GSOD Criteria 2019

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Grand Slam of Darts

PDC Criteria


A lot of debate over what the criteria should be for the GSOD as it seems the PDC give spots to event runners up which are not "Premier" & too many Pro Tour qualifiers

Here is my criteria for what it is worth, Qualification method via how "Premier" & Ranked the TV event is.

World Championship: Semi finalists qualify
GSOD: Semi finalists Qualify
World Matchplay: Finalists (If any of the finalists have qualified then the Semi final losers will take the place)
World Grand Prix: Same as World Matchplay
UK Open: Finalists only
European Championships: Finalists Only
Players Championship: Finalists Only
Premier League: Finalists Only
Masters: Finalists Only
Champions League of Darts: Finalists Only
World Series of Darts (Not ranked) Winner only
World Youth Championship: Winner only
No places to World Cup of Darts as this isn't ranked and is a doubles event

If 24 places have not been filled then it goes to Criteria 2

- All European Tour Winners
- Multiple Pro Tour Winners
- Qualification Tournaments (for the remaining places)



World Championship 

Winner: Michael Van Gerwen
R/Up: Michael Smith
Semi: Gary Anderson, Nathan Aspinall

Grand Slam of Darts

Winner: Gerwyn Price
Semi: Mensur Suljovic

World Matchplay

Winner: Rob Cross
Semi finalist: Glen Durrant, Daryl Gurney


World Grand Prix

Runner Up: Dave Chisnall
Semi finalist: Chris Dobey


UK Open

Both finalists have qualified

Premier League 

Both finalists have qualified

Players Championship

 Both Finalists have qualified

Masters

Runner Up: James Wade


European Championship

Both Finalists have qualified



Champions League of Darts

Runner up- Peter Wright

World Youth Championship

Winner: Dimitri Van Der Burgh


13 qualified via Phase 1


European Tour Winners 

Ian White
Dave Chisnall
Jamie Hughes
Joe Cullen
Krzysztof Ratajski

Multiple Pro Tour winners

 Jose De Souza
Brendan Dolan



3 Places for the Pro tour qualifier.



The BDO 8 for this year would be John O'Shea for Glen Durrant who has already qualified

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