The 2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the sixth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 10–18 November 2012 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.
2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 10–18 November 2012 | ||
Venue | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | ||
Location | Wolverhampton | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but was beaten in the Last 16 by Michael van Gerwen, who went on to make the final, but lost 16–14 to Raymond van Barneveld.
Prize money
editPosition (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
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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 |
Qualifying
editQualifying tournaments
editPDC
editTournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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Grand Slam of Darts | 2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | Phil Taylor Gary Anderson Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh Scott Waites James Wade Steve Beaton Wayne Jones Andy Hamilton Simon Whitlock Mark Webster Terry Jenkins John Part Michael van Gerwen Mervyn King Brendan Dolan Robert Thornton Wes Newton Paul Nicholson Kevin Painter Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé Barrie Bates James Hubbard | |
Runner-Up | Gary Anderson | ||||
Semi-finalists | Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh | ||||
2010 | Winner | Scott Waites | |||
Runner-Up | James Wade | ||||
Semi-finalists | Steve Beaton Wayne Jones | ||||
PDC World Darts Championship | 2012 | Winner | Adrian Lewis | ||
Runner-Up | Andy Hamilton | ||||
Semi-finalists | Simon Whitlock James Wade | ||||
2011 | Winner | Adrian Lewis | |||
Runner-Up | Gary Anderson | ||||
Semi-finalists | Mark Webster Terry Jenkins | ||||
2010 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
2009 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
2008 | Winner | John Part | |||
World Matchplay | 2012 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-Up | James Wade | ||||
2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | James Wade | ||||
World Grand Prix | 2012 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | ||
Runner-Up | Mervyn King | ||||
2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | Brendan Dolan | ||||
UK Open | 2012 | Winner | Robert Thornton | ||
Runner-Up | Phil Taylor | ||||
2011 | Winner | James Wade | |||
Runner-Up | Wes Newton | ||||
Premier League Darts | 2012 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-Up | Simon Whitlock | ||||
2011 | Winner | Gary Anderson | |||
Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | ||||
Championship League Darts | 2012 | Winner | Phil Taylor | ||
Runner-Up | Simon Whitlock | ||||
2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | Paul Nicholson | ||||
Players Championship Finals | 2011 (2) | Winner | Kevin Painter | ||
Runner-Up | Mark Webster | ||||
2011 (1) | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | Gary Anderson | ||||
European Championship | 2012 | Winner | Simon Whitlock | ||
Runner-Up | Wes Newton | ||||
2011 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |||
Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | ||||
PDC World Cup of Darts | 2012 | Winners | Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis | ||
Runners-Up | Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson | ||||
2010 | Winners | Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé | |||
Runners-Up | Mark Webster Barrie Bates | ||||
PDC World Youth Championship | 2012 | Winner | James Hubbard | ||
Runner-Up | Michael van Gerwen | ||||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
BDO
editTournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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BDO World Darts Championship | 2012 | Winner | Christian Kist | Christian Kist Tony O'Shea Wesley Harms Ted Hankey Dean Winstanley Martin Phillips Jan Dekker | |
Runner-Up | Tony O'Shea | ||||
Semi-finalists | Wesley Harms Ted Hankey | ||||
2011 | Winner | | |||
Runner-Up | Dean Winstanley | ||||
Semi-finalists | Martin Phillips Jan Dekker | ||||
2010 | Winner | | |||
2009 | Winner | Ted Hankey | |||
2008 | Winner | Mark Webster | |||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
Other qualifiers
editCriteria | Player |
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PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit Leader | Arron Monk |
Pools
editPool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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(Seeded Players) | (qualifiers) | ||
Phil Taylor (1) |
Gary Anderson |
Brendan Dolan |
Barrie Bates |
Draw
editGroup stage
editAll matches first-to-5/best of 9
NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking 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
10 November[2]
11 November[3]
13 November[4]
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Group Bedit
10 November[2]
11 November[3]
13 November
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Group Cedit
10 November[2]
11 November[3]
13 November[4]
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Group Dedit
10 November[2]
11 November[3]
13 November[4]
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Group Eedit
11 November[5]
12 November[6]
14 November[7]
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Group Fedit
11 November[5]
12 November[6]
14 November[7]
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Group Gedit
11 November[5]
12 November[6]
14 November[7]
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Group Hedit
11 November[5]
12 November[6]
14 November[7]
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Knockout stage
editSecond round (best of 19 legs) 15–16 November [8][9] | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 17 November [10] | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 18 November [11] | Final (best of 31 legs) 18 November [12] | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Scott Waites (BDO) 103.67 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Robert Thornton 102.42 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Scott Waites (BDO) 98.04 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Michael van Gerwen (8) 106.63 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Michael van Gerwen (8) 108.38 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Phil Taylor (1) 104.89 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Michael van Gerwen (8) 101.83 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Dean Winstanley 98.94 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Dean Winstanley 94.73 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
