2009 Grand Slam of Darts

Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	14–22 November
Venue	Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winners share	£100,000
High checkout	170 Phil Taylor 170 Kevin McDine
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2008 2010»

The 2009 Grand Slam of Darts was the third staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 14–22 November 2009 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4 and highlights on ITV1. Despite being beaten by Vincent van der Voort in the group stages, Phil Taylor won a third consecutive Grand Slam with a 16–2 victory over Scott Waites.

Prize money

The prize fund increased to £400,000 for the 2009 edition of the tournament, an increase of £44,000 from the 2008 edition, £10,000 more for the runner up, £5,000 more for the semi finalists and £2,500 more for the quarter finalists. Players who failed to make it past the group stage in the last tournament got £4,000. However, players who finished 3rd would earn £1,000 more but players who finished bottom of a group would get £1,500 less. Also the player with the highest checkout would not be rewarded. Instead, the group winners would earn £2,500.^[1]

Qualifying

There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offered a qualifying position for the winner and runner-up of the tournament, however the World Championships and the Grand Slams offers a place in the tournament to all semi-finalists. There are also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Australia and the United States of America, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player. Some minor changes were made to the qualifying criteria from 2008. The winner and the runner-up of the 2009 would be invited, whilst it was announced that only the winner of the 2008 Winmau World Masters would be invited (though runner-up Scott Waites was invited anyway due to the withdrawal of Martin Adams). It was also announced that the winner of the 2009 US Open would be invited, though this was later withdrawn from the qualification criteria.

Qualifying tournaments

Players in italics had pre-qualified for the event.

PDC Tournament Year Position Player Grand Slam of Darts 2007 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Andy Hamilton Semi-Finalist 1 Kevin McDine Semi-Finalist 2 Gary Anderson 2008 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Terry Jenkins Semi-Finalist 1 Mervyn King Semi-Finalist 2 Gary Anderson World Championship 2008 Winner John Part Runner-Up Kirk Shepherd Semi-Finalist 1 Kevin Painter Semi-Finalist 2 Wayne Mardle 2009 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Raymond van Barneveld Semi-Finalist 1 Mervyn King Semi-Finalist 2 James Wade World Matchplay 2008 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up James Wade 2009 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Terry Jenkins World Grand Prix 2008 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Raymond van Barneveld 2009 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Raymond van Barneveld Las Vegas Desert Classic 2008 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up James Wade 2009 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Raymond van Barneveld UK Open 2008 Winner James Wade Runner-Up Gary Mawson 2009 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Colin Osborne US Open 2008 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Colin Lloyd Premier League 2008 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up James Wade 2009 Winner James Wade Runner-Up Mervyn King German Darts Championship 2007 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Denis Ovens 2008 Winner Co Stompé Runner-Up Phil Taylor European Championship 2008 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Adrian Lewis 2009 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Steve Beaton Championship League Darts 2008 Winner Phil Taylor 2009 Winner Colin Osborne Runner-Up Phil Taylor Players Championship Finals 2009 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Robert Thornton

BDO Tournament Year Position Player World Championship 2008 Winner Mark Webster Runner-Up Simon Whitlock Semi-Finalist 1 Martin Adams Semi-Finalist 2 Brian Woods 2009 Winner Ted Hankey Runner-Up Tony O'Shea Semi-Finalist 1 Darryl Fitton Semi-Finalist 2 Martin Adams Women's World Championship 2008 Winner Anastasia Dobromyslova 2009 Winner Francis Hoenselaar World Masters 2007 Winner Robert Thornton 2008 Winner Martin Adams Runner-Up Scott Waites*

Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
* Scott Waites took the place of Martin Adams, who declined an invitation to the Grand Slam for the third year running. Following Adams' decision, the board of the Professional Darts Corporation met and decreed that he would not be invited to any future tournaments.^[2]

Other Methods of Qualification

A invitation to compete in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts was also awarded to:^[1]

• Dart Players Australia Qualifier
• Number one in 2009 PDC North American Order of Merit
• European Order of Merit Leader
• ITV Wildcard Qualifier Winner

Dart Players Australia Qualifier

Simon Whitlock topped the Dart Players Australia Order of Merit, but had already secured his place in the Grand Slam as the 2008 BDO World Championship runner-up. Steve Macarthur, who came second, was not awarded an invitation.

