2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	12–20 November 2011
Venue	Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£400,000
Winner's share	£100,000
High checkout	161 James Wade 161 Ted Hankey
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2010 2012»

The 2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the fifth staging of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.^[1] The event took place from 12–20 November 2011 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.

For the first time, Sky Sports was given the television coverage of the Grand Slam after taking over from ITV Sport as the event's broadcaster.^[2]

Scott Waites was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stages. The title was won for the fourth time by Phil Taylor, who defeated Gary Anderson 16–4 in the final.^[3][4]

Prize money

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 offered 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. The qualifying criteria were changed this year, extending the dates back 5 years for respective World Champions to receive an invite.^{[citation needed]}

Qualifying tournaments

PDC

Tournament	Year	Position	Player		Qualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts	2009	Winner	Phil Taylor		Phil Taylor Scott Waites Terry Jenkins Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Steve Beaton Wayne Jones John Part Mark Webster Adrian Lewis Gary Anderson Brendan Dolan Wes Newton Paul Nicholson Mervyn King Co Stompé Barrie Bates Arron Monk Michael van Gerwen James Hubbard
		Runner-Up	Scott Waites
		Semi-finalists	Terry Jenkins Raymond van Barneveld
	2010	Winner	Scott Waites
		Runner-Up	James Wade
		Semi-finalists	Steve Beaton Wayne Jones
PDC World Darts Championship	2007	Winner	Raymond van Barneveld
	2008	Winner	John Part
	2009	Winner	Phil Taylor
	2010	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Simon Whitlock[i]
		Third Place	Mark Webster
		Fourth Place	Raymond van Barneveld
	2011	Winner	Adrian Lewis
		Runner-Up	Gary Anderson
		Semi-finalists	Terry Jenkins Mark Webster
World Matchplay	2010	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Raymond van Barneveld
	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	James Wade
World Grand Prix	2010	Winner	James Wade
		Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Brendan Dolan
UK Open	2010	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Gary Anderson
	2011	Winner	James Wade
		Runner-Up	Wes Newton
Premier League Darts	2010	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	James Wade
	2011	Winner	Gary Anderson
		Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
European Championship	2010	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Wayne Jones
	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Adrian Lewis
Championship League Darts	2010	Winner	James Wade
		Runner-Up	Phil Taylor
	2011	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Paul Nicholson
Players Championship Finals	2010	Winner	Paul Nicholson
		Runner-Up	Mervyn King
	2011 (1)	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-Up	Gary Anderson
PDC World Cup of Darts	2010	Winners	Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé
		Runners-Up	Mark Webster Barrie Bates
PDC World Youth Championship	2011	Winner	Arron Monk
	2012	Finalists	Michael van Gerwen James Hubbard
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

BDO

Tournament	Year	Position	Player		Qualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship	2007	Winner	Martin Adams		Ted Hankey Dave Chisnall Tony O'Shea Martin Phillips Dean Winstanley Jan Dekker
	2008	Winner	Mark Webster
	2009	Winner	Ted Hankey
	2010	Winner	Martin Adams
		Runner-Up	Dave Chisnall
		Semi-finalists	Tony O'Shea Martin Phillips
	2011	Winner	Martin Adams
		Runner-Up	Dean Winstanley
		Semi-finalists	Jan Dekker Martin Phillips
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Other qualifiers

Criteria	Player
Grand Slam of Darts Wildcards	Nigel Heydon Magnus Caris Ian White[i]
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On PDC Order of Merit	Mark Walsh
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On Players Championship Order Of Merit	Justin Pipe
European Order of Merit Leader	Vincent van der Voort

Pools

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Draw and results

Group stages

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

Group A[edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Michael van Gerwen 3 2 1 13 10 +3 4 Advance to the last 16 2 Mark Walsh (RQ) 3 2 1 12 10 +2 4 3 Scott Waites (BDO, 1) 3 1 2 12 12 0 2 Eliminated 4 Tony O'Shea (BDO) 3 1 2 9 14 −5 2 12 November[6] 85.24 Mark Walsh 5 – 2 Tony O'Shea 85.10 94.06 Scott Waites 3 – 5 Michael van Gerwen 101.84 13 November[7] 84.65 Scott Waites 4 – 5 Tony O'Shea 92.09 90.86 Mark Walsh 5 – 3 Michael van Gerwen 85.98 15 November[8] 100.73 Scott Waites 5 – 2 Mark Walsh 94.99 90.06 Tony O'Shea 2 – 5 Michael van Gerwen 96.06

Group B[edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Dean Winstanley (BDO) 3 3 0 15 6 +9 6 Advance to the last 16 2 Ted Hankey (BDO) 3 2 1 10 9 +1 4 3 Ian White (Q) 3 1 2 11 12 −1 2 Eliminated 4 Raymond van Barneveld (8) 3 0 3 8 15 −7 0 12 November[6] 85.40 Dean Winstanley 5 – 0 Ted Hankey 79.96 86.16 Raymond van Barneveld 4 – 5 Ian White 86.11 13 November[7] 90.74 Dean Winstanley 5 – 4 Ian White 91.52 89.19 Raymond van Barneveld 2 – 5 Ted Hankey 88.94 15 November[8] 85.12 Raymond van Barneveld 2 – 5 Dean Winstanley 92.68 100.05 Ted Hankey 5 – 2 Ian White 88.92

Group C[edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Gary Anderson (5) 3 2 1 13 7 +6 4 Advance to the last 16 2 Wayne Jones 3 2 1 11 10 +1 4 3 Nigel Heydon (Q) 3 1 2 11 13 −2 2 Eliminated 4 Brendan Dolan 3 1 2 8 13 −5 2 12 November[6] 96.51 Wayne Jones 5 – 2 Brendan Dolan 86.39 88.55 Gary Anderson 3 – 5 Nigel Heydon 84.67 13 November[7] 104.60 Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Brendan Dolan 90.49 98.03 Wayne Jones 5 – 3 Nigel Heydon 93.51 15 November[8] 93.91 Brendan Dolan 5 – 3 Nigel Heydon 90.25 90.61 Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Wayne Jones 76.34

Group D[edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Terry Jenkins 3 2 1 11 11 0 4 Advance to the last 16 2 James Wade (4) 3 2 1 13 13 0 4 3 Justin Pipe (RQ) 3 1 2 13 11 +2 2 Eliminated 4 Dave Chisnall 3 1 2 12 14 −2 2 12 November[6] 100.63 James Wade 5 – 4 Dave Chisnall 96.42 85.32 Terry Jenkins 1 – 5 Justin Pipe 85.79 13 November[7] 96.74 Terry Jenkins 5 – 3 Dave Chisnall 95.17 88.68 James Wade 5 – 4 Justin Pipe 93.34 15 November[8] 92.18 Justin Pipe 4 – 5 Dave Chisnall 88.66 93.80 James Wade 3 – 5 Terry Jenkins 94.77

Group E[edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Phil Taylor (2) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Advance to the last 16 2 Steve Beaton 3 2 1 13 10 +3 4 3 Mervyn King 3 1 2 11 13 −2 2 Eliminated 4 James Hubbard 3 0 3 6 15 −9 0 13 November[7] 85.88 Mervyn King 3 – 5 Steve Beaton 86.65 94.67 Phil Taylor 5 – 1 James Hubbard 83.13 14 November[9] 90.09 Mervyn King 5 – 3 James Hubbard 76.59 99.72 Phil Taylor 5 – 3 Steve Beaton 92.22 16 November[10] 91.55 Steve Beaton 5 – 2 James Hubbard 85.98 100.93 Phil Taylor 5 – 3 Mervyn King 98.10

Group F[edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Paul Nicholson 3 3 0 15 8 +7 6 Advance to the last 16 2 Wes Newton (7) 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 3 Magnus Caris (Q) 3 1 2 11 11 0 2 Eliminated 4 Barrie Bates 3 0 3 2 15 −13 0 13 November[7] 92.78 Paul Nicholson 5 – 0 Barrie Bates 71.30 85.07 Wes Newton 5 – 2 Magnus Caris 87.86 14 November[9] 83.29 Barrie Bates 1 – 5 Magnus Caris 94.86 87.20 Wes Newton 4 – 5 Paul Nicholson 96.50 16 November[10] 94.31 Wes Newton 5 – 1 Barrie Bates 80.21 99.37 Paul Nicholson 5 – 4 Magnus Caris 101.52

Group G[edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Mark Webster (6) 3 3 0 15 8 +7 6 Advance to the last 16 2 John Part 3 2 1 11 10 +1 4 3 Jan Dekker (BDO) 3 1 2 10 11 −1 2 Eliminated 4 Arron Monk 3 0 3 8 15 −7 0 13 November[7] 95.42 Mark Webster 5 – 4 Arron Monk 84.40 73.23 Jan Dekker 2 – 5 John Part 80.90 14 November[9] 92.00 Jan Dekker 5 – 1 Arron Monk 87.93 95.30 Mark Webster 5 – 1 John Part 83.52 16 November[10] 90.79 John Part 5 – 3 Arron Monk 86.01 101.43 Mark Webster 5 – 3 Jan Dekker 91.21

