Day Three of the 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts will see the final matches in Groups A-D take place in Wolverhampton on Monday evening, with players battling to secure qualification to the last 16.
The top two players from each group will progress to the knockout stages, with Dutch duo Raymond van Barneveld and Dirk van Duijvenbode already assured of qualification.
However, reigning three-time Grand Slam champion Gerwyn Price faces a battle to preserve his remarkable record at the Aldersley Leisure Village, with Michael Smith and Rob Cross also among the names bidding to progress to the last 16 stage.
Listed below are the current standings in Groups A-D, Monday's fixtures and permutations, as well as the tournament rules.
Group A
Raymond van Barneveld v Ted Evetts
Gerwyn Price v Dave Chisnall
Raymond van Barneveld has qualified.
Ted Evetts cannot qualify.
The winner of Gerwyn Price v Dave Chisnall qualifies.
Group B
Simon Whitlock v Christian Perez
Danny Noppert v Mensur Suljovic
All four players can still qualify.
Christian Perez must defeat Simon Whitlock 5-3 or better to move above Whitlock in the table.
Danny Noppert requires four legs to qualify ahead of Mensur Suljovic.
Mensur Suljovic would qualify with any win if Christian Perez defeats Simon Whitlock in the earlier game.
Group C
Joe Cullen v Lisa Ashton
Michael Smith v Ritchie Edhouse
All four players can still qualify.
Lisa Ashton must defeat Joe Cullen 5-2 or better to move above Cullen in the table, and would then need Ritchie Edhouse to lose by sufficient legs to move above Edhouse.
Michael Smith needs two legs to qualify ahead of Ritchie Edhouse.
Group D
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Adam Gawlas
Rob Cross v Martin Schindler
Dirk van Duijvenbode has qualified.
Adam Gawlas cannot qualify.
The winner of Rob Cross v Martin Schindler qualifies.
2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Monday November 14 (1900 GMT)
Groups A-D Third Matches
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Adam Gawlas
Raymond van Barneveld v Ted Evetts
Simon Whitlock v Christian Perez
Danny Noppert v Mensur Suljovic
Gerwyn Price v Dave Chisnall
Joe Cullen v Lisa Ashton
Michael Smith v Ritchie Edhouse
Rob Cross v Martin Schindler
Tournament Rules
The first round of the 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts is a round-robin stage where the 32 players are drawn into eight groups of four. Players will play three first round games.
The top eight qualified players from the PDC Order of Merit are seeded, with the remaining players split into three pools of eight for the draw.
The opening games on Saturday November 12 saw the players drawn 1v4 and 2v3. The second set of matches then saw the two winners from the first games meet each other, and the two losers also play each other. The third set of matches will consist of the pairings which have not previously met.
Two points are awarded for a win and no points will be awarded for a loss. Each group game is the best of nine legs, with the winner being the first player to win five legs. There will be no tie-break.
After the first round has been completed, the top two players in each group will progress to the knockout phase. Should there be a two-way Points tie in any position, then the player with the best Leg Difference will be deemed to have finished higher.
If both players have the same Leg Difference, then the winner of the group match between those two players will be deemed to be the higher finisher.
Should Points, Leg Difference, Legs Won Against Throw and Tournament Average not be able to separate three players, then if one player has defeated both of the other two players, this player will be deemed to have finished higher, and the winner of the group match between the remaining two players will be the ‘second’ of the three.
Should the three players have secured one win apiece against each other, then a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out will be played between the relevant players to determine final standings, with the highest aggregate score over nine darts being used to separate players.
In the event a “Nine-Dart Shoot-Out” finishes level between two or more players, those players who have tied on the most points will continue to throw three darts each in the same order until one player scores more points than the other player(s) with their three darts.
From the second round onwards, the tournament will be in played a knockout format.