2023 Grand Slam of Darts

2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts
2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	11–19 November 2023
Venue	Aldersley Leisure Village
Location	Wolverhampton, England
Organisation(s)	Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£650,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Nine-dart finish	Ryan Searle
High checkout	170; Krzysztof Ratajski ; Luke Humphries ; Rob Cross ;
Champion(s)
	Luke Humphries
«2022	2024»

The 2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts was the seventeenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Aldersley, Wolverhampton, 11–19 November 2023.^[1]

Michael Smith was the defending champion, after defeating Nathan Aspinall 16–5 in the 2022 final,^[2] however, he was eliminated during the group stage.

Luke Humphries won his second major title by defeating Rob Cross 16–8 in the final. Humphries won every match he played in the tournament, hitting 6 100+ averages in the process.^[3]

Ryan Searle hit a nine-dart finish during his group-stage win over Nathan Rafferty.^[4]

Prize money[edit]

The prize fund for the Grand Slam remained the same as the year before at £650,000.

Position (num. of players)		Prize money (Total: £650,000)
Winner	(1)	£150,000
Runner-up	(1)	£70,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£50,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£25,000
Last 16	(8)	£12,250
Third in group	(8)	£8,000
Fourth in group	(8)	£5,000

Group winner bonus	(8)	£3,500
Nine Dart Finish	n/a	£10,000

Qualification[edit]

As of 29 October 2023, the qualifiers were:

PDC Qualifying Tournaments[edit]

PDC Main Tournaments
Tournament	Year	Position	Player	Qualifiers
PDC World Darts Championship	2023	Winner	Michael Smith	Michael Smith Michael van Gerwen Nathan Aspinall Luke Humphries Chris Dobey Andrew Gilding Peter Wright Gerwyn Price Jonny Clayton Rob Cross James Wade Gary Anderson
Grand Slam of Darts	2022	Winner	Michael Smith
Premier League Darts	2023	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
World Matchplay	2023	Winner	Nathan Aspinall
World Grand Prix	2023	Winner	Luke Humphries
Masters	2023	Winner	Chris Dobey
UK Open	2023	Winner	Andrew Gilding
European Championship	2023	Winner	Peter Wright
Players Championship Finals	2022	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
World Series of Darts Finals	2023	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
PDC World Cup of Darts	2023	Winners	Gerwyn Price Jonny Clayton
PDC World Darts Championship	2023	Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
Grand Slam of Darts	2022	Runner-up	Nathan Aspinall
Premier League Darts	2023	Runner-up	Gerwyn Price
World Matchplay	2023	Runner-up	Jonny Clayton
World Grand Prix	2023	Runner-up	Gerwyn Price
Masters	2023	Runner-up	Rob Cross
UK Open	2023	Runner-up	Michael van Gerwen
European Championship	2023	Runner-up	James Wade
Players Championship Finals	2022	Runner-up	Rob Cross
World Series of Darts Finals	2023	Runner-up	Nathan Aspinall
PDC World Cup of Darts	2023	Runners-Up	Peter Wright Gary Anderson
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

European Tour[edit]

If the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than the required number of players (16), the field will be filled from the reserve lists. The first list consisted of the winners from 2023 European Tour events, in which the winners were ordered firstly by number of wins, then Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.

PDC European Tour
Tournament	Event	Position	Player	Qualifiers
2023 European Tour
	Baltic Sea Darts Open	Winner	Dave Chisnall	Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko
	European Darts Open	Winner	Gerwyn Price
	International Darts Open	Winner	Gerwyn Price (2)
	German Darts Grand Prix	Winner	Michael Smith
	Austrian Darts Open	Winner	Jonny Clayton
	Dutch Darts Championship	Winner	Dave Chisnall (2)
	Belgian Darts Open	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	Czech Darts Open	Winner	Peter Wright
	European Darts Grand Prix	Winner	Rob Cross
	European Darts Matchplay	Winner	Luke Humphries
	German Darts Open	Winner	Krzysztof Ratajski
	Hungarian Darts Trophy	Winner	Dave Chisnall (3)
	German Darts Championship	Winner	Ricardo Pietreczko
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

Players Championship[edit]

If there are still not enough qualifiers after European Tour events are added, the winners of 2023 Players Championship events will be added, firstly in order by number of wins, then in Order of Merit order.

