2017 PDC Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton 11-19 November

[MDA]

Yes

[oche balboa]

Would be interesting how many have qualified under the old (Pre-2015) system

[26scored]

Qualifiers are shit. Everyone who is on the winners list should get in, and the rest should be either based on the OoM, or maybe keep a couple of qualifiers but 8 is dire. I bet they are only doing it to give some cannon fodder to the BDO players.

[BlueSpark]

I like the fact they have a BDO player in each group. Makes it interesting.
But we know only a couple will go through to the knockout stages, most bomb out in the groups.
My issue is the number of qualifiers.

[oche balboa]

I like the fact they have a BDO player in each group. Makes it interesting.
But we know only a couple will go through to the knockout stages, most bomb out in the groups.
My issue is the number of qualifiers.

5/8 LAST YR

[Ginge]

Can someone remind me when a BDO player last won a Last 16 knockout game in this event?

[oche balboa]

Can someone remind me when a BDO player last won a Last 16 knockout game in this event?

Not for 3 years. But thats not the point i was making, its getting out the groups...but you knew that

[oche balboa]

BDO Criteria

World Champion: Glen Durrant
R/UP: Danny Noppert
World Trophy: Peter Machin
Top 5 from BDO Rankings (Sept 30th cut off)

[oche balboa]

PETER MACHIN is to make his bwin Grand Slam of Darts debut in 2017 after being confirmed alongside Glen Durrant and Danny Noppert as three of the eight BDO Qualifiers for November's event.

Australia ace Machin won the recent BDO World Trophy in Wales to secure his first big title, having lost out to Darryl Fitton in the final 12 months earlier.

The Adelaide ace will make his first Grand Slam of Darts appearance in November's 32-player event at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Lakeside Champion Durrant and runner-up Noppert - who both impressed on their Grand Slam of Darts debuts in 2016 - have also secured automatic places in this year's tournament.

With Durrant having also won the 2016 World Masters title, the remaining five places will go to the top five non-qualified players from the BDO Rankings at the end of September 2017.

A further two PDC qualifiers for the Grand Slam of Darts came from the World Cup of Darts, with Netherlands' Raymond van Barneveld securing his place as champion alongside Michael van Gerwen.

Mark Webster, who partnered UK Open finalist Gerwyn Price, put himself into one of the provisional qualifying places, with a total of 16 PDC players set to win spots based on televised events.

However, the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, European Championship, Champions League of Darts and World Series of Darts Finals are all still to be played ahead of the cut-off for qualification in November, meaning that a further ten qualifying places are still available.

Tickets for the bwin Grand Slam of Darts are available now and can be purchased online through www.theticketfactory.com/PDC or from the Wolves Civic Box Office by calling 0870 320 7000.

[Ginge]

PETER MACHIN is to make his bwin Grand Slam of Darts debut in 2017 after being confirmed alongside Glen Durrant and Danny Noppert as three of the eight BDO Qualifiers for November's event.

Australia ace Machin won the recent BDO World Trophy in Wales to secure his first big title, having lost out to Darryl Fitton in the final 12 months earlier.

The Adelaide ace will make his first Grand Slam of Darts appearance in November's 32-player event at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Lakeside Champion Durrant and runner-up Noppert - who both impressed on their Grand Slam of Darts debuts in 2016 - have also secured automatic places in this year's tournament.

With Durrant having also won the 2016 World Masters title, the remaining five places will go to the top five non-qualified players from the BDO Rankings at the end of September 2017.

A further two PDC qualifiers for the Grand Slam of Darts came from the World Cup of Darts, with Netherlands' Raymond van Barneveld securing his place as champion alongside Michael van Gerwen.

Mark Webster, who partnered UK Open finalist Gerwyn Price, put himself into one of the provisional qualifying places, with a total of 16 PDC players set to win spots based on televised events.

However, the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, European Championship, Champions League of Darts and World Series of Darts Finals are all still to be played ahead of the cut-off for qualification in November, meaning that a further ten qualifying places are still available.

Tickets for the bwin Grand Slam of Darts are available now and can be purchased online through http://www.theticketfactory.com/PDC or from the Wolves Civic Box Office by calling 0870 320 7000.

But but but the BDO said he wasn't getting a spot!

[oche balboa]

The BDO darts account got it wrong. I felt it at the time perhaps he thought it was Lakeside

[Ecky Thump]

Didn't somebody claim the BDO were only getting one spot this year?

[Ginge]

Aye ok.

[nikkiboy]

PETER MACHIN is to make his bwin Grand Slam of Darts debut in 2017 after being confirmed alongside Glen Durrant and Danny Noppert as three of the eight BDO Qualifiers for November's event.

Australia ace Machin won the recent BDO World Trophy in Wales to secure his first big title, having lost out to Darryl Fitton in the final 12 months earlier.

The Adelaide ace will make his first Grand Slam of Darts appearance in November's 32-player event at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Lakeside Champion Durrant and runner-up Noppert - who both impressed on their Grand Slam of Darts debuts in 2016 - have also secured automatic places in this year's tournament.

With Durrant having also won the 2016 World Masters title, the remaining five places will go to the top five non-qualified players from the BDO Rankings at the end of September 2017.

