2014 Grand Slam of Darts


The 2014 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts, was the eighth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 8–16 November 2014 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion and won the title for the a sixth and final time by defeating Dave Chisnall 16–13 in the final.
In his quarter-final victory over Michael van Gerwen, Belgian player Kim Huybrechts threw a nine-dart finish, only the second in the event's history, and the first ever nine-darter on TV by a Belgian player.

Prize Money

Qualifying

Qualifying Tournaments

Players in italics had already qualified for the event. For the first time, winners of the European Tour events were invited to the Grand Slam of Darts.

PDC

BDO

Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
The PDC have decided to no longer invite Martin Adams to the Grand Slam due to his decision to turn down three consecutive invitations in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Other Methods of Qualification

Wigan Qualifiers

To fill the field to 32 contestants, a Grand Slam Qualifier was held on 3 November.
These are the players who qualified for the event:

Professional Darts Corporation

Seeded PlayersPool BPool CPool D

Michael van Gerwen
Phil Taylor
Stephen Bunting
Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis
James Wade
Peter Wright
Alan Norris

Gary Anderson
Dave Chisnall
Andy Hamilton
Kim Huybrechts
Mervyn King
Robert Thornton
Scott Waites
Simon Whitlock

Keegan Brown
Jan Dekker
Terry Jenkins
Christian Kist
Tony O'Shea
Michael Smith
Vincent van der Voort
Dean Winstanley

Brendan Dolan
Jamie Caven
Richie George
Robbie Green
Wesley Harms
Ronny Huybrechts
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Darren Webster

Draw

Group stage

All matches first-to-5/best of 9 legs
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; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

Group A

8 November
9 November
10 November

Group B

8 November
9 November
10 November

Group C

8 November
9 November
10 November

Group D

8 November
9 November
10 November

Group E

8 November
9 November
11 November

Group F

8 November
9 November
11 November

Group G

8 November
9 November
11 November

Group H

8 November
9 November
11 November

Knockout stage

Statistics

PlayerEliminatedPlayedLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh Checkout3-dart Average
Phil TaylorWinner71607028140103.82
Dave ChisnallRunner-up7151813917096.57
Mervyn KingSemi-finals6129542416492.68
Kim HuybrechtsSemi-finals6105703315598.38
Stephen BuntingQuarter-finals577521214597.55
Keegan BrownQuarter-finals595531713097.30
Michael van GerwenQuarter-finals570401714196.74
Michael SmithQuarter-finals555351812794.04
Gary AndersonSecond round443261010697.44
Peter WrightSecond round456261013595.78
James WadeSecond round47024517094.02
Christian KistSecond round4392568593.30
Raymond van BarneveldSecond round45431713691.50
Alan NorrisSecond round43531616491.35
Robbie GreenSecond round44028917090.24
Terry JenkinsSecond round45217511688.76
Simon WhitlockGroup stage31013341478697.24
Andy HamiltonGroup stage31012241949696.45
Jamie CavenGroup stage38152529312993.93
Robert ThorntonGroup stage36153112516193.12
Rowby-John RodriguezGroup stage3912248712792.76
Vincent van der VoortGroup stage313122915815891.20
Adrian LewisGroup stage3812201248090.97
Scott WaitesGroup stage31113339512690.21
Brendan DolanGroup stage36153112210690.04
Darren WebsterGroup stage3715302036489.62
Wesley HarmsGroup stage36132514215689.27
Ronny HuybrechtsGroup stage3814281538188.43
Tony O'SheaGroup stage310133211810488.19
Jan DekkerGroup stage3712218312484.83
Dean WinstanleyGroup stage36152911211682.29
Richie GeorgeGroup stage331520837281.76