2012 Grand Slam of Darts

2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	10–18 November 2012
Venue	Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£100,000
High checkout	170 Michael van Gerwen (4x) 170 Wesley Harms
Champion(s)
Raymond van Barneveld
«2011 2013»

The 2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the sixth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 10–18 November 2012 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but was beaten in the Last 16 by Michael van Gerwen, who went on to make the final, but lost 16–14 to Raymond van Barneveld.

Prize money

Position (num. of players)		Prize money (Total: £400,000)
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

Qualifying tournaments

PDC

Tournament	Year	Position	Player		Qualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor		Phil Taylor Gary Anderson Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh Scott Waites James Wade Steve Beaton Wayne Jones Andy Hamilton Simon Whitlock Mark Webster Terry Jenkins John Part Michael van Gerwen Mervyn King Brendan Dolan Robert Thornton Wes Newton Paul Nicholson Kevin Painter Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé Barrie Bates James Hubbard
		Runner-Up	Gary Anderson
		Semi-finalists	Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh
	2010	Winner	Scott Waites
		Runner-Up	James Wade
		Semi-finalists	Steve Beaton Wayne Jones
PDC World Darts Championship	2012	Winner	Adrian Lewis
		Runner-Up	Andy Hamilton
		Semi-finalists	Simon Whitlock James Wade
	2011	Winner	Adrian Lewis
		Runner-Up	Gary Anderson
		Semi-finalists	Mark Webster Terry Jenkins
	2010	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2009	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2008	Winner	John Part
World Matchplay	2012	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	James Wade
	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	James Wade
World Grand Prix	2012	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
		Runner-Up	Mervyn King
	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Brendan Dolan
UK Open	2012	Winner	Robert Thornton
		Runner-Up	Phil Taylor
	2011	Winner	James Wade
		Runner-Up	Wes Newton
Premier League Darts	2012	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Simon Whitlock
	2011	Winner	Gary Anderson
		Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
Championship League Darts	2012	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Simon Whitlock
	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Paul Nicholson
Players Championship Finals	2011 (2)	Winner	Kevin Painter
		Runner-Up	Mark Webster
	2011 (1)	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Gary Anderson
European Championship	2012	Winner	Simon Whitlock
		Runner-Up	Wes Newton
	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
PDC World Cup of Darts	2012	Winners	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis
		Runners-Up	Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson
	2010	Winners	Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé
		Runners-Up	Mark Webster Barrie Bates
PDC World Youth Championship	2012	Winner	James Hubbard
		Runner-Up	Michael van Gerwen
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

BDO

Tournament	Year	Position	Player		Qualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship	2012	Winner	Christian Kist		Christian Kist Tony O'Shea Wesley Harms Ted Hankey Dean Winstanley Martin Phillips Jan Dekker
		Runner-Up	Tony O'Shea
		Semi-finalists	Wesley Harms Ted Hankey
	2011	Winner	Martin Adams
		Runner-Up	Dean Winstanley
		Semi-finalists	Martin Phillips Jan Dekker
	2010	Winner	Martin Adams
	2009	Winner	Ted Hankey
	2008	Winner	Mark Webster
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Other qualifiers

Criteria	Player
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit Leader	Arron Monk

Pools

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
(Seeded Players)	(qualifiers)
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 Stompé

Draw

Group stage

All matches first-to-5/best of 9

NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking 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; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

Group A

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Scott Waites (BDO)	3	2	1	13	8	+5	4	Q
2	Phil Taylor (1)	3	2	1	12	8	+4	4
3	Mark Webster	3	1	2	9	13	−4	2	Eliminated
4	Co Stompé	3	1	2	7	12	−5	2

10 November

92.35 Scott Waites	3 – 5	Mark Webster 94.32
100.38 Phil Taylor	5 – 1	Co Stompé 88.18

11 November

103.79 Scott Waites	5 – 1	Co Stompé 97.54
94.81 Phil Taylor	5 – 2	Mark Webster 92.30

13 November

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	Status
1	Michael van Gerwen (8)	3	3	0	15	5	+10	6	Q
2	Robert Thornton	3	2	1	13	9	+4	4
3	Ted Hankey	3	1	2	5	13	−8	2	Eliminated
4	Steve Beaton	3	0	3	9	15	−6	0

