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 Final vs Scott Waites Kevin McDine Group Stage vs Co Stompe
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor

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.

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

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, whist 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 It was also announced that the winner of the 2009 US Open would be invited, though this was later withdrawn from the qualification criteria.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.

Other Methods of Qualification

A invitation to compete in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts was also awarded to:

• 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

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.

Qualified Players

The 32 qualified players were:

Professional Darts Corporation

• Gary Anderson
• Raymond van Barneveld
• Steve Beaton
• Anastasia Dobromyslova
• Andy Hamilton
• Terry Jenkins
• Mervyn King
• Adrian Lewis
• Colin Lloyd
• Steve Maish
• Wayne Mardle
• Gary Mawson
• Kevin McDine
• Colin Osborne
• Denis Ovens
• Kevin Painter
• John Part
• Kirk Shepherd
• Co Stompé
• Phil Taylor
• Robert Thornton
• Vincent van der Voort
• James Wade
• Mark Webster
• Simon Whitlock
• Darin Young

British Darts Organisation

• Darryl Fitton
• Ted Hankey
• Francis Hoenselaar
• Tony O'Shea
• Scott Waites
• Brian Woods

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)
November 15	(87.20) Anastasia Dobromyslova	5 – 4	Vincent van der Voort (81.35)
	(105.85) Phil Taylor	5 – 0	Mark Webster (83.00)
November 17	(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
November 14	(91.11) Tony O'Shea	5 – 3	Brian Woods (87.29)
	(82.07) Colin Osborne	5 – 3	Colin Lloyd (85.69)
November 15	(96.30) Brian Woods	0 – 5	Colin Lloyd (101.55)
	(98.91) Tony O'Shea	5 – 2	Colin Osborne (89.50)
November 17	(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
November 14	(98.88) Mervyn King	5 – 0	Kirk Shepherd (87.38)
	(87.99) Darryl Fitton	1 – 5	Steve Maish (89.70)
November 15	(94.13) Kirk Shepherd	5 – 3	Darryl Fitton (93.51)
	(86.12) Mervyn King	5 – 4	Steve Maish (86.35)
November 17	(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
November 14	(91.14) Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 1	Francis Hoenselaar (77.02)
	(93.29) John Part	3 – 5	Kevin Painter (100.74)
November 15	(78.13) Francis Hoenselaar	3 – 5	John Part (87.07)
	(91.01) Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 4	Kevin Painter (90.26)
November 17	(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
November 15	(97.76) Simon Whitlock	5 – 1	Wayne Mardle (90.64)
	(74.89) Ted Hankey	3 – 5	Scott Waites (79.49)
November 16	(79.12) Wayne Mardle	4 – 5	Ted Hankey (81.40)
	(96.53) Simon Whitlock	5 – 4	Scott Waites (95.69)
November 18	(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
November 15	(97.80) Steve Beaton	5 – 2	Co Stompe (97.06)
	(100.05) Gary Anderson	5 – 2	Kevin McDine (88.99)
November 16	(103.44) Co Stompe	4 – 5	Kevin McDine (92.68)
	(82.25) Steve Beaton	2 – 5	Gary Anderson (96.42)
November 18	(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
November 15	(91.21) Adrian Lewis	2 – 5	Darin Young (92.71)
	(103.09) Terry Jenkins	5 – 1	Denis Ovens (91.00)
November 16	(80.91) Adrian Lewis	3 – 5	Denis Ovens (91.80)
	(84.43) Darin Young	3 – 5	Terry Jenkins (88.27)
November 18	(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
November 15	(79.57) James Wade	5 – 3	Gary Mawson (82..15)
	(94.88) Robert Thornton	5 – 2	Andy Hamilton (91.63)
November 16	(87.41) Andy Hamilton	5 – 2	Gary Mawson (83.92)
	(100.95) Robert Thornton	3 – 5	James Wade (108.90)
November 18	(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	Taylor 107.53	10
		Lloyd 97.18	4
						1	Taylor 104.34	16
						8	O'Shea 95.75	7
	8	O'Shea 89.68	10
		Webster 87.08	9
											1	Taylor 106.11	16
										4	van Barneveld 95.21	6
	5	King 97.20	6
	4	van Barneveld 95.56	10
						4	van Barneveld 98.84	16
							Painter 91.03	6
		Painter 90.44	10
		Shepherd 86.33	5
																1	Taylor 103.94	16
																Waites 94.16	2
		Whitlock 94.98	10
		Beaton 84.63	1
							Whitlock 95.75	13
							Waites 96.72	16
	7	Anderson 100.70	9
		Waites 97.67	10
												Waites 91.87	16
										6	Jenkins 92.02	11
	6	Jenkins 94.08	10
	3	Wade 99.53	9
						6	Jenkins 93.66	16
							Thornton 93.46	9
		Thornton 88.40	10
		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

External links

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