2012 Grand Slam of Darts

Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	November 10–18
Venue	Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winners share	£100,000
High checkout	170 Michael van Gerwen (4x) 170 Wesley Harms
Champion(s)
Raymond van Barneveld
«2011 2013»

The 2012 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the sixth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 10–18 November 2012 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but was beaten in the Last 16 by Michael van Gerwen, who went on to make the final, but lost 16–14 to Raymond van Barneveld.

Prize Money

Stage	Prize Money (Total-£400,000)
Winner	£100,000
Runner Up	£50,000
Semi Final	£25,000
Quarter Final	£15,000
Last 16	£7,500
3rd in Group	£5,000
4th in Group	£2,500
Group Winner Bonus	£2,500

Qualifying

Qualifying Tournaments

Players in italics had already qualified for the event.^[1]

PDC Tournament Year Position Player Grand Slam of Darts 2011 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Gary Anderson Semi-Finalist Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh 2010 Winner Scott Waites Runner-Up James Wade Semi-Finalist Steve Beaton Wayne Jones PDC World Darts Championship 2012 Winner Adrian Lewis Runner-Up Andy Hamilton Semi-Finalist Simon Whitlock James Wade 2011 Winner Adrian Lewis Runner-Up Gary Anderson Semi-Finalist Mark Webster Terry Jenkins 2010 Winner Phil Taylor 2009 Winner Phil Taylor 2008 Winner John Part World Matchplay 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up James Wade 2011 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up James Wade World Grand Prix 2012 Winner Michael van Gerwen Runner-Up Mervyn King 2011 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Brendan Dolan UK Open 2012 Winner Robert Thornton Runner-Up Phil Taylor 2011 Winner James Wade Runner-Up Wes Newton Premier League Darts 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Simon Whitlock 2011 Winner Gary Anderson Runner-Up Adrian Lewis Championship League Darts 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Simon Whitlock 2011 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Paul Nicholson Players Championship Finals 2011 (2) Winner Kevin Painter Runner-Up Mark Webster 2011 (1) Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Gary Anderson European Championship 2012 Winner Simon Whitlock Runner-Up Wes Newton 2011 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-Up Adrian Lewis World Cup of Darts 2012 Winners Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis Runners-Up Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson 2010 Winners Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé Runners-Up Mark Webster Barrie Bates PDC World Youth Championship 2012 Winner James Hubbard Runner-Up Michael van Gerwen

BDO Tournament Year Position Player World Championship 2012 Winner Christian Kist Runner-Up Tony O'Shea Semi-Finalist Wesley Harms Ted Hankey 2011 Winner Martin Adams Runner-Up Dean Winstanley Semi-Finalist Martin Phillips Jan Dekker 2010 Winner Martin Adams 2009 Winner Ted Hankey 2008 Winner Mark Webster

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 Youth Tour Order of Merit

Arron Monk qualified as the highest ranked player on the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit.

Qualified Players

Professional Darts Corporation Gary Anderson Raymond van Barneveld Barrie Bates Steve Beaton Brendan Dolan Michael van Gerwen Andy Hamilton Ted Hankey James Hubbard Terry Jenkins Wayne Jones Mervyn King Adrian Lewis Arron Monk Wes Newton Paul Nicholson Kevin Painter John Part Co Stompé Phil Taylor Robert Thornton James Wade Mark Walsh Mark Webster Simon Whitlock Dean Winstanley

British Darts Organisation Jan Dekker Christian Kist Wesley Harms Tony O'Shea Martin Phillips Scott Waites

Pools

Seeded Players	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Phil Taylor (1) Adrian Lewis (2) Christian Kist (3) James Wade (4) Simon Whitlock (5) Wes Newton (6) Andy Hamilton (7) Michael van Gerwen (8)	Gary Anderson Jan Dekker Terry Jenkins Paul Nicholson Kevin Painter Robert Thornton Raymond van Barneveld Scott Waites	Brendan Dolan Ted Hankey Wesley Harms Mervyn King John Part Mark Walsh Mark Webster Dean Winstanley	Barrie Bates Steve Beaton James Hubbard Wayne Jones Arron Monk Tony O'Shea Martin Phillips Co Stompe

Draw and results

Group stage

^[2]

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 1 Scott Waites 3 2 1 13 8 +5 4 Q 2 Phil Taylor 3 2 1 12 8 +4 4 Q 3 Mark Webster 3 1 2 9 13 −4 2 Eliminated 4 Co Stompé 3 1 2 7 12 −5 2 November 10[3] (92.35) Scott Waites 3 – 5 Mark Webster (94.32) (100.38) Phil Taylor 5 – 1 Co Stompé (88.18) November 11[4] (103.79) Scott Waites 5 – 1 Co Stompé (97.54) (94.81) Phil Taylor 5 – 2 Mark Webster (92.30) November 13[5] (83.78) Mark Webster 2 – 5 Co Stompé (87.29) (95.63) Phil Taylor 2 – 5 Scott Waites (102.77)

