2015 Grand Slam of Darts explained

Tournament Name:	2015 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts
Dates:	7–15 November 2015
Venue:	Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Location:	Wolverhampton
Organisation:	PDC
Format:	Legs
Prize Fund:	£400,000
Winners Share:	£100,000
High Checkout:
Nine Dart:	Dave Chisnall
Winner:	Michael van Gerwen
Prev:	2014
Next:	2016

The 2015 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts, was the ninth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took take place from 7–15 November 2015 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.^[1]

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won his sixth Grand Slam title by defeating Dave Chisnall 16–13 in the 2014 final.^[2]

The 2015 edition saw several changes in the qualification criteria due to the Grand Slam of Darts being a PDC Order of Merit ranking tournament for the first time. As a result of this, at most 20 places were filled by invitations and the remaining 12 places were open for qualification.^[3]

The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen, who had a tournament average over 100, and with this title won every current PDC major tournament at least once.^[4]

Other notable things that happened in the tournament included Dave Chisnall hitting a nine-dart finish against Peter Wright in their group match, and BDO veteran Martin Adams making his first appearance at the event, after declining his invite every year since the tournament's inception in 2007.

Prize money

Position (num. of players)		Prize money (Total: £400,000)^[5]
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
Nine-dart finish	align=center	(1)	align=center	£30,000

Qualifying

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Qualifying tournaments

PDC main tournaments

Players in italics had already qualified for the event. At most 16 players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.

PDC Main Tournaments
width=300	Tournament	width=50	Year	width=80	Position	width=200	Player		width=200	Qualifiers
PDC World Darts Championship	2015	Winner	Gary Anderson	Gary Anderson Phil Taylor Michael van Gerwen Robert Thornton Keegan Brown Adrian Lewis Dave Chisnall James Wade Peter Wright Raymond van Barneveld Rowby-John Rodriguez
Grand Slam of Darts	2014	Winner	Phil Taylor
Premier League Darts	2015	Winner	Gary Anderson
World Matchplay	2015	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
World Grand Prix	2015	Winner	Robert Thornton
Players Championship Finals	2014	Winner	Gary Anderson
UK Open	2015	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
European Championship	2015	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
Masters	2015	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
PDC World Youth Championship	2014	Winner	Keegan Brown
World Series of Darts	2015	Ranking List Leader	Phil Taylor
PDC World Cup of Darts	2015	Winners	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis
PDC World Darts Championship	2015	Runner-Up	Phil Taylor
Grand Slam of Darts	2014	Runner-Up	Dave Chisnall
Premier League Darts	2015	Runner-Up	Michael van Gerwen
World Matchplay	2015	Runner-Up	James Wade
World Grand Prix	2015	Runner-Up	Michael van Gerwen
Players Championship Finals	2014	Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
UK Open	2015	Runner-Up	Peter Wright
European Championship	2015	Runner-Up	Gary Anderson
Masters	2015	Runner-Up	Raymond van Barneveld
PDC World Youth Championship	2014	Runner-Up	Rowby-John Rodriguez
World Series of Darts	2015	Ranking List Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
PDC World Cup of Darts	2015	Runners-Up	Gary Anderson Peter Wright
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

PDC European Tour

In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than 16 players, the field of 16 players was filled from the reserve lists. The first list consisted of the winners from 2015 European Tour events, in which the winners were selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.

PDC European Tour
width=150	Tournament	width=200	Event	width=80	Position	width=200	Player		width=200	Qualifiers
2015 European Tour	2015 German Darts Championship	Winner	Michael van Gerwen	Michael Smith Kim Huybrechts
	2015 Gibraltar Darts Trophy	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 German Darts Masters	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 Dutch Darts Masters	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 International Darts Open	Winner	Michael Smith
	2015 European Darts Open	Winner	Robert Thornton
	2015 European Darts Trophy	Winner	Michael Smith
	2015 European Darts Matchplay	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 European Darts Grand Prix	Winner	Kim Huybrechts
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

PDC Players Championships

In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments and the European Tour produced fewer than 16 players, the field of 16 players was filled from the reserve lists. The second list consists of the winners from 2015 Players Championship events, in which the winners were selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.

