2016 Grand Slam of Darts
2016 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 12–20 November 2016 | ||
Venue | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | ||
Location | Wolverhampton | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() 170 ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2016 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts, was the tenth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 12 to 20 November 2016 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.[1]
The tournament's defending champion was Michael van Gerwen, who won the tournament in 2015 by beating Phil Taylor in the final 16–13,[2] and he retained his title by defeating James Wade 16–8 in the final.
Prize money
Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000)[3][4] | |
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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
[5][6][7]
PDC Qualifying Tournaments
PDC Main Tournaments | |||||
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Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
PDC World Darts Championship | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Grand Slam of Darts | 2015 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Premier League Darts | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ||
World Matchplay | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ||
World Grand Prix | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ||
PDC World Youth Championship | 2015 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Masters | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ||
UK Open | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ||
European Championship | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Players Championship Finals | 2015 | Winner | ![]() | ||
World Series of Darts Finals | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Champions League of Darts | 2016 | Winner | ![]() | ||
PDC World Cup of Darts | 2016 | Winners | ![]() ![]() | ||
PDC World Darts Championship | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam of Darts | 2015 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
Premier League Darts | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
World Matchplay | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
World Grand Prix | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
PDC World Youth Championship | 2015 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
Masters | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
UK Open | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
European Championship | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
Players Championship Finals | 2015 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
World Series of Darts Finals | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
Champions League of Darts | 2016 | Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
PDC World Cup of Darts | 2016 | Runners-Up | ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
At most sixteen players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.
PDC European Tour | |||||
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Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
2016 European Tour | |||||
Dutch Darts Masters | Winner | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||
German Darts Masters | Winner | ![]() | |||
Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Winner | ![]() | |||
European Darts Matchplay | Winner | ![]() | |||
Austrian Darts Open | Winner | ![]() | |||
European Darts Open | Winner | ![]() | |||
International Darts Open | Winner | ![]() | |||
European Darts Trophy | Winner | ![]() | |||
European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | ![]() | |||
German Darts Championship | Winner | ![]() | |||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than sixteen players, the field of sixteen players is filled from the reserve lists. The first list consists of the winners from 2016 European Tour events, in which the winners shall be selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
PDC Players Championships | |||||
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Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 1 | Winner | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Players Championship 2 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 3 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 4 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 5 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 6 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 7 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 8 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 9 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 10 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 11 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 12 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 13 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 14 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 15 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 16 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 17 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 18 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 19 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Players Championship 20 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments and the European Tour produced fewer than sixteen players, the field of sixteen players is filled from the reserve lists. The second list consists of the winners from 2016 Players Championship events, in which the winners were selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
PDC Qualifying Event
A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Barnsley on 23 October 2016.
Robert Thornton
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ted Evetts
Brendan Dolan
Chris Dobey
James Wilson
Nathan Derry
Darren Webster
BDO Qualifying Tournaments
Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
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BDO World Darts Championship | 2016 | Winner | ![]() |
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
World Masters | 2015 | Winner | ![]() |
BDO World Trophy | 2016 | Winner | ![]() |
BDO ranking qualifiers
The remaining four BDO representatives were the top four non-qualified players from the BDO Invitational rankings on 30 September.
Scott Mitchell
Danny Noppert
Jamie Hughes
Martin Adams
Pools
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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(PDC Seeded Players) | (PDC Qualifiers) | (BDO Qualifiers) | |
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Draw
Group stage
All group matches are best of nine legs
From each group the numbers one and two after three games qualify for the knock-out stage, the numbers three and four are eliminated
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; Status = Qualified to knockout stage
Group A
12 November
13 November
14 November
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12 November
13 November
15 November
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Nine dart shootoutWith Robert Thornton and Dimitri Van den Bergh finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Michael van Gerwen in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Tuesday's group matches, and was the first time since the 2013 Grand Slam of Darts that a nine-dart shootout was required. Van den Bergh threw first.
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Group C
12 November
13 November
15 November
| Group D
12 November
13 November
14 November
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Group E
12 November
13 November
14 November
| Group F
12 November
13 November
15 November
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Group G
12 November
13 November
15 November
| Group H
12 November
13 November
14 November
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Knockout stage
Second round (best of 19 legs) 16–17 November [8][9] | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 18–19 November [10][11] | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 20 November [12] | Final (best of 31 legs) 20 November [12] | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
D2 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | ![]() | 10 |
References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2016". PDC. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Michael van Gerwen beats Phil Taylor 16-13 to win the Grand Slam of Darts". SKY Sports. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "No Boost in 2016 Grand Slam Of Darts Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Qualification Criteria". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Waites Set for Grand Slam Return". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Adams Amongst BDO Stars For Grand Slam". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Wednesday". PDC. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Thursday". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Friday". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Saturday". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Grand Slam Double For van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
External links
- PDC netzone, Schedule, results