Skybet World Grand Prix Draw

THE draw for the Skybet World Grand Prix has been made.

The Skybet World Grand Prix will be played from October 5-11 at the Citywest International Event & Conference Centre.

The draw for the tournament was be made on Tuesday morning, ahead of the opening day of Championship League Darts, and drawn by 2001 champion and PDPA Chief Executive Alan Warriner-Little.

The top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit will be seeded for the Skybet World Grand Prix, with the remaining 24 players drawn at random in the first round.

The schedule of play will be announced in due course.

Ticket prices begin at €15, and tickets can be purchased from the Citywest Hotel Box Office on 00353 1 401 0505 or by emailing darts09@citywesthotel.com.

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The first round draw bracket is:
Phil Taylor (1) v Brendan Dolan
Wayne Jones v Paul Nicholson 
Adrian Lewis (8) v Robert Thornton
John MaGowan v Gary Anderson 
Terry Jenkins (5) v Wayne Mardle
Denis Ovens v Mark Dudbridge 
John Part (4) v Colin Lloyd
Andy Smith v Vincent van der Voort 
James Wade (2) v Dennis Priestley
Kevin Painter v Michael van Gerwen 
Mervyn King (7) v Colin Osborne
Andy Hamilton v Mark Walsh
Ronnie Baxter (6) v Steve Beaton
Jacko Barry v Mick McGowan
R van Barneveld (3) v Alan Tabern
Wes Newton v Jamie Caven 

The numbers for the unseeded players were:
9. Colin Lloyd
10. Dennis Priestley
11. Alan Tabern
12. Colin Osborne
13. Mark Walsh
14. Wayne Mardle
15. Kevin Painter
16. Andy Hamilton
17. Gary Anderson
18. Robert Thornton
19. Jamie Caven
20. Steve Beaton
21. Wayne Jones
22. Andy Smith
23. Vincent van der Voort
24. Michael van Gerwen
25. Mark Dudbridge
26. Paul Nicholson
27. Wes Newton
28. Denis Ovens
29. Brendan Dolan
30. John MaGowan
31. Mick McGowan
32. Jacko Barry