Adams Amongst BDO Stars For Grand Slam

MARTIN ADAMS and Scott Mitchell will return to the SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts in November, while Jamie Hughes and Danny Noppert are set to make their Wolves Civic debuts after being confirmed as BDO qualifiers for the cross-code event.

The Sky Sports-televised Grand Slam of Darts features eight BDO representatives competing against 24 stars from the PDC circuit from November 12-20.

Reigning Lakeside Champion Scott Waites - the 2010 Grand Slam champion - was confirmed alongside Jeff Smith, Glen Durrant and Darryl Fitton as competing earlier this year.

The next four non-qualified players from the BDO rankings will also compete in Wolverhampton next month, headed by three-time Lakeside Champion Adams, who reached the second round on his Grand Slam debut last year.

The 60-year-old revealed this week that he has been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, but has confirmed that he will compete in the Grand Slam next month.

Adams will be joined by 2015 Lakeside Champion Mitchell in the Grand Slam, alongside debutants Noppert, from the Netherlands, and Tipton-based Jamie Hughes, the 2014 World Masters runner-up.

The field will be confirmed over the next month, with PDC players still having the chance to claim automatic places by reaching the finals of the Unibet World Grand Prix, Unibet European Championship and Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals, as well as at the PDC Qualifier.

Tickets for the SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts are still available by calling 0870 320 7000 or online via www.theticketfactory.com/PDC.

2016 SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts
BDO Representatives

Scott Waites - 2016 Lakeside Champion
Jeff Smith - 2016 Lakeside Championship Runner-Up
Darryl Fitton - 2016 BDO World Trophy Champion
Glen Durrant - 2015 World Masters Champion
Scott Mitchell - BDO Ranked Second
Danny Noppert - BDO Ranked Third
Jamie Hughes - BDO Ranked Fourth
Martin Adams - BDO Ranked Fifth