World Grand Prix Darts 2014 Results: Daily Scores, Updated Draw and Schedule

Tournament favourite Michael van Gerwen beat James Wade in the final of the 2014 World Grand Prix Darts in Dublin on Sunday as the Dutch leader in the Order of Merit claimed his second win in the event.

The Machine qualified for the final by beating defending champion Phil Taylor before a thrilling semi-final match against Gary Anderson, culminating in a deciding set.

Van Gerwen wasn't at his best in the Dublin tournament but easily handled Stephen Bunting in the semi-final, to make it to the final two.

While Wade looked in sensational form, a thrilling final was eventually clinched by the Dutchman.

Updated Draws and Schedule

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Final

Sunday, October 12 

Michael van Gerwen vs. James Wade

Day 7 Recap

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Day 7 Results

Michael van Gerwen 5-4 James Wade (0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3) 

Recap 

Michael van Gerwen lived up to his favourite billing as he won the 2014 World Grand Prix Darts in Dublin on Sunday by beating James Wade 5-3 in a thrilling final.

A ding-dong battle between two great players, it was almost impossible to separate the pair over the first six sets of the first-to-five final.

However, the Dutchman won the crucial seventh set and ran away to claim the glory despite a fantastic performance from Englishman Wade. 

The Machine took the opening set 3-1 to take the early lead, a marvellous double-19 in the third leg crucial to setting him up for the win.

However, Van Gerwen came storming back to take the second set and tie things up at 1-1, the world No. 1 scoring big early on to give him some momentum.

Wade took the lead again in the third set—finishing with a brilliant 117 checkout—only for his opponent to draw things level in the fourth.

Van Gerwen finally took the lead at the half-way point to go 3-2 up but it was a scrappy fifth set with plenty of doubles missed, but the Dutchman brought the class to seal it with a 110 finish.

Having lost the first leg in the sixth set, Wade produced some stunning darts to win three consecutive legs—including a 141 checkout—and tie things up once again at 3-3, but it was to be the Aldershot man's final set.

Van Gerwen took a crucial lead at 4-3, winning the set by a single leg after Wade squandered the opportunity for 3-1 when he missed three doubles.

Given the opportunity to bring things home, Van Gerwen was not to be denied, and stormed to a 3-0 final-set victory to wrap up a thriller 5-3.

He was full of praise for all involved in the tournament and particularly his final opponent after claiming the coveted title, per Sky Sports:

"

It was an amazing tournament, the performance of everyone was so high. That I could win at this level is fantastic. James deserved more than this because he had a tough week, so I have to say well done to him. There can only be one winner and I'm so glad that's me. I really like this tournament, the Irish people and everything around it.

"

Indeed, Wade had come through a quarter-final victory over the great Phil Taylor and a stunning last-four comeback over Gary Anderson only to fall at the last hurdle.

But Van Gerwen sits at the summit of the Order of Merit standings for a reason and his quality eventually showed through on Sunday as he claimed a fantastic win.

Day 6 Recap

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Day 6 Results

James Wade 4-3 Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen 4-0 Stephen Bunting

Recap

James Wade needed a stunning comeback to beat Gary Anderson 4-3 and advance to the final of the 2014 Grand Prix of Darts on Sunday, while World Champion Michael van Gerwen easily dispatched of Stephen Bunting 3-0 to set up his bid for a second title.

The Machine was swept in the first two sets, as the Flying Scotsman came out on fire. Anderson recorded two 100+ plus finishes in the first set and didn't even give his opponent a single dart at the double in the second, going up 2-0 in the blink of an eye.

Wade struck back with two 100+ finishes of his own in the third, however, and took out the deciding leg with a 72 checkout on tops.

Things remained close in the fourth, as the two went to another decider. The Scot came through with a massive 13-darter, reclaiming his two-set lead. The PDC's Twitter feed were amazed by the quality on offer:

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LATEST: Super darts from both players but it's Gary Anderson who takes the fourth set to go 3-1 up! Follow: http://t.co/58De0wFD6f

— PDC (@OfficialPDC) October 11, 2014"

Anderson looked amazing in the first four sets but suddenly lost his groove in the fifth, missing on the bull to allow the Machine to fight his way back with a clean sweep. The Flying Scot proceeded to miss 12 opening doubles in the sixth, and a 3-1 loss set up a deciding set.

