2008 Grand Slam of Darts

October 2020 January 2012 2008 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts 15–23 November 2008 Wolverhampton Civic Hall Wolverhampton PDC Legs £356,000 £100,000 ENG James Wade 170 SCO Gary Anderson ENG Phil Taylor 2007 2009 The 2008 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts was the second staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 15 to 23 November 2008 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England. As with 2007, the tournament included players from both the PDC and BDO organisations. Phil Taylor successfully defended the title after defeating Terry Jenkins 18–9 in the final. James Wade also hit the first nine-dart finish in the history of this tournament, during his second round defeat by Gary Anderson. Prize Fund The prize fund for the 2008 tournament was as follows: Position (num. of players) Prize money(Total: £356,000)Winner (1) £100,000Runner-up (1) £40,000Semi-finalists (2) £20,000Quarter-finalists (4) £12,500Last 16 (second round) (8) £7,500Last 32 (group stage) (16) £4,000Highest finish (1) £2,000 Qualifying There were 15 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 2007 Grand Slam also offered a place in the tournament to the losing semi-finalists. There were also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Australia and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player. Qualifying tournaments PDC Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers Grand Slam of Darts 2007 Winner ENG Phil Taylor ENG Phil TaylorENG Andy HamiltonENG Kevin McDineSCO Gary AndersonNED Raymond van BarneveldENG Andy JenkinsCAN John PartENG Kirk ShepherdENG Kevin PainterENG Wayne MardleENG James WadeENG Terry JenkinsNED Vincent van der VoortUSA Gary MawsonENG Colin LloydENG Denis OvensENG Adrian Lewis Runner-up ENG Andy Hamilton Semi-finalists ENG Kevin McDineSCO Gary Anderson PDC World Darts Championship 2007 Winner NED Raymond van Barneveld Runner-up ENG Phil Taylor Semi-finalists ENG Andy JenkinsENG Andy Hamilton 2008 Winner CAN John Part Runner-up ENG Kirk Shepherd Semi-finalists ENG Kevin PainterENG Wayne Mardle World Matchplay 2007 Winner ENG James Wade Runner-up ENG Terry Jenkins 2008 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up ENG James Wade World Grand Prix 2007 Winner ENG James Wade Runner-up ENG Terry Jenkins 2008 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up NED Raymond van Barneveld Las Vegas Desert Classic 2007 Winner NED Raymond van Barneveld Runner-up ENG Terry Jenkins 2008 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up ENG James Wade UK Open 2007 Winner NED Raymond van Barneveld Runner-up NED Vincent van der Voort 2008 Winner ENG James Wade Runner-up USA Gary Mawson US Open 2007 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up NED Raymond van Barneveld 2008 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up ENG Colin Lloyd Premier League Darts 2007 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up ENG Terry Jenkins 2008 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up ENG James Wade German Darts Championship 2007 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up ENG Denis Ovens European Championship 2008 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Runner-up ENG Adrian Lewis Championship League Darts 2008 Winner ENG Phil Taylor Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. BDO For the second year running, Martin Adams declined his invitation to take part in the competition. Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers BDO World Darts Championship 2007 Winner ENG Martin Adams ENG Phill NixonNED Niels de RuiterENG Mervyn KingWAL Mark WebsterAUS Simon WhitlockENG Brian WoodsNED Michael van GerwenSCO Robert ThorntonENG Darryl Fitton Runner-up ENG Phill Nixon Semi-finalists NED Niels de RuiterENG Mervyn King 2008 Winner WAL Mark Webster Runner-up AUS Simon Whitlock Semi-finalists ENG Martin AdamsENG Brian Woods World Masters 2006 Winner NED Michael van Gerwen Runner-up ENG Martin Adams 2007 Winner SCO Robert Thornton Runner-up ENG Darryl Fitton Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. Defunct Tournaments Tournament Year Position Player International Darts League 2007 Winner SCO Gary Anderson Runner-up WAL Mark Webster World Darts Trophy 2007 Winner SCO Gary Anderson Runner-up ENG Phil Taylor Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. Other qualifiers PDC announce ITV Wildcard Qualifiers https://web.archive.org/web/20080805034239/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/GrandSlamDetail/0,,10180~1354968,00.html 5 August 2008 Planet Darts Criteria Player PDC North America Order of Merit Leader USA Darin Young William Cross Pro-Am AUS Paul Nicholson 2008 BDO Women's World Darts Champion RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova ITV Wildcards ENG Wes NewtonNIR Colin McGarryENG Alan Tabern Pro-Celebrity Challenge As a curtain-raiser for the main Grand Slam of Darts, a competition involving eight celebrities and eight of the professionals taking part in the Grand Slam took place on the Friday before the tournament. The winners of the tournament collected a first prize of £8,000. In a closely fought final, James Wade and Steve Backley won a final-leg decider over Phil Taylor and Neil Ruddock, with Backley's double two checkout sealing the victory. Those involved were: CAN John Part NED Raymond van Barneveld RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova ENG Wayne Mardle ENG Phil Taylor ENG James Wade ENG Peter Manley WAL Mark Webster IRE Barry McGuigan – former world boxing champion ENG Phil Tufnell – former cricketer ENG Steve Davis – six-time world snooker champion ENG Michael Le Vell – actor ENG Neil Ruddock – former footballer ENG Steve Backley – former athlete ENG Dave Ulliott – poker player ENG Mike Tindall – rugby player Draw and results all matches first-to-3/best of 5. no Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 35 Part/McGuigan 0 Mardle/Le Vell 3 Taylor/Ruddock 3 Dobromyslova/Davis 1 Wade/Backley 3 Manley/Ulliott 1 van Barneveld/Tufnell 3 Webster/Tindall 2 Mardle/Le Vell 1 Taylor/Ruddock 3 Wade/Backley 3 van Barneveld/Tufnell 0 Taylor/Ruddock 2 Wade/Backley 3 Draw Group stages All matches first-to-5/best of 9. 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. Group A POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1ENG Phil Taylor (1)321146+84Advance to the last 162ENG Andy Jenkins3211313043NED Vincent van der Voort3121011−12Eliminated4ENG Phill Nixon (BDO)312613−72 15 November 107.36 Phil Taylor ENG5 – 0 ENG Phill Nixon 92.91 85.30 Vincent van der Voort NED4 – 5 ENG Andy Jenkins 85.39 16 November 99.98 Vincent van der Voort NED5 – 1 ENG Phill Nixon 85.33 102.94 Phil Taylor ENG4 – 5 ENG Andy Jenkins 96.89 17 November 85.05 Andy Jenkins ENG3 – 5 ENG Phill Nixon 87.79 92.21 Vincent van der Voort NED1 – 5 ENG Phil Taylor 104.51 Group B POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1AUS Simon Whitlock (BDO)321136+74Advance to the last 162ENG Andy Hamilton (8)321119+24Nine Dart Shootout2ENG Alan Tabern (Q)321119+244ENG Brian Woods (BDO)303415−110Eliminated 15 November 105.64 Andy Hamilton ENG5 – 3 ENG Brian Woods 88.67 91.21 Alan Tabern ENG5 – 3 AUS Simon Whitlock 89.73 16 November 82.83 Brian Woods ENG0 – 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 84.44 95.94 Andy Hamilton ENG5 – 1 ENG Alan Tabern 94.57 17 November 90.61 Alan Tabern ENG5 – 1 ENG Brian Woods 73.63 98.86 Simon Whitlock AUS5 – 1 ENG Andy Hamilton 103.04 Nine-dart shootout With Andy Hamilton and Alan Tabern finishing level on points and leg difference, a piece of history was made, with a nine-dart shootout between the two to see who would play Phil Taylor in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Tuesday's second round matches. POSPlayer123456789PtsStatus2ENG Andy Hamilton60605602060–––265Advance to the last 