The 2021 Grand Slam of Darts field is almost set with the Tour Card Holder Qualifiers now confirmed including Raymond van Barneveld, Krzysztof Ratajski and Stephen Bunting.
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The 2012 champion returned to the tour this year after a short retirement claiming a ProTour title and he will now return to the big stage once more after defeating Alan Soutar (5-3), Danny Noppert (5-3) and finally Brendan Dolan.
In facing Dolan, his opponent managed to make it 4-3 however he spurned multiple opportunities including four match darts and Van Barneveld punished these misses to claim it.
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While Ratajski fresh off winning a ProTour yesterday got through for a second straight year. He defeated Callan Rydz who missed out on automatic qualification for only winning two titles this season.
While there were also wins for Bunting who saw off Steve Brown, Ryan Joyce who denied Daryl Gurney, Martin Schindler who survived match darts against Dave Chisnall.
As well as Boris Krcmar who breezed past Ross Smith in a move which could save his Tour Card, with Mike de Decker completing the line-up after seeing off his compatriot, Kim Huybrechts who has been in superb form as of late.
Selected Results - 2021 Grand Slam of Darts Qualifier
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Last 64
Kim Huybrechts 5 | 4 Nathan Aspinall
Ricky Evans 5 | 1 Scott Mitchell
Adrian Lewis 5 | 1 Max Hopp
Mike De Decker 5 | 3 Jelle Klaasen
Callan Rydz 5 | 2 Simon Whitlock
Josh Payne 5 | 3 Keane Barry
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 3 Steve Lennon
Jason Lowe 5 | 1 Peter Jacques
Stephen Bunting 5 | 4 Adam Hunt
Andy Boulton 5 | 0 Florian Hempel
Steve Brown 5 | 3 Devon Petersen
Steve Beaton 5 | 1 Wayne Jones
Danny Noppert 5 | 1 Martijn Kleermaker
Raymond van Barneveld 5 | 3 Alan Soutar
Brendan Dolan 5 | 2 Nick Kenny
Damon Heta 5 | 2 Geert De Vos
Dave Chisnall 5 | 3 Lewis Williams
Luke Woodhouse 5 | 4 Gary Blades
Vincent van der Voort 5 | 3 Steve West
Martin Schindler 5 | 2 Boris Koltsov
Ian White 5 | 4 Krzysztof Kciuk
Ryan Joyce 5 | 2 Jermaine Wattimena
Daryl Gurney 5 | 4 Jack Main
Matthew Edgar 5 | 4 Jamie Hughes
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 4 Joe Murnan
Jake Jones 5 | 4 John Brown
William O'Connor 5 | 3 Chris Dobey
Keegan Brown 5 | 0 Darren Webster
Dirk van Duijvenbode 5 | 2 Ritchie Edhouse
Boris Krcmar 5 | 2 Karel Sedlacek
Ryan Searle 5 | 1 Ted Evetts
Ross Smith 5 | 4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Last 32
Kim Huybrechts 5 | 1 Ricky Evans
Mike De Decker 5 | 2 Adrian Lewis
Callan Rydz 5 | 1 Josh Payne
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 3 Jason Lowe
Stephen Bunting 5 | 4 Andy Boulton
Steve Brown 5 | 3 Steve Beaton
Raymond van Barneveld 5 | 3 Danny Noppert
Brendan Dolan 5 | 0 Damon Heta
Dave Chisnall 5 | 2 Luke Woodhouse
Martin Schindler 5 | 4 Vincent van der Voort
Ryan Joyce 5 | 3 Ian White
Daryl Gurney 5 | 2 Matthew Edgar
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 3 Jake Jones
William O'Connor 5 | 0 Keegan Brown
Boris Krcmar 5 | 4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ross Smith 5 | 4 Ryan Searle
Last 16 (Winners qualify)
Mike De Decker 5 | 3 Kim Huybrechts
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 1 Callan Rydz
Stephen Bunting 5 | 3 Steve Brown
Raymond van Barneveld 5 | 4 Brendan Dolan
Martin Schindler 5 | 4 Dave Chisnall
Ryan Joyce 5 | 4 Daryl Gurney
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 1 William O'Connor
Boris Krcmar 5 | 1 Ross Smith
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