The 2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the seventh staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 9–17 November 2013 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.
Raymond van Barneveld was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stage. The semi-final match between Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis saw the players average 109.76 and 110.99 respectively, in a match frequently described as one of the greatest darts matches ever. The PDC record of 31 maximums set in the 2007 World Championship final was broken as 32 were made in this match in 32 fewer legs. Taylor won the match 16–9 and went on to seal his fifth Grand Slam title by beating Robert Thornton 16–6 in the final.
Prize money Position (num. of players) Prize money(Total: £400,000)Winner (1) £100,000Runner-up (1) £50,000Semi-finalists (2) £25,000Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000Last 16 (second round) (8) £7,500Third in group (8) £5,000Fourth in group (8) £2,500Group winner bonus (8) £2,500
Qualifying
Qualifying tournaments Players in italics had already qualified for the event.
PDC Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers Grand Slam of Darts 2012 Winner Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Michael van Gerwen Andy Hamilton Dean Winstanley Phil Taylor Gary Anderson Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh James Wade Simon Whitlock Dave Chisnall Mervyn King Robert Thornton Kim Huybrechts Kevin Painter Mark Webster Wes Newton Ronny Huybrechts Paul Nicholson Michael Smith Ricky Evans Runner-up Michael van Gerwen Andy Hamilton Dean Winstanley 2011 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Gary Anderson Semi-finalists Adrian Lewis Mark Walsh PDC World Darts Championship 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Michael van Gerwen Semi-finalists Raymond van Barneveld James Wade 2012 Winner Adrian Lewis Runner-up Andy Hamilton Semi-finalists Simon Whitlock James Wade 2011 Winner Adrian Lewis 2010 Winner Phil Taylor 2009 Winner Phil Taylor World Matchplay 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Adrian Lewis 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up James Wade World Grand Prix 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Dave Chisnall 2012 Winner Michael van Gerwen Runner-up Mervyn King UK Open 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Andy Hamilton 2012 Winner Robert Thornton Runner-up Phil Taylor Premier League Darts 2013 Winner Michael van Gerwen Runner-up Phil Taylor 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Simon Whitlock Championship League Darts 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Michael van Gerwen 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Simon Whitlock Players Championship Finals 2012 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Kim Huybrechts 2011 (2) Winner Kevin Painter Runner-up Mark Webster European Championship 2013 Winner Adrian Lewis Runner-up Simon Whitlock 2012 Winner Simon Whitlock Runner-up Wes Newton PDC World Cup of Darts 2013 Winners Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis Runners-Up Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts 2012 Winners Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis Runners-Up Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson Masters 2013 Winner Phil Taylor Runner-up Adrian Lewis PDC World Youth Championship 2013 Winner Michael Smith Runner-up Ricky Evans Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
BDO Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers BDO World Darts Championship 2013 Winner Scott Waites Scott Waites Tony O'Shea Wesley Harms Richie George Christian Kist Ted Hankey Runner-up Tony O'Shea Wesley Harms Richie George 2012 Winner Christian Kist Runner-up Tony O'Shea Semi-finalists Wesley Harms Ted Hankey 2011 Winner Martin Adams 2010 Winner Martin Adams 2009 Winner Ted Hankey Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
Other qualifiers Criteria Player PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit Leader Ross Smith Grand Slam of Darts Wildcards Justin Pipe Vincent van der Voort Peter Wright Stuart Kellett
Pools
Pool APool BPool CPool D(Seeded Players)(qualifiers) Phil Taylor (1) Raymond van Barneveld (2) Scott Waites (3) Michael van Gerwen (4) Adrian Lewis (5) Simon Whitlock (6) Andy Hamilton (7) James Wade (8) Gary Anderson Dave Chisnall Kim Huybrechts Mervyn King Christian Kist Wes Newton Kevin Painter Robert Thornton Wesley Harms Ronny Huybrechts Paul Nicholson Tony O'Shea Michael Smith Mark Walsh Mark Webster Dean Winstanley Ricky Evans Richie George Ted Hankey Stuart Kellett Justin Pipe Ross Smith Vincent van der Voort Peter Wright
