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]
2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 11–19 November 2023 | ||
Venue | Aldersley Leisure Village | ||
Standort | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £650,000 | ||
Winner's share | £150,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | ![]() | ||
High checkout | |||
Champion(s) | |||
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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 and first Grand Slam 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
editThe 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) | |
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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
editAs of 29 October 2023, the qualifiers were:
PDC Qualifying Tournaments
editEuropean Tour
editIf 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 | |||||
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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
editIf 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 | |||||
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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
editA 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:
- Danny Noppert
- Stephen Bunting
- Ryan Searle
- Nathan Rafferty
- Damon Heta
- Steve Lennon
- Martijn Kleermaker
- Brendan Dolan
Additional Qualifiers
editThe winners of these tournaments and tours also qualified for the tournament.
Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
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PDC World Youth Championship | 2022 | Winner | Josh Rock |
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
editPool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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(Seeded Players) | (Qualifiers) | ||
Michael Smith (1) |
Rob Cross |
Gary Anderson |
Steve Lennon |
Group stage
editAll 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
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Knockout stage
editSecond 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
editThe 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 |
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1 | Gerwyn Price | Group Stage | 112.30 | Won |
2 | Gerwyn Price (2) | 110.51 | Won | |
3 | Luke Humphries | Last 16 | 105.42 | Won |
4 | Gary Anderson | 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 | 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 |
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- ^ 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.
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