PDC Grand Slam of Darts- 10th-18th November 2018- Wolverhampton

[oche balboa]

Top 8 seeds for the GSOD QUALIFIER assuming none qualify

Daryl Gurney
Dave Chisnall
Darren Webster
Joe Cullen
Adrian Lewis
Kim Huybrechts
Mervyn King
Steve Beaton

[malcy93]

Top 8 seeds for the GSOD QUALIFIER assuming none qualify

Daryl Gurney
Dave Chisnall
Darren Webster
Joe Cullen
Adrian Lewis
Kim Huybrechts
Mervyn King
Steve Beaton

Beaton and Chisnall in WSOD Finals so another qualifying chance that way.

[footballafc]

Cadby withdraws.

[Ginge]

Cadby withdraws.

What excuse is it this time? Broken arm? Scurvy? Consumption?

[oche balboa]

Poor Corey

[The Crusader]

Cadby withdraws.

Wish his father had

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[ssjsa]

COREY CADBY has withdrawn from the 2018 bwin Grand Slam of Darts, opening up a potential qualification for Polish star Krzysztof Ratajski. 

The former World Youth Champion had qualified for the Grand Slam of Darts after reaching the UK Open final earlier this year, where he lost to Gary Anderson.

Cadby had made his Grand Slam of Darts debut in 2017, where he went out in the Group Stage in Wolverhampton.



The Australian's withdrawal means Ratajski now moves into a provisional qualification place for this year's event, after winning back-to-back Players Championship events earlier in October.

Players have a final chance to secure automatic qualification in this weekend's bwin World Series of Darts Finals in Vienna.

However, if the two finalists from that event are already qualified for the Grand Slam, then Poland's Ratajski would be in line to make his Grand Slam debut.

Eight players will also come through the last-chance qualifier for PDC Tour Card Holders on November 5.

The bwin Grand Slam of Darts will be held from November 10-18 at the Aldersley Leisure Village.

[ssjsa]

No mention of why he withdrew.

[DartsInsider]

I have heard cadby has been refused entry to the UK for a few years after breaking VISA rules earlier this year

[Skewball]

I have heard cadby has been refused entry to the UK for a few years after breaking VISA rules earlier this year

man lands on the moon

[malcy93]

This I guess means he almost certainly will miss the PC Finals and Worlds as well. No visa, pretty much ends your career as a professional darts player.

[pranu180]

Didn't Kyle Anderson break his visa rules too, before obtaining his sports visa?

[Mgt]

Didn't Kyle Anderson break his visa rules too, before obtaining his sports visa?

I believe the circumstances are quite different. Kyle overstayed his visa if I recall correctly and Corey's problems are most likely caused by his criminal convictions.

[malcy93]

Didn't Kyle Anderson break his visa rules too, before obtaining his sports visa?

I believe the circumstances are quite different. Kyle overstayed his visa if I recall correctly and Corey's problems are most likely caused by his criminal convictions.

Exactly. Anderson overstayed the 180 day tourist / working visa and the PDC helped him get the right one. Just takes some months to sort out the paperwork, show they are a genuine sports person etc.

Cardby is very different as you say his criminal convictions almost certainly block him from getting visa for either U.K. or rest of Europe (Schengen visa) as he has withdrawn from events in both areas.

[WizardofozFan]

Do we know how the top 8 seeds work for this tournament? Is it top 8 PDC OOM players?

[ssjsa]

Do we know how the top 8 seeds work for this tournament? Is it top 8 PDC OOM players?

Yes. Top 8 qualified from OOM.

[BlueSpark]

When are the groups drawn for this?

[ChrisW]

When are the groups drawn for this?

Presumably after the qualifier is played on Monday.

[BlueSpark]

Just wondered when the comp thread can be posted.

[ChrisW]

Just wondered when the comp thread can be posted.

Who's running it?