2001 World Grand Prix (darts)
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World Grand Prix | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 24–28 October | ||
Venue | Citywest Hotel | ||
Location | Dublin | ||
Country | Republic of Ireland | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Sets "double in, double out" |
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Prize fund | £78,000 | ||
Winners share | £15,000 | ||
High checkout | 164 Roland Scholten | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Alan Warriner | |||
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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.
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Prize money
Position (num. of players) | Prize money | |
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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
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