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
editPosition (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000)[5] | |
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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
editQualifying tournaments
editPDC main tournaments
editPlayers 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.
PDC European Tour
editIn 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.
PDC European Tour | |||||
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Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
2015 European Tour | 2015 German Darts Championship | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Michael Smith Kim Huybrechts | |
2015 Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
2015 German Darts Masters | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
2015 Dutch Darts Masters | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
2015 International Darts Open | Winner | Michael Smith | |||
2015 European Darts Open | Winner | Robert Thornton | |||
2015 European Darts Trophy | Winner | Michael Smith | |||
2015 European Darts Matchplay | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
2015 European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Kim Huybrechts | |||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
PDC Players Championships
editIn 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.
PDC Players Championships | |||||
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Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
2015 Players Championships | Players Championship 1 | Winner | Gary Anderson | Ian White Jelle Klaasen Terry Jenkins | |
Players Championship 2 | Winner | James Wade | |||
Players Championship 3 | Winner | Adrian Lewis | |||
Players Championship 4 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
Players Championship 5 | Winner | Adrian Lewis | |||
Players Championship 6 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
Players Championship 7 | Winner | Peter Wright | |||
Players Championship 8 | Winner | Keegan Brown | |||
Players Championship 9 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Players Championship 10 | Winner | Joe Murnan | |||
Players Championship 11 | Winner | Dave Chisnall | |||
Players Championship 12 | Winner | Peter Wright | |||
Players Championship 13 | Winner | James Wade | |||
Players Championship 14 | Winner | Jelle Klaasen | |||
Players Championship 15 | Winner | Terry Jenkins | |||
Players Championship 16 | Winner | Jelle Klaasen | |||
Players Championship 17 | Winner | Ian White | |||
Players Championship 18 | Winner | Alan Norris | |||
Players Championship 19 | Winner | Peter Wright | |||
Players Championship 20 | Winner | Gary Anderson | |||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
PDC qualifier
editA further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Coventry on 23 October 2015.
- Mark Webster
- Jonny Clayton
- Mervyn King
- Steve West
- Wayne Jones
- Andy Boulton
- Robbie Green
- Steve Beaton
BDO qualifying tournaments
editTournament | Year | Position | Player |
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BDO World Darts Championship | 2015 | Winner | Scott Mitchell |
Runner-Up | Martin Adams | ||
World Masters | 2014 | Winner | Martin Phillips |
BDO World Trophy | 2015 | Winner | Geert De Vos |
BDO qualifiers
editA 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
editEuropean qualifiers
editPools
editPool A (Seeded Players) |
Pool B (PDC Automatic Qualifiers) |
Pool C (PDC Qualifiers) |
Pool D (BDO Qualifiers) |
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Michael van Gerwen (1) |
Raymond van Barneveld |
Steve Beaton |
Martin Adams |
Draw
editGroup stage
editAll 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 Aedit
7 November
8 November
10 November
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Group Bedit
7 November
8 November
10 November
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Group Cedit
7 November
8 November
10 November
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Group Dedit
7 November
8 November
10 November
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Group Eedit
7 November
8 November
9 November
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Group Fedit
7 November
8 November
9 November
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Group Gedit
7 November
8 November
9 November
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Group Hedit
7 November
8 November
9 November
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Knockout stage
editSecond 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 | Michael van Gerwen (1) 109.18 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Steve Beaton (Q) 99.56 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) 111.05 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Kim Huybrechts 93.99 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Martin Adams (BDO) 98.47 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Kim Huybrechts 100.87 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) 102.19 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Michael Smith 93.08 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Michael Smith 104.59 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
D2 | Dave Chisnall 99.82 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Michael Smith 98.03 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Adrian Lewis (5) 98.63 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | Peter Wright (4) 101.36 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Adrian Lewis (5) 104.71 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) 100.94 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Phil Taylor (3) 102.53 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Gary Anderson (2) 104.22 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | Mark Webster (Q) 94.89 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | Mark Webster (Q) 96.86 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Raymond van Barneveld 95.37 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | James Wade (7) 100.05 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Raymond van Barneveld 96.96 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Raymond van Barneveld 97.07 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Phil Taylor (3) 100.84 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | Robert Thornton (6) 93.09 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Robbie Green (Q) 96.61 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | Robert Thornton (6) 93.48 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Phil Taylor (3) 104.18 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Phil Taylor (3) 91.67 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | Terry Jenkins 95.16 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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
edit- PDC netzone, Schedule, results