PDC Players Championships
width=137	Tournament	width=185	Event	width=76	Position	width=186	Player		width=185	Qualifiers
2015 Players Championships	Players Championship 1	Winner	Gary Anderson	Ian White Jelle Klaasen Terry Jenkins
	Players Championship 2	Winner	James Wade
	Players Championship 3	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	Players Championship 4	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	Players Championship 5	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	Players Championship 6	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	Players Championship 7	Winner	Peter Wright
	Players Championship 8	Winner	Keegan Brown
	Players Championship 9	Winner	Phil Taylor
	Players Championship 10	Winner	Joe Murnan
	Players Championship 11	Winner	Dave Chisnall
	Players Championship 12	Winner	Peter Wright
	Players Championship 13	Winner	James Wade
	Players Championship 14	Winner	Jelle Klaasen
	Players Championship 15	Winner	Terry Jenkins
	Players Championship 16	Winner	Jelle Klaasen
	Players Championship 17	Winner	Ian White
	Players Championship 18	Winner	Alan Norris
	Players Championship 19	Winner	Peter Wright
	Players Championship 20	Winner	Gary Anderson
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

PDC qualifier

A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Coventry on 23 October 2015.

• Mark Webster
• Jonny Clayton
• Mervyn King
• Steve West
• Wayne Jones
• Andy Boulton
• Robbie Green
• Steve Beaton

BDO qualifying tournaments

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width=200	Tournament	width=40	Year	width=120	Position	width=200	Player
BDO World Darts Championship	2015	Winner	Scott Mitchell
		Runner-Up	Martin Adams
World Masters	2014	Winner	Martin Phillips
BDO World Trophy	2015	Winner	Geert De Vos

BDO qualifiers

A further four places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from two BDO qualifiers. The first of which was in Hull on 6 October 2015 and was open for all players outside of mainland Europe. The other one was in Europe on 18 October 2015 and was open for all players in mainland Europe.

UK qualifiers

• Larry Butler
• Andy Fordham

European qualifiers

• Mark Oosterhuis
• Michel van der Horst

Pools

^[8]

width=200	Pool A (Seeded Players)	width=200	Pool B (PDC Automatic Qualifiers)	width=200	Pool C (PDC Qualifiers)	width=200	Pool D (BDO Qualifiers)
Michael van Gerwen (1) Gary Anderson (2) Phil Taylor (3) Peter Wright (4) Adrian Lewis (5) Robert Thornton (6) James Wade (7) Ian White (8)	Raymond van Barneveld Keegan Brown Dave Chisnall Kim Huybrechts Terry Jenkins Jelle Klaasen Michael Smith Rowby-John Rodriguez	Steve Beaton Andy Boulton Jonny Clayton Robbie Green Wayne Jones Mervyn King Mark Webster Steve West	Martin Adams Larry Butler Andy Fordham Michel van der Horst Scott Mitchell Mark Oosterhuis Martin Phillips Geert De Vos

Draw

Group stage

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All matches first-to-5/best of 9 legs
NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; 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

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=25	+/–	width=20	Pts	width=100	Status
1	Michael van Gerwen (1)	3	3	0	15	4	+11	6	Q
2	Kim Huybrechts	3	2	1	11	9	+2	4
3	Steve West (Q)	3	1	2	10	10	0	2	Eliminated
4		3	0	3	2	15	–13	0

7 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
105.92 Kim Huybrechts	5 – 2	Steve West 94.88
	5 – 0	Mark Oosterhuis 67.63

8 November

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93.94 Steve West	5 – 0	Mark Oosterhuis 74.54
	5 – 1	Kim Huybrechts 106.50

