Nathan Aspinall, Luke Humphries and Josh Rock have sealed their spots in the upcoming Grand Slam of Darts which is due to take place between 12-20 November at Aldersley Leisure Village.
Aspinall claimed his place by reaching the final of the World Grand Prix, while due to Van Gerwen winning another major, Humphries qualified as only the European Championship will take remaining spaces.
Rock qualified by finishing second on the Development Tour Order of Merit as winner Nathan Rafferty already had his sewn up after losing the World Youth last year. The Northern Irish sensation already has his spot for next year after reaching the World Youth final.
A total of 21 players out of the 32 involved have been confirmed including all the usual names such as Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and other televised winners such as Joe Cullen and Danny Noppert.
Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock also having won the World Cup of Darts, while as runners-up Michael Smith, Dave Chisnall, Ryan Searle and Jonny Clayton are already in. Women's World Matchplay champion Fallon Sherrock, Women's Series Order of Merit qualifier Lisa Ashton and reigning World Youth champion Ted Evetts are among additional qualifiers.
While Leonard Gates as North American and Christian Perez as Asian Championship winners are also set for their debuts with Scott Williams likely to join the field after this weekend's Challenge Tour.
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