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1999 World Grand Prix (darts)

World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates 20–24 October
Venue Casino Rooms
Location Kent
Country England
Organisation(s) PDC
Format

Sets

"double in, double out"
Prize fund £60,000
Winners share £9,000
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«1998 2000»

Sets

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, Kent.

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 in the final.

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.

October 20 to October 21, 1999
Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4


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