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2010 Grand Slam of Darts

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2010 Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates13–21 November 2010
VenueWolverhampton Civic Hall
LocationWolverhampton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 England Colin Lloyd
170 Scotland Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
England Scott Waites
«2009 2011»

The 2010 Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts was the fourth staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 13–21 November 2010 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4. It would prove to be the final time a Grand Slam tournament would be broadcast on ITV Sport, as Sky Sports took over broadcasting rights the following year.

Although 8–0 down at one stage, Scott Waites made a remarkable comeback to defeat James Wade 16–12 in the final, becoming the first and only member of the British Darts Organisation to win this event.[1]

Prize money

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Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £400,000)
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

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There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offering a qualifying position for the winner and runner-up of the tournament, however the World Championships and the Grand Slams offers a place in the tournament to all semi-finalists. There were also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Europe and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player.

Qualifying tournaments

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PDC

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Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts 2008 Winner England Phil Taylor England Phil Taylor
England Terry Jenkins
England Mervyn King
Scotland Gary Anderson
England Scott Waites
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
England James Wade
Australia Simon Whitlock
Wales Mark Webster
England Adrian Lewis
England Colin Osborne
Netherlands Co Stompé
England Steve Beaton
England Wayne Jones
England Denis Ovens
Scotland Robert Thornton
Australia Paul Nicholson
United States Stacy Bromberg
England Tricia Wright
England Arron Monk
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-Up England Terry Jenkins
Semi-finalists England Mervyn King
Scotland Gary Anderson
2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England Scott Waites
Semi-finalists England Terry Jenkins
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
PDC World Darts Championship 2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Semi-finalists England Mervyn King
England James Wade
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Australia Simon Whitlock
Third Place Wales Mark Webster
Fourth Place Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
World Matchplay 2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England Terry Jenkins
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
World Grand Prix 2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
2010 Winner England James Wade
Runner-Up England Adrian Lewis
Las Vegas Desert Classic 2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
UK Open 2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England Colin Osborne
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Scotland Gary Anderson
Premier League Darts 2009 Winner England James Wade
Runner-Up England Mervyn King
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England James Wade
German Darts Championship 2008 Winner Netherlands Co Stompé
Runner-Up England Phil Taylor
2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England Mervyn King
European Championship 2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England Steve Beaton
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up England Wayne Jones
Championship League Darts 2009 Winner England Colin Osborne
Runner-Up England Phil Taylor
2010 Winner England James Wade
Runner-Up England Phil Taylor
Players Championship Finals 2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Scotland Robert Thornton
2010 Winner Australia Paul Nicholson
Runner-Up England Mervyn King
PDC Women's World Championship 2010 Winner United States Stacy Bromberg
Runner-Up England Tricia Wright
PDC Under-21 World Championship 2011 Finalists England Arron Monk
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

BDO

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Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship 2009 Winner England Ted Hankey England Ted Hankey
England Tony O'Shea
England Darryl Fitton
England Dave Chisnall
Wales Martin Phillips
Runner-Up England Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists England Darryl Fitton
England Martin Adams
2010 Winner England Martin Adams
Runner-Up England Dave Chisnall
Semi-finalists England Tony O'Shea
Wales Martin Phillips
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

The PDC decided to no longer invite Martin Adams to the Grand Slam due to his decision to turn down three consecutive invitations in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[2]

Other Qualifiers

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Criteria Player
ITV Wildcard England Wes Newton
Scotland John Henderson
England Mark Hylton
England Justin Pipe
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On PDC Order of Merit England Ronnie Baxter
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On Players Championship Order Of Merit England Colin Lloyd
European Order of Merit Leader Netherlands Vincent van der Voort

Draw

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Group stages

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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

Knockout stages

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Second round (best of 19 legs)
18–19 November
Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
20 November
Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
21 November
Final (best of 31 legs)
21 November
            
A1 Scotland Robert Thornton 90.41 6
B2 England Wayne Jones 90.62 10
B2 England Wayne Jones 94.65 16
B1 Scotland Gary Anderson (6) 95.78 15
B1 Scotland Gary Anderson (6) 98.54 10
A2 England Colin Osborne 84.20 3
B2 England Wayne Jones 94.06 6
D2 England James Wade (2) 96.77 16
C1 England Mervyn King (7) 95.39 9
D2 England James Wade (2) 92.80 10
D2 England James Wade (2) 94.41 16
C2 England Terry Jenkins 95.10 15
D1 England Tony O'Shea (BDO) 101.24 7
C2 England Terry Jenkins 96.71 10
D2 England James Wade (2) 92.79 12
E1 England Scott Waites (BDO) 99.86 16
E1 England Scott Waites (BDO) 91.35 10
F2 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (4) 89.02 7
E1 England Scott Waites (BDO) 93.69 16
E2 Netherlands Co Stompé 93.15 10
F1 England Colin Lloyd (RQ) 96.53 4
E2 Netherlands Co Stompé 101.44 10
E1 England Scott Waites (BDO) 97.41 16
G2 England Steve Beaton 94.14 9
G1 England Ronnie Baxter (RQ) 91.83 1
H2 England Phil Taylor (1) 99.75 10
H2 England Phil Taylor (1) 100.17 14
G2 England Steve Beaton 97.14 16
H1 England Ted Hankey (BDO) 90.26 6
G2 England Steve Beaton 101.31 10

Statistics

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Player Played Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
England Phil Taylor 5 99.05
Wales Martin Phillips 3 98.46
England Tony O'Shea 4 97.38
England Scott Waites 7 96.81
England Steve Beaton 6 96.44
Scotland Gary Anderson 5 95.67
England Ted Hankey 4 94.78
England Arron Monk 3 94.21
Australia Simon Whitlock 3 94.20
Netherlands Co Stompé 5 94.16
England Colin Lloyd 4 93.67
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 3 93.56
England Dave Chisnall 3 93.51
Scotland Robert Thornton 4 93.27
England Adrian Lewis 3 93.23
England Colin Osborne 4 92.89
Wales Mark Webster 3 92.13
Australia Paul Nicholson 3 92.03
England Ronnie Baxter 4 91.98
England Terry Jenkins 5 91.91
England Wayne Jones 6 91.86
England James Wade 7 91.25
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 4 90.99
England Wes Newton 3 89.96
England Mervyn King 4 88.96
England Mark Hylton 3 88.24
Scotland John Henderson 3 88.14
England Justin Pipe 3 85.79
England Darryl Fitton 3 85.71
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 3 85.10
England Tricia Wright 3 74.83
United States Stacy Bromberg 3 67.14

References

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  1. ^ "Glory For Comeback Kid Waites". planetdarts.tv. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Waites Takes Adams' Spot". planetdarts.tv. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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