The final set was a back and forth affair that saw Anderson save his skin in the fourth leg with a 12-darter, but in the deciding leg, misses on his four opening doubles all but gifted the win to Wade.

Speaking to the PDC's official website, Wade was amazed with the quick start of his opponent, but explained how he thrives under pressure:

"

Gary blew me completely out of the water in the first two sets. At 2-0 down I was preparing myself for a losers' speech, and I thought I was beaten.

I held on for dear life and to win the third set was massive for me because when Gary's playing well, only Adrian Lewis can live with him, but I'm quite fortunate that he eased up and allowed me back into the game.

I'm pretty good with pressure and I made the most of my opportunities.

"

Tournament favourite Van Gerwen had far less difficulties taking care of debutant Bunting, as Big Mike once again backed up his reputation as a big-match performer by winning three of his four sets in deciders.

The Bullet only managed an average of 86.20 but did solid work on his doubles, keeping himself in the match as a result. Big Mike alternated between fantastic legs and mental errors, but always saved his best darts for when it mattered.

He needed only 14 darts to take the decider in the first and swept his opponent in the second, before wrapping up the third set with a phenomenal 160 checkout.

Down 3-0 in sets and 2-0 in the fourth, Bunting saved his skin twice with double eight and double four. The Dutchman's fifth 180 of the match in the final leg was a killer blow, and he finished again in 14 darts, taking out 62.

Day 5 Recap

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Day 5 Results

Richie Burnett 1-3 Stephen Bunting (0-3, 3-2, 2-3, 2-3)
Gary Anderson 3-2 Kevin Painter (3-0, 3-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-1)
Phil Taylor 1-3 James Wade (2-3, 2-3, 3-2, 0-3)
Michael van Gerwen 3-2 Mervyn King (2-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2)

Recap

Stephen Bunting continued his strong play at the 2014 World Grand Prix darts, beating Richie Burnett 3-1 in the first of Friday's quarter-finals.

The Bullet dominated with an average over 10 points higher than Burnett, but struggles on the doubles kept the final three sets close. PDC's Twitter feed shared the match statistics:

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MATCH STATS: Here are the stats from Stephen Bunting's 3-1 win over Richie Burnett in the #partypokerWGP! pic.twitter.com/CCX3XXb6hZ

— PDC (@OfficialPDC) October 10, 2014"

Bunting raced out to a 3-0 sweep in the first set with two 180's but saw Burnett take over in the second set after going down by two legs. A 180 with a tops finish restored the tie, only for the Prince of Wales to struggle in the final leg of the third set, gifting the lead back to Bunting.

The final set required a decider, which saw Burnett miss an incredible 11 opening doubles, essentially gifting the match to Bunting.

The Bullet told Live Darts the man he had just beaten was an idol of his growing up:

"

Bunting: "I remember watching Richie on the Lakeside stage when I was growing up and he was always a big idol of mine" #darts

— Live Darts (@livedarts) October 10, 2014"

Gary Anderson nearly suffered an upset loss at the hands of Kevin Painter but restored order in the final set, winning 3-0. The Flying Scotsman didn't allow Painter a single chance at a finishing double in the first set and took a 2-0 lead with a 68-tops finish in the second.

Painter fought back in the third set, however, and powered by an impressive 64.3 checkout percentage, he managed to tie things up 2-2 despite getting outscored on average by two full points.

Anderson appeared to be falling apart, but the experienced Scot regained his composure in the final set, taking it 3-1 with a 101 checkout.

James Wade caused the shock of the day by beating Phil Taylor 3-1, ensuring last year's champion would not be repeating. The Power struggled on his doubles from the very first leg and ended up converting just 26.9 percent of his checkouts, opening the door for the Machine to take advantage.

Six misses to take the first set were a bad omen for Taylor, who quickly faced a 2-0 deficit after a missed tops allowed Wade to pull ahead with a third-dart double 10, the same that saw him take the first.

The Power appeared to recover by avoiding a sweep in the fourth leg of Set 3 before taking out 62 for the set, but a complete collapse in the fourth set saw the Machine comfortably cruise to a sweep.

