Ross Smith became the latest player to secure qualification for the 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday, following his sensational Cazoo European Championship success in Dortmund.
Smith defeated his namesake Michael Smith 11-8 in a thrilling final at the Westfalenhalle to scoop the £120,000 top prize, having also dumped out World Champion Peter Wright and Masters winner Joe Cullen en route to the title.
The 33-year-old will now make his third Grand Slam appearance in Wolverhampton from November 12-20, with nine places in next month’s event still up for grabs.
The European Championship marked the final televised event for the finalists to secure automatic qualification for the Grand Slam, with 14 different players securing Wolverhampton spots through that route.
Luke Humphries will also qualify by right after winning four European Tour events this year, with the 16th automatic place to be confirmed following Saturday's completion of the 2022 Players Championship series.
The conclusion of the PDC's secondary tours has seen Scott Williams, Josh Rock and Lisa Ashton confirmed as qualifiers from the respective Challenge Tour, Development Tour and Women's Series Orders of Merit.
As a result, 23 players are now guaranteed places in this year’s Grand Slam, which will see 32 players competing in group and knockout stages for the coveted Eric Bristow Trophy and £650,000 in prize money at the Aldersley Leisure Village.
Reigning champion Gerwyn Price, who is eyeing his fourth Grand Slam crown in 2022, headlines this year’s field alongside Wright and three-time winner Michael van Gerwen.
The world’s top three will be joined in Wolverhampton by Masters champion Joe Cullen, UK Open winner Danny Noppert and newly crowned European Champion Smith.
Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock will also feature in this year’s showpiece after guiding Australia to their maiden Cazoo World Cup of Darts success in June.
Michael Smith, Dave Chisnall, Ryan Searle. Jonny Clayton, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Nathan Aspinall make up the confirmed qualifiers after reaching TV finals in the past year.
The final place among the 16 automatic qualifiers will be decided following this weekend’s Players Championship double-header in Barnsley, with Rob Cross currently occupying the last provisional qualification spot following two event wins in 2022 so far.
The 32-player field will be finalised on Sunday November 6, when a further eight players will come through the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Jose De Sousa, who lifted the Grand Slam title in 2020, is yet to book his Wolverhampton return, while James Wade and Gary Anderson face a battle to preserve their ever-present records in the tournament.
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The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).
Listed below is the qualification latest correct as of October 31 2022.
Players listed in BOLD CAPS are guaranteed qualification.
Players listed in REGULAR CAPS are provisional qualifiers.
2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Qualifying Players
Invited in the following order
2021/22 PDC World Champion - PETER WRIGHT (1)
2021 Grand Slam Champion - GERWYN PRICE (2)
2022 Premier League Champion - MICHAEL VAN GERWEN (3)
2022 World Matchplay Champion - (Michael van Gerwen)
2022 World Grand Prix Champion - (Michael van Gerwen)
2022 Masters Champion - JOE CULLEN (4)
2022 UK Open Champion - DANNY NOPPERT (5)
2022 European Champion - ROSS SMITH (6)
2021 Players Championship Finals Champion - (Peter Wright)
2022 World Series of Darts Finals Champion - (Gerwyn Price)
2022 World Cup Champions x2 - DAMON HETA & SIMON WHITLOCK (7-8)
2021/22 PDC World Championship runner-up - MICHAEL SMITH (9)
2021 Grand Slam runner-up - (Peter Wright)
2022 Premier League runner-up - (Joe Cullen)
2022 World Matchplay runner-up - (Gerwyn Price)
2022 World Grand Prix runner-up - NATHAN ASPINALL (10)
2022 Masters runner-up - DAVE CHISNALL (11)
2022 UK Open runner-up - (Michael Smith)
2022 European Championship runner-up - (Michael Smith)
2021 Players Championship Finals runner-up - RYAN SEARLE (12)
2022 World Series of Darts Finals runners-up - DIRK VAN DUIJVENBODE (13)
2022 World Cup runners-up x2 - (Gerwyn Price &) JONNY CLAYTON (14)
2022 European Tour Event Winners
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order
LUKE HUMPHRIES x4 (15)
(Michael van Gerwen (3)
(Gerwyn Price)
(Michael Smith)
(Joe Cullen)
(Peter Wright)
(Dave Chisnall)
(Damon Heta)
2022 Players Championship Event Winners
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order
ROB CROSS (2)
Brendan Dolan
Adrian Lewis
Keegan Brown
Jim Williams
Scott Williams
Danny Jansen
Currently: Rob Cross with the PC29+30 remaining
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier
8x Players (Sunday November 6)
Additional Qualifiers
2021 World Youth Champion - TED EVETTS
2021 World Youth Championship runner-up - NATHAN RAFFERTY
2022 Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner - SCOTT WILLIAMS
2022 Development Tour Order of Merit - JOSH ROCK
2022 Women’s World Matchplay Winner - FALLON SHERROCK
2022 Women's Series Order of Merit Winner - LISA ASHTON
2022 PDC Asian Championship Winner - CHRISTIAN PEREZ
2022 North American Championship Winner - LEONARD GATES