Michael Smith and Mike de Decker will face Jermaine Wattimena and Mensur Suljovic in Group E. Cameron Menzies and two-time women's world champion Beau Greaves headline another group in the group stage alongside Martin Schindler and Danny Noppert.
Luke Humphries is the defending champion at the Grand Slam of Darts and has been put in Group A as the number one seed. In it, he was joined by James Wade, Mickey Mansell and Rowby-John Rodriguez. Teenage sensation Luke Littler will make his debut at this major tournament. 'The Nuke' will do so against Dimitri van den Bergh, Keane Barry and Lourence Ilagan.
Group C consists of two former world champions with Rob Cross and Peter Wright. In addition, this group consists of Martin Lukeman and Leonard Gates. Group D contains Dave Chisnall, Ross Smith, Ritchie Edhouse and Connor Scutt.
Gian van Veen, Wessel Nijman, Stephen Bunting and Josh Rock can even be called in advance the group of death in Group G with top young talents meeting 'The Bullet'.
The Grand Slam of Darts 2024 will take place from Saturday, Nov. 9, to Sunday, Nov. 17. On the first four days, the group stage will be completed. The top two players from each group will advance to the knockout phase.
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THE DRAW 🔢
Here’s the draw and groups for the 2024 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts, starting this Saturday in Wolverhampton.
Some brilliant groups… Who do you think will lift the title on November 17th? 🏆
👉 bit.ly/GSOD24Draw