Overview
- The tournament runs from November 8 to 16 at WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton.
- UK coverage is live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports+, with streaming available via Sky Go and NOW.
- Thirty-two players compete in eight groups before the top two in each advance to knockouts, with group play through November 11 and the final on November 16.
- Luke Littler opens Group E against Daryl Gurney, Connor Scutt and Karel Sedlacek, while Group G includes Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Niko Springer and Beau Greaves, and Group A features Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall, Michael Smith and Alex Spellman.
- Sky Sports analysts mostly back Littler to retain the title, with alternative selections for Gerwyn Price and mentions of Greaves, Michael Smith, Chris Dobey, Danny Noppert and Jonny Clayton as potential surprise packages.