Forward of the Grand Slam of Darts 2024, we check out every little thing it’s good to know in regards to the match…
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 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 via till Sunday November 17 as reigning champion Luke Humphries appears to defend his title.
The match 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 dwelling £70,000.
The semi-finalists then get £50,000, the quarter-finalists £25,000, then those that get via to the final 16 stroll away with £12,250.
When you come third within the group stage, it’s an £8,000 payday, fourth in your group is £5,000. When you win the group, it’s an additional £3,500 to take dwelling.
Which gamers are concerned this 12 months?
Reigning champion Humphries headlines the 32-player discipline 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 – may also function alongside teenage sensation Luke Littler, who will make his Grand Slam debut, whereas Beau Greaves – the star of the ladies’s sport – may also be concerned.
The ultimate qualification spot will probably 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 match with six victories, Van Gerwen and Gerwyn Value 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 select up the trophy.
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Smith was overwhelmed by emotion on the stage after profitable the Grand Slam Of Darts – his first main match 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 will probably be held on November 4
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Humphries made a 144 checkout within the 2023 remaining in opposition to 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 gaggle, the next course of will probably be used:
– Leg distinction
– Group match winner
To separate a three-way factors tie for positions inside a gaggle, the next course of will probably be used:
– Leg distinction
– Legs gained
– Legs gained in opposition to throw
– Event common
– If nonetheless a tie for a number of locations, there will probably 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 match will probably 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 in opposition to 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 newest 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 match regardless of their second of perfection.
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Searle mentioned he had not been practising a lot recently regardless of hitting a nine-darter in opposition to Rafferty
How will you watch?
The Grand Slam of Darts is dwell daily 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 supply pleasure all year long – and you’ll take pleasure in the perfect right here dwell on Sky Sports activities.
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