10 November

84.44 Robert Thornton	5 – 0	Ted Hankey 84.57
103.42 Michael van Gerwen	5 – 2	Steve Beaton 92.71

11 November

91.28 Steve Beaton	3 – 5	Ted Hankey 90.82
91.49 Michael van Gerwen	5 – 3	Robert Thornton 91.91

13 November

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	Status
1	Dean Winstanley	3	2	1	14	8	+6	4	Q
2	Kevin Painter	3	2	1	14	12	+2	4
3	Simon Whitlock (5)	3	2	1	11	11	0	4	Eliminated
4	James Hubbard	3	0	3	7	15	−8	0

10 November

88.18 Kevin Painter	5 – 4	Dean Winstanley 89.77
96.50 Simon Whitlock	5 – 2	James Hubbard 91.42

11 November

89.45 Dean Winstanley	5 – 2	James Hubbard 91.36
85.98 Simon Whitlock	5 – 4	Kevin Painter 88.32

13 November

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	Status
1	Mervyn King	3	3	0	15	6	+9	6	Q
2	Arron Monk (RQ)	3	2	1	13	7	+6	4
3	James Wade (4)	3	1	2	8	11	−3	2	Eliminated
4	Jan Dekker (BDO)	3	0	3	3	15	−12	0

10 November

73.45 Jan Dekker	1 – 5	Mervyn King 91.78
82.06 James Wade	1 – 5	Arron Monk 79.49

11 November

99.41 James Wade	5 – 1	Jan Dekker 84.67
99.53 Mervyn King	5 – 3	Arron Monk 88.20

13 November

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	Status
1	John Part	3	2	1	14	11	+3	4	Q
2	Gary Anderson	3	2	1	14	13	+1	4
3	Tony O'Shea (BDO)	3	1	2	13	14	−1	2	Eliminated
4	Adrian Lewis (2)	3	1	2	11	14	−3	2

11 November

88.41 Adrian Lewis	4 – 5	Tony O'Shea 90.71
95.22 Gary Anderson	5 – 4	John Part 85.50

12 November

78.35 Adrian Lewis	2 – 5	John Part 78.66
96.58 Gary Anderson	5 – 4	Tony O'Shea 89.96

14 November

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	Status
1	Andy Hamilton (7)	3	3	0	15	7	+8	6	Q
2	Brendan Dolan	3	2	1	11	7	+4	4
3	Paul Nicholson	3	1	2	11	10	+1	2	Eliminated
4	Barrie Bates	3	0	3	2	15	−13	0

11 November

85.95 Paul Nicholson	2 – 5	Brendan Dolan 88.20
87.92 Andy Hamilton	5 – 2	Barrie Bates 78.19

12 November

91.65 Paul Nicholson	5 – 0	Barrie Bates 73.54
89.63 Andy Hamilton	5 – 1	Brendan Dolan 85.85

14 November

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	Status
1	Wes Newton (6)	3	3	0	15	6	+9	6	Q
2	Wesley Harms (BDO)	3	2	1	12	9	+3	4
3	Terry Jenkins	3	1	2	9	12	−3	2	Eliminated
4	Martin Phillips (BDO)	3	0	3	6	15	−9	0

11 November

97.13 Terry Jenkins	2 – 5	Wesley Harms 101.79
93.39 Wes Newton	5 – 2	Martin Phillips 87.66

12 November

86.39 Terry Jenkins	5 – 2	Martin Phillips 82.41
89.84 Wes Newton	5 – 2	Wesley Harms 81.08

14 November

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	Status
1	Raymond van Barneveld	3	2	1	14	7	+7	4	Q
2	Christian Kist (BDO,3)	3	2	1	14	10	+4	4
3	Mark Walsh	3	2	1	10	13	−3	4	Eliminated
4	Wayne Jones	3	0	3	7	15	−8	0

11 November

96.35 Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 0	Mark Walsh 85.00
97.21 Christian Kist	5 – 1	Wayne Jones 83.51

