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.
Michael Smith was the defending champion, after defeating Nathan Aspinall 16–5 in the 2022 final, 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.
Ryan Searle hit a nine-dart finish during his group-stage win over Nathan Rafferty.
Prize money
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) £150,000Runner-up (1) £70,000Semi-finalists (2) £50,000Quarter-finalists (4) £25,000Last 16 (8) £12,250Third in group (8) £8,000Fourth in group (8) £5,000Group winner bonus (8) £3,500Nine Dart Finish n/a £10,000
Qualification PDC Qualifying Tournaments PDC Main Tournaments Tournament Year Position Player Qualifiers PDC World Darts Championship 2023 Winner Grand Slam of Darts 2022 Winner Premier League Darts 2023 Winner World Matchplay 2023 Winner World Grand Prix 2023 Winner Masters 2023 Winner UK Open 2023 Winner European Championship 2023 Winner Players Championship Finals 2022 Winner World Series of Darts Finals 2023 Winner PDC World Cup of Darts 2023 Winners PDC World Darts Championship 2023 Runner-up Grand Slam of Darts 2022 Runner-up Premier League Darts 2023 Runner-up World Matchplay 2023 Runner-up World Grand Prix 2023 Runner-up Masters 2023 Runner-up UK Open 2023 Runner-up European Championship 2023 Runner-up Players Championship Finals 2022 Runner-up World Series of Darts Finals 2023 Runner-up PDC World Cup of Darts 2023 Runners-Up 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 Winner Winner Winner (2) Winner Austrian Darts OpenWinner Dutch Darts ChampionshipWinner (2) Belgian Darts OpenWinner Czech Darts OpenWinner Winner Winner Winner Hungarian Darts TrophyWinner (3) Winner 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 Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner (2) Winner Winner Winner Winner (3) Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner (2) Winner Winner (2) Winner Winner (2) Winner (3) Winner (2) Winner Winner (2) Winner (3) Winner Winner Winner (2) Winner (4) Winner (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:
Additional Qualifiers The winners of these tournaments and tours also qualified for the tournament. Tournament Year Position Player PDC World Youth Championship 2022 Winner Runner-up PDC Challenge Tour 2023 Order of Merit Winner PDC Development Tour 2023 Order of Merit Winner Women's World Matchplay 2023 Winner PDC Women's Series 2023 Order of Merit Runner-up PDC Asian Championship 2023Winner CDC Continental Cup 2023Winner
Pools Pool APool BPool CPool D(Seeded Players)(Qualifiers) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Group stage All group matches were best of nine legs After three games, the top two in each group qualified for the knock-out stageIf 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.PlayerPWLLFLAPts 1 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Q 2 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4 3 3 2 1 11 11 0 4 Eliminated 4 3 0 3 5 15 0
11 November
12 November
13 November
Group B Pos.PlayerPWLLFLAPts 1 3 3 0 15 4 +11 6 Q 2 3 2 1 12 12 0 4 3 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated 4 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0
11 November
12 November
13 November
Group C Pos.PlayerPWLLFLAPtsStatus 1 3 3 0 15 4 +11 6 Q 2 3 2 1 11 10 +1 4 3 3 1 2 10 12 –2 2 Eliminated 4 (Q) 3 0 3 5 15 0
11 November
12 November
13 November
Group D Pos.PlayerPWLLFLAPtsStatus 1 3 3 0 15 2 +13 6 Q 2 (Q) 3 2 1 10 12 –2 4 3 (Q) 3 1 2 9 12 –3 2 Eliminated 4 3 0 3 7 15 –8 0
11 November
12 November
13 November
Group E Pos.PlayerPWLLFLAPtsStatus 1 3 2 1 14 9 +5 4 Q 2 (Q) 3 2 1 13 11 +1 4 3 3 1 2 13 14 –1 2 Eliminated 4 3 1 2 9 14 –5 2
11 November
12 November
14 November
Group F Pos.PlayerPWLLFLAPts 1 (Q) 3 3 0 15 10 +5 6 Q 2 3 2 1 13 9 +4 4 3 (Q) 3 1 2 12 12 0 2 Eliminated 4 3 0 3 6 15 –9 0
11 November
12 November
14 November
Group G Pos.PlayerPWLLFLAPtsStatus 1 3 3 0 15 9 +6 6 Q 2 3 2 1 14 11 +2 4 3 3 1 2 8 14 –6 2 Eliminated 4 (Q) 3 0 3 12 15 –3 0
11 November
12 November
14 November
Group H Pos.PlayerPWLLFLAPtsStatus 1 3 2 1 14 11 +3 4 Q 2 (Q) 3 2 1 12 13 –1 4 3 3 1 2 13 11 +2 2 Eliminated 4 3 1 2 10 14 –4 2
11 November
12 November
14 November
Knockout stage
Top averages The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets. # Player Round Average Result1112.30Won2(2)110.51Won3105.42Won4104.96Won5(2)104.69Won6103.97Won7(2)103.61Lost8(3)103.56Won9(3)103.54Lost10103.44Lost11103.09Won12(2)102.77Won13102.28Won14(4)101.93Won15101.31Lost16101.30Won17101.00Lost18(5)100.87Won19(6)100.51Won
References
External links Official website