The 2016 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts, was the tenth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 12 to 20 November 2016 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.
The tournament's defending champion was Michael van Gerwen, who won the tournament in 2015 by beating Phil Taylor in the final 16–13, and he retained his title by defeating James Wade 16–8 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
PDC Qualifying Tournaments PDC Main Tournaments Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers PDC World Darts Championship 2016 Winner Gary Anderson Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld Grand Slam of Darts 2015 Winner Michael van Gerwen Premier League Darts 2016 Winner Michael van Gerwen World Matchplay 2016 Winner Michael van Gerwen World Grand Prix 2016 Winner Michael van Gerwen PDC World Youth Championship 2015 Winner Max Hopp Masters 2016 Winner Michael van Gerwen UK Open 2016 Winner Michael van Gerwen European Championship 2016 Winner Michael van Gerwen Players Championship Finals 2015 Winner Michael van Gerwen World Series of Darts Finals 2016 Winner Michael van Gerwen Champions League of Darts 2016 Winner Phil Taylor PDC World Cup of Darts 2016 Winners Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis PDC World Darts Championship 2016 Runner-Up Adrian Lewis Grand Slam of Darts 2015 Runner-Up Phil Taylor Premier League Darts 2016 Runner-Up Phil Taylor World Matchplay 2016 Runner-Up Phil Taylor World Grand Prix 2016 Runner-Up Gary Anderson PDC World Youth Championship 2015 Runner-Up Nathan Aspinall Masters 2016 Runner-Up Dave Chisnall UK Open 2016 Runner-Up European Championship 2016 Runner-Up Mensur Suljović Players Championship Finals 2015 Runner-Up Adrian Lewis World Series of Darts Finals 2016 Runner-Up Peter Wright Champions League of Darts 2016 Runner-Up Michael van Gerwen PDC World Cup of Darts 2016 Runners-Up Michael van Gerwen Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
At most sixteen players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.
PDC European Tour Tournament Event Position Player Qualifiers 2016 European Tour Dutch Darts MastersWinner Michael van Gerwen James Wade Alan Norris German Darts MastersWinner Michael van Gerwen Gibraltar Darts TrophyWinner Michael van Gerwen European Darts MatchplayWinner James Wade Austrian Darts OpenWinner Phil Taylor European Darts OpenWinner Michael van Gerwen International Darts OpenWinner Mensur Suljović European Darts TrophyWinner Michael van Gerwen European Darts Grand PrixWinner Michael van Gerwen Winner Alan Norris Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than sixteen players, the field of sixteen players is filled from the reserve lists. The first list consists of the winners from 2016 European Tour events, in which the winners shall be selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
PDC Players Championships Tournament Event Position Player Qualifiers 2016 Players Championships Players Championship 1 Winner Peter Wright Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock Players Championship 2 Winner Stephen Bunting Players Championship 3 Winner Michael van Gerwen Players Championship 4 Winner Benito van de Pas Players Championship 5 Winner Ian White Players Championship 6 Winner Josh Payne Players Championship 7 Winner Gerwyn Price Players Championship 8 Winner Gerwyn Price Players Championship 9 Winner Benito van de Pas Players Championship 10 Winner Dave Chisnall Players Championship 11 Winner Ian White Players Championship 12 Winner Gary Anderson Players Championship 13 Winner Ian White Players Championship 14 Winner Michael van Gerwen Players Championship 15 Winner Michael van Gerwen Players Championship 16 Winner Michael van Gerwen Players Championship 17 Winner Michael van Gerwen Players Championship 18 Winner Simon Whitlock Players Championship 19 Winner Simon Whitlock Players Championship 20 Winner Benito van de Pas Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments and the European Tour produced fewer than sixteen players, the field of sixteen players is filled from the reserve lists. The second list consists of the winners from 2016 Players Championship events, in which the winners were selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
PDC Qualifying Event A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Barnsley on 23 October 2016.
