Grand Slam of Darts: James Wade and Mervyn King paired in Wolverhampton

James Wade and Mervyn King will meet once more in the group stage of the SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts after being paired in a group alongside Tony O'Shea and Jamie Caven for the £400,000 event, while Phil Taylor begins the defence of his crown against Richie George on Saturday.

Wade and King played out an epic battle in the final of The Unibet Masters in Edinburgh on Sunday, as the left-hander came from 9-2 down to claim the title with a dramatic 11-10 victory.

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They will meet again during the round-robin stage at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall next week, although No 6 seed Wade will first open his challenge against Wildcard Qualifier Caven, while King takes on former semi-finalist O'Shea in Group G.

Reigning Grand Slam of Darts champion Phil Taylor heads Group E as the event's No 2 seed and will take on former Lakeside Championship semi-finalist Richie George in their opener, with Andy Hamilton meeting Holland's former Lakeside Champion Christian Kist in their group's other clash on Saturday.

PDC World Champion and tournament top seed Michael van Gerwen, the 2012 runner-up at the Wolves Civic, meets Wildcard Qualifier Darren Webster in their Group A opener, and Belgium's Kim Huybrechts faces Holland's Jan Dekker.

Reigning Lakeside Champion Stephen Bunting will make his Grand Slam debut against another Dutch ace, Wesley Harms, as their Group H rivals Gary Anderson and Dean Winstanley also face off.

Saturday's games - split across two sessions at the Wolves Civic live on Sky Sports - see the players compete in the first of three group games, with all 32 players in action again on Sunday and then on either Monday or Tuesday.

The top two players from each group then progress to the knockout phase, with the tournament concluding on Sunday November 16 with the semi-finals and final across two sessions.

SINGHA BEER GRAND SLAM OF DARTS (seedings in brackets)

GROUP A:

Michael van Gerwen (1)

Kim Huybrechts

Jan Dekker

Darren Webster

GROUP B:

Alan Norris (8)

Scott Waites

Terry Jenkins

Ronny Huybrechts

GROUP C:

Adrian Lewis (5)

Dave Chisnall

Keegan Brown

Rowby-John Rodriguez

GROUP D:

Raymond van Barneveld (4)

Robert Thornton

Vincent van der Voort

Robbie Green

GROUP E:

Phil Taylor (2)

Andy Hamilton

Christian Kist

Richie George

GROUP F:

Peter Wright (7)

Simon Whitlock

Michael Smith

Brendan Dolan

GROUP G:

James Wade (6)

Mervyn King

Tony O'Shea

Jamie Caven

GROUP H:

Stephen Bunting (3)

Gary Anderson

Dean Winstanley

Wesley Harms