2011 Grand Slam of Darts
2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 12–20 November 2011 | ||
Venue | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | ||
Location | Wolverhampton | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
High checkout | 161 James Wade Ted Hankey | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Phil Taylor | |||
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The 2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the fifth staging of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.[1] The event took place from 12–20 November 2011 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.
For the first time, Sky Sports was given the television coverage of the Grand Slam after taking over from ITV Sport as the event's broadcaster.[2]
Scott Waites was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stages. The title was won for the fourth time by Phil Taylor, who defeated Gary Anderson 16–4 in the final.[3][4]
Prize money
[edit]Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £50,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £7,500 |
Third in group | (8) | £5,000 |
Fourth in group | (8) | £2,500 |
Group winner bonus | (8) | £2,500 |
Qualifying
[edit]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 offered a place in the tournament to all semi-finalists. There were 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. The qualifying criteria were changed this year, extending the dates back 5 years for respective World Champions to receive an invite.[citation needed]
Qualifying tournaments
[edit]PDC
[edit]Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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Grand Slam of Darts | 2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor | Phil Taylor Scott Waites Terry Jenkins Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Steve Beaton Wayne Jones John Part Mark Webster Adrian Lewis Gary Anderson Brendan Dolan Wes Newton Paul Nicholson Mervyn King Co Stompé Barrie Bates Arron Monk Michael van Gerwen James Hubbard | |
Runner-Up | Scott Waites | ||||
Semi-finalists | Terry Jenkins Raymond van Barneveld | ||||
2010 | Winner | Scott Waites | |||
Runner-Up | James Wade | ||||
Semi-finalists | Steve Beaton Wayne Jones | ||||
PDC World Darts Championship | 2007 | Winner | Raymond van Barneveld | ||
2008 | Winner | John Part | |||
2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | | ||||
Third Place | Mark Webster | ||||
Fourth Place | Raymond van Barneveld | ||||
2011 | Winner | Adrian Lewis | |||
Runner-Up | Gary Anderson | ||||
Semi-finalists | Terry Jenkins Mark Webster | ||||
World Matchplay | 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-Up | Raymond van Barneveld | ||||
2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | James Wade | ||||
World Grand Prix | 2010 | Winner | James Wade | ||
Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | ||||
2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | Brendan Dolan | ||||
UK Open | 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-Up | Gary Anderson | ||||
2011 | Winner | James Wade | |||
Runner-Up | Wes Newton | ||||
Premier League Darts | 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-Up | James Wade | ||||
2011 | Winner | Gary Anderson | |||
Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | ||||
European Championship | 2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-Up | Wayne Jones | ||||
2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | ||||
Championship League Darts | 2010 | Winner | James Wade | ||
Runner-Up | Phil Taylor | ||||
2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | Paul Nicholson | ||||
Players Championship Finals | 2010 | Winner | Paul Nicholson | ||
Runner-Up | Mervyn King | ||||
2011 (1) | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | Gary Anderson | ||||
PDC World Cup of Darts | 2010 | Winners | Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé | ||
Runners-Up | Mark Webster Barrie Bates | ||||
PDC World Youth Championship | 2011 | Winner | Arron Monk | ||
2012 | Finalists | Michael van Gerwen James Hubbard | |||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
BDO
[edit]Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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BDO World Darts Championship | 2007 | Winner | |
Ted Hankey Dave Chisnall Tony O'Shea Martin Phillips Dean Winstanley Jan Dekker | |
2008 | Winner | Mark Webster | |||
2009 | Winner | Ted Hankey | |||
2010 | Winner | | |||
Runner-Up | Dave Chisnall | ||||
Semi-finalists | Tony O'Shea Martin Phillips | ||||
2011 | Winner | | |||
Runner-Up | Dean Winstanley | ||||
Semi-finalists | Jan Dekker Martin Phillips | ||||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
Other qualifiers
[edit]Criteria | Player |
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Grand Slam of Darts Wildcards | Nigel Heydon Magnus Caris Ian White[i] |
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On PDC Order of Merit | Mark Walsh |
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On Players Championship Order Of Merit | Justin Pipe |
European Order of Merit Leader | Vincent van der Voort |
Pools
[edit]Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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(Seeded Players) | (qualifiers) | ||
Scott Waites (1) |
Paul Nicholson |
Co Stompé |
Michael van Gerwen |
Draw and results
[edit]Group stages
[edit]all matches first-to-5/best of 9.
NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking qualifier; Q = Qualifier
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[edit]
12 November[6]
13 November[7]
15 November[8]
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Group B[edit]
12 November[6]
13 November[7]
15 November[8]
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Group C[edit]
12 November[6]
13 November[7]
15 November[8]
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Group D[edit]
12 November[6]
13 November[7]
15 November[8]
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Group E[edit]
13 November[7]
14 November[9]
16 November[10]
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Group F[edit]
13 November[7]
14 November[9]
16 November[10]
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Group G[edit]
13 November[7]
14 November[9]
16 November[10]
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Group H[edit]
13 November[7]
14 November[9]
16 November[10]
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Knockout stages
[edit]Second round (best of 19 legs) 17–18 November[11][12] | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 19 November[13] | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 20 November[14] | Final (best of 31 legs) 20 November[15] | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Michael van Gerwen 90.42 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Ted Hankey (BDO) 91.23 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Ted Hankey (BDO) 89.54 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Mark Walsh (RQ) 91.82 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Dean Winstanley (BDO) 104.55 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Mark Walsh (RQ) 98.32 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Mark Walsh (RQ) 88.81 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Gary Anderson (5) 94.77 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Gary Anderson (5) 100.45 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
D2 | James Wade (4) 96.83 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Gary Anderson (5) 99.97 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | Terry Jenkins 93.59 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | Terry Jenkins 95.35 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Wayne Jones 91.87 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Gary Anderson (5) 98.92 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Phil Taylor (2) 109.04 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Phil Taylor (2) 112.37 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | Wes Newton (7) 94.15 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Phil Taylor (2) 104.46 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Paul Nicholson 95.24 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Paul Nicholson 96.43 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Steve Beaton 95.06 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Phil Taylor (2) 107.76 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Adrian Lewis (3) 101.10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | Mark Webster (6) 89.59 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Martin Phillips (BDO) 84.91 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | Mark Webster (6) 94.59 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Adrian Lewis (3) 100.30 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Adrian Lewis (3) 92.75 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | John Part 92.44 | 8 |
Statistics
[edit][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
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Phil Taylor | Winner | 7 | 73 | 30 | 135 | 83 | 29 | 124 | 103.32 |
Gary Anderson | Final | 7 | 59 | 49 | 133 | 79 | 41 | 140 | 96.49 |
Adrian Lewis | Semi-finals | 6 | 50 | 36 | 99 | 59 | 30 | 152 | 97.42 |
Mark Walsh | Semi-finals | 6 | 49 | 49 | 148 | 58 | 22 | 138 | 91.67 |
Paul Nicholson | Quarter-finals | 5 | 32 | 32 | 79 | 50 | 20 | 144 | 96.06 |
Mark Webster | Quarter-finals | 5 | 30 | 32 | 84 | 44 | 15 | 111 | 95.27 |
Terry Jenkins | Quarter-finals | 5 | 33 | 35 | 99 | 42 | 16 | 126 | 93.27 |
Ted Hankey | Quarter-finals | 5 | 34 | 34 | 90 | 51 | 18 | 161 | 89.94 |
John Part | Second round | 4 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 118 | 86.91 |
James Wade | Second round | 4 | 16 | 23 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 161 | 94.99 |
Michael van Gerwen | Second round | 4 | 22 | 20 | 55 | 23 | 6 | 144 | 93.58 |
Dean Winstanley | Second round | 4 | 24 | 16 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 138 | 93.34 |
Steve Beaton | Second round | 4 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 141 | 91.37 |
Wayne Jones | Second round | 4 | 19 | 20 | 53 | 27 | 8 | 122 | 90.69 |
Martin Phillips | Second round | 4 | 22 | 19 | 58 | 36 | 5 | 100 | 90.47 |
Wes Newton | Second round | 4 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 100 | 90.18 |
Raymond van Barneveld | Group stage | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 80 | 86.82 |
Arron Monk | Group stage | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 60 | 86.11 |
Jan Dekker | Group stage | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 85.48 |
James Hubbard | Group stage | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 40 | 81.90 |
Magnus Caris | Group stage | 3 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 81 | 94.75 |
Dave Chisnall | Group stage | 3 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 93.42 |
Justin Pipe | Group stage | 3 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 160 | 90.44 |
Brendan Dolan | Group stage | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 101 | 90.26 |
Mervyn King | Group stage | 3 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 101 | 91.36 |
Co Stompé | Group stage | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 121 | 93.22 |
Scott Waites | Group stage | 3 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 125 | 93.15 |
Nigel Heydon | Group stage | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 121 | 89.48 |
Ian White | Group stage | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 112 | 88.85 |
Vincent van der Voort | Group stage | 3 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 101 | 87.20 |
Tony O'Shea | Group stage | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 64 | 92.78 |
Barrie Bates | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 78.27 |
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