1999 World Grand Prix (darts)

1999 World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	20–24 October 1999
Venue	Casino Rooms
Location	Rochester
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets "double in, double out"
Prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£9,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«1998 2000»

The 1999 World Grand Prix was the second staging of a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, England between 20–24 October 1999.

The format changed to feature four groups of four players. As in the previous year, players had to start each leg by hitting a double - in addition to the traditional double to finish. The tournament was played in the format of best of five legs per set, rather than the best of three legs which had been adopted in 1998.

Phil Taylor retained the title, beating Shayne Burgess 6-1 in the final. Taylor's only close match came in the semi-finals, where he defeated Rod Harrington 5-4.

Seeds[edit]

There were four seeds for the tournament.^[1]

Group stage format[edit]

The format employed for this tournament meant that players could still qualify for the quarter-finals even if they lost either of their first two matches. The format was thus:

• Match 1: Player A v Player B
• Match 2: Player C v Player D
• Match 3: Winner of match 1 v Winner of Match 2 (winner goes into quarter finals)
• Match 4: Loser of match 1 v Loser of Match 2
• Match 5: Winner of match 4 v Loser of Match 3 (winner goes into quarter finals)

Results[edit]

Players in bold denote match winners.^[1][2][3]

Group stages[edit]

20–21 October 1999

Group 1[edit] Matches 1–2 Match 3  Phil Taylor (3) 90.15 3  Dennis Priestley 77.17 0 W1  Phil Taylor (3) 98.21 3 W2 Alan Warriner 89.99 0 Alan Warriner 80.05 3  Gary Mawson 81.13 0 Match 4 Match 5 L3 Alan Warriner 86.98 2 L1  Dennis Priestley 85.58 3 W4  Dennis Priestley 93.72 3 L2  Gary Mawson 76.29 0 90.15 (3) Phil Taylor 3 – 0 Dennis Priestley 77.17 80.05 Alan Warriner 3 – 0 Gary Mawson 81.13 98.21 (3) Phil Taylor 3 – 0 Alan Warriner 89.99 85.58 Dennis Priestley 3 – 0 Gary Mawson 76.29 86.98 Alan Warriner 2 – 3 Dennis Priestley 93.72

Group 2[edit] Matches 1–2 Match 3  Peter Manley (2) 85.51 3  Keith Deller 79.65 0 W1  Peter Manley (2) 87.30 3 W2  John Part 77.85 0  John Part 86.97 3  Graeme Stoddart 77.05 0 Match 4 Match 5 L3  John Part 74.79 0 L1  Keith Deller 78.75 3 W4  Keith Deller 74.39 3 L2  Graeme Stoddart 69.15 2 85.51 (2) Peter Manley 3 – 0 Keith Deller 79.65 86.97 John Part 3 – 0 Graeme Stoddart 77.05 87.30 (2) Peter Manley 3 – 0 John Part 77.85 78.75 Keith Deller 3 – 2 Graeme Stoddart 69.15 74.39 Keith Deller 3 – 0 John Part 74.79

Group 3[edit] Matches 1–2 Match 3  Shayne Burgess (4) 90.79 3 Steve Brown 81.10 0 W1  Shayne Burgess (4) 88.06 3 W2  Peter Evison 79.69 1  Peter Evison 71.97 3 John Ferrell 66.93 0 Match 4 Match 5 L3  Peter Evison 78.32 3 L1 Steve Brown 70.83 3 W4 Steve Brown 81.65 2 L2 John Ferrell 71.32 1 90.79 (4) Shayne Burgess 3 – 0 Steve Brown 81.10 71.97 Peter Evison 3 – 0 John Ferrell 66.93 88.06 (4) Shayne Burgess 3 – 1 Peter Evison 79.69 70.83 Steve Brown 3 – 1 John Ferrell 71.32 78.32 Peter Evison 3 – 2 Steve Brown 81.65

Group 4[edit] Matches 1–2 Match 3  Rod Harrington (1) 89.62 3  Bob Anderson 78.99 2 W1  Rod Harrington (1) 86.88 3 W2  Chris Mason 85.18 2  Chris Mason 88.35 3  Paul Lim 85.07 1 Match 4 Match 5 L3  Chris Mason 90.35 3 L1  Bob Anderson 83.61 3 W4  Bob Anderson 79.57 0 L2  Paul Lim 80.80 2 89.62 (1) Rod Harrington 3 – 2 Bob Anderson 78.99 88.35 Chris Mason 3 – 1 Paul Lim 85.07 86.88 (1) Rod Harrington 3 – 2 Chris Mason 85.18 83.61 Bob Anderson 3 – 2 Paul Lim 80.80 90.35 Chris Mason 3 – 0 Bob Anderson 79.57

Knockout stages[edit]

	Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 22 October					Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) 23 October					Final (best of 11 sets) 24 October
	1	Rod Harrington 84.51	3
		Keith Deller 79.57	0
						1	Rod Harrington 86.39	4
						3	Phil Taylor 93.85	5
	3	Phil Taylor 101.71	3
		Peter Evison 81.59	0
											3	Phil Taylor 92.59	6
											4	Shayne Burgess 81.26	1
	4	Shayne Burgess 84.27	3
		Dennis Priestley 89.46	0
						4	Shayne Burgess 84.71	5
						2	Peter Manley 82.67	4
	2	Peter Manley 76.22	3
		Chris Mason 83.09	1

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