2014 Grand Slam of Darts

The 2014 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the eighth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 8–16 November 2014 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion and won the title for the a sixth time by defeating Dave Chisnall 16–13 in the final.^[1]^[2] In his quarter-final victory over Michael van Gerwen, Belgian player Kim Huybrechts threw a nine-dart finish.^[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. For the first time, winners of the European Tour events were invited to the Grand Slam of Darts. ^[5]

PDC

Tournament	Year	Position	Player
Grand Slam of Darts	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	Robert Thornton
		Semi-finalists	Adrian Lewis
		Semi-finalists	Scott Waites
	2012	Winner	Raymond van Barneveld
		Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
		Semi-finalists	Andy Hamilton
		Semi-finalists	Dean Winstanley
PDC World Darts Championship	2014	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
		Runner-up	Peter Wright
		Semi-finalists	Simon Whitlock
		Semi-finalists	Adrian Lewis
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
		Semi-finalists	Raymond van Barneveld
		Semi-finalists	James Wade
	2012	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	2011	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	2010	Winner	Phil Taylor
World Matchplay	2014	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2014	Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2013	Runner-up	Adrian Lewis
World Grand Prix	2014	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2014	Runner-up	James Wade
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2013	Runner-up	Dave Chisnall
UK Open	2014	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	2014	Runner-up	Terry Jenkins
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2013	Runner-up	Andy Hamilton
Premier League Darts	2014	Winner	Raymond van Barneveld
	2014	Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
	2013	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2013	Runner-up	Phil Taylor
Championship League Darts	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
Championship League Darts	2013	Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
Players Championship Finals	2013	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2013	Runner-up	Phil Taylor
	2012	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2012	Runner-up	Kim Huybrechts
European Championship	2014	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2014	Runner-up	Terry Jenkins
	2013	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	2013	Runner-up	Simon Whitlock
World Cup of Darts	2014	Winners	Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld
	2014	Runners-up	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis
	2013	Winners	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis
	2013	Runners-up	Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts
The Masters	2014	Winner	James Wade
	2014	Runner-up	Mervyn King
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2013	Runner-up	Adrian Lewis
PDC World Youth Championship	2014	Winner	Keegan Brown
PDC World Youth Championship	2014	Runner-up	Rowby-John Rodriguez
2014 European Tour	2014 German Darts Championship	Winner	Gary Anderson
	2014 Dutch Darts Masters	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2014 German Darts Masters	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2014 Austrian Darts Open	Winner	Vincent van der Voort
	2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy	Winner	James Wade
	2014 European Darts Open	Winner	Peter Wright
	2014 European Darts Grand Prix	Winner	Mervyn King
	2014 European Darts Trophy	Winner	Michael Smith

BDO

Tournament	Year	Position	Player
World Championship	2014	Winner	Stephen Bunting
		Runner-up	Alan Norris
		Semi-finalists	Robbie Green
		Semi-finalists	Jan Dekker
	2013	Winner	Scott Waites
		Runner-up	Tony O'Shea
		Semi-finalists	Wesley Harms
		Semi-finalists	Richie George
	2012	Winner	Christian Kist
	2011	Winner	~~Martin Adams~~
	2010	Winner	~~Martin Adams~~

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.

Wigan Qualifiers

To fill the field to 32 contestants, a Grand Slam Qualifier was held on 3 November.^[6]

Qualified Players

These are the players who qualified for the event:

Professional Darts Corporation

British Darts Organisation

Pools

^[7]

Seeded Players	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Michael van Gerwen (1) Phil Taylor (2) Stephen Bunting (3) Raymond van Barneveld (4) Adrian Lewis (5) James Wade (6) Peter Wright (7) Alan Norris (8)	Gary Anderson Dave Chisnall Andy Hamilton Kim Huybrechts Mervyn King Robert Thornton Scott Waites Simon Whitlock	Keegan Brown Jan Dekker Terry Jenkins Christian Kist Tony O'Shea Michael Smith Vincent van der Voort Dean Winstanley	Brendan Dolan Jamie Caven Richie George Robbie Green Wesley Harms Ronny Huybrechts Rowby-John Rodriguez Darren Webster

Draw

Group stage

^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

All matches first-to-5/best of 9 legs

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
1	Michael van Gerwen	3	3	0	15	6	+9	6	Q
2	Kim Huybrechts	3	2	1	12	8	+4	4	Q
3	Jan Dekker	3	1	2	7	12	−5	2	Eliminated
4	Darren Webster	3	0	3	7	15	−8	0	Eliminated

November 8


(91.54) Kim Huybrechts	5 – 2	Jan Dekker (85.47)
(90.33) Michael van Gerwen	5 – 4	Darren Webster (94.64)

November 9


(89.70) Jan Dekker	5 – 2	Darren Webster (88.32)
(101.23) Michael van Gerwen	5 – 2	Kim Huybrechts (96.50)

November 10


(90.69) Kim Huybrechts	5 – 1	Darren Webster (83.70)
(95.13) Michael van Gerwen	5 – 0	Jan Dekker (76.68)

