Grand Slam of Darts schedule: order of play, UK start times and TV

The Grand Slam of Darts schedule is now set. Play starts at 13:00 UK time on Saturday 14 November at WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton. Defending champion Luke Littler opens his title defence against Beau Greaves in the evening session. The final is on Sunday 22 November.

The PDC released the order of play alongside Monday’s group draw. All times below are UK time, which is GMT in November. Full details are in the PDC’s official draw and schedule.

Grand Slam of Darts schedule: day by day

The event has grown to 48 players this year, split into 16 groups of three. There are four days of group matches before the knockout rounds begin on Wednesday.

Day-by-day order of play (UK time)

Day	Start (UK)	Matches
Sat 14 Nov	13:00 and 19:00	Group stage: 16 matches, seeds v third-drawn player
Sun 15 Nov	13:00 and 19:30	Group stage: 16 matches
Mon 16 Nov	19:00	Group stage: Groups A to H finish
Tue 17 Nov	19:00	Group stage: Groups I to P finish
Wed 18 Nov	19:00	Last 16: Groups A to H winners (best of 19 legs)
Thu 19 Nov	19:00	Last 16: Groups I to P winners (best of 19 legs)
Fri 20 Nov	19:00	Two quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
Sat 21 Nov	19:00	Two quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
Sun 22 Nov	13:00 and 19:30	Semi-finals, then the final (best of 31 legs)

Saturday order of play

Saturday is a double session with 16 group matches. In each one, the seeded player takes on the third player drawn in their group. The afternoon session starts at 13:00 with these eight matches:

• 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)

The evening session starts at 19:00. It is packed with big names, including Littler against Greaves:

• 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)

On Sunday, the second player in each group plays the man or woman who lost on Saturday. The last group games on Monday and Tuesday then pit them against Saturday’s winners.

How the format works

There is a big change this year. Only the group winner goes through to the last 16, so one defeat could be costly. A win earns two points, and a defeat earns none. If players finish level, total leg difference is the first tie-breaker.

Group matches are best of nine legs. The last 16 is best of 19 legs. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are all best of 31 legs. The winner lifts the Eric Bristow Trophy and £200,000 from a £1 million prize fund.

How to watch the Grand Slam of Darts

Every session is live on Sky Sports in the UK. The PDC says it will also be shown by its worldwide partners, including DAZN and Viaplay. PDCTV will stream it for subscribers outside the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

See every group in our Grand Slam of Darts groups guide. Our draw explainer covers how the seeding worked. For more, visit our darts hub and our Grand Slam coverage.

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