2010 Grand Slam of Darts

The 2010 Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts was the fourth staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 13–21 November 2010 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4.

2010 Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates13–21 November 2010
VenueWolverhampton Civic Hall
LocationWolverhampton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 Colin Lloyd
170 Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Scott Waites
«2009 2011»

Although 8-0 down at one stage, Scott Waites made a remarkable comeback to defeat James Wade 16-12 in the final, becoming the first, and as of 2019, only member of the British Darts Organisation to win this event.[1]

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

There were numerous tournaments that provided 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 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.

Qualifying tournaments

Players in italics have already qualified for the event.

Note: Players in italics have already qualified for the tournament.
The PDC 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.[2]

Other Methods of Qualification

Additional invitations to compete in the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts were awarded on 5 November to (in order of preference):

ITV Wildcard

The ITV Wildcard qualifier was held at the Metrodome in Barnsley. Any darts player was able to enter and the top four players receiving invitations to the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts. The qualifiers were Wes Newton, John Henderson, Mark Hylton and Justin Pipe.[3]

PDC Order of Merit

Ronnie Baxter was the highest non-qualified player from the PDC Order of Merit.

Players Championship Order of Merit

The Players Championship Order of Merit ranked all PDC players by their winnings in 2010 PDC Pro Tour Players Championships.

Colin Lloyd was the highest non-qualified player from the Players Championship Order of Merit.

European Order of Merit

The European Order of Merit ranked 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 was the highest non-qualified player from the European Order of Merit.

Qualified Players

Qualification 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 were made available for the finalists of two new tournaments, the PDC Under-21 World Championship and the PDC Women's World Championship.[4]

The 32 qualified players were:

Draw and results

Group Stages

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

Knockout Stages
Second round (best of 19 legs)
18–19 November 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
20 November 		Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
21 November 		Final (best of 31 legs)
21 November
            
A1 Robert Thornton 90.41 6
B2 Wayne Jones 90.62 10
B2 Wayne Jones 94.65 16
B1 Gary Anderson (6) 95.78 15
B1 Gary Anderson (6) 98.54 10
A2 Colin Osborne 84.20 3
B2 Wayne Jones 94.06 6
D2 James Wade (2) 96.77 16
C1 Mervyn King (7) 95.39 9
D2 James Wade (2) 92.80 10
D2 James Wade (2) 94.41 16
C2 Terry Jenkins 95.10 15
D1 Tony O'Shea (BDO) 101.24 7
C2 Terry Jenkins 96.71 10
D2 James Wade (2) 92.79 12
E1 Scott Waites (BDO) 99.86 16
E1 Scott Waites (BDO) 91.35 10
F2 Raymond van Barneveld (4) 89.02 7
E1 Scott Waites (BDO) 93.69 16
E2 Co Stompé 93.15 10
F1 Colin Lloyd (RQ) 96.53 4
E2 Co Stompé 101.44 10
E1 Scott Waites (BDO) 97.41 16
G2 Steve Beaton 94.14 9
G1 Ronnie Baxter (RQ) 91.83 1
H2 Phil Taylor (1) 99.75 10
H2 Phil Taylor (1) 100.17 14
G2 Steve Beaton 97.14 16
H1 Ted Hankey (BDO) 90.26 6
G2 Steve Beaton 101.31 10

Statistics
Player Played Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
Phil Taylor 5 99.05
Martin Phillips 3 98.46
Tony O'Shea 4 97.38
Scott Waites 7 96.81
Steve Beaton 6 96.44
Gary Anderson 5 95.67
Ted Hankey 4 94.78
Arron Monk 3 94.21
Simon Whitlock 3 94.20
Co Stompé 5 94.16
Colin Lloyd 4 93.67
Vincent van der Voort 3 93.56
Dave Chisnall 3 93.51
Robert Thornton 4 93.27
Adrian Lewis 3 93.23
Colin Osborne 4 92.89
Mark Webster 3 92.13
Paul Nicholson 3 92.03
Ronnie Baxter 4 91.98
Terry Jenkins 5 91.91
Wayne Jones 6 91.86
James Wade 7 91.25
Raymond van Barneveld 4 90.99
Wes Newton 3 89.96
Mervyn King 4 88.96
Mark Hylton 3 88.24
John Henderson 3 88.14
Justin Pipe 3 85.79
Darryl Fitton 3 85.71
Michael van Gerwen 3 85.10
Tricia Wright 3 74.83
Stacy Bromberg 3 67.14

References
  1. "Glory For Comeback Kid Waites". planetdarts.tv. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. "Waites Takes Adams' Spot". planetdarts.tv. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  3. "Grand Slam of Darts Update". PDC.tv. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  4. PDC Launch Three New Events Archived 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine PDC, 16 February 2010
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