The 2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the fifth staging of the darts tournament organised by the

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. The event took place from 12–20 November 2011 at the

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. For the first time,

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was given the television coverage of the Grand Slam after taking over from

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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.

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

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, 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.

Qualifying tournaments

PDC

BDO

Other qualifiers

Pools

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

12 November 13 November 15 November

Group B

12 November 13 November 15 November

Group C

12 November 13 November 15 November

Group D

12 November 13 November 15 November

Group E

13 November 14 November 16 November

Group F

13 November 14 November 16 November

Group G

13 November 14 November 16 November

Group H

13 November 14 November 16 November

Knockout stages

Statistics

References

External links

PDC.tv Netzone, with results and news
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