JUSTIN PIPE, Peter Wright, Vincent van der Voort and Stuart Kellett were the four players to come through Monday’s Grand Slam Wildcard Qualifier in Wigan, which saw over 180 players competing for a place in the televised stages in Wolverhampton.
The quartet complete the 32 player field for the 2013 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts which commences on Saturday at the Wolverhampton Civic and will continue for nine days until Sunday 17 November, with all the action covered live on Sky Sports HD.
World number nine, Justin Pipe confirmed his third appearance in the Grand Slam of Darts following a dominant display in Wigan. He began his run with wins for Keith Rooney, David Pallett and Nigel Heydon for the loss of just one leg.
The Taunton ace continued his good form with a 4-1 victory over Northern Ireland’s Daryl Gurney before ending Jamie Caven’s hopes of appearing at the Civic Hall for the first time with a 5-3 victory to secure his place.
Peter Wright, who competed at the inaugural Masters tournament at the weekend where he lost to Michael van Gerwen, comfortably beat Paul Barham and Jon Crossley before ending Alan Norris’ challenge with a tight 4-3 win.
The Scotsman defeated Alex Roy in another deciding leg encounter before beating Yorkshire’s James Wilson 5-3 to secure a spot in the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time and continue his excellent year.
Former UK Open finalist Vincent van der Voort, will be playing in Wolverhampton for the sixth time after coming through Monday’s Wildcard Qualifier after suffering a dip in form over the last year.
Van der Voort, who missed out last year, defeated Sunday’s Players Championship winner Brendan Dolan 4-3, before overcoming Martyn Turner by a 5-2 scoreline in the final round.
Stuart Kellett started his run to qualification with wins over Nathan Richards, Peter Hudson and Ricky Sudale before overcoming 1996 World Champion Steve Beaton with an excellent 4-1 triumph.
The 32-year-old then edged out youngster Ben Ward 4-3 before confirming a debut appearance in Wolverhampton thanks to a 5-3 triumph over Bristol’s Steve Brown.
Former World Champion Richie Burnett lost in the second round to Josh Payne while another World Champion Jelle Klaasen lost 4-1 Mark Dudbridge in the same round.
Kevin McDine, who produced a fabulous run to the semi-finals of the inaugural event in 2007, lost a deciding-leg to Steve Brown in third round, while 2008 finalist Terry Jenkins fell at the same stage to Michael Barnard, who defeated the Ledbury ace 4-3.
Early high profile casualties included three-time World Champion John Part along with two-time major winner Colin Lloyd. Top 20 star Ronnie Baxter, was another big name to fall in the opening round.
William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Wildcard Qualifier
Preliminary Round
Colin Fowler 4-0 Michael Whiteside
Kevin Dowling 4-0 Marc Dewsbury
Joe Murnan 4-0 Richie Corner
Roland Scholten 4-1 Jerry Hendriks
Daryl Gurney 4-1 Johnny Haines
Vernon Sheppard 4-3 Richie Howson
James Weldon 4-2 Jimmy Chojnowksi
John Scott 4-2 Lee Grimshaw
Gaz Cousins 4-0 Reece Robinson
Darren Webster 4-3 Chris Hartrey
Magnus Caris 4-1 Dennis Smith
Mark Barilli 4-1 Andy Firth
Joe Cullen 4-3 Robbie Green
Daniel Jones 4-3 David Atkins
Arron Monk 4-2 Daffyd Edwards
Mark Dudbridge 4-1 John McGartland
Jelle Klaasen 4-0 Jack Petcher
Arron Wike 4-2 Phillip Brooks
Andy Pearson 4-2 Tom Sykes
Darren Whittingham 4-0 Kevin McUlley
Andy Pearce 4-3 Steven Pearson
Lee Palfreyman 4-1 Paul Anthony
Ryan Palmer 4-0 Scott Johnson
Alan Norris 4-3 Campbell Jackson
James Richardson 4-1 Jon Jukes
Keith J Stephen 4-2 Chris Clark-McCabe
Michael Mansell 4-2 Matt Dennant
Andy Boulton 4-3 Jonathan Worsley
Brian Woods 4-3 Adam Hunt
Mark Lawrence 4-1 Matthew Edgar
Steve Grubb 4-1 Martin Homer
Matt Clark 4-3 Gary Stone
James Wilson 4-2 John Bowles
Stephen Hardy 4-1 John Bryan
Jamie Atkins 4-0 Andrew Howarth
Stuart Kellett 4-1 Nathan Richards
Peter Hudson 4-0 Mike Morton
David Copley 4-1 Terry Temple
Jason Wilson 4-1 Matt Dicken
Ian Moss 4-1 Jaron Esteve
Scott Coleman 4-2 Darren Johnson