Group B

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Alan Norris	3	2	1	13	8	+5	4	Q
2	Terry Jenkins	3	2	1	11	8	+3	4	Q
3	Scott Waites	3	1	2	11	13	−2	2	Eliminated
4	Ronny Huybrechts	3	1	2	8	14	−6	2	Eliminated

November 8


(85.78) Scott Waites	2 – 5	Terry Jenkins (94.83)
(85.63) Alan Norris	5 – 2	Ronny Huybrechts (89.35)

November 9


(94.25) Scott Waites	4 – 5	Ronny Huybrechts (86.83)
(99.13) Alan Norris	5 – 1	Terry Jenkins (88.88)

November 10


(89.07) Terry Jenkins	5 – 1	Ronny Huybrechts (89.73)
(92.83) Alan Norris	3 – 5	Scott Waites (89.48)

Group C

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Dave Chisnall	3	2	1	12	7	+5	4	Q
2	Keegan Brown	3	2	1	11	9	+2	4	Q
3	Rowby-John Rodriguez	3	1	2	9	12	−3	2	Eliminated
4	Adrian Lewis	3	1	2	8	12	−4	2	Eliminated

November 8


(100.84) Dave Chisnall	5 – 1	Keegan Brown (93.04)
(91.37) Adrian Lewis	2 – 5	Rowby-John Rodriguez (90.22)

November 9


(100.46) Dave Chisnall	5 – 1	Rowby-John Rodriguez (97.46)
(95.85) Adrian Lewis	1 – 5	Keegan Brown (100.66)

November 10


(86.86) Adrian Lewis	5 – 2	Dave Chisnall (93.64)
(95.22) Keegan Brown	5 – 3	Rowby-John Rodriguez (91.75)

Group D

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Raymond van Barneveld	3	3	0	15	9	+6	6	Q
2	Robbie Green	3	2	1	13	11	+2	4	Q
3	Vincent van der Voort	3	1	2	13	12	+1	2	Eliminated
4	Robert Thornton	3	0	3	6	15	−9	0	Eliminated

November 8


(97.19) Robert Thornton	2 – 5	Vincent van der Voort (99.26)
(91.53) Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 3	Robbie Green (85.31)

November 9


(92.35) Robert Thornton	2 – 5	Robbie Green (99.61)
(90.38) Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 4	Vincent van der Voort (86.40)

November 10


(90.69) Vincent van der Voort	4 – 5	Robbie Green (96.72)
(92.97) Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 2	Robert Thornton (90.12)

Group E

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Phil Taylor	3	3	0	15	4	+11	6	Q
2	Christian Kist	3	2	1	11	8	+3	4	Q
3	Andy Hamilton	3	1	2	10	12	−2	2	Eliminated
4	Richie George	3	0	3	3	15	−12	0	Eliminated

November 8


(95.69) Andy Hamilton	2 – 5	Christian Kist (95.52)
(100.20) Phil Taylor	5 – 0	Richie George (80.09)

November 9


(114.65) Phil Taylor	5 – 1	Christian Kist (99.46)
(94.79) Andy Hamilton	5 – 2	Richie George (84.30)

November 11


(106.47) Phil Taylor	5 – 3	Andy Hamilton (98.81)
(95.49) Christian Kist	5 – 1	Richie George (80.03)

Group F

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Michael Smith	3	3	0	15	7	+8	6	Q
2	Peter Wright	3	2	1	14	10	+4	4	Q
3	Simon Whitlock	3	1	2	10	13	−3	2	Eliminated
4	Brendan Dolan	3	0	3	6	15	−9	0	Eliminated

November 8


(91.96) Peter Wright	5 – 2	Brendan Dolan (92.28)
(92.84) Simon Whitlock	2 – 5	Michael Smith (104.91)

November 9


(90.65) Peter Wright	4 – 5	Michael Smith (86.32)
(97.45) Simon Whitlock	5 – 3	Brendan Dolan (87.54)

November 11


(100.16) Peter Wright	5 – 3	Simon Whitlock (100.84)
(102.71) Michael Smith	5 – 1	Brendan Dolan (90.72)

Group G

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Mervyn King	3	3	0	15	12	+3	6	Q
2	James Wade	3	2	1	14	7	+7	4	Q
3	Tony O'Shea	3	1	2	10	13	−3	2	Eliminated
4	Jamie Caven	3	0	3	8	15	−7	0	Eliminated

November 8


(80.37) Mervyn King	5 – 4	Tony O'Shea (89.45)
(99.48) James Wade	5 – 1	Jamie Caven (98.43)

November 9


(85.32) Tony O'Shea	5 – 3	Jamie Caven (93.96)
(84.96) James Wade	4 – 5	Mervyn King (83.76)

November 11


(98.55) Mervyn King	5 – 4	Jamie Caven (90.99)
(99.95) James Wade	5 – 1	Tony O'Shea (90.35)

