Raymond van Barneveld and Mensur Suljovic among Grand Slam of Darts qualifiers

Raymond van Barneveld and Mensur Suljovic were among the eight Tour Card Holders to secure a place in the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday.

A decade on from his Grand Slam triumph, Van Barneveld came through the last-chance qualifier for PDC Tour Card Holders at the Barnsley Metrodome to secure a return to the event.

The five-time World Champion navigated his way through last year’s Tour Card Holder Qualifier and repeated the feat to book his place in 32-player major, which takes place from November 12-20.

Van Barneveld came through last-leg deciders against Keegan Brown, Darren Webster and George Killington to set up a show-down against his old adversary Mervyn King.

However, the Dutch veteran produced a classy display to edge out King in their decisive tie, averaging 94 and closing out a 5-3 success.

Suljovic, semi-finalist in 2018, will make his Grand Slam return after defying a spirited comeback from Steve Lennon to complete a 5-4 success in their decisive tussle.

German star Martin Schindler came through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier for the second successive year, edging out Martin Lukeman in a decider, averaging 102 in victory over Joe Murnan and overcoming Mike De Decker in another last-leg shoot-out.

Jermaine Wattimena, back-to-back ProTour quarter-finalist in Barnsley this weekend, won four matches throughout the afternoon to confirm his second Grand Slam appearance.

The Dutchman posted 101 averages in wins over Jon Worsley and Shaun Wilkinson, before following up a deciding-leg victory over Brendan Dolan with an emphatic 5-1 win over Radek Szaganski.

Alan Soutar was one of four debutants to prevail in Sunday’s qualifier, whitewashing Ian White with a 107 average, battling past Vincent van der Voort and posting another ton-topping average to edge out Stephen Bunting in their final clash.

Luke Woodhouse also registered a 107 average en route to qualification, denying Danny Baggish in a nine-leg thriller, while also seeing off German duo Florian Hempel and Gabriel Clemens.

Ritchie Edhouse dumped out two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis in the last 64, and wins over Dutch trio Martijn Kleermaker, Geert Nentjes and Niels Zonneveld also sealed his spot.

Meanwhile, former World Youth Championship runner-up Adam Gawlas was the final player to clinch his place in Wolverhampton, courtesy of a hard-fought 5-3 success against James Wilson.

Three-time runner-up James Wade will lose his ever-present record at the Grand Slam of Darts after succumbing to Zonneveld in the Last 32.

Jose De Sousa, the 2020 champion, will also miss out on this year’s event, with two-time finalist Lewis, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Daryl Gurney also failing to qualify.

The 32-player field is now confirmed, with the draw to be made on Monday November 7.

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Grand Slam of Darts Qualifier Results

Sunday November 6

Last 128
Jake Jones 5-1 Tony Martinez
Niels Zonneveld 5-4 Jules van Dongen
Ritchie Edhouse 5-1 Martijn Kleermaker
Luc Peters 5-4 John Michael
Geert Nentjes 5-1 Ron Meulenkamp
Scott Waites 5-3 David Evans
Ricardo Pietreczko 5-2 John O’Shea
Raymond van Barneveld 5-4 Keegan Brown
Darren Webster 5-1 Peter Hudson
Adam Gawlas 5-4 Devon Petersen
Brett Claydon 5-3 Eddie Lovely
Mickey Mansell 5-2 Steve West
James Wilson 5-4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Cameron Menzies 5-4 William O’Connor
Danny Jansen 5-4 Matt Campbell
Alan Soutar 5-1 Adam Hunt
Ian White 5-2 Keane Barry
Richie Burnett 5-2 Jamie Clark
Mike De Decker 5-4 Jack Main
Martin Lukeman 5-2 Max Hopp
William Borland 5-1 Ross Montgomery
Joe Murnan 5-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Berry van Peer 5-0 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Madars Razma 5-1 Ryan Meikle
Florian Hempel 5-4 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Luke Woodhouse 5-3 Darius Labanauskas
Jimmy Hendriks 5-1 Scott Mitchell
Ricky Evans 5-1 Jeff Smith
Jim Williams 5-3 Maik Kuivenhoven
Brian Raman 5-4 Connor Scutt
Radek Szaganski 5-2 Gordon Mathers
Steve Beaton 5-3 John Brown
Jermaine Wattimena 5-2 Shaun Wilkinson
Jon Worsley 5-4 Jason Heaver

