2025 PDC Grand Slam Of Darts - Race

[The Thorn]

Group of 3 is not a group just like dry humping is not a shag

[Rogg]

Group of 3 is not a group just like dry humping is not a shag

I pull your ears.

[The Thorn]

Group of 3 is not a group just like dry humping is not a shag

I pull your ears.

That is not a shag either but nice try

[Dfc180]

Group of 3 is not a group just like dry humping is not a shag

What is a group of 3 called if its not a group?

[The Thorn]

Group of 3 is not a group just like dry humping is not a shag

What is a group of 3 called if its not a group?

Glorified knockout

[Randall]

I suspect 16 groups of 3, as has been mentioned on here many times.

Same number of group games. 16 group winners go through. The alleged problem of players meeting twice solves itself.

Vile

[oche balboa]

I suspect 16 groups of 3, as has been mentioned on here many times.

Same number of group games. 16 group winners go through. The alleged problem of players meeting twice solves itself.

How they get to 48 players will be interesting BUT there's not an issue for top players to not be involved

[Dfc180]

I suspect 16 groups of 3, as has been mentioned on here many times.

Same number of group games. 16 group winners go through. The alleged problem of players meeting twice solves itself.

How they get to 48 players will be interesting BUT there's not an issue for top players to not be involved

It probably means that everybody who wins a ranked event will actually get in now which is only fair. I'd imagine a few more jobbers I mean floor qualifiers as well

[tungsten tossers]

I suspect 16 groups of 3, as has been mentioned on here many times.

Same number of group games. 16 group winners go through. The alleged problem of players meeting twice solves itself.

How they get to 48 players will be interesting BUT there's not an issue for top players to not be involved

It probably means that everybody who wins a ranked event will actually get in now which is only fair. I'd imagine a few more jobbers I mean floor qualifiers as well

+1

[James4]

It probably means that everybody who wins a ranked event will actually get in now which is only fair.

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[Rogg]

How many spots would have been needed last year to include everybody who met the broad qualifying criteria? Apologies in advance to the people who have already posted such a list and I've lost it.

[James4]

How many spots would have been needed last year to include everybody who met the broad qualifying criteria? Apologies in advance to the people who have already posted such a list and I've lost it.

Dobey – 3 PCs
Heta - 2 PCs

1 PC
Clayton
Noppert
Searle
R Smith
Dolan
Van Barneveld
Menzies
Soutar
Plaisier


11 extra for Players Championship winners who didn’t get in

Yes Gezzy you’re not included

[Rogg]

How many spots would have been needed last year to include everybody who met the broad qualifying criteria? Apologies in advance to the people who have already posted such a list and I've lost it.

Dobey – 3 PCs
Heta - 2 PCs

1 PC
Clayton
Noppert
Searle
R Smith
Dolan
Van Barneveld
Soutar
Plaisier

Thanks! So we're saying 24 plus those 11 = 35.

In which case a 48-player event should easily to be able to scoop them all up and still leave room for a fat floor qualifier.

[James4]

If we expand it further Nijman won a PC, so Springer is the highest non qualified dev tour player

Noppert wouldn’t be at the Qualifier, nor Menzies, nor Ross Smith

[James4]

If we’re gonna go Euro Tour runners-up on a priority list:

R Smith (2) - ET4 & 8
Clayton - ET7
Price - ET3
Searle - ET12
Cullen - ET5
GVV - ET11
Pikachu - ET10
Huybrechts - ET13

[Rogg]

It would be satisfying as viewers to know for certain that the winner of the event you're watching will be at the Slam. It would add a nice extra. Plus the people who hate the floor qualifier would have less hating to do.

[James4]

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[James4]

2024

Premier event Qualifiers
6 Winners
Luke Humphries
Luke Littler
Mike De Decker
Stephen Bunting
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ritchie Edhouse

6 Runners-up
Michael Smith
Rob Cross
Michael van Gerwen
Jermaine Wattimena
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Mensur Suljović

Takes us to 12

5 European Tour winners
Dave Chisnall (x2)
Martin Schindler (x2)
Peter Wright
Josh Rock
Gary Anderson

Takes us to 17

12 Players Championship Winners
Chris Dobey (x3)
Damon Heta (x2)
Jonny Clayton
Danny Noppert
Ryan Searle
Ross Smith
Brendan Dolan
Raymond Van Barneveld
Cameron Menzies
Alan Soutar
Wessel Nijman
Wesley Plaisier

Takes us to 29

5 European Tour Runners-up
Gerwyn Price - ET3
Joe Cullen - ET5
Gian van Veen - ET11
Pikachu - ET10
Kim Huybrechts - ET13

Takes us to 34

7 Players Championship event Runners-up
Dirk Van Duijvenbode
Daryl Gurney
Ryan Joyce
Ricky Evans
Matt Campbell
Connor Scutt
Jeffrey de Graaf

Takes us to 41

Women’s World Matchplay
Beau Greaves

CDC Continental Cup
Leonard Gates

Asian Championship
Lourence Ilagan

Women’s Series Runner-Up
Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Takes us to 45 in total
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Three from:
Women’s Series - Greaves
Highest ranked non-qualified - Fallon Sherrock

World Youth Championship – Littler & GVV
Highest ranked non qualified - Sebastian Bialecki

Development Tour - Nijman
Highest ranked non qualified - Niko Springer

Challenge Tour - Scutt
Highest ranked non-qualified - Christian Kist

Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner - Alexis Toylo

CDC Tour - Gates
Highest ranked non-qualified - Jim Long

Nordic & Baltic - De Graaf
Highest ranked non-qualified - Darius Labanauskas

Or 3 Tour Card Holder qualifiers

[James4]

How many spots would have been needed last year to include everybody who met the broad qualifying criteria? Apologies in advance to the people who have already posted such a list and I've lost it.

Dobey – 3 PCs
Heta - 2 PCs

1 PC
Clayton
Noppert
Searle
R Smith
Dolan
Van Barneveld
Menzies
Soutar
Plaisier

Thanks! So we're saying 24 plus those 11 = 35.

In which case a 48-player event should easily to be able to scoop them all up and still leave room for a fat floor qualifier.

So which 13 would you go with?

[James4]

12 of 32

Winners

1. Luke Littler (2025 World Championship, 2024 Grand Slam)
2. Luke Humphries (2024 Players Championship Finals, 2025 Winmau World Masters)
3. Gian van Veen (2024 World Youth Championship)
4. Beau Greaves (2025 Challenge Tour Winner) (Currently)
9. Rob Cross (Players Championship 1)
10. Gerwyn Price (Players Championship 2)

Runner Ups

5. Michael van Gerwen (2025 World Championship)
6. Martin Lukeman (2024 Grand Slam)
7. Jonny Clayton (2025 Winmau World Masters)
8. Jurjen van der Velde (2024 World Youth Championship)
11. Joe Cullen (Players Championship 1)
12. Chris Dobey (Players Championship 2)

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Current Top 16 Not Qualified

5. Stephen Bunting
7. Dave Chisnall
9. Damon Heta
11. Nathan Aspinall
12. Peter Wright
13. Danny Noppert
14. Gary Anderson
15. James Wade
16. Dimitri van den Bergh