A further two PDC qualifiers for the Grand Slam of Darts came from the World Cup of Darts, with Netherlands' Raymond van Barneveld securing his place as champion alongside Michael van Gerwen.

Mark Webster, who partnered UK Open finalist Gerwyn Price, put himself into one of the provisional qualifying places, with a total of 16 PDC players set to win spots based on televised events.

However, the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, European Championship, Champions League of Darts and World Series of Darts Finals are all still to be played ahead of the cut-off for qualification in November, meaning that a further ten qualifying places are still available.

Tickets for the bwin Grand Slam of Darts are available now and can be purchased online through http://www.theticketfactory.com/PDC or from the Wolves Civic Box Office by calling 0870 320 7000.

So Webby isn't in automatically? I thought the finalists got a spot?

[ssjsa]

PETER MACHIN is to make his bwin Grand Slam of Darts debut in 2017 after being confirmed alongside Glen Durrant and Danny Noppert as three of the eight BDO Qualifiers for November's event.

Australia ace Machin won the recent BDO World Trophy in Wales to secure his first big title, having lost out to Darryl Fitton in the final 12 months earlier.

The Adelaide ace will make his first Grand Slam of Darts appearance in November's 32-player event at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Lakeside Champion Durrant and runner-up Noppert - who both impressed on their Grand Slam of Darts debuts in 2016 - have also secured automatic places in this year's tournament.

With Durrant having also won the 2016 World Masters title, the remaining five places will go to the top five non-qualified players from the BDO Rankings at the end of September 2017.

A further two PDC qualifiers for the Grand Slam of Darts came from the World Cup of Darts, with Netherlands' Raymond van Barneveld securing his place as champion alongside Michael van Gerwen.

Mark Webster, who partnered UK Open finalist Gerwyn Price, put himself into one of the provisional qualifying places, with a total of 16 PDC players set to win spots based on televised events.

However, the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, European Championship, Champions League of Darts and World Series of Darts Finals are all still to be played ahead of the cut-off for qualification in November, meaning that a further ten qualifying places are still available.

Tickets for the bwin Grand Slam of Darts are available now and can be purchased online through http://www.theticketfactory.com/PDC or from the Wolves Civic Box Office by calling 0870 320 7000.

So Webby isn't in automatically? I thought the finalists got a spot?

They do, but technically there are 28 available qualifying spots, with the first 16 on the list, taking those spots. If 16 spaces are not filled, the European Tour winners, then the PC winners fill the remainder of those 16 spots.

Realistically there is no chance that those 16 spots will be filled with qualifiers above Webster, so he will be at the GSOD.

[markymark]

Didn't somebody claim the BDO were only getting one spot this year?

Paranoid Bigworm.

[malcy93]

PETER MACHIN is to make his bwin Grand Slam of Darts debut in 2017 after being confirmed alongside Glen Durrant and Danny Noppert as three of the eight BDO Qualifiers for November's event.

Australia ace Machin won the recent BDO World Trophy in Wales to secure his first big title, having lost out to Darryl Fitton in the final 12 months earlier.

The Adelaide ace will make his first Grand Slam of Darts appearance in November's 32-player event at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Lakeside Champion Durrant and runner-up Noppert - who both impressed on their Grand Slam of Darts debuts in 2016 - have also secured automatic places in this year's tournament.

With Durrant having also won the 2016 World Masters title, the remaining five places will go to the top five non-qualified players from the BDO Rankings at the end of September 2017.

A further two PDC qualifiers for the Grand Slam of Darts came from the World Cup of Darts, with Netherlands' Raymond van Barneveld securing his place as champion alongside Michael van Gerwen.

Mark Webster, who partnered UK Open finalist Gerwyn Price, put himself into one of the provisional qualifying places, with a total of 16 PDC players set to win spots based on televised events.

However, the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, European Championship, Champions League of Darts and World Series of Darts Finals are all still to be played ahead of the cut-off for qualification in November, meaning that a further ten qualifying places are still available.

Tickets for the bwin Grand Slam of Darts are available now and can be purchased online through http://www.theticketfactory.com/PDC or from the Wolves Civic Box Office by calling 0870 320 7000.

So Webby isn't in automatically? I thought the finalists got a spot?

They do, but technically there are 28 available qualifying spots, with the first 16 on the list, taking those spots. If 16 spaces are not filled, the European Tour winners, then the PC winners fill the remainder of those 16 spots.

Realistically there is no chance that those 16 spots will be filled with qualifiers above Webster, so he will be at the GSOD.

For Webster NOT to qualify you need 7 or more of the 10 finalists at
Matchplay
Grand Prix
European Championship
Champions League
World Series of Darts Finals

to not be currently above him in the qualifying list.

Given you have MvG, Wright and Anderson all in table above him, that is extremely unlikely.
I expect one of more of them to be in each of those finals.

[Zapp Brannigan]

Aye ok.

With the fact there is no bdo qualifier any more I wouldn't be surprised if it's the pdc setting the criteria and offered him the spot

Interesting that they are not offering the masters winner a spot though

[markymark]

Did Barry say it was the BDO's choice when asked about Lisa Ashton?

[Astonvilla]

At least they have made the right decision about Machin. If they have 8 spots it would be ridiculous not to have included him.