2001 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2001 Paddy Power World Grand Prix was the fourth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, between 24–28 October 2001. This was the first World Grand Prix to be held at the Citywest Hotel, while Paddy Power was the tournament's first sponsor.

2001 Paddy Power World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates24–28 October 2001
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin
Country Ireland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"double in, double out"
Prize fund£78,000
Winner's share£15,000
High checkout164 Roland Scholten
Champion(s)
Alan Warriner
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Phil Taylor, the winner of the three previous stagings of the tournament, lost to Kevin Painter in the first round; this was Painter's sole win against Taylor in 33 professional meetings.[1] The final was contested between Alan Warriner and Roland Scholten, with Warriner winning 8–2. In his first-round win over Andy Jenkins, Warriner averaged 106.45 – a record for a televised match with a double start, which still stands to this day.

Prize money

Position (num. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £78,000)
Winner (1) £15,000
Runner-Up (1) £7,500
Semi-finalists (2) £4,350
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Second round losers (8) £1,850
First round losers (16) £1,250

Seeds

Draw

First round (best of 3 sets)
24–25 October
Second round (best of 5 sets)
26 October
Quarter-finals (best of 11 sets)
27 October
Semi-finals (best of 13 sets)
28 October
Final (best of 15 sets)
28 October
               
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
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 McCarthy 0
Richie Burnett 2

References

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