2013 Grand Slam of Darts

The 2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the seventh staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 9–17 November 2013 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.

2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	9–17 November 2013
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 Ted Hankey
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2012 2014»

Raymond van Barneveld was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stage.[1] The semi-final match between Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis proved to be the highest quality in darts history as the players averaged 109.76 and 110.99 respectively, the highest combined average ever recorded. The PDC record of 31 maximums set in the 2007 World Championship final was broken as 32 were made in this match in 32 fewer legs.[2] Taylor won the match 16–9 and went on to seal his fifth Grand Slam title by beating Robert Thornton 16–6 in the final.[3]

Prize Money

Position (num. of players)		Prize Money (Total: £400,000)[4]
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

Players in italics had already qualified for the event.[5]

PDC Tournament Year Position Player Grand Slam of Darts 2012 Winner Raymond van Barneveld Runner-up Michael van Gerwen Semi-finalists Andy Hamilton Dean Winstanley 2011 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Gary Anderson Semi-finalists Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh PDC World Darts Championship 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Michael van Gerwen Semi-finalists Raymond van Barneveld James Wade 2012 Winner Adrian Lewis Runner-up Andy Hamilton Semi-finalists Simon Whitlock James Wade 2011 Winner Adrian Lewis 2010 Winner Phil Taylor 2009 Winner Phil Taylor World Matchplay 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Adrian Lewis 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up James Wade World Grand Prix 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Dave Chisnall 2012 Winner Michael van Gerwen Runner-up Mervyn King UK Open 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Andy Hamilton 2012 Winner Robert Thornton Runner-up Phil Taylor Premier League Darts 2013 Winner Michael van Gerwen Runner-up Phil Taylor 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Simon Whitlock Championship League Darts 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Michael van Gerwen 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Simon Whitlock Players Championship Finals 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Kim Huybrechts 2011 (2) Winner Kevin Painter Runner-up Mark Webster European Championship 2013 Winner Adrian Lewis Runner-up Simon Whitlock 2012 Winner Simon Whitlock Runner-up Wes Newton World Cup of Darts 2013 Winners Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis Runners-up Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts 2012 Winners Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis Runners-up Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson The Masters 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Adrian Lewis PDC World Youth Championship 2013 Winner Michael Smith Runner-up Ricky Evans

BDO Tournament Year Position Player World Championship 2013 Winner Scott Waites Runner-up Tony O'Shea Semi-finalists Wesley Harms Richie George 2012 Winner Christian Kist Runner-up Tony O'Shea Semi-finalists Wesley Harms Ted Hankey 2011 Winner Martin Adams 2010 Winner Martin Adams 2009 Winner Ted Hankey

Note: Players in italics had 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 Challenge Tour Order of Merit

Ross Smith qualified after finishing at the top of the 2013 Challenge Tour Order of Merit.[6]

Wigan Qualifiers

These four players qualified through the pre-tournament qualifying event held in Wigan at 4 November:[7]

• Justin Pipe
• Vincent van der Voort
• Peter Wright
• Stuart Kellett

Qualified Players

These are the 32 players who have qualified for the 2013 Grand Slam of Darts.

Professional Darts Corporation Gary Anderson Raymond van Barneveld Dave Chisnall Ricky Evans Michael van Gerwen Andy Hamilton Ted Hankey Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts Stuart Kellett Mervyn King Adrian Lewis Wes Newton Paul Nicholson Kevin Painter Justin Pipe Michael Smith Ross Smith Phil Taylor Robert Thornton Vincent van der Voort James Wade Mark Walsh Mark Webster Simon Whitlock Dean Winstanley Peter Wright

British Darts Organisation Richie George Wesley Harms Christian Kist Tony O'Shea Scott Waites

Pools

[8]

Seeded Players	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Phil Taylor (1) Raymond van Barneveld (2) Scott Waites (3) Michael van Gerwen (4) Adrian Lewis (5) Simon Whitlock (6) Andy Hamilton (7) James Wade (8)	Gary Anderson Dave Chisnall Kim Huybrechts Mervyn King Christian Kist Wes Newton Kevin Painter Robert Thornton	Wesley Harms Ronny Huybrechts Paul Nicholson Tony O'Shea Michael Smith Mark Walsh Mark Webster Dean Winstanley	Ricky Evans Richie George Ted Hankey Stuart Kellett Justin Pipe Ross Smith Vincent van der Voort Peter Wright

Draw

Group stage

[8][9]

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; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

Group A Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Phil Taylor (1) 3 3 0 15 1 +14 6 Q 2 Paul Nicholson 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4 3 Stuart Kellett (Q) 3 1 2 7 14 –7 2 Eliminated 4 Kevin Painter 3 0 3 6 15 –9 0 9 November[10] (82.54) Kevin Painter 2 – 5 Paul Nicholson (90.66) (112.16) Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Stuart Kellett (91.45) 10 November[11] (83.71) Kevin Painter 4 – 5 Stuart Kellett (93.92) (104.51) Phil Taylor 5 – 1 Paul Nicholson (82.43) 12 November[12] (93.96) Paul Nicholson 5 – 2 Stuart Kellett (86.26) (104.38) Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Kevin Painter (98.45)