PDC Pro Tour
Tournament	Event	Position	Player	Qualifiers
2023 PDC Pro Tour
	Players Championship 1	Winner	Ryan Searle	Dirk van Duijvenbode
	Players Championship 2	Winner	Danny Noppert
	Players Championship 3	Winner	Kim Huybrechts
	Players Championship 4	Winner	Dirk van Duijvenbode
	Players Championship 5	Winner	Ross Smith
	Players Championship 6	Winner	Dirk van Duijvenbode (2)
	Players Championship 7	Winner	Michael van Gerwen
	Players Championship 8	Winner	Gary Anderson
	Players Championship 9	Winner	Krzysztof Ratajski
	Players Championship 10	Winner	Dirk van Duijvenbode (3)
	Players Championship 11	Winner	Rob Cross
	Players Championship 12	Winner	Jonny Clayton
	Players Championship 13	Winner	Michael Smith
	Players Championship 14	Winner	Damon Heta
	Players Championship 15	Winner	Luke Humphries
	Players Championship 16	Winner	Damon Heta (2)
	Players Championship 17	Winner	Gerwyn Price
	Players Championship 18	Winner	Gerwyn Price (2)
	Players Championship 19	Winner	Callan Rydz
	Players Championship 20	Winner	Luke Humphries (2)
	Players Championship 21	Winner	Gerwyn Price (3)
	Players Championship 22	Winner	Danny Noppert (2)
	Players Championship 23	Winner	Dave Chisnall
	Players Championship 24	Winner	Gary Anderson (2)
	Players Championship 25	Winner	Gary Anderson (3)
	Players Championship 26	Winner	Ryan Joyce
	Players Championship 27	Winner	Radek Szagański
	Players Championship 28	Winner	Ross Smith (2)
	Players Championship 29	Winner	Gerwyn Price (4)
	Players Championship 30	Winner	Dave Chisnall (2)
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

PDC Qualifying Event[edit]

A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts will be filled by qualifiers from a PDC Tour Card Holder qualifier to be held on 3 November in Barnsley.

These are the qualifiers:

Additional Qualifiers[edit]

The winners of these tournaments and tours also qualified for the tournament.

Tournament	Year	Position	Player
PDC World Youth Championship	2022	Winner	Josh Rock
PDC World Youth Championship	2022	Runner-up	Nathan Girvan
PDC Challenge Tour	2023	Order of Merit Winner	Berry van Peer
PDC Development Tour	2023	Order of Merit Winner	Gian van Veen
Women's World Matchplay	2023	Winner	Beau Greaves
PDC Women's Series	2023	Order of Merit Runner-up	Fallon Sherrock
PDC Asian Championship	2023	Winner	Haruki Muramatsu
CDC Continental Cup	2023	Winner	Stowe Buntz

Pools[edit]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
(Seeded Players)	(Qualifiers)
Michael Smith (1) Peter Wright (2) Michael van Gerwen (3) Luke Humphries (4) Gerwyn Price (5) Nathan Aspinall (6) Danny Noppert (7) Jonny Clayton (8)	Rob Cross Dirk van Duijvenbode Dave Chisnall Damon Heta James Wade Ryan Searle Chris Dobey Andrew Gilding	Gary Anderson Stephen Bunting Krzysztof Ratajski Josh Rock Brendan Dolan Ricardo Pietreczko Martijn Kleermaker Gian van Veen	Steve Lennon Nathan Rafferty Berry van Peer Stowe Buntz Nathan Girvan Beau Greaves Haruki Muramatsu Fallon Sherrock

Group stage[edit]

All group matches were best of nine legs
After three games, the top two in each group qualified for the knock-out stage
If two or more players were tied on points, the positions were determined first by leg difference, and then the result between the two players.

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to knockout stage

Group A[edit]

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	James Wade	3	2	1	14	8	+6	4	Q
2	Krzysztof Ratajski	3	2	1	14	10	+4	4	Q
3	Michael Smith	3	2	1	11	11	0	4	Eliminated
4	Nathan Girvan	3	0	3	5	15	–10	0	Eliminated

11 November


96.46 James Wade	4–5	Krzysztof Ratajski 99.30
98.91 Michael Smith	5–2	Nathan Girvan 84.00

12 November


84.12 James Wade	5–2	Nathan Girvan 78.66
88.99 Michael Smith	5–4	Krzysztof Ratajski 101.00

13 November


89.39 Krzysztof Ratajski	5–1	Nathan Girvan 78.69
92.20 Michael Smith	1–5	James Wade 90.49

Group B[edit]

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Josh Rock	3	3	0	15	4	+11	6	Q
2	Chris Dobey	3	2	1	12	12	0	4	Q
3	Jonny Clayton	3	1	2	9	12	–3	2	Eliminated
4	Berry van Peer	3	0	3	7	15	–8	0	Eliminated

11 November


85.81 Chris Dobey	2–5	Josh Rock 91.98
90.59 Jonny Clayton	5–2	Berry van Peer 92.89

12 November


92.72 Chris Dobey	5–4	Berry van Peer 93.11
82.59 Jonny Clayton	1–5	Josh Rock 91.71

13 November


84.24 Josh Rock	5–1	Berry van Peer 84.79
90.73 Jonny Clayton	3–5	Chris Dobey 96.74

Group C[edit]

