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Grand Slam of Darts

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{{Infobox Darts Tournament

|tournament_name = Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts

|image = 250px

|caption = The stage at the 2022 edition

|venue = Civic Hall (2007–17)
WV Active - Aldersley (2018–19, 2021–)
Ricoh Arena (2020)

|location = Wolverhampton (2007–19, 2021–)
Coventry (2020)

|country = England

|establishment = 2007

|organisation = PDC
BDO (until 2020)

|format = Legs

|prizefund = £650,000 (2022)

|month_played = November

|final year=

|Current Champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Littler

|Final Champion =

}}

The Grand Slam of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and is known as the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The PDC used to invite the best performing players from its rival, the British Darts Organisation (which went into liquidation in September 2020). There have been two previous head-to-head matches between the champions of the two organisations and a few overseas tournaments have also featured BDO v PDC clashes, but this tournament is the first of its kind to be held in the United Kingdom. This arrangement lasted until the BDO's collapse into liquidation in 2020{{cite news|url=https://dartsnews.com/darts-news/bdo-era-comes-to-an-end-as-counties-join-ukda|title=BDO era comes to an end as counties join UKDA|website=Dartsnews.com|date=8 September 2020|access-date=6 October 2020}} and it is unclear whether any other organisation will be invited in future.

Since the 2015 edition the tournament is classified as a ranking-tournament, being a non-ranking event at previous editions.

Up until 2017, the tournament was staged each November at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall since it began in 2007. Phil Taylor won the first three finals against Andy Hamilton in 2007, Terry Jenkins in 2008 and Scott Waites in 2009. Taylor did not reach the final in 2010, losing to Steve Beaton in the quarter-finals.{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12288_6519310,00.html|title=Taylor beaten by Beaton|work=Sky Sports|publisher=British Sky Broadcasting|date=20 November 2010|access-date=21 November 2010}} Scott Waites won that year, beating James Wade 16–12 in the final having trailed 8–0, making him the only BDO player to win the title. Taylor reclaimed the title in 2011, defeating Gary Anderson 16–4. Raymond van Barneveld defeated Michael van Gerwen 16–14 in the 2012 final, but Taylor regained the trophy in 2013, retained it in 2014, before losing to van Gerwen in 2015. Van Gerwen then retained it in 2016 and again in 2017 before Gerwyn Price won the trophy for the first time in 2018.

In May 2018, the PDC announced that the Grand Slam of Darts trophy would be renamed in honour of the recently deceased Eric Bristow.{{cite web | url =https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/darts/darts-legend-eric-bristow-pdc-12469726 | title =Darts legend Eric Bristow to have PDC Grand Slam trophy named in his honour following sudden death | last =Waters | first =Mike | date =2 May 2018 | website =mirror.co.uk | access-date =6 September 2022}}

That year, with renovations being done to the Civic Hall, the Grand Slam was moved to a new venue, WV Active - Aldersley formerly Aldersley Leisure Village, which is located around 3 miles north-west of Wolverhampton City Centre. Three Grand Slam of Darts events at Aldersley were won by Gerwyn Price (2018, 2019, 2021). In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the event was held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry behind closed doors, and was won by José de Sousa. The 2021 edition saw the Grand Slam return to the WV Active - Aldersley where it has been held since.

The 2025 edition will see the tournament expand from 32 to 48 players (16 groups of 3), with the prize pool being increased to £1 million.

Finals

{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=191 | title=Grand Slam Of Darts Winners | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=5 November 2014}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan=2 | Year

! rowspan=2 | Champion {{small|(average in final)}}

! rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|Ch's
org|Champion's organisation}}

! rowspan=2 | Score

! rowspan=2 | Runner-up {{small|(average in final)}}

! colspan=3 | Prize money

! rowspan=2 | Sponsor

! rowspan=2 | Venue

Total

! Champion

! {{nowrap|Runner-up}}

2007

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(101.75)}}}}

| rowspan=3| PDC

| {{nowrap|18–11}}

|style="text-align:left"| {{nowrap|{{PDCFlag|Andy Hamilton}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(100.97)}}}}}}

| £300,000

| £80,000

| £35,000

| PartyBets.com

| rowspan=11|Civic Hall, Wolverhampton

2008

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(106.25)}}}}

| 18–9

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Terry Jenkins}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(100.92)}}}}

| £356,000

| rowspan=9|£100,000

| £40,000

| rowspan=2|PartyPoker.com

2009

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(103.94)}}}}

| 16–2

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Scott Waites}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(94.16)}}}}

| rowspan=8|£400,000

| rowspan=8|£50,000

2010

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Scott Waites}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(99.86)}}}}

| BDO

| 16–12

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|James Wade}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(92.79)}}}}

| Daily Mirror

2011

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(109.04)}}}}

| rowspan=14| PDC

| 16–4

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(98.92)}}}}

| rowspan=3|William Hill

2012

|style="text-align:left"| {{nowrap|{{PDCFlag|Raymond van Barneveld}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(95.79)}}}}}}

| {{nowrap|16–14}}

| {{nowrap|{{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(98.55)}}}}}}

2013

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(98.14)}}}}

| 16–6

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Robert Thornton}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(97.02)}}}}