Robert Thornton Dimitri Van den Bergh Ted Evetts Brendan Dolan Chris Dobey James Wilson Nathan Derry Darren Webster
BDO Qualifying Tournaments Tournament Year Position Player BDO World Darts Championship 2016 Winner Scott Waites Runner-Up Jeff Smith World Masters 2015 Winner Glen Durrant BDO World Trophy 2016 Winner Darryl Fitton
BDO ranking qualifiers The remaining four BDO representatives were the top four non-qualified players from the BDO Invitational rankings on 30 September.
Scott Mitchell Danny Noppert Jamie Hughes Martin Adams
Pools Pool APool BPool CPool D(PDC Seeded Players)(PDC Qualifiers)(BDO Qualifiers) Michael van Gerwen (1) Gary Anderson (2) Adrian Lewis (3) Phil Taylor (4) Peter Wright (5) James Wade (6) Mensur Suljović (7) Robert Thornton (8) Dave Chisnall Ian White Raymond van Barneveld Benito van de Pas Simon Whitlock Gerwyn Price Alan Norris Brendan Dolan James Wilson Max Hopp Darren Webster Chris Dobey Dimitri Van den Bergh Nathan Aspinall Nathan Derry Ted Evetts Glen Durrant Scott Mitchell Danny Noppert Jamie Hughes Martin Adams Scott Waites Darryl Fitton Jeff Smith
Draw
Group stage All group matches are best of nine legs From each group the numbers one and two after three games qualify for the knock-out stage, the numbers three and four are eliminated 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; Status = Qualified to knockout stage
Group A Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–PtsStatus 1 Michael van Gerwen (1) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 6 Q 2 Brendan Dolan (Q) 3 2 1 11 12 –1 4 3 Max Hopp 3 1 2 10 13 –3 2 Eliminated 4 Martin Adams (BDO) 3 0 3 8 15 –7 0
12 November 93.65 Brendan Dolan 5 – 4 Max Hopp 89.00 93.64 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 2 Martin Adams 91.47
13 November 5 – 1 Brendan Dolan 95.13 86.36 Max Hopp 5 – 3 Martin Adams 80.47
14 November 95.93 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 1 Max Hopp 87.37 80.87 Brendan Dolan 5 – 3 Martin Adams 80.96
Group B Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/−PtsStatus 1 Gerwyn Price 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 Q 2 Robert Thornton (8, Q) 3 2 1 13 12 +1 4 Nine-dart shootout 3 3 2 1 14 13 +1 4 4 Scott Waites (BDO) 3 0 3 9 15 –6 0 Eliminated
12 November 92.26 Gerwyn Price 4 – 5 96.00 Robert Thornton 5 – 3 Scott Waites 91.15
13 November 96.90 Robert Thornton 5 – 4 Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.56 84.46 Gerwyn Price 5 – 2 Scott Waites 84.83
15 November 93.48 Robert Thornton 3 – 5 Gerwyn Price 91.73 5 – 4 Scott Waites 93.13
Nine dart shootout With Robert Thornton and Dimitri Van den Bergh finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Michael van Gerwen in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Tuesday's group matches, and was the first time since the 2013 Grand Slam of Darts that a nine-dart shootout was required. Van den Bergh threw first.
