2024 World Grand Prix (darts) explained

Tournament Name:2024 BoyleSports World Grand Prix
Dates:7–13 October 2024
Venue:Mattioli Arena
Location:Leicester
Organisation:PDC
Format:Sets
"Double in, Double out"
Prize Fund:£600,000
Winners Share:£120,000
Prev:2023
Next:2025

The 2024 BoyleSports World Grand Prix will be a darts tournament and the 27th staging of the World Grand Prix. It will be held from 7–13 October 2024 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, England.

Luke Humphries is the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 5–2 in the 2023 final.[1]

Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the PDC World Darts Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

On 25 April, it was announced that the semi-finals and final had been extended to best of 9 and best of 11 sets respectively.[2]

RoundBest of (sets)First to (sets)
First32
Second53
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals95
Final116

Prize money

The prize fund is expected to remain at £600,000.[3]

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (num. of players)Prize Money
(Total: £600,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £120,000
Runner-Upalign=center (1)align=center £60,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £40,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £25,000
Second round losersalign=center (8)align=center £15,000
First round losersalign=center (16)align=center £7,500

Qualification

The field of 32 players consists of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 30 September. The top eight players on the Order of Merit will be seeded for the tournament.

As of 5 August, the qualified field is as follows:

PDC ProTour Qualifiers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brilliant Humphries claims BoyleSports World Grand Prix glory. 8 October 2023. Professional Darts Corporation. 8 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Format expansion & ticket prices confirmed for BoyleSports World Grand Prix . 25 April 2024 . Professional Darts Corporation. 25 April 2024 .
  3. Web site: 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix preview. 2 October 2022. PDC.tv. 9 May 2023.