Grand Slam of Darts 2026 | Day Two Preview and Order of Play
Jonny Clayton and Ross Smith head into Sunday’s play at the 2026 Grand Slam of Darts in danger of suffering early exits from the competition.
The group stage continues at WV Active in Wolverhampton, with the 16 remaining players launching their campaigns against the players who lost their opening matches on Saturday.
Clayton suffered a shock defeat in the opening session, going down 5-4 against PDC Nordic and Baltic champion Anton Ostlund.
The fifth seed now faces another tough test in Group G against former World champion Rob Cross, which he must win well to give himself the best chance of avoiding a third successive round-robin exit at this event.
Smith must also respond to a lacklustre display on Saturday, which saw him present Rusty-Jake Rodriguez with only his third ever televised victory.
The in-form sixth seed, a winner at the recent World Series of Darts Finals and European Championship, has to beat former World Championship semi-finalist Gabriel Clemens to stay alive in Group O.
The other two seeds needing to win on Sunday are Josh Rock and Luke Woodhouse, after both lost to Grand Slam debutants on Saturday in Tommy Morris and Tom Sykes respectively.
Rock faces another first-timer at this event in Kevin Doets, while Woodhouse takes on Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski.
Henry Coates and Joe Hunt also made impressive Grand Slam bows in their narrow respective defeats to three-time champions Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price.
Coates, who took out 156 and 121 as well as hitting five 180s, plays Jeffrey de Graaf as Hunt, fresh from a 170 finish against Price, locks horns with Poland’s Sebastian Bialecki.
Former major winners Joe Cullen and Andrew Gilding enter the fray on Sunday. Cullen takes on Asian Championship winner Paolo Nebrida, with Gilding up against Charlie Manby.
Ricky Evans, a quarter-finalist here 12 months ago, does battle with Cam Crabtree, whose fellow World Youth Championship finalist Jan Schmidt faces compatriot and European Championship runner-up Martin Schindler.
Multiple Women’s World champions Beau Greaves and Lisa Ashton must win here to keep their hopes alive.
Three-time winner – and reigning World Matchplay champion – Greaves takes on Dutch Darts Championship winner Niels Zonneveld, with four-time victor Ashton playing 2022 Grand Slam quarter-finalist Alan Soutar.
The action gets under way from 1pm, with group stage matches to be contested over the best of nine legs.
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Grand Slam of Darts 2026 Schedule of Play
Sunday November 15
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Karel Sedlacek v Maik Kuivenhoven (P)
Niko Springer v Adam Sevada (H)
Alan Soutar v Lisa Ashton (B)
Cameron Menzies v Raymond Smith (D)
Luke Woodhouse v Krzysztof Ratajski (J)
Andrew Gilding v Charlie Manby (F)
Jonny Clayton v Rob Cross (G)
Josh Rock v Kevin Doets (C)
Evening Session (7.30pm-11.30pm)
Martin Schindler v Jan Schmidt (N)
Joe Cullen v Paolo Nebrida (I)
Sebastian Bialecki v Joe Hunt (E)
Bradley Brooks v Carl Sneyd (M)
Ricky Evans v Cam Crabtree (K)
Niels Zonneveld v Beau Greaves (A)
Ross Smith v Gabriel Clemens (O)
Jeffrey de Graaf v Henry Coates (L)
