Cross and Rodriguez latest qualifiers for Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts

Rob Cross

Rob Cross and Rowby-John Rodriguez have become the latest players to qualify for the 2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts ahead of the November event.

Cross picked up the European Championship title in Salzburg on Sunday to book his fifth Grand Slam appearance, while World Cup runner-up Rodriguez's place is now assured with just two TV event finalist spaces left to play for at the World Series of Darts Finals.

19 players are now guaranteed places in this year's Grand Slam, which will see 32 players competing for the Eric Bristow Trophy and £550,000 in prize money from November 13-21 at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton.

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World Champion Gerwyn Price and 2020 Grand Slam winner Jose de Sousa head up the list of 19 players who have secured qualification for this year's event.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Michael van Gerwen is also among the qualifiers, along with former finalists Peter Wright, James Wade and Gary Anderson.

Places are up for grabs for finalists at the Jack's World Series of Darts Finals from October 29-31.

Further places will also be claimed by Order of Merit winners on the UK and European Development Tours and the Women's Series Events 7-12 Order of Merit Winner.

Eight places will also be on offer at the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier, which will take place in Barnsley on Monday November 5 (1200 BST).

Listed below is the qualification latest correct as of October 18 2021.
Players listed in BOLD CAPS are guaranteed qualification.
Players listed in REGULAR CAPS are provisional qualifiers.

2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Qualifying Players (invited in the following order)

2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Qualifying Players (invited in the following order)
GERWYN PRICE (1) - 2020/21 PDC World Champion
JOSE DE SOUSA (2) - 2020 Grand Slam Champion
JONNY CLAYTON (3) - 2021 Premier League Champion
PETER WRIGHT (4) - 2021 World Matchplay Champion
(Jonny Clayton) - 2021 World Grand Prix Champion
(Jonny Clayton) - 2021 Masters Champion
JAMES WADE (5) - 2021 UK Open Champion
ROB CROSS (6) - 2021 European Champion
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN (7) - 2020 Players Championship Finals Champion
TBC - 2021 World Series of Darts Finals Champion
JOHN HENDERSON (8), (Peter Wright) - 2021 World Cup Champions x2
GARY ANDERSON (9) - 2020/21 PDC World Championship runner-up
(James Wade) - 2020 Grand Slam runner-up
(Jose de Sousa) - 2021 Premier League runner-up
DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH 10) - 2021 World Matchplay runner-up 
(Gerwyn Price) - 2021 World Grand Prix runner-up
MERVYN KING (11) - 2021 Masters runner-up
LUKE HUMPHRIES (12) - 2021 UK Open runner-up
(Michael van Gerwen) - 2021 European Championship runner-up
(Mervyn King) - 2020 Players Championship Finals runner-up
TBC - 2021 World Series of Darts Finals Champion
MENSUR SULJOVIC (13), ROWBY-JOHN RODRIGUEZ (14) - 2021 World Cup Champions x2

This list has 13 players currently qualified with two televised events (European Championship and World Series of Darts Finals) left to play before the qualification cut-off.

2021 European Tour Event Winners
(Gerwyn Price) - Hungarian Darts Trophy
(Gerwyn Price) - Gibraltar Darts Trophy

2021 Players Championship Event Winners
(
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order)
JOE CULLEN (PC1, PC13)
MICHAEL SMITH (PC10)
Stephen Bunting (PC17)
Dirk van Duijvenbode (PC11)
Chris Dobey (PC18)
Brendan Dolan (PC5)
Ryan Searle (PC22)
Ross Smith (PC19)
Callan Rydz (PC2)
Raymond van Barneveld (PC3)

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

Additional Qualifiers
BRADLEY BROOKS (25) - 2020 World Youth Champion
JOE DAVIS (26) - 2020 World Youth Championship runner-up
JIM WILLIAMS (27) - 2021 UK Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner
MATT CAMPBELL (28) - 2021 European Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner
TBC (29) - 2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit winner
TBC (30) - 2021 European Development Tour Order of Merit winner
FALLON SHERROCK (31) - 2021 Women's Series Order of Merit 1-6 Winner
TBC (32) - 2021 Women's Series Order of Merit 7-12 Winner

Grand Slam of Darts field so far