PDC North American Order of Merit

The PDC North American Order of Merit ranks all of the North American dart players based on the amount of prize money that they have won from tournaments held in the USA and Canada.

Darin Young won £4,725 from PDC tournaments in North America, meaning he topped the North American Order of Merit and was awarded a place in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts.

European Order of Merit

The European Order of Merit ranks all the European dart players based on the amount of prize money that they have won from tournaments held in continental Europe.

Vincent van der Voort won £7,600 from PDC tournaments in continental Europe, meaning he topped the European Order of Merit and was awarded a place in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts.

ITV Wildcard Qualifier

The ITV Wildcard qualifier was held on 6 November 2009 at the Magnum Centre in Irvine, Scotland. Any darts player was able to enter and the winner received an invitation to the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts.

Steve Maish was the winner of the event, defeating Arron Monk in the final to secure the final place in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts.

Pools

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Qualified Players

The 32 qualified players were:

Draw and results

Group Stages

all matches first-to-5/best of 9.
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/- = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Average – 3-dart average; Pts = Points

Group A

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Phil Taylor	3	2	1	11	5	+6	4	Advance to the last 16
2	Mark Webster	3	2	1	10	10	0	4
3	Vincent van der Voort	3	1	2	12	11	+1	2	Eliminated
4	Anastasia Dobromyslova	3	1	2	7	14	−7	2

Date	Player	Legs	Player
November 14	(105.85) Phil Taylor	5 – 0	Anastasia Dobromyslova (81.30)
	(99.93) Mark Webster	5 – 3	Vincent van der Voort (91.42)
15 November	(87.20) Anastasia Dobromyslova	5 – 4	Vincent van der Voort (81.35)
	(105.85) Phil Taylor	5 – 0	Mark Webster (83.00)
17 November	(82.93) Anastasia Dobromyslova	2 – 5	Mark Webster (90.65)
	(93.61) Vincent van der Voort	5 – 1	Phil Taylor (90.20)

Group B

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Tony O'Shea	3	3	0	15	7	+8	6	Advance to the last 16
2	Colin Lloyd	3	1	2	10	10	0	2
3	Colin Osborne	3	1	2	11	13	−2	2	Eliminated
4	Brian Woods	3	1	2	8	14	−6	2

Date	Player	Legs	Player
14 November	(91.11) Tony O'Shea	5 – 3	Brian Woods (87.29)
	(82.07) Colin Osborne	5 – 3	Colin Lloyd (85.69)
15 November	(96.30) Brian Woods	0 – 5	Colin Lloyd (101.55)
	(98.91) Tony O'Shea	5 – 2	Colin Osborne (89.50)
17 November	(84.86) Colin Lloyd	2 – 5	Tony O'Shea (90.55)
	(85.03) Brian Woods	5 – 4	Colin Osborne (87.00)

Group C

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Mervyn King	3	2	1	14	9	+5	4	Advance to the last 16
2	Kirk Shepherd	3	2	1	10	11	−1	4
3	Steve Maish	3	1	2	12	11	+1	2	Eliminated
4	Darryl Fitton	3	1	2	9	14	−5	2

Date	Player	Legs	Player
14 November	(98.88) Mervyn King	5 – 0	Kirk Shepherd (87.38)
	(87.99) Darryl Fitton	1 – 5	Steve Maish (89.70)
15 November	(94.13) Kirk Shepherd	5 – 3	Darryl Fitton (93.51)
	(86.12) Mervyn King	5 – 4	Steve Maish (86.35)
17 November	(85.36) Steve Maish	3 – 5	Kirk Shepherd (92.06)
	(96.98) Darryl Fitton	5 – 4	Mervyn King (96.14)

