World Grand Prix

The World Grand Prix 2022 will be played from 3 till 9 October in the familiar Citywest Hotel in Dublin. The top 16 of the Order of Merit, plus the best 16 players from the Players Champ

The World Grand Prix 2021 was played from 3 till 9 October. Not in the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, but in the Morningside Arena in Leicester. The top 16 of the Order of Merit, plus the best 16 players from the ProTour Order of Merit make the field of 32. 

Traditionally all legs must not only be finished with a double, but each leg also has to be started with a double. Gerwyn Price defended his title this year after claiming the crown last year against Dirk van Duijvenbode in the final. This year Price also reaches the final in which he faces compatriot Jonny Clayton. ‘The Iceman’ loses his title against a very good Clayton, with 5-1 in sets. 

In the final ‘The Ferret’ immediately takes the lead with 3-0 in sets. Especially in the third set Clayton plays phenomenal. With finishes of 170 and 164 he leaves Price little or no chance at all. Price wins set number four, but the tension does not return into the match. Clayton continues to check out high finishes and ends the match in style with a 116-finish.

Clayton starts his route to the final against Callan Rydz. It is an easy win for Clayton (2-0) and in the second round he defeats Jose de Sousa (3-1). In the quarter finals the Welshman plays against the 44-year-old Krzysztof Ratajski. Clayton is having a hard time against ‘The Polish Eagle’, but he manages to claim the win (3-2). In the semi-finals, Clayton meets Dutchman Danny Noppert. 'The Freeze' reaches the semi-finals by knocking out five-time World Grand Prix champion Michael van Gerwen in the first round. Noppert then manages to beat Vincent van der Voort and Ian White, but he can’t stop Jonny Clayton. It finishes 4-1 in sets to Clayton.

Price is not having an easy time. The reigning world champion plays really unsure and also has the audience against him. Until the final Price plays against an Englishman in each round. In the first round ‘The Iceman’ wins against Michael Smith (2-0) and in the second round he manages to beat Mervyn King (3-1). In the quarter-finals Dave Chisnall doesn't stand a chance (3-0) and in the semi-finals Price makes a comeback after he is 2-0 down against Stephen Bunting (4-2).

In the first round there are a few surprises. Dimitri van den Bergh, Peter Wright and Gary Anderson, all seeded players, do not survive the first round.

ionship Order of Merit complete the field of 32. 

Traditionally all legs in Ireland must not only be finished with a double, but each leg should be started with a double too. Gerwyn Price will be defending his title this year after claiming the crown last year against Dirk van Duijvenbode in the final.