The 1998 World Grand Prix was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, Kent. It was the first year of the tournament and replaced the World Pairs tournament, which ran from 1995 to 1997.
The tournament featured an unusual format in that players must start each leg by hitting a double - in addition to the traditional double to finish. It also featured a format of the best of three legs per set (rather than five) for the only time in the tournament history.
Phil Taylor took the inaugural title, beating world number one, Rod Harrington in the final.
| 1st Round best of 21 sets 14 - 15 Oct |
Quarter Finals best of 21 sets 16 Oct |
Semi Finals best of 21 sets 17 Oct |
Final best of 25 sets 18 Oct |
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| Rod Harrington | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mick Manning | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rod Harrington | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Stoddart | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Stoddart | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Lim | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rod Harrington | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Manley | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Manley | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Evison | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Manley | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Priestley | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Priestley | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Keith Deller | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rod Harrington | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shayne Burgess | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Warriner | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shayne Burgess | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Mawson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Mawson | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bob Anderson | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shayne Burgess | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Lowe | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Part | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Lowe | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Brown | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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