2008 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	15–23 November 2008
Venue	Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Location	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£356,000
Winner's share	£100,000
Nine-dart finish	James Wade
High checkout	170Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2007 2009»

The2008PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts was the second staging of thedarts tournament, theGrand Slam of Darts organised by theProfessional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 15 to 23 November 2008 at theWolverhampton Civic Hall,Wolverhampton,England. As with 2007, the tournament included players from both thePDC andBDO organisations.

Phil Taylor successfully defended the title after defeatingTerry Jenkins 18–9 in the final.

James Wade also hit the firstnine-dart finish in the history of this tournament, during his second round defeat byGary Anderson.

The prize fund for the 2008 tournament was as follows:

There were 15 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 2007 Grand Slam also offered a place in the tournament to the losing semi-finalists. There were also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Australia and theUnited States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player.

Tournament	Year	Position	Player		Qualifiers
Grand Slam of Darts	2007	Winner	Phil Taylor		Phil Taylor Andy Hamilton Kevin McDine Gary Anderson Raymond van Barneveld Andy Jenkins John Part Kirk Shepherd Kevin Painter Wayne Mardle James Wade Terry Jenkins Vincent van der Voort Gary Mawson Colin Lloyd Denis Ovens Adrian Lewis
		Runner-up	Andy Hamilton
		Semi-finalists	Kevin McDine Gary Anderson
PDC World Darts Championship	2007	Winner	Raymond van Barneveld
		Runner-up	Phil Taylor
		Semi-finalists	Andy Jenkins Andy Hamilton
	2008	Winner	John Part
		Runner-up	Kirk Shepherd
		Semi-finalists	Kevin Painter Wayne Mardle
World Matchplay	2007	Winner	James Wade
		Runner-up	Terry Jenkins
	2008	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	James Wade
World Grand Prix	2007	Winner	James Wade
		Runner-up	Terry Jenkins
	2008	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	Raymond van Barneveld
Las Vegas Desert Classic	2007	Winner	Raymond van Barneveld
		Runner-up	Terry Jenkins
	2008	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	James Wade
UK Open	2007	Winner	Raymond van Barneveld
		Runner-up	Vincent van der Voort
	2008	Winner	James Wade
		Runner-up	Gary Mawson
US Open	2007	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	Raymond van Barneveld
	2008	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	Colin Lloyd
Premier League Darts	2007	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	Terry Jenkins
	2008	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	James Wade
German Darts Championship	2007	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	Denis Ovens
European Championship	2008	Winner	Phil Taylor
		Runner-up	Adrian Lewis
Championship League Darts	2008	Winner	Phil Taylor
Note: Players initalics had already qualified for the tournament.

For the second year running, Martin Adams declined his invitation to take part in the competition.

Tournament	Year	Position	Player		Qualifiers
BDO World Darts Championship	2007	Winner	Martin Adams		Phill Nixon Niels de Ruiter Mervyn King Mark Webster Simon Whitlock Brian Woods Michael van Gerwen Robert Thornton Darryl Fitton
		Runner-up	Phill Nixon
		Semi-finalists	Niels de Ruiter Mervyn King
	2008	Winner	Mark Webster
		Runner-up	Simon Whitlock
		Semi-finalists	Martin Adams Brian Woods
World Masters	2006	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
		Runner-up	Martin Adams
	2007	Winner	Robert Thornton
		Runner-up	Darryl Fitton
Note: Players initalics had already qualified for the tournament.

Tournament	Year	Position	Player
International Darts League	2007	Winner	Gary Anderson
		Runner-up	Mark Webster
World Darts Trophy	2007	Winner	Gary Anderson
		Runner-up	Phil Taylor
Note: Players initalics had already qualified for the tournament.

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Criteria	Player
PDC North America Order of Merit Leader	Darin Young
William Cross Pro-Am	Paul Nicholson
2008 BDO Women's World Darts Champion	Anastasia Dobromyslova
ITV Wildcards	Wes Newton Colin McGarry Alan Tabern

As a curtain-raiser for the main Grand Slam of Darts, a competition involving eight celebrities and eight of the professionals taking part in the Grand Slam took place on the Friday before the tournament. The winners of the tournament collected a first prize of £8,000. In a closely fought final, James Wade and Steve Backley won a final-leg decider over Phil Taylor and Neil Ruddock, with Backley's double two checkout sealing the victory. Those involved were:

all matches first-to-3/best of 5.

All matches first-to-5/best of 9.

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.

