Littler Draws Greaves and Zonneveld in Grand Slam of Darts Group A
The Grand Slam of Darts 2026 draw puts Luke Littler in Group A with Beau Greaves and Niels Zonneveld in Wolverhampton. Littler plays Greaves on the evening of November 14, with a 48-player field and a new group format.
Luke Littler will face Beau Greaves in the evening session on Saturday, November 14, after the Grand Slam of Darts 2026 draw placed them together with Niels Zonneveld in Group A. The tournament is in Wolverhampton.
It is a tough opener. Littler is the world No 1 and the two-time defending champion.
Group A history
Littler and Greaves have met twice, and each has won once. Littler beat her 6-5 in a deciding leg at Players Championship 24 in August. Greaves won 6-5 in 2025 to reach the World Youth Championship final.
Zonneveld also has a result against the top seed. He beat Littler 6-5 in the quarter-finals of the European Tour in March. Greaves beat Zonneveld 6-3 at Players Championship 31.
Other groups to watch
Luke Humphries, the 2023 winner, is in Group I with Joe Cullen and Paolo Nebrida. In Group K, James Wade meets Ricky Evans and Cam Crabtree.
Lisa Ashton lands in Group B with Jermaine Wattimena and Alan Soutar. Josh Rock is in Group C with Kevin Doets and Tommy Morris, who surprisingly won Players Championship 34 recently.
Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, Michael van Gerwen, Chris Dobey, Rob Cross, Gian van Veen, Ross Smith and Nathan Aspinall are also in the field.
Format and schedule
The event has 48 players, 16 more than in 2025. The 16 seeds each head a separate group. Two more players join each seed, one from each of the two qualifier pools.
The group stage runs from November 14 to 17. Each player plays the other two in his or her group, with matches over best-of-nine legs. Only the group winner reaches the last 16.
A three-way tie is settled by leg difference, then legs won, then legs won against throw and tournament average. A nine-dart shootout is the last resort.
The first day has 16 group matches, split between a 1pm afternoon session and a 7pm evening session. Littler against Greaves is one of eight evening games. Humphries plays Nebrida, Price plays Joe Hunt and Van Gerwen plays Henry Coates in the same session.
The last-16 round starts on November 18 and is played over best-of-19 legs. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are all best-of-31. The quarter-finals are on November 20 and 21, and the semi-finals begin at 1pm on the final day, with the final following at 7.30pm.
