The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts) was the eighteenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event was held at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton from 9–17 November 2024.[1]
| 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) | |||
 Luke Littler | |||
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Luke Humphries was the defending champion, having defeated Rob Cross 16–8 in the 2023 final.[2] He was eliminated in the group stage, after losing his first two matches. Michael van Gerwen was eliminated in the group stages, for the first time since 2010, losing 5–4 to Ryan Joyce in a last leg decider. Michael Smith was also eliminated in the group stage, which meant that a new name would be on the trophy.
This was the first time the top three seeded players were eliminated in the group stage.[3]
Luke Littler won the tournament, defeating Martin Lukeman 16–3 in the final, and only losing 33 legs in the whole tournament, for his first ranking major title.[4]
Prize money
edit
The prize fund for the Grand Slam remains the same as last year 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
editThe qualifying criteria for the Grand Slam are as follows:[5]
- 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)
As of 3 Nov 2024, the qualifiers are:[6]
PDC Televised Event Finalists
editAdditional Qualifiers
edit| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2023 | Winner | Luke Littler
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| Runner-up |  Gian van Veen
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| PDC Challenge Tour | 2024 | Order of Merit Winner | Connor Scutt
|
| PDC Development Tour | 2024 | Order of Merit Winner | Wessel Nijman
|
| Women's World Matchplay | 2024 | Winner | Beau Greaves
|
| PDC Women's Series | 2024 | Order of Merit Runner-up | Noa-Lynn van Leuven
|
| PDC Asian Championship | 2024 | Winner |  Lourence Ilagan
|
| CDC Continental Cup | 2024 | Winner |  Leonard Gates
|
European Tour
editIf the list of qualifiers has not yet filled twenty-four places, any remaining places will be filled with winners from 2024 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.
| Event | Player | Qualifiers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Darts Open | Luke Littler
|
Dave Chisnall  Martin Schindler  Peter Wright  Josh Rock Gary Anderson
| |
| German Darts Grand Prix | Luke Humphries
| ||
| International Darts Open | Martin Schindler
| ||
| European Darts Grand Prix | Gary Anderson
| ||
| Austrian Darts Open | Luke Littler (2)
| ||
| Baltic Sea Darts Open | Rob Cross
| ||
| Dutch Darts Championship | Josh Rock
| ||
| European Darts Open | Dave Chisnall
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| German Darts Championship | Peter Wright
| ||
| Flanders Darts Trophy | Dave Chisnall (2)
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| Hungarian Darts Trophy | Michael van Gerwen
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| Swiss Darts Trophy | Martin Schindler (2)
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| Czech Darts Open | Luke Humphries (2)
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Players Championship
editAs the field filled to twenty-four players following the addition of European Tour winners, no Players Championship winners were added.
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifying Event
editA further eight places were filled by qualifiers from a PDC Tour Card Holder qualifier held on 1 November in Leicester.
These are the qualifiers:
Keane Barry 
Martin Lukeman - Ryan Joyce
Danny Noppert 
Cameron Menzies - James Wade
Mickey Mansell - Ross Smith
Pools
edit| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Seeded Players) | (Qualifiers) | ||
Luke Humphries (1)
Michael Smith (2)
Michael van Gerwen (3)
Rob Cross (4)
Dave Chisnall (5)
Stephen Bunting (6)
 Dimitri Van den Bergh (7)
Danny Noppert (8)
|
Peter Wright
Josh Rock
James Wade
Gary Anderson
Ross Smith
Martin Schindler
Mike De Decker
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Ritchie Edhouse
Gian van Veen
Ryan Joyce
Jermaine Wattimena
Cameron Menzies
 Keane Barry
Mickey Mansell
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 Mensur Suljović
Wessel Nijman
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Connor Scutt
Leonard Gates
Beau Greaves
Lourence Ilagan
Noa-Lynn van Leuven
|
Group stage
editAll 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 Aedit
9 November
10 November
11 November
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Group Bedit
9 November
10 November
11 November
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Group Cedit
9 November
10 November
11 November
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Group Dedit
9 November
10 November
11 November
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Group Eedit
9 November
10 November
12 November
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Group Fedit
9 November
10 November
12 November
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Group Gedit
9 November
10 November
12 November
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Group Hedit
9 November
10 November
12 November
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Knockout stage
edit| Second round (best of 19 legs) 13–14 November[7][8] | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 15–16 November[7][9] | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 17 November | Final (best of 31 legs) 17 November[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | James Wade 95.92
