2012 Grand Slam of Darts

2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates10–18 November 2012
VenueWolverhampton Civic Hall
LocationWolverhampton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (4x)
170 Netherlands Wesley Harms
Champion(s)
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
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Darts tournament

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 England Phil Taylor England Phil Taylor
Scotland Gary Anderson
England Adrian Lewis
England Mark Walsh
England Scott Waites
England James Wade
England Steve Beaton
England Wayne Jones
England Andy Hamilton
Australia Simon Whitlock
Wales Mark Webster
England Terry Jenkins
Canada John Part
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
England Mervyn King
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
Scotland Robert Thornton
England Wes Newton
Australia Paul Nicholson
England Kevin Painter
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Netherlands Co Stompé
Wales Barrie Bates
England James Hubbard
Runner-Up Scotland Gary Anderson
Semi-finalists England Adrian Lewis
England Mark Walsh
2010 Winner England Scott Waites
Runner-Up England James Wade
Semi-finalists England Steve Beaton
England Wayne Jones
PDC World Darts Championship 2012 Winner England Adrian Lewis
Runner-Up England Andy Hamilton
Semi-finalists Australia Simon Whitlock
England James Wade
2011 Winner England Adrian Lewis
Runner-Up Scotland Gary Anderson
Semi-finalists Wales Mark Webster
England Terry Jenkins
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
2008 Winner Canada John Part
World Matchplay 2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England James Wade
2011 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England James Wade
World Grand Prix 2012 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-Up England Mervyn King
2011 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
UK Open 2012 Winner Scotland Robert Thornton
Runner-Up England Phil Taylor
2011 Winner England James Wade
Runner-Up England Wes Newton
Premier League Darts 2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Australia Simon Whitlock
2011 Winner Scotland Gary Anderson
Runner-Up England Adrian Lewis
Championship League Darts 2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Australia Simon Whitlock
2011 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Australia Paul Nicholson
Players Championship Finals 2011 (2) Winner England Kevin Painter
Runner-Up Wales Mark Webster
2011 (1) Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Scotland Gary Anderson
European Championship 2012 Winner Australia Simon Whitlock
Runner-Up England Wes Newton
2011 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England Adrian Lewis
PDC World Cup of Darts 2012 Winners England Phil Taylor
England Adrian Lewis
Runners-Up Australia Simon Whitlock
Australia Paul Nicholson
2010 Winners Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Netherlands Co Stompé
Runners-Up Wales Mark Webster
Wales Barrie Bates
PDC World Youth Championship 2012 Winner England James Hubbard
Runner-Up Netherlands 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 Netherlands Christian Kist Netherlands Christian Kist
England Tony O'Shea
Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Ted Hankey
England Dean Winstanley
Wales Martin Phillips
Netherlands Jan Dekker
Runner-Up England Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Ted Hankey
2011 Winner England Martin Adams
Runner-Up England Dean Winstanley
Semi-finalists Wales Martin Phillips
Netherlands Jan Dekker
2010 Winner England Martin Adams
2009 Winner England Ted Hankey
2008 Winner Wales Mark Webster
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Other qualifiers

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

Pools

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

England Phil Taylor (1)
England Adrian Lewis (2)
Netherlands Christian Kist (3)
England James Wade (4)
Australia Simon Whitlock (5)
England Wes Newton (6)
England Andy Hamilton (7)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (8)

Scotland Gary Anderson
Netherlands Jan Dekker
England Terry Jenkins
Australia Paul Nicholson
England Kevin Painter
Scotland Robert Thornton
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
England Scott Waites

Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
England Ted Hankey
Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Mervyn King
Canada John Part
England Mark Walsh
Wales Mark Webster
England Dean Winstanley

Wales Barrie Bates
England Steve Beaton
England James Hubbard
England Wayne Jones
England Arron Monk
England Tony O'Shea
Wales Martin Phillips
Netherlands 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 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 England Scott Waites (BDO) 3 2 1 13 8 +5 4 Q
2 England Phil Taylor (1) 3 2 1 12 8 +4 4
3 Wales Mark Webster 3 1 2 9 13 −4 2 Eliminated
4 Netherlands Co Stompé 3 1 2 7 12 −5 2

