As the darts season hits top gear, the great and good of the PDC are heading to Wolverhampton for the Grand Slam of Darts.
In a slight change to previous years, the players have been split into 16 groups of three, with only the group winner advancing to the knockout stages.
A total of 48 players are competing in the expanded event with Luke Littler, who has never lost a match in Wolverhampton, looking to lift his third straight Grand Slam title.
- Why is Luke Littler being booed by darts fans?
Grand Slam of Darts group stage draw
Group A
(1) Luke Littler
Niels Zonneveld
Beau Greaves
Group B
(16) Jermaine Wattimena
Alan Soutar
Lisa Ashton
Group C
(8) Josh Rock
Kevin Doets
Tommy Morris
Group D
(9) Stephen Bunting
Cameron Menzies
Raymond Smith
Group E
(4) Gerwyn Price
Sebastian Bialecki
Joe Hunt
Group F
(13) Ryan Searle
Andrew Gilding
Charlie Manby
Group G
(5) Jonny Clayton
Rob Cross
Anton Ostlund
Group H
(12) Wessel Nijman
Niko Springer
Adam Sevada
Group I
(2) Luke Humphries
Joe Cullen
Paolo Nebrida
Group J
(15) Luke Woodhouse
Krzysztof Ratajski
Tom Sykes
Group K
(7) James Wade
Ricky Evans
Cam Crabtree
Group L
(10) Michael van Gerwen
Jeffrey de Graaf
Henry Coates
Group M
(3) Gian van Veen
Bradley Brooks
Carl Sneyd
Group N
(14) Chris Dobey
Martin Schindler
Jan Schmidt
Group O
(6) Ross Smith
Gabriel Clemens
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Group P
(11) Nathan Aspinall
Karel Sedlacek
Maik Kuivenhoven
Grand Slam of Darts 2026 schedule
The tournament runs from Nov. 14-22
Saturday, Nov. 14 (afternoon session from 1 p.m. GMT)
Luke Woodhouse vs. Tom Sykes (J)
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Lisa Ashton (B)
Stephen Bunting vs. Raymond Smith (D)
Ryan Searle vs. Charlie Manby (F)
Josh Rock vs. Tommy Morris (C)
Wessel Nijman vs. Adam Sevada (H)
Nathan Aspinall vs. Maik Kuivenhoven (P)
Jonny Clayton vs. Anton Ostlund (G)
Saturday, Nov. 14 (evening session from 7 p.m. GMT)
Gerwyn Price vs. Joe Hunt (E)
James Wade vs. Cam Crabtree (K)
Ross Smith vs. Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (O)
Michael van Gerwen vs. Henry Coates (L)
Luke Humphries vs. Paolo Nebrida (I)
Luke Littler vs. Beau Greaves (A)
Gian van Veen vs. Carl Sneyd (M)
Chris Dobey vs. Jan Schmidt (N)
Sunday, Nov. 15 (afternoon session from 1 p.m. GMT)
8x group matches
Sunday, Nov. 15 (evening session from 7.30 p.m. GMT)
8x group matches
Monday, Nov. 16 (from 7 p.m. GMT)
8x group matches
Tuesday, Nov. 17 (from 7 p.m. GMT)
8x group matches
Wednesday, Nov. 18 (from 7 p.m .GMT)
Winner Group A vs. Winner Group B
Winner Group C vs. Winner Group D
Winner Group E vs. Winner Group F
Winner Group G vs. Winner Group H
Thursday, Nov. 19 (from 7 p.m. GMT)
Winner Group I vs. Winner Group J
Winner Group K vs. Winner Group L
Winner Group M vs. Winner Group N
Winner Group O vs. Winner Group P
Friday, Nov. 20 (from 7 p.m. GMT)
Winner A/B vs. Winner C/D
Winner E/F vs. Winner G/H
Saturday, Nov. 21 (from 7 p.m. GMT)
Winner I/J vs. Winner K/L
Winner M/N vs. Winner O/P
Sunday, Nov. 22 (afternoon session from 1 p.m. GMT)
Semifinals
Sunday, Nov. 22 (evening session from 7.30 p.m. GMT)
Final
What is the prize money?
The total prize pot for this year's Grand Slam has been increased to £1 million, while the winner's cheque has increased by £50,000 from £150,000 to £200,000.
Round-by-round breakdown:
Winner: £200,000
Runner-up: £100,000
Semifinalists: £60,000
Quarterfinalists: £35,000
Third round: £20,000
Second round: £12,500
First round: £5,000
Total: £1,000,000
How to watch
The World Grand Prix is shown live on Sky Sports and PDC TV in the UK.
What is the Grand Slam of Darts format?
The tournament follows a round-robin group stage (16 groups of three) followed by a knockout phase.
Players earn two points for a win in the group stage. If two players are level on points after the end of the group stage, leg difference is initially used to decide who will proceed to the knockouts.
Only the group winner from each three-player group qualifies for the round of 16. The second- and third-placed players in each group are eliminated from the competition.
Matches at the Grand Slam are decided by a race to a target number of legs, the number of which depends on the round of the tournament being played. As with most PDC tournaments, the games are played in the 501 format, where players look to reduce their score from 501 to zero as efficiently as possible, finishing with a double.
The highest-score available in a single visit is 180 (three darts in the triple 20), while the fastest way to finish a game is with a nine-dart leg. Each successful finish counts as one leg.
Who are the previous winners?
2007: Phil Taylor
2008: Phil Taylor
2009: Phil Taylor
2010: Scott Waites
2011: Phil Taylor
2012: Raymond van Barneveld
2013: Phil Taylor
2014: Phil Taylor
2015: Michael van Gerwen
2016: Michael van Gerwen
2017: Michael van Gerwen
2018: Gerwyn Price
2019: Gerwyn Price
2020: Jose de Sousa
2021: Gerwyn Price
2022: Michael Smith
2023: Luke Humphries
2024: Luke Littler
2025: Luke Littler