2013 Grand Slam of Darts

Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates November 9–17
Venue Civic Hall
Location Wolverhampton
Country England
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £400,000
Winners share £100,000
High checkout 170 England Ted Hankey
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2012 2014»

The 2013 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the seventh staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 9–17 November 2013 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Raymond van Barneveld was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stage.[1] The semi-final match between Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis proved to be the highest quality in darts history as the players averaged 109.76 and 110.99 respectively, the highest combined average ever recorded. The PDC record of 31 maximums set in the 2007 World Championship final was broken as 32 were made in this match in 32 fewer legs.[2] Taylor won the match 16–9 and went on to seal his fifth Grand Slam title by beating Robert Thornton 16–6 in the final.[3]

Prize Money

[4]

Stage Prize Money
(Total: £400,000)
Winner £100,000
Runner-up £50,000
Semi-finalists £25,000
Quarter-finalists £15,000
Last 16 £7,500
Third in group £5,000
Fourth in group £2,500
Group winner bonus £2,500

Qualifying

Qualifying Tournaments

Players in italics had already qualified for the event.[5]

PDC

Tournament Year Position Player
Grand Slam of Darts 2012 Winner Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finalists England Andy Hamilton
England Dean Winstanley
2011 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Scotland Gary Anderson
Semi-finalists England Adrian Lewis
England Mark Walsh
PDC World Darts Championship 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finalists Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
England James Wade
2012 Winner England Adrian Lewis
Runner-up England Andy Hamilton
Semi-finalists Australia Simon Whitlock
England James Wade
2011 Winner England Adrian Lewis
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
World Matchplay 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Adrian Lewis
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England James Wade
World Grand Prix 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Dave Chisnall
2012 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up England Mervyn King
UK Open 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Andy Hamilton
2012 Winner Scotland Robert Thornton
Runner-up England Phil Taylor
Premier League Darts 2013 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up England Phil Taylor
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
Championship League Darts 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
Players Championship Finals 2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Belgium Kim Huybrechts
2011 (2) Winner England Kevin Painter
Runner-up Wales Mark Webster
European Championship 2013 Winner England Adrian Lewis
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
2012 Winner Australia Simon Whitlock
Runner-up England Wes Newton
World Cup of Darts 2013 Winners England Phil Taylor
England Adrian Lewis
Runners-up Belgium Kim Huybrechts
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
2012 Winners England Phil Taylor
England Adrian Lewis
Runners-up Australia Simon Whitlock
Australia Paul Nicholson
The Masters 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Adrian Lewis
PDC World Youth Championship 2013 Winner England Michael Smith
Runner-up England Ricky Evans

BDO

Tournament Year Position Player
World Championship 2013 Winner England Scott Waites
Runner-up England Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Richie George
2012 Winner Netherlands Christian Kist
Runner-up England Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Ted Hankey
2011 Winner England Martin Adams
2010 Winner England Martin Adams
2009 Winner England Ted Hankey

Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
The PDC have decided to no longer invite Martin Adams to the Grand Slam due to his decision to turn down three consecutive invitations in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Other Methods of Qualification

PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit

England Ross Smith qualified after finishing at the top of the 2013 Challenge Tour Order of Merit.[6]

Wigan Qualifiers

These four players qualified through the pre-tournament qualifying event held in Wigan at 4 November:[7]

Qualified Players

These are the 32 players who have qualified for the 2013 Grand Slam of Darts.

Professional Darts Corporation

British Darts Organisation

Pools

[8]

Seeded Players Pool B Pool C Pool D

England Phil Taylor (1)
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (2)
England Scott Waites (3)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (4)
England Adrian Lewis (5)
Australia Simon Whitlock (6)
England Andy Hamilton (7)
England James Wade (8)

Scotland Gary Anderson
England Dave Chisnall
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
England Mervyn King
Netherlands Christian Kist
England Wes Newton
England Kevin Painter
Scotland Robert Thornton

Netherlands Wesley Harms
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
Australia Paul Nicholson
England Tony O'Shea
England Michael Smith
England Mark Walsh
Wales Mark Webster
England Dean Winstanley

England Ricky Evans
England Richie George
England Ted Hankey
England Stuart Kellett
England Justin Pipe
England Ross Smith
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
Scotland Peter Wright

Draw

Group stage

[8][9]

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; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

Group A

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1England Phil Taylor 330151+146Q
2Australia Paul Nicholson 321119+24
3England Stuart Kellett 312714–72Eliminated
4England Kevin Painter 303615–90

November 9[10]

(82.54) Kevin Painter England 2 – 5 Australia Paul Nicholson (90.66)
(112.16) Phil Taylor England 5 – 0 England Stuart Kellett (91.45)

November 10[11]

(83.71) Kevin Painter England 4 – 5 England Stuart Kellett (93.92)
(104.51) Phil Taylor England 5 – 1 Australia Paul Nicholson (82.43)

November 12[12]

