2010 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2010 Daily Mirror 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, Wolverhampton, England. 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 2019, only member of the British Darts Organisation to win this event.
Prize money
Qualifying
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.Qualifying tournaments
Players in italics have already qualified for the event.PDC
BDO
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.
Other Methods of Qualification
Additional invitations to compete in the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts were awarded on 5 November to :ITV Wildcard
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.PDC Order of Merit
was the highest non-qualified player from the PDC Order of Merit.Players Championship Order of Merit
The Players Championship Order of Merit ranked all PDC players by their winnings in 2010 PDC Pro Tour Players Championships.Colin Lloyd was the highest non-qualified player from the Players Championship Order of Merit.
European Order of Merit
The European Order of Merit ranked 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 2009 event, with the winners of two BDO tournaments, the Women's World Championship and the Winmau World Masters, no longer being invited. Instead, four places were made available for the finalists of two new tournaments, the PDC Under-21 World Championship and the PDC Women's World Championship.The 32 qualified players were:
Professional Darts Corporation
- Gary Anderson
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Ronnie Baxter
- Steve Beaton
- Stacy Bromberg
- Michael van Gerwen
- Mark Hylton
- Terry Jenkins
- Wayne Jones
- Mervyn King
- Adrian Lewis
- Colin Lloyd
- Arron Monk
- Wes Newton
- Paul Nicholson
- Colin Osborne
- Justin Pipe
- Co Stompé
- Phil Taylor
- Robert Thornton
- Vincent van der Voort
- James Wade
- Mark Webster
- Simon Whitlock
- Tricia Wright
British Darts Organisation
- Dave Chisnall
- Darryl Fitton
- Ted Hankey
- John Henderson
- Tony O'Shea
- Martin Phillips
- Scott Waites
Draw and results
Group Stages
all matches first-to-5/best of 9.NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; RQ = Ranking Qualifier; 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
| Date | Player | Legs | Player |
| 13 November | Colin Osborne  | 2 – 5 |  Robert Thornton |
| 13 November | Simon Whitlock  | 1 – 5 | Dave Chisnall |
| 14 November | Colin Osborne | 5 – 4 | Simon Whitlock |
| 14 November | Robert Thornton | 5 – 2 | Dave Chisnall |
| 16 November | Robert Thornton | 5 – 2 | Simon Whitlock |
| 16 November | Dave Chisnall | 3 – 5 | Colin Osborne |
Group B
| Date | Player | Legs | Player |
| 13 November | Gary Anderson | 5 – 0 | Mark Hylton |
| 13 November | Wayne Jones | 5 – 2 |  Mark Webster |
| 14 November | Mark Hylton | 3 – 5 | Mark Webster |
| 14 November | Gary Anderson | 5 – 2 | Wayne Jones |
| 16 November | Mark Hylton | 3 – 5 | Wayne Jones |
| 16 November | Mark Webster | 5 – 3 | Gary Anderson |
Group C
| Date | Player | Legs | Player |
| 13 November | Mervyn King | 5 – 1 |  Stacy Bromberg |
| 13 November | Terry Jenkins | 5 – 2 | John Henderson |
| 14 November | Stacy Bromberg | 2 – 5 | John Henderson |
| 14 November | Mervyn King | 5 – 3 | Terry Jenkins |
| 16 November | Stacy Bromberg | 0 – 5 | Terry Jenkins |
| 16 November | John Henderson | 4 – 5 | Mervyn King |
Group D
| Date | Player | Legs | Player |
| 13 November | Tony O'Shea | 5 – 1 |  Vincent van der Voort |
| 13 November | James Wade | 5 – 2 | Justin Pipe |
| 14 November | Vincent van der Voort | 5 – 1 | Justin Pipe |
| 14 November | James Wade | 1 – 5 | Tony O'Shea |
| 16 November | Justin Pipe | 4 – 5 | Tony O'Shea |
| 16 November | Vincent van der Voort | 4 – 5 | James Wade |
Group E
| Date | Player | Legs | Player |
| 14 November | Adrian Lewis | 2 – 5 | Martin Phillips |
| 14 November | Co Stompé | 4 – 5 | Scott Waites |
| 15 November | Adrian Lewis | 3 – 5 | Co Stompé |
| 15 November | Martin Phillips | 1 – 5 | Scott Waites |
| 17 November | Scott Waites | 5 – 3 | Adrian Lewis |
| 17 November | Co Stompé | 5 – 4 | Martin Phillips |
Group F
| Date | Player | Legs | Player |
| 14 November | Raymond van Barneveld | 5 – 0 | Tricia Wright |
| 14 November | Colin Lloyd | 5 – 4 | Darryl Fitton |
| 15 November | Darryl Fitton | 5 – 3 | Tricia Wright |
| 15 November | Colin Lloyd | 5 – 3 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| 17 November | Tricia Wright | 1 – 5 | Colin Lloyd |
| 17 November | Darryl Fitton | 1 – 5 | Raymond van Barneveld |
Group G
| Date | Player | Legs | Player |
| 14 November | Paul Nicholson | 5 – 4 | Arron Monk |
| 14 November | Ronnie Baxter | 5 – 2 | Steve Beaton |
| 15 November | Arron Monk | 1 – 5 | Steve Beaton |
| 15 November | Paul Nicholson | 5 – 3 | Ronnie Baxter |
| 17 November | Arron Monk | 1 – 5 | Ronnie Baxter |
| 17 November | Steve Beaton | 5 – 1 | Paul Nicholson |
Group H
| Date | Player | Legs | Player |
| 14 November | Phil Taylor | 5 – 1 | Michael van Gerwen |
| 14 November | Wes Newton | 3 – 5 | Ted Hankey |
| 15 November | Michael van Gerwen | 4 – 5 | Wes Newton |
| 15 November | Phil Taylor | 4 – 5 | Ted Hankey |
| 17 November | Ted Hankey | 5 – 4 | Michael van Gerwen |
| 17 November | Wes Newton | 3 – 5 | Phil Taylor |