With just weeks to go until the start of the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts, 21 players have already secured their participation. The battle for the Eric Bristow Trophy is from Saturday, Nov. 9, to Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton.
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The field of participants for the Grand Slam of Darts consists of 32 players. All finalists at the televised tournaments are guaranteed a spot, while players can also secure a starting spot via various tours. Finally, eight spots are up for grabs on Nov. 1 in the qualifying tournament for Tour Card holders.
There are currently 10 players who have qualified for the Grand Slam of Darts via a televised final. These are Luke Humphries, Luke Littler, Mike de Decker, Stephen Bunting, Dimitri van den Bergh, Michael Smith, Rob Cross, Michael van Gerwen, Rowby-John Rodriguez and Mensur Suljovic.
In addition Dave Chisnall, Martin Schindler, Peter Wright, Josh Rock and Gary Anderson may travel to Wolverhampton having won one or more Euro Tours. Should the European Darts Championship from Oct. 24 to 27 not produce any new TV finalists, Chris Dobey and Damon Heta as multiple Players Championship winners will also be invited.
Gian van Veen, Wessel Nijman, Beau Greaves, Noa-Lynn van Leuven, Lourence Ilagan and Leonard Gates have qualified through various tours. Added to that is the number one seed from the Challenge Tour season. The final weekend of the Challenge Tour is November 2 and 3.
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 participant field
Automatic qualifiers
Luke Humphries (world champion)
Luke Littler (Premier League Darts winner)
Mike de Decker (World Grand Prix winner)
Stephen Bunting (Masters winner)
Dimitri van den Bergh (winner UK Open)
Michael Smith (winner World Cup of Darts)
Rob Cross (Grand Slam of Darts finalist)
Michael van Gerwen (World Matchplay finalist)
Rowby-John Rodriguez (World Cup of Darts finalist)
Mensur Suljovic (World Cup of Darts finalist)
Extra qualifiers
Gian van Veen (PDC World Youth Championship finalist)
Wessel Nijman (number one PDC Development Tour Order of Merit)
Beau Greaves (Women's World Matchplay winner)
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (number two Women's Series Order of Merit)
Lourence Ilagan (winner PDC Asian Championship)
Leonard Gates (winner CDC Continental Cup)
Number one PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit (Nov. 3).
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