163ENG Alan Tabern602052012032020169Eliminated Group C POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1ENG Mervyn King330157+86Advance to the last 162WAL Mark Webster (BDO, 4)3121210+223NIR Colin McGarry (Q)312914−52Eliminated4NED Michael van Gerwen312611−52 15 November 85.80 Mark Webster WAL4 – 5 NIR Colin McGarry 80.14 92.93 Mervyn King ENG5 – 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 86.74 16 November 93.93 Mark Webster WAL5 – 0 NED Michael van Gerwen 75.62 80.23 Colin McGarry NIR3 – 5 ENG Mervyn King 89.81 17 November 84.51 Michael van Gerwen NED5 – 1 NIR Colin McGarry 76.55 97.14 Mervyn King ENG5 – 3 WAL Mark Webster 92.21 Group D POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1CAN John Part (5)321137+64Advance to the last 162ENG Kevin McDine321117+443ENG Wayne Mardle3211012−24Eliminated4RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova (BDO)303715−80 15 November 78.22 John Part CAN5 – 1 RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova 75.91 91.21 Wayne Mardle ENG0 – 5 ENG Kevin McDine 89.73 16 November 79.28 Wayne Mardle ENG5 – 4 RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova 86.07 92.11 John Part CAN5 – 1 ENG Kevin McDine 80.10 17 November 95.44 Wayne Mardle ENG5 – 3 CAN John Part 94.47 92.44 Kevin McDine ENG5 – 2 RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova 80.30 Group E POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1NED Raymond van Barneveld (2)330157+86Advance to the last 162SCO Robert Thornton3211312+143USA Gary Mawson3121110+12Eliminated4ENG Kirk Shepherd303515−100 15 November 84.02 Robert Thornton SCO5 – 3 USA Gary Mawson 81.72 100.38 Raymond van Barneveld NED5 – 1 ENG Kirk Shepherd 82.73 16 November 81.68 Gary Mawson USA5 – 0 ENG Kirk Shepherd 74.90 101.38 Raymond van Barneveld NED5 – 3 SCO Robert Thornton 97.82 18 November 93.25 Raymond van Barneveld NED5 – 3 USA Gary Mawson 94.63 89.66 Kirk Shepherd ENG4 – 5 SCO Robert Thornton 93.49 Group F POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1ENG Terry Jenkins (7)321148+64Advance to the last 162USA Darin Young (Q)3211311+243ENG Wes Newton (Q)3211012−24Eliminated4ENG Colin Lloyd303915−60 15 November 92.95 Terry Jenkins ENG4 – 5 USA Darin Young 92.43 83.38 Colin Lloyd ENG4 – 5 ENG Wes Newton 79.51 16 November 85.61 Terry Jenkins ENG5 – 3 ENG Colin Lloyd 84.38 85.30 Darin Young USA3 – 5 ENG Wes Newton 82.38 18 November 80.83 Wes Newton ENG0 – 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 98.88 88.15 Darin Young USA5 – 2 ENG Colin Lloyd 82.25 Group G POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1ENG James Wade (3)330157+86Advance to the last 162ENG Denis Ovens321137+643ENG Adrian Lewis312101002Eliminated4NED Niels de Ruiter (BDO)303115−140 15 November 83.40 Adrian Lewis ENG2 – 5 ENG Denis Ovens 89.48 86.10 James Wade ENG5 – 1 NED Niels de Ruiter 74.91 16 November 89.46 Adrian Lewis ENG5 – 0 NED Niels de Ruiter 84.36 95.83 Denis Ovens ENG3 – 5 ENG James Wade 111.03 18 November 86.12 Niels de Ruiter NED0 – 5 ENG Denis Ovens 90.54 97.39 James Wade ENG5 – 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 97.83 Group H POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1ENG Darryl Fitton (BDO)321149+54Advance to the last 162SCO Gary Anderson (BDO, 6)3211411+343AUS Paul Nicholson (Q)3121114−32Eliminated4ENG Kevin Painter312914−52 15 November 84.50 Kevin Painter ENG2 – 5 ENG Darryl Fitton 86.08 92.32 Gary Anderson SCO4 – 5 AUS Paul Nicholson 86.91 16 November 85.40 Kevin Painter ENG2 – 5 SCO Gary Anderson 96.40 96.92 Darryl Fitton ENG5 – 2 AUS Paul Nicholson 93.90 18 November 90.72 Gary Anderson SCO5 – 4 ENG Darryl Fitton 84.08 87.11 Paul Nicholson AUS4 – 5 ENG Kevin Painter 98.05 Knockout stages Second round (best of 19 legs)19–20 November Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)21 November Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)22 November Final (best of 35 legs)23 November 20 225 