Group A [edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Phil Taylor (1) 3 2 1 14 6 +8 4 Advance to the last 16 2 Andy Jenkins 3 2 1 13 13 0 4 3 Vincent van der Voort 3 1 2 10 11 −1 2 Eliminated 4 Phill Nixon (BDO) 3 1 2 6 13 −7 2 15 November 107.36Phil Taylor 5 – 0 Phill Nixon92.91 85.30Vincent van der Voort 4 –5 Andy Jenkins85.39 16 November 99.98Vincent van der Voort 5 – 1 Phill Nixon85.33 102.94Phil Taylor 4 –5 Andy Jenkins96.89 17 November 85.05Andy Jenkins 3 –5 Phill Nixon87.79 92.21Vincent van der Voort 1 –5 Phil Taylor104.51

Group B [edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Simon Whitlock (BDO) 3 2 1 13 6 +7 4 Advance to the last 16 2 Andy Hamilton (8) 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4 Nine Dart Shootout 2 Alan Tabern (Q) 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4 4 Brian Woods (BDO) 3 0 3 4 15 −11 0 Eliminated 15 November 105.64Andy Hamilton 5 – 3 Brian Woods88.67 91.21Alan Tabern 5 – 3 Simon Whitlock89.73 16 November 82.83Brian Woods 0 –5 Simon Whitlock84.44 95.94Andy Hamilton 5 – 1 Alan Tabern94.57 17 November 90.61Alan Tabern 5 – 1 Brian Woods73.63 98.86Simon Whitlock 5 – 1 Andy Hamilton103.04

With Andy Hamilton and Alan Tabern finishing level on points and leg difference, a piece of history was made, with a nine-dart shootout between the two to see who would play Phil Taylor in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of Tuesday's second round matches.

POS	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	Status
2	Andy Hamilton	60	60	5	60	20	60	–	–	–	265	Advance to the last 16
3	Alan Tabern	60	20	5	20	1	20	3	20	20	169	Eliminated

Group C [edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Mervyn King 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Advance to the last 16 2 Mark Webster (BDO, 4) 3 1 2 12 10 +2 2 3 Colin McGarry (Q) 3 1 2 9 14 −5 2 Eliminated 4 Michael van Gerwen 3 1 2 6 11 −5 2 15 November 85.80Mark Webster 4 –5 Colin McGarry80.14 92.93Mervyn King 5 – 1 Michael van Gerwen86.74 16 November 93.93Mark Webster 5 – 0 Michael van Gerwen75.62 80.23Colin McGarry 3 –5 Mervyn King89.81 17 November 84.51Michael van Gerwen 5 – 1 Colin McGarry76.55 97.14Mervyn King 5 – 3 Mark Webster92.21

Group D [edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 John Part (5) 3 2 1 13 7 +6 4 Advance to the last 16 2 Kevin McDine 3 2 1 11 7 +4 4 3 Wayne Mardle 3 2 1 10 12 −2 4 Eliminated 4 Anastasia Dobromyslova (BDO) 3 0 3 7 15 −8 0 15 November 78.22John Part 5 – 1 Anastasia Dobromyslova75.91 91.21Wayne Mardle 0 –5 Kevin McDine89.73 16 November 79.28Wayne Mardle 5 – 4 Anastasia Dobromyslova86.07 92.11John Part 5 – 1 Kevin McDine80.10 17 November 95.44Wayne Mardle 5 – 3 John Part94.47 92.44Kevin McDine 5 – 2 Anastasia Dobromyslova80.30

Group E [edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Raymond van Barneveld (2) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Advance to the last 16 2 Robert Thornton 3 2 1 13 12 +1 4 3 Gary Mawson 3 1 2 11 10 +1 2 Eliminated 4 Kirk Shepherd 3 0 3 5 15 −10 0 15 November 84.02Robert Thornton 5 – 3 Gary Mawson81.72 100.38Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 1 Kirk Shepherd82.73 16 November 81.68Gary Mawson 5 – 0 Kirk Shepherd74.90 101.38Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 3 Robert Thornton97.82 18 November 93.25Raymond van Barneveld 5 – 3 Gary Mawson94.63 89.66Kirk Shepherd 4 –5 Robert Thornton93.49

Group F [edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Terry Jenkins (7) 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Advance to the last 16 2 Darin Young (Q) 3 2 1 13 11 +2 4 3 Wes Newton (Q) 3 2 1 10 12 −2 4 Eliminated 4 Colin Lloyd 3 0 3 9 15 −6 0 15 November 92.95Terry Jenkins 4 –5 Darin Young92.43 83.38Colin Lloyd 4 –5 Wes Newton79.51 16 November 85.61Terry Jenkins 5 – 3 Colin Lloyd84.38 85.30Darin Young 3 –5 Wes Newton82.38 18 November 80.83Wes Newton 0 –5 Terry Jenkins98.88 88.15Darin Young 5 – 2 Colin Lloyd82.25

Group G [edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 James Wade (3) 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Advance to the last 16 2 Denis Ovens 3 2 1 13 7 +6 4 3 Adrian Lewis 3 1 2 10 10 0 2 Eliminated 4 Niels de Ruiter (BDO) 3 0 3 1 15 −14 0 15 November 83.40Adrian Lewis 2 –5 Denis Ovens89.48 86.10James Wade 5 – 1 Niels de Ruiter74.91 16 November 89.46Adrian Lewis 5 – 0 Niels de Ruiter84.36 95.83Denis Ovens 3 –5 James Wade111.03 18 November 86.12Niels de Ruiter 0 –5 Denis Ovens90.54 97.39James Wade 5 – 3 Adrian Lewis97.83

