The qualifying criteria for the Grand Slam of Darts in 2021 have been confirmed
The qualifying criteria for the Grand Slam of Darts in 2021 have been confirmed, with a few tweaks for this year’s event.
The 32-player PDC ranking event will take place at Wolverhampton’s Aldersley Leisure Village from November 13 to 21.
This year’s Grand Slam will be the first without any BDO/WDF representatives since the event debuted in 2007.
PDC tournament winners and finalists from the previous 12 months, as well as other Order of Merit winners and Tour Card holder qualifiers, will compete in the field.
Jonny Clayton, the Premier League and Masters champion, Peter Wright, the World Matchplay champion, James Wade, the winner of the UK Open, and Michael van Gerwen, the winner of the Players Championship finals, all qualify automatically.
Gary Anderson, Dimitri van den Bergh, Mervyn King, and Luke Humphries are also among their final opponents.
Bradley Brooks, the 2020 World Youth Champion, and Joe Davis, the runner-up, are also in .
Suppose the aforementioned names do not win any more tournaments. In that case, these 16 spots will be given to the next players from the European Tour events coming up, followed by the Players Championship.
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Qualifying Players (invited in the following order)
2020/21 PDC World Champion – GERWYN PRICE
2020 Grand Slam Champion – JOSE DE SOUSA
2021 Premier League Champion – JONNY CLAYTON
2021 World Matchplay Champion – PETER WRIGHT
2021 World Grand Prix Champion
2021 Masters Champion – (Jonny Clayton)
2021 UK Open Champion – JAMES WADE
2021 European Champion
2020 Players Championship Finals Champion – MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
2021 World Series of Darts Finals Champion
2021 World Cup Champions x2
2020/21 PDC World Championship runner-up – GARY ANDERSON
2020 Grand Slam runner-up – (James Wade)
2021 Premier League runner-up – (Jose de Sousa)
2021 World Matchplay runner-up – DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH
2021 World Grand Prix runner-up
2021 Masters runner-up – MERVYN KING
2021 UK Open runner-up – LUKE HUMPHRIES
2021 European Champion
2020 Players Championship Finals runner-up – (Mervyn King)
2021 World Series of Darts Finals Champion
2021 World Cup Champions x2
This list has 10 players currently qualified and could produce a further 10.
2021 European Tour Event Winners
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order
Hungarian Darts Trophy (Sep 3-5)
Gibraltar Darts Trophy (Sep 24-26)
2021 Players Championship Event Winners
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order
Currently (provisional qualifiers listed in capitals):
Multiple Wins: JOE CULLEN
Ranking Order: MICHAEL SMITH, STEPHEN BUNTING, DIRK VAN DUIJVENBODE, CHRIS DOBEY, BRENDAN DOLAN, Ryan Searle, Ross Smith, Callan Rydz, Raymond van Barneveld
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier
8x Players (November 5)
Additional Qualifiers
2020 World Youth Champion – BRADLEY BROOKS
2020 World Youth Championship runner-up – JOE DAVIS
2021 UK Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner
2021 European Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner
2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit winner
2021 European Development Tour Order of Merit winner
2021 Women’s Series Order of Merit 5-8 Winner
2021 Women’s Series Order of Merit 9-12 Winner
