- Offizieller Beitrag
Der Grand Slam findet dieses Jahr vom 12.11.- 20.11. in der Wolverhampton Civic Hall statt.
Insgesamt nehmen 32 Spieler teil (davon 24 PDC- Spieler und 8 BDO- Spieler). 8 PDC Spieler werden bei einem Qualifikations Turnier am 23. Oktober ermittelt
Qualifizierte Spieler:
PDC:
1. Gary Anderson 
(WM- Sieger 2016)
2. Michael van Gerwen 
(Grand Slam Sieger 2015)
3. Max Hopp 
(Youth- WM Sieger 2015)
4. Phil Taylor 
(Championship League of Darts Sieger 2016)
5. Adrian Lewis (World Cup Sieger 2016)
6. Nathan Aspinall (Youth-WM Zweiter 2015)
7. Dave Chisnall (Masters Zweiter 2016)
8. Peter Wright (UK Open Zweiter 2016)
9. Raymond van Barneveld (World Cup Zweiter)
10. James Wade (European Darts Matchplay Sieger)
11. Mensur Suljovic 
(International Darts Open Sieger)
12. Alan Norris (German Darts Championship Sieger)
13. Benito van de Pas (PC4- Sieger, PC9-Sieger, PC20-Sieger)
14. Ian White (PC5-Sieger, PC11-Sieger, PC13-Sieger)
15. Simon Whitlock 
(PC18-Sieger & PC19-Sieger)
16. Gerwyn Price 
(PC7-Sieger & PC8-Sieger)
17. Robert Thornton (Grand Slam Qualifier)
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(Grand Slam Qualifier)
19. Ted Evetts (Grand Slam Qualifier)
20. Brendan Dolan 
(Grand Slam Qualifier)
21. Chris Dobey (Grand Slam Qualifier)
22. James Wilson (Grand Slam Qualifier)
23. Nathan Derry (Grand Slam Qualifier)
24. Darren Webster (Grand Slam Qualifier)
BDO:
1. Scott Waites - 2016 Lakeside Champion
2. Jeff Smith 
- 2016 Lakeside Championship Runner-Up
3. Darryl Fitton - 2016 BDO World Trophy Champion
4. Glen Durrant - 2015 World Masters Champion
5. Scott Mitchell - BDO Ranked Second
6. Danny Noppert - BDO Ranked Third
7. Jamie Hughes - BDO Ranked Fourth
8. Martin Adams - BDO Ranked Fifth
Draw:
Die Auslosung findet am Montag (7.11.) statt und sie erfolgt in 4 Pools (besten 8 der Prioritätenliste/andere 8 der Prioritätenliste/8 PDC Qualifier/8 BDO Qualifier)
Max Hopp wird in Pool 2 sein.
Die Pools sind in diesem Jahr anders besetzt: nämlich die besten 8 in der OOM im Pool1, dann die folgenden 8 in Pool2, die weiteren 8 in Pool3 (u.a. Max Hopp), die BDO-Spieler in Pool4.
Gruppe A: Michael van Gerwen, Brendan Dolan, Max Hopp, Martin Adams
Gruppe B: Robert Thornton, Gerwyn Price, Dimitri van den Bergh, Scott Waites
Gruppe C: Peter Wright, Simon Whitlock, Ted Evetts, Jeff Smith
Gruppe D: Phil Taylor, Ian White, Darren Webster, Darryl Fitton
Gruppe E: Gary Anderson, Alan Norris, Nathan Derry, Glen Durrant
Gruppe F: Mensur Suljovic, Raymond van Barneveld, Nathan Aspinall, Danny Noppert
Gruppe G: James Wade, Dave Chisnall, James Wilson, Jamie Hughes
Gruppe H: Adrian Lewis, Benito van de Pas, Chris Dobey, Scott Mitchell
Spielplan & Ergebnisse : Grand Slam of Darts 2016 - Ergebnisse und Averages
Saturday November 12
Afternoon Session
Groups B-C-F-G First Matches
Gerwyn Price 4-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh (B)
Simon Whitlock 5-1 Ted Evetts (C)
Dave Chisnall 2-5 James Wilson (G)
Mensur Suljovic 3-5 Danny Noppert (F)
Robert Thornton 5-3 Scott Waites (B)
Raymond van Barneveld 5-1 Nathan Aspinall (F)
James Wade 5-3 Jamie Hughes (G)
Peter Wright 5-1 Jeff Smith (C)
Evening Session
Groups A-D-E-H First Matches
Brendan Dolan 5-4 Max Hopp (A)
Alan Norris 4-5 Nathan Derry (E)
Ian White 5-3 Darren Webster (D)
Benito van de Pas 5-4 Chris Dobey (H)
Phil Taylor 5-1 Darryl Fitton (D)
Gary Anderson 5-4 Glen Durrant (E)
Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Martin Adams (A)
Adrian Lewis 1-5 Scott Mitchell (H)
Sunday November 13
Afternoon Session
Ted Evetts 4-5 Jeff Smith (C)
Mensur Suljovic 5-3 Nathan Aspinall (F)
Gerwyn Price 5-2 Scott Waites (B)
Dave Chisnall 1-5 Jamie Hughes (G)
Robert Thornton 5-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh (B)
James Wade 5-3 James Wilson (G)
Raymond van Barneveld 5-2 Danny Noppert (F)
Peter Wright 5-0 Simon Whitlock (C)
Evening Session
Darren Webster 4-5 Daryl Fitton (D)
Adrian Lewis 3-5 Chris Dobey (H)
Alan Norris 1-5 Glen Durrant (E)
Max Hopp 5-3 Martin Adams (A)
Phil Taylor 5-1 Ian White (D)
Gary Anderson 5-0 Nathan Derry (E)
Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Brendan Dolan (A)
Benito van de Pas 5-1 Scott Mitchell (H)
Monday November 14
Groups A-D-E-H Final Games
Adrian Lewis 2-5 Benito van de Pas (H)
Gary Anderson 5-2 Alan Norris (E)
Phil Taylor 0-5 Darren Webster (D)
Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Max Hopp (A)
Brendan Dolan 5-3 Martin Adams (A)
Chris Dobey 5-3 Scott Mitchell (H)
Nathan Derry 0-5 Glen Durrant (E)
Ian White 4-5 Daryl Fitton (D)
Tuesday November 15
Groups B-C-F-G Final Games
James Wade 3-5 Dave Chisnall (G)
Peter Wright 5-3 Ted Evetts (C)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-4 Scott Waites (B)
Nathan Aspinall 2-5 Danny Noppert (F)
Robert Thornton 3-5 Gerwyn Price (B)
James Wilson 4-5 Jamie Hughes (G)
Mensur Suljovic 3-5 Raymond van Barneveld (F)
Simon Whitlock 4-5 Jeff Smith (C)
Nine-Dart Shoot-Out - Robert Thornton v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Dimitri Van den Bergh 100
Robert Thornton 140
Dimitri Van den Bergh 140
Robert Thornton 140
Dimitri Van den Bergh 100
Robert Thornton 65
Totals: Dimitri Van den Bergh 340, Robert Thornton 345
Wednesday November 16
Second Round
Gerwyn Price 9-10 Brendan Dolan
Phil Taylor 10-5 Jeff Smith
Michael van Gerwen 10-5 Robert Thornton
Peter Wright 10-3 Darryl Fitton
Thursday November 17
4x Second Round
Jamie Hughes 9-10 Chris Dobey
Benito van de Pas 2-10 James Wade
Gary Anderson 10-9 Danny Noppert
Raymond van Barneveld 10-7 Glen Durrant
Quarter-Finals
Friday November 18 (7pm)
Michael van Gerwen 16-3 Brendan Dolan
Peter Wright 16-10 Phil Taylor
Saturday November 19 (8pm)
Chris Dobey 5-16 James Wade
Gary Anderson 16-13 Raymond van Barneveld
Sunday November 20
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Michael van Gerwen 16-10 Peter Wright
Gary Anderson 14-16 James Wade
Evening Session (7pm)
Michael van Gerwen 16-8 James Wade
Format
Group Stage - Best of nine legs
Second Round - Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 31 legs
Final - Best of 31 legs
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