2023 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts is the seventeenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event will take place at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Aldersley, Wolverhampton, 11–19 November 2023.[1]
| 2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 11–19 November 2023 | ||
| Venue | Aldersley Leisure Village | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £650,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £150,000 | ||
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Michael Smith is the defending champion, after defeating Nathan Aspinall 16–5 in the 2022 final.[2]
Prize money
The prize fund for the Grand Slam remained the same as the year before at £650,000.
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £650,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £150,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £70,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £50,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £25,000 |
| Last 16 | (8) | £12,500 |
| Third in group | (8) | £8,000 |
| Fourth in group | (8) | £5,000 |
| Group winner bonus | (8) | £3,500 |
Qualification
As of 29 September 2023, the qualifiers are:
PDC Qualifying Tournaments
European Tour
If the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than the required number of players (16), the field will be filled from the reserve lists. The first list consisted of the winners from 2023 European Tour events, in which the winners were ordered firstly by number of wins, then Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
| PDC European Tour | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
| 2023 European Tour | |||||
| Baltic Sea Darts Open | Winner |  Dave Chisnall |
Dave Chisnall  Krzysztof Ratajski  Ricardo Pietreczko | ||
| European Darts Open | Winner |  Gerwyn Price | |||
| International Darts Open | Winner | Gerwyn Price (2) | |||
| German Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Michael Smith | |||
| Austrian Darts Open | Winner | Jonny Clayton | |||
| Dutch Darts Championship | Winner | Dave Chisnall (2) | |||
| Belgian Darts Open | Winner |  Michael van Gerwen | |||
| Czech Darts Open | Winner |  Peter Wright | |||
| European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Rob Cross | |||
| European Darts Matchplay | Winner | Luke Humphries | |||
| German Darts Open | Winner | Krzysztof Ratajski | |||
| Hungarian Darts Trophy | Winner | Dave Chisnall (3) | |||
| German Darts Championship | Winner | Ricardo Pietreczko | |||
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
Players Championship
If there are still not enough qualifiers after European Tour events are added, the winners of 2023 Players Championship events will be added, firstly in order by number of wins, then in Order of Merit order.
| PDC Pro Tour | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | |||||
| Players Championship 1 | Winner | Ryan Searle |
Dirk van Duijvenbode Danny Noppert | ||
| Players Championship 2 | Winner | Danny Noppert | |||
| Players Championship 3 | Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kim Huybrechts | |||
| Players Championship 4 | Winner | Dirk van Duijvenbode | |||
| Players Championship 5 | Winner | Ross Smith | |||
| Players Championship 6 | Winner | Dirk van Duijvenbode (2) | |||
| Players Championship 7 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
| Players Championship 8 | Winner | Gary Anderson | |||
| Players Championship 9 | Winner | Krzysztof Ratajski | |||
| Players Championship 10 | Winner | Dirk van Duijvenbode (3) | |||
| Players Championship 11 | Winner | Rob Cross | |||
| Players Championship 12 | Winner | Jonny Clayton | |||
| Players Championship 13 | Winner | Michael Smith | |||
| Players Championship 14 | Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Damon Heta | |||
| Players Championship 15 | Winner | Luke Humphries | |||
| Players Championship 16 | Winner | Damon Heta (2) | |||
| Players Championship 17 | Winner | Gerwyn Price | |||
| Players Championship 18 | Winner | Gerwyn Price (2) | |||
| Players Championship 19 | Winner | Callan Rydz | |||
| Players Championship 20 | Winner | Luke Humphries (2) | |||
| Players Championship 21 | Winner | Gerwyn Price (3) | |||
| Players Championship 22 | Winner | Danny Noppert (2) | |||
| Players Championship 23 | Winner | Dave Chisnall | |||
| Players Championship 24 | Winner | Gary Anderson (2) | |||
| Players Championship 25 | Winner | Gary Anderson (3) | |||
| Players Championship 26 | Winner | Ryan Joyce | |||
| Players Championship 27 | Winner | Radek Szagański | |||
| Players Championship 28 | Winner | Ross Smith (2) | |||
| Players Championship 29 | Winner | ||||
| Players Championship 30 | Winner | ||||
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
PDC Qualifying Event
A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts will be filled by qualifiers from a PDC Tour Card Holder qualifier to be held on 3 November in Barnsley.
These are the qualifiers:
Additional Qualifiers
The winners of these tournaments and tours also qualified for the tournament.
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2022 | Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Josh Rock |
| Runner-up | Nathan Girvan | ||
| PDC Challenge Tour | 2023 | Order of Merit Winner | |
| PDC Development Tour | 2023 | Order of Merit Winner | Gian van Veen |
| Women's World Matchplay | 2023 | Winner | Beau Greaves |
| PDC Women's Series | 2023 | Order of Merit Runner-up | Fallon Sherrock |
| PDC Asian Championship | 2023 | Winner |  Haruki Muramatsu |
| CDC Continental Cup | 2023 | Winner |  Stowe Buntz |
References
- Phillips, Josh. "2023 PDC calendar unveiled". PDC. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Gorton, Josh (20 November 2022). "Super Smith seals first TV ranking title with Cazoo Grand Slam glory". PDC. Retrieved 21 November 2022.