2013 Grand Slam of Darts

2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates9–17 November 2013
VenueWolverhampton Civic Hall
LocationWolverhampton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 England Ted Hankey
(group stage)
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2012 2014»
Darts tournament

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.

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 Qualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts 2012 Winner Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
England Andy Hamilton
England Dean Winstanley
England Phil Taylor
Scotland Gary Anderson
England Adrian Lewis
England Mark Walsh
England James Wade
Australia Simon Whitlock
England Dave Chisnall
England Mervyn King
Scotland Robert Thornton
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
England Kevin Painter
Wales Mark Webster
England Wes Newton
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
Australia Paul Nicholson
England Michael Smith
England Ricky Evans
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finalists England Andy Hamilton
England Dean Winstanley
2011 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Scotland Gary Anderson
Semi-finalists England Adrian Lewis
England Mark Walsh
PDC World Darts Championship 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finalists Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
England James Wade
2012 Winner England Adrian Lewis
Runner-up England Andy Hamilton
Semi-finalists Australia Simon Whitlock
England James Wade
2011 Winner England Adrian Lewis
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
World Matchplay 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Adrian Lewis
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England James Wade
World Grand Prix 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Dave Chisnall
2012 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up England Mervyn King
UK Open 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Andy Hamilton
2012 Winner Scotland Robert Thornton
Runner-up England Phil Taylor
Premier League Darts 2013 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up England Phil Taylor
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
Championship League Darts 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
Players Championship Finals 2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Belgium Kim Huybrechts
2011 (2) Winner England Kevin Painter
Runner-up Wales Mark Webster
European Championship 2013 Winner England Adrian Lewis
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
2012 Winner Australia Simon Whitlock
Runner-up England Wes Newton
PDC World Cup of Darts 2013 Winners England Phil Taylor
England Adrian Lewis
Runners-Up Belgium Kim Huybrechts
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
2012 Winners England Phil Taylor
England Adrian Lewis
Runners-Up Australia Simon Whitlock
Australia Paul Nicholson
Masters 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Adrian Lewis
PDC World Youth Championship 2013 Winner England Michael Smith
Runner-up England Ricky Evans
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

BDO

Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship 2013 Winner England Scott Waites England Scott Waites
England Tony O'Shea
Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Richie George
Netherlands Christian Kist
England Ted Hankey
Runner-up England Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Richie George
2012 Winner Netherlands Christian Kist
Runner-up England Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Ted Hankey
2011 Winner England Martin Adams
2010 Winner England Martin Adams
2009 Winner England Ted Hankey
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Other qualifiers

Criteria Player
PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit Leader England Ross Smith
Grand Slam of Darts Wildcards England Justin Pipe
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
Scotland Peter Wright
England Stuart Kellett

Pools

[6]

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

England Phil Taylor (1)
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (2)
England Scott Waites (3)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (4)
England Adrian Lewis (5)
Australia Simon Whitlock (6)
England Andy Hamilton (7)
England James Wade (8)

Scotland Gary Anderson
England Dave Chisnall
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
England Mervyn King
Netherlands Christian Kist
England Wes Newton
England Kevin Painter
Scotland Robert Thornton

Netherlands Wesley Harms
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
Australia Paul Nicholson
England Tony O'Shea
England Michael Smith
England Mark Walsh
Wales Mark Webster
England Dean Winstanley

England Ricky Evans
England Richie George
England Ted Hankey
England Stuart Kellett
England Justin Pipe
England Ross Smith
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
Scotland Peter Wright

Draw

Group stage

[6][7]

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 England Phil Taylor (1) 3 3 0 15 1 +14 6 Q
2 Australia Paul Nicholson 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4
3 England Stuart Kellett (Q) 3 1 2 7 14 –7 2 Eliminated
4 England Kevin Painter 3 0 3 6 15 –9 0

9 November[8]

82.54 Kevin Painter England 2 – 5 Australia Paul Nicholson 90.66
112.16 Phil Taylor England 5 – 0 England Stuart Kellett 91.45

10 November[9]

83.71 Kevin Painter England 4 – 5 England Stuart Kellett 93.92
104.51 Phil Taylor England 5 – 1 Australia Paul Nicholson 82.43

12 November[10]

93.96 Paul Nicholson Australia 5 – 2 England Stuart Kellett 86.26
104.38 Phil Taylor England 5 – 0 England Kevin Painter 98.45


Group B

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 England James Wade (8) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Q
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 3 2 1 13 7 +6 4
3 Scotland Peter Wright (Q) 3 1 2 8 12 –4 2 Eliminated
4 Netherlands Wesley Harms (BDO) 3 0 3 5 15 –10 0

