Forward of the Grand Slam of Darts 2024, we check out all the things you want to know concerning the event…
When and the place is the Grand Slam of Darts?
The Grand Slam of Darts is without doubt one of the remaining main tournaments of the yr earlier than we head to Alexandra Palace for the World Darts Championship.
This yr, the penultimate main present of the season takes place from Saturday November 9 by way of till Sunday November 17 as reigning champion Luke Humphries appears to defend his title.
The event is held on the WV Energetic Aldersley, Wolverhampton, with bumper crowds anticipated at each session.
What’s the prize cash?
The Grand Slam sees 32 gamers battle it out for a whopping £650,000 in prize cash and the Eric Bristow Trophy.
The winner will take away £150,000, the opposite finalist taking house £70,000.
The semi-finalists then get £50,000, the quarter-finalists £25,000, then those that get by way of to the final 16 stroll away with £12,250.
If you happen to come third within the group stage, it’s an £8,000 payday, fourth in your group is £5,000. If you happen to win the group, it’s an additional £3,500 to take house.
Which gamers are concerned this yr?
Reigning champion Humphries headlines the 32-player discipline in Wolverhampton, which additionally consists of 2022 champion Michael Smith and three-time winner Michael van Gerwen.
Rob Cross – runner-up to Humphries final yr – may even function alongside teenage sensation Luke Littler, who will make his Grand Slam debut, whereas Beau Greaves – the star of the ladies’s recreation – may even be concerned.
The ultimate qualification spot might be confirmed on November 3 earlier than the complete draw takes place the next day.
Who’re the earlier winners?
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Michael Smith ended his PDC main jinx in 2022 as he held aloft the Eric Bristow Trophy following his convincing 16-5 win over Nathan Aspinall
Since 2007, there was simply eight totally different winners of the Grand Slam of Darts, Phil Taylor probably the most profitable within the event with six victories, Van Gerwen and Gerwyn Worth in joint second with three apiece.
Though there has solely been eight winners, 17 totally different gamers have competed within the remaining, the likes of James Wade, Peter Wright and Gary Anderson unable to choose up the trophy.
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Smith was overwhelmed by emotion on the stage after successful the Grand Slam Of Darts – his first main event on the ninth try
England cleared the path because the nation with probably the most winners, 4 Englishmen coming away victorious, Netherlands with two winners, then Wales and Portugal with a winner every.
What’s the format?
The draw might be held on November 4
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Humphries made a 144 checkout within the 2023 remaining towards Cross
Within the group stage, gamers obtain two factors for a win in a best-of-nine-legs contest. The second spherical is best-of-19 legs, with the quarters, semi-finals and remaining best-of-31 legs.
To separate a two-way factors tie for any place inside a bunch, the next course of might be used:
– Leg distinction
– Group match winner
To separate a three-way factors tie for positions inside a bunch, the next course of might be used:
– Leg distinction
– Legs gained
– Legs gained towards throw
– Event common
– If nonetheless a tie for a number of locations, there might be a nine-dart shoot-out between the related gamers to find out remaining standings, with the very best combination rating over 9 darts getting used to separate the gamers.
Within the occasion a nine-dart shoot-out finishes degree between two or extra gamers, these gamers who’ve tied on probably the most factors will proceed to throw three darts every in the identical order till one participant scores extra factors than the opposite participant(s) with their three darts.
From the second spherical onwards, the event might be performed in a knockout format, utilizing the next bracket:
- Winner Group A vs Runner-Up Group B
- Winner Group B vs Runner-Up Group A
- Winner Group C vs Runner-Up Group D
- Winner Group D vs Runner-Up Group C
- Winner Group E vs Runner-Up Group F
- Winner Group F vs Runner-Up Group E
- Winner Group G vs Runner-Up Group H
- Winner Group H vs Runner-Up Group G
What number of nine-darters have been thrown?
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Ryan Searle hit a nine-darter to win his Group D match towards Nathan Rafferty final yr
There was six nine-darters thrown on the Grand Slam of Darts, the primary coming from Wade again in 2008 and the newest from Ryan Searle final yr.
Josh Rock, Dmitri Van den Bergh, Dave Chisnall and Kim Huybrechts have additionally thrown nine-darters, however none of these have gone on to win the event regardless of their second of perfection.
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Searle mentioned he had not been practising a lot these days regardless of hitting a nine-darter towards Rafferty
How are you going to watch?
The Grand Slam of Darts is reside each day on Sky Sports activities from November 9-17 as Humphries appears to defend his title, with Greaves and Noa-Lynn van Leuven additionally collaborating.
Consideration then turns to the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, which begins on December 15, because the darts calendar continues to supply pleasure all year long – and you’ll get pleasure from the perfect right here reside on Sky Sports activities.
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