2016_Grand_Slam_of_Darts

2016 Grand Slam of Darts

2016 Grand Slam of Darts

Darts tournament

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.[1]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

The tournament's defending champion was Michael van Gerwen, who won the tournament in 2015 by beating Phil Taylor in the final 16–13,[2] and he retained his title by defeating James Wade 16–8 in the final.

Prize money

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

Qualifying

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PDC Qualifying Tournaments

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At most sixteen players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.

More information PDC European Tour, 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.

More information PDC Players Championships, 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.

BDO Qualifying Tournaments

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BDO ranking qualifiers

The remaining four BDO representatives were the top four non-qualified players from the BDO Invitational rankings on 30 September.

Pools

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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

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Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs)
16–17 November
[8][9] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
18–19 November
[10][11] 		Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
20 November
[12] 		Final (best of 31 legs)
20 November
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A1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (1) 103.24 10
B2 Scotland Robert Thornton (8, Q) 94.23 5
A1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (1) 97.33 16
A2 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (Q) 88.24 3
B1 Wales Gerwyn Price 89.38 9
A2 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (Q) 91.36 10
A1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (1) 111.17 16
C1 Scotland Peter Wright (5) 102.13 10
C1 Scotland Peter Wright (5) 99.69 10
D2 England Darryl Fitton (BDO) 92.14 3
C1 Scotland Peter Wright (5) 103.37 16
D1 England Phil Taylor (4) 100.57 10
D1 England Phil Taylor (4) 98.04 10
C2 Canada Jeff Smith (BDO) 91.54 5
A1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (1) 98.74 16
G2 England James Wade (6) 90.73 8
E1 Scotland Gary Anderson (2) 101.12 10
F2 Netherlands Danny Noppert (BDO) 100.01 9
E1 Scotland Gary Anderson (2) 103.81 16
F1 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 98.24 13
F1 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 98.19 10
E2 England Glen Durrant (BDO) 95.50 7
E1 Scotland Gary Anderson (2) 98.36 14
G2 England James Wade (6) 91.93 16
G1 England Jamie Hughes (BDO) 90.38 9
H2 England Chris Dobey (Q) 94.01 10
H2 England Chris Dobey (Q) 92.00 5
G2 England James Wade (6) 92.18 16
H1 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 88.81 2
G2 England James Wade (6) 92.87 10

References

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    "Tournament Calendar 2016". PDC. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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    "No Boost in 2016 Grand Slam Of Darts Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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    "Adams Amongst BDO Stars For Grand Slam". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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    "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Wednesday". PDC. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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    "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Thursday". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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    "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Friday". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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    "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Saturday". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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    "Grand Slam Double For van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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