Group D

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Kevin Painter	3	2	1	14	8	+6	4	Advance to the last 16
2	Raymond van Barneveld	3	2	1	14	10	+4	4
3	John Part	3	2	1	13	12	+1	4	Eliminated
4	Francis Hoenselaar	3	0	3	4	15	−11	0

Date	Player	Legs	Player
14 November	(91.14) Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 1	Francis Hoenselaar (77.02)
	(93.29) John Part	3 – 5	Kevin Painter (100.74)
15 November	(78.13) Francis Hoenselaar	3 – 5	John Part (87.07)
	(91.01) Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 4	Kevin Painter (90.26)
17 November	(79.95) Kevin Painter	5 – 0	Francis Hoenselaar (74.13)
	(100.38) John Part	5 – 4	Raymond van Barneveld (99.33)

Group E

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Simon Whitlock	3	3	0	15	9	+6	6	Advance to the last 16
2	Scott Waites	3	2	1	14	8	+6	4
3	Ted Hankey	3	1	2	12	14	−2	2	Eliminated
4	Wayne Mardle	3	0	3	5	15	−10	0

Date	Player	Legs	Player
15 November	(97.76) Simon Whitlock	5 – 1	Wayne Mardle (90.64)
	(74.89) Ted Hankey	3 – 5	Scott Waites (79.49)
16 November	(79.12) Wayne Mardle	4 – 5	Ted Hankey (81.40)
	(96.53) Simon Whitlock	5 – 4	Scott Waites (95.69)
18 November	(100.20) Scott Waites	5 – 0	Wayne Mardle (90.64)
	(94.14) Ted Hankey	4 – 5	Simon Whitlock (102.94)

Group F

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Gary Anderson	3	3	0	15	6	+9	6	Advance to the last 16
2	Steve Beaton	3	2	1	12	11	+1	4
3	Kevin McDine	3	1	2	11	14	−3	2	Eliminated
4	Co Stompé	3	0	3	8	15	−7	0

Date	Player	Legs	Player
15 November	(97.80) Steve Beaton	5 – 2	Co Stompe (97.06)
	(100.05) Gary Anderson	5 – 2	Kevin McDine (88.99)
16 November	(103.44) Co Stompe	4 – 5	Kevin McDine (92.68)
	(82.25) Steve Beaton	2 – 5	Gary Anderson (96.42)
18 November	(89.73) Co Stompe	2 – 5	Gary Anderson (99.06)
	(84.02) Kevin McDine	4 – 5	Steve Beaton (84.57)

Group G

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Terry Jenkins	3	2	1	14	9	+5	4	Advance to the last 16
2	Darin Young	3	2	1	13	10	+3	4
3	Denis Ovens	3	1	2	9	13	−4	2	Eliminated
4	Adrian Lewis	3	1	2	10	14	−4	2

Date	Player	Legs	Player
15 November	(91.21) Adrian Lewis	2 – 5	Darin Young (92.71)
	(103.09) Terry Jenkins	5 – 1	Denis Ovens (91.00)
16 November	(80.91) Adrian Lewis	3 – 5	Denis Ovens (91.80)
	(84.43) Darin Young	3 – 5	Terry Jenkins (88.27)
18 November	(90.67) Terry Jenkins	4 – 5	Adrian Lewis (94.48)
	(90.67) Denis Ovens	3 – 5	Darin Young (88.34)

Group H

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Robert Thornton	3	2	1	13	9	+4	4	Advance to the last 16
2	Andy Hamilton	3	2	1	12	10	+2	4	Face off in a nine dart shootout
2	James Wade	3	2	1	13	11	+2	4
4	Gary Mawson	3	0	3	7	15	−8	0	Eliminated

Date	Player	Legs	Player
15 November	(79.57) James Wade	5 – 3	Gary Mawson (82..15)
	(94.88) Robert Thornton	5 – 2	Andy Hamilton (91.63)
16 November	(87.41) Andy Hamilton	5 – 2	Gary Mawson (83.92)
	(100.95) Robert Thornton	3 – 5	James Wade (108.90)
18 November	(103.25) Andy Hamillton	5 – 3	James Wade (102.62)
	(81.95) Gary Mawson	2 – 5	Robert Thornton (90.13)

Nine dart shootout

With Andy Hamilton and James Wade finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place, to see who would play Terry Jenkins in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of the group stages. The shootout occurred exactly one year to the day after a similar situation at the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts where Hamilton beat Alan Tabern.

