# 2005 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2005 Sky Bet World Grand Prix was the eighth 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 24–30 October 2005.
Phil Taylor won his sixth Grand Prix title, defeating defending champion Colin Lloyd in the final by a score of 7 sets to 1.

## Prize money

| Position (num. of players) | Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £100,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £4,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £2,250 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,500 |

## Seeds

There were eight seeds for the tournament.
* Colin Lloyd
* Phil Taylor
* Ronnie Baxter
* Roland Scholten
* Wayne Mardle
* Peter Manley
* Kevin Painter
* John Part

## Draw

Players in bold denote match winners.
| First round (best of 3 sets) 24–25 October | First round (best of 3 sets) 24–25 October | First round (best of 3 sets) 24–25 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 26–27 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 26–27 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 26–27 October | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) 28 October | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) 28 October | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) 28 October | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 29 October | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 29 October | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 29 October | Final (best of 13 sets) 30 October | Final (best of 13 sets) 30 October | Final (best of 13 sets) 30 October |
| 1 | Colin Lloyd | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Kirby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Kirby | 1 | 1 | Colin Lloyd 82.80 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wes Newton 81.48 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wes Newton | 2 | | Wes Newton 81.48 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Hine | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Hine | 1 | | | | 1 | Colin Lloyd 81.15 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Steve Beaton 76.92 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | John Part | 0 | | | | | | | Steve Beaton 76.92 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton | 2 | | Steve Beaton 71.49 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gary Welding 71.58 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin J Harris | 0 | | Gary Welding 71.58 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Welding | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Welding | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Colin Lloyd 83.22 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Dennis Priestley 82.65 | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Wayne Mardle | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Dennis Priestley 82.65 | 4 | | | | |
| | Lionel Sams | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lionel Sams | 0 | 5 | Wayne Mardle 78.12 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alex Roy 72.87 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Roy | 2 | | Alex Roy 72.87 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Warriner | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Warriner | 0 | | | | 5 | Wayne Mardle 78.27 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Dennis Priestley 83.61 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Roland Scholten | 0 | | | | | | | Dennis Priestley 83.61 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Priestley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Priestley | 2 | | Dennis Priestley 77.28 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Keith Rooney 73.32 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wade | 1 | | Keith Rooney 73.32 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Rooney | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Rooney | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Colin Lloyd 82.05 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Phil Taylor 90.75 | 7 |
| 2 | Phil Taylor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Phil Taylor 90.75 | 7 |
| | Joe Collins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Collins | 0 | 2 | Phil Taylor 89.82 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andy Jenkins 79.11 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Anderson | 1 | | Andy Jenkins 79.11 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Jenkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Jenkins | 2 | | | | 2 | Phil Taylor 98.07 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mark Dudbridge 82.77 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kevin Painter | 2 | | | | | | | Mark Dudbridge 82.77 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Jenkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Jenkins | 0 | 7 | Kevin Painter 82.92 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Dudbridge 85.74 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Askew | 0 | | Mark Dudbridge 85.74 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dudbridge | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dudbridge | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Phil Taylor 94.92 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Dennis Smith 73.44 | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Peter Manley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Dennis Smith 73.44 | 0 | | | | |
| | Denis Ovens | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Ovens | 1 | 6 | Peter Manley 78.66 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | John Magowan 78.45 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Caves | 1 | | John Magowan 78.45 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Magowan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Magowan | 2 | | | | | John Magowan 69.90 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Dennis Smith 75.63 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ronnie Baxter | 2 | | | | | | | Dennis Smith 75.63 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Harvey | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Harvey | 0 | 3 | Ronnie Baxter 85.14 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dennis Smith 80.46 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Smith | 2 | | Dennis Smith 80.46 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Walsh | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |