The 2026 Grand Slam of Darts is set to take place from 14-22 November at WV Active in Aldersley, Wolverhampton, with Luke Littler defending the title he has won for the past two years. The tournament, which began as a cross-code event featuring BDO players, has evolved into a ranking cornerstone of the PDC season ahead of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.
The expanded 48-player field is comprised of finalists from televised tournaments, PDC Pro Tour title winners, and additional qualifiers, with eight Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed on Friday 6 November. Littler headlines the field as the winner of the 2026 World Darts Championship, while Luke Humphries enters as the 2026 World Grand Prix winner. Ross Smith qualified as the 2026 World Series of Darts Finals winner, and Gian van Veen earned his spot as runner-up at the 2026 World Darts Championship.
Other notable qualifiers include Gerwyn Price (runner-up at the 2026 World Matchplay), James Wade (runner-up at the 2026 UK Open), Nathan Aspinall (runner-up at the 2025 Players Championship Finals), and Michael van Gerwen (runner-up at the 2026 World Cup of Darts). Beau Greaves qualified as runner-up at the 2025 World Youth Championship, while Cam Crabtree and Jan Schmidt both qualified as finalists at the 2026 World Youth Championship. Sebastian Bialecki won the 2026 Development Tour Order of Merit, Joe Hunt topped the 2026 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, and Lisa Ashton was runner-up on the 2026 Women's Series Order of Merit. Paolo Nebrida (2026 PDC Asian Championship), Adam Sevada (2026 North American Championship), and Raymond Smith (2026 ANZ Premier League) also secured their places.
The field is further bolstered by a host of European Tour and Players Championship winners, including Martin Schindler, Wessel Nijman, Josh Rock, Luke Woodhouse, Krzysztof Ratajski, Jonny Clayton, Niels Zonneveld, Chris Dobey, Cameron Menzies, Ryan Searle, Jermaine Wattimena, Rob Cross, Kevin Doets, Andrew Gilding, Jeffrey de Graaf, Gabriel Clemens, Karel Sedlacek, Charlie Manby, Henry Coates, and Tommy Morris. The eight Tour Card Holder Qualifiers are Stephen Bunting, Maik Kuivenhoven, Tom Sykes, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez, Niko Springer, Ricky Evans, Carl Sneyd, and Bradley Brooks, with Joe Cullen also among the qualifiers. The final spot, the Nordic & Baltic Championship Qualifier, remains TBC.
The draw is confirmed in the week of the tournament, with the PDC conducting it at the close of qualification on Sunday 7 November. The schedule will be confirmed once the draw is complete, with the group stages starting in the first few days before the knockout stages towards the back end of the week. The format features 48 players split into 16 groups of three, with each group containing one seeded player. Every player faces each other once in a round-robin, with two points awarded for a win. The top player in each group advances to the Last 16 knockout stage.
Historically, Phil Taylor dominates the roll of honour with six titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014), while Michael van Gerwen has three (2015, 2016, 2017) and Gerwyn Price also has three (2018, 2019, 2021). Luke Littler joined the list with victories in 2024 and 2025, and other champions include Scott Waites (2010), Raymond van Barneveld (2012), José de Sousa (2020), Michael Smith (2022), and Luke Humphries (2023). The total prize money has grown from £300,000 in 2007 to £650,000 in recent years, with the champion earning £150,000 and the runner-up £70,000 in 2025.