A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 97.37 10 B2 ENG Andy Hamilton (8) 98.30 8 B1 AUS Simon Whitlock (BDO) 89.93 10 A2 ENG Andy Jenkins 85.86 8 C1 ENG Mervyn King 88.04 10 D2 ENG Kevin McDine 90.80 9 D1 CAN John Part (5) 83.68 2 C2 WAL Mark Webster (BDO, 4) 91.73 10 E1 NED Raymond van Barneveld (2) 95.14 10 F2 USA Darin Young (Q) 84.59 4 F1 ENG Terry Jenkins (7) 93.43 10 E2 SCO Robert Thornton 93.30 8 G1 ENG James Wade (3) 89.98 8 H2 SCO Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 95.16 10 H1 ENG Darryl Fitton (BDO) 94.71 10 G2 ENG Denis Ovens 91.89 8 A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 103.52 10 B1 AUS Simon Whitlock (BDO) 97.73 7 C1 ENG Mervyn King 100.98 10 C2 WAL Mark Webster (BDO, 4) 94.28 8 E1 NED Raymond van Barneveld (2) 97.18 9 F1 ENG Terry Jenkins (7) 96.48 10 H2 SCO Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 98.45 10 H1 ENG Darryl Fitton (BDO) 88.80 6 A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 106.56 16 C1 ENG Mervyn King 96.66 10 F1 ENG Terry Jenkins (7) 102.30 16 H2 SCO Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 105.65 14 A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 106.25 18 F1 ENG Terry Jenkins (7) 100.92 9 Statistics Player Played Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart averageENG Phil Taylor768 401269932151 104.10 ENG Andy Hamilton419 1953339136 100.22 SCO Gary Anderson648 41101 7430170 98.65 NED Raymond van Barneveld5 34 2173 3319121 98.15 ENG Terry Jenkins7 59 57 144 9936164 97.63 ENG James Wade4 23 1754 3410141 95.09 ENG Mervyn King645 40108 6124161 94.70 AUS Simon Whitlock5 30 2472 3214109 92.84 SCO Robert Thornton4 21 2256 3012126 92.71 ENG Denis Ovens4 21 17 63 25312292.10 ENG Alan Tabern3 11 926 19471 92.04NED Vincent van der Voort3 10 1130 145146 91.47 ENG Adrian Lewis3 10 1026 11512790.69 ENG Darryl Fitton530 2756 4413117 90.58 ENG Kevin Painter3 9 14 2519591 90.08 WAL Mark Webster530 2270 269158 89.98 AUS Paul Nicholson3111429 235140 88.93 ENG Phill Nixon3 6 13 2415168 88.36 ENG Kevin McDine420 1740 1510107 88.14 ENG Andy Jenkins4 21 2356 247104 87.87 USA Darin Young417 2148 24886 87.25 CAN John Part4 15 1733124135 86.93 USA Gary Mawson3 111027 94 152 86.63 ENG Kirk Shepherd3 5 15 22 11170 83.89 ENG Colin Lloyd3 9 15 33 132 90 83.38 ENG Wayne Mardle3 10 1227 82 158 83.23 NED Michael van Gerwen3 6 11 2073 52 82.68 ENG Brian Woods34 15 1696 120 82.19 RUS Anastasia Dobromyslova3 7 15 42100 120 81.46 NED Niels de Ruiter3 1 15 2552 73 81.37 ENG Wes Newton310 1227 101 100 80.85 NIR Colin McGarry3 9 14 32 140 100 79.23 Television coverage ITV Sport again broadcast coverage throughout the championship, in the UK. Again, Matt Smith presented the coverage on ITV4, with analysis from Chris Mason and Alan Warriner-Little, commentary from Peter Drury, Stuart Pyke and John Rawling and reports from Ned Boulting and Janie Omorogbe.May 2020 Match fixing allegations Five days after the tournament concluded, the PDC revealed that the organisation had received complaints concerning the Group H match between Darryl Fitton and Gary Anderson, and forwarded those complaints to the Darts Regulation Authority.http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1470509,00.html PDC Statement PDC 28 November 2008 28 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20120916221614/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1470509,00.html 16 September 2012 dead On 26 January 2009 it was announced that there was no evidence of player collusion in the arranging of match outcomes.http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1533112,00.html DRA Statement PDC 26 January 2009 27 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120916221636/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1533112,00.html 16 September 2012 dead External links and references Category:Grand Slam of Darts Category:2000s in the West Midlands (county) Grand Slam of Darts Grand Slam of Darts Grand Slam of Darts