The 14th staging of the Grand Slam of Darts is almost upon us, as Jose De Sousa looks to defend his title in a 32 live stream free-player field that features the likes of Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price,
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Wright has been drawn in a group with Sherrock while MVG will face Ashton in the group stage of a tournament televised by Sky Sports. Here, you can follow the event unfold with the group standings, results, round ups, details of how the players qualified and a look back at previous winners. Each competitor plays each other once in a best-of-nine legs match, with two points going to the winner. The top two from each group will then progress to the knockout stages. Any two-way points tie in any position, the player with best leg difference will finish higher. If two players are still level then the winner of the match between them will progress. There is the potential for a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out should three or more players be tied for points and leg difference. For more details see the format section further down. What TV channel is the Grand Slam of Darts on? Every session of the Grand Slam of Darts will be televised live on Sky Sports. Grand Slam of Darts: Sky Bet odds Click here for more darts odds from Sky Bet Grand Slam of Darts: Invited players and qualifiers This first priority list could have up to a maximum of 22 different qualifiers in the following order BRADLEY BROOKS (25) - 2020 World Youth Champion JOE DAVIS (26) - 2020 World Youth Championship runner-up JIM WILLIAMS (27) - 2021 UK Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner MATT CAMPBELL (28) - 2021 European Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner NATHAN RAFFERTY (29) - 2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit winner RUSTY-JAKE RODRIGUEZ (30) - 2021 European Development Tour Order of Merit winner FALLON SHERROCK (31) - 2021 Women's Series Order of Merit 1-6 Winner LISA ASHTON (32) - 2021 Women's Series Order of Merit 7-12 Winner The 32 players are drawn into eight groups of four players during the round-robin stage, and they will play each other once. The opening games are decided by a draw, with the second set of matches seeing the two winners from the first games meeting each other, and the two losers also playing each other. The third set of matches will consist of the pairings which have not previously met. Two points are awarded for a win and no points will be awarded for a loss. Each game is the best of nine legs. The top two players in each group will progress to the knockout phase. Should there be a two-way points tie for first place in any group, then the player with the best leg difference will be deemed to have won the group. If both players have the same leg difference, then the player who won the group match between the two players will be deemed to have won the group. Should Points, Leg Difference, Tournament Average and Legs Won Against Throw not be able to separate three players, then if one player has defeated both of the other two players then this player will be deemed to have finished higher, and the winner of the group match between the remaining two players will be the ‘second’ of the three. Should the three players have secured one win apiece against each other, then a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out will be played between the relevant players to determine final standings, with the highest aggregate score over nine darts being used to separate players. In the event a “Nine-Dart Shoot-Out” finishes level between two or more players, those players who have tied on the most points will continue to throw three darts each in the same order until one player scores more points than the other player(s) with his three darts. From the second round onwards, the tournament will be in a knockout format. Knockout stage (far more simple!) From the second round onwards, the tournament will be in a knockout format. There will be no tie-break rule employed in any match.

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