The 2017 Unibet World Grand Prix was the 20th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 1–7 October 2017 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
| 2017 Unibet World Grand Prix | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 1–7 October 2017 | ||
| Venue | Citywest Hotel | ||
| Location | Dublin | ||
| Country |  Ireland | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets "Double in, Double out" | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Justin Pipe | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Daryl Gurney | |||
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Gary Anderson 5–2 in the 2016 final, but lost to John Henderson 2–1 in the first round. This was the first time since December 2011 that van Gerwen lost in the first round of a major ranking tournament.
Daryl Gurney won his first major televised title after beating Simon Whitlock 5–4 in the final.[1][2]
For the first time in PDC history, no English player made the quarter-final stages of a televised tournament. Gurney's success also marked the first time that a televised darts tournament was won by a Northern Irish player.
Prize money
editThe total prize money remained at £400,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:[3]
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £45,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £23,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £8,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £5,000 |
Qualification
editThe field of 32 players was made up from the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit on September 11 and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit. In a change to qualification from recent years, the top two non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland now no longer get an automatic qualification spot. The top eight players were seeded in the tournament.[4]
Phil Taylor (who would have been the #4 seed) opted not to enter the tournament, moving the rest of the top 16 up a place, thus meaning 17th placed Robert Thornton (the 2015 champion who would not have qualified otherwise) took his place. Number two seed Gary Anderson withdrew shortly before the tournament began due to the impending birth of his child, with Mark Webster, the highest-ranked player from the PDC Order of Merit not to have qualified, replacing him in the draw, with the seedings not being adjusted.[5] Four players, Rob Cross, Ronny Huybrechts, Christian Kist and Richard North made their World Grand Prix debuts.[6]
The following players qualified for the tournament:[6]
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PDC Order of Merit (1–16) (Top 8 seeded)
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Pro Tour
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Draw
editReferences
edit- ^ "Daryl Gurney earns biggest career win with World Grand Prix triumph in Dublin". BBC Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Daryl Gurney makes Irish darts history with Grand Prix win". RTE Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "PDC Prize Funds". PDC. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Anderson Misses Unibet World Grand Prix". PDC. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Unibet World Grand Prix Field". PDC. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Draw". PDC. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Day One". PDC. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Quarter-finals". PDC. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Semi-finals". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Final". PDC. Retrieved 7 October 2017.[permanent dead link]