The Grand Slam of Darts is in full swing and can be seen live on free-to-air TV on SPORT1 every day. Three German players are participating in the major tournament in Wolverhampton.
The Darts World Championship is already casting its shadows. But before the most important tournament of the year (from December 11th live on SPORT1 ) starts, the Grand Slam is on the agenda.
SPORT1 is broadcasting the major tournament live on free-to-air TV and stream for nine days since Saturday. Basti Schwele and Robert Marijanovic will be on duty as commentators!
Martin Schindler could secure his place in the round of 16 tonight.
With Martin Schindler, Niko Springer and Lukas Wenig, three German darts players have qualified for the event. The defending champion is Luke Littler, who was able to defeat surprise finalist Martin Lukeman 16:3 in the final last year.
For Schindler it’s about the round of 16
After his defeat against Luke Woodhouse and the victory over Stephen Bunting, Martin Schindler must win today’s third and final group game to secure his round of 16 ticket.
Germany’s number one wants to meet Alexis Toylo. Like Schindler, the Filipino has already collected two points and is competing with “The Wall” for second place in Group C, which entitles him to participate in the round of 16.
Grand Slam: Mode and Procedure
32 players take part in the Grand Slam of Darts, who are initially divided into eight groups of four. Only the two best of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the group stage “Best of 9 Legs” is played.
The round of 16 will then be played on Wednesday and Thursday in “Best of 19 Legs” mode. After that, the quarter-finals (“Best of 31 Legs”) will be held on Friday and Saturday, before the semi-finals (“Best of 31 Legs”) follow on Sunday afternoon. The final will take place on Sunday evening. The winner has to win 16 legs (“Best of 31 Legs”).
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