2023 Grand Slam of Darts

The 2023 Grand Slam of Darts (known for sponsorship reasons as the 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, Wolverhampton, 11–19 November 2023.^[1]

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»

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 six 100+ averages in the process.^[3]

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

Prize money

The quarter finals of the Grand Slam of Darts 2022 at Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton

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

PDC Qualifying Tournaments

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

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 Championships

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

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:

•  Danny Noppert
•  Stephen Bunting
•  Ryan Searle
•  Nathan Rafferty
•  Damon Heta
•  Steve Lennon
•  Martijn Kleermaker
•  Brendan Dolan

Additional Qualifiers

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

Tournament	Year	Position	Player
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

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

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 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 3  Michael Smith 3 2 1 11 11 0 4 Eliminated 4  Nathan Girvan 3 0 3 5 15 –10 0 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 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 3  Jonny Clayton 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated 4  Berry van Peer 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 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 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 3  Dirk van Duijvenbode 3 1 2 10 12 –2 2 Eliminated 4  Steve Lennon (Q) 3 0 3 5 15 –10 0 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 Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1  Gerwyn Price 3 3 0 15 2 +13 6 Q 2  Ryan Searle (Q) 3 2 1 10 12 –2 4 3  Nathan Rafferty (Q) 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated 4  Gian van Veen 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0 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 Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1  Stowe Buntz 3 2 1 14 9 +5 4 Q 2  Stephen Bunting (Q) 3 2 1 13 11 +1 4 3  Dave Chisnall 3 1 2 13 14 –1 2 Eliminated 4  Peter Wright 3 1 2 9 14 –5 2 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 Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1  Danny Noppert (Q) 3 3 0 15 10 +5 6 Q 2  Andrew Gilding 3 2 1 13 9 +4 4 3  Brendan Dolan (Q) 3 1 2 12 12 0 2 Eliminated 4  Haruki Muramatsu 3 0 3 6 15 –9 0 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 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 3  Fallon Sherrock 3 1 2 8 14 –6 2 Eliminated 4  Martijn Kleermaker (Q) 3 0 3 12 15 –3 0 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 Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts Status 1  Nathan Aspinall 3 2 1 14 11 +3 4 Q 2  Damon Heta (Q) 3 2 1 12 13 –1 4 3  Beau Greaves 3 1 2 13 11 +2 2 Eliminated 4  Ricardo Pietreczko 3 1 2 10 14 –4 2 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

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

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)		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