Group H[edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Adrian Lewis (3) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Advance to the last 16 2 Martin Phillips (BDO) 3 2 1 14 9 +5 4 3 Co Stompé 3 1 2 8 13 −5 2 Eliminated 4 Vincent van der Voort (RQ) 3 0 3 7 15 −8 0 13 November[7] 98.00 Vincent van der Voort 3 – 5 Co Stompé 91.63 89.75 Adrian Lewis 5 – 4 Martin Phillips 97.11 14 November[9] 74.86 Vincent van der Voort 2 – 5 Martin Phillips 88.38 109.39 Adrian Lewis 5 – 1 Co Stompé 98.96 16 November[10] 91.57 Adrian Lewis 5 – 2 Vincent van der Voort 88.73 89.07 Co Stompé 2 – 5 Martin Phillips 91.47

Knockout stages

Second round (best of 19 legs) 17–18 November[11][12]

Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 19 November[13]

Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 20 November[14]

Final (best of 31 legs) 20 November[15]

A1

Michael van Gerwen 90.42

9

B2

Ted Hankey (BDO) 91.23

10

B2

Ted Hankey (BDO) 89.54

14

A2

Mark Walsh (RQ) 91.82

16

B1

Dean Winstanley (BDO) 104.55

9

A2

Mark Walsh (RQ) 98.32

10

A2

Mark Walsh (RQ) 88.81

11

C1

Gary Anderson (5) 94.77

16

C1

Gary Anderson (5) 100.45

10

D2

James Wade (4) 96.83

3

C1

Gary Anderson (5) 99.97

16

D1

Terry Jenkins 93.59

12

D1

Terry Jenkins 95.35

10

C2

Wayne Jones 91.87

8

C1

Gary Anderson (5) 98.92

4

E1

Phil Taylor (2) 109.04

16

E1

Phil Taylor (2) 112.37

10

F2

Wes Newton (7) 94.15

3

E1

Phil Taylor (2) 104.46

16

F1

Paul Nicholson 95.24

7

F1

Paul Nicholson 96.43

10

E2

Steve Beaton 95.06

8

E1

Phil Taylor (2) 107.76

16

H1

Adrian Lewis (3) 101.10

9

G1

Mark Webster (6) 89.59

10

H2

Martin Phillips (BDO) 84.91

8

G1

Mark Webster (6) 94.59

5

H1

Adrian Lewis (3) 100.30

16

H1

Adrian Lewis (3) 92.75

10

G2

John Part 92.44

8

Statistics

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Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High checkout	3-dart average
Phil Taylor	Winner	7	73	30	135	83	29	124	103.32
Gary Anderson	Final	7	59	49	133	79	41	140	96.49
Adrian Lewis	Semi-finals	6	50	36	99	59	30	152	97.42
Mark Walsh	Semi-finals	6	49	49	148	58	22	138	91.67
Paul Nicholson	Quarter-finals	5	32	32	79	50	20	144	96.06
Mark Webster	Quarter-finals	5	30	32	84	44	15	111	95.27
Terry Jenkins	Quarter-finals	5	33	35	99	42	16	126	93.27
Ted Hankey	Quarter-finals	5	34	34	90	51	18	161	89.94
John Part	Second round	4	19	20	37	20	9	118	86.91
James Wade	Second round	4	16	23	58	28	5	161	94.99
Michael van Gerwen	Second round	4	22	20	55	23	6	144	93.58
Dean Winstanley	Second round	4	24	16	45	29	17	138	93.34
Steve Beaton	Second round	4	21	20	59	23	7	141	91.37
Wayne Jones	Second round	4	19	20	53	27	8	122	90.69
Martin Phillips	Second round	4	22	19	58	36	5	100	90.47
Wes Newton	Second round	4	17	18	41	14	10	100	90.18
Raymond van Barneveld	Group stage	3	8	15	25	19	1	80	86.82
Arron Monk	Group stage	3	8	15	22	13	5	60	86.11
Jan Dekker	Group stage	3	10	11	30	8	1	104	85.48
James Hubbard	Group stage	3	6	15	20	14	1	40	81.90
Magnus Caris	Group stage	3	11	11	26	28	2	81	94.75
Dave Chisnall	Group stage	3	12	14	30	12	9	86	93.42
Justin Pipe	Group stage	3	13	11	33	22	2	160	90.44
Brendan Dolan	Group stage	3	8	13	30	19	1	101	90.26
Mervyn King	Group stage	3	11	13	25	22	5	101	91.36
Co Stompé	Group stage	3	8	13	33	12	4	121	93.22
Scott Waites	Group stage	3	12	12	28	13	8	125	93.15
Nigel Heydon	Group stage	3	11	13	27	14	5	121	89.48
Ian White	Group stage	3	11	14	29	11	8	112	88.85
Vincent van der Voort	Group stage	3	7	15	30	14	3	101	87.20
Tony O'Shea	Group stage	3	9	14	33	12	8	64	92.78
Barrie Bates	Group stage	3	2	15	27	7	0	72	78.27