This year’s Grand Slam of Darts has been expanded to 48 players for the first time and will take place at WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, live on Sky Sports.

The prestigious tournament returns to the West Midlands from November 14-22, with the biggest names in the sport competing for the coveted Eric Bristow Trophy.

Reigning Grand Slam champion Luke Littler is the headliner of the early confirmed stars to appear at the end of the year, along with 2025 Wolves runner-up Luke Humphries and 2026 World Championship finalist Gian van Veen.

The finalists in the 12-month PDC televised competition will be guaranteed a place at Wolverhampton, which will take the number of places to 24, with five players already secured.

Humphrys, the 2023 Grand Slam champion, will play after reaching last year’s Grand Slam final and the 2026 World Masters final, while Nathan Aspinall’s runner-up finish to Littler in the 2025 Players Championship final has earned the Stockport star a place.

Beau Greaves will make his fourth consecutive Grand Slam appearance after reaching the 2025 World Youth Championship final, and the two finalists of the 2026 World Youth Championship will also lock in this year’s Grand Slam seats.

As the scale of the event expands, the 2026 Grand Slam tournament will adopt a new group format, with a total of 16 groups of 3 people each.

The top 16 players will be seeded based on PDC rankings and drawn in group order. The remaining 32 players will be divided into 17-32 and 33-48 according to the PDC ranking order, and will be divided into one of 16 groups respectively.

How to qualify for the Grand Slam of Darts…

Players have multiple opportunities to secure their place through the 2026 Premier League, with Premier League, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, British Open, European Championship, World Series of Darts Finals and World Cup of Darts finalists all qualifying.

In addition to the 2025 and 2026 World Junior Championship finalists, up to 12 spots will be available, including those at the top of the Winmau Development Tour and Challenge Tour rankings, as well as the winners of the Women’s Match Play and Women’s Series Rankings.

The winners of the PDC Asian Championship, North American Championship, PDC Nordic and Baltic Championship and ANZ Premier League will also earn a spot at Wolves.

Any remaining spots for up to 40 players may be awarded to the winners of the 2026 European Tour and Players Championship events, in order of event wins, then PDC ranking order.

Another eight players will also participate in the PDC Tour Cardholder Qualifying Tournament on November 6, completing the first 48-player lineup for this year’s Grand Slam event.

Who will win this year’s Premier League Darts League? Luke Humphries will defend his title and you can watch the action every Thursday from February to May on Sky Sports. Live stream darts and more top sports with NOW.