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THE PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts will return to the Wolverhampton Civic Hall from 15-23 November 2008, with tickets going on sale to DartsTV subscribers on Monday July 14.

The £350,000 tournament, screened live on ITV Sport, features nine days of action involving 32 stars of darts, with the winner taking home £100,000.

Phil Taylor claimed the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts title at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall last November, and will be defending his title from Saturday November 15.

"The 2007 Grand Slam of Darts was a huge success last year and we’re excited about returning to the Wolverhampton Civic Hall," said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.

"Wolverhampton has proven itself to be an ideal venue for the event for players, fans and our broadcast partners at ITV, and I’m sure darts supporters will again come out in force in November."

The tournament will again kick off with four days of round-robin action in the group phase, before the top two players from each of the eight groups progress to the knockout stage.

A total of 25 players have already won a place in the tournament, including defending champion Taylor, PDC World Champion John Part, BDO World Champion Mark Webster, Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade and Gary Anderson.

Tickets will be on sale from Monday July 14, with a week of exclusive pre-sales for Annual Subscribers to DartsTV on the PDC^s official website,

Saturday November 15 - Evening Session
Floor Seats £15/Balcony £10
Doors Open: 17:30
Session Times: 18:00-22:30
8 x First Phase Group Matches (Best of nine legs)

Sunday November 16 - Afternoon Session
Floor Seats £15/Balcony £10
Doors Open: 12:00
Session Times: 13:00-17:00
8 x Second Phase Group Matches (Best of nine legs)

Sunday November 16 (Evening)
Floor Seats £15/Balcony £10
Doors Open: 17:30
Session Times: 18:00-22:30
8 x Second Phase Group Matches (Best of nine legs)

Monday November 17
Floor Seats £15/Balcony £10
Doors Open: 16:45
Session Times: 17:45-22:30
8 x Third Phase Group Matches (Groups A-D, best of nine legs)

Tuesday November 18
Floor Seats £15/Balcony £10
Doors Open: 16:45
Session Times: 17:45-22:30
8 x Third Phase Group Matches (Groups E-H, best of nine legs)

Wednesday November 19
Floor Seats £20/Balcony £15
Doors Open: 16:45
Session Times: 1745-2400 *
4 x Second Round matches (Best of 19 legs)
Winner Group A v R/Up Group B (Match 1)
Winner Group B v R/Up Group A (Match 2)
Winner Group C v R/Up Group D (Match 3)
Winner Group D v R/Up Group C (Match 4)
* Break from 8pm-10pm with England football friendly (live on ITV) shown in arena

Thursday November 20
Floor Seats £20/Balcony £15
Doors Open: 16:45
Session Times: 17:45-22:30
4 x Second Round matches (Best of 19 legs)
Winner Group E v R/Up Group F (Match 5)
Winner Group F v R/Up Group E (Match 6)
Winner Group G v R/Up Group H (Match 7)
Winner Group H v R/Up Group G (Match 8)

Friday November 21
Floor Seats £25/Balcony £20
Doors Open 16:45
Session Times: 17:45-22:30
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2 (Match 9)
Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4 (Match 10)
Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6 (Match 11)
Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 8 (Match 12)

Saturday November 22
Floor Seats £30/Balcony £25
Doors Open: 12:00
Session Times: 13:00-17:00
Semi-Finals (Best of 25 legs)
Winner Match 9 v Winner Match 10
Winner Match 11 v Winner Match 12

Sunday November 23
Floor Seats £35/Balcony £30
Doors Open: 13:00
Session Times: 14:00-17:00
Final (Best of 35 legs)