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2010 Grand Slam of Darts

The 2010 Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts was the fourth staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 13–21 November 2010 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4. It would prove to be the final time a Grand Slam tournament would be broadcast on ITV Sport, as Sky Sports took over broadcasting rights the following year.

2010 Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates13–21 November 2010
VenueWolverhampton Civic Hall
LocationWolverhampton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 England Colin Lloyd
Scotland Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
England Scott Waites
«2009 2011»

Although 8–0 down at one stage, Scott Waites made a remarkable comeback to defeat James Wade 16–12 in the final, becoming the first and only member of the British Darts Organisation to win this event.[1]

Prize money

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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

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There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offering a qualifying position for the winner and runner-up of the tournament, however the World Championships and the Grand Slams offers a place in the tournament to all semi-finalists. There were also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Europe and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player.

Qualifying tournaments

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PDC

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Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts 2008 Winner   Phil Taylor   Phil Taylor
  Terry Jenkins
  Mervyn King
  Gary Anderson
  Scott Waites
  Raymond van Barneveld
  James Wade
  Simon Whitlock
  Mark Webster
  Adrian Lewis
  Colin Osborne
  Co Stompé
  Steve Beaton
  Wayne Jones
  Denis Ovens
  Robert Thornton
  Paul Nicholson
  Stacy Bromberg
  Tricia Wright
  Arron Monk
  Michael van Gerwen
Runner-Up   Terry Jenkins
Semi-finalists   Mervyn King
  Gary Anderson
2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Scott Waites
Semi-finalists   Terry Jenkins
  Raymond van Barneveld
PDC World Darts Championship 2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Raymond van Barneveld
Semi-finalists   Mervyn King
  James Wade
2010 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Simon Whitlock
Third Place   Mark Webster
Fourth Place   Raymond van Barneveld
World Matchplay 2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Terry Jenkins
2010 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Raymond van Barneveld
World Grand Prix 2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Raymond van Barneveld
2010 Winner   James Wade
Runner-Up   Adrian Lewis
Las Vegas Desert Classic 2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Raymond van Barneveld
UK Open 2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Colin Osborne
2010 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Gary Anderson
Premier League Darts 2009 Winner   James Wade
Runner-Up   Mervyn King
2010 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   James Wade
German Darts Championship 2008 Winner   Co Stompé
Runner-Up   Phil Taylor
2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Mervyn King
European Championship 2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Steve Beaton
2010 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Wayne Jones
Championship League Darts 2009 Winner   Colin Osborne
Runner-Up   Phil Taylor
2010 Winner   James Wade
Runner-Up   Phil Taylor
Players Championship Finals 2009 Winner   Phil Taylor
Runner-Up   Robert Thornton
2010 Winner   Paul Nicholson
Runner-Up   Mervyn King
PDC Women's World Championship 2010 Winner   Stacy Bromberg
Runner-Up   Tricia Wright
PDC Under-21 World Championship 2011 Finalists   Arron Monk
  Michael van Gerwen
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

BDO

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Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship 2009 Winner   Ted Hankey   Ted Hankey
  Tony O'Shea
  Darryl Fitton
  Dave Chisnall
  Martin Phillips
Runner-Up   Tony O'Shea
Semi-finalists   Darryl Fitton
  Martin Adams
2010 Winner   Martin Adams
Runner-Up   Dave Chisnall
Semi-finalists   Tony O'Shea
  Martin Phillips
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

The PDC decided to no longer invite Martin Adams to the Grand Slam due to his decision to turn down three consecutive invitations in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[2]

Other Qualifiers

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Criteria Player
ITV Wildcard   Wes Newton
  John Henderson
  Mark Hylton
  Justin Pipe
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On PDC Order of Merit   Ronnie Baxter
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On Players Championship Order Of Merit   Colin Lloyd
European Order of Merit Leader   Vincent van der Voort

Draw

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Group stages

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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

Knockout stages

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Second round (best of 19 legs)
18–19 November 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
20 November 		Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
21 November 		Final (best of 31 legs)
21 November
            
A1   Robert Thornton 90.41 6
B2   Wayne Jones 90.62 10
B2   Wayne Jones 94.65 16
B1   Gary Anderson (6) 95.78 15
B1   Gary Anderson (6) 98.54 10
A2   Colin Osborne 84.20 3
B2   Wayne Jones 94.06 6
D2   James Wade (2) 96.77 16
C1   Mervyn King (7) 95.39 9
D2   James Wade (2) 92.80 10
D2   James Wade (2) 94.41 16
C2   Terry Jenkins 95.10 15
D1   Tony O'Shea (BDO) 101.24 7
C2   Terry Jenkins 96.71 10
D2   James Wade (2) 92.79 12
E1   Scott Waites (BDO) 99.86 16
E1   Scott Waites (BDO) 91.35 10
F2   Raymond van Barneveld (4) 89.02 7
E1   Scott Waites (BDO) 93.69 16
E2   Co Stompé 93.15 10
F1   Colin Lloyd (RQ) 96.53 4
E2   Co Stompé 101.44 10
E1   Scott Waites (BDO) 97.41 16
G2   Steve Beaton 94.14 9
G1   Ronnie Baxter (RQ) 91.83 1
H2   Phil Taylor (1) 99.75 10
H2   Phil Taylor (1) 100.17 14
G2   Steve Beaton 97.14 16
H1   Ted Hankey (BDO) 90.26 6
G2   Steve Beaton 101.31 10

Statistics

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Player Played Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
  Phil Taylor 5 99.05
  Martin Phillips 3 98.46
  Tony O'Shea 4 97.38
  Scott Waites 7 96.81
  Steve Beaton 6 96.44
  Gary Anderson 5 95.67
  Ted Hankey 4 94.78
  Arron Monk 3 94.21
  Simon Whitlock 3 94.20
  Co Stompé 5 94.16
  Colin Lloyd 4 93.67
  Vincent van der Voort 3 93.56
  Dave Chisnall 3 93.51
  Robert Thornton 4 93.27
  Adrian Lewis 3 93.23
  Colin Osborne 4 92.89
  Mark Webster 3 92.13
  Paul Nicholson 3 92.03
  Ronnie Baxter 4 91.98
  Terry Jenkins 5 91.91
  Wayne Jones 6 91.86
  James Wade 7 91.25
  Raymond van Barneveld 4 90.99
  Wes Newton 3 89.96
  Mervyn King 4 88.96
  Mark Hylton 3 88.24
  John Henderson 3 88.14
  Justin Pipe 3 85.79
  Darryl Fitton 3 85.71
  Michael van Gerwen 3 85.10
  Tricia Wright 3 74.83
  Stacy Bromberg 3 67.14

References

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  1. ^ "Glory For Comeback Kid Waites". planetdarts.tv. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Waites Takes Adams' Spot". planetdarts.tv. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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