2014 Grand Slam of Darts

The 2014 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts, was the eighth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 8–16 November 2014 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.

2014 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	8–16 November 2014
Venue	Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£100,000
Nine-dart finish	Kim Huybrechts
High checkout	170 Robbie Green 170 James Wade 170 Dave Chisnall
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2013 2015»

Phil Taylor was the defending champion and won the title for the a sixth and final time by defeating Dave Chisnall 16–13 in the final.[1][2]

In his quarter-final victory over Michael van Gerwen, Belgian player Kim Huybrechts threw a nine-dart finish, only the second in the event's history, and the first ever nine-darter on TV by a Belgian player.[3]

Prize Money

Position (num. of players)		Prize Money (Total: £400,000)[4]
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

Qualifying Tournaments

For the first time, winners of the European Tour events were invited to the Grand Slam of Darts.[5]

PDC

Tournament	Year	Position	Player		Qualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor		Phil Taylor Robert Thornton Adrian Lewis Scott Waites Raymond van Barneveld Michael van Gerwen Andy Hamilton Dean Winstanley Peter Wright Simon Whitlock James Wade Dave Chisnall Terry Jenkins Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts Mervyn King Keegan Brown Rowby-John Rodriguez
		Runner-Up	Robert Thornton
		Semi-Finalists	Adrian Lewis Scott Waites
	2012	Winner	Raymond van Barneveld
		Runner-Up	Michael van Gerwen
		Semi-Finalists	Andy Hamilton Dean Winstanley
PDC World Darts Championship	2014	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
		Runner-Up	Peter Wright
		Semi-Finalists	Simon Whitlock Adrian Lewis
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Michael van Gerwen
		Semi-Finalists	Raymond van Barneveld James Wade
	2012	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	2011	Winner	Adrian Lewis
	2010	Winner	Phil Taylor
World Matchplay	2014	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Michael van Gerwen
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
World Grand Prix	2014	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
		Runner-Up	James Wade
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Dave Chisnall
UK Open	2014	Winner	Adrian Lewis
		Runner-Up	Terry Jenkins
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Andy Hamilton
Premier League Darts	2014	Winner	Raymond van Barneveld
		Runner-Up	Michael van Gerwen
	2013	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
		Runner-Up	Phil Taylor
Championship League Darts	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Michael van Gerwen
Players Championship Finals	2013	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
		Runner-Up	Phil Taylor
	2012	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Kim Huybrechts
European Championship	2014	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
		Runner-Up	Terry Jenkins
	2013	Winner	Adrian Lewis
		Runner-Up	Simon Whitlock
PDC World Cup of Darts	2014	Winners	Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld
		Runners-Up	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis
	2013	Winners	Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis
		Runners-Up	Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts
Masters	2014	Winner	James Wade
		Runner-Up	Mervyn King
	2013	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
PDC World Youth Championship	2014	Winner	Keegan Brown
		Runner-Up	Rowby-John Rodriguez
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

PDC European Tour
Tournament	Event	Position	Player		Qualifiers
2014 European Tour	2014 German Darts Championship	Winner	Gary Anderson		Gary Anderson Vincent van der Voort Michael Smith
	2014 Dutch Darts Masters	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	2014 German Darts Masters	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2014 Austrian Darts Open	Winner	Vincent van der Voort
	2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy	Winner	James Wade
	2014 European Darts Open	Winner	Peter Wright
	2014 European Darts Grand Prix	Winner	Mervyn King
	2014 European Darts Trophy	Winner	Michael Smith
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

BDO

Tournament	Year	Position	Player		Qualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship	2014	Winner	Stephen Bunting		Stephen Bunting Alan Norris Robbie Green Jan Dekker Tony O'Shea Wesley Harms Richie George Christian Kist
		Runner-Up	Alan Norris
		Semi-Finalists	Robbie Green Jan Dekker
	2013	Winner	Scott Waites
		Runner-Up	Tony O'Shea
		Semi-Finalists	Wesley Harms Richie George
	2012	Winner	Christian Kist
	2011	Winner	Martin Adams
	2010	Winner	Martin Adams
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Other Qualifiers

Criteria	Player
Grand Slam of Darts Wildcards	Brendan Dolan Jamie Caven Darren Webster

Pools

[6]

Seeded Players	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Michael van Gerwen (1) Phil Taylor (2) Stephen Bunting (3) Raymond van Barneveld (4) Adrian Lewis (5) James Wade (6) Peter Wright (7) Alan Norris (8)	Gary Anderson Dave Chisnall Andy Hamilton Kim Huybrechts Mervyn King Robert Thornton Scott Waites Simon Whitlock	Keegan Brown Jan Dekker Terry Jenkins Christian Kist Tony O'Shea Michael Smith Vincent van der Voort Dean Winstanley	Brendan Dolan Jamie Caven Richie George Robbie Green Wesley Harms Ronny Huybrechts Rowby-John Rodriguez Darren Webster

Draw

Group stage

[7][8][9][10][11]

