Ian Cullingworth	2
		Chris Bowring	0
																2	Alan Warriner	7
																3	Dennis Smith	5
	6	Dennis Priestley	0
		Dennis Smith	2
							Dennis Smith	3
							Keith Deller	0
		Francis McMahon	0
		Keith Deller	2
												Dennis Smith	6
												Kevin Painter	1
	3	Phil Taylor	1
		Kevin Painter	2
							Kevin Painter	3
							Richie Burnett	0
		Doug MacCarthy	0
		Richie Burnett	2

References