Group B Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 James Wade (8) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Q 2 Gary Anderson 3 2 1 13 7 +6 4 3 Peter Wright (Q) 3 1 2 8 12 –4 2 Eliminated 4 Wesley Harms (BDO) 3 0 3 5 15 –10 0 9 November[10] (107.14) Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Wesley Harms (96.18) (94.38) James Wade 5 – 2 Peter Wright (100.50) 10 November[11] (97.23) Peter Wright 5 – 2 Wesley Harms (95.59) (93.50) James Wade 5 – 3 Gary Anderson (94.48) 12 November[12] (96.64) James Wade 5 – 2 Wesley Harms (91.17) (111.80) Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Peter Wright (99.90)

Group C Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Ronny Huybrechts 3 3 0 15 9 +6 6 Q 2 Adrian Lewis (5) 3 2 1 13 10 +3 4 3 Christian Kist (BDO) 3 1 2 11 12 –1 2 Eliminated 4 Richie George (BDO) 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 9 November[10] (91.47) Christian Kist 3 – 5 Ronny Huybrechts (89.95) (85.16) Adrian Lewis 5 – 2 Richie George (77.39) 10 November[11] (96.68) Christian Kist 5 – 2 Richie George (85.66) (101.26) Adrian Lewis 3 – 5 Ronny Huybrechts (95.59) 12 November[12] (92.14) Ronny Huybrechts 5 – 3 Richie George (87.07) (94.15) Adrian Lewis 5 – 3 Christian Kist (90.79)

Group D Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Michael van Gerwen (4) 3 3 0 15 8 +7 6 Q 2 Kim Huybrechts 3 1 2 11 10 +1 2 3 Dean Winstanley 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated 4 Vincent van der Voort (Q) 3 1 2 8 13 –5 2 9 November[10] (90.35) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 3 Vincent van der Voort (91.01) (99.88) Kim Huybrechts 2 – 5 Dean Winstanley (97.97) 10 November[11] (90.54) Kim Huybrechts 5 – 0 Vincent van der Voort (78.89) (98.64) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 1 Dean Winstanley (94.62) 12 November[12] (85.73) Dean Winstanley 3 – 5 Vincent van der Voort (89.63) (98.75) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 4 Kim Huybrechts (91.04)

Group E Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Tony O'Shea (BDO) 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 Q 2 Mervyn King 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 3 Raymond van Barneveld (2) 3 2 1 13 11 +2 4 Eliminated 4 Ricky Evans 3 0 3 5 15 –10 0 9 November[10] (89.49) Mervyn King 4 – 5 Tony O'Shea (96.64) (98.09) Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 2 Ricky Evans (88.81) 10 November[11] (101.81) Mervyn King 5 – 2 Ricky Evans (96.57) (95.57) Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 4 Tony O'Shea (101.04) 11 November[13] (95.93) Tony O'Shea 5 – 1 Ricky Evans (95.33) (85.40) Raymond van Barneveld 3 – 5 Mervyn King (98.00)

Group F Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Robert Thornton 3 2 1 14 7 +7 4 Q 2 Andy Hamilton (7) 3 2 1 12 10 +2 4 3 Justin Pipe (Q) 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated 4 Mark Walsh 3 1 2 6 12 –6 2 9 November[10] (93.94) Robert Thornton 5 – 0 Mark Walsh (78.56) (95.50) Andy Hamilton 2 – 5 Justin Pipe (96.63) 10 November[11] (98.57) Andy Hamilton 5 – 1 Mark Walsh (88.93) (89.84) Robert Thornton 5 – 2 Justin Pipe (81.98) 11 November[13] (100.08) Justin Pipe 2 – 5 Mark Walsh (95.08) (88.08) Andy Hamilton 5 – 4 Robert Thornton (94.52)

Group G Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Simon Whitlock (6) 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Q 2 Mark Webster 3 2 1 11 10 +1 4 Nine Dart Shootout 2 Wes Newton 3 2 1 12 11 +1 4 4 Ross Smith (RQ) 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 Eliminated 9 November[10] (94.17) Wes Newton 2 – 5 Mark Webster (94.17) (97.46) Simon Whitlock 5 – 2 Ross Smith (90.24) 10 November[11] (88.37) Wes Newton 5 – 2 Ross Smith (85.58) (108.78) Simon Whitlock 5 – 1 Mark Webster (97.38) 11 November[13] (93.34) Mark Webster 5 – 3 Ross Smith (81.75) (97.15) Simon Whitlock 4 – 5 Wes Newton (102.02)

Group H Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Scott Waites (BDO,3) 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q 2 Ted Hankey 3 2 1 13 9 +4 4 3 Michael Smith 3 1 2 8 13 –5 2 Eliminated 4 Dave Chisnall 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 9 November[10] (87.63) Scott Waites 5 – 3 Ted Hankey (82.43) (99.47) Dave Chisnall 3 – 5 Michael Smith (103.17) 10 November[11] (99.84) Dave Chisnall 3 – 5 Ted Hankey (95.45) (93.51) Scott Waites 5 – 2 Michael Smith (88.84) 11 November[13] (86.97) Ted Hankey 5 – 1 Michael Smith (81.58) (90.70) Scott Waites 5 – 1 Dave Chisnall (88.20)

