Raymond van Barneveld was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stage.

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.

[2] 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.

[5] [6] Phil Taylor (1) Raymond van Barneveld (2) Scott Waites (3) Michael van Gerwen (4) Adrian Lewis (5) Simon Whitlock (6) Andy Hamilton (7) James Wade (8) Gary Anderson Dave Chisnall Kim Huybrechts Mervyn King Christian Kist Wes Newton Kevin Painter Robert Thornton Wesley Harms Ronny Huybrechts Paul Nicholson Tony O'Shea Michael Smith Mark Walsh Mark Webster Dean Winstanley Ricky Evans Richie George Ted Hankey Stuart Kellett Justin Pipe Ross Smith Vincent van der Voort Peter Wright [6][7] 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; Q = Qualified for K.O.

With Wes Newton and Mark Webster finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place to see who would play Scott Waites in the second round.