9 November[8]

107.14 Gary Anderson Scotland 5 – 1 Netherlands Wesley Harms 96.18
94.38 James Wade England 5 – 2 Scotland Peter Wright 100.50

10 November[9]

97.23 Peter Wright Scotland 5 – 2 Netherlands Wesley Harms 95.59
93.50 James Wade England 5 – 3 Scotland Gary Anderson 94.48

12 November[10]

96.64 James Wade England 5 – 2 Netherlands Wesley Harms 91.17
111.80 Gary Anderson Scotland 5 – 1 Scotland Peter Wright 99.90

Group C

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 3 3 0 15 9 +6 6 Q
2 England Adrian Lewis (5) 3 2 1 13 10 +3 4
3 Netherlands Christian Kist (BDO) 3 1 2 11 12 –1 2 Eliminated
4 England Richie George (BDO) 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0

9 November[8]

91.47 Christian Kist Netherlands 3 – 5 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 89.95
85.16 Adrian Lewis England 5 – 2 England Richie George 77.39

10 November[9]

96.68 Christian Kist Netherlands 5 – 2 England Richie George 85.66
101.26 Adrian Lewis England 3 – 5 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 95.59

12 November[10]

92.14 Ronny Huybrechts Belgium 5 – 3 England Richie George 87.07
94.15 Adrian Lewis England 5 – 3 Netherlands Christian Kist 90.79

Group D

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (4) 3 3 0 15 8 +7 6 Q
2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 3 1 2 11 10 +1 2
3 England Dean Winstanley 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated
4 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (Q) 3 1 2 8 13 –5 2

9 November[8]

90.35 Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 5 – 3 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 91.01
99.88 Kim Huybrechts Belgium 2 – 5 England Dean Winstanley 97.97

10 November[9]

90.54 Kim Huybrechts Belgium 5 – 0 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 78.89
98.64 Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 5 – 1 England Dean Winstanley 94.62

12 November[10]

85.73 Dean Winstanley England 3 – 5 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 89.63
98.75 Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 5 – 4 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 91.04

Group E

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 England Tony O'Shea (BDO) 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 Q
2 England Mervyn King 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4
3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (2) 3 2 1 13 11 +2 4 Eliminated
4 England Ricky Evans 3 0 3 5 15 –10 0

9 November[8]

89.49 Mervyn King England 4 – 5 England Tony O'Shea 96.64
98.09 Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 5 – 2 England Ricky Evans 88.81

10 November[9]

101.81 Mervyn King England 5 – 2 England Ricky Evans 96.57
95.57 Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 5 – 4 England Tony O'Shea 101.04

11 November[11]

95.93 Tony O'Shea England 5 – 1 England Ricky Evans 95.33
85.40 Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 3 – 5 England Mervyn King 98.00

Group F

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 Scotland Robert Thornton 3 2 1 14 7 +7 4 Q
2 England Andy Hamilton (7) 3 2 1 12 10 +2 4
3 England Justin Pipe (Q) 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated
4 England Mark Walsh 3 1 2 6 12 –6 2

9 November[8]

93.94 Robert Thornton Scotland 5 – 0 England Mark Walsh 78.56
95.50 Andy Hamilton England 2 – 5 England Justin Pipe 96.63

10 November[9]

98.57 Andy Hamilton England 5 – 1 England Mark Walsh 88.93
89.84 Robert Thornton Scotland 5 – 2 England Justin Pipe 81.98

11 November[11]

100.08 Justin Pipe England 2 – 5 England Mark Walsh 95.08
88.08 Andy Hamilton England 5 – 4 Scotland Robert Thornton 94.52

Group G

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 Australia Simon Whitlock (6) 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Q
2 Wales Mark Webster 3 2 1 11 10 +1 4 Nine Dart Shootout
2 England Wes Newton 3 2 1 12 11 +1 4
4 England Ross Smith (RQ) 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 Eliminated

9 November[8]

94.17 Wes Newton England 2 – 5 Wales Mark Webster 94.17
97.46 Simon Whitlock Australia 5 – 2 England Ross Smith 90.24

10 November[9]

88.37 Wes Newton England 5 – 2 England Ross Smith 85.58
108.78 Simon Whitlock Australia 5 – 1 Wales Mark Webster 97.38

11 November[11]

93.34 Mark Webster Wales 5 – 3 England Ross Smith 81.75
97.15 Simon Whitlock Australia 4 – 5 England Wes Newton 102.02

Group H

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status
1 England Scott Waites (BDO, 3) 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q
2 England Ted Hankey 3 2 1 13 9 +4 4
3 England Michael Smith 3 1 2 8 13 –5 2 Eliminated
4 England Dave Chisnall 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0