POSPlayer123456789PtsStatus2 Robert Thornton6020602060602020253453202060602060206020340Eliminated
Group C Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/−PtsStatus 1 Peter Wright (5) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 6 Q 2 Jeff Smith (BDO) 3 2 1 11 13 –2 4 3 Simon Whitlock 3 1 2 9 11 –2 2 Eliminated 4 Ted Evetts (Q) 3 0 3 8 15 –7 0
12 November 92.08 Simon Whitlock 5 – 1 Ted Evetts 85.69 93.78 Peter Wright 5 – 1 Jeff Smith 86.33
13 November 107.36 Peter Wright 5 – 0 Simon Whitlock 87.95 90.43 Ted Evetts 4 – 5 Jeff Smith 89.29
15 November 100.39 Peter Wright 5 – 3 Ted Evetts 100.39 101.74 Simon Whitlock 4 – 5 Jeff Smith 96.98
Group D Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/−PtsStatus 1 Phil Taylor (4) 3 2 1 10 7 +3 4 Q 2 Darryl Fitton (BDO) 3 2 1 11 13 –2 4 3 Darren Webster (Q) 3 1 2 12 10 +2 2 Eliminated 4 Ian White 3 1 2 10 13 –3 2
12 November 93.62 Ian White 5 – 3 Darren Webster 93.49 104.30 Phil Taylor 5 – 1 Darryl Fitton 84.90
13 November 92.94 Phil Taylor 5 – 1 Ian White 84.13 88.99 Darren Webster 4 – 5 Darryl Fitton 87.30
14 November 87.08 Phil Taylor 0 – 5 Darren Webster 96.35 88.86 Ian White 4 – 5 Darryl Fitton 87.27
Group E Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–PtsStatus 1 Gary Anderson (2) 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q 2 Glen Durrant (BDO) 3 2 1 14 6 +8 4 3 Nathan Derry (Q) 3 1 2 5 14 –9 2 Eliminated 4 Alan Norris 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0
12 November 97.65 Alan Norris 4 – 5 Nathan Derry 91.56 100.66 Gary Anderson 5 – 4 Glen Durrant 98.52
13 November 89.46 Gary Anderson 5 – 0 Nathan Derry 82.44 95.25 Alan Norris 1 – 5 Glen Durrant 94.87
14 November 97.33 Gary Anderson 5 – 2 Alan Norris 94.60 76.20 Nathan Derry 0 – 5 Glen Durrant 97.60
Group F Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/−PtsStatus 1 Raymond van Barneveld 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q 2 Danny Noppert (BDO) 3 2 1 12 10 +2 4 3 Mensur Suljović (7) 3 1 2 11 13 –2 2 Eliminated 4 Nathan Aspinall 3 0 3 6 15 –9 0
12 November 98.40 Mensur Suljović 3 – 5 Danny Noppert 101.06 5 – 1 Nathan Aspinall 97.46
13 November 5 – 2 Danny Noppert (103.88) (99.50) Mensur Suljović 5 – 3 Nathan Aspinall (97.79)
15 November 94.58 Mensur Suljović 3 – 5 88.56 Nathan Aspinall 2 – 5 Danny Noppert 90.24
Group G Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–PtsStatus 1 Jamie Hughes (BDO) 3 2 1 13 10 +3 4 Q 2 James Wade (6) 3 2 1 13 11 +2 4 3 James Wilson (Q) 3 1 2 12 12 0 2 Eliminated 4 Dave Chisnall 3 1 2 8 13 –5 2
12 November 88.73 Dave Chisnall 2 – 5 James Wilson 84.13 91.31 James Wade 5 – 3 Jamie Hughes 86.55
13 November 95.85 James Wade 5 – 3 James Wilson 85.21 102.51 Dave Chisnall 1 – 5 Jamie Hughes 106.32
15 November 100.58 James Wade 3 – 5 Dave Chisnall 98.92 91.00 James Wilson 4 – 5 Jamie Hughes 91.96
Group H Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–PtsStatus 1 Benito van de Pas 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Q 2 Chris Dobey (Q) 3 2 1 14 11 +3 4 3 Scott Mitchell (BDO) 3 1 2 9 11 –2 2 Eliminated 4 Adrian Lewis (3) 3 0 3 6 15 –9 0
12 November 95.91 Benito van de Pas 5 – 4 Chris Dobey 94.36 97.62 Adrian Lewis 1 – 5 Scott Mitchell 107.78
13 November 95.61 Benito van de Pas 5 – 1 Scott Mitchell 83.35 108.68 Adrian Lewis 3 – 5 Chris Dobey 97.42
14 November 100.19 Adrian Lewis 2 – 5 Benito van de Pas 100.90 92.74 Chris Dobey 5 – 3 Scott Mitchell 92.61
Knockout stage
References
External links PDC netzone, Schedule, results