Overview
Background
The 2025 Grand Slam of Darts is the 19th edition of the tournament to be staged by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) since the inaugural edition in 2007. First held at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, the tournament originally involved top darts players from both the PDC and its rival, the British Darts Organisation (BDO). PDC chairman Barry Hearn promoted it as an event "to discover the greatest of them all". [1] The tournament was mostly dominated by PDC representatives with the exception of the 2010 event, where Scott Waites became the first and only BDO player to win the title by overturning an 8–0 deficit to defeat James Wade 16–12 in the final. [2] [3] Following the dissolution of the BDO in 2020, the 2021 event was the first edition to not feature representatives from the organisation, being replaced by additional qualifiers from the PDC's feeder systems. [4] In 2018, the Grand Slam trophy was renamed to the Eric Bristow Trophy, in honour of the five-time world champion who died in April the same year. [5]
The 2025 edition will take place from 8 to 16 November 2025 at the WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, England. [6] Online casino Mr Vegas, owned by Malta-based gambling company Videoslots, will continue its sponsorship of the event after becoming title sponsor in 2023. [7] Luke Littler will enter the tournament as defending champion after defeating Martin Lukeman 16–3 in the 2024 final to win his first Grand Slam title – his first major ranking title. [8] [9] It is the last edition of the tournament to feature a 32-player field, with the number of participants increasing to 48 in 2026. [10]
Format
All matches will be in leg play format. The 32 players will be drawn into eight groups of four, contested on a round-robin basis where every player faces each other once. Players will receive two points for a win. The top two players in each respective group will qualify for the knockout stage. Two-player ties will first be decided by leg difference, then by looking at who won the match between the two. Three-player ties will be decided in the following order: leg difference, legs won, legs won against throw, tournament average, nine-dart shootout (relevant players accumulate a score with nine darts).
The number of legs required to win increases as the tournament progresses: [11] [12]
- Group stage: Best of 9 legs
- Second round: Best of 19 legs
- Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final: Best of 31 legs
Prize money
The prize fund remained at £650,000, with £150,000 going to the winner. [6] The winner will also receive the Eric Bristow Trophy.
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £650,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £150,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £70,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £50,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £25,000 |
| Last 16 | (8) | £12,250 |
| Third in group | (8) | £8,000 |
| Fourth in group | (8) | £5,000 |
| Group winner bonus | (8) | £3,500 |
