World Grand Prix line-up nearing completion for next month

Posted November 22, 2019

Michael van Gerwen will start his bid for a fifth World Grand Prix title in the Citywest Convention Centre at Dublin next month, together with the area place to be verified following the Players Championship double-header of this weekend.
The distinctive double-start event will signal the start of an action-packed orgasm to the period on Sky Sports, which also comprises also the 2020 World Championship in Alexandra Palace along with Darts’ Grand Slam.
Van Gerwen defeated his fourth Grand Prix crown to be scooped by Peter Wright although’The Green Machine’ because clinching a Premier League title in May has been nowhere near his vintage best.
Second-seed Rob Cross is aiming to win his very first match at this tournament, having endured exits from Steve Beaton at each of the previous two years.
Daryl Gurney will be expecting to replicate his own gorgeous 2017 success and the entire world No 3 is set to be one of three former champions in the field – alongside hip-hop winner and Van Gerwen James Wade.
‘The Machine’ has procured a five PDC ranking titles much, however the winner has endured four successive first-round defeats on soil since reaching the final.
While World Matchplay finalist Michael Smith winner Gerwyn Price complete the eight seeds gary Anderson continues his return from injury.
16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Order of Merit will join in Dublin the top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit, with two events remaining before the cut-off.
Three-time BDO world champion Glen Durrant will headline the list of debutants from 2019, which includes World Masters champion Krzysztof Ratajski and also Czech Darts Open winner Jamie Hughes.
Even though the Belgian’s qualification isn’t yet secure two-time World Youth winner Dimitri Van den Bergh can be in line to make his Dublin bow as one of the 16 provisional Pro Tour qualifiers.
It’s not long to wait patiently until darts is back on Sky Sports, the World Grand Prix gets under way on Sunday, October 6 October 12, and seven times of coverage continues until the closing on Saturday.

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