The 2012 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the sixth staging of the tournament, organised by the

Professional Darts Corporation The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the Wor ...

. The event took place from 10–18 November 2012 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall,

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. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but was beaten in the Last 16 by

Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number three; he was ranked world number one from 20 ...

, who went on to make the final, but lost 16–14 to

Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he was ranked world number one from January 2008 to June 2008. Nicknamed "Barney", he is a five-t ...

Prize money

Qualifying

Qualifying tournaments

PDC

BDO

Other qualifiers

Pools

Draw

Group stage

''All matches first-to-5/best of 9'' NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking 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

Group A

10 November 11 November 13 November

Group B

10 November 11 November 13 November

Group C

10 November 11 November 13 November

Group D

10 November 11 November 13 November

Group E

11 November 12 November 14 November

Group F

11 November 12 November 14 November

Group G

11 November 12 November 14 November

Group H

11 November 12 November 14 November

Knockout stage

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" , - ! Player ! Eliminated ! Played ! Legs Won ! Legs Lost ! 100+ ! 140+ ! 180s ! High checkout ! 3-dart average , - , align="left",

, Winner , 7 , , , , , , 156 , 96.29 , - , align="left",

, Final , 7 , , , , , , 170 , 100.12 , - , align="left",

Andy Hamilton Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 28 May 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, novelist and actor. Early life and education Hamilton was born in Fulham, West London. He was educa ...

, Semi-finals , 6 , , , , , , 152 , 94.14 , - , align="left", Dean Winstanley , Semi-finals , 6 , , , , , , 142 , 94.00 , - , align="left",

Scott Waites Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. He is also ...

, Quarter-finals , 5 , , , , , , 148 , 100.12 , - , align="left",

Christian Kist Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2012, he won the BDO World Darts Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final. Career BDO Kist reached ...

, Quarter-finals , 5 , , , , , , 128 , 90.66 , - , align="left", Kevin Painter , Quarter-finals , 5 , , , , , , 121 , 90.38 , - , align="left",

John Part John Part (born 29 June 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator, who competes in World Seniors events. Nicknamed "Darth Maple", he is a three-time World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Champions ...

, Quarter-finals , 5 , , , , , , 121 , 84.73 , - , align="left", Phil Taylor , Second round , 4 , , , , , , 164 , 98.93 , - , align="left", Gary Anderson , Second round , 4 , , , , , , 130 , 96.94 , - , align="left",

Wes Newton Wesley Newton (born 27 August 1977) is an English professional darts player. Darts career Newton's first PDC major was the 2003 UK Open where he lost 8–6 to Mark Thomson in the last 32. He was beaten in the semi-finals of the Eastbourne Op ...

, Second round , 4 , , , , , , 164 , 94.85 , - , align="left", Mervyn King , Second round , 4 , , , , , , 126 , 94.68 , - , align="left", Wesley Harms , Second round , 4 , , , , , , 170 , 93.38 , - , align="left", Robert Thornton , Second round , 4 , , , , , , 90 , 93.16 , - , align="left",

Brendan Dolan Brendan Gabriel Dolan (born 2 August 1973) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the first player to hit a nine-dart finish in a "double-to-start" event (where a pla ...

, Second round , 4 , , , , , , 123 , 87.78 , - , align="left", Arron Monk , Second round , 4 , , , , , , 126 , 86.25 , - , align="left",

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed "The Wizard", he won th ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 96 , 91.81 , - , align="left", Mark Walsh , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 164 , 85.84 , - , align="left", Co Stompé , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 67 , 91.00 , - , align="left", Mark Webster , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 131 , 90.13 , - , align="left", Paul Nicholson , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 88 , 90.75 , - , align="left",

Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins (born 26 September 1963) is an English former professional darts player who was nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the name "Tucker" for his matches. He reached a peak ranking of world number three in the darts world ranki ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 78 , 90.49 , - , align="left",

James Wade James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number nine; he reached a peak ranking of world number two in 2010. ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 116 , 89.73 , - , align="left", Tony O'Shea , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 100 , 88.54 , - , align="left",

Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player who formerly competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Jackpot", he is a two-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2011 and 2012. ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 147 , 87.34 , - , align="left", Ted Hankey , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 161 , 78.35 , - , align="left", Steve Beaton , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 124 , 92.00 , - , align="left", Wayne Jones , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 116 , 88.69 , - , align="left", James Hubbard , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 100 , 88.14 , - , align="left", Martin Phillips , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 61 , 85.62 , - , align="left", Jan Dekker , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 72 , 76.43 , - , align="left", Barrie Bates , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , 59 , 75.31 , -

Broadcasting

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provided television coverage of the event in the United Kingdom, Fox Sports in Australia, OSN across the Middle East and it was available online and partially televised on RTL7 in the Netherlands.

References

External links

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