# 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.
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) | 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 | 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 |
| Premier League Darts | 2023 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | 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 |
| World Matchplay | 2023 | Winner | Nathan Aspinall | 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 |
| World Grand Prix | 2023 | Winner | Luke Humphries | 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 |
| Masters | 2023 | Winner | Chris Dobey | 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 |
| UK Open | 2023 | Winner | Andrew Gilding | 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 |
| European Championship | 2023 | Winner | Peter Wright | 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 |
| Players Championship Finals | 2022 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | 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 |
| World Series of Darts Finals | 2023 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | 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 |
| PDC World Cup of Darts | 2023 | Winners | Gerwyn Price Jonny Clayton | 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 |
| PDC World Darts Championship | 2023 | Runner-up | Michael van Gerwen | 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 | Runner-up | Nathan Aspinall | 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 |
| Premier League Darts | 2023 | Runner-up | Gerwyn Price | 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 |
| World Matchplay | 2023 | Runner-up | Jonny Clayton | 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 |
| World Grand Prix | 2023 | Runner-up | Gerwyn Price | 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 |
| Masters | 2023 | Runner-up | Rob Cross | 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 |
| UK Open | 2023 | Runner-up | Michael van Gerwen | 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 |
| European Championship | 2023 | Runner-up | James Wade | 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 |
| Players Championship Finals | 2022 | Runner-up | Rob Cross | 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 |
| World Series of Darts Finals | 2023 | Runner-up | Nathan Aspinall | 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 |
| PDC World Cup of Darts | 2023 | Runners-Up | Peter Wright Gary Anderson | 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 |
| 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 ||||

### 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 | | | |
| 2023 European Tour | Baltic Sea Darts Open | Winner | Dave Chisnall | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | European Darts Open | Winner | Gerwyn Price | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | International Darts Open | Winner | Gerwyn Price (2) | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | German Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Michael Smith | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | Austrian Darts Open | Winner | Jonny Clayton | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | Dutch Darts Championship | Winner | Dave Chisnall (2) | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | Belgian Darts Open | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | Czech Darts Open | Winner | Peter Wright | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Rob Cross | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | European Darts Matchplay | Winner | Luke Humphries | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | German Darts Open | Winner | Krzysztof Ratajski | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | Hungarian Darts Trophy | Winner | Dave Chisnall (3) | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 2023 European Tour | German Darts Championship | Winner | Ricardo Pietreczko | Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko |
| Dave Chisnall Krzysztof Ratajski Ricardo Pietreczko ||||

### 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 | | | |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 1 | Winner | Ryan Searle | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 2 | Winner | Danny Noppert | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 3 | Winner | Kim Huybrechts | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 4 | Winner | Dirk van Duijvenbode | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 5 | Winner | Ross Smith | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 6 | Winner | Dirk van Duijvenbode (2) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 7 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 8 | Winner | Gary Anderson | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 9 | Winner | Krzysztof Ratajski | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 10 | Winner | Dirk van Duijvenbode (3) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 11 | Winner | Rob Cross | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 12 | Winner | Jonny Clayton | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 13 | Winner | Michael Smith | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 14 | Winner | Damon Heta | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 15 | Winner | Luke Humphries | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 16 | Winner | Damon Heta (2) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 17 | Winner | Gerwyn Price | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 18 | Winner | Gerwyn Price (2) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 19 | Winner | Callan Rydz | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 20 | Winner | Luke Humphries (2) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 21 | Winner | Gerwyn Price (3) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 22 | Winner | Danny Noppert (2) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 23 | Winner | Dave Chisnall | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 24 | Winner | Gary Anderson (2) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 25 | Winner | Gary Anderson (3) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 26 | Winner | Ryan Joyce | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 27 | Winner | Radek Szagański | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 28 | Winner | Ross Smith (2) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 29 | Winner | Gerwyn Price (4) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| 2023 PDC Pro Tour | Players Championship 30 | Winner | Dave Chisnall (2) | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode ||||

### 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 |
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2022 | 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) | (Qualifiers) | (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

## Knockout stage

| Second round (best of 19 legs) 15–16 November | Second round (best of 19 legs) 15–16 November | Second round (best of 19 legs) 15–16 November | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 17–18 November | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 17–18 November | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 17–18 November | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 19 November | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 19 November | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 19 November | | Final (best of 31 legs) 19 November | Final (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 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Chris Dobey 96.46 | 8 | A1 | James Wade 95.56 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | B1 | Josh Rock 101.31 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| B1 | Josh Rock 97.38 | 10 | B1 | Josh Rock 101.31 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Krzysztof Ratajski 98.48 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | C1 | Luke Humphries 95.80 (4) | 16 | | | | |
| D2 | Ryan Searle 98.82 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 99.61 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Gary Anderson 104.96 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | G2 | Rob Cross 103.61 | 8 |
| F2 | Andrew Gilding 91.74 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 96.79 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Stephen Bunting 90.83 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | G2 | Rob Cross 95.90 | 16 | | | | |
| H2 | Damon Heta 91.23 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 98.18 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| G2 | Rob Cross 103.97 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 | Result |
| 1 | Gerwyn Price | Group Stage | 112.30 | Won |
| 2 | Gerwyn Price (2) | Group Stage | 110.51 | Won |
| 3 | Luke Humphries | Last 16 | 105.42 | Won |
| 4 | Gary Anderson | Last 16 | 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 | Last 16 | 103.44 | Lost |
| 11 | Nathan Rafferty | Group Stage | 103.09 | Won |
| 12 | Gary Anderson (2) | Group Stage | 102.77 | Won |
| 13 | Stowe Buntz | Group Stage | 102.28 | Won |
| 14 | Luke Humphries (4) | Group Stage | 101.93 | Won |
| 15 | Josh Rock | Quarter final | 101.31 | Lost |
| 16 | Michael van Gerwen | Group Stage | 101.30 | Won |
| 17 | Krzysztof Ratajski | Group Stage | 101.00 | Lost |
| 18 | Luke Humphries (5) | Group Stage | 100.87 | Won |
| 19 | Luke Humphries (6) | Group Stage | 100.51 | Won |