2003 World Grand Prix (darts)

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2003 Paddy Power World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates20–26 October 2003
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin
Country Ireland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"double in, double out"
Prize fund£76,000
Winner's share£15,000
High checkout170 England Alan Warriner
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2002 2004»

The 2003 Paddy Power World Grand Prix was the sixth 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 20–26 October 2003.

For the second consecutive year, the final was contested between Phil Taylor and John Part. Taylor won 7–2 (which included a crucial run of twelve consecutive legs) to secure his fifth Grand Prix title.

Prize money[edit]

Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £76,000)[1]
Winner (1) £15,000
Runner-Up (1) £7,500
Semi-finalists (2) £4,750
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,500
Second round losers (8) £1,750
First round losers (16) £1,250

Seeds[edit]

The World Grand Prix featured eight seeds.[2]

Draw[edit]

Players in bold denote match winners.[3][4][5]

First round (best of 3 sets)
20–21 October
Second round (best of 5 sets)
22–23 October
Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets)
24 October
Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
25 October
Final (best of 13 sets)
26 October
               
1 England Phil Taylor 2
England Steve Beaton 0
1 England Phil Taylor 3
England Dennis Priestley 0
  England Peter Evison 1
England Dennis Priestley 2
1 England Phil Taylor 4
8 England Alan Warriner 1
8 England Alan Warriner 2
England Bob Anderson 0
8 England Alan Warriner 3
England Keith Deller 0
  Northern Ireland Roy Montgomery 0
England Keith Deller 2
1 England Phil Taylor 6
4 Netherlands Roland Scholten 1
5 England Colin Lloyd 2
Wales Richie Burnett 0
5 England Colin Lloyd 3
England Mark Walsh 1
  Republic of Ireland Martin Murphy 0
England Mark Walsh 2
5 England Colin Lloyd 0
4 Netherlands Roland Scholten 4
4 Netherlands Roland Scholten 2
England John Lowe 0
4 Netherlands Roland Scholten 3
England Denis Ovens 1
  England Dave Askew 0
England Denis Ovens 2
1 England Phil Taylor 7
2 Canada John Part 2
2 Canada John Part 2
England Alex Roy 0
2 Canada John Part 3
England Wayne Mardle 2
  Republic of Ireland John MaGowan 0
England Wayne Mardle 2
2 Canada John Part 4
England Kevin Painter 1
7 England Ronnie Baxter 1
England Kevin Painter 2
  England Kevin Painter 3
England Andy Jenkins 0
  England Andy Jenkins 2
England Mark Dudbridge 1
2 Canada John Part 6
3 England Peter Manley 3
6 England Dennis Smith 2
England Les Fitton 1
6 England Dennis Smith 3
Scotland Jamie Harvey 0
  Scotland Jamie Harvey 2
England Alan Caves 1
6 England Dennis Smith 2
3 England Peter Manley 4
3 England Peter Manley 2
England Peter Allen 0
3 England Peter Manley 3
England Paul Williams 1
  England Paul Williams 2
Republic of Ireland Mattie Murtagh 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2003 World Grand Prix Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "World Grand Prix 2003". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Results of World Grand Prix 2003". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ "World Grand Prix 2003 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2003 World Grand Prix Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2024.