Grand Slam of Darts 2009

The Partypoker.net Grand Slam of Darts 2009 was held from November 14th to 22nd in the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton and organized by the PDC .

In addition to 26 players from the PDC, six players from the competing darts association BDO were invited.

The game was played in eight groups of four, in each of which the top two qualified for the final round of the best 16 players.

The defending champion was the English record world champion Phil Taylor , who won the title again this year by beating Scott Waites 16-2 in the final .

Prize money

The total prize money awarded was £ 400,000 .

winner	£ 100,000
Second finalist	£ 50,000
Semifinals	£ 25,000
Quarter finals	£ 15,000
Round of 16	£ 7,500
Group third	£ 5,000
Group fourth	£ 2,500
Group victory bonus	£ 2,500

qualification

In contrast to other tournaments, the qualification criteria were not based on rankings, but on victories, finals and semi-finals at the major PDC tournaments and the BDO World Championship in previous years.

BDO player Scott Waites took the place of BDO world champion Martin Adams , who canceled his participation in the tournament for the third time in a row.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01. Phil Taylor victory 02. Ted Hankey Preliminary round 03. James Wade Round of 16 04th Raymond van Barneveld Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05. Mervyn King Round of 16 06th Terry Jenkins Semifinals 07th Gary Anderson Round of 16 08th. Tony O'Shea Quarter finals

Group stage

The game was played in the best-of-nine- legs mode.

Group A

rank	player	Victories	Dutch	Legs	Points
1	Phil Taylor (1)	2	1	11: 5	4th
2	Mark Webster	2	1	10:10	4th
3	Vincent van der Voort	1	2	12:11	2
4th	Anastassija Dobromyslova	1	2	7:14	2

Phil Taylor	5 : 0	Anastassija Dobromyslova
Mark Webster	5 : 3	Vincent van der Voort

Anastassija Dobromyslova	5 : 4	Vincent van der Voort
Phil Taylor	5 : 0	Mark Webster

Anastassija Dobromyslova	2: 5	Mark Webster
Vincent van der Voort	5 : 1	Phil Taylor

Group B

rank	player	Victories	Dutch	Legs	Points
1	Tony O'Shea (8)	3	0	15: 7	6th
2	Colin Lloyd	1	2	10:10	2
3	Colin Osborne	1	2	11:13	2
4th	Brian Woods	1	2	8:14	2

Tony O'Shea	5 : 3	Brian Woods
Colin Osborne	5 : 3	Colin Lloyd

Brian Woods	0: 5	Colin Lloyd
Tony O'Shea	5 : 2	Colin Osborne

Colin Lloyd	2: 5	Tony O'Shea
Brian Woods	5 : 4	Colin Osborne

Group C

rank	player	Victories	Dutch	Legs	Points
1	Mervyn King (5)	2	1	14: 9	4th
2	Kirk Shepherd	2	1	10:11	4th
3	Steve Maish	1	2	12:11	2
4th	Darryl Fitton	1	2	9:14	2

Mervyn King	5 : 0	Kirk Shepherd
Darryl Fitton	1: 5	Steve Maish

Kirk Shepherd	5 : 3	Darryl Fitton
Mervyn King	5 : 4	Steve Maish

Steve Maish	3: 5	Kirk Shepherd
Darryl Fitton	5 : 4	Mervyn King

Group D

rank	player	Victories	Dutch	Legs	Points
1	Kevin Painter	2	1	14: 8	4th
2	Raymond van Barneveld (4)	2	1	14:10	4th
3	John Part	2	1	13:12	4th
4th	Francisca Hoenselaar	0	3	4:15	0

