THE schedule of play for the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts is now available, confirming the fixtures for the opening two sessions of the tournament.
The Grand Slam of Darts will begin on Saturday November 13 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, with eight matches from Groups A-D beginning nine days of live action on ITV4.
The Group A battle between Colin Osborne and Robert Thornton will open the tournament on Saturday evening, before Mervyn King takes on PDC Unicorn Women's World Champion Stacy Bromberg.
Vincent van der Voort meets Tony O'Shea and Gary Anderson takes on Mark Hylton before Simon Whitlock, the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship runner-up in January, faces Lakeside Championship finalist Dave Chisnall.
World number two James Wade plays Justin Pipe, Wolverhampton's Wayne Jones plays Mark Webster and 2008 runner-up Terry Jenkins rounds off the opening night against ITV Wildcard Qualifier John Henderson.
Scott Waites, the 2009 runner-up, faces Co Stompe in Sunday afternoon's opening game as Groups E-H begin their challenges.
Colin Lloyd meets Darryl Fitton, Paul Nicholson faces rising star Arron Monk, Wes Newton plays Ted Hankey and Ronnie Baxter takes on Steve Beaton.
Adrian Lewis will then face another debutant, Martin Phillips, before Raymond van Barneveld plays Tricia Wright and the afternoon session ends with Phil Taylor's clash with Michael van Gerwen.
Sunday evening will see Groups A-D play their second games, as the winners from Saturday's matches face each other and the losing players also face off.
Monday night will see Groups E-H play their second games, Tuesday sees Groups A-D compete in their final matches and Wednesday sees Groups E-H complete the round-robin first round.
The top two players from each group will progress to compete in the knockout phase from Thursday onwards, with the possibility of a nine-dart shoot-out to separate players who are locked on leg difference after three group matches.
The Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts will be played from November 13-21 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. For tickets, call 0870 320 7000 or visit the Wolves Civic Box Office.
Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts - Schedule of Play
Saturday November 13
6pm-10.30pm
Groups A-D First Games
Colin Osborne v Robert Thornton
Mervyn King v Stacy Bromberg
Vincent van der Voort v Tony O'Shea
Gary Anderson v Mark Hylton
Simon Whitlock v Dave Chisnall
James Wade v Justin Pipe
Wayne Jones v Mark Webster
Terry Jenkins v John Henderson
Sunday November 14
Afternoon Session - 12.30pm-5pm
Co Stompe v Scott Waites
Colin Lloyd v Darryl Fitton
Paul Nicholson v Arron Monk
Wes Newton v Ted Hankey
Ronnie Baxter v Steve Beaton
Adrian Lewis v Martin Phillips
Raymond van Barneveld v Tricia Wright
Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen
Evening Session - 6pm-10.30pm
Groups A-D Second Games
The winners of Saturday's games will play each other and the losers will play each other
Monday November 15
6pm-10.30pm
Groups E-H Second Games
The winners of Sunday afternoon's games will play each other and the losers will play each other
Tuesday November 16
6pm-10.30pm
Groups A-D Final Games
Wednesday November 17
6pm-10.30pm
Groups E-H Final Games
Thursday November 18
6pm-10.30pm
Groups A-D Second Round
Winner A v Runner-Up B
Winner B v Runner-Up A
Winner C v Runner-Up D
Winner D v Runner-Up C
Friday November 19
6pm-10.30pm
Groups E-H Second Round
Winner E v Runner-Up F
Winner F v Runner-Up E
Winner G v Runner-Up H
Winner H v Runner-Up G
Saturday November 20
Afternoon Session - 12.30pm-5pm
Quarter-Finals x2
Evening Session - 6pm-10.30pm
Quarter-Finals x2
Sunday November 21
Afternoon Session - 12.30pm-5pm
Semi-Finals
Evening Session - 8pm-10.30pm
Final
The Order of Play for all sessions after the opening matches for each group will be confirmed as soon as possible once the previous session involving players concludes.
The knockout stages will be played in a bracket format, with the qualifiers in Groups A-D progressing in the top half of the draw bracket and players from Groups E-H forming the bottom half of the draw bracket.
Format
First Round (Group Phase) Best of nine legs
Second Round Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals Best of 31 legs
Final Best of 31 legs
The Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts will be played from November 13-21 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. For tickets, call 0870 320 7000 or visit the Wolves Civic Box Office.