Grand Slam of Darts
| Grand Slam of Darts | |
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| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Civic Hall |
| Location | Wolverhampton |
| Country | England |
| Established | 2007 |
| Organisation(s) |
PDC BDO |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | £400,000 (2009) |
| Month(s) Played | November |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Michael van Gerwen
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The Grand Slam of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and is known as the Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The PDC also invites the best performing players from its rival, the British Darts Organisation. There have been two previous head-to-head matches between the champions of the two organisation and a few overseas tournaments have also featured BDO v PDC clashes, but this tournament is the first of its kind to be held in the United Kingdom.
The tournament has been staged each November at the Wolverhampton Civic since it began in 2007. Phil Taylor won the first three finals against Andy Hamilton in 2007, Terry Jenkins in 2008 and Scott Waites in 2009. Taylor did not reach the final in 2010, losing to Steve Beaton in the quarter-finals. Scott Waites won that year, beating James Wade 16–12 in the final having trailed 8–0, making him the only BDO player to win the title, as of 2015. Taylor reclaimed the title in 2011, defeating Gary Anderson 16–4. Raymond van Barneveld defeated Michael van Gerwen 16–14 in the 2012 final, but Taylor regained the trophy in 2013, retained it in 2014, before losing to van Gerwen in 2015. Van Gerwen then retained it in 2016.
Over the course of the tournament's 9-year existence, there have only been four different winners: Phil Taylor (6), Michael van Gerwen (2), Scott Waites (1), and Raymond van Barneveld (1)
There have been previous tournaments in which players from both the PDC and BDO have competed. Between 1997 and 2001, several BDO players competed in the World Matchplay and the World Grand Prix – this was as a result of a 1997 Tomlin Order which allowed freedom of players to enter more events. This was later restricted from the start of 2002 onwards, when eligibility rules allowed only Professional Dart Players Association members to compete in the tournaments.
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