2018 Grand Slam of Darts
| 2018 bwin Grand Slam of Darts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 10–18 November 2018 | ||
| Venue | Aldersley Leisure Village | ||
| Location | Aldersley, Wolverhampton | ||
| Country |
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| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £450,000 | ||
| Winners share | £110,000 | ||
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The 2018 bwin Grand Slam of Darts, will be the twelfth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event will take place from 10–18 November 2018 in Wolverhampton, England, but for the first time in the event's history, it will not take place at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, as it is undergoing a two-year renovation. The 2018 tournament will be held at Aldersley Leisure Village.[1]
The tournament's defending champion was Michael van Gerwen, who won the tournament in 2017 by defeating Peter Wright 16–12 in the final to win it for a third straight year.[2]
Prize money
The prize fund for the Grand Slam was increased from £400,000 in 2016 to £450,000 in 2017, with the winner getting £110,000, as opposed to £100,000.[3] It is unknown yet if it will be increased for 2018.
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £110,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £55,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £28,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £16,000 |
| Last 16 | (8) | £10,000 |
| Third in group | (8) | £5,000 |
| Fourth in group | (8) | £3,000 |
| Group winner bonus | (8) | £2,500 |
Qualifying
PDC Qualifying Tournaments
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At most sixteen players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.
In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than sixteen players, the field of sixteen players is filled from the reserve lists. The first list consists of the winners from 2018 European Tour events, in which the winners shall be ordered by number of event wins then in Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
| PDC European Tour | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
| 2018 European Tour | |||||
| European Darts Open | Winner |  |
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| German Darts Grand Prix | Winner | | |||
| German Darts Open | Winner | | |||
| Austrian Darts Open | Winner | | |||
| European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | | |||
| Dutch Darts Masters | Winner | | |||
| Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Winner | | |||
| Danish Darts Open | Winner |  | |||
| European Darts Matchplay | Winner | | |||
| German Darts Championship | Winner | | |||
| Dutch Darts Championship | Winner | | |||
| International Darts Open | Winner | | |||
| European Darts Trophy | Winner | ||||
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
If there are still less than sixteen qualified players after the winners of European Tour events were added, the winners of 2018 Players Championships events would be added, firstly by winners of multiple events followed by Order of Merit order.
| PDC Pro Tour | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
| 2018 PDC Pro Tour | |||||
| Players Championship 1 | Winner | |
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| Players Championship 2 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 3 | Winner |  | |||
| Players Championship 4 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 5 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 6 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 7 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 8 | Winner |  | |||
| Players Championship 9 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 10 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 11 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 12 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 13 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 14 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 15 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 16 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 17 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 18 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 19 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 20 | Winner | | |||
| Players Championship 21 | Winner | ||||
| Players Championship 22 | Winner | ||||
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
- ↑ Phil Taylor retired following the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship.
PDC Qualifying Event
A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts will be filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier.
BDO Qualifying Tournaments
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Darts Championship | 2018 | Winner | |
| Runner-up | | ||
| World Masters | 2018 | Winner | |
| BDO World Trophy | 2018 | Winner | |
BDO Ranking Qualifiers
The remaining 5 BDO places are determined via the BDO Invitational Rankings, at the end of September 2018.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/03/13/bwin-grand-slam-remains-wolverhampton
- ↑ "Michael van Gerwen wins Grand Slam of Darts for third consecutive year following birth of baby Zoe". Daily Mail. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Record Prize Money On Offer In 2017". PDC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ Phillips, Josh. "BDO Confirm Grand Slam Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.