2014

|style="text-align:left"|{{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(102.45)}}}}

| 16–13

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Dave Chisnall}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(98.02)}}}}

| rowspan=3|Singha Beer

2015

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(100.94)}}}}

| 16–13

|style="text-align:left"|{{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(102.53)}}}}

2016

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(98.74)}}}}

| 16–8

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|James Wade}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(90.73)}}}}

2017

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(102.18)}}}}

| 16–12

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(97.71)}}}}

| rowspan=2|£450,000

| rowspan=2|£110,000

| rowspan=2|£55,000

| rowspan=2|Bwin

2018

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(96.70)}}}}

| 16–13

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(97.25)}}}}

|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|WV Active - Aldersley,
Wolverhampton}}

2019

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(107.86)}}}}

| 16–6

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(96.28)}}}}

| rowspan=3|£550,000

| rowspan=3|£125,000

| rowspan=3|£65,000

| rowspan=2|BoyleSports

2020

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|José de Sousa}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(99.95)}}}}

| 16–12

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|James Wade}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(94.26)}}}}

| Ricoh Arena, Coventry

2021

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(103.90)}}}}

| 16–8

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(91.51)}}}}

|rowspan=2|Cazoo

|rowspan=4|{{nowrap|WV Active - Aldersley,
Wolverhampton}}

2022

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(96.84)}}}}

| 16–5

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(90.94)}}}}

|rowspan=3|£650,000

|rowspan=3|£150,000

|rowspan=3|£70,000

2023

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(104.69)}}}}

| 16–8

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(103.61)}}}}

|rowspan=2|Mr Vegas

2024

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(107.08)}}}}

| 16–3

|style="text-align:left"| {{PDCFlag|Martin Lukeman}} {{small|{{color|dimgray|(93.42)}}}}

Records and statistics

{{updated|17 November 2024.}}

=Total finalist appearances=

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

!Player

!Nationality

!Won

!Runner-up

!Finals

!Appearances

1

|Phil Taylor||{{flagicon|ENG}} England||align=center|6||align=center|1||align=center|7||align=center|11

2

|{{nowrap|Michael van Gerwen}}||{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands}}||align=center|3||align=center|1||align=center|4||align=center|16

3

|{{sortname|Gerwyn|Price}}||{{flagicon|WAL}} Wales|| align="center" |3|| align="center" |0|| align="center" |3|| align="center" |7

4

|{{sortname|Scott|Waites}}||{{flagicon|ENG}} England|| align="center" |1|| align="center" |1|| align="center" |2|| align="center" |6

rowspan="5" | 5

|{{nowrap|Raymond van Barneveld}}||{{flagicon|NED}} {{nowrap|Netherlands}}|| align="center" |1|| align="center" |0|| align="center" |1|| align="center" |14

{{sortname|Luke|Humphries}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center|1align=center|0align=center|1align=center|5
{{sortname|Luke|Littler}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center|1align=center|0align=center|1align=center|1
{{sortname|Michael|Smith|Michael Smith (darts player)}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center|1align=center|0align=center|1align=center|10
{{sortname|José de|Sousa}}{{flagicon|POR}} Portugalalign=center|1align=center|0align=center|1align=center|2
rowspan="2" |9

|{{sortname|James|Wade}}||{{flagicon|ENG}} England||align=center|0||align=center|3||align=center|3||align=center|16

{{sortname|Peter|Wright|Peter Wright (darts player)}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Scotlandalign="center" |0align="center" |3align="center" |3align="center" |11
11

|{{sortname|Gary|Anderson|Gary Anderson (darts player)}}||{{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland||align=center|0||align=center|2||align=center|2||align=center|16

rowspan="7" |12

|{{sortname|Nathan|Aspinall}}||{{flagicon|ENG}} England||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|4

