The 2021 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was a darts tournament and the 24th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 3–9 October 2021 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was held away from the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the second consecutive year.[1]
| 2021 BoyleSports World Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–9 October 2021 | ||
| Venue | Morningside Arena | ||
| Location | Leicester | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets "Double in, Double out" | ||
| Prize fund | £450,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £110,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Jonny Clayton (x2) Ryan Searle | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Jonny Clayton | |||
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Gerwyn Price was the defending champion, after defeating Dirk van Duijvenbode 5–2 in the 2020 final,[2] but lost 5–1 to Jonny Clayton in the first all-Welsh major ranking final in PDC history. This was also Clayton's first PDC ranking major title win, as his previous three wins (the 2020 PDC World Cup of Darts (alongside Price), the 2021 Masters and the 2021 Premier League Darts) were all in non-ranking events.[3]
Prize money
editThe prize fund will remain at £450,000, with the winner's earnings being £110,000.[4]
The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £450,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £110,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £16,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £10,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £6,000 |
Qualification
editThe 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 26 September 2021. Only the top eight players on the Order of Merit are seeded for the tournament.[5]
The following players have qualified for the tournament:
PDC Order of Merit (1–16) (Top 8 Seeded)
| PDC ProTour Qualifiers
|
Schedule
edit| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |  Martijn Kleermaker | 0–2 | Mervyn King | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
| 02 | 1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 0–2 | Luke Humphries | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| 03 | 1 | Stephen Bunting | 2–0 | Daryl Gurney  | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 05 | 1 | Joe Cullen | 0–2 | Ross Smith | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| 04 | 1 | Dave Chisnall | 2–1 | Mensur Suljović  | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| 06 | 1 | James Wade | 2–1 | Damon Heta  | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| 07 | 1 | Gerwyn Price | 2–0 | Michael Smith | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| 08 | 1 |  Dimitri Van den Bergh | 1–2 | Ryan Searle | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 1 |  Darius Labanauskas | 2–1 | Brendan Dolan | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 |
| 10 | 1 | Callan Rydz | 0–2 | Jonny Clayton | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| 11 | 1 | Vincent van der Voort | 2–0 | Gabriel Clemens  | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| 12 | 1 | Nathan Aspinall | 1–2 | Krzysztof Ratajski  | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| 13 | 1 |  Gary Anderson | 1–2 | Ian White | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| 14 | 1 | Peter Wright | 0–2 | Rob Cross | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| 15 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 0–2 | Danny Noppert | 2–3 | 2–3 | |
| 16 | 1 |  José de Sousa | 2–0 | Glen Durrant | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 | Ryan Searle | 3–1 | Luke Humphries | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| 18 | 2 | James Wade | 1–3 | Stephen Bunting | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| 19 | 2 | Gerwyn Price | 3–1 | Mervyn King | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| 20 | 2 | Dave Chisnall | 3–2 | Ross Smith | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 | Ian White | 3–2 | Darius Labanauskas | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| 22 | 2 | Rob Cross | 1–3 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| 23 | 2 | Danny Noppert | 3–0 | Vincent van der Voort | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 24 | 2 | José de Sousa | 1–3 | Jonny Clayton | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | QF | Danny Noppert | 3–1 | Ian White | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| 26 | QF | Krzysztof Ratajski | 2–3 | Jonny Clayton | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| 27 | QF | Gerwyn Price | 3–0 | Dave Chisnall | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 28 | QF | Stephen Bunting | 3–1 | Ryan Searle | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | SF | Jonny Clayton | 4–1 | Danny Noppert | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 30 | SF | Gerwyn Price | 4–2 | Stephen Bunting | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | F | Gerwyn Price | 1–5 | Jonny Clayton | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Draw
editRepresentation
editThis table shows the number of players by country in the 2021 World Grand Prix. A total of 12 nationalities are represented.
| ENG | NED | NIR | SCO | WAL | AUS | AUT | BEL | GER | LTU | POL | POR | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semi-final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Round 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Round 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
References
edit- ^ Allen, Dave. "BoyleSports World Grand Prix heading to Leicester in October". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Price defeats Van Duijvenbode to win World Grand Prix". Professional Darts Corporation. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Clinical Clayton claims BoyleSports World Grand Prix glory". Professional Darts Corporation. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Allen, Dave. "Rankings update ahead of BoyleSports World Grand Prix". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2020.