2023 World Grand Prix (darts)


The 2023 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was a darts tournament and the 26th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 2–8 October 2023 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Nathan Aspinall 5–3 in the 2022 final, but he lost 3–2 in the second round to Chris Dobey.
Luke Humphries won his first major TV title, defeating Gerwyn Price 5–2 in the final.

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.
This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.
The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:
RoundBest of First to
First32
Second53
Quarter-finals53
Semi-finals74
Final95

Prize money

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Qualification

The field of 32 players consisted 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 25 September 2023. The top eight players on the Order of Merit were seeded for the tournament.
The following players qualified for the tournament:

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Schedule

Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3
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021
031
041
051
061
071
081

Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3
091
101
111
121
131
141
151
161

Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
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202

Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
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242

Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
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26QF
27QF
28QF

Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
29SF
30SF

Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9
31F

Draw

The draw was made on 25 September.