2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts qualification criteria confirmed

Jose de Sousa (Lawrence Lustig, PDC)

The qualification criteria for the 2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts has been confirmed ahead of November's tournament at the Aldersley Leisure Village.

The 32-player event will be held from November 13-21 and returns to Wolverhampton this year, with tickets now on general sale through Ticketmaster.

Reigning champion Jose de Sousa and World Champion Gerwyn Price - who also won back-to-back Grand Slam titles at the Aldersley Leisure Village in 2018-2019 - will headline the 32-player field.

Finalists from the PDC's televised events over a 12-month period will qualify for up to 16 places in the Grand Slam, with ten of those spots already occupied with four tournaments remaining.

Premier League and Masters champion Jonny Clayton, World Matchplay winner Peter Wright, UK Open champion James Wade and Players Championship Finals winner Michael van Gerwen have all won televised events in the qualifying period.

In addition, Gary Anderson, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Mervyn King and Luke Humphries have reached TV finals in the past 12 months.

The World Cup of Darts, World Grand Prix, European Championship and World Series of Darts Finals remain as televised events for players to qualify for the Grand Slam.

Should the 16 places not be filled from the televised events, winners from the PDC's 2021 European Tour and then Players Championship events could secure their spots in the Grand Slam.

A further eight players will come through the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier, which will be held on November 5, with eight additional qualifiers completing the field.

2020 World Youth Champion Bradley Brooks and runner-up Joe Davis will be joined by the winners from the UK and European Challenge and Development Tour Orders of Merit, as well as two Women's Series qualifiers.

Tickets for the Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts are available through Ticketmaster.

2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Qualifying Players
(invited in the following order)
2020/21 PDC World Champion - GERWYN PRICE - 1
2020 Grand Slam Champion - JOSE DE SOUSA - 2
2021 Premier League Champion - JONNY CLAYTON - 3
2021 World Matchplay Champion - PETER WRIGHT - 4
2021 World Grand Prix Champion
2021 Masters Champion - (Jonny Clayton)
2021 UK Open Champion - JAMES WADE - 5
2021 European Champion
2020 Players Championship Finals Champion - MICHAEL VAN GERWEN - 6
2021 World Series of Darts Finals Champion
2021 World Cup Champions x2
2020/21 PDC World Championship runner-up - GARY ANDERSON - 7
2020 Grand Slam runner-up - (James Wade)
2021 Premier League runner-up - (Jose de Sousa)
2021 World Matchplay runner-up - DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH - 8
2021 World Grand Prix runner-up
2021 Masters runner-up - MERVYN KING - 9
2021 UK Open runner-up - LUKE HUMPHRIES - 10
2021 European Champion
2020 Players Championship Finals runner-up - (Mervyn King)
2021 World Series of Darts Finals Champion
2021 World Cup runners-up x2
This list has 10 players currently qualified and could produce a further 10.

2021 European Tour Event Winners
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order
Hungarian Darts Trophy (Sep 3-5)
Gibraltar Darts Trophy (Sep 24-26)

2021 Players Championship Event Winners
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order
Currently (provisional qualifiers listed in capitals):
Multiple Wins: JOE CULLEN
Ranking Order: MICHAEL SMITH, STEPHEN BUNTING, DIRK VAN DUIJVENBODE, CHRIS DOBEY, BRENDAN DOLAN, Ryan Searle, Ross Smith, Callan Rydz, Raymond van Barneveld

PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier
8x Players (November 5)

Additional Qualifiers
2020 World Youth Champion - BRADLEY BROOKS
2020 World Youth Championship runner-up - JOE DAVIS
2021 UK Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner
2021 European Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner
2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit winner
2021 European Development Tour Order of Merit winner
2021 Women's Series Order of Merit 1-6 Winner
2021 Women's Series Order of Merit 7-12 Winner