2008 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 15–23 November 2008 | ||
Venue | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | ||
Location | Wolverhampton | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £356,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | James Wade | ||
High checkout | 170 Gary Anderson | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Phil Taylor | |||
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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.
The prize fund for the 2008 tournament was as follows:
Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £356,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £40,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £20,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £12,500 |
Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £7,500 |
Last 32 (group stage) | (16) | £4,000 |
Highest finish | (1) | £2,000 |
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.
Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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Grand Slam of Darts | 2007 | Winner | Phil Taylor | Phil Taylor Andy Hamilton Kevin McDine Gary Anderson Raymond van Barneveld Andy Jenkins John Part Kirk Shepherd Kevin Painter Wayne Mardle James Wade Terry Jenkins Vincent van der Voort Gary Mawson Colin Lloyd Denis Ovens Adrian Lewis | |
Runner-up | Andy Hamilton | ||||
Semi-finalists | Kevin McDine Gary Anderson | ||||
PDC World Darts Championship | 2007 | Winner | Raymond van Barneveld | ||
Runner-up | Phil Taylor | ||||
Semi-finalists | Andy Jenkins Andy Hamilton | ||||
2008 | Winner | John Part | |||
Runner-up | Kirk Shepherd | ||||
Semi-finalists | Kevin Painter Wayne Mardle | ||||
World Matchplay | 2007 | Winner | James Wade | ||
Runner-up | Terry Jenkins | ||||
2008 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-up | James Wade | ||||
World Grand Prix | 2007 | Winner | James Wade | ||
Runner-up | Terry Jenkins | ||||
2008 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-up | Raymond van Barneveld | ||||
Las Vegas Desert Classic | 2007 | Winner | Raymond van Barneveld | ||
Runner-up | Terry Jenkins | ||||
2008 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-up | James Wade | ||||
UK Open | 2007 | Winner | Raymond van Barneveld | ||
Runner-up | Vincent van der Voort | ||||
2008 | Winner | James Wade | |||
Runner-up | Gary Mawson | ||||
US Open | 2007 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-up | Raymond van Barneveld | ||||
2008 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-up | Colin Lloyd | ||||
Premier League Darts | 2007 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-up | Terry Jenkins | ||||
2008 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-up | James Wade | ||||
German Darts Championship | 2007 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-up | Denis Ovens | ||||
European Championship | 2008 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-up | Adrian Lewis | ||||
Championship League Darts | 2008 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
For the second year running, Martin Adams declined his invitation to take part in the competition.
Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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BDO World Darts Championship | 2007 | Winner | Phill Nixon Niels de Ruiter Mervyn King Mark Webster Simon Whitlock Brian Woods Michael van Gerwen Robert Thornton Darryl Fitton | ||
Runner-up | Phill Nixon | ||||
Semi-finalists | Niels de Ruiter Mervyn King | ||||
2008 | Winner | Mark Webster | |||
Runner-up | Simon Whitlock | ||||
Semi-finalists | Brian Woods | ||||
World Masters | 2006 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | ||
Runner-up | |||||
2007 | Winner | Robert Thornton | |||
Runner-up | Darryl Fitton | ||||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
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International Darts League | 2007 | Winner | Gary Anderson |
Runner-up | Mark Webster | ||
World Darts Trophy | 2007 | Winner | Gary Anderson |
Runner-up | Phil Taylor | ||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||
Criteria | Player |
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PDC North America Order of Merit Leader | Darin Young |
William Cross Pro-Am | Paul Nicholson |
2008 BDO Women's World Darts Champion | Anastasia Dobromyslova |
ITV Wildcards | Wes Newton Colin McGarry Alan Tabern |
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:
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all matches first-to-3/best of 5.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
Part/McGuigan | 0 | ||||||||||
Mardle/Le Vell | 3 | Mardle/Le Vell | 1 | ||||||||
Taylor/Ruddock | 3 | Taylor/Ruddock | 3 | ||||||||
Dobromyslova/Davis | 1 | Taylor/Ruddock | 2 | ||||||||
Wade/Backley | 3 | Wade/Backley | 3 | ||||||||
Manley/Ulliott | 1 | Wade/Backley | 3 | ||||||||
van Barneveld/Tufnell | 3 | van Barneveld/Tufnell | 0 | ||||||||
Webster/Tindall | 2 |
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
15 November
16 November
17 November
| Group B
15 November
16 November
17 November
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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.
