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Littler drawn with Greaves & Zonneveld at 2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam

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By Josh Gorton

GRAND SLAM OF DARTS DRAW SUMMARY

Luke Littler to face Beau Greaves & Niels Zonneveld in round-robin phase.
Luke Humphries pitted against Joe Cullen in Group I.
Michael van Gerwen to play Henry Coates in his opening tie.

Luke Littler will open his bid for a third consecutive Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts title with a blockbuster encounter against Beau Greaves on Saturday’s opening night in Wolverhampton - with the group stage draw for the expanded 48-player event having been made on Monday.

Reigning champion Littler is yet to taste defeat in Wolverhampton and he will be aiming to preserve his unbeaten run when he takes on three-time Women’s World Matchplay champion Greaves.

Greaves recorded a memorable victory when the pair met in last year’s Winmau World Youth Championship semi-finals and will take on the world number one for a first time on the big stage.

A high-profile Group A is completed by Dutch Darts Champion Niels Zonneveld, who will await both Littler and Greaves on Sunday and Monday in further round-robin ties.

The newly-expanded 48-player tournament will take place at WV Active Aldersley from November 14-22, as the sport’s biggest names go head-to-head for the iconic Eric Bristow Trophy.

In a change to previous years, the players are split into 16 groups of three, with only the group winner advancing to the knockout stages.

The opening round-robin games will take place during a bumper double session on Saturday, with 2023 champion Luke Humphries pitted against former Masters champion Joe Cullen and PDC Asian Champion Paolo Nebrida in Group I.

Dutch number one Gian van Veen will headline Group M, as the world number three prepares to take on former World Youth Champion Bradley Brooks and debutant Carl Sneyd.

Three-time champion Gerwyn Price kicks off his campaign against Challenge Tour champion Joe Hunt, with Poland’s number two Sebastian Bialecki also awaiting in Group E.

Michael van Gerwen – also a three-time Grand Slam winner – kicks off his challenge against talented youngster Henry Coates, while Sweden’s number one Jeffrey de Graaf completes Group L.

Scotland’s number two Cameron Menzies and ANZ Premier League champion Raymond Smith will face ninth seed Stephen Bunting in Group D, as Josh Rock faces debutants Kevin Doets and Tommy Morris in Group C.

Three-time runner-up James Wade also faces a tough assignment in Group K, as he goes up against last year’s quarter-finalist Ricky Evans and World Youth Championship finalist Cam Crabtree.

World number five Jonny Clayton is the seeded player in Group G, which also features 2023 runner-up Rob Cross and newly-crowned PDC Nordic & Baltic champion Anton Ostlund.

The schedule of play for Saturday’s double session is listed below, with the opening group games getting underway from 1300 GMT in Wolverhampton.

Following the conclusion of the round-robin phase, the winner from each group will progress to the last 16 knockout stage, which begins on Wednesday evening.

The 2026 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). Coverage through PDCTV will also include an Italian commentary option throughout the event.

2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts
Group Stage Draw
Group A
(1) Luke Littler
Niels Zonneveld
Beau Greaves

Group B
(16) Jermaine Wattimena
Alan Soutar
Lisa Ashton

Group C
(8) Josh Rock
Kevin Doets
Tommy Morris

Group D
(9) Stephen Bunting
Cameron Menzies
Raymond Smith

Group E
(4) Gerwyn Price
Sebastian Bialecki
Joe Hunt

Group F
(13) Ryan Searle
Andrew Gilding
Charlie Manby

Group G
(5) Jonny Clayton
Rob Cross
Anton Ostlund

Group H
(12) Wessel Nijman
Niko Springer
Adam Sevada

Group I
(2) Luke Humphries
Joe Cullen
Paolo Nebrida

Group J
(15) Luke Woodhouse
Krzysztof Ratajski
Tom Sykes

Group K
(7) James Wade
Ricky Evans
Cam Crabtree

Group L
(10) Michael van Gerwen
Jeffrey de Graaf
Henry Coates

Group M
(3) Gian van Veen
Bradley Brooks
Carl Sneyd

Group N
(14) Chris Dobey
Martin Schindler
Jan Schmidt

Group O
(6) Ross Smith
Gabriel Clemens
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Group P
(11) Nathan Aspinall
Karel Sedlacek
Maik Kuivenhoven

Schedule of Play
Saturday November 14
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
8x Group Matches (Seeded Player v Player C)
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)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
8x Group Matches (Seeded Player v Player C)
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)

Sunday November 15
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
8x Group Matches (Player B v Saturday Afternoon’s Losing Player)

Evening Session (1930 GMT)
8x Group Matches (Player B v Saturday Evening’s Losing Player)

Monday November 16 (1900 GMT)
8x Group Matches (Groups A-H, Player B v Saturday’s Winning Player)

Tuesday November 17 (1900 GMT)
8x Group Matches (Groups I-P, Player B v Saturday’s Winning Player)

Wednesday November 18 (1900 GMT)
4x Round Two Matches
Winner Group A v Winner Group B
Winner Group C v Winner Group D
Winner Group E v Winner Group F
Winner Group G v Winner Group H

Thursday November 19 (1900 GMT)
4x Round Two Matches
Winner Group I v Winner Group J
Winner Group K v Winner Group L
Winner Group M v Winner Group N
Winner Group O v Winner Group P

Friday November 20 (1900 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Winner A/B v Winner C/D
Winner E/F v Winner G/H

Saturday November 21 (1900 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Winner I/J v Winner K/L
Winner M/N v Winner O/P

Sunday November 22
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Semi-Finals

Evening Session (1930 GMT)
Final

Format

16x groups of three players
Top 16 qualified players from PDC Rankings seeded. Next 16 qualified players from PDC Rankings numbered 17-32 for draw, and remaining players numbered 33-48 for draw (with any players without a ranking listed at the end in alphabetical order).
Seeds will be allocated to groups in the following order for the Group Stage:

Group A - Seed 1
Group B - Seed 16
Group C - Seed 8
Group D - Seed 9
Group E - Seed 4
Group F - Seed 13
Group G - Seed 5
Group H - Seed 12
Group I - Seed 2
Group J - Seed 15
Group K - Seed 7
Group L - Seed 10
Group M - Seed 3
Group N - Seed 14
Group O - Seed 6
Group P - Seed 11

In the Group Stage, two points will be awarded for a win, and no points are awarded for a defeat.
Should there be a three-way points tie in any group after the round-robin games have been played, these would be split as follows:

Total Leg Difference
Total Legs Won
Total Legs Won Against Throw
Highest Total Tournament Average (to two decimal places)
Highest Winning Match Average (to two decimal places)
If players cannot be split after the above criteria has been applied, a play-off will be organised between the players at the end of the session in which the final group game is played, and will be a two-way or three-way nine-dart shoot-out in which the player scoring the most points is deemed the winner, the player scoring the second highest points total would be deemed to have finished second in the group, with the lowest total finishing third. The order of throw would be determined by PDC Ranking, with the highest-ranked player having the option to throw first, second or third (if applicable), and the second-highest ranked player then having the second option of which order to throw in should there be three players involved. Should any scores be tied after nine darts, those players would continue throwing three darts apiece until there is a separation.

Following the completion of the Group Stage, each group winner will progress to the knockout stage from the Last 16 onwards, and the tournament will proceed in bracket order as follows: