2013 Grand Slam of Darts

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.

2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	9–17 November 2013
Venue	Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£100,000
High checkout	170 Ted Hankey (group stage)
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2012 2014»

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

BDO

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

Other qualifiers

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

Pools

^[6]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
(Seeded Players)	(qualifiers)
Phil Taylor (1) Raymond van Barneveld (2) Scott Waites (3) Michael van Gerwen (4) Adrian Lewis (5) Simon Whitlock (6) Andy Hamilton (7) James Wade (8)	Gary Anderson Dave Chisnall Kim Huybrechts Mervyn King Christian Kist Wes Newton Kevin Painter Robert Thornton	Wesley Harms Ronny Huybrechts Paul Nicholson Tony O'Shea Michael Smith Mark Walsh Mark Webster Dean Winstanley	Ricky Evans Richie George Ted Hankey Stuart Kellett Justin Pipe Ross Smith Vincent van der Voort 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 Phil Taylor (1) 3 3 0 15 1 +14 6 Q 2 Paul Nicholson 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4 3 Stuart Kellett (Q) 3 1 2 7 14 –7 2 Eliminated 4 Kevin Painter 3 0 3 6 15 –9 0 9 November[8] 82.54 Kevin Painter 2 – 5 Paul Nicholson 90.66 112.16 Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Stuart Kellett 91.45 10 November[9] 83.71 Kevin Painter 4 – 5 Stuart Kellett 93.92 104.51 Phil Taylor 5 – 1 Paul Nicholson 82.43 12 November[10] 93.96 Paul Nicholson 5 – 2 Stuart Kellett 86.26 104.38 Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Kevin Painter 98.45

Group B Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 James Wade (8) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Q 2 Gary Anderson 3 2 1 13 7 +6 4 3 Peter Wright (Q) 3 1 2 8 12 –4 2 Eliminated 4 Wesley Harms (BDO) 3 0 3 5 15 –10 0 9 November[8] 107.14 Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Wesley Harms 96.18 94.38 James Wade 5 – 2 Peter Wright 100.50 10 November[9] 97.23 Peter Wright 5 – 2 Wesley Harms 95.59 93.50 James Wade 5 – 3 Gary Anderson 94.48 12 November[10] 96.64 James Wade 5 – 2 Wesley Harms 91.17 111.80 Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Peter Wright 99.90

Group C Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Ronny Huybrechts 3 3 0 15 9 +6 6 Q 2 Adrian Lewis (5) 3 2 1 13 10 +3 4 3 Christian Kist (BDO) 3 1 2 11 12 –1 2 Eliminated 4 Richie George (BDO) 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 9 November[8] 91.47 Christian Kist 3 – 5 Ronny Huybrechts 89.95 85.16 Adrian Lewis 5 – 2 Richie George 77.39 10 November[9] 96.68 Christian Kist 5 – 2 Richie George 85.66 101.26 Adrian Lewis 3 – 5 Ronny Huybrechts 95.59 12 November[10] 92.14 Ronny Huybrechts 5 – 3 Richie George 87.07 94.15 Adrian Lewis 5 – 3 Christian Kist 90.79

Group D Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Michael van Gerwen (4) 3 3 0 15 8 +7 6 Q 2 Kim Huybrechts 3 1 2 11 10 +1 2 3 Dean Winstanley 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated 4 Vincent van der Voort (Q) 3 1 2 8 13 –5 2 9 November[8] 90.35 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 3 Vincent van der Voort 91.01 99.88 Kim Huybrechts 2 – 5 Dean Winstanley 97.97 10 November[9] 90.54 Kim Huybrechts 5 – 0 Vincent van der Voort 78.89 98.64 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 1 Dean Winstanley 94.62 12 November[10] 85.73 Dean Winstanley 3 – 5 Vincent van der Voort 89.63 98.75 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 4 Kim Huybrechts 91.04

Group E Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Tony O'Shea (BDO) 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 Q 2 Mervyn King 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 3 Raymond van Barneveld (2) 3 2 1 13 11 +2 4 Eliminated 4 Ricky Evans 3 0 3 5 15 –10 0 9 November[8] 89.49 Mervyn King 4 – 5 Tony O'Shea 96.64 98.09 Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 2 Ricky Evans 88.81 10 November[9] 101.81 Mervyn King 5 – 2 Ricky Evans 96.57 95.57 Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 4 Tony O'Shea 101.04 11 November[11] 95.93 Tony O'Shea 5 – 1 Ricky Evans 95.33 85.40 Raymond van Barneveld 3 – 5 Mervyn King 98.00

Group F Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Robert Thornton 3 2 1 14 7 +7 4 Q 2 Andy Hamilton (7) 3 2 1 12 10 +2 4 3 Justin Pipe (Q) 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated 4 Mark Walsh 3 1 2 6 12 –6 2 9 November[8] 93.94 Robert Thornton 5 – 0 Mark Walsh 78.56 95.50 Andy Hamilton 2 – 5 Justin Pipe 96.63 10 November[9] 98.57 Andy Hamilton 5 – 1 Mark Walsh 88.93 89.84 Robert Thornton 5 – 2 Justin Pipe 81.98 11 November[11] 100.08 Justin Pipe 2 – 5 Mark Walsh 95.08 88.08 Andy Hamilton 5 – 4 Robert Thornton 94.52

Group G Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Simon Whitlock (6) 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Q 2 Mark Webster 3 2 1 11 10 +1 4 Nine Dart Shootout 2 Wes Newton 3 2 1 12 11 +1 4 4 Ross Smith (RQ) 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 Eliminated 9 November[8] 94.17 Wes Newton 2 – 5 Mark Webster 94.17 97.46 Simon Whitlock 5 – 2 Ross Smith 90.24 10 November[9] 88.37 Wes Newton 5 – 2 Ross Smith 85.58 108.78 Simon Whitlock 5 – 1 Mark Webster 97.38 11 November[11] 93.34 Mark Webster 5 – 3 Ross Smith 81.75 97.15 Simon Whitlock 4 – 5 Wes Newton 102.02

Group H Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Scott Waites (BDO, 3) 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q 2 Ted Hankey 3 2 1 13 9 +4 4 3 Michael Smith 3 1 2 8 13 –5 2 Eliminated 4 Dave Chisnall 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 9 November[8] 87.63 Scott Waites 5 – 3 Ted Hankey 82.43 99.47 Dave Chisnall 3 – 5 Michael Smith 103.17 10 November[9] 99.84 Dave Chisnall 3 – 5 Ted Hankey 95.45 93.51 Scott Waites 5 – 2 Michael Smith 88.84 11 November[11] 86.97 Ted Hankey 5 – 1 Michael Smith 81.58 90.70 Scott Waites 5 – 1 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	Mark Webster	60	60	15	60	20	57	–	–	–	272	Advanced to the last 16
3	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

Phil Taylor (1) 102.56

10

B2

Gary Anderson 106.13

5

A1

Phil Taylor (1) 97.89

16

B1

James Wade (8) 96.19

12

B1

James Wade (8) 91.54

10

A2

Paul Nicholson 87.77

1

A1

Phil Taylor (1) 109.76

16

C2

Adrian Lewis (5) 110.99

9

C1

Ronny Huybrechts 91.25

5

D2

Kim Huybrechts 97.83

10

D2

Kim Huybrechts 95.73

11

C2

Adrian Lewis (5) 100.16

16

D1

Michael van Gerwen (4) 97.88

8

C2

Adrian Lewis (5) 105.24

10

A1

Phil Taylor (1) 98.14

16

F1

Robert Thornton 97.02

6

E1

Tony O'Shea (BDO) 94.93

10

F2

Andy Hamilton (7) 92.86

7

E1

Tony O'Shea (BDO) 93.79

6

F1

Robert Thornton 95.30

16

F1

Robert Thornton 95.72

10

E2

Mervyn King 93.83

8

F1

Robert Thornton 101.03

16

H1

Scott Waites (BDO,3) 96.98

9

G1

Simon Whitlock (6) 91.25

9

H2

Ted Hankey 85.88

10

H2

Ted Hankey 84.96

10

H1

Scott Waites (BDO,3) 92.55

16

H1

Scott Waites (BDO,3) 94.39

10

G2

Mark Webster 90.99

6

Statistics

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

Source: Match reports from the draw.

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