All matches first-to-5/best of 9 legs
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; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

Group A Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Michael van Gerwen (1) 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Q 2 Kim Huybrechts 3 2 1 12 8 +4 4 3 Jan Dekker (BDO) 3 1 2 7 12 −5 2 Eliminated 4 Darren Webster (Q) 3 0 3 7 15 −8 0 8 November 91.54 Kim Huybrechts 5 – 2 Jan Dekker 85.47 90.33 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 4 Darren Webster 94.64 9 November 89.70 Jan Dekker 5 – 2 Darren Webster 88.32 101.23 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 2 Kim Huybrechts 96.50 10 November 90.69 Kim Huybrechts 5 – 1 Darren Webster 83.70 95.13 Michael van Gerwen 5 – 0 Jan Dekker 76.68

Group B Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Alan Norris (BDO,8) 3 2 1 13 8 +5 4 Q 2 Terry Jenkins 3 2 1 11 8 +3 4 3 Scott Waites (BDO) 3 1 2 11 13 −2 2 Eliminated 4 Ronny Huybrechts 3 1 2 8 14 −6 2 8 November 85.78 Scott Waites 2 – 5 Terry Jenkins 94.83 85.63 Alan Norris 5 – 2 Ronny Huybrechts 89.35 9 November 94.25 Scott Waites 4 – 5 Ronny Huybrechts 86.83 99.13 Alan Norris 5 – 1 Terry Jenkins 88.88 10 November 89.07 Terry Jenkins 5 – 1 Ronny Huybrechts 89.73 92.83 Alan Norris 3 – 5 Scott Waites 89.48

Group C Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Dave Chisnall 3 2 1 12 7 +5 4 Q 2 Keegan Brown 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4 3 Rowby-John Rodriguez 3 1 2 9 12 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Adrian Lewis (5) 3 1 2 8 12 −4 2 8 November 100.84 Dave Chisnall 5 – 1 Keegan Brown 93.04 91.37 Adrian Lewis 2 – 5 Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.22 9 November 100.46 Dave Chisnall 5 – 1 Rowby-John Rodriguez 97.46 95.85 Adrian Lewis 1 – 5 Keegan Brown 100.66 10 November 86.86 Adrian Lewis 5 – 2 Dave Chisnall 93.64 95.22 Keegan Brown 5 – 3 Rowby-John Rodriguez 91.75

Group D Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Raymond van Barneveld (4) 3 3 0 15 9 +6 6 Q 2 Robbie Green (BDO) 3 2 1 13 11 +2 4 3 Vincent van der Voort 3 1 2 13 12 +1 2 Eliminated 4 Robert Thornton 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0 8 November 97.19 Robert Thornton 2 – 5 Vincent van der Voort 99.26 91.53 Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 3 Robbie Green 85.31 9 November 92.35 Robert Thornton 2 – 5 Robbie Green 99.61 90.38 Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 4 Vincent van der Voort 86.40 10 November 90.69 Vincent van der Voort 4 – 5 Robbie Green 96.72 92.97 Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 2 Robert Thornton 90.12

Group E Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Phil Taylor (2) 3 3 0 15 4 +11 6 Q 2 Christian Kist 3 2 1 11 8 +3 4 3 Andy Hamilton 3 1 2 10 12 −2 2 Eliminated 4 Richie George (BDO) 3 0 3 3 15 −12 0 8 November 95.69 Andy Hamilton 2 – 5 Christian Kist 95.52 100.20 Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Richie George 80.09 9 November 114.65 Phil Taylor 5 – 1 Christian Kist 99.46 94.79 Andy Hamilton 5 – 2 Richie George 84.30 11 November 106.47 Phil Taylor 5 – 3 Andy Hamilton 98.81 95.49 Christian Kist 5 – 1 Richie George 80.03

Group F Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Michael Smith 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Q 2 Peter Wright (7) 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 3 Simon Whitlock 3 1 2 10 13 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Brendan Dolan (Q) 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0 8 November 91.96 Peter Wright 5 – 2 Brendan Dolan 92.28 92.84 Simon Whitlock 2 – 5 Michael Smith 104.91 9 November 90.65 Peter Wright 4 – 5 Michael Smith 86.32 97.45 Simon Whitlock 5 – 3 Brendan Dolan 87.54 11 November 100.16 Peter Wright 5 – 3 Simon Whitlock 100.84 102.71 Michael Smith 5 – 1 Brendan Dolan 90.72

Group G Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Mervyn King 3 3 0 15 12 +3 6 Q 2 James Wade (6) 3 2 1 14 7 +7 4 3 Tony O'Shea (BDO) 3 1 2 10 13 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Jamie Caven (Q) 3 0 3 8 15 −7 0 8 November 80.37 Mervyn King 5 – 4 Tony O'Shea 89.45 99.48 James Wade 5 – 1 Jamie Caven 98.43 9 November 85.32 Tony O'Shea 5 – 3 Jamie Caven 93.96 84.96 James Wade 4 – 5 Mervyn King 83.76 11 November 98.55 Mervyn King 5 – 4 Jamie Caven 90.99 99.95 James Wade 5 – 1 Tony O'Shea 90.35

Group H Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1 Stephen Bunting (3) 3 3 0 15 5 +10 6 Q 2 Gary Anderson 3 2 1 12 6 +6 4 3 Wesley Harms (BDO) 3 1 2 6 13 −7 2 Eliminated 4 Dean Winstanley 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0 8 November 103.84 Stephen Bunting 5 – 1 Wesley Harms 91.54 96.32 Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Dean Winstanley 78.40 9 November 102.73 Stephen Bunting 5 – 2 Gary Anderson 96.76 81.77 Dean Winstanley 3 – 5 Wesley Harms 87.16 11 November 89.70 Stephen Bunting 5 – 2 Dean Winstanley 86.20 102.95 Gary Anderson 5 – 0 Wesley Harms 90.43

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs) 12–13 November [12][13]

Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 14–15 November [3][14]

Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 16 November [15]

Final (best of 31 legs) 16 November [16]

A1

Michael van Gerwen (1) 88.64

10

B2

Terry Jenkins 85.66

4

A1

Michael van Gerwen (1) 103.87

10

A2

Kim Huybrechts 104.83

16

B1

Alan Norris (BDO,8) 90.39

5

A2

Kim Huybrechts 97.92

10

A2

Kim Huybrechts 97.36

15

C1

Dave Chisnall 96.64

16

C1

Dave Chisnall 91.55

10

D2

Robbie Green (BDO) 84.13

3

C1

Dave Chisnall 96.64

16

C2

Keegan Brown 97.68

14

D1

Raymond van Barneveld (4) 91.46

7

C2

Keegan Brown 97.95

10

C1

Dave Chisnall 98.02

13

E1

Phil Taylor (2) 102.45

16

E1

Phil Taylor (2) 101.70

10

F2

Peter Wright (7) 99.05

4

E1

Phil Taylor (2) 107.28

16

F1

Michael Smith 86.45

3

F1

Michael Smith 99.97

10

E2

Christian Kist 89.12

5

E1

Phil Taylor (2) 101.61

16

G1

Mervyn King 94.84

9

G1

Mervyn King 94.12

10

H2

Gary Anderson 96.32

4

G1

Mervyn King 96.01

16

H1

Stephen Bunting (3) 96.54

9

H1

Stephen Bunting (3) 98.24

10

G2

James Wade (6) 95.45

8

Statistics

[17]

Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Phil Taylor	Winner	7	73	33	160	70	28	140	103.82
Dave Chisnall	Runner-up	7	67	55	151	81	39	170	96.57
Mervyn King	Semi-finals	6	50	41	129	54	24	164	92.68
Kim Huybrechts	Semi-finals	6	53	39	105	70	33	155	98.38
Stephen Bunting	Quarter-finals	5	34	29	77	52	12	145	97.55
Keegan Brown	Quarter-finals	5	35	32	95	53	17	130	97.30
Michael van Gerwen	Quarter-finals	5	35	26	70	40	17	141	96.74
Michael Smith	Quarter-finals	5	28	28	55	35	18	127	94.04
Gary Anderson	Second round	4	16	16	43	26	10	106	97.44
Peter Wright	Second round	4	18	20	56	26	10	135	95.78
James Wade	Second round	4	22	17	70	24	5	170	94.02
Christian Kist	Second round	4	16	18	39	25	6	85	93.30
Raymond van Barneveld	Second round	4	22	19	54	31	7	136	91.50
Alan Norris	Second round	4	18	22	35	31	6	164	91.35
Robbie Green	Second round	4	16	21	40	28	9	170	90.24
Terry Jenkins	Second round	4	15	18	52	17	5	116	88.76
Simon Whitlock	Group stage	3	10	13	34	14	7	86	97.24
Andy Hamilton	Group stage	3	10	12	24	19	4	96	96.45
Jamie Caven	Group stage	3	8	15	25	29	3	129	93.93
Robert Thornton	Group stage	3	6	15	31	12	5	161	93.12
Rowby-John Rodriguez	Group stage	3	9	12	24	8	7	127	92.76
Vincent van der Voort	Group stage	3	13	12	29	15	8	158	91.20
Adrian Lewis	Group stage	3	8	12	20	12	4	80	90.97
Scott Waites	Group stage	3	11	13	33	9	5	126	90.21
Brendan Dolan	Group stage	3	6	15	31	12	2	106	90.04
Darren Webster	Group stage	3	7	15	30	20	3	64	89.62
Wesley Harms	Group stage	3	6	13	25	14	2	156	89.27
Ronny Huybrechts	Group stage	3	8	14	28	15	3	81	88.43
Tony O'Shea	Group stage	3	10	13	32	11	8	104	88.19
Jan Dekker	Group stage	3	7	12	21	8	3	124	84.83
Dean Winstanley	Group stage	3	6	15	29	11	2	116	82.29
Richie George	Group stage	3	3	15	20	8	3	72	81.76

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