Grand Slam of Darts 2016: Group draw, schedule, results

The 2016 SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts took place at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall from November 12-20 as the sport's biggest names from both the PDC and BDO battle it out in the 10th staging of this unique event.

A field of 32 players were split into eight groups of four for a round-robin phase, with defending champion and PDC world number one Michael van Gerwen, who beat Phil Taylor 16-13 in a thrilling 2015 final, coming up against BDO legend Martin Adams in one of them.

Six-time Grand Slam winner Phil Taylor, PDC world champion Gary Anderson and reigning Lakeside king Scott Waites, who triumphed here in 2010, also took part in the £400,000 tournament.

Here, you can check out how the tournament unfolded with the all the results, group standings, and links to the final day's review. You can also view how each player qualified, the Grand Slam of Darts history, including a list of finals and nine-dart finishes, as well as prize money details. 

Grand Slam of Darts 2016: Group Tables

Group A

Michael van Gerwen (1) P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +11 Pts 6
Brendan Dolan  (1) P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff -1 Pts 4
Max Hopp P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -3 Pts 2
Martin Adams (BDO) P 3 W 0 L 3 LegDiff -7 Pts 0

Group B

Gerwyn Price P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +4 Pts 4
Robert Thornton (8) *  P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +1 Pts 4
Dimitri Van den Bergh  P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +1 Pts 4
Scott Waites (BDO) P 3 W 0 L 3 LegDiff -6 Pts 0  

* Robert Thornton goes through after nine-dart shoot-out with Dimitri van den Bergh 

Group C

Peter Wright (5)  P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +11 Pts 6
Jeff Smith (BDO) P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff -2 Pts 4
Simon Whitlock  P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -2 Pts 2
Ted Evetts  P 3 W 0 L 3 LegDiff -7 Pts 0 

Group D

Phil Taylor (4)  P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +3 Pts 4
Darryl Fitton (BDO) P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff -2 Pts 4
Darren Webster  P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff +2 Pts 2
Ian White  P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -3 Pts 2

Group E

Gary Anderson (2)  P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +9 Pts 6
Glen Durrant (BDO) P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +* Pts 4
Nathan Derry   P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff -9 Pts 2
Alan Norris  P 3 W 0 L 3 LegDiff -8 Pts 0 

Group F

Raymond van Barneveld  P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +9 Pts 6
Danny Noppert (BDO) P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +8 Pts 4
Mensur Suljovic (7)  P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -2 Pts 2
Nathan Aspinall  P 3 W 0 L 3 LegDiff -9 Pts 0 

Group G

Jamie Hughes (BDO)  P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +3 Pts 4
James Wade (6)  P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +2 Pts 4
James Wilson  P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
Dave Chisnall  P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -5 Pts 2

Group H

Benito van de Pas  P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +8 Pts 4
Chris Dobey  P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +3 Pts 4
Scott Mitchell (BDO) P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff -2 Pts 4
Adrian Lewis (3)   P 3 W 0 L 3 LegDiff -9 Pts 0  

Scoring System: Each competitor plays each other once in a best-of-nine legs match, with two points going to the winner. The top two from each group will then progress to the knockout stages. Any ties for places in each group will be split by points won and then leg difference. If two players are still level then the winner of the match between them will progress. There is the potential for a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out should two or more players be tied for points and leg difference.  

Grand Slam of Darts 2016: Daily Results

Saturday November 12
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Groups B-C-F-G Matches (Best of 9 legs)
Gerwyn Price 4-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh (B)
Simon Whitlock 5-1 Ted Evetts (C)
Dave Chisnall 2-5 James Wilson (G)
Mensur Suljovic 3-5 Danny Noppert (F)
Robert Thornton 5-3 Scott Waites (B)
Raymond van Barneveld 5-1 Nathan Aspinall (F)
James Wade 5-3 Jamie Hughes (G)
Peter Wright 5-1 Jeff Smith (C)

