Majors

1998 World Grand Prix

About the Majors

The big televised events: the World Championship (December–January, Alexandra Palace, London), the World Matchplay (July, Blackpool), the UK Open, the World Grand Prix, the Grand Slam, the Players Championship Finals, the European Championship, the World Masters and the World Cup (a team event between nations). Field sizes vary from 32 players to 128 at the World Championship. Guide ›

Dates

Wed 14 Oct 1998 – Sun 18 Oct 1998

Venue

Rochester

Field

16 players

Talking points

Final

Phil Taylor 13–8 Rod Harrington

Asian players

Paul Lim Last 16

TVTelevised 15 matches Last verified: 4 days ago

Results

Winner

Phil Taylor

Runner-up

£5,000

Rod Harrington

Semi-final

£3,000

Shayne Burgess Peter Manley

Quarter-final

£2,000

Gary Mawson Dennis Priestley Graeme Stoddart John Lowe

Matches

Final1

Phil Taylor 13–8 Rod Harrington

Semi-final2

Phil Taylor 11–2 Shayne Burgess

Peter Manley 8–11 Rod Harrington

Quarter-final4

Phil Taylor 11–4 John Lowe

Shayne Burgess 11–4 Gary Mawson

Peter Manley 11–8 Dennis Priestley

Rod Harrington 11–5 Graeme Stoddart

Last 168

Phil Taylor 11–2 Steve Brown (US)

John Lowe 11–5 John Part

Alan Warriner-Little 7–11 Shayne Burgess

Gary Mawson 11–10 Bob Anderson

Peter Manley 11–5 Peter Evison

Keith Deller 9–11 Dennis Priestley

Rod Harrington 11–5 Mick Manning

Graeme Stoddart 11–4 Paul Lim

Venue location

Casino Rooms, Rochester

Aaron P Stone's Casino Rooms, Blue Boar Lane, Troy Town, Borstal, Rochester, Medway, England, ME1 1PD, United Kingdom