1999 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 1999 World Grand Prix was the second staging of a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, England between 20–24 October 1999.

The format changed to feature four groups of four players. As in the previous year, players had to start each leg by hitting a double - in addition to the traditional double to finish. The tournament was played in the format of best of five legs per set, rather than the best of three legs which had been adopted in 1998.

Phil Taylor retained the title, beating Shayne Burgess 6-1 in the final. Taylor's only close match came in the semi-finals, where he defeated Rod Harrington 5-4.

Seeds

There were four seeds for the tournament.

Group stage format

The format employed for this tournament meant that players could still qualify for the quarter-finals even if they lost either of their first two matches. The format was thus:

• Match 1: Player A v Player B
• Match 2: Player C v Player D
• Match 3: Winner of match 1 v Winner of Match 2 (winner goes into quarter finals)
• Match 4: Loser of match 1 v Loser of Match 2
• Match 5: Winner of match 4 v Loser of Match 3 (winner goes into quarter finals)

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.

Group stages

20–21 October 1999

Group 1

90.15 (3) Phil Taylor Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon Dennis Priestley 77.17
80.05 Alan Warriner Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon Gary Mawson 81.13
98.21 (3) Phil Taylor Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon Alan Warriner 89.99
85.58 Dennis Priestley Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon Gary Mawson 76.29
86.98 Alan Warriner Template:Flagicon	2 – 3	Template:Flagicon Dennis Priestley 93.72

Group 2

85.51 (2) Peter Manley Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon Keith Deller 79.65
86.97 John Part Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon Graeme Stoddart 77.05
87.30 (2) Peter Manley Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon John Part 77.85
78.75 Keith Deller Template:Flagicon	3 – 2	Template:Flagicon Graeme Stoddart 69.15
74.39 Keith Deller Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon John Part 74.79

Group 3

90.79 (4) Shayne Burgess Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon Steve Brown 81.10
71.97 Peter Evison Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon John Ferrell 66.93
88.06 (4) Shayne Burgess Template:Flagicon	3 – 1	Template:Flagicon Peter Evison 79.69
70.83 Steve Brown Template:Flagicon	3 – 1	Template:Flagicon John Ferrell 71.32
78.32 Peter Evison Template:Flagicon	3 – 2	Template:Flagicon Steve Brown 81.65

Group 4

89.62 (1) Rod Harrington Template:Flagicon	3 – 2	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson 78.99
88.35 Chris Mason Template:Flagicon	3 – 1	Template:Flagicon Paul Lim 85.07
86.88 (1) Rod Harrington Template:Flagicon	3 – 2	Template:Flagicon Chris Mason 85.18
83.61 Bob Anderson Template:Flagicon	3 – 2	Template:Flagicon Paul Lim 80.80
90.35 Chris Mason Template:Flagicon	3 – 0	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson 79.57