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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
Winner's share	£100,000

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The 2012 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, is the sixth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event is taking place from 10–18 November 2012 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but was beaten by Michael van Gerwen in the Last 16.

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

Note: Players in italics have 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

British Darts Organisation

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

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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	Eliminated

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	Eliminated

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^[5]
(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	Eliminated

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	1	8	11	−3	2	Eliminated
4	Jan Dekker	3	0	3	3	15	−12	0	Eliminated

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	Eliminated

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	Eliminated

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	Eliminated

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	Eliminated

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
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Quarter Finals (best of 31)
17 November

Semi Finals (best of 31)
18 November

Final (best of 31)
18 November

A1

Scott Waites 103.67

10

B2

Robert Thornton 102.42

8

A1

Scott Waites

B1

Michael van Gerwen

B1

Michael van Gerwen 108.38

10

A2

Phil Taylor 104.89

5

C1

Dean Winstanley 94.73

10

D2

Arron Monk 93.46

5

C1

Dean Winstanley

C2

Kevin Painter

D1

Mervyn King 89.63

5

C2

Kevin Painter 91.10

10

E1

John Part 89.10

10

F2

Brendan Dolan 85.40

6

E1

John Part

F1

Andy Hamilton

F1

Andy Hamilton 98.76

10

E2

Gary Anderson 101.90

9

G1

Wes Newton 93.71

9

H2

Christian Kist 89.78

10

H2

Christian Kist

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 106.63

7

G2

Wesley Harms 98.96

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Broadcasting

Sky Sports are providing television coverage of the event in the United Kingdom, Fox Sports in Australia, OSN across the Middle East and it is available online in the Netherlands.^[2]

Statistics

Player	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Scott Waites	4	23	16	52	32	14	148	100.65
Michael van Gerwen	4	25	10	43	28	11	130	98.46
Dean Winstanley	4	24	13	46	29	10	142	93.65
Kevin Painter	4	24	17	56	26	7	121	90.03
Phil Taylor	4	17	18	53	26	1	164	98.93
Mervyn King	4	20	16	49	29	4	126	94.68
Robert Thornton	4	21	19	57	33	5	90	93.16
Arron Monk	4	18	17	48	24	5	126	86.25
Wes Newton	3	15	6	29	10	9	121	95.23
Andy Hamilton	3	15	7	31	14	4	118	91.62
Gary Anderson	3	14	13	44	15	9	130	95.90
Wesley Harms	3	12	9	34	14	3	80	92.01
Raymond van Barneveld	3	14	7	25	17	4	141	91.87
Christian Kist	3	14	11	25	17	6	84	90.16
Brendan Dolan	3	11	7	22	11	3	76	88.57
John Part	3	14	11	30	9	1	78	81.45
Simon Whitlock	3	11	11	25	13	7	96	91.81
Mark Walsh	3	10	13	25	12	5	164	85.84
Co Stompé	3	7	12	22	12	2	67	91.00
Mark Webster	3	9	13	31	12	3	131	90.13
Paul Nicholson	3	11	10	30	12	4	88	90.75
Terry Jenkins	3	9	12	24	12	8	78	90.49
James Wade	3	8	11	25	16	2	116	89.73
Tony O'Shea	3	13	14	36	15	9	100	88.54
Adrian Lewis	3	11	14	28	14	4	147	87.34
Ted Hankey	3	5	13	21	9	4	161	78.35
Steve Beaton	3	9	15	33	13	6	124	92.00
Wayne Jones	3	8	15	31	12	6	116	88.69
James Hubbard	3	7	15	27	7	5	100	88.14
Martin Phillips	3	6	15	29	13	3	61	85.62
Jan Dekker	3	3	15	10	5	2	72	76.43
Barrie Bates	3	2	15	19	6	1	59	75.31

Source: Match reports in the draw

References

^ "2012 Grand Slam Of Darts Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "William Hill Grand Slam Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "William Hill Grand Slam Day One". PDC. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "William Hill Grand Slam - Sunday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "William Hill Grand Slam - Tuesday". PDC. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "William Hill Grand Slam - Sunday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "William Hill Grand Slam - Monday". PDC. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "William Hill Grand Slam - Wednesday". PDC. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^ "William Hill Grand Slam - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

External links

2012 Netzone

[1] "2012 Grand Slam Of Darts Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

[Schedule-2] "William Hill Grand Slam Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

[Day_1-3] "William Hill Grand Slam Day One". PDC. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

[Day2b-4] "William Hill Grand Slam - Sunday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

[Day4-5] "William Hill Grand Slam - Tuesday". PDC. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

[Day2a-6] "William Hill Grand Slam - Sunday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

[Day3-7] "William Hill Grand Slam - Monday". PDC. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

[Day5-8] "William Hill Grand Slam - Wednesday". PDC. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

[Last_16_(1)-9] "William Hill Grand Slam - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

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