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Luke Humphries	3	3	0	15	4	+11	6	Q
2	Gary Anderson	3	2	1	11	10	+1	4	Q
3	Dirk van Duijvenbode	3	1	2	10	12	–2	2	Eliminated
4	Steve Lennon	3	0	3	5	15	–10	0	Eliminated

11 November


85.63 Dirk van Duijvenbode	4–5	Gary Anderson 96.37
100.51 Luke Humphries	5–2	Steve Lennon 96.13

12 November


83.86 Dirk van Duijvenbode	5–2	Steve Lennon 84.08
100.87 Luke Humphries	5–1	Gary Anderson 93.51

13 November


102.77 Gary Anderson	5–1	Steve Lennon 85.86
101.93 Luke Humphries	5–1	Dirk van Duijvenbode 77.06

Group D[edit]

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Gerwyn Price	3	3	0	15	2	+13	6	Q
2	Ryan Searle	3	2	1	10	12	–2	4	Q
3	Nathan Rafferty	3	1	2	9	12	–3	2	Eliminated
4	Gian van Veen	3	0	3	7	15	–8	0	Eliminated

11 November


91.24 Ryan Searle	5–4	Gian van Veen 89.96
95.31 Gerwyn Price	5–1	Nathan Rafferty 95.68

12 November


94.63 Gian van Veen	2–5	Nathan Rafferty 103.09
110.51 Gerwyn Price	5–0	Ryan Searle 94.67

13 November


112.30 Gerwyn Price	5–1	Gian van Veen 99.04
99.25 Ryan Searle	5–3	Nathan Rafferty 87.19

Group E[edit]

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Stowe Buntz	3	2	1	14	9	+5	4	Q
2	Stephen Bunting	3	2	1	13	11	+1	4	Q
3	Dave Chisnall	3	1	2	13	14	–1	2	Eliminated
4	Peter Wright	3	1	2	9	14	–5	2	Eliminated

11 November


99.91 Dave Chisnall	4–5	Stephen Bunting 95.93
81.00 Peter Wright	1–5	Stowe Buntz 102.28

12 November


93.85 Peter Wright	5–4	Dave Chisnall 88.93
95.87 Stephen Bunting	3–5	Stowe Buntz 88.46

14 November


90.68 Dave Chisnall	5–4	Stowe Buntz 88.79
92.90 Peter Wright	3–5	Stephen Bunting 99.38

Group F[edit]

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Danny Noppert	3	3	0	15	10	+5	6	Q
2	Andrew Gilding	3	2	1	13	9	+4	4	Q
3	Brendan Dolan	3	1	2	12	12	0	2	Eliminated
4	Haruki Muramatsu	3	0	3	6	15	–9	0	Eliminated

11 November


89.72 Andrew Gilding	5–3	Brendan Dolan 85.32
86.15 Danny Noppert	5–3	Haruki Muramatsu 90.41

12 November


97.46 Brendan Dolan	5–2	Haruki Muramatsu 86.00
96.91 Danny Noppert	5–3	Andrew Gilding 92.49

14 November


99.82 Andrew Gilding	5–1	Haruki Muramatsu 85.10
86.62 Danny Noppert	5–4	Brendan Dolan 88.85

Group G[edit]

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Michael van Gerwen	3	3	0	15	9	+6	6	Q
2	Rob Cross	3	2	1	14	11	+2	4	Q
3	Fallon Sherrock	3	1	2	8	14	–6	2	Eliminated
4	Martijn Kleermaker	3	0	3	12	15	–3	0	Eliminated

11 November


96.39 Rob Cross	5–4	Martijn Kleermaker 89.64
101.30 Michael van Gerwen	5–1	Fallon Sherrock 92.67

12 November


87.48 Martijn Kleermaker	4–5	Fallon Sherrock 85.90
94.58 Michael van Gerwen	5–4	Rob Cross 97.19

14 November


98.36 Rob Cross	5–2	Fallon Sherrock 88.22
90.27 Michael van Gerwen	5–4	Martijn Kleermaker 81.10

Group H[edit]

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	Nathan Aspinall	3	2	1	14	11	+3	4	Q
2	Damon Heta	3	2	1	12	13	–1	4	Q
3	Beau Greaves	3	1	2	13	11	+2	2	Eliminated
4	Ricardo Pietreczko	3	1	2	10	14	–4	2	Eliminated

11 November


98.40 Damon Heta	5–4	Ricardo Pietreczko 92.44
97.12 Nathan Aspinall	5–4	Beau Greaves 88.10

12 November


93.69 Ricardo Pietreczko	1–5	Beau Greaves 95.57
94.83 Nathan Aspinall	5–2	Damon Heta 90.37

14 November


92.96 Damon Heta	5–4	Beau Greaves 90.94
82.71 Nathan Aspinall	4–5	Ricardo Pietreczko 87.82

Knockout stage[edit]