Evening Session (7.30pm)
Groups A-D-E-H Matches (Best of 9 legs)
Brendan Dolan 5-4 Max Hopp (A)
Alan Norris 4-5 Nathan Derry (E)
Ian White 5-3 Darren Webster (D)
Benito van de Pas 5-4 Chris Dobey (H)
Phil Taylor 5-1 Darryl Fitton (D)
Gary Anderson 5-4 Glen Durrant (E)
Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Martin Adams (A)
Adrian Lewis 1-5 Scott Mitchell (H)

Sunday November 13
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Groups B-C-F-G Matches (Best of 9 legs)
Jeff Smith 5-4 Ted Evetts (C)
Mensur Suljovic 5-3 Nathan Aspinall (F)
Gerwyn Price 5-2 Scott Waites (B)
Dave Chisnall 1-5 Jamie Hughes (G)
Robert Thornton 5-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh  (B)
James Wade 5-3 James Wilson (G)
Raymond van Barneveld 5-2 Danny Noppert (F)
Peter Wright 5-0 Simon Whitlock (C)

Evening Session (7pm)
Groups A-D-E-H Matches (Best of 9 legs)
Darren Webster 4-5 Daryl Fitton (D)
Adrian Lewis 3-5 Chris Dobey (H)
Alan Norris 1-5 Glen Durrant (E)
Max Hopp 5-3 Martin Adams (A)
Phil Taylor 5-1 Ian White (D)
Gary Anderson 5-0 Nathan Derry (E)
Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Brendan Dolan (A)
Benito van de Pas 5-1 Scott Mitchell (H)

Monday November 14 (7pm)
Groups A-D-E-H Matches (Best of 9 legs)
Adrian Lewis 2-5 Benito van de Pas (H)
Gary Anderson 5-2 Alan Norris (E)
Phil Taylor 0-5 Darren Webster (D)
Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Max Hopp (A)
Brendan Dolan 5-3 Martin Adams (A)
Chris Dobey 5-3 Scott Mitchell (H)
Nathan Derry 0-5 Glen Durrant (E)
Ian White 4-5 Daryl Fitton (D)

Tuesday November 15 (7pm)
Groups B-C-F-G Final Games (Best of 9 legs)
James Wade 3-5 Dave Chisnall (G)
Peter Wright 5-3 Ted Evetts (C)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-4 Scott Waites (B)
Nathan Aspinall 2-5 Danny Noppert (F)
Robert Thornton 3-5 Gerwyn Price (B)
James Wilson 4-5 Jamie Hughes (G)
Mensur Suljovic 3-5 Raymond van Barneveld (F)
Simon Whitlock 4-5 Jeff Smith (C)

Wednesday November 16
Second Round (Best of 19 legs)
Gerwyn Price 9-10 Brendan Dolan
Phil Taylor 10-5 Jeff Smith (BDO)
Michael van Gerwen 10-5 Robert Thornton
Peter Wright 10-3 Daryl Fitton (BDO)

Thursday November 17
Second Round (Best of 19 legs)
Jamie Hughes (BDO) 9-10 Chris Dobey
Benito van de Pas 2-10 James Wade
Gary Anderson 10-9 Danny Noppert (BDO)
Raymond van Barneveld 10-7 Glen Durrant (BDO)

Friday November 18 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 31 legs)
Michael van Gerwen 16-3 Brendan Dolan (QF1)
Peter Wright 16-10 Phil Taylor (QF2)

Saturday November 19 (8pm)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 31 legs)
Chris Dobey 5-16 James Wade (QF4)
Gary Anderson 16-13 Raymond van Barneveld (QF3)

Sunday November 20
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Semi-Finals (Best of 31 legs)
Michael van Gerwen 16-10 Peter Wright (SF1)
Gary Anderson 14-16 James Wade (SF2)

Evening Session (7pm)
Final (Best of 31 legs)
Michael van Gerwen 16-8 James Wade
Click here for Sunday's review

Grand Slam of Darts: Sky Bet odds

Michael van Gerwen unsurprisingly headed into the Grand Slam of Darts as the favourite at 5/6 to defend his title which would make it a remarkable 24 winners' trophies this season.

Ahead of the semi-finals he was 2/5 and after a stunning 16-10 victory over the in-form Peter Wright he is now 1/14 to defeat James Wade in tonight's final.

The Machine, who out fought Gary Anderson this afternoon, is a 7/1 outsider to claim his first TV title since winning the 2014 Masters.

