
Eight spots were up for grabs at the Grand Slam of Darts with the Qualifier opening proceedings up ahead of a week of action in Coventry and those have been confirmed.
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They include Simon Whitlock, Krzysztof Ratajski and Dave Chisnall who all came through Last 16 ties to book their places.
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Whitlock battled it out with Matthew Edgar but produced a stunning final leg on his throw to deny 'Prime Time' a return to the TV stage in a 5-3 win. Ricky Evans followed soon afterwards defeating Steve Beaton 5-2 to book his return to the Grand Slam for the first time since 2013.
Speaking of returns after a long time away, it has been seven years since Justin Pipe has played in this tournament but he booked his return with a 5-1 win over Ryan Searle.
Gabriel Clemens similar to Whitlock continued his form from the World Cup of Darts by defeating Rowby-John Rodriguez 5-0 with a 100.2 average.
From returns to debuts, Adam Hunt and Ryan Joyce will make their debuts with victories over Peter Jacques and Jason Lowe respectively.
While like alluded to Chisnall and Ratajski also made it through with the former taking out 100 in a deciding leg to see off Brendan Dolan 5-4, while it was a 5-2 success for 'The Polish Eagle' who was provisionally qualified but made sure of his place.
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Grand Slam of Darts Qualifier
Last 64
Daryl Gurney 5 | 0 Ted Evetts
Ricky Evans 5 | 4 Kim Huybrechts
Steve Beaton 5 | 4 Kirk Shepherd
Max Hopp 5 | 1 Harald Leitinger
Peter Jacques 5 | 3 Danny Noppert
Steve Lennon 5 | 2 Ryan Murray
Stephen Bunting 5 | 4 Gary Blades
Adam Hunt 5 | 3 Nick Kenny
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 0 Scott Baker
Matt Clark 5 | 1 Adrian Gray
Robert Thornton 5 | 3 Vincent van der Voort
Mickey Mansell 5 | 1 Daniel Larsson
Joe Murnan 5 | 4 Chris Dobey
Jason Lowe 5 | 3 Wayne Jones
Andy Hamilton 5 | 2 Jermaine Wattimena
Ryan Joyce 5 | 1 Jan Dekker
Dave Chisnall 5 | 0 John Henderson
Niels Zonneveld 5 | 2 Derk Telnekes
Brendan Dolan 5 | 4 Ross Smith
William Borland 5 | 3 Mike De Decker
Simon Whitlock 5 | 2 Toni Alcinas
Martin Schindler 5 | 3 Darren Penhall
Matthew Edgar 5 | 1 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Callan Rydz 5 | 1 Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Ian White 5 | 1 Jeff Smith
Justin Pipe 5 | 4 William O'Connor
Jamie Hughes 5 | 4 Andy Boulton
Ryan Searle 5 | 1 Ryan Meikle
Adrian Lewis 5 | 2 Bradley Brooks
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 | 1 Michael Barnard
Mervyn King 5 | 3 Ciaran Teehan
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 3 Jonathan Worsley
Last 32
Ricky Evans 5 | 4 Daryl Gurney
Steve Beaton 5 | 3 Max Hopp
Peter Jacques 5 | 0 Steve Lennon
Adam Hunt 5 | 3 Stephen Bunting
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 1 Matt Clark
Mickey Mansell 5 | 2 Robert Thornton
Jason Lowe 5 | 1 Joe Murnan
Ryan Joyce 5 | 3 Andy Hamilton
Dave Chisnall 5 | 4 Niels Zonneveld
Brendan Dolan 5 | 2 William Borland
Simon Whitlock 5 | 0 Martin Schindler
Matthew Edgar 5 | 2 Callan Rydz
Justin Pipe 5 | 1 Ian White
Ryan Searle 5 | 1 Jamie Hughes
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 | 3 Adrian Lewis
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 1 Mervyn King
Final Round
Ricky Evans 5 | 2 Steve Beaton
Adam Hunt 5 | 2 Peter Jacques
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 2 Mickey Mansell
Ryan Joyce 5 | 2 Jason Lowe
Dave Chisnall 5 | 4 Brendan Dolan
Simon Whitlock 5 | 3 Matthew Edgar
Justin Pipe 5 | 1 Ryan Searle
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 0 Rowby-John Rodriguez
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