Dates November 12–20 Location Wolverhampton Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Civic Hall Country England Format Legs | |
The 2011 Grand Slam of Darts, the fifth staging of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation was known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The event took place from 12–20 November 2011 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. For the first time, Sky Sports has given the television coverage of the Grand Slam after taking over from ITV Sport as the event's broadcaster. The title was won by Phil Taylor.
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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 was changed this year, extending the dates back 5 years for respective World Champions to receive an invite.
Qualifying tournaments
Players in italics have already qualified for the event.
Note: Players in italics have 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
Additional invitations to compete in the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts were awarded on November 4 to:
Grand Slam of Darts Wildcards
The Grand Slam of Darts Wildcard qualifier was held at the K2 Cente in Crawley on November 4. Any darts player was able to enter and the two finalists received invitations to the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts. The qualifiers were Nigel Heydon and Magnus Caris. There were also two reserves. The first was Ian White and second was Keith Rooney.
PDC Order of Merit
Mark Walsh was the highest non-qualified player from the PDC Order of Merit.
Players Championship Order of Merit
The Players Championship Order of Merit ranks all PDC players by their winnings in 2011 PDC Pro Tour Players Championships.
Justin Pipe was the highest non-qualified player from the Players Championship Order of Merit.
European Order of Merit
The European Order of Merit ranks all the European dart players based on the amount of prize money that they have won from tournaments held in continental Europe.
Vincent van der Voort was the highest non-qualified player from the European Order of Merit.
Qualified Players
Qualification changed from the 2010 event, with the finalists from the PDC Women's World Darts Championship no longer being invited. On August 4, it was announced that the 2007–2011 winners of the PDC and BDO world championships, along with the 2010 PDC World Cup of Darts finalists, would receive invitations.
Simon Whitlock withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Ian White from the wildcard qualifier. The 32 qualifiers were:
Group Stages
all matches first-to-5/best of 9.
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
November 12
November 13
November 15
Group B
November 12
November 13
November 15
Group C
November 12
November 13
November 15
Group D
November 12
November 13
November 15
Group E
November 13
November 14
November 16
Group F
November 13
November 14
November 16
Group G
November 13
November 14
November 16
Group H
November 13
November 14
November 16