Group B Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts 1 Michael van Gerwen 3 3 0 15 5 +10 6 Q 2 Robert Thornton 3 2 1 13 9 +4 4 Q 3 Ted Hankey 3 1 2 5 13 −8 2 Eliminated 4 Steve Beaton 3 0 3 9 15 −6 0 November 10[3] (84.44) Robert Thornton 5 – 0 Ted Hankey (84.57) (103.42) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 2 Steve Beaton (92.71) November 11[4] (91.28) Steve Beaton 3 – 5 Ted Hankey (90.82) (91.49) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 3 Robert Thornton (91.91) November 13 (93.44) Robert Thornton 5 – 4 Steve Beaton (97.60) (90.54) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 0 Ted Hankey (59.67)

Group C Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts 1 Dean Winstanley 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Q 2 Kevin Painter 3 2 1 14 12 +2 4 Q 3 Simon Whitlock 3 2 1 11 11 0 4 Eliminated 4 James Hubbard 3 0 3 7 15 −8 0 November 10[3] (88.18) Kevin Painter 5 – 4 Dean Winstanley (89.77) (96.50) Simon Whitlock 5 – 2 James Hubbard (91.42) November 11[4] (89.45) Dean Winstanley 5 – 2 James Hubbard (91.36) (85.98) Simon Whitlock 5 – 4 Kevin Painter (88.32) November 13[5] (92.50) Kevin Painter 5 – 3 James Hubbard (81.65) (92.96) Simon Whitlock 1 – 5 Dean Winstanley (100.63)

Group D Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts 1 Mervyn King 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q 2 Arron Monk 3 2 1 13 7 +6 4 Q 3 James Wade 3 1 2 8 11 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Jan Dekker 3 0 3 3 15 −12 0 November 10[3] (73.45) Jan Dekker 1 – 5 Mervyn King (91.78) (82.06) James Wade 1 – 5 Arron Monk (79.49) November 11[4] (99.41) James Wade 5 – 1 Jan Dekker (84.67) (99.53) Mervyn King 5 – 3 Arron Monk (88.20) November 13[5] (71.17) Jan Dekker 1 – 5 Arron Monk (83.85) (92.71) James Wade 2 – 5 Mervyn King (97.78)

Group E Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts 1 John Part 3 2 1 14 11 +3 4 Q 2 Gary Anderson 3 2 1 14 13 +1 4 Q 3 Tony O'Shea 3 1 2 13 14 −1 2 Eliminated 4 Adrian Lewis 3 1 2 11 14 −3 2 November 11[6] (88.41) Adrian Lewis 4 – 5 Tony O'Shea (90.71) (95.22) Gary Anderson 5 – 4 John Part (85.50) November 12[7] (78.35) Adrian Lewis 2 – 5 John Part (78.66) (96.58) Gary Anderson 5 – 4 Tony O'Shea (89.96) November 14[8] (95.26) Adrian Lewis 5 – 4 Gary Anderson (94.05) (80.19) John Part 5 − 4 Tony O'Shea (84.95)

Group F Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts 1 Andy Hamilton 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Q 2 Brendan Dolan 3 2 1 11 7 +4 4 Q 3 Paul Nicholson 3 1 2 11 10 +1 2 Eliminated 4 Barrie Bates 3 0 3 2 15 −13 0 November 11[6] (85.95) Paul Nicholson 2 – 5 Brendan Dolan (88.20) (87.92) Andy Hamilton 5 – 2 Barrie Bates (78.19) November 12[7] (91.65) Paul Nicholson 5 – 0 Barrie Bates (73.54) (89.63) Andy Hamilton 5 – 1 Brendan Dolan (85.85) November 14[8] (91.65) Brendan Dolan 5 – 0 Barrie Bates (74.19) (97.31) Andy Hamilton 5 – 4 Paul Nicholson (94.65)

Group G Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts 1 Wes Newton 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q 2 Wesley Harms 3 2 1 12 9 +3 4 Q 3 Terry Jenkins 3 1 2 9 12 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Martin Phillips 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0 November 11[6] (97.13) Terry Jenkins 2 – 5 Wesley Harms (101.79) (93.39) Wes Newton 5 – 2 Martin Phillips (87.66) November 12[7] (86.39) Terry Jenkins 5 – 2 Martin Phillips (82.41) (89.84) Wes Newton 5 – 2 Wesley Harms (81.08) November 14[8] (93.16) Wesley Harms 5 – 2 Martin Phillips (86.80) (102.46) Wes Newton 5 – 2 Terry Jenkins (87.95)