(93.96) Paul Nicholson Australia 5 – 2 England Stuart Kellett (86.26)
(104.38) Phil Taylor England 5 – 0 England Kevin Painter (98.45)

Group B

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1England James Wade 330157+86Q
2Scotland Gary Anderson 321137+64
3Scotland Peter Wright 312812–42Eliminated
4Netherlands Wesley Harms 303515–100

November 9[10]

(107.14) Gary Anderson Scotland 5 – 1 Netherlands Wesley Harms (96.18)
(94.38) James Wade England 5 – 2 Scotland Peter Wright (100.50)

November 10[11]

(97.23) Peter Wright Scotland 5 – 2 Netherlands Wesley Harms (95.59)
(93.50) James Wade England 5 – 3 Scotland Gary Anderson (94.48)

November 12[12]

(96.64) James Wade England 5 – 2 Netherlands Wesley Harms (91.17)
(111.80) Gary Anderson Scotland 5 – 1 Scotland Peter Wright (99.90)

Group C

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 330159+66Q
2England Adrian Lewis 3211310+34
3Netherlands Christian Kist 3121112–12Eliminated
4England Richie George 303715–80

November 9[10]

(91.47) Christian Kist Netherlands 3 – 5 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts (89.95)
(85.16) Adrian Lewis England 5 – 2 England Richie George (77.39)

November 10[11]

(96.68) Christian Kist Netherlands 5 – 2 England Richie George (85.66)
(101.26) Adrian Lewis England 3 – 5 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts (95.59)

November 12[12]

(92.14) Ronny Huybrechts Belgium 5 – 3 England Richie George (87.07)
(94.15) Adrian Lewis England 5 – 3 Netherlands Christian Kist (90.79)

Group D

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 330158+76Q
2Belgium Kim Huybrechts 3121110+12
3England Dean Winstanley 312912–32Eliminated
4Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 312813–52

November 9[10]

(90.35) Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 5 – 3 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (91.01)
(99.88) Kim Huybrechts Belgium 2 – 5 England Dean Winstanley (97.97)

November 10[11]

(90.54) Kim Huybrechts Belgium 5 – 0 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (78.89)
(98.64) Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 5 – 1 England Dean Winstanley (94.62)

November 12[12]

(85.73) Dean Winstanley England 3 – 5 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (89.63)
(98.75) Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 5 – 4 Belgium Kim Huybrechts (91.04)

Group E

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1England Tony O'Shea 3211410+44Q
2England Mervyn King 3211410+44
3Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 3211311+24Eliminated
4England Ricky Evans 303515–100

November 9[10]

(89.49) Mervyn King England 4 – 5 England Tony O'Shea (96.64)
(98.09) Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 5 – 2 England Ricky Evans (88.81)

November 10[11]

(101.81) Mervyn King England 5 – 2 England Ricky Evans (96.57)
(95.57) Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 5 – 4 England Tony O'Shea (101.04)

November 11[13]

(95.93) Tony O'Shea England 5 – 1 England Ricky Evans (95.33)
(85.40) Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 3 – 5 England Mervyn King (98.00)

Group F

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1Scotland Robert Thornton 321147+74Q
2England Andy Hamilton 3211210+24
3England Justin Pipe 312912–32Eliminated
4England Mark Walsh 312612–62

November 9[10]

(93.94) Robert Thornton Scotland 5 – 0 England Mark Walsh (78.56)
(95.50) Andy Hamilton England 2 – 5 England Justin Pipe (96.63)

November 10[11]

(98.57) Andy Hamilton England 5 – 1 England Mark Walsh (88.93)
(89.84) Robert Thornton Scotland 5 – 2 England Justin Pipe (81.98)

November 11[13]

(100.08) Justin Pipe England 2 – 5 England Mark Walsh (95.08)
(88.08) Andy Hamilton England 5 – 4 Scotland Robert Thornton (94.52)

Group G

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1Australia Simon Whitlock 321148+64Q
2Wales Mark Webster 3211110+14Face off in a nine dart shootout
2England Wes Newton 3211211+14
4England Ross Smith 303715–80Eliminated

November 9[10]

(94.17) Wes Newton England 2 – 5 Wales Mark Webster (94.17)
(97.46) Simon Whitlock Australia 5 – 2 England Ross Smith (90.24)

November 10[11]

(88.37) Wes Newton England 5 – 2 England Ross Smith (85.58)
(108.78) Simon Whitlock Australia 5 – 1 Wales Mark Webster (97.38)

November 11[13]

(93.34) Mark Webster Wales 5 – 3 England Ross Smith (81.75)
(97.15) Simon Whitlock Australia 4 – 5 England Wes Newton (102.02)

Group H

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1England Scott Waites 330156+96Q
2England Ted Hankey 321139+44
3England Michael Smith 312813–52Eliminated
4England Dave Chisnall 303715–80

November 9[10]

(87.63) Scott Waites England 5 – 3 England Ted Hankey (82.43)
(99.47) Dave Chisnall England 3 – 5 England Michael Smith (103.17)