Luke Woodhouse 4-0 Andrew Johnson
Adrian Gray 4-3 Darren Hale
Kevin McDine 4-3 Jamie Lewis
Jyhan Artut 4-0 James Hubbard
First Round
Justin Pipe (1) 4-1 Keith Rooney
David Pallett 4-3 Bernd Roith
Nigel Heydon 4-2 Sam Hill
Kevin Dowling 4-0 Colin Fowler
Pete Dyos 4-1 Scott Rand (16)
Mark Hylton 4-1 Ian Pallett
Joe Murnan 4-0 Michael Blake
Daryl Gurney 4-1 Roland Scholten
Jamie Caven (8) 4-0 Johnathen Mulley
Max Hopp 4-1 Ryan Harrington
Aaron Turner 4-3 Vernon Sheppard
John Scott 4-3 James Weldon
Joey Palfreyman 4-2 Colin Lloyd (9)
John Henderson 4-0 Connie Finnan
Alan Tabern 4-2 Gaz Cousins
Darren Webster 4-3 Magnus Caris
Chris Aubrey 4-2 Ronnie Baxter (5)
Martyn Turner 4-1 Jake Patchett
Mark Barilli 4-1 Andrew Gilding
Joe Cullen 4-1 Daniel Jones
Richie Burnett (12) 4-2 Mick Kerr
Josh Payne 4-3 Andy Jenkins
Arron Monk 4-0 Ashley Holgate
Mark Dudbridge 4-1 Jelle Klaasen
Brendan Dolan (4) 4-3 William O'Connor
Dave Weston 4-0 Shaun Griffiths
Jim Walker 4-0 Arron Wike
Darren Whittingham 4-1 Andy Pearson
Vincent van der Voort (13) 4-0 Stephen Harbert
Dave Honey 4-1 Ryan de Vreede
Andy Pearce 4-1 Jordan Johnston
Lee Palfreyman 4-1 Ryan Palmer
Peter Wright (2) 4-1 Paul Barham
John Crossley 4-1 Paddy Meaney
Steve West 4-1 Andy Parsons
Alan Norris 4-2 James Richardson
Colin Osborne (15) 4-1 Paul Amos
Johnathan Crosland 4-3 Richard Baillie
Alex Roy 4-3 Keith J Stephen
Michael Mansell 4-3 Andy Boulton
Ian White (7) 4-0 Jamie Green
Scott Hudson 4-3 Ian Walters
Brian Woods 4-2 Mark Forman
Mark Lawrence 4-2 Steve Grubb
Steve Hine 4-3 John Part (10)
Mark Frost 4-2 Joe Singleton
Mark Cox 4-2 Matt Clark
James Wilson 4-3 Stephen Hardy
Steve Beaton (6) 4-0 Dan Russell
Mick Todd 4-3 Nick Fullwell
Ricky Sudale 4-3 Jamie Atkins
Stuart Kellett 4-2 Peter Hudson
Mark Jones 4-3 Andy Smith (11)
Ben Ward 4-2 Alan Tabern Jnr
Gino Vos 4-1 David Copley
Ian Moss 4-1 Jason Wilson
Terry Jenkins (3) 4-1 Brett Claydon
Damian Smith 4-1 Leo Hendriks
Michael Barnard 4-0 Steve Farmer
Scott Coleman 4-1 Luke Woodhouse
Wayne Jones (14) 4-0 Stuart Stubbs
Steve Brown 4-0 Martin Gilligan
Adrian Gray 4-3 Prakash Jiwa
Kevin McDine 4-3 Jyhan Artut
Second Round
Justin Pipe 4-0 David Pallett
Nigel Heydon 4-3 Kevin Dowling
Mark Hylton 4-2 Pete Dyos
Daryl Gurney 4-1 Joe Murnan
Jamie Caven 4-1 Max Hopp
John Scott 4-3 Aaron Turner
John Henderson 4-1 Joey Palfreyman
Darren Webster 4-2 Alan Tabern
Martyn Turner 4-1 Chris Aubrey
Mark Barilli 4-2 Joe Cullen
Josh Payne 4-3 Richie Burnett
Arron Monk 4-0 Mark Dudbridge
Brendan Dolan 4-3 Dave Weston
Jim Walker 4-2 Darren Whittingham
Vincent van der Voort 4-2 Dave Honey
Andy Pearce 4-3 Lee Palfreyman
Peter Wright 4-0 John Crossley
Alan Norris 4-0 Steve West
Colin Osborne 4-2 Johnathan Crossland
Alex Roy 4-3 Michael Mansell
Ian White 4-0 Scott Hudson
Brian Woods 4-2 Mark Lawrence
Steve Hine 4-3 Mark Frost
James Wilson 4-2 Mark Cox
Steve Beaton 4-1 Mick Todd
Stuart Kellett 4-2 Ricky Sudale
Ben Ward 4-1 Mark Jones
Gino Vos 4-3 Ian Moss
Terry Jenkins 4-2 Damian Smith
Michael Barnard 4-0 Scott Coleman
Steve Brown 4-3 Wayne Jones
Kevin McDine 4-1 Adrian Gray
Third Round
Justin Pipe 4-0 Nigel Heydon
Daryl Gurney 4-1 Mark Hylton
Jamie Caven 4-3 John Scott
Darren Webster 4-0 John Henderson
Martyn Turner 4-2 Mark Barilli
Arron Monk 4-2 Josh Payne
Brendan Dolan 4-3 Jim Walker
Vincent van der Voort 4-1 Andy Pearce
Peter Wright 4-3 Alan Norris
Alex Roy 4-1 Colin Osborne
Ian White 4-3 Brian Woods
James Wilson 4-1 Steve Hine
Stuart Kellett 4-1 Steve Beaton
Ben Ward 4-2 Gino Vos
Michael Barnard 4-3 Terry Jenkins
Steve Brown 4-3 Kevin McDine
Fourth Round
Justin Pipe 4-1 Daryl Gurney
Jamie Caven 4-3 Darren Webster
Martyn Turner 4-2 Arron Monk
Vincent van der Voort 4-3 Brendan Dolan
Peter Wright 4-3 Alex Roy
James Wilson 4-3 Ian White
Stuart Kellett 4-3 Ben Ward
Steve Brown 4-3 Michael Barnard
Final Qualifying Round
Justin Pipe 5-2 Jamie Caven
Vincent van der Voort 5-2 Martyn Turner
Peter Wright 5-3 James Wilson
Stuart Kellett 5-3 Steve Brown
Qualifiers For 2013 William Hill Grand Slam Of Darts
Justin Pipe
Vincent van der Voort
Peter Wright
Stuart Kellett
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