2025 Grand Slam of Darts: Draw, schedule, groups, prize money and format explained

Alex Walsh

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Believe it or not, it's already November, which means the Grand Slam of Darts is back.

Last year's tournament was filled with upsets, thrilling matchups and unforgettable moments.

This year should be no different, with a competitive field filled with several players who think they have what it takes to win one of the top majors of the year.

What to know about the Grand Slam of Darts

Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.

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2025 Grand Slam of Darts Draw/group stage

Here are eight different groups for the group stage.

Group A

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Luke Humphries (1)	3	3	0	15	6	+9	6	Q
2	Michael Smith	3	2	1	13	10	+3	4	Q
3	Nathan Aspinall	3	1	2	11	12	-1	2	E
4	Alex Spellman	3	0	3	4	15	-11	0	E

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Group B

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Chris Dobey (8)	3	3	0	15	3	+12	6	Q
2	Jurjen van der Velde	3	2	1	11	12	-1	4	Q
3	Damon Heta	3	1	2	9	11	-2	2	E
4	Martin Lukeman	3	0	3	6	15	-9	0	E

Group C

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Luke Woodhouse	3	3	0	15	8	+7	6	Q
2	Martin Schindler	3	2	1	12	11	+1	4	Q
3	Alexis Toylo	3	1	2	9	14	-5	2	E
4	Stephen Bunting (4)	3	0	3	12	15	-3	0	E

Group D

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Gerwyn Price	3	2	1	14	6	+8	4	Q
2	Ricky Evans	3	2	1	12	13	-1	4	Q
3	James Wade (5)	3	1	2	9	12	-3	2	E
4	Stefan Bellmont	3	1	2	10	14	-4	2	E

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Group E

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Luke Littler (2)	3	3	0	15	5	+10	6	Q
2	Connor Scutt	3	2	1	13	12	+1	4	Q
3	Karel Sedlacek	3	1	2	9	13	-4	2	E
4	Daryl Gurney	3	0	3	8	15	-7	0	E

Group F

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Josh Rock	3	2	1	14	7	+7	4	Q
2	Wessel Nijman	3	2	1	13	9	+4	4	Q
3	Gian van Veen (7)	3	2	1	12	12	0	4	E
4	Lisa Ashton	3	0	3	4	15	-11	0	E

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Group G

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Michael van Gerwen (3)	3	2	1	14	11	+3	4	Q
2	Niko Springer	3	2	1	13	12	+1	4	Q
3	Beau Greaves	3	1	2	13	13	0	2	E
4	Gary Anderson	3	1	2	10	14	-4	2	E

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Group H

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Lukas Wenig	3	2	1	14	9	+5	4	Q
2	Danny Noppert	3	2	1	14	13	+1	4	Q
3	Cam Crabtree	3	1	2	10	11	-1	2	E
4	Jonny Clayton (6)	3	1	2	9	14	-5	2	E

Schedule/Bracket

Here are the matchups for the tournament after the group stage.

Round of 16

Match	Date
Luke Humphries (1) vs. Jurjen van der Velde	Wed., Nov. 12
Chris Dobey (8) vs. Michael Smith	Wed., Nov. 12
Luke Woodhouse vs. Ricky Evans	Wed., Nov. 12
Gerwyn Price vs. Martin Schindler	Wed., Nov. 12
Luke Littler (2) vs. Wessel Nijman	Thurs., Nov. 13
Josh Rock vs. Connor Scutt	Thurs., Nov. 13
Michael van Gerwen (3) vs. Danny Noppert	Thurs., Nov. 13
Lukas Wenig vs. Niko Springer	Thurs., Nov. 13

Quarterfinals

Match	Date
Humphries vs. Smith	Fri., Nov. 14 or Sat., Nov. 15
Evans vs. Price	Fri., Nov. 14 or Sat., Nov. 15
Littler vs. Rock	Fri., Nov. 14 or Sat., Nov. 15
Noppert vs. Wenig	Fri., Nov. 14 or Sat., Nov. 15

Semifinals

Match	Date
Luke Humphries vs. Gerwyn Price	Sun., Nov. 16
Luke Littler vs. Danny Noppert	Sun., Nov. 16

Final

Match	Date
Humphries/Price vs. Littler/Noppert	Sun., Nov. 16

Prize money

*Data via Wikipedia

Position (num. Of players)		Prize money (Total: £650,000)
Winner	(1)	£150,000
Runner-up	(1)	£70,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£50,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£25,000
Last 16	(8)	£12,250
Third in group	(8)	£8,000
Fourth in group	(8)	£5,000

Group winner bonus	(8)	£3,500

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Format

The Grand Slam of Darts is a 32-player tournament, with various qualification routes to get there.

The seeded players consist of the top-8 players, who each are assigned to a separate group, and then have three additional players assigned to their group in the event's draw.

The first four days of the tournament (Nov. 8 - 11) will be purely group stage games, as each player will play the other three players in their group. These games will be played to best-of-9 legs.

If two players are tied in a group, the tiebreaker is determined based on leg difference in the tournament and then who won the match between the two players.

If there were to be a three-player tie, it would be determined by leg difference and then legs won, legs won against throw, tournament average and lastly a nine-dart shootout.

Players who place top-2 in their group will advance to the knockout stage which will begin on Nov. 12. The first round of the knockout stage is played to best-of-19 legs.

The final three rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals & final) of the tournament will take place from Nov. 14 - 16 and will all be played to best-of-31 legs.