2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates9–17 November 2013
VenueWolverhampton Civic Hall
LocationWolverhampton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 England Ted Hankey
(group stage)
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2012 2014»

The 2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the seventh staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 9–17 November 2013 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.

Raymond van Barneveld was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stage.[1] The semi-final match between Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis proved to be the highest quality in darts history as the players averaged 109.76 and 110.99 respectively, the highest combined average ever recorded. The PDC record of 31 maximums set in the 2007 World Championship final was broken as 32 were made in this match in 32 fewer legs.[2] Taylor won the match 16–9 and went on to seal his fifth Grand Slam title by beating Robert Thornton 16–6 in the final.[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

Players in italics had already qualified for the event.[5]

PDC

Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts 2012 Winner Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
England Andy Hamilton
England Dean Winstanley
England Phil Taylor
Scotland Gary Anderson
England Adrian Lewis
England Mark Walsh
England James Wade
Australia Simon Whitlock
England Dave Chisnall
England Mervyn King
Scotland Robert Thornton
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
England Kevin Painter
Wales Mark Webster
England Wes Newton
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
Australia Paul Nicholson
England Michael Smith
England Ricky Evans
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finalists England Andy Hamilton
England Dean Winstanley
2011 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Scotland Gary Anderson
Semi-finalists England Adrian Lewis
England Mark Walsh
PDC World Darts Championship 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finalists Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
England James Wade
2012 Winner England Adrian Lewis
Runner-up England Andy Hamilton
Semi-finalists Australia Simon Whitlock
England James Wade
2011 Winner England Adrian Lewis
2010 Winner England Phil Taylor
2009 Winner England Phil Taylor
World Matchplay 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Adrian Lewis
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England James Wade
World Grand Prix 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Dave Chisnall
2012 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up England Mervyn King
UK Open 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Andy Hamilton
2012 Winner Scotland Robert Thornton
Runner-up England Phil Taylor
Premier League Darts 2013 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up England Phil Taylor
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
Championship League Darts 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
Players Championship Finals 2012 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up Belgium Kim Huybrechts
2011 (2) Winner England Kevin Painter
Runner-up Wales Mark Webster
European Championship 2013 Winner England Adrian Lewis
Runner-up Australia Simon Whitlock
2012 Winner Australia Simon Whitlock
Runner-up England Wes Newton
PDC World Cup of Darts 2013 Winners England Phil Taylor
England Adrian Lewis
Runners-Up Belgium Kim Huybrechts
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
2012 Winners England Phil Taylor
England Adrian Lewis
Runners-Up Australia Simon Whitlock
Australia Paul Nicholson
Masters 2013 Winner England Phil Taylor
Runner-up England Adrian Lewis
PDC World Youth Championship 2013 Winner England Michael Smith
Runner-up England Ricky Evans
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

BDO

Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship 2013 Winner England Scott Waites England Scott Waites
England Tony O'Shea
Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Richie George
Netherlands Christian Kist
England Ted Hankey
Runner-up England Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Richie George
2012 Winner Netherlands Christian Kist
Runner-up England Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists Netherlands Wesley Harms
England Ted Hankey
2011 Winner England Martin Adams
2010 Winner England Martin Adams
2009 Winner England Ted Hankey
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Other qualifiers

Criteria Player
PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit Leader England Ross Smith
Grand Slam of Darts Wildcards England Justin Pipe
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
Scotland Peter Wright
England Stuart Kellett

Pools

[6]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
(Seeded Players) (qualifiers)

England Phil Taylor (1)
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (2)
England Scott Waites (3)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (4)
England Adrian Lewis (5)
Australia Simon Whitlock (6)
England Andy Hamilton (7)
England James Wade (8)

Scotland Gary Anderson
England Dave Chisnall
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
England Mervyn King
Netherlands Christian Kist
England Wes Newton
England Kevin Painter
Scotland Robert Thornton

Netherlands Wesley Harms
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts
Australia Paul Nicholson
England Tony O'Shea
England Michael Smith
England Mark Walsh
Wales Mark Webster
England Dean Winstanley

England Ricky Evans
England Richie George
England Ted Hankey
England Stuart Kellett
England Justin Pipe
England Ross Smith
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
Scotland Peter Wright

Draw

Group stage

[6][7]

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; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

Nine-dart shootout

With Wes Newton and Mark Webster finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Scott Waites in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Monday's group matches, and was the first time since the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts that a nine-dart shootout was required.[11]

