2006 World Grand Prix Darts
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The 2006 SkyBet World Grand Prix was a Professional Darts Corporation
darts tournament held at the CityWest Hotel, Dublin between October 23 and October 29, 2006.
The top 24 PDC world ranked
players were joined by 4 players from a field of 348 at the All Ireland Qualifiers and 4 players from a field of 127 at the PDPA Qualifiers. Phil Taylor won the event - his seventh Grand Prix title.
secured their place at the 2006 World Grand Prix automatically. Colin Lloyd as world number one at the time of the cut-off date of September 11 takes his place as top seed.
played host to the All-Ireland qualifying event on Sunday September 17. Out of a field of 348 players from Ireland
, four qualified to play in the World Grand Prix. The top three ranked players - John MaGowen, Tom Kirby and Mick McGowan all failed to reach the final stages. Three of the qualifiers will be making their Grand Prix debuts, with only Paul Watton having previously appeared.
Anto McCracken, Dublin
Garrett Gray, Dublin
Geoffrey Matthews, Ballymena
Paul Watton, Coleraine
on September 22. Out of a field of 127 players, four players qualified to complete the line up for the Grand Prix. Raymond van Barneveld, Steve Beaton, Alan Green and Andy Callaby were the successful players.
Total Prize Fund £130,000 (2005 - £100,000)
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
darts tournament held at the CityWest Hotel, Dublin between October 23 and October 29, 2006.
The top 24 PDC world ranked
Darts world rankings
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments...
players were joined by 4 players from a field of 348 at the All Ireland Qualifiers and 4 players from a field of 127 at the PDPA Qualifiers. Phil Taylor won the event - his seventh Grand Prix title.
Automatic Qualifiers
The top 24 players in the PDC rankingsDarts world rankings
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments...
secured their place at the 2006 World Grand Prix automatically. Colin Lloyd as world number one at the time of the cut-off date of September 11 takes his place as top seed.
All Ireland Qualifiers
The Fairways Hotel in DundalkDundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
played host to the All-Ireland qualifying event on Sunday September 17. Out of a field of 348 players from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, four qualified to play in the World Grand Prix. The top three ranked players - John MaGowen, Tom Kirby and Mick McGowan all failed to reach the final stages. Three of the qualifiers will be making their Grand Prix debuts, with only Paul Watton having previously appeared.
Anto McCracken, Dublin
Garrett Gray, Dublin
Geoffrey Matthews, Ballymena
Paul Watton, Coleraine
PDPA Qualifiers
The Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) qualifying event was held at the Newport CentreNewport Centre
The Newport Centre is the biggest leisure centre in the city of Newport in the United Kingdom. The Newport Centre is located in the city centre adjacent to the Kingsway Shopping Centre. It holds events such as concerts, conferences and exhibitions. The centre hosts the Welsh Open snooker...
on September 22. Out of a field of 127 players, four players qualified to complete the line up for the Grand Prix. Raymond van Barneveld, Steve Beaton, Alan Green and Andy Callaby were the successful players.
Prize Fund
Following the announcement in October 2006 of the extension of Skybet's sponsorship contract the prize fund was increased to £130,000.Total Prize Fund £130,000 (2005 - £100,000)
- Winner £25,000 (£20,000)
- Runner-up £12,500 (£10,000)
- Semi Finalists £8,250 (£6,000)
- Quarter Finalists £6,000 (£4,000)
- Last 16 £3,000 (£2,250)
- Last 32 £1,750 (£1,500)
- Nine Dart Finish £10,000 bonus - not won
Draw
- Highest checkout: 160 Ronnie Baxter, 1st round
- Players 3-dart match average score listed after name. (note: Players were required to start as well as finish legs with doubles, hence the lower than standard averages)