POS | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | Status |
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2 | Andy Hamilton | 60 | 60 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 60 | – | – | – | 265 | Advance to the last 16 |
3 | Alan Tabern | 60 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 169 | Eliminated |
Group C
15 November
16 November
17 November
| Group D
15 November
16 November
17 November
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Group E
15 November
16 November
18 November
| Group F
15 November
16 November
18 November
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Group G
15 November
16 November
18 November
| Group H
15 November
16 November
18 November
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Phil Taylor (1) 97.37 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Andy Hamilton (8) 98.30 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Phil Taylor (1) 103.52 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Simon Whitlock (BDO) 97.73 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Simon Whitlock (BDO) 89.93 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Andy Jenkins 85.86 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Phil Taylor (1) 106.56 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Mervyn King 96.66 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Mervyn King 88.04 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
D2 | Kevin McDine 90.80 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Mervyn King 100.98 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Mark Webster (BDO, 4) 94.28 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | John Part (5) 83.68 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Mark Webster (BDO, 4) 91.73 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Phil Taylor (1) 106.25 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Terry Jenkins (7) 100.92 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Raymond van Barneveld (2) 95.14 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | Darin Young (Q) 84.59 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Raymond van Barneveld (2) 97.18 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Terry Jenkins (7) 96.48 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Terry Jenkins (7) 93.43 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Robert Thornton 93.30 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Terry Jenkins (7) 102.30 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 105.65 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | James Wade (3) 89.98 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 95.16 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 98.45 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Darryl Fitton (BDO) 88.80 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Darryl Fitton (BDO) 94.71 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | Denis Ovens 91.89 | 8 |
Player | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
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Phil Taylor | 7 | 68 | 40 | 126 | 99 | 32 | 151 | 104.10 |
Andy Hamilton | 4 | 19 | 19 | 53 | 33 | 9 | 136 | 100.22 |
Gary Anderson | 6 | 48 | 41 | 101 | 74 | 30 | 170 | 98.65 |
Raymond van Barneveld | 5 | 34 | 21 | 73 | 33 | 19 | 121 | 98.15 |
Terry Jenkins | 7 | 59 | 57 | 144 | 99 | 36 | 164 | 97.63 |
James Wade | 4 | 23 | 17 | 54 | 34 | 10 | 141 | 95.09 |
Mervyn King | 6 | 45 | 40 | 108 | 61 | 24 | 161 | 94.70 |
Simon Whitlock | 5 | 30 | 24 | 72 | 32 | 14 | 109 | 92.84 |
Robert Thornton | 4 | 21 | 22 | 56 | 30 | 12 | 126 | 92.71 |
Denis Ovens | 4 | 21 | 17 | 63 | 25 | 3 | 122 | 92.10 |
Alan Tabern | 3 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 71 | 92.04 |
Vincent van der Voort | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 146 | 91.47 |
Adrian Lewis | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 127 | 90.69 |
Darryl Fitton | 5 | 30 | 27 | 56 | 44 | 13 | 117 | 90.58 |
Kevin Painter | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 91 | 90.08 |
Mark Webster | 5 | 30 | 22 | 70 | 26 | 9 | 158 | 89.98 |
Paul Nicholson | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 140 | 88.93 |
Phill Nixon | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 68 | 88.36 |
Kevin McDine | 4 | 20 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 107 | 88.14 |
Andy Jenkins | 4 | 21 | 23 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 104 | 87.87 |
Darin Young | 4 | 17 | 21 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 86 | 87.25 |
John Part | 4 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 135 | 86.93 |
Gary Mawson | 3 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 152 | 86.63 |
Kirk Shepherd | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 70 | 83.89 |
Colin Lloyd | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 90 | 83.38 |
Wayne Mardle | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 158 | 83.23 |
Michael van Gerwen | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 82.68 |
Brian Woods | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 120 | 82.19 |
Anastasia Dobromyslova | 3 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 120 | 81.46 |
Niels de Ruiter | 3 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 81.37 |
Wes Newton | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 100 | 80.85 |
Colin McGarry | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 100 | 79.23 |
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.[ citation needed ]
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