Lewis and Hughes among eight qualifiers to complete 2019 Grand Slam of Darts line-up

Adrian Lewis and Jamie Hughes were among the eight players to come through the PDC qualifying event on Monday to complete the field for the 2019 Grand Slam of Darts.

The 32-player field for the annual cross-code major is now confirmed following Monday’s Tour Card Holder qualifier in Wigan, with 24 PDC players and eight BDO representatives set to battle it out from November 9-17.

Two-time World Champion Lewis will make his first Grand Slam appearance for three years after overcoming Steve West 5-3 in the final qualifying round.

Robert Thornton, the 2013 Grand Slam runner-up, secured a return to Wolverhampton by defeating Max Hopp 5-3 with a 106 average, Cristo Reyes and Jermaine Wattimena en route to qualification. 

Tipton’s Hughes will be backed by an army of Black Country fans at the Aldersley Leisure Village after he saw off Vincent van der Meer, Benito van de Pas, Alan Tabern and Darius Labanauskas to secure his third Grand Slam appearance.

Brendan Dolan, twice a winner on the ProTour this season, defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode, Devon Petersen and Joe Cullen before registering a blistering 112 average in a 5-1 win over Arron Monk in their decider.

Darren Webster underlined his trademark tenacity by coming through last-leg deciders against Justin Pipe and Matt Clark on his way to qualifying, while Ross Smith, conqueror of Michael van Gerwen at the European Championship, averaged over 100 in wins over Stephen Bunting and Niels Zonneveld as he secured a first Grand Slam appearance since 2013.

Germany’s Gabriel Clemens will join his compatriot Martin Schindler in the round-robin stage after he overcame the likes of Jonny Clayton and Ricky Evans to clinch a debut appearance.

Ryan Harrington, son of former World Matchplay champion Rod Harrington, will make his Grand Slam debut after landing a timely 12-darter in the deciding leg of his tie against James Wilson.

Elsewhere, European Tour event winners Joe Cullen and Krzysztof Ratajski both failed to qualify, while Raymond van Barneveld opted not to travel to Wigan despite being on the original list of entries.

The likes of Simon Whitlock, Chris Dobey, Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting and Jeffrey de Zwaan also missed out.

The draw for the 2019 Grand Slam will be made at around 12.45pm UK time on Tuesday, with the 32 players split into four pots.

PDC Representatives

Michael van Gerwen – World Champion

Gerwyn Price – 2018 Grand Slam champion

Rob Cross – World Matchplay champion

Dimitri Van den Bergh – 2018 World Youth Champion

Nathan Aspinall – UK Open champion

Daryl Gurney – Players Championship Finals champion

Gary Anderson – World Cup of Darts winner

Peter Wright – World Cup of Darts winner

Michael Smith – World Championship finalist

Dave Chisnall – World Grand Prix runner-up

Martin Schindler – 2018 World Youth runner-up

James Wade – Masters runner-up

Danny Noppert – World Series Finals runner-up

Steve Lennon – World Cup of Darts runner-up

William O’Connor – World Cup of Darts runner-up

Ian White – European Tour winner

Ryan Harrington – Qualifier

Darren Webster – Qualifier

Gabriel Clemens – Qualifier

Robert Thornton – Qualifier

Ross Smith – Qualifier

Brendan Dolan – Qualifier

Adrian Lewis – Qualifier

Jamie Hughes – Qualifier

BDO Representatives

Glen Durrant – BDO World Champion

Mikuru Suzuki – Ladies World Champion

Jim Williams – World Trophy champion

Wesley Harms – BDO Men’s number one

Lisa Ashton – Ladies world number one

Richard Veenstra – Ranking table qualifier

Dave Parletti – Ranking table qualifier

Wayne Warren – Ranking table qualifier

First Round

Gabriel Clemens 5-3 Harry Ward

Adam Hunt 5-2 Joe Murnan

Jose De Sousa 5-3 Mark McGeeney

Luke Woodhouse 5-0 Robert Owen

Nathan Derry 5-2 Josh Payne

Marko Kantele 5-0 Christian Bunse

James Wilson 5-2 Mike van Duivenbode

Ryan Harrington 5-0 Ronny Huybrechts

Ted Evetts 5-2 Richard North

Kim Huybrechts 5-4 Scott Baker

Mickey Mansell 5-3 Reece Robinson

Cristo Reyes 5-1 Jonathan Worsley

Ryan Meikle 5-3 Mark Wilson

Brendan Dolan 5-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Devon Petersen 5-2 Tytus Kanik

