2007 World Grand Prix

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The **2007 SkyBet World Grand Prix** was the tenth staging of of the World Grand Prix darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and took place between 8–14 October 2007.

Phil Taylor went into the event as the defending champion by defeating Terry Jenkins 7–4 in the 2006 final, but he suffered a surprise 2–0 first round defeat to Adrian Gray.

James Wade followed up his success at the 2007 World Matchplay by adding this title to his collection. He beat World Champion Raymond van Barneveld in the semi-final and Terry Jenkins 6–3 in the final. Jenkins suffered his fifth televised final defeat in twelve months as his search for his first major title continued.

## 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 World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

 Second
 Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The 2007 event had an increased prize fund of £200,000.

 **First round losers** | (16) | £2,500

## Qualification

There were 32 players, of which the top 24 on the PDC Order of Merit on 10 September automatically qualified, and the top 8 were seeded.

There were 4 places available from the PDPA Players Championship Order of Merit on 23 September for the highest ranked non-qualifiers, as well as a qualifier on 16 September for 4 players from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

1. Phil Taylor  *(First round)*
2. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Semi-finals)*
3. **James Wade**  **(Champion)**
4. Terry Jenkins  *(Runner-up)*
5. Peter Manley  *(First round)*
6. Colin Lloyd  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Adrian Lewis  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Andy Hamilton  *(First round)*
* Dennis Priestley  *(First round)*
* Roland Scholten  *(Second round)*
* Wayne Mardle  *(Second round)*
* John Part  *(Semi-finals)*
* Barrie Bates  *(First round)*
* Kevin Painter  *(First round)*
* Ronnie Baxter  *(First round)*
* Andy Jenkins  *(Second round)*
* Mark Dudbridge  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Colin Osborne  *(First round)*
* Chris Mason  *(Second round)*
* Alan Tabern  *(Second round)*
* Denis Ovens  *(First round)*
* Wayne Jones  *(First round)*
* Wes Newton  *(First round)*
* Andy Smith  *(Second round)*
* Mervyn King  *(Second round)*
* Alex Roy  *(Second round)*
* Vincent van der Voort  *(First round)*
* Adrian Gray  *(Quarter-finals)*

**Irish Qualifiers**
* Jacko Barry  *(First round)*
* James Keogh  *(First round)*
* John Elder  *(First round)*
* Billy Matthews  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Seven's Heaven For Grand Prix King Taylor. PDC.
2. ↑ Wade Claims SkyBet World Grand Prix. PDC.
3. ↑ SkyBet Extend PDC Sponsorship. PDC.
4. ↑ Hamilton Seeded In SkyBet World Grand Prix. PDC.
5. ↑ Barney Wins Welsh Players Championship. PDC.
6. ↑ PDC Statement: Entry Criteria For Major Tournaments. PDC.
7. ↑ Quartet Book Grand Prix Places. PDC.
8. ↑ 2007 SkyBet World Grand Prix Draw. PDC.