2009 Grand Slam of Darts


The 2009 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts was the third staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 14–22 November 2009 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4 and highlights on ITV1.
Despite being beaten by Vincent van der Voort in the group stages, Phil Taylor won a third consecutive Grand Slam with a 16–2 victory over Scott Waites, who became the first BDO player to reach the final of this tournament.

Prize money

The prize fund increased to £400,000 for the 2009 edition of the tournament, an increase of £44,000 from the 2008 edition, £10,000 more for the runner up, £5,000 more for the semi finalists and £2,500 more for the quarter finalists. Players who failed to make it past the group stage in the last tournament got £4,000. However, players who finished 3rd would earn £1,000 more but players who finished bottom of a group would get £1,500 less. Also the player with the highest checkout would not be rewarded. Instead, the group winners would earn £2,500.

Qualifying

There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offered a qualifying position for the winner and runner-up of the tournament, however the World Championships and the Grand Slams offers a place in the tournament to all semi-finalists. There are also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Australia and the United States of America, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player. Some minor changes were made to the qualifying criteria from 2008. The winner and the runner-up of the 2009 would be invited, whilst it was announced that only the winner of the 2008 Winmau World Masters would be invited. It was also announced that the winner of the 2009 US Open would be invited, though this was later withdrawn from the qualification criteria.

Qualifying tournaments

Players in italics had pre-qualified for the event.

PDC

BDO

Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

* Scott Waites took the place of Martin Adams, who declined an invitation to the Grand Slam for the third year running. Following Adams' decision, the board of the Professional Darts Corporation met and decreed that he would not be invited to any future tournaments.

Other Methods of Qualification

An invitation to compete in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts was also awarded to:
topped the Dart Players Australia Order of Merit, but had already secured his place in the Grand Slam as the 2008 BDO World Championship runner-up. Steve Macarthur, who came second, was not awarded an invitation.

PDC North American Order of Merit

The PDC North American Order of Merit ranks all of the North American dart players based on the amount of prize money that they have won from tournaments held in the USA and Canada.
Darin Young won £4,725 from PDC tournaments in North America, meaning he topped the North American Order of Merit and was awarded a place in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts.

European Order of Merit

The European Order of Merit ranks all the European dart players based on the amount of prize money that they have won from tournaments held in continental Europe.
Vincent van der Voort won £7,600 from PDC tournaments in continental Europe, meaning he topped the European Order of Merit and was awarded a place in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts.

ITV Wildcard Qualifier">2009 Grand Slam of Darts ITV Wildcard Qualifier">ITV Wildcard Qualifier

The ITV Wildcard qualifier was held on 6 November 2009 at the Magnum Centre in Irvine, Scotland. Any darts player was able to enter and the winner received an invitation to the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts.
Steve Maish was the winner of the event, defeating Arron Monk in the final to secure the final place in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts.

Pools

Pool One - SeedsPool TwoPool ThreePool Four

Phil Taylor

Ted Hankey

James Wade

Raymond van Barneveld

Mervyn King

Terry Jenkins

Gary Anderson

Tony O'Shea
Steve Beaton

Darryl Fitton

Adrian Lewis

Colin Osborne

John Part

Robert Thornton

Mark Webster

Simon Whitlock
Andy Hamilton

Colin Lloyd

Wayne Mardle

Kevin Painter

Co Stompé

Vincent van der Voort

Darin Young

Steve Maish

Anastasia Dobromyslova

Francis Hoenselaar

Kevin McDine

Gary Mawson

Denis Ovens

Kirk Shepherd

Scott Waites

Brian Woods

Qualified Players

The 32 qualified players were:

Professional Darts Corporation

Group Stages

all matches first-to-5/best of 9.
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

Group A

DatePlayerLegsPlayer
14 November Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Anastasia Dobromyslova
14 November Mark Webster 5 – 3 Vincent van der Voort
15 November Anastasia Dobromyslova 5 – 4 Vincent van der Voort
15 November Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Mark Webster
17 November Anastasia Dobromyslova 2 – 5 Mark Webster
17 November Vincent van der Voort 5 – 1 Phil Taylor

Group B

DatePlayerLegsPlayer
14 November Tony O'Shea 5 – 3 Brian Woods
14 November Colin Osborne 5 – 3 Colin Lloyd
15 November Brian Woods 0 – 5 Colin Lloyd
15 November Tony O'Shea 5 – 2 Colin Osborne
17 November Colin Lloyd 2 – 5 Tony O'Shea
17 November Brian Woods 5 – 4 Colin Osborne

Group C

DatePlayerLegsPlayer
14 November Mervyn King 5 – 0 Kirk Shepherd
14 November Darryl Fitton 1 – 5 Steve Maish
15 November Kirk Shepherd 5 – 3 Darryl Fitton
15 November Mervyn King 5 – 4 Steve Maish
17 November Steve Maish 3 – 5 Kirk Shepherd
17 November Darryl Fitton 5 – 4 Mervyn King

Group D

DatePlayerLegsPlayer
14 November Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 1 Francis Hoenselaar
14 November John Part 3 – 5 Kevin Painter
15 November Francis Hoenselaar 3 – 5 John Part
15 November Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 4 Kevin Painter
17 November Kevin Painter 5 – 0 Francis Hoenselaar
17 November John Part 5 – 4 Raymond van Barneveld

Group E

DatePlayerLegsPlayer
15 November Simon Whitlock 5 – 1 Wayne Mardle
15 November Ted Hankey 3 – 5 Scott Waites
16 November Wayne Mardle 4 – 5 Ted Hankey
16 November Simon Whitlock 5 – 4 Scott Waites
18 November Scott Waites 5 – 0 Wayne Mardle
18 November Ted Hankey 4 – 5 Simon Whitlock

Group F

DatePlayerLegsPlayer
15 November Steve Beaton 5 – 2 Co Stompé
15 November Gary Anderson 5 – 2 Kevin McDine
16 November Co Stompé 4 – 5 Kevin McDine
16 November Steve Beaton 2 – 5 Gary Anderson
18 November Co Stompé 2 – 5 Gary Anderson
18 November Kevin McDine 4 – 5 Steve Beaton

Group G

DatePlayerLegsPlayer
15 November Adrian Lewis 2 – 5 Darin Young
15 November Terry Jenkins 5 – 1 Denis Ovens
16 November Adrian Lewis 3 – 5 Denis Ovens
16 November Darin Young 3 – 5 Terry Jenkins
18 November Terry Jenkins 4 – 5 Adrian Lewis
18 November Denis Ovens 3 – 5 Darin Young

Group H

DatePlayerLegsPlayer
15 November James Wade 5 – 3 Gary Mawson
15 November Robert Thornton 5 – 2 Andy Hamilton
16 November Andy Hamilton 5 – 2 Gary Mawson
16 November Robert Thornton 3 – 5 James Wade
18 November Andy Hamillton 5 – 3 James Wade
18 November Gary Mawson 2 – 5 Robert Thornton
Nine dart shootout
With Andy Hamilton and James Wade finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place, to see who would play Terry Jenkins in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of the group stages. The shootout occurred exactly one year to the day after a similar situation at the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts where Hamilton beat Alan Tabern.
POSPlayer123456789PtsStatus
2 James Wade20571956020606060361Advance to the last 16
3 Andy Hamilton20206015719206020277Eliminated

Knockout Stages

Statistics