Group H Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts 1 Raymond van Barneveld 3 2 1 14 7 +7 4 Q 2 Christian Kist 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 Q 3 Mark Walsh 3 2 1 10 13 −3 4 Eliminated 4 Wayne Jones 3 0 3 7 15 −8 0 November 11[6] (96.35) Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 0 Mark Walsh (85.00) (97.21) Christian Kist 5 – 1 Wayne Jones (83.51) November 12[7] (87.40) Mark Walsh 5 – 4 Wayne Jones (91.49) (83.19) Christian Kist 5 – 4 Raymond van Barneveld (84.52) November 14[8] (94.73) Raymond van Barneveld 5 − 2 Wayne Jones (91.06) (90.09) Christian Kist 4 − 5 Mark Walsh (85.12)

Knockout stage

Second Round (best of 19) 15–16 November [9][10]

Quarter Finals (best of 31) 17 November [11]

Semi Finals (best of 31) 18 November [12]

Final (best of 31) 18 November [13]

A1

Scott Waites 103.67

10

B2

Robert Thornton 102.42

8

A1

Scott Waites 98.04

12

B1

Michael van Gerwen 106.63

16

B1

Michael van Gerwen 108.38

10

A2

Phil Taylor 104.89

5

B1

Michael van Gerwen 101.83

16

C1

Dean Winstanley 98.94

8

C1

Dean Winstanley 94.73

10

D2

Arron Monk 93.46

5

C1

Dean Winstanley 90.45

16

C2

Kevin Painter 91.78

12

D1

Mervyn King 89.63

5

C2

Kevin Painter 91.10

10

B1

Michael van Gerwen 98.55

14

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 95.79

16

E1

John Part 89.10

10

F2

Brendan Dolan 85.40

6

E1

John Part 90.19

12

F1

Andy Hamilton 95.37

16

F1

Andy Hamilton 98.76

10

E2

Gary Anderson 101.90

9

F1

Andy Hamilton 95.87

10

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 97.54

16

G1

Wes Newton 93.71

9

H2

Christian Kist 89.78

10

H2

Christian Kist 93.05

10

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 100.57

16

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 104.56

10

G2

Wesley Harms 97.50

4

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics

Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Raymond van Barneveld	Winner	7	72	45	148	84	35	156	96.29
Michael van Gerwen	Final	7	71	46	145	92	35	170	100.12
Andy Hamilton	Semi-finals	6	51	44	117	59	17	152	94.14
Dean Winstanley	Semi-finals	6	48	41	107	66	20	142	94.00
Scott Waites	Quarter-finals	5	35	32	73	55	23	148	100.12
Christian Kist	Quarter-finals	5	34	36	78	38	19	128	90.66
Kevin Painter	Quarter-finals	5	36	33	89	46	12	121	90.38
John Part	Quarter-finals	5	36	33	89	35	2	121	84.73
Phil Taylor	Second round	4	17	18	53	26	1	164	98.93
Gary Anderson	Second round	4	23	23	65	27	17	130	96.94
Wes Newton	Second round	4	24	16	60	20	14	164	94.85
Mervyn King	Second round	4	20	16	49	29	4	126	94.68
Wesley Harms	Second round	4	16	19	53	26	6	170	93.38
Robert Thornton	Second round	4	21	19	57	33	5	90	93.16
Brendan Dolan	Second round	4	17	17	49	20	4	123	87.78
Arron Monk	Second round	4	18	17	48	24	5	126	86.25
Simon Whitlock	Group stage	3	11	11	25	13	7	96	91.81
Mark Walsh	Group stage	3	10	13	25	12	5	164	85.84
Co Stompé	Group stage	3	7	12	22	12	2	67	91.00
Mark Webster	Group stage	3	9	13	31	12	3	131	90.13
Paul Nicholson	Group stage	3	11	10	30	12	4	88	90.75
Terry Jenkins	Group stage	3	9	12	24	12	8	78	90.49
James Wade	Group stage	3	8	11	25	16	2	116	89.73
Tony O'Shea	Group stage	3	13	14	36	15	9	100	88.54
Adrian Lewis	Group stage	3	11	14	28	14	4	147	87.34
Ted Hankey	Group stage	3	5	13	21	9	4	161	78.35
Steve Beaton	Group stage	3	9	15	33	13	6	124	92.00
Wayne Jones	Group stage	3	8	15	31	12	6	116	88.69
James Hubbard	Group stage	3	7	15	27	7	5	100	88.14
Martin Phillips	Group stage	3	6	15	29	13	3	61	85.62
Jan Dekker	Group stage	3	3	15	10	5	2	72	76.43
Barrie Bates	Group stage	3	2	15	19	6	1	59	75.31

Source: Match reports in the draw

Broadcasting

Sky Sports provided television coverage of the event in the United Kingdom, Fox Sports in Australia, OSN across the Middle East and it was available online and partially televised on RTL7 in the Netherlands.^[2]

References

1. "2012 Grand Slam Of Darts Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
2. "William Hill Grand Slam Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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5. "William Hill Grand Slam – Tuesday". PDC. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
6. "William Hill Grand Slam – Sunday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
7. "William Hill Grand Slam – Monday". PDC. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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9. "William Hill Grand Slam – Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
10. "William Hill Grand Slam – Friday". PDC. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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External links

• 2012 Netzone