Dimitri van den Bergh won't be at the
Grand Slam of Darts due to a positive Covid-19 test but last year saw him set a new record for the highest average in the tournament.
Van den Bergh produced 114.85 to just eclipse a record which stood since 2014 when
Phil Taylor defeated Christian Kist 5-1 with a 114.65.
Geert de Vos famously followed along with 113.86 in a stand out display against now multiple major champion Jonny Clayton back in 2015. While other marks include
Michael Smith (113.62),
Michael van Gerwen (112.66) and
Gary Anderson (112.54) back in 2019 and 2018's group stage.
To this day due to the nature of the short format has only one average come outside of the group stage. This was 112.37 from Phil Taylor in 2011's second round against Wes Newton 10-3.
Top ten highest averages at the Grand Slam of Darts (2007-2020) 114.85 - Dimitri van den Bergh - 2020, Group Stage (5-1 vs. Ricky Evans)
114.65 - Phil Taylor - 2014, Group Stage (5-1 vs. Christian Kist)
113.86 - Geert De Vos - 2015, Group Stage (5-0 vs. Jonny Clayton)
113.62 - Michael Smith - 2019, Group Stage (5-1 vs. Nathan Aspinall)
112.66 - Michael van Gerwen - 2018, Group Stage (5-1 vs. Gary Robson)
112.54 - Gary Anderson - 2018, Group Stage (5-1 vs. Ian White)
112.37 - Phil Taylor - 2011, 2nd Round (10-3 vs Wes Newton)
112.16 - Phil Taylor - 2013, Group Stage (5-0 vs. Stuart Kellett)
111.80 - Gary Anderson - 2013, Group Stage (5-1 vs. Peter Wright)
111.79 - Gary Anderson - 2017, Group Stage (5-1 vs. Berry van Peer)