2005 World Grand Prix (darts)

Sky Bet World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	October 24–30
Venue	Citywest Hotel
Location	Dublin
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets "double in, double out"
Prize fund	£100,000
Winners share	£20,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2004 2006»

The 2005 Sky Bet World Grand Prix was the eighth staging of the World Grand Prix organised by the Professional Darts Corporation which took place at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin between October 24 to 30. Defending champion Colin Lloyd narrowly failed to make it two in a row after losing heavily to Phil Taylor in the final.

Results

	First round				Second round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals
	Best of 3 sets				Best of 5 sets[1]				Best of 7 sets				Best of 11 sets
	Colin Lloyd	2
	Tom Kirby	1
					Colin Lloyd 82.80	3
					Wes Newton 81.48	0
	Wes Newton	2
	Steve Hine	1
									Colin Lloyd 81.15	4
									Steve Beaton 76.92	3
	John Part	0
	Steve Beaton	2
					Steve Beaton 71.49	3
					Gary Welding 71.58	1
	Kevin Harris	0
	Gary Welding	2
													Colin Lloyd 83.22	6
													Dennis Priestley 82.65	4
	Wayne Mardle	2
	Lionel Sams	0
					Wayne Mardle 78.12	3
					Alex Roy 72.87	1
	Alex Roy	2
	Alan Warriner	0
									Wayne Mardle 78.27	1
									Dennis Priestley 83.61	4
	Roland Scholten	1
	Dennis Priestley	2
					Dennis Priestley 77.28	3
					Keith Rooney 73.32	2
	James Wade	1
	Keith Rooney	2
	Phil Taylor	2
	Joe Collins	0
					Phil Taylor 89.82	3
					Andy Jenkins 79.11	0
	Bob Anderson	1
	Andy Jenkins	2
									Phil Taylor 98.07	4
									Mark Dudbridge 82.77	0
	Kevin Painter	2
	Terry Jenkins	0
					Kevin Painter 82.92	2
					Mark Dudbridge 85.74	3
	Dave Askew	0
	Mark Dudbridge	2
													Phil Taylor 94.92	6
													Dennis Smith 73.44	0
	Peter Manley	2
	Denis Ovens	1
					Peter Manley 78.66	1
					John Magowan 78.45	3
	Alan Caves	1
	John Magowan	2
									John Magowan 69.90	0
									Dennis Smith 75.63	4
	Ronnie Baxter	2
	Jamie Harvey	0
					Ronnie Baxter 85.14	2
					Dennis Smith 80.46	3
	Dennis Smith	2
	Mark Walsh	1

Final (Best of 13 sets) Sunday October 30th
82.05 Colin Lloyd	1-7	Phil Taylor 90.75
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Phil Taylor wins the 2005 World Grand Prix

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