The Dublin crowd was very hostile toward Taylor during the match, and Wade acknowledged it may have had an impact on his performance, via Live Darts:

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Wade: "That wasn't a true reflection of how Phil can play and I think the crowd played a part, but I'll take it" #darts

— Live Darts (@livedarts) October 10, 2014"

Michael van Gerwen and Mervyn King served up the most exciting match of the evening, with the favourite eventually getting the win 3-2.

Van Gerwen looked off his game in the first set, allowing the King to keep pace with his explosive scoring. The deciding leg gave Big Mike two chances to checkout, but after a miss on double 10, King took the lead with a finish on the bull.

King ran out to a 2-0 lead before Van Gerwen kicked into gear, taking the final two legs with back-to-back 12-darters while his opponent failed to even find a double.

Van Gerwen came out firing in the first leg of the third set as well, but another finish on the bull reignited King, and with yet another set going to a decider, Van Gerwen needed six darts to find the double, allowing King to finish on double 16.

Big Mike rolled through the fourth set, setting up a decider. King raced out through an early lead and had a chance to win it in the fourth leg, failing to finish on 149. The World No. 1 needed three darts to take out double four, setting up another decider. Van Gerwen kept his cool, taking out double nine for a ticket to the semi-finals.

Day 4 Recap

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Day 4 Results

Stephen Bunting 3-2 Peter Wright (3-1, 0-3, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1)

Richie Burnett 3-1 Terry Jenkins (3-1, 3-2, 0-3, 3-0)

Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Dean Winstanley (3-2, 0-3, 3-2, 3-1)

Raymond van Barneveld 1-3 Mervyn King (2-3, 0-3, 3-0, 0-3)

Recap

Stephen Bunting came from behind to beat Peter Wright en route to the World Grand Prix quarter-finals on Thursday. The Bullet was down 2-1 despite a quick start, but stormed back to take a 3-2 win over Snakebite.

The reigning BDO World Champion had yet another strong showing on Day 4 to continue his run into the last-eight. Following the rousing run by Bunting, Live Darts provided analysis of the result:

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Bunting continues his dream debut at the World Grand Prix by recording his third consecutive televised triumph over 'Snakebite' #darts

— Live Darts (@livedarts) October 9, 2014"

Bunting continues to take down some of the top names in the sport, but his upcoming opponent had a much easier day.

Richie Burnett took his head-to-head record against Terry Jenkins to 5-2, jumping out to a 2-0 lead before cruising in the fourth set. Jenkins was able to whitewash his rival in the third, but dropped the fourth by the same 3-0 margin as Burnett was commanding again.

The official PDC account noted the match stats between the two players:

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MATCH STATS: The stats from Richie Burnett's 3-1 win over Terry Jenkins in the #partypokerWGP! pic.twitter.com/0NjZ3L7T1U

— PDC (@OfficialPDC) October 9, 2014"

The 3-1 scoreline would become a trend as Michael van Gerwen took down Dean Winstanley by the same score. Van Gerwen remains undefeated against Winstanley and moved into the quarter-finals with an easy victory.

After the match, van Gerwen referenced his performance against Winstanley, per Live Darts:

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MVG: "I thought I was the better player but I made things difficult for myself and Dean played very well" #darts

— Live Darts (@livedarts) October 9, 2014"

The world No. 1 will take on another tough test in Mervyn King, who pulled off the biggest upset over Raymond van Barneveld on Day 4. Barney was booed by the crowd after he effectively threw the towel in, aiming exclusively at the bull as an apparent back injury took hold.

King jumped out to a 2-0 lead and took down Barney in dominant fashion in what was a professional performance.

All four matches were thrilling on Thursday, but the action is only going to get hotter in the World Grand Prix. With several noteworthy names making their way through the field, expect more surprises in the final days of the tournament.

Day 3 Recap

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Day 3 Results

Adrian Lewis 2-3 Kevin Painter (3-2, 3-2, 0-3, 2-3, 2-3)

James Wade 3-2 Robert Thornton (3-2, 2-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1)

Phil Taylor 3-1 Andrew Gilding (0-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0)

Gary Anderson 3-1 Mickey Mansell (1-3, 3-1, 3-0, 3-0)

Recap

The second round of this year's Grand Prix Darts started with a shock as third seed Adrian Lewis fell at the hands of Kevin Painter, on a night when two nine-darters were thrown in the same match.