10 November

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96.20 Kim Huybrechts	5 – 2	Mark Oosterhuis 86.38
	5 – 3	Steve West 92.31

Group B

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=25	+/−	width=20	Pts	width=100	Status
1	Martin Adams (BDO)	3	3	0	15	10	+5	6	Q
2	Steve Beaton (Q)	3	1	2	13	12	+1	2
3	Ian White (8)	3	1	2	9	11	–2	2	Eliminated
4	Jelle Klaasen	3	1	2	10	14	–4	2

7 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
92.62 Jelle Klaasen	5 – 4	Steve Beaton 96.52
99.67	2 – 5	Martin Adams 104.82

8 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
91.07	2 – 5	Steve Beaton 90.68
104.69	4 – 5	Martin Adams 93.47

10 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
97.96 Ian White	5 – 1	Jelle Klaasen 86.56
96.78	4 – 5	Martin Adams 95.63

Group C

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=25	+/−	width=20	Pts	width=100	Status
1	Michael Smith	3	3	0	15	8	+7	6	Q
2	Adrian Lewis (5)	3	2	1	13	10	+3	4
3		3	1	2	9	13	–4	2	Eliminated
4	Wayne Jones (Q)	3	0	3	9	15	–6	0

7 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
94.77 Michael Smith	5 – 3	Wayne Jones 88.17
103.34 Adrian Lewis	5 – 2	Andy Fordham 99.26

8 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
82.95	3 – 5	Andy Fordham 79.44
94.90	3 – 5	Michael Smith 95.88

10 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
92.36 Michael Smith	5 – 2	Andy Fordham 84.11
96.30 Adrian Lewis	5 – 3	Wayne Jones 93.77

Group D

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=25	+/−	width=20	Pts	width=100	Status
1	Peter Wright (4)	3	2	1	12	10	+2	4	Q
2	Dave Chisnall	3	2	1	11	10	+1	4
3	Mervyn King (Q)	3	1	2	11	12	–1	2	Eliminated
4	Scott Mitchell (BDO)	3	1	2	9	11	–2	2

7 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
96.52 Dave Chisnall	5 – 3	Mervyn King 88.13
96.86 Peter Wright	5 – 2	Scott Mitchell 104.49

8 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
104.31 Mervyn King	5 – 2	Scott Mitchell 93.18
98.62	2 – 5	Dave Chisnall 109.84

10 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
98.41	1 – 5	Scott Mitchell 93.60
94.02 Peter Wright	5 – 3	Mervyn King 81.50

Group E

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=25	+/–	width=20	Pts	width=100	Status
1	Gary Anderson (2)	3	3	0	15	4	+11	6	Q
2		3	2	1	13	8	+5	4
3	Larry Butler (BDO, Q)	3	1	2	8	14	–6	2	Eliminated
4	Andy Boulton (Q)	3	0	3	5	15	–10	0

7 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
101.55 Gary Anderson	5 – 0	Larry Butler 83.00
	5 – 0	Andy Boulton 87.42

8 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
90.37	4 – 5	Larry Butler 88.31
103.36 Gary Anderson	5 – 3

9 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
	5 – 3	Larry Butler 97.32
102.79 Gary Anderson	5 – 1	Andy Boulton 89.46

Group F

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=25	+/−	width=20	Pts	width=100	Status
1	James Wade (7)	3	3	0	15	5	+10	6	Q
2	Mark Webster (Q)	3	2	1	11	11	0	4
3	Keegan Brown	3	1	2	10	14	–4	2	Eliminated
4		3	0	3	9	15	–6	0

7 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
94.72 James Wade	5 – 2	Michel van der Horst 87.73
81.68	3 – 5	Mark Webster 93.90

8 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
85.25 Keegan Brown	5 – 4	Michel van der Horst 81.59
105.83 James Wade	5 – 1	Mark Webster 96.11

