Day Three of the 2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts will see the final matches in Groups A-D take place in Wolverhampton on Monday evening, with players battling to secure qualification to the last 16.
The top two players from each group will progress to the knockout stages, with Josh Rock, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price already assured of qualification.
Two-time runner-up Gary Anderson is among the players who face a battle to make it through to the last 16 stage.
Listed below are the current standings in Groups A-D, Monday's fixtures and permutations, as well as the tournament rules.
GROUP A
Krzyszstof Ratajski wins 5-0 or 5-1 and he is guaranteed to go through to the last 16.
Nathan Girvan needs to win 5-1 or better to have a chance of qualification.
James Wade knows a win by 5-3 or better is enough to qualify.
Michael Smith knows a win is enough to secure top spot.
The result of Ratajski v Girvan will affect exactly what could happen from this one. Ratajski 5-2 Girvan and Wade 5-4 Smith would see legs won against throw or tournament average come into play.
GROUP B
Josh Rock needs two legs to guarantee top spot.
Berry van Peer cannot qualify, but any win could see him grab third place.
Jonny Clayton v Chris Dobey is a straight shootout, but whether top spot is available depends on the Rock result.
GROUP C
Gary Anderson cannot finish top but needs a win to have a chance of qualifying in second.
Steve Lennon must win 5-1 or 5-0 to have any chance of qualifying.
Luke Humphries is already qualified and needs 3 legs to guarantee top spot.
Dirk van Duijvenbode wins 5-2 or better and guarantees top spot; any win gets him second; but he could lose and still finish second depending on the Anderson v Lennon game.
GROUP D
Gerwyn Price is already guaranteed as group winner.
Gian van Veen cannot qualify but any win could see him grab third place.
Nathan Rafferty v Ryan Searle is a straight shootout for second place.
2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts
Monday November 13 (1900 GMT)
Group Stage x8 – Groups A-D Final Matches
Gerwyn Price v Gian van Veen (D)
Josh Rock v Berry van Peer (B)
Gary Anderson v Steve Lennon (C)
Luke Humphries v Dirk van Duijvenbode (C)
Nathan Rafferty v Ryan Searle (D)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Nathan Girvan (A)
Michael Smith v James Wade (A)
Jonny Clayton v Chris Dobey (B)
Tournament Rules
The first round of the 2023 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts is a round-robin stage where the 32 players are drawn into eight groups of four. Players will play three first round games.
The top eight qualified players from the PDC Order of Merit are seeded, with the remaining players split into three pools of eight for the draw.
The opening games on Saturday November 11 see the players drawn 1v4 and 2v3. The second set of matches will see the two winners from the first games meet each other, and the two losers also play each other. The third set of matches will consist of the pairings which have not previously met.
Two points are awarded for a win and no points will be awarded for a loss. Each group game is the best of nine legs, with the winner being the first player to win five legs. There will be no tie-break.
After the first round has been completed, the top two players in each group will progress to the knockout phase.
Should there be a two-way Points tie in any position, then the player with the best Leg Difference will be deemed to have finished higher. If both players have the same Leg Difference, then the winner of the group match between those two players will be deemed to be the higher finisher.
Should Points, Leg Difference, Legs Won, Legs Won Against Throw and Tournament Average not be able to separate three players, then a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out will be played between the relevant players to determine final standings, with the highest aggregate score over nine darts being used to separate players.
In the event a “Nine-Dart Shoot-Out” finishes level between two or more players, those players who have tied on the most points will continue to throw three darts each in the same order until one player scores more points than the other player(s) with their three darts.
From the second round onwards, the tournament will be in played a knockout format, using the following bracket:
Winner Group A v Runner-Up Group B
Winner Group B v Runner-Up Group A
Winner Group C v Runner-Up Group D
Winner Group D v Runner-Up Group C
Winner Group E v Runner-Up Group F
Winner Group F v Runner-Up Group E
Winner Group G v Runner-Up Group H
Winner Group H v Runner-Up Group G