Last 64
James Wade 5-4 John Henderson
Niels Zonneveld 5-3 Jake Jones
Ritchie Edhouse 5-3 Adrian Lewis
Geert Nentjes 5-4 Luc Peters
Mervyn King 5-3 Andrew Gilding
Ricardo Pietreczko 5-2 Scott Waites
George Killington 5-3 Callan Rydz
Raymond van Barneveld 5-4 Darren Webster
Andy Boulton 5-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Adam Gawlas 5-3 Brett Claydon
Nick Fullwell 5-3 Kim Huybrechts
James Wilson 5-3 Mickey Mansell
Stephen Bunting 5-1 Damian Mol
Cameron Menzies 5-4 Danny Jansen
Vincent van der Voort 5-3 Kevin Doets
Alan Soutar 5-0 Ian White
Jamie Hughes 5-1 Jose de Sousa
Mike De Decker 5-1 Richie Burnett
Martin Schindler 5-4 Martin Lukeman
Joe Murnan 5-1 William Borland
Gabriel Clemens 5-0 Bradley Brooks
Berry van Peer 5-4 Madars Razma
Danny Baggish 5-4 Daryl Gurney
Luke Woodhouse 5-3 Florian Hempel
Steve Lennon 5-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ricky Evans 5-4 Jimmy Hendriks
Mensur Suljovic 5-4 Kevin Burness
Brian Raman 5-4 Jim Williams
Boris Krcmar 5-2 Chris Dobey
Radek Szaganski 5-4 Steve Beaton
Brendan Dolan 5-1 Ryan Joyce
Jermaine Wattimena 5-1 Jon Worsley

Last 32
Niels Zonneveld 5-1 James Wade
Ritchie Edhouse 5-3 Geert Nentjes
Mervyn King 5-2 Ricardo Pietreczko
Raymond van Barneveld 5-4 George Killington
Adam Gawlas 5-4 Andy Boulton
James Wilson 5-4 Nick Fullwell
Stephen Bunting 5-3 Cameron Menzies
Alan Soutar 5-3 Vincent van der Voort
Mike De Decker 5-4 Jamie Hughes
Martin Schindler 5-3 Joe Murnan
Gabriel Clemens 5-1 Berry van Peer
Luke Woodhouse 5-4 Danny Baggish
Steve Lennon 5-2 Ricky Evans
Mensur Suljovic 5-1 Brian Raman
Radek Szaganski 5-1 Boris Krcmar
Jermaine Wattimena 5-4 Brendan Dolan

Last 16
Ritchie Edhouse 5-2 Niels Zonneveld
Raymond van Barneveld 5-3 Mervyn King
Adam Gawlas 5-3 James Wilson
Alan Soutar 5-4 Stephen Bunting
Martin Schindler 5-4 Mike De Decker
Luke Woodhouse 5-3 Gabriel Clemens
Mensur Suljovic 5-4 Steve Lennon
Jermaine Wattimena 5-1 Radek Szaganski

Grand Slam of Darts 2022 Qualifying Players

Invited in the following order:

• TV Event Finalists
• European Tour Winners
• Players Championship winners (up to 16)

Peter Wright – 2021/22 PDC World Champion
Gerwyn Price – 2021 Grand Slam Champion
Michael van Gerwen – 2022 Premier League Champion
Joe Cullen – 2022 Masters Champion
Danny Noppert – 2022 UK Open Champion
Ross Smith – 2022 European Champion
Damon Heta – 2022 World Cup winner
Simon Whitlock – 2022 World Cup winner
Michael Smith – 2021/22 PDC World Championship runner-up
Nathan Aspinall – 2022 World Grand Prix runner-up
Dave Chisnall – 2022 Masters runner-up
Ryan Searle – 2021 Players Championship Finals runner-up
Dirk van Duijvenbode – 2022 World Series of Darts Finals runners-up
Jonny Clayton – 2022 World Cup runner-up
Luke Humphries – 4x European Tour event winner
Rob Cross – 2x Players Championship event winner

PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifiers

Ritchie Edhouse
Raymond van Barneveld
Adam Gawlas
Alan Soutar
Martin Schindler
Luke Woodhouse
Mensur Suljovic
Jermaine Wattimena

Additional Qualifiers

Ted Evetts – 2021 World Youth Champion
Nathan Rafferty – 2021 World Youth Championship runner-up
Scott Williams – 2022 Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner
Josh Rock – 2022 Development Tour Order of Merit
Fallon Sherrock – 2022 Women’s World Matchplay Winner
Lisa Ashton – 2022 Women’s Series Order of Merit Winner
Christian Perez – 2022 PDC Asian Championship Winner
Leonard Gates – 2022 North American Championship Winner