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 It was also announced that the winner of the 2009 US Open would be invited, though this was later withdrawn from the qualification criteria.Qualifying tournaments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.Other Methods of Qualification
An invitation to compete in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts was also awarded to:- Dart Players Australia Qualifier
- Number one in 2009 PDC North American Order of Merit
- European Order of Merit Leader
- ITV Wildcard Qualifier Winner
Dart Players Australia Qualifier
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 - Seeds | Pool Two | Pool Three | Pool Four |
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Qualified Players
The 32 qualified players were:Professional Darts Corporation
- Gary Anderson
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Steve Beaton
- Anastasia Dobromyslova
- Andy Hamilton
- Terry Jenkins
- Mervyn King
- Adrian Lewis
- Colin Lloyd
- Steve Maish
- Wayne Mardle
- Gary Mawson
- Kevin McDine
- Colin Osborne
- Denis Ovens
- Kevin Painter
- John Part
- Kirk Shepherd
- Co Stompé
- Phil Taylor
- Robert Thornton
- Vincent van der Voort
- James Wade
- Mark Webster
- Simon Whitlock
- Darin Young
British Darts Organisation
- Darryl Fitton
- Ted Hankey
- Francis Hoenselaar
- Tony O'Shea
- Scott Waites
- Brian Woods
Draw and results
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
Date | Player | Legs | Player |
14 November | Phil Taylor ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
14 November | Mark Webster ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() |
15 November | Anastasia Dobromyslova ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() |
15 November | Phil Taylor ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
17 November | Anastasia Dobromyslova ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() |
17 November | Vincent van der Voort ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
Group B
Date | Player | Legs | Player |
14 November | Tony O'Shea ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() |
14 November | Colin Osborne ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() |
15 November | Brian Woods ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() |
15 November | Tony O'Shea ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() |
17 November | Colin Lloyd ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() |
17 November | Brian Woods ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() |
Group C
Date | Player | Legs | Player |
14 November | Mervyn King ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
14 November | Darryl Fitton ![]() | 1 – 5 | ![]() |
15 November | Kirk Shepherd ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() |
15 November | Mervyn King ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() |
17 November | Steve Maish ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
17 November | Darryl Fitton ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() |
Group D
Date | Player | Legs | Player |
14 November | Raymond van Barneveld ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
14 November | John Part ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
15 November | Francis Hoenselaar ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
15 November | Raymond van Barneveld ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() |
17 November | Kevin Painter ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
17 November | John Part ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() |
Group E
Date | Player | Legs | Player |
15 November | Simon Whitlock ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
15 November | Ted Hankey ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
16 November | Wayne Mardle ![]() | 4 – 5 | ![]() |
16 November | Simon Whitlock ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() |
18 November | Scott Waites ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
18 November | Ted Hankey ![]() | 4 – 5 | ![]() |
Group F
Date | Player | Legs | Player |
15 November | Steve Beaton ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() |
15 November | Gary Anderson ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() |
16 November | Co Stompé ![]() | 4 – 5 | ![]() |
16 November | Steve Beaton ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() |
18 November | Co Stompé ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() |
18 November | Kevin McDine ![]() | 4 – 5 | ![]() |
Group G
Date | Player | Legs | Player |
15 November | Adrian Lewis ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() |
15 November | Terry Jenkins ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
16 November | Adrian Lewis ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
16 November | Darin Young ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
18 November | Terry Jenkins ![]() | 4 – 5 | ![]() |
18 November | Denis Ovens ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
Group H
Date | Player | Legs | Player |
15 November | James Wade ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() |
15 November | Robert Thornton ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() |
16 November | Andy Hamilton ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() |
16 November | Robert Thornton ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
18 November | Andy Hamillton ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() |
18 November | Gary Mawson ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() |
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.POS | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | Status |
2 | ![]() | 20 | 57 | 19 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 361 | Advance to the last 16 |
3 | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 60 | 1 | 57 | 19 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 277 | Eliminated |