Second round (best of 19 legs)
15–16 November
^[5]^[6]

Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
17–18 November
^[7]^[8]

Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
19 November

Final (best of 31 legs)
19 November

A1

James Wade 94.56

10

B2

Chris Dobey 96.46

8

A1

James Wade 95.56

16

B1

Josh Rock 101.31

15

B1

Josh Rock 97.38

10

A2

Krzysztof Ratajski 98.48

5

A1

James Wade 89.45

10

C1

Luke Humphries 95.80 (4)

16

C1

Luke Humphries 105.42 (4)

10

D2

Ryan Searle 98.82

7

C1

Luke Humphries 103.56(4)

16

C2

Gary Anderson 99.61

14

D1

Gerwyn Price 103.54 (5)

6

C2

Gary Anderson 104.96

10

C1

Luke Humphries 104.69 (4)

16

G2

Rob Cross 103.61

8

E1

Stowe Buntz 88.06

10

F2

Andrew Gilding 91.74

5

E1

Stowe Buntz 89.87

8

E2

Stephen Bunting 96.79

16

F1

Danny Noppert 85.41 (7)

4

E2

Stephen Bunting 90.83

10

E2

Stephen Bunting 95.34

13

G2

Rob Cross 95.90

16

G1

Michael van Gerwen 94.38 (3)

7

H2

Damon Heta 91.23

10

H2

Damon Heta 92.11

6

G2

Rob Cross 98.18

16

H1

Nathan Aspinall 103.44 (6)

8

G2

Rob Cross 103.97

10

Top averages[edit]

The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.^[9]^[10] In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

#	Player	Round	Average	Result
1	Gerwyn Price	Group Stage	112.30	Won
2	Gerwyn Price (2)	Group Stage	110.51	Won
3	Luke Humphries	Last 16	105.42	Won
4	Gary Anderson	Last 16	104.96	Won
5	Luke Humphries (2)	Final	104.69	Won
6	Rob Cross	Last 16	103.97	Won
7	Rob Cross (2)	Final	103.61	Lost
8	Luke Humphries (3)	Quarter final	103.56	Won
9	Gerwyn Price (3)	Last 16	103.54	Lost
10	Nathan Aspinall	Last 16	103.44	Lost
11	Nathan Rafferty	Group Stage	103.09	Won
12	Gary Anderson (2)		102.77	Won
13	Stowe Buntz		102.28	Won
14	Luke Humphries (4)		101.93	Won
15	Josh Rock	Quarter final	101.31	Lost
16	Michael van Gerwen	Group Stage	101.30	Won
17	Krzysztof Ratajski		101.00	Lost
18	Luke Humphries (5)		100.87	Won
19	Luke Humphries (6)		100.51	Won

References[edit]

^ Phillips, Josh (30 September 2022). "2023 PDC calendar unveiled". PDC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ Gorton, Josh (20 November 2022). "Super Smith seals first TV ranking title with Cazoo Grand Slam glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^ Allen, Dave (19 November 2023). "Unstoppable Humphries races to Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts title". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ Gorton, Josh (13 November 2023). "Searle Lands Sensational Nine-Darter Smith Crashes Out". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ Gorton, Josh (15 November 2023). "Awesome Anderson puts out Price to set up Humphries clash". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ Gorton, Josh (16 November 2023). "Heta dumps out Van Gerwen to set up Cross clash". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ Phillips, Josh (17 November 2023). "Wade and Humphries to meet in semis after winning quarter-final epics". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Gorton, Josh (18 November 2023). "Cross and Bunting complete semi final line up in Wolverhampton". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ "Groupstage of Grand Slam of Darts 2023 - Mastercaller". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Results of Grand Slam of Darts 2023 - Mastercaller". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] Phillips, Josh (30 September 2022). "2023 PDC calendar unveiled". PDC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[2] Gorton, Josh (20 November 2022). "Super Smith seals first TV ranking title with Cazoo Grand Slam glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

[3] Allen, Dave (19 November 2023). "Unstoppable Humphries races to Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts title". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[4] Gorton, Josh (13 November 2023). "Searle Lands Sensational Nine-Darter Smith Crashes Out". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[5] Gorton, Josh (15 November 2023). "Awesome Anderson puts out Price to set up Humphries clash". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[6] Gorton, Josh (16 November 2023). "Heta dumps out Van Gerwen to set up Cross clash". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[7] Phillips, Josh (17 November 2023). "Wade and Humphries to meet in semis after winning quarter-final epics". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[8] Gorton, Josh (18 November 2023). "Cross and Bunting complete semi final line up in Wolverhampton". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[9] "Groupstage of Grand Slam of Darts 2023 - Mastercaller". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[10] "Results of Grand Slam of Darts 2023 - Mastercaller". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

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