2017 World Grand Prix (darts)

2017 Unibet World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates1–7 October 2017
VenueCitywest Hotel
LocationDublin
Country Ireland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"Double in, Double out"
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 England Justin Pipe
Champion(s)
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
«2016 2018»

The 2017 Unibet World Grand Prix was the 20th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 1–7 October 2017 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Gary Anderson 5–2 in the 2016 final, but lost to John Henderson 2–1 in the first round. This was the first time since December 2011 that van Gerwen lost in the first round of a major ranking tournament.

Daryl Gurney won his first major televised title after beating Simon Whitlock 5–4 in the final.[1][2]

For the first time in PDC history, no English player made the quarter-final stages of a televised tournament. Gurney's success also marked the first time that a televised darts tournament was won by a Northern Irish player.

  1. ^ "Daryl Gurney earns biggest career win with World Grand Prix triumph in Dublin". BBC Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Daryl Gurney makes Irish darts history with Grand Prix win". RTE Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.