World Grand Prix 2016: Draw, schedule, results & odds

Michael van Gerwen added the World Grand Prix to his UK Open, World Matchplay and Premier League crowns this year by brushing aside Gary Anderson in Dublin.

Here, you can look back on how the tournament unfolded with all the results and a report of the final. 

World Grand Prix Draw & Tournament Bracket

Michael van Gerwen (1) 2-1 Steve Beaton
Mick McGowan 1-2 James Wilson
Michael Smith (8) 1-2 Alan Norris
Joe Cullen 1-2 Simon Whitlock
Peter Wright (5) 0-2 Brendan Dolan
Dave Chisnall 2-1 Robbie Green
Phil Taylor (4) 1-2 Steve West
Mensur Suljovic 1-2 Daryl Gurney
Gary Anderson (2) 2-0 Jamie Caven
Kyle Anderson 2-1 Cristo Reyes
Robert Thornton (7) 1-2 Stephen Bunting
Ian White 1-2 Kim Huybrechts
James Wade (6) 1-2 Terry Jenkins
Gerwyn Price 0-2 Benito van de Pas
Adrian Lewis (3) 2-1 Jelle Klaasen
Mervyn King 0-2 Raymond van Barneveld  

World Grand Prix 2016: Daily esults

Sunday October 2 (7pm)
First Round
Best of three sets
Kyle Anderson 2-1 Cristo Reyes
Ian White 1-2 Kim Huybrechts
James Wade (6) 1-2 Terry Jenkins
Gerwyn Price 0-2 Benito van de Pas
Adrian Lewis (3) 2-1 Jelle Klaasen
Robert Thornton (7) 1-2 Stephen Bunting
Gary Anderson (2) 2-0 Jamie Caven
Mervyn King 0-2 Raymond van Barneveld

Monday October 3 (7pm)
First Round
Best of three sets
Dave Chisnall 2-1 Robbie Green
Mick McGowan 1-2 James Wilson
Mensur Suljovic 1-2 Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith 1-2 Alan Norris
Joe Cullen 1-2 Simon Whitlock
Phil Taylor 1-2 Steve West
Michael van Gerwen 2-1 Steve Beaton
Peter Wright 0-2 Brendan Dolan

Tuesday October 4 (7pm)
Second Round
Best of five sets
Terry Jenkins 1-3 Benito van de Pas
Stephen Bunting 0-3 Kim Huybrechts
Gary Anderson 3-1 Kyle Anderson
Adrian Lewis 0-3 Raymond van Barneveld

Wednesday October 5 (7pm)
Second Round x4
Best of five sets
Alan Norris 2-3 Simon Whitlock
Brendan Dolan 1-3 Dave Chisnall
Steve West 0-3 Daryl Gurney
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 James Wilson

Thursday October 6 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Best of five sets
Dave Chisnall 3-1 Daryl Gurney
Benito van de Pas 0-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Simon Whitlock
Gary Anderson 3-1 Kim Huybrechts

Friday October 7 (7pm)
Semi-Finals
Best of seven sets
Dave Chisnall 2-4 Michael van Gerwen
Raymond van Barneveld 1-4 Gary Anderson

Saturday October 8 (8.30pm)
Final
Best of nine sets
Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Gary Anderson
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Preceded by Irish Matchplay Final (best of 11 legs)
Mick McGowan 6-5 Radek Szaganski

Tournament Format

First Round - Best of three sets
Second Round - Best of five sets
Quarter-Finals - Best of five sets
Semi-Finals - Best of seven sets
Final - Best of nine Sets
* All Sets are the best of five legs. There will be no tie-break in any set.
* All legs must begin and end with a double, meaning that a player must hit a double before he can begin scoring in each leg.

World Grand Prix: Sky Bet Odds

• Odds below all pre-tournament

World number one Michael van Gerwen is unsurprisingly Sky Bet's favourite to win the World Grand Prix but he's odds-against at 11/10 after Phil Taylor thrashed him twice at the recent Champions League of Darts to halt his run of dominance.

The 16-time world champion walked off with the inaugural title - his first major crown since 2014 - and he's now 4/1 to follow up this success with glory in Dublin.

Current world champion Gary Anderson is next in the running at 6/1 ahead of Adrian Lewis (16/1) while Peter Wright (16/1), James Wade (20/1), Dave Chisnall (25/1), in-form Mensur Suljovic (33/1), Michael Smith (40/1) and Raymond van Barneveld (40/1) are next in the running.

Defending champion Robert Thornton, who shocked van Gerwen in the 2015 final, is way out at 80/1 after a torrid season.

World Grand Prix Prize Money

Winner: £100,000
Runner-Up: £45,000
Semi-Final: £23,500
Quarter-Final: £15,000
Second Round: £8,500
First Round: £5,000Total Prize Fund: £400,000

World Grand Prix History

The World Grand Prix is one of the PDC tour's major events and takes place in Dublin every October. It is the only televised event in which players must start and finish each leg on a double or the bullseye.

Its unique format adds an extra dimension when it comes to betting, with darts punters often preferring to back who they feel is a better 'finisher' rather than those renowned for heavy scoring.

The World Grand Prix was first held in Rochester, Kent in 1998 before switching to County Wexford two years later but in 2001 the event moved to its current home at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

Phil Taylor is the most successful player in the history of the straight knockout competition with 11 titles to his name but the 'Power' has also suffered four defeats in the first-round, which all came as relief to the bookies.Alan Warriner (2001), Colin Lloyd (2004), James Wade (2007 & 2010), Michael van Gerwen (2012 & 2014)  and Robert Thornton, who upset the odds to beat 'Mighty Mike' in 2015, are the other champions of the World Grand Prix.

World Grand Prix Past Finals

• Final scores in sets

1998 - Phil Taylor 13-8 Rod Harrington
1999 - Phil Taylor 6-1 Shayne Burgess
2000 - Phil Taylor 6-1 Shayne Burgess
2001 - Alan Warriner 8-2 Roland Scholten
2002 - Phil Taylor 7-3 John Part
2003 - Phil Taylor 7-2 John Part
2004 - Colin Lloyd 7-3 Alan Warriner
2005 - Phil Taylor 7-1 Colin Lloyd
2006 - Phil Taylor 7-4 Terry Jenkins
2007 - James Wade 6-3 Terry Jenkins
2008 - Phil Taylor 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
2009 - Phil Taylor 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
2010 - James Wade 6-3 Adrian Lewis
2011 - Phil Taylor 6-3 Brendan Dolan
2012 - Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Mervyn King
2013 - Phil Taylor 6-0 Dave Chisnall
2014 - Michael van Gerwen 5-3 James Wade
2015 - Robert Thornton 5-4 Michael van Gerwen

World Grand Prix Most Titles

Phil Taylor - 11
Michael van Gerwen - 2
James Wade - 2
Colin Lloyd - 1 
Alan Warriner - 1
Robert Thornton - 1