Draw
Group stage
All matches first-to-5/best of 9 NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking qualifier; 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 A Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1 Phil Taylor (1)330151+146Q2 Paul Nicholson321119+243 Stuart Kellett (Q)312714–72Eliminated4 Kevin Painter303615–90 9 November 82.54 Kevin Painter 2 – 5 Paul Nicholson 90.66 112.16 Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Stuart Kellett 91.45
10 November 83.71 Kevin Painter 4 – 5 Stuart Kellett 93.92 104.51 Phil Taylor 5 – 1 Paul Nicholson 82.43
12 November 93.96 Paul Nicholson 5 – 2 Stuart Kellett 86.26 104.38 Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Kevin Painter 98.45
Group B Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1 James Wade (8)330157+86Q2 Gary Anderson321137+643 Peter Wright (Q)312812–42Eliminated4303515–100
9 November 107.14 Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Wesley Harms 96.18 94.38 James Wade 5 – 2 Peter Wright 100.50
10 November 97.23 Peter Wright 5 – 2 Wesley Harms 95.59 93.50 James Wade 5 – 3 Gary Anderson 94.48
12 November 96.64 James Wade 5 – 2 Wesley Harms 91.17 111.80 Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Peter Wright 99.90
Group C Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1 Ronny Huybrechts330159+66Q2 Adrian Lewis (5)3211310+343 Christian Kist (BDO)3121112–12Eliminated4303715–80
9 November 91.47 Christian Kist 3 – 5 Ronny Huybrechts 89.95 85.16 Adrian Lewis 5 – 2 Richie George 77.39
10 November 96.68 Christian Kist 5 – 2 Richie George 85.66 101.26 Adrian Lewis 3 – 5 Ronny Huybrechts 95.59
12 November 92.14 Ronny Huybrechts 5 – 3 Richie George 87.07 94.15 Adrian Lewis 5 – 3 Christian Kist 90.79
Group D Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1 Michael van Gerwen (4)330158+76Q2 Kim Huybrechts3121110+123 Dean Winstanley312912–32Eliminated4312813–52
9 November 90.35 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 3 Vincent van der Voort 91.01 99.88 Kim Huybrechts 2 – 5 Dean Winstanley 97.97
10 November 90.54 Kim Huybrechts 5 – 0 Vincent van der Voort 78.89 98.64 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 1 Dean Winstanley 94.62
12 November 85.73 Dean Winstanley 3 – 5 Vincent van der Voort 89.63 98.75 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 4 Kim Huybrechts 91.04
Group E Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1 Tony O'Shea (BDO)3211410+44Q2 Mervyn King3211410+4433211311+24Eliminated4 Ricky Evans303515–100
9 November 89.49 Mervyn King 4 – 5 Tony O'Shea 96.64 98.09 Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 2 Ricky Evans 88.81
10 November 101.81 Mervyn King 5 – 2 Ricky Evans 96.57 95.57 Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 4 Tony O'Shea 101.04
11 November 95.93 Tony O'Shea 5 – 1 Ricky Evans 95.33 85.40 Raymond van Barneveld 3 – 5 Mervyn King 98.00
Group F Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1 Robert Thornton321147+74Q2 Andy Hamilton (7)3211210+243 Justin Pipe (Q)312912–32Eliminated4 Mark Walsh312612–62
9 November 93.94 Robert Thornton 5 – 0 Mark Walsh 78.56 95.50 Andy Hamilton 2 – 5 Justin Pipe 96.63
10 November 98.57 Andy Hamilton 5 – 1 Mark Walsh 88.93 89.84 Robert Thornton 5 – 2 Justin Pipe 81.98
11 November 100.08 Justin Pipe 2 – 5 Mark Walsh 95.08 88.08 Andy Hamilton 5 – 4 Robert Thornton 94.52
Group G Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1 Simon Whitlock (6)321148+64Q2 Mark Webster3211110+14Nine Dart Shootout2 Wes Newton3211211+144 Ross Smith (RQ)303715–80Eliminated
9 November 94.17 Wes Newton 2 – 5 Mark Webster 94.17 97.46 Simon Whitlock 5 – 2 Ross Smith 90.24
10 November 88.37 Wes Newton 5 – 2 Ross Smith 85.58 108.78 Simon Whitlock 5 – 1 Mark Webster 97.38
11 November 93.34 Mark Webster 5 – 3 Ross Smith 81.75 97.15 Simon Whitlock 4 – 5 Wes Newton 102.02
Group H Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1330156+96Q2 Ted Hankey321139+443 Michael Smith312813–52Eliminated4 Dave Chisnall303715–80
9 November 87.63 Scott Waites 5 – 3 Ted Hankey 82.43 99.47 Dave Chisnall 3 – 5 Michael Smith 103.17
10 November 99.84 Dave Chisnall 3 – 5 Ted Hankey 95.45 93.51 Scott Waites 5 – 2 Michael Smith 88.84
11 November 86.97 Ted Hankey 5 – 1 Michael Smith 81.58 90.70 Scott Waites 5 – 1 Dave Chisnall 88.20
Nine-dart shootout With Wes Newton and Mark Webster finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Scott Waites in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Monday's group matches, and was the first time since the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts that a nine-dart shootout was required.
