2009 Grand Slam of Darts

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The **2009 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts** was the third staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 14–22 November 2009 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Terry Jenkins 18–9 in the 2008 final, and he went on to win a third consecutive Grand Slam title with a 16–2 victory over Scott Waites, who became the first BDO player to reach the final of this tournament.

## Prize money

The prize fund increased to £400,000 for the 2009 edition of the tournament, an increase of £44,000 from the 2008 edition, £10,000 more for the runner up, £5,000 more for the semi-finalists and £2,500 more for the quarter-finalists. Players who failed to make it past the group stage in the last tournament got £4,000. However, players who finished 3rd would earn £1,000 more but players who finished bottom of a group would get £1,500 less. Also the player with the highest checkout would not be rewarded. Instead, the group winners would earn £2,500.

## Qualifying

There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offered 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 are also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Australia and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player. Some minor changes were made to the qualifying criteria from 2008. The winner and the runner-up of the 2009 Championship League Darts would be invited, whilst it was announced that only the winner of the 2008 World Masters would be invited (though runner-up Scott Waites was invited anyway due to the withdrawal of Martin Adams). It was also announced that the winner of the 2009 US Open would be invited, though this was later withdrawn from the qualification criteria.

## Draw

The draw was made on 5 November by Rod Harrington.

### Pools

The pools were announced on 3 November.

  Phil Taylor  **(1)**
 Ted Hankey  **(2)**
 James Wade  **(3)**
 Raymond van Barneveld  **(4)**
 Mervyn King  **(5)**
 Terry Jenkins  **(6)**
 Gary Anderson  **(7)**
 Tony O'Shea  **(8)**
 Darryl Fitton
 Adrian Lewis
 Colin Osborne
 John Part
 Robert Thornton
 Mark Webster
 Simon Whitlock
 Colin Lloyd
 Wayne Mardle
 Kevin Painter
 Co Stompé
 Vincent van der Voort
 Darin Young
 Steve Maish
 Francis Hoenselaar
 Kevin McDine
 Gary Mawson
 Denis Ovens
 Kirk Shepherd
 Scott Waites
 Brian Woods

### Group stages

*All matches first-to-5/best of 9.*

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; Pts = Points

##### Nine-Dart Shootout

With Andy Hamilton and James Wade finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place, to see who would play Terry Jenkins in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of the group stages. The shootout occurred exactly one year to the day after a similar situation at the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts where Hamilton beat Alan Tabern.

### Knockout stages

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## References

1. ↑ Superb Taylor Retains Grand Slam Title (23 November 2008).
2. ↑ Taylor Claims Grand Slam Treble (22 November 2009).
3. ↑ 2009 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts Update (26 November 2008).
4. ↑ Duo Win Grand Slam Spots (2 November 2009).
5. ↑ Grand Slam of Darts Draw (5 November 2009).
6. ↑ Grand Slam Draw Pools (3 November 2009).
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