The 2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts, was the seventh staging of the tournament, organised by the

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. The event took place from 9–17 November 2013 at the

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Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...

was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stage. The semi-final match between Phil Taylor and

Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player currently playing in the PDC. He is a two-time PDC World Darts Champion, winning in 2011 and 2012. He is nicknamed Jackpot, as he won a jackpot gambling in Las Vegas ...

proved to be the highest quality in darts history as the players averaged 109.76 and 110.99 respectively, the highest combined average ever recorded. The PDC record of 31 maximums set in the 2007 World Championship final was broken as 32 were made in this match in 32 fewer legs. Taylor won the match 16–9 and went on to seal his fifth Grand Slam title by beating Robert Thornton 16–6 in the final.

Prize money

Qualifying

Qualifying tournaments

Players in italics had already qualified for the event.

PDC

BDO

Other qualifiers

Pools

Draw

Group stage

''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; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

Group A

9 November 10 November 12 November

Group B

9 November 10 November 12 November

Group C

9 November 10 November 12 November

Group D

9 November 10 November 12 November

Group E

9 November 10 November 11 November

Group F

9 November 10 November 11 November

Group G

9 November 10 November 11 November

Group H

9 November 10 November 11 November

=Nine-dart shootout

= With Wes Newton and Mark Webster finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Scott Waites in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Monday's group matches, and was the first time since the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts that a nine-dart shootout was required.

Knockout stage

Statistics

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, Semi-finals , 6 , , , , , , , 120 , 99.49 , - , align="left",

Scott Waites Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. ...

, Semi-finals , 6 , , , , , , , 146 , 92.63 , - , align="left",

Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English professional darts player. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname "Silverback". O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but to date h ...

, Quarter-finals , 5 , , , , , , , 123 , 96.47 , - , align="left",

Kim Huybrechts Kim Huybrechts (born 16 November 1985) is a Belgian professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He made the final of a major TV event, the 2012 Players Championship Finals, losing to Phil Taylor 13 ...

, Quarter-finals , 5 , , , , , , , 148 , 95.00 , - , align="left",

James Wade James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title, when he won the 2007 World Matchplay at the ...

, Quarter-finals , 5 , , , , , , , 160 , 94.51 , - , align="left",

Ted Hankey Edward Hankey (born 20 February 1968) is an English former professional darts player and convicted sex offender. Nicknamed "The Count", he won the BDO World Darts Championship in 2000, was runner-up in 2001, and won the title for a second time ...

, Quarter-finals , 5 , , , , , , , 170 , 87.14 , - , align="left", Gary Anderson , Second round , 4 , , , , , , , 144 , 104.89 , - , align="left",

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname T ...

, Second round , 4 , , , , , , , 122 , 98.66 , - , align="left",

Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...

, Second round , 4 , , , , , , , 135 , 96.41 , - , align="left", Mervyn King , Second round , 4 , , , , , , , 141 , 95.78 , - , align="left", Mark Webster , Second round , 4 , , , , , , , 164 , 93.97 , - , align="left",

Andy Hamilton Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 28 May 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, novelist and actor. Early life and education Hamilton was born in Fulham, southwest London. He ...

, Second round , 4 , , , , , , , 136 , 93.75 , - , align="left",

Ronny Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts (born 20 July 1965) is a former Belgian professional darts player. Career Ronny and his brother Kim Huybrechts became the first brothers to play in the World Cup of Darts in February 2013 and advanced from Group H courtesy of a ...

, Second round , 4 , , , , , , , 108 , 92.23 , - , align="left", Paul Nicholson , Second round , 4 , , , , , , , 125 , 88.71 , - , align="left", Peter Wright , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 121 , 99.21 , - , align="left",

Dave Chisnall Dave Chisnall (born 12 September 1980) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He began his career in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and was the runner-up in their World Champions ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 97 , 95.84 , - , align="left",

Wes Newton Wesley Newton (born 27 August 1977) is an English professional darts player. Darts career Newton's first PDC major was the 2003 UK Open where he lost 8–6 to Mark Thomson in the last 32. He was beaten in the semi-finals of the Eastbourne Op ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 70 , 94.85 , - , align="left",

Wesley Harms Wesley Harms (born 11 June 1984) is a Dutch former professional darts player. Career Harms won the BDO International Open in 2011, defeating Stephen Bunting in the final. Harms qualified for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship as the 13th s ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 96 , 94.31 , - , align="left", Ricky Evans , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 76 , 93.57 , - , align="left",

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 96 , 93.02 , - , align="left",

Christian Kist Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player. In 2012, he won the BDO World Darts Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final. Since 2014, he has competed in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Career BDO K ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 124 , 92.98 , - , align="left",

Justin Pipe Justin Pipe (born 9 November 1971) is an English former professional darts player who has played in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was a former top 10 player. Playing career Pipe was a boxer in his youth, and, as a staunc ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 101 , 92.90 , - , align="left",

Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley (born 10 February 1981) is an English professional darts player. He first took up darts as a two-year-old, stopped playing at the age of 12, and then started playing again when he was 22. He turned professional in 2008 and won ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 91 , 92.77 , - , align="left", Michael Smith , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 121 , 91.20 , - , align="left",

Stuart Kellett Stuart Kellett (born 12 August 1981) is a former English darts player. BDO career Kellett reached the last 16 of the 2007 Winmau World Masters, having beaten Andy Fordham among others on the way to the televised stages. He lost 1-3 in sets t ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 78 , 90.54 , - , align="left",

Kevin Painter Kevin Painter (born 12 July 1967) is an English retired darts player, known as "The Artist". He is arguably most famous for finishing as the runner-up to Phil Taylor in the 2004 PDC World Championship final, now widely credited as one of the ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 116 , 88.14 , - , align="left", Mark Walsh , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 101 , 87.52 , - , align="left",

Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort (born 18 December 1975) is a Dutch professional darts player on the PDC circuit. As of the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship, his nickname is the "Dutch Destroyer", although he used to go by "Grease Lightning". He is bes ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 80 , 86.51 , - , align="left", Ross Smith , Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 40 , 85.86 , - , align="left",

Richie George Richard George (born 18 December 1989) is a former English professional darts player. He was born in Essex and is the son of former world championship finalist Bobby George. They became the first father-and-son duo to play in the BDO version of ...

, Group stage , 3 , , , , , , , 80 , 83.37 , -

References

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