The 2001 Paddy Power World Grand Prix was the fourth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament, organised by the

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. It was held at the Citywest Hotel in

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, Ireland, between 24–28 October 2001. This was the first World Grand Prix to be held at the Citywest Hotel, while

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was the tournament's first sponsor. Phil Taylor, the winner of the three previous stagings of the tournament, lost to

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in the first round; this was Painter's sole win against Taylor in 33 professional meetings. The final was contested between

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and

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, with Warriner winning 8–2. In his first-round win over

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, Warriner averaged 106.45 – a record for a televised match with a double start, which still stands to this day.

Prize money

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the competition.

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.

References

{{World Grand Prix Darts World Grand Prix (darts) World Grand Prix Darts