2015 Grand Slam of Darts

Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	7–15 November 2015
Venue	Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winners share	£100,000
Nine dart finish	Dave Chisnall
High checkout	170 Robbie Green 170 Dave Chisnall 170 Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2014 2016»

The 2015 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the ninth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took take place from 7–15 November 2015 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.^[1]

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won his sixth Grand Slam title by defeating Dave Chisnall 16–13 in the 2014 final.^[2]

The 2015 edition saw several changes in the qualification criteria due to the Grand Slam of Darts being a PDC Order of Merit ranking tournament for the first time. As a result of this, at most 20 places were filled by invitations and the remaining 12 places were open for qualification.^[3]

The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen, who had a tournament average over 100, and with this title won every current PDC major tournament at least once.^[4]

Prize Money

Position (num. of players)		Prize money[5]
Winner	(1)	£100,000
Runner-up	(1)	£50,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£25,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£15,000
Last 16	(8)	£7,500
Third in group	(8)	£5,000
Fourth in group	(8)	£2,500
Group winner bonus	(8)	£2,500
Nine-dart finish	(1)	£30,000

Qualifying

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Qualifying Tournaments

PDC Main Tournaments

Players in italics had already qualified for the event. At most 16 players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.

Tournament	Year	Position	Player
PDC World Darts Championship	2015	Winner	Gary Anderson
Grand Slam of Darts	2014	Winner	Phil Taylor
Premier League Darts	2015	Winner	Gary Anderson
World Matchplay	2015	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
World Grand Prix	2015	Winner	Robert Thornton
Players Championship Finals	2014	Winner	Gary Anderson
UK Open	2015	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
European Championship	2015	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
The Masters	2015	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
PDC World Youth Championship	2014	Winner	Keegan Brown
World Series of Darts	2015	Ranking List Leader	Phil Taylor
PDC World Cup of Darts	2015	Winners	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis
PDC World Darts Championship	2015	Runner-up	Phil Taylor
Grand Slam of Darts	2014	Runner-up	Dave Chisnall
Premier League Darts	2015	Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
World Matchplay	2015	Runner-up	James Wade
World Grand Prix	2015	Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
Players Championship Finals	2014	Runner-up	Adrian Lewis
UK Open	2015	Runner-up	Peter Wright
European Championship	2015	Runner-up	Gary Anderson
The Masters	2015	Runner-up	Raymond van Barneveld
PDC World Youth Championship	2014	Runner-up	Rowby-John Rodriguez
World Series of Darts	2015	Ranking List Runner-up	Adrian Lewis
PDC World Cup of Darts	2015	Runners-up	Gary Anderson Peter Wright

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

PDC Main Tournaments Qualifiers

Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor
Michael van Gerwen
Robert Thornton
Keegan Brown
Adrian Lewis
Dave Chisnall
James Wade
Peter Wright
Raymond van Barneveld
Rowby-John Rodriguez

PDC European Tour

In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than 16 players, the field of 16 players was filled from the reserve lists. The first list consists of the winners from 2015 European Tour events, in which the winners shall be selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.

Tournament	Event Number	Position	Player
2015 European Tour	2015 German Darts Championship	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 Gibraltar Darts Trophy	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 German Darts Masters	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 Dutch Darts Masters	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 International Darts Open	Winner	Michael Smith
	2015 European Darts Open	Winner	Robert Thornton
	2015 European Darts Trophy	Winner	Michael Smith
	2015 European Darts Matchplay	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2015 European Darts Grand Prix	Winner	Kim Huybrechts

PDC European Tour Qualifiers

Michael Smith
Kim Huybrechts

PDC Players Championships

In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments and the European Tour produced fewer than 16 players, the field of 16 players was filled from the reserve lists. The second list consists of the winners from 2015 Players Championship events, in which the winners were selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.

