GERWYN PRICE'S maiden European Tour title has seen him join the provisional qualifiers for the bwin Grand Slam of Darts.
The former UK Open finalist won the International Darts Open in Riesa on Sunday with an 8-3 defeat of Simon Whitlock in the final to provisionally secure a spot in Wolverhampton.
The prestigious event will take place from November 10-18 at the Aldersley Leisure Village as the traditional Wolverhampton Civic Hall venue undergoes refurbishment.
In honour of late darts legend Eric Bristow MBE, this year's event will see the 32 players competing for the Eric Bristow Trophy for the first time.
Reigning Grand Slam champion Michael van Gerwen is joined by World Champion Rob Cross, World Matchplay champion Gary Anderson and Blackpool runner-up Mensur Suljovic in confirmed places in the field.
World Youth Champion Dimitri van den Bergh, World Cup winner Raymond van Barneveld and TV finalists Peter Wright, Michael Smith, Josh Payne, Corey Cadby and Jonny Clayton are also set to compete in Wolverhampton.
First-time European Tour winners Price and Ian White are among the players to have secured a provisional place in the field.
PDC players can still qualify for the event at the Champions League, World Grand Prix, European Championship and World Series of Darts Finals in the coming months.
The BDO players will be confirmed shortly.
Qualifying Players: (invited in the following order up to a maximum of 16 players)
2017/18 PDC World Champion; ROB CROSS - 1
2017 Grand Slam Champion; MICHAEL VAN GERWEN - 2
2018 Premier League Champion; (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 World Matchplay Champion; GARY ANDERSON - 3
2018 World Grand Prix Champion;
2017 World Youth Champion; DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH - 5
2018 Masters Champion; (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 UK Open Champion; (Gary Anderson)
2018 European Champion;
2017 Players Champion; (Michael van Gerwen)
2018 Champions League Champion;
2018 World Series of Darts Finals Champion;
2018 World Cup winners; (Michael van Gerwen) & RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD - 5
2017/18 PDC World Championship runner-up; (Phil Taylor)
2017 Grand Slam runner-up; PETER WRIGHT - 6
2018 Premier League runner-up; MICHAEL SMITH - 7
2018 World Matchplay runner-up; MENSUR SULJOVIC - 8
2018 World Grand Prix runner-up;
2017 World Youth Championship runner-up; JOSH PAYNE - 9
2018 Masters runner-up; (Raymond van Barneveld)
2018 UK Open runner-up; COREY CADBY - 10
2018 European Championship runner-up;
2017 Players Championship runner-up; JONNY CLAYTON - 11
2018 Champions League runner-up;
2018 World Series of Darts Finals runner-up;
2018 World Cup runners-up (2 players with highest individual taking preference if only one spot available) (Peter Wright & Gary Anderson)
This list can produce a maximum of 28 players. If it produces more than 16 players, they shall be taken in order as listed above and no further players shall qualify automatically.
If it produces fewer than 16 places then additional places shall be filled from the reserve list in the following order:
2018 European Tour winners (in Order of Merit order at Nov 5) (Michael van Gerwen), (Mensur Suljovic), (Jonny Clayton), IAN WHITE, GERWYN PRICE, MAX HOPP
2018 Players Championship winners (in Order of Merit order at Nov 5) (Michael van Gerwen), (Peter Wright), (Rob Cross) (Gary Anderson), (Michael Smith), (Ian White), (Gerwyn Price), MERVYN KING, JEFFREY DE ZWAAN, (Josh Payne), MICKEY MANSELL, NATHAN ASPINALL
2018 UK Open Qualifier winners (in Order of Merit order at Nov 5) (Michael van Gerwen), (Gary Anderson) (Michael Smith), (Corey Cadby), KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI
Players shall be separated within the reserve list first by the number of Events in each category they have won and then by their position in the PDC main Order of Merit on the cut-off date.
Once 16 players are reached from the above criteria then the remaining 16 places shall be filled with eight players from a PDC Full Member qualifier and eight players from the BDO system.
The 24 competing PDC players shall be ordered in three pots of eight players each, determined in Order of Merit order after the Grand Slam qualifier.
The top eight ranked PDC players on the main Order of Merit at the cut-off date shall be seeded as per the bracket order in groups A – H with the remaining 16 players placed in main Order of Merit order in to the two remaining pots.
The eight BDO qualifiers shall be drawn randomly, one placed in each group.
Tickets and Travel
The Bwin Grand Slam of Darts features 32 players from both the PDC and BDO systems competing across nine days, with the 2018 tournament being held at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton from November 10-18.
Tickets on General Sale HERE, by calling 0870 320 7000 or in person from the box office located at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
Disabled Access Tickets are available by calling 01902 55 0969.
TRAVEL TO ALDERSLEY LEISURE VILLAGE
Return coach travel will be available from the Wolverhampton Civic Hall to Aldersley Leisure Village, costing £2 return with advance booking only.
On-site car parking is available on a per session basis, costing £5 per session. Access to car parking is open from 30 minutes before doors open.
The venue address is: Aldersley Leisure Village, Aldersley Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 9NW
2018 Bwin Grand Slam of Darts
Saturday November 10
Afternoon Session (1pm)
8x Group Matches
Table Seat Ticket £31
Tiered Seat Ticket £26
Evening Session (7pm)
8x Group Matches
Table Seat Ticket £31
Tiered Seat Ticket £26
Sunday November 11
Afternoon Session (1pm)
8x Group Matches
Table Seat Ticket £31
Tiered Seat Ticket £26
Evening Session (7pm)
8x Group Matches
Table Seat Ticket £31
Tiered Seat Ticket £26
Monday November 12 (7pm)
8x Group Matches
Table Seat Ticket £26
Tiered Seat Ticket £21
Tuesday November 13 (7pm)
8x Group Matches
Table Seat Ticket £26
Tiered Seat Ticket £21
Wednesday November 14 (7pm)
4x Second Round
Table Seat Ticket £31
Tiered Seat Ticket £26
Thursday November 15 (7pm)
4x Second Round
Table Seat Ticket £36
Tiered Seat Ticket £31
Friday November 16 (7pm)
2x Quarter-Finals
Table Seat Ticket £41
Tiered Seat Ticket £36
Saturday November 17 (7pm)
2x Quarter-Finals
Table Seat Ticket £41
Tiered Seat Ticket £36
Sunday November 18
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Semi-Finals
Table Seat Ticket £36
Tiered Seat Ticket £31
Evening Session (7pm)
Final
Table Seat Ticket £41
Tiered Seat Ticket £36
Tickets are limited to six per person per session for Table Tickets. Under-14s are required to be accompanied by an adult. Tiered Seat Tickets will not go on sale until Table Tickets have sold out.
Tickets for the event may be subject to a booking fee and/or service charge, and are sold subject to standard PDC Terms & Conditions available at www.pdc.tv/tickets.