Raymond van Barneveld	5 : 1	Francisca Hoenselaar
John Part	3: 5	Kevin Painter

Francisca Hoenselaar	3: 5	John Part
Raymond van Barneveld	5 : 4	Kevin Painter

Kevin Painter	5 : 0	Francisca Hoenselaar
John Part	5 : 4	Raymond van Barneveld

Group E

rank	player	Victories	Dutch	Legs	Points
1	Simon Whitlock	3	0	15: 9	6th
2	Scott Waites	2	1	14: 8	4th
3	Ted Hankey (2)	1	2	12:14	2
4th	Wayne Mardle	0	3	5:15	0

Simon Whitlock	5 : 1	Wayne Mardle
Ted Hankey	3: 5	Scott Waites

Wayne Mardle	4: 5	Ted Hankey
Simon Whitlock	5 : 4	Scott Waites

Scott Waites	5 : 0	Wayne Mardle
Ted Hankey	4: 5	Simon Whitlock

Group F.

rank	player	Victories	Dutch	Legs	Points
1	Gary Anderson (7)	3	0	15: 6	6th
2	Steve Beaton	2	1	12:11	4th
3	Kevin McDine	1	2	11:14	2
4th	Co Stompé	0	3	8:15	0

Steve Beaton	5 : 2	Co Stompé
Gary Anderson	5 : 2	Kevin McDine

Co Stompé	4: 5	Kevin McDine
Steve Beaton	2: 5	Gary Anderson

Co Stompé	2: 5	Gary Anderson
Kevin McDine	4: 5	Steve Beaton

Group G

1	Terry Jenkins (6)	2	1	14: 9	4th
2	In it Young	2	1	13:10	4th
3	Denis Ovens	1	2	9:13	2
4th	Adrian Lewis	1	2	10:14	2

Adrian Lewis	2: 5	In it Young
Terry Jenkins	5 : 1	Denis Ovens

Adrian Lewis	3: 5	Denis Ovens
In it Young	3: 5	Terry Jenkins

Terry Jenkins	4: 5	Adrian Lewis
Denis Ovens	3: 5	In it Young

Group H.

rank	player	Victories	Dutch	Legs	Points
1	Robert Thornton	2	1	13: 9	4th
2	James Wade 1 (3)	2	1	13:11	4th
3	Andy Hamilton	2	1	12:10	4th
4th	Gary Mawson	0	3	7:15	0
1 = Wade runner-up in the group by winning the nine-dart shootout (361: 277)

James Wade	5 : 3	Gary Mawson
Robert Thornton	5 : 2	Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton	5 : 2	Gary Mawson
Robert Thornton	3: 5	James Wade

Andy Hamilton	5 : 3	James Wade
Gary Mawson	2: 5	Robert Thornton

Final round

Round of 16 Best of 19 Legs

Quarterfinals Best of 31 Legs

Semi-finals Best of 31 Legs

Final Best of 31 Legs

1

Phil Taylor 107.53

10

Colin Lloyd 97.18

4th

1

Phil Taylor 104.34

16

8th

Tony O'Shea 95.75

7th

8th

Tony O'Shea 89.68

10

Mark Webster 87.08

9

1

Phil Taylor 106.11

16

4th

Raymond van Barneveld 95.21

6th

5

Mervyn King 97.20

6th

4th

Raymond van Barneveld 95.56

10

4th

Raymond van Barneveld 98.84

16

Kevin Painter 91.03

6th

Kevin Painter 90.44

10

Kirk Shepherd 86.33

5

1

Phil Taylor 103.94

16

Scott Waites 94.16

2

Simon Whitlock 94.98

10

Steve Beaton 84.63

1

Simon Whitlock 95.75

13

Scott Waites 96.72

16

7th

Gary Anderson 100.70

9

Scott Waites 97.67

10

Scott Waites 91.87

16

6th

Terry Jenkins 92.02

11

6th

Terry Jenkins 94.08

10

3

James Wade 99.53

9

6th

Terry Jenkins 93.66

16

Robert Thornton 93.46

9

Robert Thornton 88.40

10

Therein Young 87.38

9

Web links

• Results on dartsdatabase.co.uk
• Report on darts1.de