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2016 Grand Slam of Darts
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.
| 2016 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12–20 November 2016 | ||
| Wolverhampton Civic Hall | ||
| Wolverhampton | ||
| England | ||
| PDC | ||
| Legs | ||
| £400,000 | ||
| £100,000 | ||
| 170 Jeff Smith 170 Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Michael van Gerwen | ||
| «2015 | ||
| 2017» | «2015 | 2017» |
| «2015 | 2017» |
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.
The tournament's defending champion was Michael van Gerwen, who won the tournament in 2015 by beating Phil Taylor in the final 16–13, and he retained his title by defeating James Wade 16–8 in the final.
| 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 |
| PDC Main Tournaments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Darts Championship | 2016 | Winner | Gary Anderson | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Grand Slam of Darts | 2015 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| Premier League Darts | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| World Matchplay | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| World Grand Prix | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2015 | Winner | Max Hopp | |
| Masters | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| UK Open | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| European Championship | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| Players Championship Finals | 2015 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| World Series of Darts Finals | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| Champions League of Darts | 2016 | Winner | Phil Taylor | |
| PDC World Cup of Darts | 2016 | Winners | Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis | |
| PDC World Darts Championship | 2016 | Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | |
| Grand Slam of Darts | 2015 | Runner-Up | Phil Taylor | |
| Premier League Darts | 2016 | Runner-Up | Phil Taylor | |
| World Matchplay | 2016 | Runner-Up | Phil Taylor | |
| World Grand Prix | 2016 | Runner-Up | Gary Anderson | |
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2015 | Runner-Up | Nathan Aspinall | |
| Masters | 2016 | Runner-Up | Dave Chisnall | |
| UK Open | 2016 | Runner-Up | Peter Wright | |
| European Championship | 2016 | Runner-Up | Mensur Suljović | |
| Players Championship Finals | 2015 | Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | |
| World Series of Darts Finals | 2016 | Runner-Up | Peter Wright | |
| Champions League of Darts | 2016 | Runner-Up | Michael van Gerwen | |
| PDC World Cup of Darts | 2016 | Runners-Up | Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld | |
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. |
At most sixteen players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.
| PDC European Tour | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 European Tour | |||
| Dutch Darts Masters | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | James Wade Alan Norris |
| German Darts Masters | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| European Darts Matchplay | Winner | James Wade | |
| Austrian Darts Open | Winner | Phil Taylor | |
| European Darts Open | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| International Darts Open | Winner | Mensur Suljović | |
| European Darts Trophy | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |
| German Darts Championship | Winner | Alan Norris | |
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the 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.
| PDC Players Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 1 | Winner | Peter Wright | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| Players Championship 2 | Winner | Stephen Bunting | ||
| Players Championship 3 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Players Championship 4 | Winner | Benito van de Pas | ||
| Players Championship 5 | Winner | Ian White | ||
| Players Championship 6 | Winner | Josh Payne | ||
| Players Championship 7 | Winner | Gerwyn Price | ||
| Players Championship 8 | Winner | Gerwyn Price | ||
| Players Championship 9 | Winner | Benito van de Pas | ||
| Players Championship 10 | Winner | Dave Chisnall | ||
| Players Championship 11 | Winner | Ian White | ||
| Players Championship 12 | Winner | Gary Anderson | ||
| Players Championship 13 | Winner | Ian White | ||
| Players Championship 14 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Players Championship 15 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Players Championship 16 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Players Championship 17 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Players Championship 18 | Winner | Simon Whitlock | ||
| Players Championship 19 | Winner | Simon Whitlock | ||
| Players Championship 20 | Winner | Benito van de Pas | ||
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the 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.
A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Barnsley on 23 October 2016.
- Robert Thornton
- Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Ted Evetts
- Brendan Dolan
- Chris Dobey
- James Wilson
- Nathan Derry
- Darren Webster
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Darts Championship | 2016 | Winner | Scott Waites |
| Runner-Up | Jeff Smith | ||
| World Masters | 2015 | Winner | Glen Durrant |
| BDO World Trophy | 2016 | Winner | Darryl Fitton |
The remaining four BDO representatives were the top four non-qualified players from the BDO Invitational rankings on 30 September.
- Scott Mitchell
- Danny Noppert
- Jamie Hughes
- Martin Adams
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael van Gerwen (1) | |||
| Gary Anderson (2) | |||
| Adrian Lewis (3) | |||
| Phil Taylor (4) | |||
| Peter Wright (5) | |||
| James Wade (6) | |||
| Mensur Suljović (7) | |||
| Robert Thornton (8) | Dave Chisnall | ||
| Ian White | |||
| Raymond van Barneveld | |||
| Benito van de Pas | |||
| Simon Whitlock | |||
| Gerwyn Price | |||
| Alan Norris | |||
| Brendan Dolan | James Wilson | ||
| Max Hopp | |||
| Darren Webster | |||
| Chris Dobey | |||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | |||
| Nathan Aspinall | |||
| Nathan Derry | |||
| Ted Evetts | Glen Durrant | ||
| Scott Mitchell | |||
| Danny Noppert | |||
| Jamie Hughes | |||
| Martin Adams | |||
| Scott Waites | |||
| Darryl Fitton | |||
| Jeff Smith |
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
- PDC netzone, Schedule, results
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