POSPlayer123456789PtsStatus2606015602057–––272Advanced to the last 163 Wes Newton15205602020202019199Eliminated
Knockout stage
Statistics {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" |- ! Player ! Eliminated ! Played ! Legs Won ! Legs Lost ! LWAT ! 100+ ! 140+ ! 180s ! High checkout ! 3-dart average |- |align="left"| Phil Taylor | Winner | 7
| 167 | 104.20 |- |align="left"| Robert Thornton | Runner-up | 7
| 161 | 95.34 |- |align="left"| Adrian Lewis | Semi-finals | 6
| 120 | 99.49 |- |align="left"| Scott Waites | Semi-finals | 6
| 146 | 92.63 |- |align="left"| Tony O'Shea | Quarter-finals | 5
| 123 | 96.47 |- |align="left"| Kim Huybrechts | Quarter-finals | 5
| 148 | 95.00 |- |align="left"| James Wade | Quarter-finals | 5
| 160 | 94.51 |- |align="left"| Ted Hankey | Quarter-finals | 5
| 170 | 87.14 |- |align="left"| Gary Anderson | Second round | 4
| 144 | 104.89 |- |align="left"| Simon Whitlock | Second round | 4
| 122 | 98.66 |- |align="left"| Michael van Gerwen | Second round | 4
| 135 | 96.41 |- |align="left"| Mervyn King | Second round | 4
| 141 | 95.78 |- |align="left"| Mark Webster | Second round | 4
| 164 | 93.97 |- |align="left"| Andy Hamilton | Second round | 4
| 136 | 93.75 |- |align="left"| Ronny Huybrechts | Second round | 4
| 108 | 92.23 |- |align="left"| Paul Nicholson | Second round | 4
| 125 | 88.71 |- |align="left"| Peter Wright | Group stage | 3
| 121 | 99.21 |- |align="left"| Dave Chisnall | Group stage | 3
| 97 | 95.84 |- |align="left"| Wes Newton | Group stage | 3
| 70 | 94.85 |- |align="left"| Wesley Harms | Group stage | 3
| 96 | 94.31 |- |align="left"| Ricky Evans | Group stage | 3
| 76 | 93.57 |- |align="left"| Raymond van Barneveld | Group stage | 3
| 96 | 93.02 |- |align="left"| Christian Kist | Group stage | 3
| 124 | 92.98 |- |align="left"| Justin Pipe | Group stage | 3
| 101 | 92.90 |- |align="left"| Dean Winstanley | Group stage | 3
| 91 | 92.77 |- |align="left"| Michael Smith | Group stage | 3
| 121 | 91.20 |- |align="left"| Stuart Kellett | Group stage | 3
| 78 | 90.54 |- |align="left"| Kevin Painter | Group stage | 3
| 116 | 88.14 |- |align="left"| Mark Walsh | Group stage | 3
| 101 | 87.52 |- |align="left"| Vincent van der Voort | Group stage | 3
| 80 | 86.51 |- |align="left"| Ross Smith | Group stage | 3
| 40 | 85.86 |- |align="left"| Richie George | Group stage | 3
| 80 | 83.37
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