2010 Grand Slam of Darts
| Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | November 13–21 | ||
| Venue | Civic Hall | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winners share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout |
170  Colin Lloyd Gary Anderson
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| Champion(s) | |||
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Scott Waites
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The 2010 Grand Slam of Darts was the fourth staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 13–21 November 2010 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4. Although 8-0 down at one stage, Scott Waites made a remarkable comeback to defeat James Wade 16-12 in the final, becoming the first, and as of 2016, only member of the British Darts Organisation to win this event.
There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offering a qualifying position for the winner and runner-up of the tournament, however the World Championships and the Grand Slams offers 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.
Players in italics have already qualified for the event.
Note: Players in italics have already qualified for the tournament.
The PDC 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.
Additional invitations to compete in the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts were awarded on November 5 to (in order of preference):
The ITV Wildcard qualifier was held at the Metrodome in Barnsley. Any darts player was able to enter and the top four players receiving invitations to the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts. The qualifiers were Wes Newton, John Henderson, Mark Hylton and Justin Pipe.
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