Arron Monk 5-1 Mario Robbe

Ryan Joyce 5-1 Geert Nentjes

Darius Labanauskas 5-0 Gary Eastwood

Gavin Carlin 5-3 Kevin Burness

Jamie Hughes 5-0 Vincent Van der Meer

Benito van de Pas 5-1 Eddie Dootson

Justin Pipe 5-1 Tony Newell

Jan Dekker BYE Vincent van der Voort

Rowby-John Rodriguez 5-3 Bradley Brooks

Ryan Searle 5-0 Kirk Shepherd

Ross Smith 5-1 Jose Justicia

Wayne Jones 5-0 Carl Wilkinson

Niels Zonneveld 5-2 Jelle Klaasen

Matthew Edgar 5-4 Andy Boulton

Luke Humphries 5-3 Michael Barnard

Terry Temple 5-1 Simon Stevenson

Ron Meulenkamp 5-4 George Killington

Alan Norris 5-4 Zoran Lerchbacher

Second Round

Jonny Clayton 5-3 Maik Kuivenhoven

Gabriel Clemens 5-2 Adam Hunt

Ricky Evans 5-1 Jose De Sousa

Nathan Derry 5-2 Luke Woodhouse

Krzysztof Ratajski 5-2 Barrie Bates

James Wilson 5-1 Marko Kantele

Jeffrey De Zwaan 5-2 Conan Whitehead

Ryan Harrington 5-3 Ted Evetts

Jermaine Wattimena 5-3 Mark Webster

Kim Huybrechts 5-2 Mickey Mansell

Robert Thornton 5-3 Max Hopp

Cristo Reyes 5-4 Ryan Meikle

Joe Cullen 5-2 David Pallett

Brendan Dolan 5-3 Devon Petersen

Keegan Brown 5-0 Adrian Gray

Arron Monk 5-1 Ryan Joyce

Simon Whitlock 5-3 James Richardson

Darius Labanauskas 5-3 Gavin Carlin

Alan Tabern 5-2 John Henderson

Jamie Hughes 5-2 Benito van de Pas

Darren Webster 5-1 Dawson Murschell

Justin Pipe 5-3 Jan Dekker

Matt Clark 5-3 Steve Beaton

Rowby-John Rodriguez 5-1 Ryan Searle

Stephen Bunting 5-2 Jamie Lewis

Ross Smith 5-1 Wayne Jones

Chris Dobey 5-4 Peter Hudson

Niels Zonneveld 5-1 Matthew Edgar

Adrian Lewis 5-1 Madars Razma

Terry Temple 5-1 Luke Humphries

Steve West 5-4 Kyle Anderson

Ron Meulenkamp 5-4 Alan Norris

Last 32

Gabriel Clemens 5-4 Jonny Clayton

Ricky Evans 5-1 Nathan Derry

James Wilson 5-3 Krzysztof Ratajski

Ryan Harrington 5-4 Jeffrey De Zwaan

Jermaine Wattimena 5-1 Kim Huybrechts

Robert Thornton 5-2 Cristo Reyes

Brendan Dolan 5-4 Joe Cullen

Arron Monk 5-0 Keegan Brown

Darius Labanauskas 5-4 Simon Whitlock

Jamie Hughes 5-1 Alan Tabern

Darren Webster 5-4 Justin Pipe

Matt Clark 5-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez

Ross Smith 5-3 Stephen Bunting

Niels Zonneveld 5-4 Chris Dobey

Adrian Lewis 5-1 Terry Temple

Steve West 5-2 Ron Meulenkamp

Last 16

Gabriel Clemens 5-3 Ricky Evans

Ryan Harrington 5-4 James Wilson

Robert Thornton 5-3 Jermaine Wattimena

Brendan Dolan 5-1 Arron Monk

Jamie Hughes 5-3 Darius Labanauskas

Darren Webster 5-4 Matt Clark

Ross Smith 5-0 Niels Zonneveld

Adrian Lewis 5-3 Steve West