November 10[11]

(99.84) Dave Chisnall England 3 – 5 England Ted Hankey (95.45)
(93.51) Scott Waites England 5 – 2 England Michael Smith (88.84)

November 11[13]

(86.97) Ted Hankey England 5 – 1 England Michael Smith (81.58)
(90.70) Scott Waites England 5 – 1 England Dave Chisnall (88.20)

Nine dart shootout

With Wes Newton and Mark Webster finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Scott Waites in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Monday's group matches, and was the first time since the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts that a nine-dart shootout was required.[13]

POS Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts Status
2Wales Mark Webster 606015602057–––272Advanced to the last 16
3England Wes Newton 15205602020202019199Eliminated

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs)
13–14 November
[14][15] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
15–16 November
[16][17] 		Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
17 November
[18] 		Final (best of 31 legs)
17 November
[19]
            
A1 England Phil Taylor (102.56) 10
B2 Scotland Gary Anderson (106.13) 5
A1 England Phil Taylor (97.89) 16
B1 England James Wade (96.19) 12
B1 England James Wade (91.54) 10
A2 Australia Paul Nicholson (87.77) 1
A1 England Phil Taylor (109.76) 16
C2 England Adrian Lewis (110.99) 9
C1 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts (91.25) 5
D2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts (97.83) 10
D2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts (95.73) 11
C2 England Adrian Lewis (100.16) 16
D1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (97.88) 8
C2 England Adrian Lewis (105.24) 10
A1 England Phil Taylor (98.14) 16
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton (97.02) 6
E1 England Tony O'Shea (94.93) 10
F2 England Andy Hamilton (92.86) 7
E1 England Tony O'Shea (93.79) 6
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton (95.30) 16
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton (95.72) 10
E2 England Mervyn King (93.83) 8
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton (101.03) 16
H1 England Scott Waites (96.98) 9
G1 Australia Simon Whitlock (91.25) 9
H2 England Ted Hankey (85.88) 10
H2 England Ted Hankey (84.96) 10
H1 England Scott Waites (92.55) 16
H1 England Scott Waites (94.39) 10
G2 Wales Mark Webster (90.99) 6

Statistics

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
England Phil Taylor Winner 7 73 33 31 143 75 32 167 104.20
Scotland Robert Thornton Runner-up 7 62 46 28 134 103 27 161 95.34
England Adrian Lewis Semi-finals 6 51 45 19 101 54 52 120 99.49
England Scott Waites Semi-finals 6 50 38 23 128 56 21 146 92.63
England Tony O'Shea Quarter-finals 5 30 33 14 76 58 20 123 96.47
Belgium Kim Huybrechts Quarter-finals 5 32 31 12 69 33 23 148 95.00
England James Wade Quarter-finals 5 37 24 20 66 55 7 160 94.51
England Ted Hankey Quarter-finals 5 33 34 11 75 51 9 170 87.14
Scotland Gary Anderson Second round 4 18 17 7 54 28 10 144 104.89
Australia Simon Whitlock Second round 4 23 18 7 58 23 11 122 98.66
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Second round 4 23 18 7 57 23 12 135 96.41
England Mervyn King Second round 4 22 20 8 54 31 10 141 95.78
Wales Mark Webster Second round 4 17 20 6 47 13 10 164 93.97
England Andy Hamilton Second round 4 19 20 8 37 24 16 136 93.75
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts Second round 4 20 19 5 52 26 8 108 92.23
Australia Paul Nicholson Second round 4 12 19 5 39 15 7 125 88.71
Scotland Peter Wright Group stage 3 8 12 4 23 16 8 121 99.21
England Dave Chisnall Group stage 3 7 15 4 21 16 10 97 95.84
England Wes Newton Group stage 3 12 11 4 28 20 2 70 94.85
Netherlands Wesley Harms Group stage 3 5 15 3 34 15 2 96 94.31
England Ricky Evans Group stage 3 5 15 1 18 19 4 76 93.57
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Group stage 3 13 11 5 41 19 0 96 93.02
Netherlands Christian Kist Group stage 3 11 12 3 28 11 6 124 92.98
England Justin Pipe Group stage 3 9 12 2 32 12 5 101 92.90
England Dean Winstanley Group stage 3 9 12 3 27 16 3 91 92.77
England Michael Smith Group stage 3 8 13 3 26 14 5 121 91.20
England Stuart Kellett Group stage 3 9 14 3 27 10 5 78 90.54
England Kevin Painter Group stage 3 7 15 2 22 14 3 116 88.14
England Mark Walsh Group stage 3 6 12 2 26 10 2 101 87.52
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort Group stage 3 8 13 3 20 16 2 80 86.51
England Ross Smith Group stage 3 7 15 1 27 15 0 40 85.86
England Richie George Group stage 3 7 15 1 20 15 2 80 83.37

Source: Match reports from the draw.

References

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