2014 Grand Slam of Darts

Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	November 8–16
Venue	Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winners share	£100,000
Nine dart finish	Kim Huybrechts
High checkout	170 Robbie Green 170 James Wade 170 Dave Chisnall
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2013 2015»

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

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

• Brendan Dolan
• Jamie Caven
• Darren Webster

Qualified Players

These are the players who qualified for the event:

Professional Darts Corporation Gary Anderson Raymond van Barneveld Keegan Brown Stephen Bunting Jamie Caven Dave Chisnall Brendan Dolan Michael van Gerwen Andy Hamilton Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts Terry Jenkins Mervyn King Christian Kist Adrian Lewis Rowby-John Rodriguez Michael Smith Phil Taylor Robert Thornton Vincent van der Voort James Wade Darren Webster Simon Whitlock Dean Winstanley Peter Wright

British Darts Organisation Jan Dekker Richie George Robbie Green Wesley Harms Alan Norris Tony O'Shea Scott Waites

Pools

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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

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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 3 Jan Dekker 3 1 2 7 12 −5 2 Eliminated 4 Darren Webster 3 0 3 7 15 −8 0 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 3 Scott Waites 3 1 2 11 13 −2 2 Eliminated 4 Ronny Huybrechts 3 1 2 8 14 −6 2 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 3 Rowby-John Rodriguez 3 1 2 9 12 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Adrian Lewis 3 1 2 8 12 −4 2 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 3 Vincent van der Voort 3 1 2 13 12 +1 2 Eliminated 4 Robert Thornton 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0 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 3 Andy Hamilton 3 1 2 10 12 −2 2 Eliminated 4 Richie George 3 0 3 3 15 −12 0 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 3 Simon Whitlock 3 1 2 10 13 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Brendan Dolan 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0 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 3 Tony O'Shea 3 1 2 10 13 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Jamie Caven 3 0 3 8 15 −7 0 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 3 Wesley Harms 3 1 2 6 13 −7 2 Eliminated 4 Dean Winstanley 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0 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]

A1

Michael van Gerwen (88.64)

10

B2

Terry Jenkins (85.66)

4

A1

Michael van Gerwen (103.87)

10

A2

Kim Huybrechts (104.83)

16

B1

Alan Norris (90.39)

5

A2

Kim Huybrechts (97.92)

10

A2

Kim Huybrechts (97.36)

15

C1

Dave Chisnall (96.64)

16

C1

Dave Chisnall (91.55)

10

D2

Robbie Green (84.13)

3

C1

Dave Chisnall (96.64)

16

C2

Keegan Brown (97.68)

14

D1

Raymond van Barneveld (91.46)

7

C2

Keegan Brown (97.95)

10

C1

Dave Chisnall (98.02)

13

E1

Phil Taylor (102.45)

16

E1

Phil Taylor (101.70)

10

F2

Peter Wright (99.05)

4

E1

Phil Taylor (107.28)

16

F1

Michael Smith (86.45)

3

F1

Michael Smith (99.97)

10

E2

Christian Kist (89.12)

5

E1

Phil Taylor (101.61)

16

G1

Mervyn King (94.84)

9

G1

Mervyn King (94.12)

10

H2

Gary Anderson (96.32)

4

G1

Mervyn King (96.01)

16

H1

Stephen Bunting (96.54)

9

H1

Stephen Bunting (98.24)

10

G2

James Wade (95.45)

8

Statistics

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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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