2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Saturday November 20 (1900 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith
Peter Wright v Fallon Sherrock
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Prediction Series picks and breakdown
Who do you think will win the Grand Slam of Darts? Edit: If you prefer others please write it down on the comment section.
Anyone have any picks for the first day of Grand Slam of Darts tomorrow? Also if you've never tried it betting on darts is electric I would highly recommend
#Full explanation of the Prediction Series can be found here!
3 events left in the 2021 Prediction Series and next up it's a personal favourite of mine, the Grand Slam! The group format is something not seen elsewhere on the PDC circuit and it should provide us with some thrilling games.
At our last event, myself (it's not rigged, honest!) and Jgdarts180 became the World Series Champions scoring 9 points each. It's the closest it has been for a long time at the top of the overall leaderboard now!
Here are the full results from Event 8.
The best possible selection would have scored 10 points:
Jonny Clayton, 4 points
Krzysztof Ratajski, 3 points
Dirk van Duijvenbode/Vincent van der Voort, 1 point
Niels Zonneveld/Mervyn King/Kim Huybrechts, 2 points
Here are the "buckets" that you'll need to select from for Event 9:
One player from Pool A
One player from Pool B
One player from Pool C
One player from Pool D
The draw can be found on the prediction form.
You'll get 0.5 points every time one of your players wins a match in the group stage, and 1 point every time they win in the knockout stage. The two bonus points for a nine dart finish (maximum one per player in the tournament) still apply.
Nine-dart shootouts will not award points, should there be one.
Any players that withdraw from the event (due to COVID-19 or otherwise) will score 0 points. If you've already predicted and one of your picks withdraws, you can change your pick on the form - you can make as many changes as you like up until the event starts. If a player gets a bye as a result of a withdrawal they will not score a point as though it was a match win.
Link to Prediction Form
Please come back and comment here to let me know you've predicted so I can make sure it's actually you and someone isn't just using your name!
All predictions will be published in the Discussion Thread as soon as the Grand Slam starts on Saturday 13th November at 1300GMT, which is also the deadline for entries.
**Good luck - and let's see who can become the Grand Slam Champi
... keep reading on reddit ➡Anyone got an angle on this competition? How often is there upsets? Could it be profitable to parley three -200 through -350 range match ups? I expect some of this in the POD thread.
Absolute filth and really should have been 119-ish, just missed three doubles at the end which knocked it down a few points. And a 9 darter missed on D12! Incredible stuff.
Michael van Gerwen (1) - Gary Anderson (8)
Simon Whitlock - Adam Hunt
Michael Smith (4) - Rob Cross (5)
Dave Chisnall - Jose de Sousa
Devon Petersen - Damon Heta
James Wade (7) - Ian White
Gerwyn Price (3) - Nathan Aspinall (6)
Dimitri Van den Bergh - Jonny Clayton
Ricky Evans
Adam Hunt
Krzysztof Ratajski
Ryan Joyce
Dave Chisnall
Simon Whitlock
Justin Pipe
Gabriel Clemens
Offical Stream at PDC.tv
Monday November 23 (1900 GMT)Semi-FinalsSimon Whitlock v Jose De SousaJames Wade v Dimitri Van den BerghBest of 31 legs
BoyleSports Grand Slam of DartsOutright Winner Odds6/4 Dimitri Van den Bergh5/2 Jose De Sousa7/2 James Wade4/1 Simon Whitlock
Semi-Final Match Odds11/10 Simon Whitlock v 8/11 Jose De Sousa6/5 James Wade v 4/6 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Okay so Gerwyn Price wins the Grand Slam of darts vs Gary Anderson.
Its the first name on the Eric Bristow Trophy. Bristow was the king of gamesmanship and mind games so in my opinion its quite fitting for Gerywn to be on the trophy. He would be loving it, that's for sure :)
In my Opinion what Gerwyn did was Gamesmanship. Everyone is entitled to celebrate however in the closing moments of the game i believe they got longer with the intention of slowing Gary down and potentially putting him off, also as we saw towards the end, it got close to Gary too. Gerwyn was playing very well and as we know the crowd being against him really gets him going. In a darting point of view, to come back from behind like he did, was incredible. Nothing to take away from his ability to throw darts. If his way to play better darts is to shout and celebrate, is it wrong? Gary likes a 'throw your darts and take them out' approach. If Gerwyn played like that, he might be playing to Garys strengths. Would he have won?
We have seen big characters celebrating big moments, Kim Huybrechts, Corey Cadby type players really relish in those big moments and can really fire them up. If them firing them selves up is to celebrate boldly and and maybe get the crown involved and be vocal. Should players learn to adapt to these players or enforce some 'Stage Etiquette' ruling.
If you are playing a better player, or know that a player relies on a certain game pace. Would you slow them down? If so does the win feel just as good? Knowing that you had to use something other than your darting ability to beat someone.
Ask and ye shall receive.
SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts
Quarter-Finals
Saturday November 19 (8pm)
Chris Dobey v James Wade
Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld
Best of 31 legs
Sunday November 20
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
Anderson/van Barneveld v Dobey/Wade
Best of 31 legs
Evening Session (7pm)
Final
Best of 31 legs
I'll keep this stickied at the top until a day or so after the tourney ends. Maybe just transition straight to a Players Championship thread then back to a new online profile thread til the big tourney.
I'll try and keep it updated with the schedule for each day, no promises on that front.
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Thursday November 18 (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Michael Smith v Joe Cullen
Peter Wright v Jose de Sousa
Mensur Suljovic v Fallon Sherrock
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
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Prediction Series picks and breakdown
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Friday November 19 (1900 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
James Wade v Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price v Jonny Clayton
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Prediction Series picks and breakdown
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Tuesday November 16 (1900 GMT)
8x Group Matches
Michael Smith v Joe Davis (H)
Joe Cullen v Lisa Ashton (G)
Michael van Gerwen v John Henderson (G)
Mensur Suljovic v Matt Campbell (F)
Jose de Sousa v Luke Humphries (F)
Peter Wright v Mike De Decker (E)
Gabriel Clemens v Fallon Sherrock (E)
Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld (H)
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Prediction Series picks and breakdown
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Sunday November 21
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price v James Wade
Peter Wright v Michael Smith
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Final
Price/Wade v Wright/Smith
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Prediction Series picks and breakdown
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Wednesday November 17 (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Ryan Joyce v Rob Cross
James Wade v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Gerwyn Price v Bradley Brooks
Jonny Clayton v Nathan Rafferty
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Prediction Series picks and breakdown
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Sunday November 14
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
8x Group Matches
Martin Schindler v Nathan Rafferty (A)
Mervyn King v Rusty Jake Rodriguez (B)
James Wade v Boris Krcmar (C)
Chris Dobey v Stephen Bunting (D)
Ryan Joyce v Rowby-John Rodriguez (D)
Rob Cross v Jim Williams (C)
Gerwyn Price v Krzysztof Ratajski (A)
Jonny Clayton v Bradley Brooks (B)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
8x Group Matches
Luke Humphries v Matt Campbell (F)
Raymond van Barneveld v Joe Davis (H)
John Henderson v Lisa Ashton (G)
Mike De Decker v Fallon Sherrock (E)
Jose de Sousa v Mensur Suljovic (F)
Gary Anderson v Michael Smith (H)
Peter Wright v Gabriel Clemens (E)
Michael van Gerwen v Joe Cullen (G)
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Prediction Series picks and breakdown
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Saturday November 13
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
8x Group Matches
Stephen Bunting v Ryan Joyce (D)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Martin Schindler (A)
Mervyn King v Bradley Brooks (B)
James Wade v Jim Williams (C)
Rob Cross v Boris Krcmar (C)
Jonny Clayton v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (B)
Gerwyn Price v Nathan Rafferty (A)
Chris Dobey v Rowby-John Rodriguez (D)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
8x Group Matches
Gabriel Clemens v Mike De Decker (E)
Jose de Sousa v Matt Campbell (F)
Luke Humphries v Mensur Suljovic (F)
Gary Anderson v Joe Davis (H)
Michael van Gerwen v Lisa Ashton (G)
Joe Cullen v John Henderson (G)
Peter Wright v Fallon Sherrock (E)
Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld (H)
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, as well as through the PDC's international broadcast partners including DAZN and RTL7, and through PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.
2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Monday November 15 (1900 GMT)
8x Group Matches
Chris Dobey v Ryan Joyce (D)
Gerwyn Price v Martin Schindler (A)
Boris Krcmar v Jim Williams (C)
James Wade v Rob Cross (C)
Bradley Brooks v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (B)
Jonny Clayton v Mervyn King (B)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Nathan Rafferty (A)
Stephen Bunting v Rowby-John Rodriguez (D)
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Prediction Series picks and breakdown
Group A:
- (1) Michael van Gerwen
- Jonny Clayton
- Joe Murnan
- Gary Robson
Group B:
- (8) Michael Smith
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Krzysztof Ratajski
- Adam Smith-Neale
Group C:
- (5) James Wade
- Keegan Brown
- Mark Webster
- Wesley Harms
Group D:
- (4) Gary Anderson
- Ian White
- Steve Hine
- Michael Unterbuchner
Group E:
- (2) Peter Wright
- Max Hopp
- Josh Payne
- Jim Williams
Group F:
- (7) Simon Whitlock
- Gerwyn Price
- Andrew Gilding
- Glen Durrant
Group G:
- (6) Mensur Suljovic
- Stephen Bunting
- Martin Schindler
- Scott Mitchell
Group H:
- (3) Rob Cross
- Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Ryan Searle
- Mark McGeeney
Starting on Thursday, anyone betting on it?
