Michael van Gerwen will go head-to-head with Beau Greaves on Day One of the 2025 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts, as Luke Littler begins his defence of the Eric Bristow Trophy against Karel Sedlacek during a bumper double session in Wolverhampton.
The Grand Slam of Darts group stage will see 32 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 November 8.
Saturday afternoon's opening session will feature the players in Groups B, D, F and H, before players in Groups A, C, E and G enter the fray on Saturday evening.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Gerwyn Price will headline Saturday afternoon’s action, as the Welshman kicks off his campaign against Tour Card Holder Qualifier Ricky Evans.
Price has been pitted in Group D alongside three-time runner-up James Wade, who will play 2025 Winmau Challenge Tour winner Stefan Bellmont - the first Swiss player to feature in the Grand Slam of Darts.
Newly crowned European Champion Gian van Veen takes on Women’s World Matchplay champion Lisa Ashton in his Group F opener, as Northern Ireland’s number one Josh Rock and emerging Dutchman Wessel Nijman also lock horns in Group F.
World number six Jonny Clayton goes up against 2025 Development Tour winner Cam Crabtree in another eye-catching tussle, while Danny Noppert aims to continue his fine form against debutant Lukas Wenig in the afternoon’s other Group H clash.
Chris Dobey - a winner of three Players Championship titles in 2025 - plays World Youth Championship runner-up Jurjen van der Velde in Group B, before Australian number one Damon Heta and 2024 Grand Slam finalist Martin Lukeman collide for the right to meet Dobey or Van der Velde on Sunday.
Reigning champion Littler will then take centre stage on Saturday evening, as the World Champion makes his return to the West Midlands against Czech number one Sedlacek in Group E.
However, arguably the match of the night will see Dutch superstar Van Gerwen open his bid for a fourth Grand Slam of Darts crown against record-breaker Greaves, who has won a staggering 86 consecutive games on the PDC Women’s Series circuit.
Van Gerwen and Greaves make up a blockbuster Group G, which also features a fascinating encounter between two-time runner-up Gary Anderson and Germany’s rising star Niko Springer.
In Group A, world number one Luke Humphries begins his challenge for a second Grand Slam title against CDC Continental Cup champion Alex Spellman, before 2022 champion Michael Smith renews his rivalry with Nathan Aspinall, in a repeat of their Wolverhampton decider three years ago.
2023 semi-finalist Stephen Bunting and German number one Martin Schindler will be the star attractions in Group C, with the pair up against PDC Asian Tour winner Alexis Toylo and Tour Card Holder Qualifier Luke Woodhouse respectively.
Elsewhere, Northern Ireland’s World Cup champion Daryl Gurney takes on the returning Connor Scutt in the evening’s opener, with a potential Group E showdown against Littler awaiting the winner on Sunday evening.
The group stage action continues on Sunday, as Saturday's winning players go head-to-head, while the losing players also collide before the final round-robin games take place across Monday and Tuesday.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, the top two players from each group will advance to the knockout stages of the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts, which will get underway on Wednesday November 12.
The last 16 will be split across Wednesday and Thursday evening, before the quarter-finals are held on Friday and Saturday.
The tournament then concludes with a bumper double-session on Sunday November 16, as the afternoon's semi-finals are followed by the final later in the evening, as the remaining two players compete for the £150,000 top prize and the Eric Bristow Trophy.
The 2025 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).
2025 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Saturday November 8
Afternoon Session (1300-1700 GMT)
Group Stage x8 - Groups B-D-F-H First Games
Danny Noppert v Lukas Wenig (H)
Damon Heta v Martin Lukeman (B)
Chris Dobey v Jurjen van der Velde (B)
Gerwyn Price v Ricky Evans (D)
James Wade v Stefan Bellmont (D)
Jonny Clayton v Cam Crabtree (H)
Josh Rock v Wessel Nijman (F)
Gian van Veen v Lisa Ashton (F)
Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Group Stage x8 - Groups A-C-E-G First Games
Daryl Gurney v Connor Scutt (E)
Martin Schindler v Luke Woodhouse (C)
Nathan Aspinall v Michael Smith (A)
Gary Anderson v Niko Springer (G)
Luke Humphries v Alex Spellman (A)
Luke Littler v Karel Sedlacek (E)
Michael van Gerwen v Beau Greaves (G)
Stephen Bunting v Alexis Toylo (C)
Sunday November 9
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Group Stage x8 – Groups B-D-F-H Second Matches
Saturday’s winning players in each group meet, and Saturday’s losing players in each group meet.