9 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
92.67 Mark Webster	5 – 3	Michel van der Horst 89.69
103.68 James Wade	5 – 2	Keegan Brown 94.47

Group G

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=25	+/–	width=20	Pts	width=100	Status
1		3	3	0	15	10	+5	6	Q
2	Terry Jenkins	3	1	2	12	10	+2	2
3	Geert De Vos (BDO)	3	1	2	9	10	–1	2	Eliminated
4	Jonny Clayton (Q)	3	1	2	7	13	–6	2

7 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
89.66	3 – 5	Jonny Clayton 93.18
93.71 Robert Thornton	5 – 4	Geert De Vos 91.85

8 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
89.46 Terry Jenkins	5 – 0	Geert De Vos 87.15
96.08 Robert Thornton	5 – 2	Jonny Clayton 88.49

9 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
98.15	0 – 5	Geert De Vos 113.86
100.05 Robert Thornton	5 – 4	Terry Jenkins 99.87

Group H

width=20	Pos.	width=175	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	LF	width=20	LA	width=25	+/–	width=20	Pts	width=100	Status
1	Phil Taylor (3)	3	3	0	15	4	+11	6	Q
2	Robbie Green (Q)	3	2	1	12	9	+3	4
3		3	1	2	10	12	–2	2	Eliminated
4	Martin Phillips (BDO)	3	0	3	3	15	–12	0

7 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
94.60 Rowby-John Rodriguez	3 – 5	Robbie Green 95.00
102.95 Phil Taylor	5 – 0	Martin Phillips 97.04

8 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
	5 – 2	Martin Phillips 87.43
108.42 Phil Taylor	5 – 2	Robbie Green 88.67

9 November

width=223		width=100		width=223
94.57 Robbie Green	5 – 1	Martin Phillips 81.00
94.19 Phil Taylor	5 – 2	Rowby-John Rodriguez 96.06

Knockout stage

External links

• PDC netzone, Schedule, results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2015 . . 10 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150302033813/http://www.pdc.tv/tournament-calendar15 . 2015-03-02 . dead .
2. Web site: Taylor's Five Alive In Grand Slam! . . 14 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020182657/http://www.pdc.tv/grand-slam-of-darts/article/aj8taqas98nn1dt5okds52g4l/title/taylors-five-alive-in-grand-slam . 2014-10-20 . dead .
3. Web site: 2015 Grand Slam Qualification Criteria . . 10 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011052827/http://www.pdc.tv/grand-slam-of-darts/article/11kcr4z4nj00izjue0nkotk9z/title/2015-grand-slam-qualification-criteria . 2015-10-11 . dead .
4. Web site: Michael van Gerwen beats Phil Taylor 16-13 to win the Grand Slam of Darts . SKY Sports . 15 November 2015 . 16 November 2015.
5. Web site: 2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Prize Money . Darts Database . 8 November 2013.
6. Web site: 2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Qualification Criteria . Professional Darts Corporation . 11 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011052827/http://www.pdc.tv/grand-slam-of-darts/article/11kcr4z4nj00izjue0nkotk9z/title/2015-grand-slam-qualification-criteria . 2015-10-11 . dead .
7. Web site: BDO Quartet Accept Grand Slam Places . Professional Darts Corporation . 11 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150901194830/http://www.pdc.tv/grand-slam-of-darts/article/1v2lxs2q3z7qd1qqkvewszj43t/title/bdo-quartet-accept-grand-slam-places . 2015-09-01 . dead .
8. Web site: SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Draw . . 2 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151105033929/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/5k9vzle5xwfm1f1h623nmr69t/title/singha-beer-grand-slam-draw . 2015-11-05 . dead .
9. Web site: SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Schedule . . 5 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151106021114/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/aw08vd6mfjfu1qk1uv6nnprd6/title/singha-beer-grand-slam-schedule . 2015-11-06 . dead .