Forward of the Grand Slam of Darts 2024, we check out the whole lot you have to know concerning the event…
When and the place is the Grand Slam of Darts?
The Grand Slam of Darts is among the ultimate main tournaments of the 12 months earlier than we head to Alexandra Palace for the World Darts Championship.
This 12 months, the penultimate main present of the season takes place from Saturday November 9 by till Sunday November 17 as reigning champion Luke Humphries appears to defend his title.
The event is held on the WV Lively 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 residence £70,000.
The semi-finalists then get £50,000, the quarter-finalists £25,000, then those that get by to the final 16 stroll away with £12,250.
For those who come third within the group stage, it’s an £8,000 payday, fourth in your group is £5,000. For those who win the group, it’s an additional £3,500 to take residence.
Which gamers are concerned this 12 months?
Reigning champion Humphries headlines the 32-player area in Wolverhampton, which additionally contains 2022 champion Michael Smith and three-time winner Michael van Gerwen.
Rob Cross – runner-up to Humphries final 12 months – can even characteristic alongside teenage sensation Luke Littler, who will make his Grand Slam debut, whereas Beau Greaves – the star of the ladies’s sport – can even be concerned.
The ultimate qualification spot will likely be confirmed on November 3 earlier than the total 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 completely different winners of the Grand Slam of Darts, Phil Taylor essentially 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 completely different gamers have competed within the ultimate, 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 essentially 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 will likely be held on November 4
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Humphries made a 144 checkout within the 2023 ultimate 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 ultimate best-of-31 legs.
To separate a two-way factors tie for any place inside a bunch, the next course of will likely be used:
– Leg distinction
– Group match winner
To separate a three-way factors tie for positions inside a bunch, the next course of will likely be used:
– Leg distinction
– Legs received
– Legs received towards throw
– Event common
– If nonetheless a tie for a number of locations, there will likely be a nine-dart shoot-out between the related gamers to find out ultimate standings, with the best mixture 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 essentially 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 will likely 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 12 months
There was six nine-darters thrown on the Grand Slam of Darts, the primary coming from Wade again in 2008 and the most recent from Ryan Searle final 12 months.
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 currently regardless of hitting a nine-darter towards Rafferty
How will you watch?
The Grand Slam of Darts is dwell 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 participating.
Consideration then turns to the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, which begins on December 15, because the darts calendar continues to offer pleasure all year long – and you’ll get pleasure from the perfect right here dwell on Sky Sports activities.
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