Group H [edit] POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Darryl Fitton (BDO) 3 2 1 14 9 +5 4 Advance to the last 16 2 Gary Anderson (BDO, 6) 3 2 1 14 11 +3 4 3 Paul Nicholson (Q) 3 1 2 11 14 −3 2 Eliminated 4 Kevin Painter 3 1 2 9 14 −5 2 15 November 84.50Kevin Painter 2 –5 Darryl Fitton86.08 92.32Gary Anderson 4 –5 Paul Nicholson86.91 16 November 85.40Kevin Painter 2 –5 Gary Anderson96.40 96.92Darryl Fitton 5 – 2 Paul Nicholson93.90 18 November 90.72Gary Anderson 5 – 4 Darryl Fitton84.08 87.11Paul Nicholson 4 –5 Kevin Painter98.05

Second round(best of 19 legs) 19–20 November

Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs) 21 November

Semi-finals(best of 31 legs) 22 November

Final(best of 35 legs) 23 November

A1

Phil Taylor (1)97.37

10

B2

Andy Hamilton (8)98.30

8

A1

Phil Taylor (1)103.52

10

B1

Simon Whitlock (BDO)97.73

7

B1

Simon Whitlock (BDO)89.93

10

A2

Andy Jenkins85.86

8

A1

Phil Taylor (1)106.56

16

C1

Mervyn King96.66

10

C1

Mervyn King88.04

10

D2

Kevin McDine90.80

9

C1

Mervyn King100.98

10

C2

Mark Webster (BDO, 4)94.28

8

D1

John Part (5)83.68

2

C2

Mark Webster (BDO, 4)91.73

10

A1

Phil Taylor (1)106.25

18

F1

Terry Jenkins (7)100.92

9

E1

Raymond van Barneveld (2)95.14

10

F2

Darin Young (Q)84.59

4

E1

Raymond van Barneveld (2)97.18

9

F1

Terry Jenkins (7)96.48

10

F1

Terry Jenkins (7)93.43

10

E2

Robert Thornton93.30

8

F1

Terry Jenkins (7)102.30

16

H2

Gary Anderson (BDO, 6)105.65

14

G1

James Wade (3)89.98

8

H2

Gary Anderson (BDO, 6)95.16

10

H2

Gary Anderson (BDO, 6)98.45

10

H1

Darryl Fitton (BDO)88.80

6

H1

Darryl Fitton (BDO)94.71

10

G2

Denis Ovens91.89

8

Player	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	100+	140+	180s	High checkout	3-dart average
Phil Taylor	7	68	40	126	99	32	151	104.10
Andy Hamilton	4	19	19	53	33	9	136	100.22
Gary Anderson	6	48	41	101	74	30	170	98.65
Raymond van Barneveld	5	34	21	73	33	19	121	98.15
Terry Jenkins	7	59	57	144	99	36	164	97.63
James Wade	4	23	17	54	34	10	141	95.09
Mervyn King	6	45	40	108	61	24	161	94.70
Simon Whitlock	5	30	24	72	32	14	109	92.84
Robert Thornton	4	21	22	56	30	12	126	92.71
Denis Ovens	4	21	17	63	25	3	122	92.10
Alan Tabern	3	11	9	26	19	4	71	92.04
Vincent van der Voort	3	10	11	30	14	5	146	91.47
Adrian Lewis	3	10	10	26	11	5	127	90.69
Darryl Fitton	5	30	27	56	44	13	117	90.58
Kevin Painter	3	9	14	25	19	5	91	90.08
Mark Webster	5	30	22	70	26	9	158	89.98
Paul Nicholson	3	11	14	29	23	5	140	88.93
Phill Nixon	3	6	13	24	15	1	68	88.36
Kevin McDine	4	20	17	40	15	10	107	88.14
Andy Jenkins	4	21	23	56	24	7	104	87.87
Darin Young	4	17	21	48	24	8	86	87.25
John Part	4	15	17	33	12	4	135	86.93
Gary Mawson	3	11	10	27	9	4	152	86.63
Kirk Shepherd	3	5	15	22	11	1	70	83.89
Colin Lloyd	3	9	15	33	13	2	90	83.38
Wayne Mardle	3	10	12	27	8	2	158	83.23
Michael van Gerwen	3	6	11	20	7	3	52	82.68
Brian Woods	3	4	15	16	9	6	120	82.19
Anastasia Dobromyslova	3	7	15	42	10	0	120	81.46
Niels de Ruiter	3	1	15	25	5	2	73	81.37
Wes Newton	3	10	12	27	10	1	100	80.85
Colin McGarry	3	9	14	32	14	0	100	79.23

ITV Sport again broadcast coverage throughout the championship, in the UK. Again,Matt Smith presented the coverage onITV4, with analysis fromChris Mason andAlan Warriner-Little, commentary fromPeter Drury,Stuart Pyke andJohn Rawling and reports fromNed Boulting andJanie Omorogbe.^{[citation needed]}

Five days after the tournament concluded, the PDC revealed that the organisation had received complaints concerning the Group H match betweenDarryl Fitton andGary Anderson, and forwarded those complaints to the Darts Regulation Authority.^[2] On 26 January 2009 it was announced that there was no evidence of player collusion in the arranging of match outcomes.^[3]

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