The next generation is here: Gian van Veen breaks ancient Phil Taylor record as Wessel Nijman usurps Adrian Lewis in defeat
PDCWednesday, 13 November 2024 at 17:00
Group H was dubbed prior to the Grand Slam of Darts as the group of death at the Grand Slam of Darts. This expectation was fully realized. The six matches in this pool were all spectacular and some even historic.
Group winner Gian van Veen has secured a place in the history books. 'GVV The Giant' was thought to have perhaps the least chance of making it to the knockout stage prior to the event, but became the group winner after victories over Josh Rock (5-2), Stephen Bunting (5-1) and Wessel Nijman (5-4).
In doing so, the 22-year-old darter noted averages of 110.39, 114.71 and 103.99, respectively. Combined, his average ended at 108.89. This represented a considerable improvement on Phil Taylor's group stage record. 'The Power' set this record in 2014. Back then, Taylor threw averages of 100.20, 114.65 and 106.47, bringing the 16-time world champion to a combined average of 107.12.
Not only did Van Veen set a record, Nijman also had a remarkable performance at the Grand Slam of Darts. The 24-year-old Dutchman threw averages of 106.51, 105.59 and 111.10, but bizarrely for Nijman, it did not result in a single point. His average of 111.10 in his lost match against Van Veen (5-4) was the highest losing average ever at the Grand Slam of Darts. The old record was held by Adrian Lewis, who had a losing match average of 110.99 in 2013. Nijman additionally had a combined group stage record of 107.70, which was also higher than Taylor's old record, which was thus broken by Van Veen.
In addition, for the first time in the history of the Grand Slam of Darts, there is a group where the overall average was above 100. When you lump the 12 averages from the six matches together, a combined group average of 105.66 comes out.
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— PremiumDartdata (@PremiumDartData) November 12, 2024
๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ
๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐: 107.12 Phil Taylor๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (2014)
100.20
114.65
106.47
๐๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐: 108.89 Gian van Veen๐ณ๐ฑ
110.39
114.71
103.99#2024GSOD
A simply ridiculous Grand Slam for Wessel Nijman ๐คฏ
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 12, 2024
He loses all three games, averaging 107.70 in the process...
Crazy stuff from Wesselmania! ๐ฌ pic.twitter.com/xpTrwXFj6F
The combined average of all players from group H is almost 11 points higher than the overall tournament average (94.74). In the 46 legs played in this group 43 scores between 171 and 180 were hit.#GrandSlamOfDarts I #Darts pic.twitter.com/1kJNY1DQli
— TheRedBit ๐ด (@TheRedBit180) November 13, 2024
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- Still impressive though. Also literally everyone cares about averages that's what makes darts fascinating.medinabello14-11-2024
- BS he won a Euro Tour during this down period something that not many players can say. Dobey, Noppy, DvD, Ross Smith to name just a few.medinabello14-11-2024
- Maybe the supposed top players are burnt out from the endless travelling and tournaments, I just don't think they have the dedication or outright desire to win. I think they are more interested in the money and being popular, just keeping their rankings steady. The only thing that mattered to Phil Taylor was winning, not winning a few games to top up the money pot and seeking the fans attention. Maybe there is too many tournaments now and the enthusiasm is gone. This year especially has seen so many different winners and unexpected draws and line ups.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024
- Nobody cares about averages, the only record he'll take from Phil and its meaningless. Winning tournaments is the only importance of darts and nobody will ever eclipse Phil in any meaningful way. What does an average pay or warrant any success, this proves that, yet people still bang on about them.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024
- Still a lot better than a certain Mr Mardle ever dreamed of achieving! Compare your career to his,and then commentrick6712-11-2024