Tournament	Event Number	Position	Player
2015 Players Championships	Players Championship 1	Winner	Gary Anderson
	Players Championship 2	Winner	James Wade
	Players Championship 3	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	Players Championship 4	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	Players Championship 5	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	Players Championship 6	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	Players Championship 7	Winner	Peter Wright
	Players Championship 8	Winner	Keegan Brown
	Players Championship 9	Winner	Phil Taylor
	Players Championship 10	Winner	Joe Murnan
	Players Championship 11	Winner	Dave Chisnall
	Players Championship 12	Winner	Peter Wright
	Players Championship 13	Winner	James Wade
	Players Championship 14	Winner	Jelle Klaasen
	Players Championship 15	Winner	Terry Jenkins
	Players Championship 16	Winner	Jelle Klaasen
	Players Championship 17	Winner	Ian White
	Players Championship 18	Winner	Alan Norris
	Players Championship 19	Winner	Peter Wright
	Players Championship 20	Winner	Gary Anderson

Note: Players in italic had already qualified for the tournament.
Not all bold players in this list qualified for the 2015 Grand Slam of Darts. Best ranked on the ProTour Order of Merit were Ian White, followed by Jelle Klaassen, Terry Jenkins, Alan Norris and Joe Murnan.

PDC Players Championship Qualifiers

Three places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled in by Players Championship winners. The three highest ranked Players Championship winners were:
Ian White
Jelle Klaasen
Terry Jenkins

PDC Qualifier

A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Coventry on October 23, 2015.

PDC Qualifiers

Mark Webster
Jonny Clayton
Mervyn King
Steve West
Wayne Jones
Andy Boulton
Robbie Green
Steve Beaton

BDO Qualifying tournaments

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Tournament	Year	Position	Player
BDO World Darts Championship	2015	Winner	Scott Mitchell
		Runner-up	Martin Adams
World Masters	2014	Winner	Martin Phillips
BDO World Trophy	2015	Winner	Geert de Vos

BDO Qualifiers

A further four places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from two BDO qualifiers. The first of which was in Hull on October 6, 2015 and was open for all players outside of mainland Europe. The other one was in Europe on October 18, 2015 and was open for all players in mainland Europe.

UK Qualifiers Larry Butler Andy Fordham

European Qualifiers Mark Oosterhuis Michel van der Horst

Qualified Players

Professional Darts Corporation Gary Anderson Phil Taylor Michael van Gerwen Robert Thornton Keegan Brown Adrian Lewis Dave Chisnall James Wade Peter Wright Raymond van Barneveld Rowby-John Rodriguez Michael Smith Kim Huybrechts Mark Webster Jonny Clayton Mervyn King Steve West Wayne Jones Andy Boulton Robbie Green Steve Beaton Ian White Jelle Klaasen Terry Jenkins

British Darts Organisation Scott Mitchell Martin Adams Martin Phillips Geert de Vos Larry Butler Andy Fordham Mark Oosterhuis Michel van der Horst

Pools

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Pool A (Seeded Players)	Pool B (PDC Automatic Qualifiers)	Pool C (PDC Qualifiers)	Pool D (BDO Qualifiers)
Michael van Gerwen (1) Gary Anderson (2) Phil Taylor (3) Peter Wright (4) Adrian Lewis (5) Robert Thornton (6) James Wade (7) Ian White (8)	Raymond van Barneveld Keegan Brown Dave Chisnall Kim Huybrechts Terry Jenkins Jelle Klaasen Michael Smith Rowby-John Rodriguez	Steve Beaton Andy Boulton Jonny Clayton Robbie Green Wayne Jones Mervyn King Mark Webster Steve West	Martin Adams Larry Butler Andy Fordham Michel van der Horst Scott Mitchell Mark Oosterhuis Martin Phillips Geert de Vos

Draw

Group stage

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All matches first-to-5/best of 9 legs

