2002 World Grand Prix (darts)

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2002 Paddy Power World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates22–27 October 2002
Venue Citywest Hotel
Location Dublin
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Sets
"double in, double out"
Prize fund £70,000
Winner's share£14,000
High checkout153 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
«2001 2003»

The 2002 Paddy Power World Grand Prix was the fifth 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 22 and 27 October 2002.

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Defending champion Alan Warriner lost in the first round to Ritchie Buckle. Phil Taylor defeated John Part 7–3 in the final to win his fourth Grand Prix title.

Prize money

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £70,000) [1]
Winner(1)£14,000
Runner-Up(1)£7,000
Semi-finalists(2)£4,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£2,250
Second round losers(8)£1,500
First round losers(16)£1,250

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the competition. [2]

  1. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
  3. Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner
  4. Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter
  5. Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten
  7. Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd
  8. Flag of England.svg Peter Manley

Draw

Players in bold denote match winners. [3] [4] [5]

First round(best of 3 sets)
22–23 October
Second round(best of 3 sets)
24 October
Quarter-finals(best of 7 sets)
25 October
Semi-finals(best of 11 sets)
26 October
Final(best of 13 sets)
27 October
               
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 2
Flag of England.svg Keith Deller 0
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Jack McKenna 0
  Flag of England.svg Cliff Lazarenko 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Jack McKenna 2
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 4
Flag of England.svg Mark Holden 0
8 Flag of England.svg Peter Manley 0
Flag of England.svg Mark Holden 2
  Flag of England.svg Mark Holden 2
Flag of England.svg Rod Harrington 0
  Ulster Banner.svg Paul Dillon 0
Flag of England.svg Rod Harrington 2
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 6
Flag of England.svg Peter Evison 0
5 Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 1
Flag of England.svg Dave Smith 2
  Flag of England.svg Dave Smith 0
Flag of England.svg Peter Evison 2
  Flag of England.svg Peter Evison 2
Flag of England.svg Les Fitton 0
  Flag of England.svg Peter Evison 4
Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 2
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett 0
4 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 2
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 0
  Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 0
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 2
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 7
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 3
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 2
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 0
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 2
Flag of England.svg Chris Mason 0
  Flag of England.svg John Lowe 1
Flag of England.svg Chris Mason 2
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 4
Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith 1
7 Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Harvey 0
7 Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd 0
Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith 2
  Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith 2
Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones 0
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 6
Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins 1
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten 2
Flag of England.svg Dave Askew 0
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten 2
Flag of England.svg Alex Roy 1
  Flag of England.svg Mark Robinson 1
Flag of England.svg Alex Roy 2
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten 0
Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins 4
3 Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner 1
Flag of England.svg Ritchie Buckle 2
  Flag of England.svg Ritchie Buckle 0
Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins 2
  Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Allison 0
Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins 2

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