# 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.
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.

## Prize money

| Position (num. of players) | 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
### PDC Qualifying Tournaments

PDC Main Tournaments :
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player | Qualifiers |
| 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 | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Premier League Darts | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| World Matchplay | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| World Grand Prix | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2015 | Winner | Max Hopp | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Masters | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| UK Open | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| European Championship | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Players Championship Finals | 2015 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| World Series of Darts Finals | 2016 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Champions League of Darts | 2016 | Winner | Phil Taylor | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| PDC World Cup of Darts | 2016 | Winners | Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| PDC World Darts Championship | 2016 | Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | 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 | Runner-Up | Phil Taylor | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Premier League Darts | 2016 | Runner-Up | Phil Taylor | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| World Matchplay | 2016 | Runner-Up | Phil Taylor | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| World Grand Prix | 2016 | Runner-Up | Gary Anderson | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2015 | Runner-Up | Nathan Aspinall | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Masters | 2016 | Runner-Up | Dave Chisnall | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| UK Open | 2016 | Runner-Up | Peter Wright | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| European Championship | 2016 | Runner-Up | Mensur Suljović | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Players Championship Finals | 2015 | Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| World Series of Darts Finals | 2016 | Runner-Up | Peter Wright | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Champions League of Darts | 2016 | Runner-Up | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| PDC World Cup of Darts | 2016 | Runners-Up | Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld | Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld |
| Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Max Hopp Adrian Lewis Phil Taylor Peter Wright Dave Chisnall Mensur Suljović Nathan Aspinall Raymond van Barneveld ||||
At most sixteen players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.
PDC European Tour :
| Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers |
| 2016 European Tour | | | |
| 2016 European Tour | Dutch Darts Masters | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | German Darts Masters | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | European Darts Matchplay | Winner | James Wade | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | Austrian Darts Open | Winner | Phil Taylor | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | European Darts Open | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | International Darts Open | Winner | Mensur Suljović | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | European Darts Trophy | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | James Wade Alan Norris |
| 2016 European Tour | German Darts Championship | Winner | Alan Norris | James Wade Alan Norris |
| James Wade Alan Norris ||||
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 :
| Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 1 | Winner | Peter Wright | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 2 | Winner | Stephen Bunting | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 3 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 4 | Winner | Benito van de Pas | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 5 | Winner | Ian White | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 6 | Winner | Josh Payne | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 7 | Winner | Gerwyn Price | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 8 | Winner | Gerwyn Price | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 9 | Winner | Benito van de Pas | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 10 | Winner | Dave Chisnall | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 11 | Winner | Ian White | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 12 | Winner | Gary Anderson | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 13 | Winner | Ian White | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 14 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 15 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 16 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 17 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 18 | Winner | Simon Whitlock | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 19 | Winner | Simon Whitlock | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| 2016 Players Championships | Players Championship 20 | Winner | Benito van de Pas | Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock |
| Benito van de Pas Ian White Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock ||||
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.

### PDC Qualifying Event

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

### BDO Qualifying Tournaments

| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
| BDO World Darts Championship | 2016 | Winner | Scott Waites |
| BDO World Darts Championship | 2016 | Runner-Up | Jeff Smith |
| World Masters | 2015 | Winner | Glen Durrant |
| BDO World Trophy | 2016 | Winner | Darryl Fitton |

### BDO ranking qualifiers

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

## Pools

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| (PDC Seeded Players) | (PDC Qualifiers) | (PDC Qualifiers) | (BDO Qualifiers) |
| 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 |

## Draw
### Group stage

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
Nine dart shootout
With Robert Thornton and Dimitri Van den Bergh finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Michael van Gerwen in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Tuesday's group matches, and was the first time since the 2013 Grand Slam of Darts that a nine-dart shootout was required. Van den Bergh threw first.
POS
Player
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Pts
Status
2 Robert Thornton
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3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
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### Knockout stage

| Second round (best of 19 legs) 16–17 November | Second round (best of 19 legs) 16–17 November | Second round (best of 19 legs) 16–17 November | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 18–19 November | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 18–19 November | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 18–19 November | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 20 November | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 20 November | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 20 November | | Final (best of 31 legs) 20 November | Final (best of 31 legs) 20 November | Final (best of 31 legs) 20 November |
| A1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) 103.24 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Robert Thornton (8, Q) 94.23 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Robert Thornton (8, Q) 94.23 | 5 | A1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) 97.33 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A2 | Brendan Dolan (Q) 88.24 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| B1 | Gerwyn Price 89.38 | 9 | A2 | Brendan Dolan (Q) 88.24 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Brendan Dolan (Q) 91.36 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Brendan Dolan (Q) 91.36 | 10 | | | | A1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) 111.17 | 16 | | | | |
| | | | | | | C1 | Peter Wright (5) 102.13 | 10 | | | | |
| C1 | Peter Wright (5) 99.69 | 10 | | | | | | | C1 | Peter Wright (5) 102.13 | 10 | | | | |
| D2 | Darryl Fitton (BDO) 92.14 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Darryl Fitton (BDO) 92.14 | 3 | C1 | Peter Wright (5) 103.37 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | D1 | Phil Taylor (4) 100.57 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| D1 | Phil Taylor (4) 98.04 | 10 | D1 | Phil Taylor (4) 100.57 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Jeff Smith (BDO) 91.54 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Jeff Smith (BDO) 91.54 | 5 | | | | | | | | A1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) 98.74 | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | G2 | James Wade (6) 90.73 | 8 |
| E1 | Gary Anderson (2) 101.12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | G2 | James Wade (6) 90.73 | 8 |
| F2 | Danny Noppert (BDO) 100.01 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Danny Noppert (BDO) 100.01 | 9 | E1 | Gary Anderson (2) 103.81 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | F1 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.24 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| F1 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.19 | 10 | F1 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.24 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Glen Durrant (BDO) 95.50 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Glen Durrant (BDO) 95.50 | 7 | | | | E1 | Gary Anderson (2) 98.36 | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | | G2 | James Wade (6) 91.93 | 16 | | | | |
| G1 | Jamie Hughes (BDO) 90.38 | 9 | | | | | | | G2 | James Wade (6) 91.93 | 16 | | | | |
| H2 | Chris Dobey (Q) 94.01 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H2 | Chris Dobey (Q) 94.01 | 10 | H2 | Chris Dobey (Q) 92.00 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | G2 | James Wade (6) 92.18 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Benito van de Pas 88.81 | 2 | G2 | James Wade (6) 92.18 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| G2 | James Wade (6) 92.87 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |