The Grand Slam of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and is known as the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The PDC used to invite the best performing players from its rival, the British Darts Organisation (which went into liquidation in September 2020). There have been two previous head-to-head matches between the champions of the two organisations and a few overseas tournaments have also featured BDO v PDC clashes, but this tournament is the first of its kind to be held in the United Kingdom. This arrangement lasted until the BDO's collapse into liquidation in 2020 and it is unclear whether any other organisation will be invited in future.
Since the 2015 edition the tournament is classified as a ranking tournament, being a non-ranking event at previous editions.
Up until 2017, the tournament was staged each November at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall since it began in 2007. Phil Taylor won the first three finals against Andy Hamilton in 2007, Terry Jenkins in 2008 and Scott Waites in 2009. Taylor did not reach the final in 2010, losing to Steve Beaton in the quarter-finals. Scott Waites won that year, beating James Wade 16–12 in the final having trailed 8–0, making him the only BDO player to win the title. Taylor reclaimed the title in 2011, defeating Gary Anderson 16–4. Raymond van Barneveld defeated Michael van Gerwen 16–14 in the 2012 final, but Taylor regained the trophy in 2013, retained it in 2014, before losing to van Gerwen in 2015. Van Gerwen then retained it in 2016 and again in 2017 before Gerwyn Price won the trophy for the first time in 2018.
In May 2018, the PDC announced that the Grand Slam of Darts trophy would be renamed in honour of the recently deceased Eric Bristow.
That year, with renovations being done to the Civic Hall, the Grand Slam was moved to a new venue, WV Active - Aldersley formerly Aldersley Leisure Village, which is located around 3 miles north-west of Wolverhampton City Centre. Three Grand Slam of Darts events at Aldersley were won by Gerwyn Price (2018, 2019, 2021). In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the event was held at the Coventry Arena in Coventry behind closed doors, and was won by José de Sousa. The 2021 edition saw the Grand Slam return to the WV Active - Aldersley where it has been held since.
Finals
Year Champion Score Runner-up Prize money Venue Total Champion 2007 PDC £300,000 £80,000 £35,000Civic Hall, Wolverhampton 2008 18–9 £356,000£100,000 £40,000 2009 16–2 £400,000£50,000 2010 BDO 16–12 2011 PDC 16–4 2012 2013 16–6 2014 16–13 2015 16–13 2016 16–8 2017 16–12 £450,000£110,000£55,000 2018 16–13 2019 16–6 £550,000£125,000£65,000 2020 16–12 Coventry Arena, Coventry 2021 16–8 2022 16–5 £650,000£150,000£70,000 2023 16–8 2024 16–3 2025 16–11
Records and statistics
Total finalist appearances RankPlayerNationalityWonRunner-upFinalsAppearances 1Phil Taylor England61711 231418 3 Wales3039 4 England202 2 5 England1126 England1126 7 10114 Portugal1012 England10112 10 England03318 Scotland03311 12 Scotland02218 13 England0116 England0118 Scotland0119 England01111 England0116 England0118 England0112
Active players are shown in bold Only players who reached the final are included In the event of identical records, players are sorted by date first achieved
Champions by country CountryPlayersTotalFirst titleLast title51120072025242012201713201820211120202020
Nine-dart finishes Seven nine-darters have been thrown at the Grand Slam of Darts. The first one was in 2008. PlayerYear (+ Round)MethodOpponentResult James Wade2008, Last 163 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Gary AndersonLost Kim Huybrechts2014, Quarter-Final3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Michael van GerwenWon Dave Chisnall2015, Group Stage3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Peter WrightWon Dimitri Van den Bergh2018, Last 163 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Stephen BuntingWon Josh Rock2022, Last 163 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Michael van GerwenLost Ryan Searle2023, Group Stage3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Nathan RaffertyWon Luke Humphries2025, Group Stage2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; T20, T20, D12 Michael SmithWon
High averages Ten highest Grand Slam of Darts one-match winning averagesAveragePlayerYear (+ Round)OpponentResult115.19 Michael van Gerwen2021, Group Stage Joe Cullen5–2114.85 Dimitri Van den Bergh2020, Group Stage Ricky Evans5–1114.71 Gian van Veen2024, Group Stage Stephen Bunting5–1114.65 Phil Taylor2014, Group Stage Christian Kist5–1113.86 Geert De Vos2015, Group Stage Jonny Clayton5–0113.62 Michael Smith2019, Group Stage Nathan Aspinall5–1113.20 Gary Anderson2024, Group Stage Ryan Joyce5–1112.66 Michael van Gerwen2018, Group Stage Gary Robson5–1112.54 Gary Anderson2018, Group Stage Ian White5–1112.37 Phil Taylor2011, Last 16 Wes Newton10–3
Five highest one-match losing averagesAveragePlayerYear (+ Round)OpponentResult111.10 Wessel Nijman2024, Group Stage Gian van Veen4–5110.99 Adrian Lewis2013, Semi-Final Phil Taylor9–16109.23 Josh Rock2025, Group Stage Wessel Nijman4–5109.15 Martin Schindler2024, Group Stage Danny Noppert2–5108.68 Adrian Lewis2016, Group Stage Chris Dobey3–5
Different players with a 100+ match average (Updated 16/11/25)PlayerTotalHighest Av.Year (+ Round) Michael van Gerwen45115.192021, Group Stage Phil Taylor45114.652014, Group Stage Gary Anderson36113.202024, Group Stage Gerwyn Price18112.302023, Group Stage Michael Smith16113.622019, Group Stage James Wade16111.712021, Group Stage Peter Wright15107.362016, Group Stage Luke Humphries14108.552025, Last 16 Raymond van Barneveld13110.152016, Group Stage Luke Littler12112.162024, Group Stage Adrian Lewis12110.992013, Semi-Finals Rob Cross11105.762017, Group Stage Dave Chisnall7109.842015, Group Stage Simon Whitlock7108.862018, Group Stage Stephen Bunting7106.702021, Group Stage Dimitri Van den Bergh6114.852020, Group Stage Danny Noppert6106.282024, Group Stage Scott Waites6103.792012, Group Stage Gian van Veen5114.712024, Group Stage Josh Rock5109.232025, Group Stage Mensur Suljović5105.852021, Group Stage Andy Hamilton5105.642008, Group Stage Jonny Clayton5104.302021, Last 16 Wessel Nijman4111.102024, Group Stage Kim Huybrechts4106.502015, Group Stage Mervyn King4104.312015, Group Stage Terry Jenkins4103.092009, Group Stage Robert Thornton4102.422012, Last 16 Martin Schindler3109.152024, Group Stage Ian White3108.042020, Group Stage Scott Mitchell3107.782016, Group Stage Glen Durrant3106.052017, Group Stage Nathan Aspinall3104.652019, Group Stage Krzysztof Ratajski3104.182020, Group Stage Keegan Brown3103.662018, Group Stage Ryan Searle3103.592022, Group Stage Tony O'Shea3102.632010, Group Stage Ross Smith2107.922022, Group Stage Ritchie Edhouse2105.002024, Group Stage Rowby-John Rodriguez2104.822021, Group Stage Dean Winstanley2104.552011, Last 16 Mike De Decker2104.492024, Last 16 Wesley Harms2103.982018, Group Stage Ted Hankey2103.752010, Group Stage Luke Woodhouse2103.612025, Group Stage Co Stompé2103.442009, Group Stage Darren Webster2103.442017, Group Stage Beau Greaves2102.462025, Group Stage Steve Beaton2101.312010, Last 16 Daryl Gurney2100.802019, Group Stage Geert De Vos1113.862015, Group Stage Gabriel Clemens1110.272019, Group Stage Roland Scholten1110.212007, Group Stage Ryan Joyce1108.112021, Group Stage Scott Williams1107.462022, Group Stage Jamie Hughes1106.322016, Group Stage Kevin McDine1105.792007, Last 16 Martin Adams1104.822015, Group Stage Jelle Klaasen1104.692015, Group Stage Connor Scutt1104.382024, Group Stage Jermaine Wattimena1104.322024, Group Stage Dennis Priestley1103.532007, Group Stage Martin Phillips1103.282010, Group Stage Nathan Rafferty1103.092023, Group Stage Dirk van Duijvenbode1102.892022, Group Stage Wes Newton1102.462012, Group Stage Stowe Buntz1102.282023, Group Stage Cam Crabtree1102.072025, Group Stage Jim Williams1101.602018, Group Stage Colin Lloyd1101.552009, Group Stage Fallon Sherrock1101.552021, Group Stage Magnus Caris1101.522011, Group Stage Andrew Gilding1101.522018, Group Stage Wayne Jones1101.482007, Group Stage Mark Webster1101.432011, Group Stage Ross Montgomery1100.962017, Group Stage Vincent van der Voort1100.922010, Group Stage Benito van de Pas1100.902016, Group Stage Mickey Mansell1100.872024, Group Stage Kevin Painter1100.742009, Group Stage Mark McGeeney1100.402017, Group Stage John Part1100.382009, Group Stage Steve Lennon1100.202017, Group Stage Justin Pipe1100.082013, Group Stage José de Sousa1100.032020, Group Stage
Five highest tournament averagesAveragePlayerYear 107.67 Wessel Nijman2024106.58 Gian van Veen2024105.81 Luke Littler2024105.42 Michael van Gerwen2015105.12 Michael van Gerwen2017
Previous BDO v PDC tournaments There have been previous tournaments in which players from both the PDC and BDO have competed. Between 1997 and 2001, several BDO players competed in the World Matchplay and the World Grand Prix – this was as a result of a 1997 Tomlin Order which allowed freedom of players to enter more events. This was later restricted from the start of 2002 onwards, when eligibility rules allowed only Professional Dart Players Association members to compete in the tournaments.
The 2005 Masters of Darts was the first tournament to feature the top players from each organisation. In 2006 and 2007, following Raymond van Barneveld's move to the PDC, the Dutch organisers of the International Darts League and World Darts Trophy invited some top PDC players to compete alongside BDO players.
Perennial participants As the Grand Slam is an invitational tournament for players who have reached major finals and semi-finals, or been the top of their countries' respective rankings, there is a certain degree of prestige attached to qualifying for the tournament, and even more for entrants who qualify multiple times. Gary Anderson and James Wade qualified for 15 successive tournaments between 2007 and 2021, before missing their first event in 2022.
Television coverage ITV screened the first four editions of the Grand Slam of Darts, which ended their 19-year absence from regular darts coverage (although they did show a one-off Clash of Champions match between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld in 1999).ITV agree to cover Grand Slam This is London The inaugural event saw selected first-round games, the semi-finals, and the final all screened live on ITV1 and the rest of the tournament live on ITV4 but the live coverage was moved entirely to ITV4 in subsequent years, with highlights packages being the only coverage of the event on ITV1.
The tournament proved popular on ITV4, with the 2009 event achieving nine out of the top ten places in the channel's output for that week. Viewing figures ranged from 208,000 to 435,000 with the final itself watched by 454,000.Weekly Top 10 Programmes Broadcasters' Audience Research Board ITV extended their contract with the PDC to show the tournament until at least 2010.ITV signs deal with PDC for three more years ITV
The presenting team consisted of lead presenter Matt Smith, and analysts Alan Warriner-Little and Chris Mason (who replaced Steve Beaton in 2008). The commentating team included Stuart Pyke, who also commentates on darts for Sky Sports, boxing commentator John Rawling, and Peter Drury. Janie Omorogbe provided reporting duties and player interviews.
On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Sky Sports would broadcast the event until 2018.Sky Sports Snap Up Grand Slam PDC Sky continues to air the event with its current deal running until 2025.
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