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 Michael van Gerwen (1) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 6 Q 2 Kim Huybrechts 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4 3 Steve West 3 1 2 10 10 0 2 Eliminated 4 Mark Oosterhuis 3 0 3 2 15 -13 0 November 7 (105.92) Kim Huybrechts 5 – 2 Steve West (94.88) (102.95) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 0 Mark Oosterhuis (67.63) November 8 (93.94) Steve West 5 – 0 Mark Oosterhuis (74.54) (106.23) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 1 Kim Huybrechts (106.50) November 10 (96.20) Kim Huybrechts 5 – 2 Mark Oosterhuis (86.38) (105.38) Michael van Gerwen 5 – 3 Steve West (92.31)

Group B Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Martin Adams 3 3 0 15 10 +5 6 Q 2 Steve Beaton 3 1 2 13 12 +1 2 3 Ian White (8) 3 1 2 9 11 -2 2 Eliminated 4 Jelle Klaasen 3 1 2 10 14 -4 2 November 7 (92.62) Jelle Klaasen 5 – 4 Steve Beaton (96.52) (99.67) Ian White 2 – 5 Martin Adams (104.82) November 8 (91.07) Ian White 2 – 5 Steve Beaton (90.68) (104.69) Jelle Klaasen 4 – 5 Martin Adams (93.47) November 10 (97.96) Ian White 5 – 1 Jelle Klaasen (86.56) (96.78) Steve Beaton 4 – 5 Martin Adams (95.63)

Group C Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Michael Smith 3 3 0 15 8 +7 6 Q 2 Adrian Lewis (5) 3 2 1 13 10 +3 4 3 Andy Fordham 3 1 2 9 13 -4 2 Eliminated 4 Wayne Jones 3 0 3 9 15 -6 0 November 7 (94.77) Michael Smith 5 – 3 Wayne Jones (88.17) (103.34) Adrian Lewis 5 – 2 Andy Fordham (99.26) November 8 (82.95) Wayne Jones 3 – 5 Andy Fordham (79.44) (94.90) Adrian Lewis 3 – 5 Michael Smith (95.88) November 10 (92.36) Michael Smith 5 – 2 Andy Fordham (84.11) (96.30) Adrian Lewis 5 – 3 Wayne Jones (93.77)

Group D Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Peter Wright (4) 3 2 1 12 10 +2 4 Q 2 Dave Chisnall 3 2 1 11 10 +1 4 3 Mervyn King 3 1 2 11 12 -1 2 Eliminated 4 Scott Mitchell 3 1 2 9 11 -2 2 November 7 (96.52) Dave Chisnall 5 – 3 Mervyn King (88.13) (96.86) Peter Wright 5 – 2 Scott Mitchell (104.49) November 8 (104.31) Mervyn King 5 – 2 Scott Mitchell (93.18) (98.62) Peter Wright 2 – 5 Dave Chisnall (109.84) November 10 (98.41) Dave Chisnall 1 – 5 Scott Mitchell (93.60) (94.02) Peter Wright 5 – 3 Mervyn King (81.50)

Group E Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Pts Status 1 Gary Anderson (2) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 6 Q 2 Raymond van Barneveld 3 2 1 13 8 +5 4 3 Larry Butler 3 1 2 8 14 -6 2 Eliminated 4 Andy Boulton 3 0 3 5 15 -10 0 November 7 (101.55) Gary Anderson 5 – 0 Larry Butler (83.00) (98.88) Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 0 Andy Boulton (87.42) November 8 (90.37) Andy Boulton 4 – 5 Larry Butler (88.31) (103.36) Gary Anderson 5 – 3 Raymond van Barneveld (105.93) November 9 (95.26) Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 3 Larry Butler (97.32) (102.79) Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Andy Boulton (89.46)