Sky Bet's special Price Boost for the match is van Gerwen to score over 12.5 180s in the match at 3/1 from 5/2.

Click here for all of Sky Bet's odds.

Grand Slam of Darts: Tournament format

The field of 32 players are split into eight groups of four, with each competitor playing each other once in a best-of-nine legs match. A player receives two points for a win.The top two from each group will then progress to the knockout stages. Any ties for places in each group will be split by points won and then leg difference, with the potential for a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out should two or more players be tied for points and leg difference.

Group Stage - Best of nine legs
Last 16 - Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 31 legs
Final - Best of 31 legs

How the 32 players qualified

PDC PLAYERS

Winners and runners-up of certain PDC events - predominantly those on television - since the 2015 Grand Slam of Darts earned automatic invitations to the event and this year's list produced the following 10 players: Gary Anderson, Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis, Dave Chisnall, Peter Wright, Mensur Suljovic, Raymond van Barneveld, Max Hopp and Nathan Aspinal.

James Wade and Alan Norris also earned invitations as European Tour event winners this season, with Benito van de Pas, Ian White, Simon Whitlock and Gerwyn Price seeing their Players Championship victories secure them spots from the reserve list.

In addition to those 16 pre-qualified players, a further eight places went to the PDC Qualifier in Barnsley last month, with former Wolverhampton runner-up Robert Thornton amongst those players to win a spot alongside Dimitri Van den Bergh, Chris Dobey, Nathan Derry, Ted Evetts, Brendan Dolan, Darren Webster and James Wilson.

BDO PLAYERS

Defending Lakeside world champion Scott Waites, who won the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, spearheads the eight BDO players taking part in Wolverhampton.

Jeff Smith, who was runner-up to Waites at the BDO world championship, also received an invitation along with World Masters champion Glen Durrant and World Trophy winner Darryl Fitton.

The other four spots went to the highest-ranked BDO players who hadn't already qualified and they were Martin Adams, Scott Mitchell, Jamie Hughes and Danny Noppert.

Grand Slam of Darts: Prize Fund

Winner £100,000
Runner-Up £50,000
Semi-Finalists £25,000
Quarter-Finalists £15,000
Last 16 Losers £7,500
Third in Group £5,000
Fourth in Group £2,500
Group Winner Bonus £2,500Total £400,000Nine-Dart Finish Bonus: £30,000 (shared if more than one player manages it)

Grand Slam of Darts: The History

The Grand Slam of Darts brings together the best players from the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and the British Darts Organisation (BDO) in a unique event which is now in its 10th year and has always been staged at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Phil Taylor won the first three finals against Andy Hamilton, Terry Jenkins and Scott Waites - averaging over 100 in each one - but he failed at the quarter-final stages to Steve Beaton in 2010.

That year, Waites bounced back from his 16-2 hammering at the hands of 12 months to become the first ever BDO player to win the event by coming from 8-0 down to defeat James Wade. No other BDO player has ever reached the final.

Taylor averaged over 109 in a 16-4 thrashing of Gary Anderson to reclaim the title in 2011 before Raymond van Barneveld edged a thrilling all-Dutch battle to beat Michael van Gerwen in 2012.

Two more titles for The Power followed in 2013 and 2014 to take his overall tally to six when he defeated Robert Thornton and Dave Chisnall but he would lose his first final last year when Michael van Gerwen triumphed 16-13 in a high-quality showdown.

Grand Slam of Darts Finals

2007 - Phil Taylor 18-11 Andy Hamilton
2008 - Phil Taylor 18-9 Terry Jenkins
2009 - Phil Taylor 16-2 Scott Waites
2010 - Scott Waites 16-12 James Wade
2011 - Phil Taylor 16-4 Gary Anderson
2012 - Raymond van Barneveld 16-14 Michael van Gerwen
2013 - Phil Taylor 16-6 Robert Thornton
2014 - Phil Taylor 16-13 Dave Chisnall
2015 - Michael van Gerwen 16-13 Phil Taylor

Grand Slam of Darts Most Titles

Phil Taylor - 6
Scott Waites - 1
Raymond van Barneveld - 1
Michael van Gerwen - 1