{{sortname|Dave|Chisnall}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center|0align=center|1align=center|1align=center|11
{{sortname|Rob|Cross}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center|0align=center|1align=center|1align=center|8
{{sortname|Andy|Hamilton|Andy Hamilton (darts player)}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center|0align=center|1align=center|1align=center|6
{{sortname|Terry|Jenkins}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center|0align=center|1align=center|1align=center|8
{{sortname|Martin|Lukeman}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center|0align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1
{{sortname|Robert|Thornton|Robert Thornton (darts player)}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Scotlandalign=center|0align=center|1align=center|1align=center|9

  • Active players are shown in bold

=Champions by country=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Country

!Players

!Total

!First title

!Last title

align="left"|{{flag|England}}

|5

|10

|2007

|2024

align="left"|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|2

|4

|2012

|2017

align="left"|{{flag|Wales}}

|1

|3

|2018

|2021

align="left"|{{flag|Portugal}}

|1

|1

|2020

|2020

=Nine-dart finishes=

Six nine-darters have been thrown at the Grand Slam of Darts. The first one was in 2008.

class="wikitable sortable"
Player

!Year (+ Round)

!Method

!Opponent

!Result

{{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade

|2008, 2nd Round

|3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson

|Lost

{{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Huybrechts

|2014, Quarter-Final

|3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12

|{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

|Won

{{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Chisnall

|2015, Group Stage

|3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright

|Won

{{flagicon|BEL}} Dimitri Van den Bergh

|2018, 2nd Round

|3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bunting

|Won

{{flagicon|NIR}} Josh Rock

|2022, 2nd Round

|3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12

|{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

|Lost

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Searle

|2023, Group Stage

|3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Nathan Rafferty

|Won

=High averages=

class="wikitable sortable"

!colspan=5|Ten highest Grand Slam of Darts one-match winning averages

Average

!Player

!Year (+ Round)

!Opponent

!Result

115.19

|{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

|2021, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Cullen

|5–2

114.85

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Dimitri Van den Bergh

|2020, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Evans

|5–1

114.71

|{{flagicon|NED}} Gian van Veen

|2024, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bunting

|5–1

114.65

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Taylor

|2014, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|NED}} Christian Kist

|5–1

113.86

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Geert De Vos

|2015, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Jonny Clayton

|5–0

113.62

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith

|2019, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Aspinall

|5–1

113.20

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson

|2024, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Joyce

|5–1

112.66

|{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

|2018, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Robson

|5–1

112.54

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson

|2018, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian White

|5–1

112.37

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Taylor

|2011, 2nd Round

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wes Newton

|10–3

class="wikitable sortable"

!colspan=5|Five highest one-match losing averages

Average

!Player

!Year (+ Round)

!Opponent

!Result

111.10

|{{flagicon|NED}} Wessel Nijman

|2024, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|NED}} Gian van Veen

|4–5

110.99

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Lewis

|2013, Semi-Final

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Taylor

|9–16

109.15

|{{flagicon|GER}} Martin Schindler

|2024, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|NED}} Danny Noppert

|2–5

108.68

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Lewis

|2016, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Dobey

|3–5

107.92

|{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

|2018, Group Stage

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Jonny Clayton

|4–5

class="wikitable sortable"

!colspan=4|Different players with a 100+ match average (Updated 17/11/24)

Player

!Total

!Highest Av.

