SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Draw – American Larry Butler kicks off his challenge against PDC World Champion Gary Anderson

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MARTIN ADAMS will make his debut in the SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts against Ian White on Saturday, while Andy Fordham is set to meet Adrian Lewis in Wolverhampton after the tournament’s draw was made.

The cross-code tournament will feature 24 players from the PDC system and eight BDO representatives, including former Lakeside Champions Adams and Fordham for the first time.

Reigning Lakeside Champion Scott Mitchell will also be making his debut at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, and he was drawn in a tough Group D alongside number four seed Peter Wright, 2014 Grand Slam runner-up Dave Chisnall and Mervyn King – all players inside the PDC’s top 16.

Adams, meanwhile, will kick off his challenge against number eight seed Ian White, and is joined in Group B by two other former Lakeside Champions, Jelle Klaasen and Steve Beaton.

Ever-popular 2004 Lakeside Champion Fordham will open up in Group C against two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis, the number five seed, with former World Youth Champion Michael Smith and Wolverhampton’s Wayne Jones also in the quartet.

Reigning SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts champion Phil Taylor will face 2014 World Masters winner Martin Phillips in his opener, with Austria’s Rowby-John Rodriguez and England’s Robbie Green joining them in Group H.

Number one seed Michael van Gerwen, Sunday’s European Championship winner and the world number one, will take on Dutch debutant Mark Oosterhuis in Group A, with Kim Huybrechts and Steve West also drawn to the foursome.

Van Gerwen’s Group A clash with Huybrechts later in the event will see the pair relive last year’s classic quarter-final, which the Belgian won with the aid of a brilliant nine-dart finish.

PDC World Champion Gary Anderson will kick off his challenge against America’s Larry Butler, the 1994 World Matchplay champion who came through the BDO Qualifier, while they are joined in Group E by 2012 Grand Slam champion Raymond van Barneveld and PDC Qualifier Andy Boulton.

Last month’s World Grand Prix champion Robert Thornton heads Group G alongside former finalist Terry Jenkins, Welsh debutant Jonny Clayton and Belgium’s Geert De Vos, the 2015 World Trophy winner.

Number seven seed James Wade, a former Wolverhampton runner-up is joined in Group F by World Youth Champion Keegan Brown, resurgent Welshman Mark Webster and Dutch debutant Michel van der Horst.

The tournament begins with the opening group matches on Saturday November 7, with the second group matches on Sunday November 8 before the final group games take place on Monday November 9 and Tuesday November 10.

The top two players from each group then progress to the knockout last 16, with the second round being split across Wednesday November 11 and Thursday November 12.

The quarter-finals are then played on Friday November 13 and Saturday November 14 before the tournament concludes on Sunday November 15 with the semi-finals in the afternoon session and the final in the evening session.

Tickets for the SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts can be purchased from the Wolves Civic Box Office in person, by calling 0870 320 7000 or online via www.wolvescivic.co.uk.

The seeds were pre-placed into the respective Groups in seed order, with players then drawn from three separate Pools into each Group.

SINGHA BEER GRAND SLAM OF DARTS

GROUP A
(1) Michael van Gerwen
Kim Huybrechts
Steve West
Mark Oosterhuis

GROUP B
(8) Ian White
Jelle Klaasen
Steve Beaton
Martin Adams

GROUP C
(5) Adrian Lewis
Michael Smith
Wayne Jones
Andy Fordham

GROUP D
(4) Peter Wright
Dave Chisnall
Mervyn King
Scott Mitchell

GROUP E
(2) Gary Anderson
Raymond van Barneveld
Andy Boulton
Larry Butler

GROUP F
(7) James Wade
Keegan Brown
Mark Webster
Michel van der Horst

GROUP G
(6) Robert Thornton
Terry Jenkins
Jonny Clayton
Geert De Vos

GROUP H
(3) Phil Taylor
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Robbie Green
Martin Phillips
POOL 2 – PDC AUTOMATIC ENTRANTS
1 BARNEVELD, Raymond van
2 BROWN, Keegan
3 CHISNALL, Dave
4 HUYBRECHTS, Kim
5 JENKINS, Terry
6 KLAASEN, Jelle
7 RODRIGUEZ, Rowby-John
8 SMITH, Michael

POOL 3 – PDC QUALIFIERS
1 BEATON, Steve
2 BOULTON, Andy
3 CLAYTON, Jonny
4 GREEN, Robbie
5 JONES, Wayne
6 KING, Mervyn
7 WEBSTER, Mark
8 WEST, Steve

POOL 4 – BDO AUTOMATIC ENTRANTS/QUALIFIERS
1 ADAMS, Martin
2 BUTLER, Larry
3 FORDHAM, Andy
4 HORST, Michael van der
5 MITCHELL, Scott
6 OOSTERHUIS, Mark
7 PHILLIPS, Martin
8 VOS, Geert de

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