10 November[2]

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

11 November[3]

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

13 November[4]

83.78 Mark Webster Wales 2 – 5 Netherlands Co Stompé 87.29
95.63 Phil Taylor England 2 – 5 England Scott Waites 102.77

Group B

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (8) 3 3 0 15 5 +10 6 Q
2 Scotland Robert Thornton 3 2 1 13 9 +4 4
3 England Ted Hankey 3 1 2 5 13 −8 2 Eliminated
4 England Steve Beaton 3 0 3 9 15 −6 0

10 November[2]

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

11 November[3]

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

13 November

93.44 Robert Thornton Scotland 5 – 4 England Steve Beaton 97.60
90.54 Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 5 – 0 England Ted Hankey 59.67

Group C

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 England Dean Winstanley 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Q
2 England Kevin Painter 3 2 1 14 12 +2 4
3 Australia Simon Whitlock (5) 3 2 1 11 11 0 4 Eliminated
4 England James Hubbard 3 0 3 7 15 −8 0

10 November[2]

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

11 November[3]

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

13 November[4]

92.50 Kevin Painter England 5 – 3 England James Hubbard 81.65
92.96 Simon Whitlock Australia 1 – 5 England Dean Winstanley 100.63

Group D

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 England Mervyn King 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q
2 England Arron Monk (RQ) 3 2 1 13 7 +6 4
3 England James Wade (4) 3 1 2 8 11 −3 2 Eliminated
4 Netherlands Jan Dekker (BDO) 3 0 3 3 15 −12 0

10 November[2]

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

11 November[3]

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

13 November[4]

71.17 Jan Dekker Netherlands 1 – 5 England Arron Monk 83.85
92.71 James Wade England 2 – 5 England Mervyn King 97.78

Group E

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 Canada John Part 3 2 1 14 11 +3 4 Q
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 3 2 1 14 13 +1 4
3 England Tony O'Shea (BDO) 3 1 2 13 14 −1 2 Eliminated
4 England Adrian Lewis (2) 3 1 2 11 14 −3 2

11 November[5]

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

12 November[6]

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

14 November[7]

95.26 Adrian Lewis England 5 – 4 Scotland Gary Anderson 94.05
80.19 John Part Canada 5 − 4 England Tony O'Shea 84.95

Group F

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 England Andy Hamilton (7) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Q
2 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 3 2 1 11 7 +4 4
3 Australia Paul Nicholson 3 1 2 11 10 +1 2 Eliminated
4 Wales Barrie Bates 3 0 3 2 15 −13 0

11 November[5]

85.95 Paul Nicholson Australia 2 – 5 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 88.20
87.92 Andy Hamilton England 5 – 2 Wales Barrie Bates 78.19

12 November[6]

91.65 Paul Nicholson Australia 5 – 0 Wales Barrie Bates 73.54
89.63 Andy Hamilton England 5 – 1 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 85.85

14 November[7]

91.65 Brendan Dolan Northern Ireland 5 – 0 Wales Barrie Bates 74.19
97.31 Andy Hamilton England 5 – 4 Australia Paul Nicholson 94.65

Group G

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 England Wes Newton (6) 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q
2 Netherlands Wesley Harms (BDO) 3 2 1 12 9 +3 4
3 England Terry Jenkins 3 1 2 9 12 −3 2 Eliminated
4 Wales Martin Phillips (BDO) 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0

11 November[5]

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

12 November[6]

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

14 November[7]

93.16 Wesley Harms Netherlands 5 – 2 Wales Martin Phillips 86.80
102.46 Wes Newton England 5 – 2 England Terry Jenkins 87.95

Group H

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 NetherlandsRaymond van Barneveld 3 2 1 14 7 +7 4 Q
2 Netherlands Christian Kist (BDO,3) 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4
3 England Mark Walsh 3 2 1 10 13 −3 4 Eliminated
4 England Wayne Jones 3 0 3 7 15 −8 0

