Luke Littler confirmed for World Grand Prix as full 32-man line-up revealed after Swiss Darts Trophy

LUKE LITTLER has been confirmed successful the 32 entries for the World Grand Prix of darts.

The 17-year-old qualified aft making it to the 3rd circular of the Swiss Darts trophy, wherever helium was past eliminated by Luke Humphries.

The Nuke volition marque his debut astatine the lawsuit being held astatine the Mattioli Arena successful Leicester betwixt October 7-13.

There helium volition person the accidental to onshore a large title.

However, existent holder Humphries volition beryllium retired to support his crown.

As 1 of the apical 8 seeds successful the PDC Order of Merit, helium receives protected presumption and cannot beryllium drawn against different apical 8 subordinate successful the archetypal round.

That means Michael Smith, Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Nathan Aspinall, Dave Chisnall, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton volition participate the different rounds.

Damon Heta, Ross Smith, Peter Wright, Chris Dobey, Dimitri van den Bergh, Stephen Bunting, Danny Noppert and Josh Rock besides qualified done the satellite rankings.

The apical 16 successful the Order of Merit volition look the apical 16 players successful the Pro Tour - the method done which Littler has been invited.

He was 2nd connected the database down Ryan Searle, who mislaid 8-7 successful the last of past week's Swiss Darts Trophy to Martin Schindler - the third-place qualifier from the Pro Tour.

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The victor of the tourney volition onshore a chill prize of £120,000.

Meanwhile, the losing finalist pockets £60,000, semi-finalists £40,000 and quarter-finalists £25,000.