2015 Grand Slam of Darts
| Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | November 7–15, 2015 | ||
| Venue | Civic Hall | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
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The 2015 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, is the ninth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event will take place from 7–15 November 2015 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.[1]
Phil Taylor is the defending champion, having won his sixth Grand Slam title by defeating Dave Chisnall 16-13 in the 2014 edition's final.[2]
The 2015 edition saw several changes in the qualification criteria due to the Grand Slam of Darts being a PDC Order of Merit ranking tournament for the first time. As a result of this, at most 16 places are filled by invitations and the remaining 16 places are open for qualification.[3]
Prize Money
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Last 16 | (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 Main Tournaments
Players in italics had already qualified for the event. At most 16 players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
PDC Main Tournaments Qualifiers
Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor
Michael van Gerwen
Robert Thornton
Keegan Brown
Adrian Lewis
Dave Chisnall
James Wade
Peter Wright
Raymond van Barneveld
Rowby-John Rodriguez
PDC European Tour
In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produces fewer than 16 players, the field of 16 players will be filled from the reserve lists. The first list consists of winners from 2015 European Tour events, in which the winners shall be selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
| Tournament | Event Number | Position | Player |
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| 2015 European Tour | 2015 German Darts Championship | Winner | Michael van Gerwen
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| 2015 Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Winner | Michael van Gerwen
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| 2015 German Darts Masters | Winner | Michael van Gerwen
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| 2015 Dutch Darts Masters | Winner | Michael van Gerwen
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| 2015 International Darts Open | Winner | Michael Smith
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| 2015 European Darts Open | Winner | Robert Thornton
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| 2015 European Darts Trophy | Winner | Michael Smith
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| 2015 European Darts Matchplay | Winner | Michael van Gerwen
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| 2015 European Darts Grand Prix | Winner |  Kim Huybrechts
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PDC European Tour Qualifiers
PDC Players Championships
In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments and the European Tour produces fewer than 16 players, the field of 16 players will be filled from the reserve lists. The second list consists of winners from 2015 Players Championship events, in which the winners shall be selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
| Tournament | Event Number | Position | Player |
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| 2015 Players Championships | Players Championship 1 | Winner | Gary Anderson
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| Players Championship 2 | Winner | James Wade
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| Players Championship 3 | Winner | Adrian Lewis
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| Players Championship 4 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen
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| Players Championship 5 | Winner | Adrian Lewis
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| Players Championship 6 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen
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| Players Championship 7 | Winner | Peter Wright
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| Players Championship 8 | Winner | Keegan Brown
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| Players Championship 9 | Winner | Phil Taylor
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| Players Championship 10 | Winner | Joe Murnan
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| Players Championship 11 | Winner | Dave Chisnall
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| Players Championship 12 | Winner | Peter Wright
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| Players Championship 13 | Winner | James Wade
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| Players Championship 14 | Winner | Jelle Klaasen
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| Players Championship 15 | Winner | Terry Jenkins
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| Players Championship 16 | Winner | Jelle Klaasen
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| Players Championship 17 | Winner | Ian White
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| Players Championship 18 | Winner | Alan Norris
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| Players Championship 19 | Winner | Peter Wright
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| Players Championship 20 | Winner | Gary Anderson
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Note: Players in italic had already qualified for the tournament.
Not all bold players in this list will qualify for the 2015 Grand Slam of Darts. Best ranked at the ProTour Order of Merit is Ian White, followed by Jelle Klaassen, Terry Jenkins, Alan Norris and Joe Murnan.
PDC Players Championship Qualifiers
Three places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled in by Players Championship winners. The three highest ranked Players Championship winners were:
Ian White
Jelle Klaasen
Terry Jenkins
PDC Qualifier
A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts will be filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Coventry on October 23, 2015.
PDC Qualifiers
Mark Webster
Jonny Clayton
Mervyn King
Steve West
Wayne Jones
Andy Boulton
Robbie Green
Steve Beaton
BDO Qualifying tournaments
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
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| BDO World Darts Championship | 2015 | Winner | Scott Mitchell
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| Runner-up | Martin Adams
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| World Masters | 2014 | Winner | Martin Phillips
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| BDO World Trophy | 2015 | Winner | Geert de Vos
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BDO Qualifiers
A further four places in the Grand Slam of Darts will be filled by qualifiers from two BDO qualifiers. The first of which is in Hull on October 6, 2015 and is open for all players outside of mainland Europe. The other one is in Europe on October 18, 2015 and is open for all players in mainland Europe.
UK Qualifiers
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European Qualifiers
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Qualified Players
Professional Darts Corporation3
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British Darts Organisation
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References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2015". PDC. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Taylor's Five Alive In Grand Slam!". PDC. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "2015 Grand Slam Qualification Criteria". PDC. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "2013 Grand Slam Of Darts Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Qualification Criteria". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "BDO Quartet Accept Grand Slam Places". PDC. Retrieved 11 October 2015.