Group F Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 James Wade (7) 3 3 0 15 5 +10 6 Q 2 Mark Webster 3 2 1 11 11 0 4 3 Keegan Brown 3 1 2 10 14 -4 2 Eliminated 4 Michel van der Horst 3 0 3 9 15 -6 0 November 7 (94.72) James Wade 5 – 2 Michel van der Horst (87.73) (81.68) Keegan Brown 3 – 5 Mark Webster (93.90) November 8 (85.25) Keegan Brown 5 – 4 Michel van der Horst (81.59) (105.83) James Wade 5 – 1 Mark Webster (96.11) November 9 (92.67) Mark Webster 5 – 3 Michel van der Horst (89.69) (103.68) James Wade 5 – 2 Keegan Brown (94.47)

Group G Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Pts Status 1 Robert Thornton (6) 3 3 0 15 10 +5 6 Q 2 Terry Jenkins 3 1 2 12 10 +2 2 3 Geert de Vos 3 1 2 9 10 -1 2 Eliminated 4 Jonny Clayton 3 1 2 7 13 -6 2 November 7 (89.66) Terry Jenkins 3 – 5 Jonny Clayton (93.18) (93.71) Robert Thornton 5 – 4 Geert de Vos (91.85) November 8 (89.46) Terry Jenkins 5 – 0 Geert de Vos (87.15) (96.08) Robert Thornton 5 – 2 Jonny Clayton (88.49) November 9 (98.15) Jonny Clayton 0 – 5 Geert de Vos (113.86) (100.05) Robert Thornton 5 – 4 Terry Jenkins (99.87)

Group H Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Pts Status 1 Phil Taylor (3) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 6 Q 2 Robbie Green 3 2 1 12 9 +3 4 3 Rowby-John Rodriguez 3 1 2 10 12 -2 2 Eliminated 4 Martin Phillips 3 0 3 3 15 -12 0 November 7 (94.60) Rowby-John Rodriguez 3 – 5 Robbie Green (95.00) (102.95) Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Martin Phillips (97.04) November 8 (94.06) Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 – 2 Martin Phillips (87.43) (108.42) Phil Taylor 5 – 2 Robbie Green (88.67) November 9 (94.57) Robbie Green 5 – 1 Martin Phillips (81.00) (94.19) Phil Taylor 5 – 2 Rowby-John Rodriguez (96.06)

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs) 11–12 November [10][11]

Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 13–14 November [12][13]

Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 15 November [14]

Final (best of 31 legs) 15 November [15]

A1

Michael van Gerwen (1) (109.18)

10

B2

Steve Beaton (99.56)

2

A1

Michael van Gerwen (1) (111.05)

16

A2

Kim Huybrechts (93.99)

4

B1

Martin Adams (98.47)

9

A2

Kim Huybrechts (100.87)

10

A1

Michael van Gerwen (1) (102.19)

16

C1

Michael Smith (93.08)

6

C1

Michael Smith (104.59)

10

D2

Dave Chisnall (99.82)

7

C1

Michael Smith (98.03)

16

C2

Adrian Lewis (5) (98.63)

11

D1

Peter Wright (4) (101.36)

7

C2

Adrian Lewis (5) (104.71)

10

A1

Michael van Gerwen (1) (100.94)

16

H1

Phil Taylor (3) (102.53)

13

E1

Gary Anderson (2) (104.22)

6

F2

Mark Webster (94.89)

10

F2

Mark Webster (96.86)

12

E2

Raymond van Barneveld (95.37)

16

F1

James Wade (7) (100.05)

7

E2

Raymond van Barneveld (96.96)

10

E2

Raymond van Barneveld (97.07)

12

H1

Phil Taylor (3) (100.84)

16

G1

Robert Thornton (6) (93.09)

10

H2

Robbie Green (96.61)

8

G1

Robert Thornton (6) (93.48)

7

H1

Phil Taylor (3) (104.18)

16

H1

Phil Taylor (3) (91.67)

10

G2

Terry Jenkins (95.16)

6

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External links

• PDC netzone, Schedule, results