Qualification Criteria confirmed for 2025 Grand Slam of Darts as Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries headline current field

The Qualification Criteria has been confirmed for the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts which will return to Wolverhampton between 8-16 November. The annual 32 player tournament sees players battle it out week long for the Eric Bristow Trophy.

Reigning Grand Slam champion and World Champion, Luke Littler has already qualified a multitude of times and will return to headline the field alongside Michael van Gerwen, the runner-up at the 2024/25 World Championship.

As well as Players Championship Finals, World Masters champion and World No.1, Luke Humphries. The finalists from PDC televised events over a 12 month period qualify and the rest are made up from additional qualifiers from secondary, European Tour, ProTour and qualifiers.

Martin Lukeman who was runner-up in 2024 as well as Jonny Clayton and James Wade qualify as runners-up in TV events. Gian van Veen and Jurjen van der Velde, the champion and runner-up in the World Youth Championship will also be involved.

Women's World Matchplay, CDC Continental Cup, PDC Asian Championship and the 2025 Challenge Tour, Development Tour and Women’s Series Order of Merit winners also qualify.

The Premier League, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, European Championship and World Series of Darts Finals provide further opportunities before the cut-off. If the 24 places are not filled from Premier events, the spots will be filled from European Tour and Players Championship events.

A further eight players will also come through the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier on October 31. The 32 player field is then finalised. It is the last 32 player format before it expands to 48 next year.

2025 Grand Slam of Darts Qualification 

Automatic Qualifiers (invited in the following order up to a maximum of 16 players)

2024/25 PDC World Champion - LUKE LITTLER (1)

2024 Grand Slam Champion - (Luke Littler)

2025 Premier League Champion

2025 World Matchplay Champion

2025 World Grand Prix Champion

2025 World Masters Champion - LUKE HUMPHRIES (2)

2025 UK Open Champion - (Luke Littler)

2025 European Champion

2024 Players Championship Finals Champion - (Luke Humphries)

2025 World Series of Darts Finals Champion

2025 World Cup Champions x2

2024/25 PDC World Championship runner-up - MICHAEL VAN GERWEN (3)

2024 Grand Slam runner-up - MARTIN LUKEMAN (4)

2025 Premier League runner-up

2025 World Matchplay runner-up

2025 World Grand Prix runner-up

2025 World Masters runner-up - JONNY CLAYTON (5)

2025 UK Open runner-up - JAMES WADE (6)

2025 European Championship runner-up

2024 Players Championship Finals runner-up - (Luke Littler)

2025 World Series of Darts Finals runners-up

2025 World Cup runners-up x2

Additional Qualifiers (invited in the following order up to a maximum of 8 players)

2024 World Youth Champion - GIAN VAN VEEN (7)

2024 World Youth Championship runner-up - JURJEN VAN DER VELDE (8)

2025 Challenge Tour OOM Top Non-Qualified Player

2025 Development Tour OOM Top Non-Qualified Player

2025 Women’s World Matchplay Winner

2025 Women’s Series OOM Top Non-Qualified Player

2025 PDC Asian Championship Winner

2025 North American Championship Winner

Any remaining places to fill up to 24 players invited in the following order:

2025 European Tour Event Winners

In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order

2025 Players Championship Event Winners

In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order

Tour Card Holder Qualifiers

8x Players - October 31