2015 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2015 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts, 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, Wolverhampton, England.[1]
| 2015 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 7–15 November 2015 | ||
| Venue | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton | ||
| Country |  | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | | ||
| High checkout | 170  | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
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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]
Other notable things that happened in the tournament included Dave Chisnall hitting a nine-dart finish against Peter Wright in their group match, and BDO veteran Martin Adams making his first appearance at the event, after declining his invite every year since the tournament's inception in 2007.
Prize Money
| Position (num. of players) | Prize Money (Total: £400,000)[5] | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nine-dart finish | (1) | £30,000 |
Qualifying
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.
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
PDC Main Tournaments Qualifiers
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 consisted of the winners from 2015 European Tour events, in which the winners were selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
| Tournament | Event Number | Position | Player |
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| 2015 European Tour | 2015 German Darts Championship | Winner | |
| 2015 Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Winner | | |
| 2015 German Darts Masters | Winner | | |
| 2015 Dutch Darts Masters | Winner | | |
| 2015 International Darts Open | Winner | | |
| 2015 European Darts Open | Winner | | |
| 2015 European Darts Trophy | Winner | | |
| 2015 European Darts Matchplay | Winner | | |
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PDC European Tour Qualifiers
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 | |
| 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 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:
PDC Qualifier
A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Coventry on 23 October 2015.
PDC Qualifiers
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BDO Qualifying tournaments
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
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| BDO World Darts Championship | 2015 | Winner | |
| Runner-up | | ||
| World Masters | 2014 | Winner | |
| BDO World Trophy | 2015 | Winner | |
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 6 October 2015 and was open for all players outside of mainland Europe. The other one was in Europe on 18 October 2015 and was open for all players in mainland Europe.
UK Qualifiers
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European Qualifiers
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Qualified Players
Professional Darts Corporation
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British Darts Organisation
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Pools
| Pool A (Seeded Players) |
Pool B (PDC Automatic Qualifiers) |
Pool C (PDC Qualifiers) |
Pool D (BDO Qualifiers) |
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Draw
Group stage
All matches first-to-5/best of 9 legs
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; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase
Group A
7 November
8 November
10 November
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Group B
7 November
8 November
10 November
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Group C
7 November
8 November
10 November
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Group D
7 November
8 November
10 November
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Group E
7 November
8 November
9 November
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Group F
7 November
8 November
9 November
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Group G
7 November
8 November
9 November
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Group H
7 November
8 November
9 November
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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 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| D2 | | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| H2 | | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| G2 | | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "Tournament Calendar 2015". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Taylor's Five Alive In Grand Slam!". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "2015 Grand Slam Qualification Criteria". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Michael van Gerwen beats Phil Taylor 16-13 to win the Grand Slam of Darts". SKY Sports. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- "2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- "2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Qualification Criteria". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "BDO Quartet Accept Grand Slam Places". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Wednesday". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Thursday". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Friday". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Saturday". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Semi-Finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Mighty Mike Claims Grand Slam Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
- PDC netzone, Schedule, results