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Grand Slam of Darts 2026: Field, When is the draw and schedule confirmed, History and Format
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The 2026 Grand Slam of Darts is due to take place between 14-22 November, 2026 at the WV Active in Aldersley (Wolverhampton) with Luke Littler being the defending champion in the event which started life as a cross code tournament with players from the BDO.

Since then it has become a ranking event and a cornerstone of the end of the PDC season before the World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace.

Finalists from televised tournaments, PDC Pro Tour title winners, and additional qualifiers seal 40 spots in an expanded 48 player field, being joined by eight Tour Card holder qualifiers confirmed on Friday 6 November.

Field Grand Slam of Darts 2026

# Player Qualification
1 Luke Littler Winner of 2026 World Darts Championship
2 Luke Humphries Winner of 2026 World Grand Prix
3 Ross Smith Winner of 2026 World Series of Darts Finals
4 Gian van Veen Runner-up at 2026 World Darts Championship
5 Gerwyn Price Runner-up at 2026 World Matchplay
6 James Wade Runner-up at 2026 UK Open
7 Nathan Aspinall Runner-up at 2025 Players Championship Finals
8 Michael van Gerwen Runner-up at 2026 World Cup of Darts
9 Beau Greaves Runner-up at 2025 World Youth Championship
10 Cam Crabtree Finalist at 2026 World Youth Championship
11 Jan Schmidt Finalist at 2026 World Youth Championship
12 Sebastian Bialecki Winner of 2026 Development Tour Order of Merit
13 Joe Hunt Winner of 2026 Challenge Tour Order of Merit
14 Lisa Ashton Runner-up of 2026 Women's Series Order of Merit
15 Paolo Nebrida Winner of 2026 PDC Asian Championship
16 Adam Sevada Winner of 2026 North American Championship
17 Raymond Smith Winner of 2026 ANZ Premier League
18 Martin Schindler Runner-up at 2026 European Championship
19 Wessel Nijman Two-time winner on the 2026 European Tour
20 Josh Rock Winner on the 2026 European Tour
21 Luke Woodhouse Winner on the 2026 European Tour
22 Krzysztof Ratajski Winner on the 2026 European Tour
23 Jonny Clayton Winner on the 2026 European Tour
24 Niels Zonneveld Winner on the 2026 European Tour
25 Chris Dobey Three-time winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
26 Cameron Menzies Two-time winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
27 Ryan Searle Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
28 Jermaine Wattimena Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
29 Rob Cross Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
30 Kevin Doets Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
31 Andrew Gilding Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
32 Jeffrey de Graaf Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
33 Gabriel Clemens Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
34 Karel Sedlacek Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
35 Charlie Manby Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
36 Henry Coates Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
37 Tommy Morris Winner of a 2026 Players Championship event
38 Stephen Bunting Tour Card Holder Qualifier
39 Maik Kuivenhoven Tour Card Holder Qualifier
40 Tom Sykes Tour Card Holder Qualifier
41 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez Tour Card Holder Qualifier
42 Niko Springer Tour Card Holder Qualifier
43 Ricky Evans Tour Card Holder Qualifier
44 Carl Sneyd Tour Card Holder Qualifier
45 Bradley Brooks Tour Card Holder Qualifier
46 Joe Cullen Tour Card Holder Qualifier
47 Alan Soutar Tour Card Holder Qualifier
48 TBC Nordic & Baltic Championship Qualifier

When is the draw confirmed for Grand Slam of Darts?

The draw confirmed in the week of the tournament starting before the 14 November start date. The PDC will do it at the close of qualification on Sunday 7 November.

When is the schedule confirmed for Grand Slam of Darts?

The schedule will be confirmed when the draw is complete with the group stages starting the first few days before the tournament goes into the knockout stages towards the back end of the week.

History Grand Slam of Darts

Year Champion (average) Org Score Runner-up (average) Total prize money Champion Runner-up
2007 Phil Taylor (101.75) PDC 18–11 Andy Hamilton (100.97) £300,000 £80,000 £35,000
2008 Phil Taylor (106.25) PDC 18–9 Terry Jenkins (100.92) £356,000 £100,000 £40,000
2009 Phil Taylor (103.94) PDC 16–2 Scott Waites (94.16) £400,000 £50,000 £50,000
2010 Scott Waites (99.86) BDO 16–12 James Wade (92.79) £400,000 £50,000 £50,000
2011 Phil Taylor (109.04) PDC 16–4 Gary Anderson (98.92) £400,000 £50,000 £50,000
2012 Raymond van Barneveld (95.79) PDC 16–14 Michael van Gerwen (98.55) £400,000 £50,000 £50,000
2013 Phil Taylor (98.14) PDC 16–6 Robert Thornton (97.02) £400,000 £50,000 £50,000
2014 Phil Taylor (102.45) PDC 16–13 Dave Chisnall (98.02) £400,000 £50,000 £50,000
2015 Michael van Gerwen (100.94) PDC 16–13 Phil Taylor (102.53) £400,000 £50,000 £50,000
2016 Michael van Gerwen (98.74) PDC 16–8 James Wade (90.73) £400,000 £50,000 £50,000
2017 Michael van Gerwen (102.18) PDC 16–12 Peter Wright (97.71) £450,000 £110,000 £55,000
2018 Gerwyn Price (96.70) PDC 16–13 Gary Anderson (97.25) £450,000 £110,000 £55,000
2019 Gerwyn Price (107.86) PDC 16–6 Peter Wright (96.28) £550,000 £125,000 £65,000
2020 José de Sousa (99.95) PDC 16–12 James Wade (94.26) £550,000 £125,000 £65,000
2021 Gerwyn Price (103.90) PDC 16–8 Peter Wright (91.51) £550,000 £125,000 £65,000
2022 Michael Smith (96.84) PDC 16–5 Nathan Aspinall (90.94) £650,000 £150,000 £70,000
2023 Luke Humphries (104.69) PDC 16–8 Rob Cross (103.61) £650,000 £150,000 £70,000
2024 Luke Littler (107.08) PDC 16–3 Martin Lukeman (93.42) £650,000 £150,000 £70,000
2025 Luke Littler (100.61) PDC 16–11 Luke Humphries (99.56) £650,000 £150,000 £70,000

Format Grand Slam of Darts

Stage Format Details
Match format Legs All matches played in leg format
Number of players 48 16 groups of three players
Group draw Seeded Each group contains one seeded player
Group stage Round-robin Every player faces each other player once
Points system 2 points Two points awarded for a win
Qualification Group winners The top player in each group qualifies
Knockout stage Last 16 16 group winners advance to the knockout stage

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