2013 Grand Slam of Darts
| Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | November 9–17 | ||
| Venue | Civic Hall | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winners share | £100,000 | ||
| High checkout |
170  Ted Hankey
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| Champion(s) | |||
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Phil Taylor
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The 2013 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the seventh staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 9–17 November 2013 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
Raymond van Barneveld was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stage. The semi-final match between Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis 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.
Players in italics had already qualified for the event.
Note: Players in italics had 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.
Ross Smith qualified after finishing at the top of the 2013 Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
These four players qualified through the pre-tournament qualifying event held in Wigan at 4 November:
These are the 32 players who have qualified for the 2013 Grand Slam of Darts.
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