2024 Grand Slam of Darts
Darts tournament
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The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts) was a professional darts tournament that was held at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England from 9–17 November 2024.[1] It was the eighteenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.
| 2024 Grand Slam of Darts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 9–17 November 2024 | ||
| Venue | Aldersley Leisure Village | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £650,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £150,000 | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
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Luke Humphries was the defending champion, having defeated Rob Cross 16–8 in the 2023 final.[2][3] He was eliminated in the group stage, after losing his first two matches.[4] Michael van Gerwen was eliminated in the group stage for the first time since 2010,[5] while 2022 champion Michael Smith was also unable to qualify from his group, meaning all former champions present at the tournament were eliminated before the knockout stage.[6]
Luke Littler won the tournament, defeating Martin Lukeman 16–3 in the final for his first ranking major title.[7]
Prize money
The prize fund for the Grand Slam remained the same as last year at £650,000.[8]
| 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
The qualifying criteria for the Grand Slam were as follows:[9]
- Finalists from PDC televised events over the previous twelve months (up to a maximum of 16 players),
- Additional qualifiers (up to a maximum of 8 players),
- European Tour events winners (to fill up to 24 players),
- Players Championship event winners (to fill up to 24 players)
The qualifiers were:[10]
PDC Televised Event Finalists
Additional Qualifiers
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2023 | Winner | |
| Runner-up | |||
| PDC Challenge Tour | 2024 | Order of Merit Winner | |
| PDC Development Tour | 2024 | Order of Merit Winner | |
| Women's World Matchplay | 2024 | Winner | |
| PDC Women's Series | 2024 | Order of Merit Winner | |
| PDC Women's Series | 2024 | Order of Merit Runner-up | |
| PDC Asian Championship | 2024 | Winner | |
| CDC Continental Cup | 2024 | Winner |
European Tour
As the list of qualifiers did yet not fill twenty-four places, the remaining places were filled with winners from 2024 European Tour events who were not yet qualified, in which the winners were ordered firstly by number of wins, then Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
| Event | Player | Qualifiers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Darts Open | |||
| German Darts Grand Prix | |||
| International Darts Open | |||
| European Darts Grand Prix | |||
| Austrian Darts Open | |||
| Baltic Sea Darts Open | |||
| Dutch Darts Championship | |||
| European Darts Open | |||
| German Darts Championship | |||
| Flanders Darts Trophy | |||
| Hungarian Darts Trophy | |||
| Swiss Darts Trophy | |||
| Czech Darts Open | |||
If there were still less than the 24 qualified players after the winners of the European Tour events are added, then the winners of the 2024 PDC Players Championship series events would've been added, firstly by winners of multiple events then by Order of Merit order, but that was not required for this year's edition.
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifying Event
A further eight places were filled by qualifiers from a PDC Tour Card Holder qualifier held on 1 November in Leicester.
These were the qualifiers:[11]
Keane Barry
Martin Lukeman
Ryan Joyce
Danny Noppert
Cameron Menzies
James Wade
Mickey Mansell
Ross Smith
Pools
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Seeded Players) | (Qualifiers) | ||
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Group stage
All group matches are best of nine legs.
After three games, the top two in each group qualify for the knock-out stage.[12]
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
9 November
10 November
11 November
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Group B
9 November
10 November
11 November
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Group C
9 November
10 November
11 November
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Group D
9 November
10 November
11 November
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Group E
9 November
10 November
12 November
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Group F
9 November
10 November
12 November
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Group G
9 November
10 November
12 November
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Group H
9 November
10 November
12 November
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Knockout stage
| Second round (best of 19 legs) 13–14 November[13][14] | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 15–16 November[13][15] | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 17 November | Final (best of 31 legs) 17 November[7] | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| G2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Top averages
The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.[12][13] If any player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group Stage | 114.71 | Won | |
| 2 | 113.20 | Won | ||
| 3 | 112.16 | Won | ||
| 4 | 111.10 | Lost | ||
| 5 | 110.39 | Won | ||
| 6 | 109.15 | Lost | ||
| 7 | Final | 107.08 | Won | |
| 8 | Group Stage | 106.98 | Won | |
| 9 | 106.66 | Won | ||
| 10 | 106.51 | Lost | ||
| 11 | Second Round | 106.45 | Won | |
| 12 | Group Stage | 106.28 | Won | |
| 13 | 105.83 | Lost | ||
| 14 | 105.39 | Lost | ||
| 15 | 105.19 | Won | ||
| 16 | Quarter final | 105.11 | Won | |
| 17 | Group Stage | 105.00 | Won | |
| 18 | 104.58 | Won | ||
| 19 | Second Round | 104.49 | Lost | |
| 20 | Group Stage | 104.38 | Won | |
| 21 | 104.32 | Won | ||
| 22 | 104.17 | Lost | ||
| 23 | 103.99 | Won | ||
| 103.99 | Won | |||
| 24 | 103.82 | Won | ||
| 25 | Semi Final | 103.81 | Won | |
| 26 | Second Round | 103.48 | Won | |
| 27 | Group Stage | 103.12 | Lost | |
| 28 | 102.05 | Won | ||
| 29 | 101.52 | Won | ||
| 30 | 100.87 | Won | ||
| 31 | 100.20 | Won | ||
| 32 | Semi Final | 100.17 | Lost |