!Year (+ Round)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Taylor

|45

|114.65

|2014, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

|44

|115.19

|2021, Group Stage

{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson

|35

|113.20

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|WAL}} Gerwyn Price

|17

|112.30

|2023, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith

|16

|113.62

|2019, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade

|16

|111.71

|2021, Group Stage

{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright

|15

|107.36

|2016, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Raymond van Barneveld

|13

|110.15

|2016, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Lewis

|12

|110.99

|2013, Semi-Finals

{{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross

|11

|105.76

|2017, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Humphries

|10

|107.04

|2022, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Littler

|7

|112.16

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Chisnall

|7

|109.84

|2015, Group Stage

{{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Whitlock

|7

|108.86

|2018, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bunting

|7

|106.70

|2021, Group Stage

{{flagicon|BEL}} Dimitri Van den Bergh

|6

|114.85

|2020, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Waites

|6

|103.79

|2012, Group Stage

{{flagicon|AUT}} Mensur Suljović

|5

|105.85

|2021, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Hamilton

|5

|105.64

|2008, Group Stage

{{flagicon|WAL}} Jonny Clayton

|5

|104.30

|2021, Last 16

{{flagicon|NED}} Gian van Veen

|4

|114.71

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Huybrechts

|4

|106.50

|2015, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Danny Noppert

|4

|106.28

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Mervyn King

|4

|104.31

|2015, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Jenkins

|4

|103.09

|2009, Group Stage

{{flagicon|SCO}} Robert Thornton

|4

|102.42

|2012, Last 16

{{flagicon|NED}} Wessel Nijman

|3

|111.10

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian White

|3

|108.04

|2020, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Mitchell

|3

|107.78

|2016, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Glen Durrant

|3

|106.05

|2017, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NIR}} Josh Rock

|3

|105.83

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Ratajski

|3

|104.18

|2020, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Keegan Brown

|3

|103.66

|2018, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Searle

|3

|103.59

|2022, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony O'Shea

|3

|102.63

|2010, Group Stage

{{flagicon|GER}} Martin Schindler

|2

|109.15

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Smith

|2

|107.92

|2022, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ritchie Edhouse

|2

|105.00

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|AUT}} Rowby-John Rodriguez

|2

|104.82

|2021, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Aspinall

|2

|104.65

|2019, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Winstanley

|2

|104.55

|2011, Last 16

{{flagicon|BEL}} Mike De Decker

|2

|104.49

|2024, Last 16v

{{flagicon|NED}} Wesley Harms

|2

|103.98

|2018, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ted Hankey

|2

|103.75

|2010, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Co Stompé

|2

|103.44

|2009, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Webster

|2

|103.44

|2017, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Beaton

|2

|101.31

|2010, Last 16

{{flagicon|NIR}} Daryl Gurney

|2

|100.80

|2019, Group Stage

{{flagicon|BEL}} Geert De Vos

|1

|113.86

|2015, Group Stage

{{flagicon|GER}} Gabriel Clemens

|1

|110.27

|2019, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Roland Scholten

|1

|110.21

|2007, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Joyce

|1

|108.11

|2021, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Williams

|1

|107.46

|2022, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Hughes

|1

|106.32

|2016, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin McDine

|1

|105.79

|2007, Last 16

{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Adams

|1

|104.82

|2015, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Jelle Klaasen

|1

|104.69

|2015, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Connor Scutt

|1

|104.38

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Jermaine Wattimena

|1

|104.32

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Dennis Priestley

|1

|103.53

|2007, Group Stage

{{flagicon|WAL}} Martin Phillips

|1

|103.28

|2010, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NIR}} Nathan Rafferty

|1

|103.09

|2023, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Dirk van Duijvenbode

|1

|102.89

|2022, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Wes Newton

|1

|102.46

|2012, Group Stage

{{flagicon|USA}} Stowe Buntz

|1

|102.28

|2023, Group Stage

{{flagicon|WAL}} Jim Williams

|1

|101.60

|2018, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Lloyd

|1

|101.55

|2009, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Fallon Sherrock

|1

|101.55

|2021, Group Stage

{{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Caris

|1

|101.52

|2011, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Gilding

|1

|101.52

|2018, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Wayne Jones

|1

|101.48

|2007, Group Stage

{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Webster

|1

|101.43

|2011, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Woodhouse

|1

|101.26

|2022, Group Stage

{{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Montgomery

|1

|100.96

|2017, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Vincent van der Voort

|1

|100.92

|2010, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NED}} Benito van de Pas

|1

|100.90

|2016, Group Stage

{{flagicon|NIR}} Mickey Mansell

|1

|100.87

|2024, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Painter

|1

|100.74

|2009, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark McGeeney

|1

|100.40

|2017, Group Stage

{{flagicon|CAN}} John Part

|1

|100.38

|2009, Group Stage

{{flagicon|IRL}} Steve Lennon

|1

|100.20

|2017, Group Stage

{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Pipe

|1

|100.08

|2013, Group Stage

{{flagicon|POR}} José de Sousa

|1

|100.03

|2020, Group Stage

class="wikitable sortable"

!colspan=5|Five highest tournament averages

Average

!Player

!Year

107.67

|{{flagicon|NED}} Wessel Nijman

|2024

106.58

|{{flagicon|NED}} Gian van Veen

|2024

105.81

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Littler

|2024

105.42

|{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

|2015

105.12

|{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen

|2017

Previous BDO v PDC tournaments

There have been previous tournaments in which players from both the PDC and BDO have competed. Between 1997 and 2001, several BDO players competed in the World Matchplay and the World Grand Prix – this was as a result of a 1997 Tomlin Order which allowed freedom of players to enter more events. This was later restricted from the start of 2002 onwards, when eligibility rules allowed only Professional Dart Players Association members to compete in the tournaments.

