The yearly trip to Wolverhampton begins on Saturday afternoon with the
Grand Slam of Darts set for a double session of darting delight starting with the defending champion,
Gerwyn Price.
It is Groups A-D to start with and as a result many games that would be on during an evening session usually are in the afternoon slot including Price facing Ted Evetts, as well as
Raymond van Barneveld against the in-form
Dave Chisnall.
It all starts with Simon Whitlock facing Mensur Suljovic with Danny Noppert taking on Christian Perez in the mirroring Group B clash. Group D sees
Dirk Van Duijvenbode face Martin Schindler, while Rob Cross starts against Adam Gawlas.
Joe Cullen faces Ritchie Edhouse third up, with the mirroring tie seeing
Michael Smith face Lisa Ashton. As usual, these ties will complete the line-up for tomorrow with the winners facing each other as well as the losers trying to keep their hopes alive.
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Groups A-D Opening Matches
Simon Whitlock v Mensur Suljovic (B)
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Martin Schindler (D)
Joe Cullen v Ritchie Edhouse (C)
Dave Chisnall v Raymond van Barneveld (A)
Rob Cross v Adam Gawlas (D)
Danny Noppert v Christian Perez (B)
Gerwyn Price v Ted Evetts (A)
Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton (C)