2011 Grand Slam of Darts
2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 12–20 November 2011 | ||
Venue | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | ||
Location | Wolverhampton | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
Winners share | £100,000 | ||
High checkout |
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Champion(s) | |||
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The 2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the fifth staging of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.[1] The event took place from 12–20 November 2011 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.
For the first time, Sky Sports was given the television coverage of the Grand Slam after taking over from ITV Sport as the event's broadcaster.[2]
The title was won for the fourth time by Phil Taylor, who defeated Gary Anderson 16–4 in the final.[3][4]
Prize Money
Stage | Prize Money (Total-£400,000) |
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Winner | £100,000 |
Runner Up | £50,000 |
Semi Final | £25,000 |
Quarter Final | £15,000 |
Last 16 | £7,500 |
3rd in Group | £5,000 |
4th in Group | £2,500 |
Group Winner Bonus | £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 offered a place in the tournament to all semi-finalists. There were also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Europe and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player. The qualifying criteria was changed this year, extending the dates back 5 years for respective World Champions to receive an invite.
Qualifying tournaments
Players in italics have already qualified for the event.
PDC
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BDO
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Note: Players in italics have already qualified for the tournament.
The PDC have decided to no longer invite Martin Adams to the Grand Slam due to his decision to turn down three consecutive invitations in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[5]
Other Methods of Qualification
Additional invitations to compete in the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts were awarded on November 4 to:
Grand Slam of Darts Wildcards
The Grand Slam of Darts Wildcard qualifier was held at the K2 Centre in Crawley on November 4. Any darts player was able to enter and the two finalists received invitations to the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts.[6] The qualifiers were Nigel Heydon and Magnus Caris. There were also two reserves. The first was Ian White and second was Keith Rooney.[7]
PDC Order of Merit
Mark Walsh was the highest non-qualified player from the PDC Order of Merit.[8]
Players Championship Order of Merit
The Players Championship Order of Merit ranks all PDC players by their winnings in 2011 PDC Pro Tour Players Championships.
Justin Pipe was the highest non-qualified player from the Players Championship Order of Merit.[8]
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 was the highest non-qualified player from the European Order of Merit.[8]
Qualified Players
Qualification changed from the 2010 event, with the finalists from the PDC Women's World Darts Championship no longer being invited. On August 4, it was announced that the 2007–2011 winners of the PDC and BDO world championships, along with the 2010 PDC World Cup of Darts finalists, would receive invitations.[6]
Simon Whitlock withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Ian White from the wildcard qualifier.[9] The 32 qualifiers were:
Professional Darts Corporation
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British Darts Organisation
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Pools
Seeded Players | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Draw and results
Group Stages
all matches first-to-5/best of 9.
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
November 12[11]
November 13[12]
November 15[13]
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Group B
November 12[11]
November 13[12]
November 15[13]
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Group C
November 12[11]
November 13[12]
November 15[13]
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Group D
November 12[11]
November 13[12]
November 15[13]
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Group E
November 13[12]
November 14[14]
November 16[15]
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Group F
November 13[12]
November 14[14]
November 16[15]
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Group G
November 13[12]
November 14[14]
November 16[15]
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Group H
November 13[12]
November 14[14]
November 16[15]
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Knockout Stages
Second Round (best of 19) 17–18 November[16][17] | Quarter Finals (best of 31) 19 November[18] | Semi Finals (best of 31) 20 November[19] | Final (best of 31) 20 November[20] | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
D2 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Statistics
[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
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Winner | 7 | 73 | 30 | 135 | 83 | 29 | 124 | 103.32 |
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Final | 7 | 59 | 49 | 133 | 79 | 41 | 140 | 96.49 |
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Semi-finals | 6 | 50 | 36 | 99 | 59 | 30 | 152 | 97.42 |
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Semi-finals | 6 | 49 | 49 | 148 | 58 | 22 | 138 | 91.67 |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 32 | 32 | 79 | 50 | 20 | 144 | 96.06 |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 30 | 32 | 84 | 44 | 15 | 111 | 95.27 |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 33 | 35 | 99 | 42 | 16 | 126 | 93.27 |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 34 | 34 | 90 | 51 | 18 | 161 | 89.94 |
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Second round | 4 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 118 | 86.91 |
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Second round | 4 | 16 | 23 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 161 | 94.99 |
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Second round | 4 | 22 | 20 | 55 | 23 | 6 | 144 | 93.58 |
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Second round | 4 | 24 | 16 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 138 | 93.34 |
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Second round | 4 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 141 | 91.37 |
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Second round | 4 | 19 | 20 | 53 | 27 | 8 | 122 | 90.69 |
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Second round | 4 | 22 | 19 | 58 | 36 | 5 | 100 | 90.47 |
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Second round | 4 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 100 | 90.18 |
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Group stage | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 80 | 86.82 |
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Group stage | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 60 | 86.11 |
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Group stage | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 85.48 |
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Group stage | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 40 | 81.90 |
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Group stage | 3 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 81 | 94.75 |
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Group stage | 3 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 93.42 |
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Group stage | 3 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 160 | 90.44 |
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Group stage | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 101 | 90.26 |
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Group stage | 3 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 101 | 91.36 |
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Group stage | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 121 | 93.22 |
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Group stage | 3 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 125 | 93.15 |
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Group stage | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 121 | 89.48 |
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Group stage | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 112 | 88.85 |
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Group stage | 3 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 101 | 87.20 |
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Group stage | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 64 | 92.78 |
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Group stage | 3 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 78.27 |
References
- ↑ "William Hill Sponsor Grand Slam". PDC.tv. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ↑ "Sky Sports Snap Up Grand Slam". PDC.tv. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ↑ "Phil Taylor secures Grand Slam of Darts title". BBC Sport. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "Supreme Taylor thrashes Anderson for fourth crown". ESPN. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "Waites Takes Adams' Spot". planetdarts.tv. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- 1 2 "Grand Slam Qualification Criteria". PDC.tv. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ "Caris & Heydon Win Wolves Spots". PDC.tv. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Trio Seal Grand Slam Places". PDC.tv. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ "Whitlock Out Of Grand Slam". PDC. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ "William Hill Grand Slam of Darts Draw". Planet Darts. November 7, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "William Hill Grand Slam of Darts Night One". PDC. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "William Hill Grand Slam of Darts Night Two". PDC. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "William Hill GSoD Day Four". PDC. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "William Hill GSoD Day Three". PDC. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "William Hill GSoD Day Five". PDC. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- 1 2 "William Hill GSoD Day Six". PDC. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- 1 2 "William Hill GSoD Day Seven". PDC. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- 1 2 "William Hill GSoD Quarter-Finals". PDC. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- 1 2 "William Hill GSoD Semi-Finals". PDC. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Taylor's Just Grand!". PDC. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ "2011 Grand Slam Of Darts Stats Tournament Average". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2011.