The 2005 Masters of Darts was the first tournament to feature the top players from each organisation. In 2006 and 2007, following Raymond van Barneveld's move to the PDC, the Dutch organisers of the International Darts League and World Darts Trophy invited some top PDC players to compete alongside BDO players.

Perennial participants

As the Grand Slam is an invitational tournament for players who have reached major finals and semi-finals, or been the top of their countries' respective rankings, there is a certain degree of prestige attached to qualifying for the tournament, and even more for entrants who qualify multiple times. Gary Anderson and James Wade qualified for 15 successive tournaments between 2007 and 2021, before missing their first event in 2022.

Television coverage

ITV screened the first four editions of the Grand Slam of Darts, which ended their 19-year absence from regular darts coverage (although they did show a one-off Clash of Champions match between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld in 1999).[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23395241-details/On+the+line:+Sleepy+Wasps+set+alarm+bells+ringing/article.do ITV agree to cover Grand Slam] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130505132238/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23395241-details/On+the+line:+Sleepy+Wasps+set+alarm+bells+ringing/article.do |date=2013-05-05 }} This is London The inaugural event saw selected first-round games, the semi-finals, and the final all screened live on ITV1 and the rest of the tournament live on ITV4 but the live coverage was moved entirely to ITV4 in subsequent years, with highlights packages being the only coverage of the event on ITV1.

The tournament proved popular on ITV4, with the 2009 event achieving nine out of the top ten places in the channel's output for that week. Viewing figures ranged from 208,000 to 435,000 with the final itself watched by 454,000.[http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10? Weekly Top 10 Programmes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718204656/http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10 |date=2014-07-18 }} Broadcasters' Audience Research Board ITV extended their contract with the PDC to show the tournament until at least 2010.[http://www.itv.com/Sport/Darts/News/GrandSlamfever/default.html ITV signs deal with PDC for three more years] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022031208/http://www.itv.com/Sport/Darts/News/GrandSlamfever/default.html |date=2008-10-22 }} ITV

The presenting team consisted of lead presenter Matt Smith, and analysts Alan Warriner-Little and Chris Mason (who replaced Steve Beaton in 2008). The commentating team included Stuart Pyke, who also commentates on darts for Sky Sports, boxing commentator John Rawling, and Peter Drury. Janie Omorogbe provided reporting duties and player interviews.

On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Sky Sports would broadcast the event until 2018.[http://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandSlamDetail/0,,10180~2275468,00.html Sky Sports Snap Up Grand Slam] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128084420/http://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandSlamDetail/0,,10180~2275468,00.html |date=2011-01-28 }} PDC{{cite web | url=http://www1.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/8545142/sky-sports-and-pdc-agree-new-five-year-deal | title=Sky Sports and PDC agree new five-year deal | publisher=Sky Sports | access-date=5 November 2014}} Sky continues to air the event with its current deal running until 2025.

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the event were PartyBets.com (2007) and PartyPoker.com (2008–09), websites operated by Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, the Daily Mirror newspaper (2010), William Hill (2011–13), Singha Beer (2014–16),{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/grand-slam-of-darts/article/1rzcdsd7do7b21tmov96q9z8ek/title/singha-beer-sponsor-grand-slam | title=SINGHA Beer Sponsor Grand Slam | publisher=PDC | access-date=5 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020151129/http://www.pdc.tv/grand-slam-of-darts/article/1rzcdsd7do7b21tmov96q9z8ek/title/singha-beer-sponsor-grand-slam | archive-date=20 October 2014 | url-status=dead }} bwin (2017–18) and BoyleSports (2019–2020). Cazoo took over as sponsors from 2021, as part of a deal where they will also sponsor the PDC World Cup of Darts and the European Championship. In October 2023, Mr Vegas was named as title sponsor.{{cite news|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/10/18/mr-vegas-becomes-title-sponsor-grand-slam-darts-nordic-darts-masters|title=Mr Vegas becomes title sponsor Grand Slam of Darts & Nordic Darts Masters|website=PDC.tv|date=18 October 2023|access-date=4 November 2023}}

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20171116031955/https://www.pdc.tv/bwin-grand-slam Grand Slam of Darts page on the PDC website]
  • [http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=191 Grand Slam of Darts on Darts Database]
  • [http://www.darts.tv/category/pdc-darts-news/grand-slam-of-darts-2014-live-stream-201411070001/ Grand Slam of Darts stream on Darts.tv] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025839/http://www.darts.tv/category/pdc-darts-news/grand-slam-of-darts-2014-live-stream-201411070001/ |date=4 March 2016 }}

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