Charlie Manby and Raymond Smith have become the latest players to secure qualification for the upcoming Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton. The newly-expanded 48-player tournament returns to the WV Active Aldersley from November 14-22, as the sport’s biggest names battle it out for the iconic Eric Bristow Trophy and a share of […]
Charlie Manby and Raymond Smith have become the latest players to secure qualification for the upcoming Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.
The newly-expanded 48-player tournament returns to the WV Active Aldersley from November 14-22, as the sport’s biggest names battle it out for the iconic Eric Bristow Trophy and a share of £1 million in prize money.
Manby will make his Grand Slam debut following his breakthrough win at Players Championship 31 last week, sealed with a comprehensive 8-2 victory over Maik Kuivenhoven.
The 21-year-old also overcame the likes of Karel Sedlacek, Alan Soutar and Beau Greaves on his way to claiming a maiden PDC ranking title, which confirmed his place in Wolverhampton.
Australian stalwart Smith will also make his Grand Slam bow in the coming weeks, courtesy of his ANZ Premier League triumph in Brisbane.
Smith – a runner-up 12 months ago – finished top of the league phase for a second straight year, before defeating Jonny Tata and Tim Pusey on Finals Night to take the title.
Reigning Grand Slam champion and world number one Luke Littler headlines this year’s confirmed field so far, alongside World Grand Prix champion Luke Humphries.
The finalists from PDC televised events over a 12-month period automatically qualify, with World Championship runner-up Gian van Veen, UK Open runner-up James Wade and World Matchplay finalist Gerwyn Price all set to star.
Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen, 2022 finalist Nathan Aspinall and German number one Martin Schindler have also earned their spots, with 36 of the 48-player field now confirmed.
Two-time European Tour winner Wessel Nijman has qualified following his brace of victories on the continent, while Josh Rock, Luke Woodhouse, Krzysztof Ratajski, Jonny Clayton and Niels Zonneveld are also assured of their places.
Chris Dobey, Cameron Menzies, Ryan Searle, Jermaine Wattimena, Rob Cross and Kevin Doets are amongst the leading qualifiers from the Players Championship circuit, ahead of this week’s final double-header in Leicester.
Additional qualification spots are given to secondary and affiliate tours, including last year’s World Youth Championship runner-up Beau Greaves, plus this year’s finalists Cam Crabtree and Jan Schmidt.
If any winners of the upcoming Players Championship events are pre-qualified, the number of places available in the Tour Card Holder Qualifier will be increased appropriately to fill the field to 48 players.
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2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts Qualification November 14-22 2026
Automatic Qualifiers (potential 24 players)
2025/26 World Championship Winner – LUKE LITTLER (1)
2025 Grand Slam Winner – (Luke Littler)
2026 Premier League Winner – (Luke Littler)
2026 World Matchplay Winner – (Luke Littler)
2026 World Grand Prix Winner – LUKE HUMPHRIES (2)
2026 World Masters Winner (Luke Littler)
2026 UK Open Winner – (Luke Littler)
2026 European Championship Winner – ROSS SMITH (3)
2025 Players Championship Finals Winner (Luke Littler)
2026 World Series of Darts Finals Winner (Ross Smith)
2026 World Cup Winners x2 (Luke Littler & Luke Humphries)
2025/26 PDC World Championship Runner-Up – GIAN VAN VEEN (4)
2025 Grand Slam Runner-Up – (Luke Humphries)
2026 Premier League Runner-Up – (Luke Humphries)
2026 World Matchplay Runner-Up – GERWYN PRICE (5)
2026 World Grand Prix Runner-Up – (Gerwyn Price)
2026 World Masters Runner-Up – (Luke Humphries)
2026 UK Open Runner-Up – JAMES WADE (6)
2026 European Championship Runner-Up – MARTIN SCHINDLER (7)
2025 Players Championship Finals Runner-Up – NATHAN ASPINALL (8)
2026 World Series of Darts Finals Runner-Up – (Gerwyn Price)
2026 World Cup Runners-Up x2 – MICHAEL VAN GERWEN (Gian van Veen) 9
Additional Qualifiers (invited in the following order up to a maximum of 12 players)
2025 World Youth Championship Winner – (Gian van Veen)
2025 World Youth Championship Runner-Up – BEAU GREAVES (10)
2026 World Youth Championship Finalist 1 – CAM CRABTREE (11)
2026 World Youth Championship Finalist 2 – JAN SCHMIDT (12)
2026 Development Tour Rankings Winner – SEBASTIAN BIALECKI (13)
2026 Challenge Tour Rankings Winner – JOE HUNT (14)
2026 Women’s World Matchplay Winner – (Beau Greaves)
2026 Women’s Series Rankings Qualifier – LISA ASHTON (15)
2026 PDC Asian Championship Winner – PAOLO NEBRIDA (16)
2026 North American Championship Winner – ADAM SEVADA (17)
2026 PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship Winner – Nov 8 – (18)
2026 ANZ Premier League Winner – RAYMOND SMITH (19)
Any remaining places to fill up to 40 players invited in the following order
2026 European Tour Event Winners
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order;
WESSEL NIJMAN x2 (20), JOSH ROCK (21), LUKE WOODHOUSE (22), KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI (23), JONNY CLAYTON (24), NIELS ZONNEVELD (25)
Pre-Qualified: (Luke Littler x2), (Ross Smith x2) (Luke Humphries), (James Wade) (Nathan Aspinall), (Gerwyn Price)
2026 Players Championship Event Winners
In order of number of event wins and then PDC Ranking Order;
CHRIS DOBEY x3 (26), CAMERON MENZIES x2 (27), RYAN SEARLE (28), JERMAINE WATTIMENA (29), ROB CROSS (30), KEVIN DOETS (31), ANDREW GILDING (32), JEFFREY DE GRAAF (33), GABRIEL CLEMENS (34), KAREL SEDLACEK (35), CHARLIE MANBY (36) HENRY COATES (37)
Pre-Qualified: Wessel Nijman x6, Luke Humphries x3, Ross Smith x2, James Wade, Gerwyn Price, Beau Greaves, Michael van Gerwen, Luke Woodhouse, Sebastian Bialecki
Tour Card Holder Qualifiers
Min 9x Players (Friday November 6, Leicester).
NB. Should there be less than 40 pre-qualified players, the number of places available in the Tour Card Holder Qualifier will be increased appropriately to fill the field to 48 players. Should the winner of any Secondary Tour have qualified, the next-ranked non-qualified player from that Secondary Tour’s rankings will then be invited.