POS	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	Status
2	James Wade	20	57	19	5	60	20	60	60	60	361	Advance to the last 16
3	Andy Hamilton	20	20	60	1	57	19	20	60	20	277	Eliminated

Knockout Stages

	Second Round (best of 19) 19–20 November					Quarter Finals (best of 31) 21 November					Semi Finals (best of 31) 22 November					Final (best of 31) 22 November
	1	Phil Taylor 107.53	10
		Colin Lloyd 97.18	4
						1	Phil Taylor 104.34	16
						8	Tony O'Shea 95.75	7
	8	Tony O'Shea 89.68	10
		Mark Webster 87.08	9
											1	Phil Taylor 106.11	16
											4	R. van Barneveld 95.21	6
	5	Mervyn King 97.20	6
	4	R. van Barneveld 95.56	10
						4	R. van Barneveld 98.84	16
							Kevin Painter 91.03	6
	Kevin Painter 90.44		10
	Kirk Shepherd 86.33		5
																1	Phil Taylor 103.94	16
																	Scott Waites 94.16	2
	Simon Whitlock 94.98		10
	Steve Beaton 84.63		1
						Simon Whitlock 95.75		13
						Scott Waites 96.72		16
	7	Gary Anderson 100.70	9
		Scott Waites 97.67	10
												Scott Waites 91.87	16
											6	Terry Jenkins 92.02	11
	6	Terry Jenkins 94.08	10
	3	James Wade 99.53	9
						6	Terry Jenkins 93.66	16
							Robert Thornton 93.46	9
	Robert Thornton 88.40		10
	Darin Young 87.38		9

Statistics

Player	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Phil Taylor	7	69	24	111	87	28	170	104.33
Gary Anderson	4	24	16	47	32	20	140	99.48
Co Stompé	3	8	15	32	11	4	96	97.12
James Wade	4	22	21	51	30	16	102	97.07
Simon Whitlock	5	38	26	81	57	15	146	96.87
Raymond van Barneveld	6	46	38	95	63	23	161	95.85
Mervyn King	4	20	19	43	40	9	121	94.42
Andy Hamilton	3	12	10	29	11	8	132	93.99
Scott Waites	7	58	57	143	98	24	144	93.92
John Part	3	13	12	34	9	5	102	93.40
Darryl Fitton	3	9	14	31	17	7	55	93.32
Terry Jenkins	6	51	43	142	61	22	160	93.05
Tony O'Shea	5	32	32	67	59	21	106	92.97
Robert Thornton	5	32	34	87	51	12	116	92.51
Colin Lloyd	4	14	20	43	26	9	130	92.09
Denis Ovens	3	9	13	27	19	1	120	91.19
Kevin Painter	5	30	29	59	31	20	148	90.83
Mark Webster	4	19	20	55	22	6	117	89.79
Kirk Shepherd	4	15	21	46	17	5	145	89.46
Adrian Lewis	3	10	14	17	14	10	91	88.73
Brian Woods	3	8	14	36	13	2	111	88.16
Kevin McDine	3	11	14	32	10	2	170	88.11
Darin Young	4	22	20	54	24	8	147	87.87
Vincent van der Voort	3	12	11	27	14	5	74	87.83
Steve Maish	3	12	11	38	16	2	161	86.91
Steve Beaton	4	13	21	44	17	4	121	86.71
Colin Osborne	3	11	13	17	12	7	84	85.90
Anastasia Dobromyslova	3	7	14	33	10	3	121	84.54
Wayne Mardle	3	5	15	22	9	3	55	83.80
Ted Hankey	3	12	14	41	15	3	141	83.03
Gary Mawson	3	7	15	30	13	0	40	82.65
Francis Hoenselaar	3	4	15	18	11	2	113	76.68

References

External links

• PDC.tv Netzone, with results and news
• ITV's coverage of the event