2008 Grand Slam of Darts
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.
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 | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £356,000 | ||
Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | ![]() | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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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) | |
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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 |
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 of America, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player.
PDC
Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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Grand Slam of Darts | 2007 | Winner | ![]() |
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Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Semi-Finalists | ![]() ![]() | ||||
PDC World Darts Championship | 2007 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Semi-Finalists | ![]() ![]() | ||||
2008 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Semi-Finalists | ![]() ![]() | ||||
World Matchplay | 2007 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
2008 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
World Grand Prix | 2007 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
2008 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Las Vegas Desert Classic | 2007 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
2008 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
UK Open | 2007 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
2008 | Winner | ![]() | |||
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US Open | 2007 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
2008 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Premier League Darts | 2007 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
2008 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
German Darts Championship | 2007 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
European Championship | 2008 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Championship League Darts | 2008 | Winner | ![]() | ||
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 | |
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BDO World Darts Championship | 2007 | Winner | ![]() |
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Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Semi-Finalists | ![]() ![]() | ||||
2008 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Semi-Finalists | ![]() ![]() | ||||
World Masters | 2006 | Winner | ![]() | ||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
2007 | Winner | ![]() | |||
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
Defunct Tournaments
Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
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International Darts League | 2007 | Winner | ![]() |
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
World Darts Trophy | 2007 | Winner | ![]() |
Runner-Up | ![]() | ||
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||
Other Qualifiers
Criteria | Player |
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PDC North America Order of Merit Leader | ![]() |
William Cross Pro-Am | ![]() |
2008 BDO Women's World Darts Champion | ![]() |
ITV Wildcards | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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:
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Draw and results
all matches first-to-3/best of 5.
Semi Finals | Final | 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 |
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
15 November
16 November
17 November
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Group B
15 November
16 November
17 November
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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.
POS | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | Status |
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2 | ![]() |
60 | 60 | 5 | 60 | 20 | 60 | – | – | – | 265 | Advance to the last 16 |
3 | ![]() |
60 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 169 | Eliminated |
Group C
15 November
16 November
17 November
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Group D
15 November
16 November
17 November
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Group E
15 November
16 November
18 November
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Group F
15 November
16 November
18 November
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Group G
15 November
16 November
18 November
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Group H
15 November
16 November
18 November
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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 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
D2 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Player | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
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7 | 68 | 40 | 126 | 99 | 32 | 151 | 104.10 |
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4 | 19 | 19 | 53 | 33 | 9 | 136 | 100.22 |
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6 | 48 | 41 | 101 | 74 | 30 | 170 | 98.65 |
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5 | 34 | 21 | 73 | 33 | 19 | 121 | 98.15 |
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7 | 59 | 57 | 144 | 99 | 36 | 164 | 97.63 |
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4 | 23 | 17 | 54 | 34 | 10 | 141 | 95.09 |
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6 | 45 | 40 | 108 | 61 | 24 | 161 | 94.70 |
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5 | 30 | 24 | 72 | 32 | 14 | 109 | 92.84 |
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4 | 21 | 22 | 56 | 30 | 12 | 126 | 92.71 |
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4 | 21 | 17 | 63 | 25 | 3 | 122 | 92.10 |
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3 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 71 | 92.04 |
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3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 146 | 91.47 |
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3 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 127 | 90.69 |
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5 | 30 | 27 | 56 | 44 | 13 | 117 | 90.58 |
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3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 91 | 90.08 |
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5 | 30 | 22 | 70 | 26 | 9 | 158 | 89.98 |
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3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 140 | 88.93 |
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3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 68 | 88.36 |
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4 | 20 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 107 | 88.14 |
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4 | 21 | 23 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 104 | 87.87 |
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4 | 17 | 21 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 86 | 87.25 |
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4 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 135 | 86.93 |
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3 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 152 | 86.63 |
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3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 70 | 83.89 |
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3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 90 | 83.38 |
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3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 158 | 83.23 |
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3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 82.68 |
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3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 120 | 82.19 |
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3 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 120 | 81.46 |
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3 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 81.37 |
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3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 100 | 80.85 |
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3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 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.
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]
External links and references
- PDC announce ITV Wildcard Qualifiers Archived 5 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Planet Darts
- "PDC Statement". PDC. 28 November 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- "DRA Statement". PDC. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2009.