2012 Grand Slam of Darts explained

Tournament Name:	2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Dates:	10–18 November 2012
Venue:	Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Location:	Wolverhampton
Organisation:	PDC
Format:	Legs
Prize Fund:	£400,000
Winners Share:	£100,000
High Checkout:	Wesley Harms
Winner:	Raymond van Barneveld
Prev:	2011
Next:	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	align=center	(1)	align=center	£100,000
Runner-up	align=center	(1)	align=center	£50,000
Semi-finalists	align=center	(2)	align=center	£25,000
Quarter-finalists	align=center	(4)	align=center	£15,000
Last 16 (second round)	align=center	(8)	align=center	£7,500
Third in group	align=center	(8)	align=center	£5,000
Fourth in group	align=center	(8)	align=center	£2,500
Group winner bonus	align=center	(8)	align=center	£2,500

Qualifying

Qualifying tournaments

PDC

width=300	Tournament	width=50	Year	width=80	Position	width=200	Player		width=200	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
			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

width=300	Tournament	width=50	Year	width=80	Position	width=200	Player		width=200	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

width=300	Criteria	width=200	Player
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit Leader	Arron Monk

Pools

width=220	Pool A	width=220	Pool B	width=220	Pool C	width=220	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

^[1]

All matches first-to-5/best of 9

NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking QualifierNB: 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

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=20	+/-	width=20	Pts	width=150	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^[2]

width=223		width=100		width=223
92.35	3 – 5	Mark Webster 94.32
100.38 Phil Taylor	5 – 1	Co Stompé 88.18

11 November^[3]

width=223		width=100		width=223
103.79 Scott Waites	5 – 1	Co Stompé 97.54
94.81 Phil Taylor	5 – 2	Mark Webster 92.30

13 November^[4]

width=223		width=100		width=223
83.78	2 – 5	Co Stompé 87.29
95.63	2 – 5	Scott Waites 102.77

Group B

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=20	+/-	width=20	Pts	width=150	Status
1		3	3	0	15	5	+10	6	Q
2	Robert Thornton	3	2	1	13	9	+4	4
3		3	1	2	5	13	−8	2	Eliminated
4	Steve Beaton	3	0	3	9	15	−6	0

10 November^[2]

width=223		width=100		width=223
84.44 Robert Thornton	5 – 0	Ted Hankey 84.57
103.42 Michael van Gerwen	5 – 2	Steve Beaton 92.71

11 November^[3]

width=223		width=100		width=223
91.28	3 – 5	Ted Hankey 90.82
91.49 Michael van Gerwen	5 – 3	Robert Thornton 91.91

13 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
93.44 Robert Thornton	5 – 4	Steve Beaton 97.60
90.54 Michael van Gerwen	5 – 0	Ted Hankey 59.67

Group C

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=20	+/-	width=20	Pts	width=150	Status
1		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^[2]

width=223		width=100		width=223
88.18 Kevin Painter	5 – 4	Dean Winstanley 89.77
96.50 Simon Whitlock	5 – 2	James Hubbard 91.42

11 November^[3]

width=223		width=100		width=223
89.45 Dean Winstanley	5 – 2	James Hubbard 91.36
85.98 Simon Whitlock	5 – 4	Kevin Painter 88.32

13 November^[4]

width=223		width=100		width=223
92.50 Kevin Painter	5 – 3	James Hubbard 81.65
92.96 Simon Whitlock	1 – 5	Dean Winstanley 100.63

Group D

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=20	+/-	width=20	Pts	width=150	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^[2]

width=223		width=100		width=223
73.45	1 – 5	Mervyn King 91.78
82.06	1 – 5	Arron Monk 79.49

11 November^[3]

width=223		width=100		width=223
99.41 James Wade	5 – 1	Jan Dekker 84.67
99.53 Mervyn King	5 – 3	Arron Monk 88.20

13 November^[4]

width=223		width=100		width=223
71.17	1 – 5	Arron Monk 83.85
92.71	2 – 5	Mervyn King 97.78

Group E

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=20	+/-	width=20	Pts	width=150	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^[5]

width=223		width=100		width=223
88.41	4 – 5	Tony O'Shea 90.71
95.22 Gary Anderson	5 – 4	John Part 85.50

12 November^[6]

width=223		width=100		width=223
78.35	2 – 5	John Part 78.66
96.58 Gary Anderson	5 – 4	Tony O'Shea 89.96

14 November^[7]

width=223		width=100		width=223
95.26 Adrian Lewis	5 – 4	Gary Anderson 94.05
80.19 John Part	5 − 4	Tony O'Shea 84.95

Group F

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=20	+/-	width=20	Pts	width=150	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^[5]

width=223		width=100		width=223
85.95 Paul Nicholson	2 – 5	Brendan Dolan 88.20
87.92 Andy Hamilton	5 – 2	Barrie Bates 78.19

