| 2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 11–19 November 2023 | ||
| Venue | WV Active Aldersley | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | 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 | |||
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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 WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton, from 11–19 November 2023.[1]
Michael Smith was the defending champion, after defeating Nathan Aspinall 16–5 in the 2022 final[2], but despite winning his first two group games, he was knocked out of the tournament by a 5–1 defeat to James Wade, becoming the first defending champion since Raymond van Barneveld in 2013 to be knocked out at the group stage.
Luke Humphries won his second consecutive PDC major title, by defeating Rob Cross 16–8 in the final.[3]
Ryan Searle hit a nine-dart finish in his group stage match against Nathan Rafferty.
This was the first time since the 2013 World Grand Prix where all 4 semi-finalists came from England.
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) | |
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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) | £12,500 |
| Third in group | (8) | £8,000 |
| Fourth in group | (8) | £5,000 |
| Group winner bonus | (8) | £3,500 |
Qualification[]
The full list of qualifiers were:
PDC Qualifying Tournaments[]
If the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than the required number of players (16), the field was 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 by Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
| PDC European Tour | |||||
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| Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
| 2023 PDC European Tour | |||||
| Baltic Sea Darts Open | Winner | Dave Chisnall
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Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski  Ricardo Pietreczko
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| European Darts Open | Winner |  Gerwyn Price
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| International Darts Open | Winner | Gerwyn Price (2)
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| German Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Michael Smith
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| Austrian Darts Open | Winner | Jonny Clayton
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| Dutch Darts Championship | Winner | Dave Chisnall (2)
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| Belgian Darts Open | Winner |  Michael van Gerwen
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| Czech Darts Open | Winner |  Peter Wright
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| European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Rob Cross
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| European Darts Matchplay | Winner | Luke Humphries
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| German Darts Open | Winner | Krzysztof Ratajski
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| Hungarian Darts Trophy | Winner | Dave Chisnall (3)
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| German Darts Championship | Winner | Ricardo Pietreczko
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| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
If there are still not enough qualifiers after European Tour events are added, the winners of 2023 Players Championship events were added, firstly in order by number of wins, then in Order of Merit order.
PDC Qualifying Event[]
A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC Tour Card Holder qualifier held on 3 November in Barnsley.
The qualifiers were:
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 |
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| PDC World Youth Championship | 2022 | Winner |  Josh Rock
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| Runner-up | Nathan Girvan
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| PDC Challenge Tour | 2023 | Order of Merit Winner | Berry van Peer
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| PDC Development Tour | 2023 | Order of Merit Winner | Gian van Veen
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| Women's World Matchplay | 2023 | Winner | Beau Greaves
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| PDC Women's Series | 2023 | Order of Merit Winner | Fallon Sherrock [lower-alpha 1]
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| PDC Asian Championship | 2023 | Winner |  Haruki Muramatsu
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| CDC Continental Cup | 2023 | Winner |  Stowe Buntz [lower-alpha 2]
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- ↑ Beau Greaves finished top of the Women's Series Order of Merit, but as she already qualified due to winning the Women's World Matchplay, the woman who finished 2nd on the Order of Merit, Fallon Sherrock, took the Women's Series place.
- ↑ Jeff Smith won the 2023 PDC North American Darts Championship, but as he was ineligible to claim the Grand Slam spot under PDC rules, it was announced that the winner of the 2023 CDC Continental Cup would qualify instead.[4]
Draw[]
The pools were sorted out in PDC Order of Merit order, following the PDC Tour Card Qualifier.
Pools[]
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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| (Seeded Players) | (Qualifiers) | ||
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Group stage[]
The draw was made on 6 November by Barry Hearn.[5]
All group matches are best of nine legs.
After three games, the top two in each group qualify for the knock-out stage.
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[]
11 November
12 November
13 November
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Group B[]
11 November
12 November
13 November
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Group C[]
11 November
12 November
13 November
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Group D[]
11 November
12 November
13 November
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Group G[]
11 November
12 November
14 November
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Group H[]
11 November
12 November
14 November
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Knockout stage[]
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References[]
- ↑ 2023 PDC calendar unveiled.
- ↑ Super Smith seals first TV ranking title with Cazoo Grand Slam glory (20 November 2022).
- ↑ Unstoppable Humphries races to Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts title (19 November 2023).
- ↑ Clayton confirms Grand Slam qualification with World Cup glory.
- ↑ 2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts draw confirmed (6 November 2023).
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