2010 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2010 Grand Slam of Darts will be the fourth staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event will take place from 13-21 November 2010 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Television coverage of the tournament will be covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4 and highlights on ITV1.
Qualifying
There are numerous tournaments that provide qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offering 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 Europe and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player.
Qualifying tournaments
Players in italics have already qualified for the event.
PDC
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
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| Grand Slam of Darts | 2008 | Winner |  Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Terry Jenkins
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Mervyn King
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| Semi-Finalist 2 |  Gary Anderson
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| 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Scott Waites
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Terry Jenkins
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| Semi-Finalist 2 |  Raymond van Barneveld
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| World Championship | 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Raymond van Barneveld
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Mervyn King
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| Semi-Finalist 2 | James Wade
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| 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up |  Simon Whitlock
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| Third |  Mark Webster
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| Fourth | Raymond van Barneveld
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| World Matchplay | 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Terry Jenkins
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| 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Raymond van Barneveld
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| World Grand Prix | 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Raymond van Barneveld
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| 2010 | Winner | James Wade
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| Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis
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| Las Vegas Desert Classic | 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Raymond van Barneveld
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| UK Open | 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Colin Osborne
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| 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Gary Anderson
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| Premier League | 2009 | Winner | James Wade
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| Runner-Up | Mervyn King
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| 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | James Wade
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| German Darts Championship | 2008 | Winner | Co Stompé
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| Runner-Up | Phil Taylor
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| 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Mervyn King
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| European Championship | 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Steve Beaton
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| 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Wayne Jones
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| Championship League Darts | 2009 | Winner | Colin Osborne
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| Runner-Up | Phil Taylor
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| 2010 | Winner | James Wade
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| Runner-Up | Phil Taylor
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| Players Championship Finals | 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Runner-Up | Robert Thornton
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| 2010 | Winner | Paul Nicholson
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| Runner-Up | Mervyn King
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| Women's World Championship | 2010 | Winner |  Stacy Bromberg
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| Runner-Up | Tricia Wright
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| Under-21 World Championship | 2010 | Finalist | TBA |
| Finalist | TBA |
BDO
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | 2009 | Winner | Ted Hankey
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| Runner-Up | Tony O'Shea
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Darryl Fitton
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| Semi-Finalist 2 | Martin Adams
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| 2010 | Winner | Martin Adams
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| Runner-Up | Dave Chisnall
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Tony O'Shea
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| Semi-Finalist 2 | Martin Phillips
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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.[1]
Other Methods of Qualification
Additional invitations to compete in the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts will be awarded to (in order of preference):[2]
- Top four players from ITV Wildcard qualifier
- Highest non-qualified player from PDC Order of Merit
- Highest non-qualified player from Players Championship Order of Merit
- Highest non-qualified player from European Order of Merit
ITV Wildcard
The ITV Wildcard qualifier will be held on November 5, 2010 at the Metrodome in Barnsley. Any darts player is able to enter and the top four players will receive invitations to the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts.[2]
PDC Order of Merit
The highest non-qualified player from the PDC Order of Merit will receive an invitation should there be a place in the 32-player field left to allocate.
Players Championship Order of Merit
The Players Championship Order of Merit ranks all PDC players by their winnings in 2010 PDC Pro Tour Players Championships.
The highest non-qualified player from the Players Championship Order of Merit will receive an invitation should there be a place in the 32-player field left to allocate.
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.
The highest non-qualified player from the European Order of Merit will receive an invitation should there be a place in the 32-player field left to allocate.
Qualified Players
Qualification has changed from the 2009 event, with the winners of two BDO tournaments, the Women's World Championship and the Winmau World Masters, no longer being invited. Instead, four places have been made available for the finalists of two new tournaments, the PDC Under-21 World Championship and the PDC Women's World Championship.[3] Twenty-three players have qualified for the tournament so far:
Professional Darts Corporation |
British Darts Organisation
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References
- ^ "Waites Takes Adams' Spot". planetdarts.tv. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Grand Slam of Darts Update". PDC.tv. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ PDC Launch Three New Events PDC, 16 February 2010