2008 Grand Slam of Darts

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2008 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates15–23 November 2008
Venue Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Location Wolverhampton
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£356,000
Winner's share£100,000
Nine-dart finish Flag of England.svg James Wade
High checkout170 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg 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.

Contents

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)£100,000
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

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

TournamentYearPositionPlayerQualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts 2007 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton
Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
Flag of England.svg Kirk Shepherd
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter
Flag of England.svg Wayne Mardle
Flag of England.svg James Wade
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Mawson
Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd
Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton
Semi-finalists Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
PDC World Darts Championship 2007 Winner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Semi-finalists Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton
2008 Winner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Kirk Shepherd
Semi-finalists Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter
Flag of England.svg Wayne Mardle
World Matchplay 2007 Winner Flag of England.svg James Wade
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
2008 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of England.svg James Wade
World Grand Prix 2007 Winner Flag of England.svg James Wade
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
2008 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Las Vegas Desert Classic 2007 Winner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
2008 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of England.svg James Wade
UK Open 2007 Winner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Runner-up Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort
2008 Winner Flag of England.svg James Wade
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Gary Mawson
US Open 2007 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
2008 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd
Premier League Darts 2007 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
2008 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of England.svg James Wade
German Darts Championship 2007Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens
European Championship 2008 Winner Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis
Championship League Darts 2008 Winner Flag of England.svg 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.

TournamentYearPositionPlayerQualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship 2007 Winner Flag of England.svg Martin Adams Flag of England.svg Phill Nixon
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels de Ruiter
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock
Flag of England.svg Brian Woods
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton
Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Phill Nixon
Semi-finalists Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels de Ruiter
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
2008 Winner Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster
Runner-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock
Semi-finalists Flag of England.svg Martin Adams
Flag of England.svg Brian Woods
World Masters 2006Winner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Martin Adams
2007Winner Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Defunct Tournaments

TournamentYearPositionPlayer
International Darts League 2007 Winner Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Runner-up Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster
World Darts Trophy 2007 Winner Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Other qualifiers

[1]

CriteriaPlayer
PDC North America Order of Merit Leader Flag of the United States.svg Darin Young
William Cross Pro-Am Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson
2008 BDO Women's World Darts Champion Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova
ITV Wildcards Flag of England.svg Wes Newton
Ulster Banner.svg Colin McGarry
Flag of England.svg 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:

Draw and results

all matches first-to-3/best of 5.

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Part/McGuigan 0
Mardle/Le Vell3Mardle/Le Vell 1
Taylor/Ruddock3Taylor/Ruddock3
Dobromyslova/Davis 1 Taylor/Ruddock 2
Wade/Backley3Wade/Backley3
Manley/Ulliott 1 Wade/Backley3
van Barneveld/Tufnell3van Barneveld/Tufnell 0
Webster/Tindall 2

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.

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.

POSPlayer123456789PtsStatus
2 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 60605602060265Advance to the last 16
3 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern 602052012032020169Eliminated

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
            
A1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (1) 97.3710
B2 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton (8) 98.308
A1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (1) 103.5210
B1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (BDO) 97.737
B1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (BDO) 89.9310
A2 Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins 85.868
A1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (1) 106.5616
C1 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 96.6610
C1 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 88.0410
D2 Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine 90.809
C1 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 100.9810
C2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster (BDO, 4) 94.288
D1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part (5) 83.682
C2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster (BDO, 4) 91.7310
A1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (1) 106.2518
F1 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins (7) 100.929
E1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (2) 95.1410
F2 Flag of the United States.svg Darin Young (Q) 84.594
E1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (2) 97.189
F1 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins (7) 96.4810
F1 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins (7) 93.4310
E2 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 93.308
F1 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins (7) 102.3016
H2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 105.6514
G1 Flag of England.svg James Wade (3) 89.988
H2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 95.1610
H2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 98.4510
H1 Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton (BDO) 88.806
H1 Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton (BDO) 94.7110
G2 Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 91.898

Statistics

PlayerPlayedLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh checkout3-dart average
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 768401269932151104.10
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 4191953339136100.22
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 64841101743017098.65
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 5342173331912198.15
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 75957144993616497.63
Flag of England.svg James Wade 4231754341014195.09
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 64540108612416194.70
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 5302472321410992.84
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 4212256301212692.71
Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 421176325312292.10
Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern 3119261947192.04
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 310113014514691.47
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 310102611512790.69
Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton 5302756441311790.58
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 3914251959190.08
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 530227026915889.98
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 311142923514088.93
Flag of England.svg Phill Nixon 3613241516888.36
Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine 4201740151010788.14
Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins 421235624710487.87
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Young 41721482488687.25
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 415173312413586.93
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Mawson 31110279415286.63
Flag of England.svg Kirk Shepherd 3515221117083.89
Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd 3915331329083.38
Flag of England.svg Wayne Mardle 31012278215883.23
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 361120735282.68
Flag of England.svg Brian Woods 3415169612082.19
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova 37154210012081.46
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels de Ruiter 311525527381.37
Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 310122710110080.85
Ulster Banner.svg Colin McGarry 39143214010079.23

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.[ citation needed ]

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. [2] On 26 January 2009 it was announced that there was no evidence of player collusion in the arranging of match outcomes. [3]

  1. PDC announce ITV Wildcard Qualifiers Archived 5 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Planet Darts
  2. "PDC Statement". PDC. 28 November 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  3. "DRA Statement". PDC. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2009.

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