9 November[8]

87.63 Scott Waites England 5 – 3 England Ted Hankey 82.43
99.47 Dave Chisnall England 3 – 5 England Michael Smith 103.17

10 November[9]

99.84 Dave Chisnall England 3 – 5 England Ted Hankey 95.45
93.51 Scott Waites England 5 – 2 England Michael Smith 88.84

11 November[11]

86.97 Ted Hankey England 5 – 1 England Michael Smith 81.58
90.70 Scott Waites England 5 – 1 England 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.[11]

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

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs)
13–14 November
[12][13] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
15–16 November
[14][15] 		Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
17 November
[16] 		Final (best of 31 legs)
17 November
[17]
            
A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 102.56 10
B2 Scotland Gary Anderson 106.13 5
A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 97.89 16
B1 England James Wade (8) 96.19 12
B1 England James Wade (8) 91.54 10
A2 Australia Paul Nicholson 87.77 1
A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 109.76 16
C2 England Adrian Lewis (5) 110.99 9
C1 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 91.25 5
D2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 97.83 10
D2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 95.73 11
C2 England Adrian Lewis (5) 100.16 16
D1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (4) 97.88 8
C2 England Adrian Lewis (5) 105.24 10
A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 98.14 16
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton 97.02 6
E1 England Tony O'Shea (BDO) 94.93 10
F2 England Andy Hamilton (7) 92.86 7
E1 England Tony O'Shea (BDO) 93.79 6
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton 95.30 16
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton 95.72 10
E2 England Mervyn King 93.83 8
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton 101.03 16
H1 England Scott Waites (BDO,3) 96.98 9
G1 Australia Simon Whitlock (6) 91.25 9
H2 England Ted Hankey 85.88 10
H2 England Ted Hankey 84.96 10
H1 England Scott Waites (BDO,3) 92.55 16
H1 England Scott Waites (BDO,3) 94.39 10
G2 Wales Mark Webster 90.99 6

Statistics

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average
England Phil Taylor Winner 7 73 33 31 143 75 32 167 104.20
Scotland Robert Thornton Runner-up 7 62 46 28 134 103 27 161 95.34
England Adrian Lewis Semi-finals 6 51 45 19 101 54 52 120 99.49
England Scott Waites Semi-finals 6 50 38 23 128 56 21 146 92.63
England Tony O'Shea Quarter-finals 5 30 33 14 76 58 20 123 96.47
Belgium Kim Huybrechts Quarter-finals 5 32 31 12 69 33 23 148 95.00
England James Wade Quarter-finals 5 37 24 20 66 55 7 160 94.51
England Ted Hankey Quarter-finals 5 33 34 11 75 51 9 170 87.14
Scotland Gary Anderson Second round 4 18 17 7 54 28 10 144 104.89
Australia Simon Whitlock Second round 4 23 18 7 58 23 11 122 98.66
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Second round 4 23 18 7 57 23 12 135 96.41
England Mervyn King Second round 4 22 20 8 54 31 10 141 95.78
Wales Mark Webster Second round 4 17 20 6 47 13 10 164 93.97
England Andy Hamilton Second round 4 19 20 8 37 24 16 136 93.75
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts Second round 4 20 19 5 52 26 8 108 92.23
Australia Paul Nicholson Second round 4 12 19 5 39 15 7 125 88.71
Scotland Peter Wright Group stage 3 8 12 4 23 16 8 121 99.21
England Dave Chisnall Group stage 3 7 15 4 21 16 10 97 95.84
England Wes Newton Group stage 3 12 11 4 28 20 2 70 94.85
Netherlands Wesley Harms Group stage 3 5 15 3 34 15 2 96 94.31
England Ricky Evans Group stage 3 5 15 1 18 19 4 76 93.57
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Group stage 3 13 11 5 41 19 0 96 93.02
Netherlands Christian Kist Group stage 3 11 12 3 28 11 6 124 92.98
England Justin Pipe Group stage 3 9 12 2 32 12 5 101 92.90
England Dean Winstanley Group stage 3 9 12 3 27 16 3 91 92.77
England Michael Smith Group stage 3 8 13 3 26 14 5 121 91.20
England Stuart Kellett Group stage 3 9 14 3 27 10 5 78 90.54
England Kevin Painter Group stage 3 7 15 2 22 14 3 116 88.14
England Mark Walsh Group stage 3 6 12 2 26 10 2 101 87.52
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort Group stage 3 8 13 3 20 16 2 80 86.51
England Ross Smith Group stage 3 7 15 1 27 15 0 40 85.86
England Richie George Group stage 3 7 15 1 20 15 2 80 83.37

Source: Match reports from the draw.

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