11 November[5]

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

12 November[6]

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

14 November[7]

94.73 Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 5 − 2 England Wayne Jones 91.06
90.09 Christian Kist Netherlands 4 − 5 England Mark Walsh 85.12

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs)
15–16 November
[8][9] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
17 November
[10] 		Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
18 November
[11] 		Final (best of 31 legs)
18 November
[12]
            
A1 England Scott Waites (BDO) 103.67 10
B2 Scotland Robert Thornton 102.42 8
A1 England Scott Waites (BDO) 98.04 12
B1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (8) 106.63 16
B1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (8) 108.38 10
A2 England Phil Taylor (1) 104.89 5
B1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (8) 101.83 16
C1 England Dean Winstanley 98.94 8
C1 England Dean Winstanley 94.73 10
D2 England Arron Monk (RQ) 93.46 5
C1 England Dean Winstanley 90.45 16
C2 England Kevin Painter 91.78 12
D1 England Mervyn King 89.63 5
C2 England Kevin Painter 91.10 10
B1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (8) 98.55 14
H1 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 95.79 16
E1 Canada John Part 89.10 10
F2 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 85.40 6
E1 Canada John Part 90.19 12
F1 England Andy Hamilton (7) 95.37 16
F1 England Andy Hamilton (7) 98.76 10
E2 Scotland Gary Anderson 101.90 9
F1 England Andy Hamilton (7) 95.87 10
H1 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 97.54 16
G1 England Wes Newton (6) 93.71 9
H2 Netherlands Christian Kist (BDO,3) 89.78 10
H2 Netherlands Christian Kist (BDO,3) 93.05 10
H1 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 100.57 16
H1 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 104.56 10
G2 Netherlands 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
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Winner 7 72 45 148 84 35 156 96.29
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Final 7 71 46 145 92 35 170 100.12
England Andy Hamilton Semi-finals 6 51 44 117 59 17 152 94.14
England Dean Winstanley Semi-finals 6 48 41 107 66 20 142 94.00
England Scott Waites Quarter-finals 5 35 32 73 55 23 148 100.12
Netherlands Christian Kist Quarter-finals 5 34 36 78 38 19 128 90.66
England Kevin Painter Quarter-finals 5 36 33 89 46 12 121 90.38
Canada John Part Quarter-finals 5 36 33 89 35 2 121 84.73
England Phil Taylor Second round 4 17 18 53 26 1 164 98.93
Scotland Gary Anderson Second round 4 23 23 65 27 17 130 96.94
England Wes Newton Second round 4 24 16 60 20 14 164 94.85
England Mervyn King Second round 4 20 16 49 29 4 126 94.68
Netherlands Wesley Harms Second round 4 16 19 53 26 6 170 93.38
Scotland Robert Thornton Second round 4 21 19 57 33 5 90 93.16
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan Second round 4 17 17 49 20 4 123 87.78
England Arron Monk Second round 4 18 17 48 24 5 126 86.25
Australia Simon Whitlock Group stage 3 11 11 25 13 7 96 91.81
England Mark Walsh Group stage 3 10 13 25 12 5 164 85.84
Netherlands Co Stompé Group stage 3 7 12 22 12 2 67 91.00
Wales Mark Webster Group stage 3 9 13 31 12 3 131 90.13
Australia Paul Nicholson Group stage 3 11 10 30 12 4 88 90.75
England Terry Jenkins Group stage 3 9 12 24 12 8 78 90.49
England James Wade Group stage 3 8 11 25 16 2 116 89.73
England Tony O'Shea Group stage 3 13 14 36 15 9 100 88.54
England Adrian Lewis Group stage 3 11 14 28 14 4 147 87.34
England Ted Hankey Group stage 3 5 13 21 9 4 161 78.35
England Steve Beaton Group stage 3 9 15 33 13 6 124 92.00
England Wayne Jones Group stage 3 8 15 31 12 6 116 88.69
England James Hubbard Group stage 3 7 15 27 7 5 100 88.14
Wales Martin Phillips Group stage 3 6 15 29 13 3 61 85.62
Netherlands Jan Dekker Group stage 3 3 15 10 5 2 72 76.43
Wales 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.[1]

References

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