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

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was the defending champion after defeating

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5–3 in the 2022 final, but he lost 3–2 in the second round to

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won his first major TV title, defeating

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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

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, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the

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. Matches were played to

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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

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the only tournament which uses the set format. The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

Prize money

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Qualification

The field of 32 players consisted of the top 16 on the

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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:

PDC Order of Merit

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PDC ProTour qualifiers

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Schedule

Final

Draw

The draw was made on 25 September.

References

External links

Tournament website
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