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Cameron Menzies 93.50
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Cameron Menzies 88.21
| 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Mickey Mansell 91.19
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Danny Noppert 95.71 (8)
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Mickey Mansell 99.05
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Mickey Mansell 92.28
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Martin Lukeman 99.66
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Martin Lukeman 95.75
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Ross Smith 94.85
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Martin Lukeman 98.34
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Rob Cross 94.63 (4)
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Ritchie Edhouse 94.13
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Rob Cross 98.68 (4)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Martin Lukeman 93.42
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Luke Littler 107.08
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Jermaine Wattimena 91.19
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.90 (7)
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Jermaine Wattimena 92.69
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Luke Littler 105.11
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Luke Littler 103.48
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Mike De Decker 104.49
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Luke Littler 103.81
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Gary Anderson 100.17
| 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Gary Anderson 99.95
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| H2 | Stephen Bunting 98.96 (6)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Gary Anderson 99.13
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Gian van Veen 97.38
| 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Gian van Veen 106.45
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| G2 | Ryan Joyce 93.84
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Top averages
editThe table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.[10][7] If any player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gian van Veen
|
Group Stage | 114.71 | Won |
| 2 | Gary Anderson
|
113.20 | Won | |
| 3 | Luke Littler
|
112.16 | Won | |
| 4 | Wessel Nijman
|
111.10 | Lost | |
| 5 | Gian van Veen (2)
|
110.39 | Won | |
| 6 | Martin Schindler
|
109.15 | Lost | |
| 7 | Luke Littler (2)
|
Final | 107.08 | Won |
| 8 | Luke Littler (3)
|
Group Stage | 106.98 | Won |
| 9 | Stephen Bunting
|
106.66 | Won | |
| 10 | Wessel Nijman (2)
|
106.51 | Lost | |
| 11 | Gian van Veen (3)
|
Second Round | 106.45 | Won |
| 12 | Danny Noppert
|
Group Stage | 106.28 | Won |
| 13 | Josh Rock
|
105.83 | Lost | |
| 14 | Wessel Nijman (3)
|
105.39 | Lost | |
| 15 | Gary Anderson (2)
|
105.19 | Won | |
| 16 | Luke Littler (4)
|
Quarter final | 105.11 | Won |
| 17 | Ritchie Edhouse
|
Group Stage | 105.00 | Won |
| 18 | Dimitri Van den Bergh
|
104.58 | Won | |
| 19 | Mike De Decker
|
Second Round | 104.49 | Lost |
| 20 | Connor Scutt
|
Group Stage | 104.38 | Won |
| 21 | Jermaine Wattimena
|
104.32 | Won | |
| 22 | Stephen Bunting (2)
|
104.17 | Lost | |
| 23 | Ritchie Edhouse (2)
|
103.99 | Won | |
| Gian van Veen (4)
|
103.99 | Won | ||
| 24 | Stephen Bunting (3)
|
103.82 | Won | |
| 25 | Luke Littler (5)
|
Semi Final | 103.81 | Won |
| 26 | Luke Littler (6)
|
Second Round | 103.48 | Won |
| 27 | James Wade
|
Group Stage | 103.12 | Lost |
| 28 | Luke Littler (7)
|
102.05 | Won | |
| 29 | Luke Humphries
|
101.52 | Won | |
| 30 | Mickey Mansell
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100.87 | Won | |
| 31 | Mike De Decker (2)
|
100.20 | Won | |
| 32 | Gary Anderson (3)
|
Semi Final | 100.17 | Lost |
References
edit- ^ Phillips, Josh. "2024 PDC calendar unveiled: New destinations & all midweek PCs confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Allen, Dave (19 November 2023). "Unstoppable Humphries races to Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts title". PDC. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "De Decker and Joyce stun Smith and van Gerwen at Grand Slam of Darts". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b Matthews, Callum (17 November 2024). "Littler wins Grand Slam to go fifth in world rankings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "2024 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts qualification latest". www.pdc.tv. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
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- ^ Wellens, Megan (15 November 2024). "Grand Slam of Darts 2024: Luke Littler sensationally fights back against Mike De Decker to book quarter-final spot as Gary Anderson also progresses". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Wellens, Megan (16 November 2024). "Grand Slam of Darts 2024: Rob Cross suffers shock defeat to Martin Lukeman in quarter-finals as Mickey Mansell survives Cameron Menzies scare". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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