2023 World Grand Prix

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The **2023 BoyleSports World Grand Prix** was a darts tournament and the 26th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 2–8 October 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was held away from the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the third consecutive year.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Nathan Aspinall 5–3 in the 2022 final, but he was defeated 3–2 by Chris Dobey in the second round.

Luke Humphries won his first PDC major by defeating Gerwyn Price 5–2 in the final, and in the process, overtook him to number 4 in the world rankings.

## Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the PDC World Darts Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The prize fund remained at £600,000.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

 **First round losers** | (16) | £7,500

## Qualification

The field of 32 players consisted of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 25 September; the top eight players on the Order of Merit will be seeded for the tournament.

The following players took part in the tournament:

1. Michael Smith  *(Semi-finals)*
2. Michael van Gerwen  *(Second round)*
3. Peter Wright  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. Gerwyn Price  *(Runner-up)*
5. Nathan Aspinall  *(First round)*
6. **Luke Humphries**  **(Champion)**
7. Jonny Clayton  *(First round)*
8. Rob Cross  *(First round)*
9. Danny Noppert  *(First round)*
10. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(First round)*
11. Joe Cullen  *(Semi-finals)*
12. Dave Chisnall  *(First round)*
13. Damon Heta  *(First round)*
14. Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(First round)*
15. Ryan Searle  *(Second round)*
16. James Wade  *(First round)*
1. Josh Rock  *(First round)*
2. Krzysztof Ratajski  *(Second round)*
3. Martin Schindler  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. Stephen Bunting  *(Second round)*
5. Ross Smith  *(Second round)*
6. Andrew Gilding  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. José de Sousa  *(First round)*
8. Gary Anderson  *(Second round)*
9. Mike De Decker  *(First round)*
10. Daryl Gurney  *(First round)*
11. Gabriel Clemens  *(First round)*
12. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
13. Raymond van Barneveld  *(First round)*
14. Chris Dobey  *(Quarter-finals)*
15. Callan Rydz  *(First round)*
16. Luke Woodhouse  *(Second round)*

## Draw

The draw was made on 25 September by Matthew Porter.

## References

1. ↑ World Grand Prix returning to Leicester - dates & ticket info confirmed. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on May 27, 2022.
2. ↑ Brilliant Van Gerwen scoops sixth BoyleSports World Grand Prix title. *Professional Darts Corporation* (9 October 2022). Retrieved on October 10, 2022.
3. ↑ Brilliant Humphries claims BoyleSports World Grand Prix glory. *Professional Darts Corporation* (8 October 2023). Retrieved on October 8, 2023.
4. ↑ 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix preview. *PDC.tv* (2 October 2022). Retrieved on May 9, 2023.
5. ↑ 2023 BoyleSports World Grand Prix field confirmed. *Professional Darts Corporation* (24 September 2023). Retrieved on September 24, 2023.
6. ↑ 2023 BoyleSports World Grand Prix draw - Van Gerwen to face Rock. *Professional Darts Corporation* (25 September 2023). Retrieved on September 25, 2023.