Sky Bet World Grand Prix Darts 24-30 Oct

SCHEDULE OF PLAY

ROUND ONE
Monday October 24
6.00 pm John PART (Can - 8) -v- Steve BEATON (Eng)
6.40 pm Wes NEWTON (Eng -v- Steve HINE (Eng)
7.20 pm Kevin HARRIS (Eng) -v- Gary WELDING (Eng)
8.00 pm Wayne MARDLE (Eng - 5) -v- Lionel SAMS (Eng)
8.40 pm Colin LLOYD (Eng - 1) -v Tom KIRBY (RoI)
9.20 pm Roland SCHOLTEN (Hol - 4) -v- Dennis PRIESTLEY (Eng)
10.00 pm Alex ROY (Eng) -v- Alan WARRINER (Eng)
10.40 pm James WADE (Eng) -v- Keith ROONEY (RoI)

Tuesday October 25
6.00 pm Bob ANDERSON (Eng) -v- Andy JENKINS (Eng)
6.40 pm Kevin PAINTER (Eng - 7) -v- Terry JENKINS (Eng)
7.20 pm Dave ASKEW (Eng) -v- Mark DUDBRIDGE (Eng)
8.00 pm Phil TAYLOR (Eng - 2) -v- Joe COLLINS (RoI)
8.40 pm Peter MANLEY (Eng - 6) -v- Denis OVENS (Eng)
9.20 pm Alan CAVES (Eng) -v- John MAGOWAN (NI)
10.00 pm Ronnie BAXTER (Eng - 3) -v- Jamie HARVEY (Sco)
10.40 pm Dennis SMITH (Eng -v- Mark WALSH (Eng)

ROUND TWO
Wednesday October 26
6pm Part/Beaton v Harris/Welding
7.30pm Scholten/Priestley v Wade/Rooney
8.45pm Lloyd/Kirby v Newton/Hine
10pm Mardle/Sams v Roy/Warriner

Thursday October 27
6pm Manley/Ovens v Caves/Magowan
7.30pm Baxter/Harvey v Smith/Walsh
8.45pm Taylor/Collins v Anderson/A Jenkins
10pm Painter/T Jenkins v Askew/Dudbridge

QUARTER-FINALS
Friday October 28
6pm Lloyd/Kirby/Newton/Hine v Part/Beaton/Harris/Welding
7.45pm Mardle/Sams/Roy/Warriner v Scholten/Priestley/Wade/Rooney
9.15pm Taylor/Collins/Anderson/A Jenkins v Painter/T Jenkins/Askew/Dudbridge
10.45pm Manley/Ovens/Caves/Magowan v Baxter/Harvey/Smith/Walsh

SEMI-FINALS
Saturday October 29
8pm Winner Quarter-Final 1 v Winner Quarter-Final 2
9.30pm Winner Quarter-Final 3 v Winner Quarter-Final 4

FINAL
Sunday October 30 @ 7pm

The Sky Bet World Grand Prix features a unique 'double-in, double-out' format where players have to start and end each leg on a double.

It is screened live on Sky Sports throughout the UK and Ireland from the CityWest Hotel, starting on Monday October 24 and ending the following Sunday.

The total prize fund for the event is £226,000 (€290,000 approx), with £20,000 (€30,000 approx) to the winner and a bonus prize of £150,000 (€220,000 approx) should any player achieve what has never been managed on TV before and hit a perfect nine-dart leg starting with a double

Live on Sky Sports from 6pm this evening.

Did a bet on tonights games. Part, Welding, LLoyd, Scholten and Mardle all to win. Cruel odds (only 7/2) but all should win, and it gives me a bit more interest watching.

John PART 0 Steve BEATON 2
Wes NEWTON 2 Steve HINE 1
Kevin HARRIS 0 Gary WELDING 2
Wayne MARDLE 2 Lionel SAMS 0
Colin LLOYD 2 Tom KIRBY 1
Roland SCHOLTEN 1 Dennis PRIESTLEY 2
Alex ROY 2 Alan WARRINER 0
James WADE 1 Keith ROONEY 2

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Originally Posted by joeSoap

Did a bet on tonights games. Part, Welding, LLoyd, Scholten and Mardle all to win. Cruel odds (only 7/2) but all should win, and it gives me a bit more interest watching.

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Last time I back hot favourites in this format. Very short games...great chances for outsiders.. Kirby nearly shocked LLoyd. Great tv.

Round one results:
Andy Jenkins (Eng) bt Bob Anderson (Eng) 2-1
Kevin Painter (Eng) bt Terry Jenkins (Eng) 2-0
Mark Dudbridge (Eng) bt Dave Askew (Eng) 2-0
Phil Taylor (Eng) bt Joe Collins (Irl) 2-0
Peter Manley (Eng) bt Denis Ovens (Eng) 2-1
John Magowan (NIrl) bt Alan Caves (Eng) 2-1
Ronnie Baxter (Eng) bt Jamie Harvey (Sco) 2-0
Dennis Smith (Eng) bt Mark Walsh (Eng) 2-1

2nd rd results:
Steve Beaton (Eng) bt Gary Welding (Eng) 3-1
Dennis Priestley (Eng) bt Keith Rooney (Irl) 3-2
Colin Lloyd (Eng) bt Wes Newton (Eng) 3-0
Wayne Mardle (Eng) bt Alex Roy (Eng) 3-1