2012 Grand Slam of Darts
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| 2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 10–18 November 2012 | ||
| Venue | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton | ||
| Country | |||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
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The 2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the sixth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 10–18 November 2012 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but was beaten in the Last 16 by Michael van Gerwen, who went on to make the final, but lost 16–14 to Raymond van Barneveld.
| 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
Qualifying tournaments
PDC
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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| Grand Slam of Darts | 2011 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Semi-finalists | |||||
| 2010 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Semi-finalists | |||||
| PDC World Darts Championship | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Semi-finalists | |||||
| 2011 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Semi-finalists | |||||
| 2010 | Winner | ||||
| 2009 | Winner | ||||
| 2008 | Winner | ||||
| World Matchplay | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| 2011 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| World Grand Prix | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| 2011 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| UK Open | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| 2011 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Premier League Darts | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| 2011 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Championship League Darts | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| 2011 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Players Championship Finals | 2011 (2) | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| 2011 (1) | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| European Championship | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| 2011 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| PDC World Cup of Darts | 2012 | Winners | |||
| Runners-Up | |||||
| 2010 | Winners | ||||
| Runners-Up | |||||
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
BDO
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
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| BDO World Darts Championship | 2012 | Winner | |||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Semi-finalists | |||||
| 2011 | Winner | ||||
| Runner-Up | |||||
| Semi-finalists | |||||
| 2010 | Winner | ||||
| 2009 | Winner | ||||
| 2008 | Winner | ||||
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
Other qualifiers
| Criteria | Player |
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| PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit Leader | |
Pools
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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| (Seeded Players) | (qualifiers) | ||
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Draw
Group stage
All matches first-to-5/best of 9
NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking 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
10 November[2]
11 November[3]
13 November[4]
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Group B
10 November[2]
11 November[3]
13 November
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Group C
10 November[2]
11 November[3]
13 November[4]
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Group D
10 November[2]
11 November[3]
13 November[4]
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Group E
11 November[5]
12 November[6]
14 November[7]
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Group F
11 November[5]
12 November[6]
14 November[7]
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Group G
11 November[5]
12 November[6]
14 November[7]
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Group H
11 November[5]
12 November[6]
14 November[7]
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Knockout stage
| Second round (best of 19 legs) 15–16 November [8][9] | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 17 November [10] | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 18 November [11] | Final (best of 31 legs) 18 November [12] | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| G2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
Statistics
| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
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| Winner | 7 | 72 | 45 | 148 | 84 | 35 | 156 | 96.29 | |
| Final | 7 | 71 | 46 | 145 | 92 | 35 | 170 | 100.12 | |
| Semi-finals | 6 | 51 | 44 | 117 | 59 | 17 | 152 | 94.14 | |
| Semi-finals | 6 | 48 | 41 | 107 | 66 | 20 | 142 | 94.00 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5 | 35 | 32 | 73 | 55 | 23 | 148 | 100.12 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5 | 34 | 36 | 78 | 38 | 19 | 128 | 90.66 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5 | 36 | 33 | 89 | 46 | 12 | 121 | 90.38 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5 | 36 | 33 | 89 | 35 | 2 | 121 | 84.73 | |
| Second round | 4 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 26 | 1 | 164 | 98.93 | |
| Second round | 4 | 23 | 23 | 65 | 27 | 17 | 130 | 96.94 | |
| Second round | 4 | 24 | 16 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 164 | 94.85 | |
| Second round | 4 | 20 | 16 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 126 | 94.68 | |
| Second round | 4 | 16 | 19 | 53 | 26 | 6 | 170 | 93.38 | |
| Second round | 4 | 21 | 19 | 57 | 33 | 5 | 90 | 93.16 | |
| Second round | 4 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 123 | 87.78 | |
| Second round | 4 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 24 | 5 | 126 | 86.25 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 96 | 91.81 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 164 | 85.84 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 67 | 91.00 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 131 | 90.13 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 90.75 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 78 | 90.49 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 116 | 89.73 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 100 | 88.54 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 147 | 87.34 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 161 | 78.35 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 124 | 92.00 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 116 | 88.69 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 88.14 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 61 | 85.62 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 76.43 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 75.31 |
Source: Match reports in the draw