12 November

87.40 Mark Walsh	5 – 4	Wayne Jones 91.49
83.19 Christian Kist	5 – 4	Raymond van Barneveld 84.52

14 November

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 legs) 15–16 November

Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 17 November

Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 18 November

Final (best of 31 legs) 18 November

A1

Scott Waites (BDO) 103.67

10

B2

Robert Thornton 102.42

8

A1

Scott Waites (BDO) 98.04

12

B1

Michael van Gerwen (8) 106.63

16

B1

Michael van Gerwen (8) 108.38

10

A2

Phil Taylor (1) 104.89

5

B1

Michael van Gerwen (8) 101.83

16

C1

Dean Winstanley 98.94

8

C1

Dean Winstanley 94.73

10

D2

Arron Monk (RQ) 93.46

5

C1

Dean Winstanley 90.45

16

C2

Kevin Painter 91.78

12

D1

Mervyn King 89.63

5

C2

Kevin Painter 91.10

10

B1

Michael van Gerwen (8) 98.55

14

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 95.79

16

E1

John Part 89.10

10

F2

Brendan Dolan 85.40

6

E1

John Part 90.19

12

F1

Andy Hamilton (7) 95.37

16

F1

Andy Hamilton (7) 98.76

10

E2

Gary Anderson 101.90

9

F1

Andy Hamilton (7) 95.87

10

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 97.54

16

G1

Wes Newton (6) 93.71

9

H2

Christian Kist (BDO,3) 89.78

10

H2

Christian Kist (BDO,3) 93.05

10

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 100.57

16

H1

Raymond van Barneveld 104.56

10

G2

Wesley Harms (BDO) 97.50

4

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics

Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High checkout	3-dart average
Raymond van Barneveld	Winner	7	72	45	148	84	35	156	96.29
Michael van Gerwen	Final	7	71	46	145	92	35	170	100.12
Andy Hamilton	Semi-finals	6	51	44	117	59	17	152	94.14
Dean Winstanley	Semi-finals	6	48	41	107	66	20	142	94.00
Scott Waites	Quarter-finals	5	35	32	73	55	23	148	100.12
Christian Kist	Quarter-finals	5	34	36	78	38	19	128	90.66
Kevin Painter	Quarter-finals	5	36	33	89	46	12	121	90.38
John Part	Quarter-finals	5	36	33	89	35	2	121	84.73
Phil Taylor	Second round	4	17	18	53	26	1	164	98.93
Gary Anderson	Second round	4	23	23	65	27	17	130	96.94
Wes Newton	Second round	4	24	16	60	20	14	164	94.85
Mervyn King	Second round	4	20	16	49	29	4	126	94.68
Wesley Harms	Second round	4	16	19	53	26	6	170	93.38
Robert Thornton	Second round	4	21	19	57	33	5	90	93.16
Brendan Dolan	Second round	4	17	17	49	20	4	123	87.78
Arron Monk	Second round	4	18	17	48	24	5	126	86.25
Simon Whitlock	Group stage	3	11	11	25	13	7	96	91.81
Mark Walsh	Group stage	3	10	13	25	12	5	164	85.84
Co Stompé	Group stage	3	7	12	22	12	2	67	91.00
Mark Webster	Group stage	3	9	13	31	12	3	131	90.13
Paul Nicholson	Group stage	3	11	10	30	12	4	88	90.75
Terry Jenkins	Group stage	3	9	12	24	12	8	78	90.49
James Wade	Group stage	3	8	11	25	16	2	116	89.73
Tony O'Shea	Group stage	3	13	14	36	15	9	100	88.54
Adrian Lewis	Group stage	3	11	14	28	14	4	147	87.34
Ted Hankey	Group stage	3	5	13	21	9	4	161	78.35
Steve Beaton	Group stage	3	9	15	33	13	6	124	92.00
Wayne Jones	Group stage	3	8	15	31	12	6	116	88.69
James Hubbard	Group stage	3	7	15	27	7	5	100	88.14
Martin Phillips	Group stage	3	6	15	29	13	3	61	85.62
Jan Dekker	Group stage	3	3	15	10	5	2	72	76.43
Barrie Bates	Group stage	3	2	15	19	6	1	59	75.31

Source: Match reports in the draw

Broadcasting

Sky Sports provided television coverage of the event in the United Kingdom, Fox Sports in Australia, OSN across the Middle East and it was available online and partially televised on RTL7 in the Netherlands.

External links

• 2012 Netzone