Lewis began brightly and went two sets up, building what looked like an unassailable lead. However, Painter signalled a momentum shift with a third-set whitewash, fighting back to win 3-2. The Professional Darts Corporation's official Twitter account confirmed his revival:

"

MATCH STATS: Here are the stats from Kevin Painter's superb 3-2 win over Adrian Lewis in the #partypokerWGP! pic.twitter.com/EJjpu6JAlv

— PDC (@OfficialPDC) October 8, 2014"

By rights, it was a commendable showing from Painter in the end, who registered back-to-back maximums in that pivotal third set en route to staging his resurgence.

The rest of the day went to the form book, and James Wade brought some normality back to the oche as the seventh seed got the better of Robert Thornton, also winning 3-2.

The match went down in history, however, as the two players became the first pair ever to both hit nine-darters off a double start, confirmed by ESPN:

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James Wade and Robert Thornton make history by both hitting nine-darters in their World Grand Prix clash: http://t.co/tlBD20Hsw0

— ESPN.co.uk (@ESPNUK) October 8, 2014"

It's a feat very rarely achieved in the sport, let alone in the same match and under such circumstances. However, 2007 and 2010 Grand Prix champion Wade would emerge triumphant, having found himself 2-1 down at one juncture. 

Speaking to Sky Sports after the win, Wade said:

"

The first one here (Dolan's nine-darter in 2011) was hit against me. I'm a contagious disease of nine-darters. I'm just glad to move on to the next game and play how I can. After playing a game like that, it doesn't get any harder. 

[Thornton attended his mother's funeral earlier on Wednesday] For him to do what he just did there - there is no man in darts that has got a bigger heart than Robert.

"

Phil Taylor was the next favourite to head into the quarter-finals, this time with a more open 3-1 victory that saw Andrew Gilding bow out. Bet365 announced it would be Wade who lines up against the veteran in the next round:

"

Phil Taylor beats Andrew Gilding 3-1 to book a place in the Quarter Finals against James Wade! pic.twitter.com/4KlC9Di8lF

— bet365 (@bet365) October 8, 2014"

Gilding started his evening with 13-darter and 14-darters to take the first set, initially looking as though he might have the means to match anything "The Power" had to throw. It wouldn't be the case, though, and after warming to the fixture, Taylor's predatory instincts kicked in, failing to lose a set after that point.

Sixth seed Gary Anderson followed up that win with a 3-1 triumph of his own over Mickey Mansell, and he too had to do so after losing his first set.

Mansell broke throw to go 1-0 up but found himself down a set before he knew it, with Anderson entering a dominant streak by the time the third set was through, wherein he booked two 180s. The Scot won the last nine legs of the match in succession, setting up a quarter-final tie with Painter.

Day 2 Recap

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Day 2 Results

Terry Jenkins 2-0 Kim Huybrechts (3-1, 3-2)

Peter Wright 2-1 Jamie Caven (3-0, 0-3, 3-1)

Mervyn King 2-1 Wes Newton (3-2, 1-3, 3-2)

Dean Winstanley 2-1 Michael Smith (3-0, 2-3, 3-1)

Stephen Bunting 2-0 Ronnie Baxter (3-1, 3-2)

Michael van Gerwen 2-0 Vincent van der Voort (3-1, 3-0)

Dave Chisnall 1-2 Raymond van Barneveld (3-0, 2-3, 1-3)

Simon Whitlock 1-2 Richie Burnett (0-3, 3-1, 2-3)

Recap

Michael van Gerwen only gave up a single leg against compatriot Vincent van der Voort, easily qualifying for the second round of the World Grand Prix on Tuesday. Big Mike started the first leg with a 180 and a 68 checkout and never looked back, taking the first set with finishes of 66 and 100.

The world champion continued his fine form in the second, taking out a 100 finish to make quick work of his opponent.

Speaking to Sky Sports (h/t to ESPN.co.uk) after the match, Van Gerwen said it wasn't easy to play against his good friend Van der Voort:

"

It's not a really nice thing to do, he's a very good friend of mine. But we need to play each other. It's a big thing for both of us, we both want to do well.

I'm really glad I won. It's always very difficult to play my best mate. We never want to play each other, but sometimes we have to.

