Trio Win Grand Slam Spots

RONNIE BAXTER, Colin Lloyd and Vincent van der Voort are the latest qualifiers for the Grand Slam of Darts, which will take place at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall next month.

All three will make their returns to the tournament after being invited due to their positions in the PDC's ranking system.

Baxter, the world number eight who previously competed in the event in 2007, is invited as the highest-ranked non-qualified player following the weekend's PDC ProTour events in Germany.

Lloyd, meanwhile, is the leading player in the Players Championship Order of Merit this year, and Dutch ace van der Voort has topped the European Order of Merit after winning two Players Championships on the Continent in 2010.

Both Lloyd and van der Voort will maintain their ever-present record in the event having played in each of the three previous years, although neither has yet to get past the second round in Wolverhampton.

The trio take the field of qualifiers for the tournament to 26, with the remaining six spots to be decided across two days in Barnsley on November 5 and 6.

The ITV Wildcard Qualifier will be held on Friday November 5, with the knockout event open to any darts player and offering four places in the Grand Slam. Entry is open until 12pm on Wednesday November 3 - click here for more information.

The following day will see the finalists of the PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Championship complete the 32-player field for the Grand Slam, which will be played from November 13-21 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

The 32 players will be drawn into eight four-player groups for the first round of the event, before the top two in each progress to the knockout phase, with the event being screened live on ITV Sport.

Tickets for the Grand Slam of Darts are still available on 0870 320 7000 or by visiting the Wolves Civic Box Office.

2010 Grand Slam of Darts Invitations
Grand Slam of Darts

2009 Grand Slam of Darts

Winner: Phil Taylor
Runner-Up: Scott Waites
Semi-Finalists: Raymond van Barneveld, Terry Jenkins

2008 Grand Slam of Darts
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (Terry Jenkins)
Semi-Finalists: Mervyn King, Gary Anderson

PDC Tournaments
2010 World Championship

Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: Simon Whitlock
Semi-Finalists: Mark Webster, (Raymond van Barneveld)

2009 World Championship
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (Raymond van Barneveld)
Semi-Finalists: (Mervyn King), James Wade

2010 World Matchplay
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (Raymond van Barneveld)

2009 World Matchplay
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (Terry Jenkins)

2010 World Grand Prix
Winner: (James Wade)
Runner-Up: Adrian Lewis

2009 World Grand Prix
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (Raymond van Barneveld)

2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (Raymond van Barneveld)

2010 UK Open
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (Gary Anderson)

2009 UK Open
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: Colin Osborne

2010 Premier League Darts
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (James Wade)

2009 Premier League Darts
Winner: (James Wade)
Runner-Up: (Mervyn King)

2009 German Darts Championship
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: (Mervyn King)

2008 German Darts Championship
Winner: Co Stompe
Runner-Up: (Phil Taylor)

2010 Championship League Darts
Winner: (James Wade)
Runner-Up: (Phil Taylor)

2009 Championship League Darts
Winner: (Colin Osborne)
Runner-Up: (Phil Taylor)

2010 Players Championship
Winner: Paul Nicholson
Runner-Up: (Mervyn King)

2009 Players Championship
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: Robert Thornton

2010 European Championship
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: Wayne Jones

2009 European Championship
Winner: (Phil Taylor)
Runner-Up: Steve Beaton

BDO Tournaments
2010 World Championship

Winner: (Martin Adams)
Runner-Up: Dave Chisnall
Semi-Finalists: Martin Phillips, Tony O'Shea

2009 World Championship
Winner: Ted Hankey
Runner-Up: (Tony O'Shea)
Semi-Finalists: Darryl Fitton, (Martin Adams)

Extra Events
PDC Women's World Championship

Winner: Stacy Bromberg
Runner-Up: Tricia Wright

PDC Under-21 World Championship
Winner:
Runner-Up:

Further Qualifiers
ITV Wildcard Qualifier x4
Ronnie Baxter - Highest non-qualified player from PDC Order of Merit (at October 25)
Colin Lloyd - Highest non-qualified player from Players Championship Order of Merit (at October 25)
Vincent van der Voort - Highest non-qualified player from European Order of Merit (at October 25)