2017 World Grand Prix (darts)
The 2017 Unibet World Grand Prix was the 20th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 1–7 October 2017 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
| 2017 Unibet World Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 1–7 October 2017 | ||
| Venue | Citywest Hotel | ||
| Location | Dublin | ||
| Country | Ireland | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets "Double in, Double out" | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Justin Pipe | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Daryl Gurney | |||
| |||
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Gary Anderson 5–2 in the 2016 final, but lost to John Henderson 2–1 in the first round. This was the first time since December 2011 that van Gerwen lost in the first round of a major ranking tournament.
Daryl Gurney won his first major televised title after beating Simon Whitlock 5–4 in the final.
For the first time in PDC history, no English player made the quarter-final stages of a televised tournament. Gurney's success also marked the first time that a televised darts tournament was won by a Northern Irish player.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.