Luke Littler drawn into Group F against seventh seed Dimitri Van den Bergh; Luke Humphries with James Wade in Group A; watch the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton as world No 1 Humphries looks to defend his title from November 9-17 – live on Sky Sports.
The group stage of the 32-player event sees the players competing in a round-robin format across the opening four days at WV Active Aldersley, with 16 ties taking place across two sessions on Saturday and Sunday.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, the top two players from each group make it through to the knockout stage, with the last 16 split across Wednesday and Thursday evening, with the quarter-finals being held on Friday and Saturday.
The tournament then concludes with a bumper double-session on Sunday, November 17, as the afternoon’s semi-finals are followed by the final in the evening session.
Results
Saturday November 9Afternoon SessionStephen Bunting 5-4 Wessel Nijman (H)Josh Rock 2-5 Gian van Veen (H)Dave Chisnall 0-5 Connor Scutt (D)Danny Noppert 5-2 Beau Greaves (B)Martin Schindler 2-5 Cameron Menzies (B)Rob Cross 5-2 Leonard Gates (C)Peter Wright 0-5 Martin Lukeman (C)Ross Smith 1-5 Ritchie Edhouse (D)
Evening Session
James Wade 3-5 Mickey Mansell (A)Gary Anderson 5-1 Ryan Joyce (G)Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-1 Lourence Ilagan (F)Michael Smith 5-2 Mensur Suljovic (E)Michael van Gerwen 5-0 Noa-Lynn van Leuven (G)Luke Littler 5-0 Keane Barry (F)Luke Humphries 3-5 Rowby-John Rodriguez (A)Mike De Decker 2-5 Jermaine Wattimena (E)
Schedule of play (all live on Sky Sports)Sunday November 10
Afternoon Session (1pm) – live on Sky Sports +
Danny Noppert v Cameron Menzies (B)Martin Schindler v Beau Greaves (B)Peter Wright v Leonard Gates (C)Rob Cross v Martin Lukeman (C)Dave Chisnall v Ross Smith (D)Ritchie Edhouse v Connor Scutt (D)Josh Rock v Wessel Nijman (H)Stephen Bunting v Gian van Veen (H)
Evening Session (7pm) – live on Sky Sports +
Keane Barry v Lourence Ilagan (F)Ryan Joyce v Noa-Lynn van Leuven (G)Rowby-John Rodriguez v Mickey Mansell (A)Mike De Decker v Mensur Suljovic (E)James Wade v Luke Humphries (A)Michael Smith v Jermaine Wattimena (E)Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson (G)Dimitri Van den Bergh v Luke Littler (F)
Monday November 11 (7pm)8x Group Stage
Tuesday November 12 (7pm)8x Group Stage
Wednesday November 13 (7pm)4x Second Round
Thursday November 14 (7pm)4x Second Round
Friday November 15 (7pm)2x Quarter-Finals
Saturday November 16 (7pm)2x Quarter-Finals
Sunday November 17 Afternoon Session (1pm)
Semi-Finals Evening Session (7.30pm)Final.
What are the groups for 2024?
Group A: (1) Luke Humphries, James Wade, Mickey Mansell, Rowby-John Rodriguez
Group B: (8) Danny Noppert, Martin Schindler, Cameron Menzies, Beau Greaves
Group C: (4) Rob Cross, Peter Wright, Martin Lukeman, Leonard Gates
Group D: (5) Dave Chisnall, Ross Smith, Ritchie Edhouse, Connor Scutt
Group E: (2) Michael Smith, Mike De Decker, Jermaine Wattimena, Mensur Suljovic
Group F: (7) Dimitri Van den Bergh, Luke Littler, Keane Barry, Lourence Ilagan
Group G: (3) Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Ryan Joyce, Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Group H: (6) Stephen Bunting, Josh Rock, Gian van Veen, Wessel Nijman.