POS Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts Status
2Wales Mark Webster 606015602057272Advanced to the last 16
3England Wes Newton 15205602020202019199Eliminated

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs)
13–14 November
[12][13]
Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
15–16 November
[14][15]
Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
17 November
[16]
Final (best of 31 legs)
17 November
[17]
            
A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 102.56 10
B2 Scotland Gary Anderson 106.13 5
A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 97.89 16
B1 England James Wade (8) 96.19 12
B1 England James Wade (8) 91.54 10
A2 Australia Paul Nicholson 87.77 1
A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 109.76 16
C2 England Adrian Lewis (5) 110.99 9
C1 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 91.25 5
D2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 97.83 10
D2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 95.73 11
C2 England Adrian Lewis (5) 100.16 16
D1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (4) 97.88 8
C2 England Adrian Lewis (5) 105.24 10
A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 98.14 16
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton 97.02 6
E1 England Tony O'Shea (BDO) 94.93 10
F2 England Andy Hamilton (7) 92.86 7
E1 England Tony O'Shea (BDO) 93.79 6
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton 95.30 16
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton 95.72 10
E2 England Mervyn King 93.83 8
F1 Scotland Robert Thornton 101.03 16
H1 England Scott Waites (BDO,3) 96.98 9
G1 Australia Simon Whitlock (6) 91.25 9
H2 England Ted Hankey 85.88 10
H2 England Ted Hankey 84.96 10
H1 England Scott Waites (BDO,3) 92.55 16
H1 England Scott Waites (BDO,3) 94.39 10
G2 Wales Mark Webster 90.99 6

Statistics

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average
England Phil Taylor Winner 7 73 33 31 143 75 32 167 104.20
Scotland Robert Thornton Runner-up 7 62 46 28 134 103 27 161 95.34
England Adrian Lewis Semi-finals 6 51 45 19 101 54 52 120 99.49
England Scott Waites Semi-finals 6 50 38 23 128 56 21 146 92.63
England Tony O'Shea Quarter-finals 5 30 33 14 76 58 20 123 96.47
Belgium Kim Huybrechts Quarter-finals 5 32 31 12 69 33 23 148 95.00
England James Wade Quarter-finals 5 37 24 20 66 55 7 160 94.51
England Ted Hankey Quarter-finals 5 33 34 11 75 51 9 170 87.14
Scotland Gary Anderson Second round 4 18 17 7 54 28 10 144 104.89
Australia Simon Whitlock Second round 4 23 18 7 58 23 11 122 98.66
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Second round 4 23 18 7 57 23 12 135 96.41
England Mervyn King Second round 4 22 20 8 54 31 10 141 95.78
Wales Mark Webster Second round 4 17 20 6 47 13 10 164 93.97
England Andy Hamilton Second round 4 19 20 8 37 24 16 136 93.75
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts Second round 4 20 19 5 52 26 8 108 92.23
Australia Paul Nicholson Second round 4 12 19 5 39 15 7 125 88.71
Scotland Peter Wright Group stage 3 8 12 4 23 16 8 121 99.21
England Dave Chisnall Group stage 3 7 15 4 21 16 10 97 95.84
England Wes Newton Group stage 3 12 11 4 28 20 2 70 94.85
Netherlands Wesley Harms Group stage 3 5 15 3 34 15 2 96 94.31
England Ricky Evans Group stage 3 5 15 1 18 19 4 76 93.57
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Group stage 3 13 11 5 41 19 0 96 93.02
Netherlands Christian Kist Group stage 3 11 12 3 28 11 6 124 92.98
England Justin Pipe Group stage 3 9 12 2 32 12 5 101 92.90
England Dean Winstanley Group stage 3 9 12 3 27 16 3 91 92.77
England Michael Smith Group stage 3 8 13 3 26 14 5 121 91.20
England Stuart Kellett Group stage 3 9 14 3 27 10 5 78 90.54
England Kevin Painter Group stage 3 7 15 2 22 14 3 116 88.14
England Mark Walsh Group stage 3 6 12 2 26 10 2 101 87.52
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort Group stage 3 8 13 3 20 16 2 80 86.51
England Ross Smith Group stage 3 7 15 1 27 15 0 40 85.86
England Richie George Group stage 3 7 15 1 20 15 2 80 83.37

Source: Match reports from the draw.

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