12 November^[6]

width=223		width=100		width=223
91.65 Paul Nicholson	5 – 0	Barrie Bates 73.54
89.63 Andy Hamilton	5 – 1	Brendan Dolan 85.85

14 November^[7]

width=223		width=100		width=223
91.65 Brendan Dolan	5 – 0	Barrie Bates 74.19
97.31 Andy Hamilton	5 – 4	Paul Nicholson 94.65

Group G

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=20	+/-	width=20	Pts	width=150	Status
1	Wes Newton (6)	3	3	0	15	6	+9	6	Q
2		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^[5]

width=223		width=100		width=223
97.13	2 – 5	Wesley Harms 101.79
93.39 Wes Newton	5 – 2	Martin Phillips 87.66

12 November^[6]

width=223		width=100		width=223
86.39 Terry Jenkins	5 – 2	Martin Phillips 82.41
89.84 Wes Newton	5 – 2	Wesley Harms 81.08

14 November^[7]

width=223		width=100		width=223
93.16 Wesley Harms	5 – 2	Martin Phillips 86.80
102.46 Wes Newton	5 – 2	Terry Jenkins 87.95

Group H

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=20	+/-	width=20	Pts	width=150	Status
1		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^[5]

width=223		width=100		width=223
96.35 Raymond van Barneveld	5 – 0	Mark Walsh 85.00
97.21 Christian Kist	5 – 1	Wayne Jones 83.51

12 November^[6]

width=223		width=100		width=223
87.40 Mark Walsh	5 – 4	Wayne Jones 91.49
83.19 Christian Kist	5 – 4	Raymond van Barneveld 84.52

14 November^[7]

width=223		width=100		width=223
94.73 Raymond van Barneveld	5 − 2	Wayne Jones 91.06
90.09	4 − 5	Mark Walsh 85.12

Knockout stage

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						156	96.29
Michael van Gerwen	Final	7						170	100.12
Andy Hamilton	Semi-finals	6						152	94.14
Dean Winstanley	Semi-finals	6						142	94.00
Scott Waites	Quarter-finals	5						148	100.12
Christian Kist	Quarter-finals	5						128	90.66
Kevin Painter	Quarter-finals	5						121	90.38
John Part	Quarter-finals	5						121	84.73
Phil Taylor	Second round	4						164	98.93
Gary Anderson	Second round	4						130	96.94
Wes Newton	Second round	4						164	94.85
Mervyn King	Second round	4						126	94.68
Wesley Harms	Second round	4						170	93.38
Robert Thornton	Second round	4						90	93.16
Brendan Dolan	Second round	4						123	87.78
Arron Monk	Second round	4						126	86.25
Simon Whitlock	Group stage	3						96	91.81
Mark Walsh	Group stage	3						164	85.84
Co Stompé	Group stage	3						67	91.00
Mark Webster	Group stage	3						131	90.13
Paul Nicholson	Group stage	3						88	90.75
Terry Jenkins	Group stage	3						78	90.49
James Wade	Group stage	3						116	89.73
Tony O'Shea	Group stage	3						100	88.54
Adrian Lewis	Group stage	3						147	87.34
Ted Hankey	Group stage	3						161	78.35
Steve Beaton	Group stage	3						124	92.00
Wayne Jones	Group stage	3						116	88.69
James Hubbard	Group stage	3						100	88.14
Martin Phillips	Group stage	3						61	85.62
Jan Dekker	Group stage	3						72	76.43
Barrie Bates	Group stage	3						59	75.31

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Hill Grand Slam Schedule . . 11 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130118221353/http://www.pdc.tv/william-hill-grand-slam-of-darts/article/lsfaby3yv2nj1fl35whchwvvl/title/william-hill-grand-slam-schedule . 18 January 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
2. Web site: William Hill Grand Slam Day One. PDC. 10 November 2012. 13 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113083059/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/123t82k96qpmu160nf1z1pbyxk/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-one. 2012-11-13. dead.
3. Web site: William Hill Grand Slam - Sunday Evening . . 12 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113211645/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/7ligpkbploid1flmuxqdb5l1z/title/william-hill-grand-slam---sunday-evening . 13 November 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
4. Web site: William Hill Grand Slam – Tuesday . . 14 November 2012.
5. Web site: William Hill Grand Slam – Sunday Afternoon . . 12 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115010224/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/wj5cpacapxdo1922bvga6rytk/title/william-hill-grand-slam---sunday-afternoon . 15 November 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
6. Web site: William Hill Grand Slam – Monday . . 13 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115000410/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/11wt1x0jz60t910h92jiyj4z6r/title/william-hill-grand-slam---monday . 2012-11-15 . dead .
7. Web site: William Hill Grand Slam – Wednesday . . 15 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121117101658/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/8hgmftqqowuv128yryjb78at0/title/william-hill-grand-slam---wednesday . 17 November 2012 . dead . dmy-all .