1998 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 1998 World Grand Prix was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, England between 14–18 October 1998. It was the first year of the tournament and replaced the World Pairs tournament, which ran from 1995 to 1997.

1998 World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	14–18 October 1998
Venue	Casino Rooms
Location	Rochester
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets "double in, double out"
Prize fund	£38,000
Winner's share	£9,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
1999»

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, a format usually associated with BDO events such as the Winmau World Masters.

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

Position (num. of players)		Prize Money (Total: £38,000)
Winner	(1)	£9,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£5,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£3,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£2,000
First round losers	(8)	£1,250

Results

	First round (best of 21 sets) 14–15 October					Quarter-finals (best of 21 sets) 16 October					Semi-finals (best of 21 sets) 17 October					Final (best of 25 sets) 18 October
	1	Rod Harrington 83.83	11
		Mick Manning 74.23	5
						1	Rod Harrington 86.46	11
							Graeme Stoddart 78.29	5
		Graeme Stoddart 83.50	11
		Paul Lim 79.56	4
											1	Rod Harrington 87.63	11
											4	Peter Manley 87.75	8
	4	Peter Manley 85.77	11
		Peter Evison 76.86	5
						4	Peter Manley 85.82	11
							Dennis Priestley 82.80	8
		Keith Deller 76.35	9
		Dennis Priestley 79.33	11
																1	Rod Harrington 86.64	8
																3	Phil Taylor 94.61	13
	2	Alan Warriner 82.41	7
		Shayne Burgess 89.76	11
							Shayne Burgess 87.89	11
							Gary Mawson 81.85	4
		Gary Mawson 81.89	11
		Bob Anderson 84.36	10
												Shayne Burgess 90.68	2
											3	Phil Taylor 95.63	11
	3	Phil Taylor 97.08	11
		Steve Brown 80.12	2
						3	Phil Taylor 92.96	11
							John Lowe 77.70	4
		John Lowe 83.30	11
		John Part 80.00	5

See also