"

Peter Wright had some unexpected difficulties dealing with Jamie Caven, as Snakebite was swept in the second after taking the first 3-0.

Caven took the opening leg of the third set as well and had several chances to cause the upset of the day, but he started struggling with his doubles. This opened the door for Wright to battle back into the match, taking out tops to close the deal.

Mervyn King and Wes Newton served up the most entertaining fixture of the night, the King twice needing five legs to take out sets one and three to win. Using new darts, he had some difficulties on the lower doubles but eventually edged into the second round.

Raymond van Barneveld used an impressive 75 percent checkout rate to eliminate Dave Chisnall 2-1, after getting swept in the first set.

Barney has been hot and cold all season but turned red hot when trailing 2-1 in the second set, taking out 105 before finishing with a superb 13-darter. He continued his streak in the third set by taking the first two legs, before finishing on double eight to defeat Chizzy.

Making quick work of Ronnie Baxter was Stephen Bunting, scoring a 180 in the final leg of the first set to win 3-1. The Rocket fired back in the second set, hitting double four to draw level 2-2 after Bullet missed a match dart, but in the final leg, a 160 start and double-16 checkout gave the win to the 29-year-old.

The shock of the day came in the final match, as Australia's Simon Whitlock lost a sudden-death leg to Richie Burnett. The Wizard looked dreadful in the opening set but appeared to find his form in the second, outscoring his opponent by a large margin.  

The pattern repeated in the third, but Whitlock could no longer find his doubles. With Burnett needing seven darts to find a double to start the final leg, Whitlock somehow found a way to allow the 47-year-old to take out 121 with a finish on the bull, booking his ticket for the second round.

Looking ahead to Wednesday's action, Adrian Lewis struggled mightily in the first round and will take on a familiar face in Kevin Painter. If the Artist can hit the form of his final set on Monday, an upset could be in the making.

Phil Taylor should have no such difficulties against debutant Andrew Gilding, and although Goldfinger impressed on his doubles on Monday, the defending champion has a clean path on the schedule to the semi-finals.

Day 1 Recap

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Day 1 Results

Darren Webster 0-2 Andrew Gilding

Robert Thornton 2-0 Justin Pipe

Michael Mansell 2-0 Ian White

Kevin Painter 2-1 Andy Hamilton

James Wade 2-0 Andy Smith

Phil Taylor 2-0 Steve Beaton

Gary Anderson 2-0 Brendan Dolan

Adrian Lewis 2-1 Daryl Gurney

Recap

Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis was run incredibly close by Northern Irishman Daryl Gurney in front of the Dublin crowd on Monday night, but he eventually went through to the second round with a 2-1 win.

Lewis started well, winning the opening set with a 106 checkout, but he was rocked somewhat by some terrific darts from his younger opponent as the match was tied up at 1-1.

The deciding set was nervy and went to a deciding leg at 2-2, Lewis eventually prevailing after Gurney missed opportunities to complete a massive upset.

Phil Taylor got the defence of his World Grand Prix title off to a comfortable start as he overcame Steve Beaton 2-0 in front of the Dublin crowd.

Former world champion Beaton missed a dart at tops to start with a winning leg and Taylor took immediate advantage, taking the first set 3-0 and the second 3-1 to ease through to the second round.

It was plain sailing for one of the other stars of the evening as James Wade dropped just one leg on his way to an opening-round win against Andy Smith.

Wade took out 108 to win the opening leg of the first set and set the tone for an impressive performance, which proved he will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming week.

Gary Anderson had to overcome some adversity to take his match 2-0 against Brendan Dolan, but showed great patience to respond when a perfect leg-winning bullseye for an 84 finish bounced off the board.

Kevin Painter also made the next stage with a 2-1 victory over Andy Hamilton. The Artist claimed back the momentum having lost the second set to seal the win with a string of terrific doubles.

Andrew Gilding took the first win of the evening in two sets, with Robert Thornton and Michael Mansell following suit with convincing victories.

Tuesday sees Raymond van Barneveld, Simon Whitlock and Mervyn King all step up to the oche for their first-round matches.

The second day's most intriguing matchup is the all-Dutch clash between Michael van Gerwen and Vincent van der Voort, which should be a cracking encounter.