Group H

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Stephen Bunting	3	3	0	15	5	+10	6	Q
2	Gary Anderson	3	2	1	12	6	+6	4	Q
3	Wesley Harms	3	1	2	6	13	−7	2	Eliminated
4	Dean Winstanley	3	0	3	6	15	−9	0	Eliminated

November 8


(103.84) Stephen Bunting	5 – 1	Wesley Harms (91.54)
(96.32) Gary Anderson	5 – 1	Dean Winstanley (78.40)

November 9


(102.73) Stephen Bunting	5 – 2	Gary Anderson (96.76)
(81.77) Dean Winstanley	3 – 5	Wesley Harms (87.16)

November 11


(89.70) Stephen Bunting	5 – 2	Dean Winstanley (86.20)
(102.95) Gary Anderson	5 – 0	Wesley Harms (90.43)

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs)
12–13 November
^[13]^[14]

Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
14–15 November
^[3]^[15]

Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
16 November
^[16]

Final (best of 31 legs)
16 November
^[17]

Michael van Gerwen (88.64)

Terry Jenkins (85.66)

Michael van Gerwen (103.87)

Kim Huybrechts (104.83)

Alan Norris (90.39)

Kim Huybrechts (97.92)

Kim Huybrechts (97.36)

Dave Chisnall (96.64)

Dave Chisnall (91.55)

Robbie Green (84.13)

Dave Chisnall (96.64)

Keegan Brown (97.68)

Raymond van Barneveld (91.46)

Keegan Brown (97.95)

Dave Chisnall (98.02)

Phil Taylor (102.45)

Phil Taylor (101.70)

Peter Wright (99.05)

Phil Taylor (107.28)

Michael Smith (86.45)

Michael Smith (99.97)

Christian Kist (89.12)

Phil Taylor (101.61)

Mervyn King (94.84)

Mervyn King (94.12)

Gary Anderson (96.32)

Mervyn King (96.01)

Stephen Bunting (96.54)

Stephen Bunting (98.24)

James Wade (95.45)

Statistics

^[18]

Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Phil Taylor	Winner	7	73	33	160	70	28	140	103.82
Dave Chisnall	Runner-up	7	67	55	151	81	39	170	96.57
Mervyn King	Semi-finals	6	50	41	129	54	24	164	92.68
Kim Huybrechts	Semi-finals	6	53	39	105	70	33	155	98.38
Stephen Bunting	Quarter-finals	5	34	29	77	52	12	145	97.55
Keegan Brown	Quarter-finals	5	35	32	95	53	17	130	97.30
Michael van Gerwen	Quarter-finals	5	35	26	70	40	17	141	96.74
Michael Smith	Quarter-finals	5	28	28	55	35	18	127	94.04
Gary Anderson	Second round	4	16	16	43	26	10	106	97.44
Peter Wright	Second round	4	18	20	56	26	10	135	95.78
James Wade	Second round	4	22	17	70	24	5	170	94.02
Christian Kist	Second round	4	16	18	39	25	6	85	93.30
Raymond van Barneveld	Second round	4	22	19	54	31	7	136	91.50
Alan Norris	Second round	4	18	22	35	31	6	164	91.35
Robbie Green	Second round	4	16	21	40	28	9	170	90.24
Terry Jenkins	Second round	4	15	18	52	17	5	116	88.76
Simon Whitlock	Group stage	3	10	13	34	14	7	86	97.24
Andy Hamilton	Group stage	3	10	12	24	19	4	96	96.45
Jamie Caven	Group stage	3	8	15	25	29	3	129	93.93
Robert Thornton	Group stage	3	6	15	31	12	5	161	93.12
Rowby-John Rodriguez	Group stage	3	9	12	24	8	7	127	92.76
Vincent van der Voort	Group stage	3	13	12	29	15	8	158	91.20
Adrian Lewis	Group stage	3	8	12	20	12	4	80	90.97
Scott Waites	Group stage	3	11	13	33	9	5	126	90.21
Brendan Dolan	Group stage	3	6	15	31	12	2	106	90.04
Darren Webster	Group stage	3	7	15	30	20	3	64	89.62
Wesley Harms	Group stage	3	6	13	25	14	2	156	89.27
Ronny Huybrechts	Group stage	3	8	14	28	15	3	81	88.43
Tony O'Shea	Group stage	3	10	13	32	11	8	104	88.19
Jan Dekker	Group stage	3	7	12	21	8	3	124	84.83
Dean Winstanley	Group stage	3	6	15	29	11	2	116	82.29
Richie George	Group stage	3	3	15	20	8	3	72	81.76

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Grand Slam of Darts

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2014 in PDC darts

Major tournaments

PDC Pro Tour

European Tour	German Darts Championship Dutch Darts Masters German Darts Masters Austrian Darts Open Gibraltar Darts Trophy European Darts Open European Darts Grand Prix European Darts Trophy

Pro Tour	2014 UK Open Qualifiers 2014 PDC Players Championships

World Series of Darts

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