The 2025 Grand Slam of Darts gets under way this week as one of the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) major tournaments roars into action in Wolverhampton.
Unlike most of darts’ major tournaments, the 32 qualifiers are split into eight groups of four, rather than a straight knockout format.
Each player will face three opponents in their group, with the top two progressing into the last 16.
The rest of the competition is a straight knockout.
Luke Littler is the defending champion following a 16-3 demolition victory over Martin Lukeman in the 2024 final.
When is the Grand Slam of Darts?
The tournament lasts for nine days from Saturday, 8 November to Sunday, 16 November.
- Group stage (8 November to 11 November) – 48 matches
- Second round (12 November to 13 November) – eight matches
- Quarter-finals (14 November to 15 November) – four matches
- Semi-finals (16 November) – two matches
- Final (16 November) – one match
What is the format?
In the group stage, the format is a best of nine legs, or first to five legs.
For the latter stages of the competition, matches are significantly longer.
Second-round matches consist of a best-of-19-legs format, or first to 10 legs.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are best of 31 legs, or first to 16 legs.
The first 10 players qualified for the tournament by reaching televised major finals in the past 12 months.
The other 22 players are made up of winners of events on the PDC, Championship Darts Corporation (for players in the United States and Canada), Women’s Tour, European Tour and a PDC Tour qualifying event.
Players are then placed into four pots for the group-stage draw, with the top eight players in the PDC’s Order of Merit seeded.
Schedule and results
Group A
Luke Humphries (1), Nathan Aspinall, Michael Smith, Alex Spellman
Saturday, 8 November
Nathan Aspinall 3-5 Michael Smith
Luke Humphries 5-0 Alex Spellman
Sunday, 9 November
Nathan Aspinall 5-2 Alex Spellman
Luke Humphries 5-3 Michael Smith
Monday, 10 November
Luke Humphries 5-3 Nathan Aspinall
Michael Smith 5-2 Alex Spellman
Group B
Chris Dobey (8), Damon Heta, Martin Lukeman, Jurjen van der Velde
Saturday, 8 November
Damon Heta 5-1 Martin Lukeman
Chris Dobey 5-1 Jurjen van der Velde
Sunday, 9 November
Martin Lukeman 4-5 Jurjen van der Velde
Chris Dobey 5-1 Damon Heta
Monday, 10 November
Chris Dobey 5-1 Martin Lukeman
Damon Heta 3-5 Jurjen van der Velde
Group C
Stephen Bunting (4), Martin Schindler, Luke Woodhouse, Alexis Toylo
Saturday, 8 November
Martin Schindler 2-5 Luke Woodhouse
Stephen Bunting 4-5 Alexis Toylo
Sunday, 9 November
Stephen Bunting 4-5 Martin Schindler
Luke Woodhouse 5-2 Alexis Toylo
Monday, 10 November
Martin Schindler 5-2 Alexis Toylo
Stephen Bunting 4-5 Luke Woodhouse
Group D
James Wade (5), Gerwyn Price, Ricky Evans, Stefan Bellmont
Saturday, 8 November
Gerwyn Price 4-5 Ricky Evans
James Wade 4-5 Stefan Bellmont
Sunday, 9 November
James Wade 0-5 Gerwyn Price
Ricky Evans 5-4 Stefan Bellmont
Monday, 10 November
Gerwyn Price 5-1 Stefan Bellmont
James Wade 5-2 Ricky Evans
Group E
Luke Littler (2), Daryl Gurney, Connor Scutt, Karel Sedlacek
Saturday, 8 November
Daryl Gurney 4-5 Connor Scutt
Luke Littler 5-1 Karel Sedlacek
Sunday, 9 November
Daryl Gurney 3-5 Karel Sedlacek
Luke Littler 5-3 Connor Scutt
Tuesday, 11 November
Connor Scutt v Karel Sedlacek
Luke Littler v Daryl Gurney
Group F
Gian van Veen (7), Josh Rock, Wessel Nijman, Lisa Ashton
Saturday, 8 November
Josh Rock 4-5 Wessel Nijman
Gian van Veen 5-4 Lisa Ashton
Sunday, 9 November
Josh Rock 5-0 Lisa Ashton
Gian van Veen 5-3 Wessel Nijman
Tuesday, 11 November
Gian van Veen v Josh Rock
Wessel Nijman v Lisa Ashton
Group G
Michael van Gerwen (3), Gary Anderson, Niko Springer, Beau Greaves
Saturday, 8 November
Gary Anderson 4-5 Niko Springer
Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Beau Greaves
Sunday, 9 November
Gary Anderson 5-4 Beau Greaves
Michael van Gerwen 4-5 Niko Springer
Tuesday, 11 November
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
Niko Springer v Beau Greaves
Group H
Jonny Clayton (6), Danny Noppert, Lukas Wenig, Cam Crabtree
Saturday, 8 November
Danny Noppert 5-4 Lukas Wenig
Jonny Clayton 1-5 Cam Crabtree
Sunday, 9 November
Jonny Clayton 3-5 Lukas Wenig
Danny Noppert 5-4 Cam Crabtree
Tuesday, 11 November
Jonny Clayton v Danny Noppert
Lukas Wenig v Cam Crabtree
What is the prize money?
The winner will take home a prize of £150,000.
All of the eight group-stage winners will also win an additional £3,500 each.
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £70,000
- Semi-final: £50,000
- Quarter-final: £25,000
- Second round: £12,250
- Third in group stage: £8,000
- Fourth in group stage: £5,000
- Group stage group winner bonus: £3,500
Who has previously won the Grand Slam of Darts?
Phil Taylor is the competition’s most successful player with six titles.
Price and Van Gerwen are the joint-second most successful players in the competition’s history with three wins each.
- 2024 – Luke Littler
- 2023 – Luke Humphries
- 2022 – Michael Smith
- 2021 – Gerwyn Price
- 2020 – Jose de Sousa
- 2019 – Gerwyn Price
- 2018 – Gerwyn Price
- 2017 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2016 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2015 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2014 – Phil Taylor
- 2013 – Phil Taylor
- 2012 – Raymond van Barneveld
- 2011 – Phil Taylor
- 2010 – Scott Waites
- 2009 – Phil Taylor
- 2008 – Phil Taylor
- 2007 – Phil Taylor
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