Reigning champion Littler is yet to taste defeat in Wolverhampton and will be aiming to preserve his unbeaten run when he takes on Greaves on the opening night of the expanded 48-player event, which runs from November 14-22 at the WV Active Aldersley.

The three-time Women’s World Matchplay champion recorded a memorable victory when the pair met in last year’s Winmau World Youth Championship semi-finals and can now prepare for a headline-making clash on the big stage, live on Sky Sports.

A high-profile Group A is completed by Dutch Darts Champion Niels Zonneveld, who will await both Littler and Greaves on Sunday and Monday in further round-robin ties.

In a change to previous years, the players are split into 16 groups of three - rather than the usual eight groups of four - with only the group winner advancing to the knockout stages.

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

Where can I watch the Grand Slam of Darts on TV?

The 2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers). Coverage through PDCTV will also include an Italian commentary option throughout the event.

Grand Slam of Darts: Schedule of Play

Saturday November 14
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Group Matches (Best of nine legs, Seeded Player v Player C)

• Luke Woodhouse v Tom Sykes (J)
• Jermaine Wattimena v Lisa Ashton (B)
• Stephen Bunting v Raymond Smith (D)
• Ryan Searle v Charlie Manby (F)
• Josh Rock v Tommy Morris (C)
• Wessel Nijman v Adam Sevada (H)
• Nathan Aspinall v Maik Kuivenhoven (P)
• Jonny Clayton v Anton Ostlund (G)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
(Best of nine legs, Seeded Player v Player C)

• Gerwyn Price v Joe Hunt (E)
• James Wade v Cam Crabtree (K)
• Ross Smith v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (O)
• Michael van Gerwen v Henry Coates (L)
• Luke Humphries v Paolo Nebrida (I)
• Luke Littler v Beau Greaves (A)
• Gian van Veen v Carl Sneyd (M)
• Chris Dobey v Jan Schmidt (N)

Sunday November 15
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Group Stage (Best of nine legs, Player B v Saturday Afternoon’s Losing Player)

• Eight Matches

Evening Session (1930 GMT)

• Eight Matches

Monday November 16 (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Groups A-H (Best of nine legs,Player B v Saturday’s Winning Player)

• Eight Matches

Tuesday November 17 (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Groups I-P (Best of nine legs, Player B v Saturday’s Winning Player)

• Eight Matches

Wednesday November 18 (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Round Two (Best of 19 legs)

• Winner Group A v Winner Group B
• Winner Group C v Winner Group D
• Winner Group E v Winner Group F
• Winner Group G v Winner Group H

Thursday November 19 (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Round Two (Best of 19 legs)

• Winner Group I v Winner Group J
• Winner Group K v Winner Group L
• Winner Group M v Winner Group N
• Winner Group O v Winner Group P

Friday November 20 (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Quarter-Finals (Best of 31 legs)

• Winner A/B v Winner C/D
• Winner E/F v Winner G/H

Saturday November 21 (1900 GMT)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Quarter-Finals (Best of 31 legs)

• Winner I/J v Winner K/L
• Winner M/N v Winner O/P

Sunday November 22
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Semi-Final (Best of 31 legs)

• Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2
• Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4

Evening Session (1930 GMT)
Final (Best of 31 legs)

• Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2

Grand Slam of Darts: Tournament format

Group Stage (Potentially complicated!!)

• 16x groups of three players
• Top 16 qualified players from PDC Rankings seeded. Next 16 qualified players from PDC Rankings numbered 17-32 for draw, and remaining players numbered 33-48 for draw (with any players without a ranking listed at the end in alphabetical order).
• Two points will be awarded for a win, and no points are awarded for a defeat.
• Should there be a three-way points tie in any group after the round-robin games have been played, these would be split as follows:
• Should there be a three-way points tie in any group after the round-robin games have been played, these would be split as follows:
  • Total Leg Difference
  • Total Legs Won
  • Total Legs Won Against Throw
  • Highest Total Tournament Average (to two decimal places)
  • Highest Winning Match Average (to two decimal places)
  • If players cannot be split after the above criteria has been applied, a play-off will be organised between the players at the end of the session in which the final group game is played, and will be a two-way or three-way nine-dart shoot-out in which the player scoring the most points is deemed the winner, the player scoring the second highest points total would be deemed to have finished second in the group, with the lowest total finishing third. The order of throw would be determined by PDC Ranking, with the highest-ranked player having the option to throw first, second or third (if applicable), and the second-highest ranked player then having the second option of which order to throw in should there be three players involved. Should any scores be tied after nine darts, those players would continue throwing three darts apiece until there is a separation.

Knockout stage (far more simple!)

• From the second round onwards, the tournament will be in a knockout format. There will be no tie-break rule employed in any match.

Grand Slam of Darts: Prize money

• Winner £200,000
• Runner-Up £100,000
• Semi-Finalists £60,000
• Quarter-Finalists £35,000
• Last 16 £20,000
• Second In Group £12,500
• Third in Group £5,000
• Group Winner Bonus £3,500
• Total: £1,000,000

Grand Slam of Darts: The History

The Grand Slam of Darts used to bring together the best players from the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and the British Darts Organisation (BDO) but since the latter's demise in 2020, it's now purely a PDC event.

Phil Taylor won the first three finals against Andy Hamilton, Terry Jenkins and Scott Waites - averaging over 100 in each one - but he failed at the quarter-final stages to Steve Beaton in 2010.

That year, Waites bounced back from his 16-2 hammering at the hands of 12 months to become the first ever BDO player to win the event by coming from 8-0 down to defeat James Wade. No other BDO player has ever reached the final.

Taylor averaged over 109 in a 16-4 thrashing of Gary Anderson to reclaim the title in 2011 before Raymond van Barneveld edged a thrilling all-Dutch battle to beat Michael van Gerwen in 2012.

Two more titles for The Power followed in 2013 and 2014 to take his overall tally to six when he defeated Robert Thornton and Dave Chisnall but he would lose his first final in 2015 when Michael van Gerwen triumphed 16-13 in a high-quality showdown.

The Dutchman twice successfully defended his crown in 2016 and 2017 with victories over James Wade and Peter Wright respectively but the next year Gerwyn Price would bag his first televised title with a controversial victory over Gary Anderson.

The Welshman would go on to defend his crown 12 months later with a brutal 16-6 demolition job over Snakebite before Jose de Sousa triumphed over James Wade in 2020.

Price would then bring up a hat-trick of titles in this competition when defeating Wright in the 2021 final while Michael Smith broke his major duck in 2022 before Luke Humphries lifted the trophy 12 months later in 2023.

Since then it's been the Luke Littler show, with the Nuke winning all of his matches on the Wolverhampton stage over the past two years to get his hands on the Eric Bristow Trophy twice.

Grand Slam of Darts Finals

Grand Slam of Darts Most Titles

• Phil Taylor - 6
• Michael van Gerwen - 3
• Gerwyn Price - 3
• Luke Littler - 2
• Luke Humphries - 1
• Michael Smith - 1
• Jose de Sousa - 1
• Scott Waites - 1
• Raymond van Barneveld - 1