Nine dart shootout

With Wes Newton and Mark Webster finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Scott Waites in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Monday's group matches, and was the first time since the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts that a nine-dart shootout was required.[13]

POS	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	Status
2	Mark Webster	60	60	15	60	20	57	–	–	–	272	Advanced to the last 16
3	Wes Newton	15	20	5	60	20	20	20	20	19	199	Eliminated

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs) 13–14 November [14][15]

Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 15–16 November [16][17]

Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 17 November [18]

Final (best of 31 legs) 17 November [19]

A1

Phil Taylor (1) 102.56

10

B2

Gary Anderson 106.13

5

A1

Phil Taylor (1) 97.89

16

B1

James Wade (8) 96.19

12

B1

James Wade (8) 91.54

10

A2

Paul Nicholson 87.77

1

A1

Phil Taylor (1) 109.76

16

C2

Adrian Lewis (5) 110.99

9

C1

Ronny Huybrechts 91.25

5

D2

Kim Huybrechts 97.83

10

D2

Kim Huybrechts 95.73

11

C2

Adrian Lewis (5) 100.16

16

D1

Michael van Gerwen (4) 97.88

8

C2

Adrian Lewis (5) 105.24

10

A1

Phil Taylor (1) 98.14

16

F1

Robert Thornton 97.02

6

E1

Tony O'Shea (BDO) 94.93

10

F2

Andy Hamilton (7) 92.86

7

E1

Tony O'Shea (BDO) 93.79

6

F1

Robert Thornton 95.30

16

F1

Robert Thornton 95.72

10

E2

Mervyn King 93.83

8

F1

Robert Thornton 101.03

16

H1

Scott Waites (BDO,3) 96.98

9

G1

Simon Whitlock (6) 91.25

9

H2

Ted Hankey 85.88

10

H2

Ted Hankey 84.96

10

H1

Scott Waites (BDO,3) 92.55

16

H1

Scott Waites (BDO,3) 94.39

10

G2

Mark Webster 90.99

6

Statistics

Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	LWAT	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Phil Taylor	Winner	7	73	33	31	143	75	32	167	104.20
Robert Thornton	Runner-up	7	62	46	28	134	103	27	161	95.34
Adrian Lewis	Semi-finals	6	51	45	19	101	54	52	120	99.49
Scott Waites	Semi-finals	6	50	38	23	128	56	21	146	92.63
Tony O'Shea	Quarter-finals	5	30	33	14	76	58	20	123	96.47
Kim Huybrechts	Quarter-finals	5	32	31	12	69	33	23	148	95.00
James Wade	Quarter-finals	5	37	24	20	66	55	7	160	94.51
Ted Hankey	Quarter-finals	5	33	34	11	75	51	9	170	87.14
Gary Anderson	Second round	4	18	17	7	54	28	10	144	104.89
Simon Whitlock	Second round	4	23	18	7	58	23	11	122	98.66
Michael van Gerwen	Second round	4	23	18	7	57	23	12	135	96.41
Mervyn King	Second round	4	22	20	8	54	31	10	141	95.78
Mark Webster	Second round	4	17	20	6	47	13	10	164	93.97
Andy Hamilton	Second round	4	19	20	8	37	24	16	136	93.75
Ronny Huybrechts	Second round	4	20	19	5	52	26	8	108	92.23
Paul Nicholson	Second round	4	12	19	5	39	15	7	125	88.71
Peter Wright	Group stage	3	8	12	4	23	16	8	121	99.21
Dave Chisnall	Group stage	3	7	15	4	21	16	10	97	95.84
Wes Newton	Group stage	3	12	11	4	28	20	2	70	94.85
Wesley Harms	Group stage	3	5	15	3	34	15	2	96	94.31
Ricky Evans	Group stage	3	5	15	1	18	19	4	76	93.57
Raymond van Barneveld	Group stage	3	13	11	5	41	19		96	93.02
Christian Kist	Group stage	3	11	12	3	28	11	6	124	92.98
Justin Pipe	Group stage	3	9	12	2	32	12	5	101	92.90
Dean Winstanley	Group stage	3	9	12	3	27	16	3	91	92.77
Michael Smith	Group stage	3	8	13	3	26	14	5	121	91.20
Stuart Kellett	Group stage	3	9	14	3	27	10	5	78	90.54
Kevin Painter	Group stage	3	7	15	2	22	14	3	116	88.14
Mark Walsh	Group stage	3	6	12	2	26	10	2	101	87.52
Vincent van der Voort	Group stage	3	8	13	3	20	16	2	80	86.51
Ross Smith	Group stage	3	7	15	1	27	15		40	85.86
Richie George	Group stage	3	7	15	1	20	15	2	80	83.37

Source: Match reports from the draw.

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