D2 | Arron Monk (RQ) 93.46 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Dean Winstanley 90.45 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Kevin Painter 91.78 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | Mervyn King 89.63 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Kevin Painter 91.10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Michael van Gerwen (8) 98.55 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Raymond van Barneveld 95.79 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | John Part 89.10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | Brendan Dolan 85.40 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | John Part 90.19 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Andy Hamilton (7) 95.37 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Andy Hamilton (7) 98.76 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Gary Anderson 101.90 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Andy Hamilton (7) 95.87 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Raymond van Barneveld 97.54 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | Wes Newton (6) 93.71 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Christian Kist (BDO,3) 89.78 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Christian Kist (BDO,3) 93.05 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Raymond van Barneveld 100.57 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Raymond van Barneveld 104.56 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | Wesley Harms (BDO) 97.50 | 4 |
Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
Statistics
editPlayer | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
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Raymond van Barneveld | Winner | 7 | 72 | 45 | 148 | 84 | 35 | 156 | 96.29 |
Michael van Gerwen | Final | 7 | 71 | 46 | 145 | 92 | 35 | 170 | 100.12 |
Andy Hamilton | Semi-finals | 6 | 51 | 44 | 117 | 59 | 17 | 152 | 94.14 |
Dean Winstanley | Semi-finals | 6 | 48 | 41 | 107 | 66 | 20 | 142 | 94.00 |
Scott Waites | Quarter-finals | 5 | 35 | 32 | 73 | 55 | 23 | 148 | 100.12 |
Christian Kist | Quarter-finals | 5 | 34 | 36 | 78 | 38 | 19 | 128 | 90.66 |
Kevin Painter | Quarter-finals | 5 | 36 | 33 | 89 | 46 | 12 | 121 | 90.38 |
John Part | Quarter-finals | 5 | 36 | 33 | 89 | 35 | 2 | 121 | 84.73 |
Phil Taylor | Second round | 4 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 26 | 1 | 164 | 98.93 |
Gary Anderson | Second round | 4 | 23 | 23 | 65 | 27 | 17 | 130 | 96.94 |
Wes Newton | Second round | 4 | 24 | 16 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 164 | 94.85 |
Mervyn King | Second round | 4 | 20 | 16 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 126 | 94.68 |
Wesley Harms | Second round | 4 | 16 | 19 | 53 | 26 | 6 | 170 | 93.38 |
Robert Thornton | Second round | 4 | 21 | 19 | 57 | 33 | 5 | 90 | 93.16 |
Brendan Dolan | Second round | 4 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 123 | 87.78 |
Arron Monk | Second round | 4 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 24 | 5 | 126 | 86.25 |
Simon Whitlock | Group stage | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 96 | 91.81 |
Mark Walsh | Group stage | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 164 | 85.84 |
Co Stompé | Group stage | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 67 | 91.00 |
Mark Webster | Group stage | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 131 | 90.13 |
Paul Nicholson | Group stage | 3 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 90.75 |
Terry Jenkins | Group stage | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 78 | 90.49 |
James Wade | Group stage | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 116 | 89.73 |
Tony O'Shea | Group stage | 3 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 100 | 88.54 |
Adrian Lewis | Group stage | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 147 | 87.34 |
Ted Hankey | Group stage | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 161 | 78.35 |
Steve Beaton | Group stage | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 124 | 92.00 |
Wayne Jones | Group stage | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 116 | 88.69 |
James Hubbard | Group stage | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 88.14 |
Martin Phillips | Group stage | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 61 | 85.62 |
Jan Dekker | Group stage | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 76.43 |
Barrie Bates | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 75.31 |
Source: Match reports in the draw
Broadcasting
editSky Sports provided television coverage of the event in the United Kingdom, Fox Sports in Australia, OSN across the Middle East and it was available online and partially televised on RTL7 in the Netherlands.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d "William Hill Grand Slam - Sunday Evening". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "William Hill Grand Slam – Tuesday". PDC. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "William Hill Grand Slam – Sunday Afternoon". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "William Hill Grand Slam – Monday". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "William Hill Grand Slam – Wednesday". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "William Hill Grand Slam – Thursday". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "William Hill Grand Slam – Friday". PDC. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "William Hill Grand Slam Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "William Hill Grand Slam Semi-finals". PDC. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Brilliant Barney's Grand Slam Triumph!". PDC. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.