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How has Barrie Bates qualified for the Grand Slam?

Aye, they tweaked the criteria a wee bit with the last FIVE World Champs getting in (so that benefits the likes of Part and Hankey) as well as the World Cup finalists (which benefits Bates and Stompe).

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Three more have booked their place at the Grand Slam. Mark Walsh and Vincent van der Voort, as expected, are now preparing for Wolverhampton. Justin Pipe, after a REALLY good month on the circuit, surged ahead in the Players' Championship rankings to make it.

We'll know the line up after this weekend's play with the World Youth Championships concluding and the Wild Card Qualifier taking place. If Arron Monk makes the World Youth Final then, as he's already at the Grand Slam, three slots will be up for grabs at the Wild Card Qualifier.

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Is it tonight the Grand Slam qualifier or tomorrow can't see it on the PDC site must be blind.

Seen the entry list the other day and there is some wildy old foxes in there - Mason, Evison, Priestley, Fordham.

A lack of BDO players though only Beardmore, Ross Smith and one of the West brothers from memory who are known.

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To answer my own question it is tonight. Been keeping up to date with the Youth Champs today with MVG and James Hubbard booking their spots in the Grand Slam of Darts and will meet in the final at the Premier League play offs next year.

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Lloydy is destroying everyone in sight so far him and Pecker Woods the frst two players into the last 16.

Huybrechts just beat Painter he has to be a threat going by the arras he played at the European Champs.

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I must say, I'm really rooting for Dennis Priestley to pull through and qualify tonight. Getting into the Grand Slam would be pretty much his last chance for qualifying for the World Championship in December.

I don't think the Grand Slam is a ranking event so Den will have to enter the World Qualifiers to make it.

Lloyd beat Hylton 4-2 to make the Quarters. Looks like Lloyd's main threat will be Osborne for a place at Wolverhampton. In the other side of the draw it's hard to see past one of Priestley, Steve Brown or Denis Ovens.

EDIT: Osborne's blown a great opportunity - he's lost 4-2 against Ian White in the last 16.

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I don't think the Grand Slam is a ranking event so Den will have to enter the World Qualifiers to make it.

I wasn't 100% sure, but I think you're right. Just looked it up on the Darts Database and it is not regarded as a "Premier Event" so therefore not a ranking tournament.

Speaking of Den, it has seemed that in recent weeks he has picked up some form with a good performance in the Championship League, getting to the winners Group. But the Qualifiers are a lottery, so it'll be a tough task for him, but lets hope he goes in giving himself the best chance possible.

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The Undertake Nigel Heydon v Ian White in one semi. Priestley/Caris v Hibbert/Rooney in the other.

Some run from Shaun Griffiths after getting to the semi's of the Youth World Champs he's made it to the last 16 here. That's a fair amount of arras the lad has played today.

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