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1999 World Grand Prix (darts)

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1999 World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates20–24 October 1999
VenueCasino Rooms
LocationRochester
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"double in, double out"
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£9,000
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«1998 2000»

The 1999 World Grand Prix was the second staging of a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, England between 20–24 October 1999.

The format changed to feature four groups of four players. As in the previous year, players had to start each leg by hitting a double - in addition to the traditional double to finish. The tournament was played in the format of best of five legs per set, rather than the best of three legs which had been adopted in 1998.

Phil Taylor retained the title, beating Shayne Burgess 6-1 in the final. Taylor's only close match came in the semi-finals, where he defeated Rod Harrington 5-4.

Seeds

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There were four seeds for the tournament.[1]

Group stage format

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The format employed for this tournament meant that players could still qualify for the quarter-finals even if they lost either of their first two matches. The format was thus:

  • Match 1: Player A v Player B
  • Match 2: Player C v Player D
  • Match 3: Winner of match 1 v Winner of Match 2 (winner goes into quarter finals)
  • Match 4: Loser of match 1 v Loser of Match 2
  • Match 5: Winner of match 4 v Loser of Match 3 (winner goes into quarter finals)

Results

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Players in bold denote match winners.[1][2][3]

Group stages

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20–21 October 1999

Knockout stages

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Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets)
22 October
Semi-finals (best of 9 sets)
23 October
Final (best of 11 sets)
24 October
         
1 England Rod Harrington 84.51 3
England Keith Deller 79.57 0
1 England Rod Harrington 86.39 4
3 England Phil Taylor 93.85 5
3 England Phil Taylor 101.71 3
England Peter Evison 81.59 0
3 England Phil Taylor 92.59 6
4 England Shayne Burgess 81.26 1
4 England Shayne Burgess 84.27 3
England Dennis Priestley 89.46 0
4 England Shayne Burgess 84.71 5
2 England Peter Manley 82.67 4
2 England Peter Manley 76.22 3
England Chris Mason 83.09 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Grand Prix 1999 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Results of World Grand Prix 1999". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1999 World Grand Prix Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2024.