Grand Slam of Darts: Fallon Sherrock, Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith and Luke Humphries all win | Darts News

Fallon Sherrock, Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries and defending champion Michael Smith all win on the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday night in Wolverhampton; Live protection continues on Monday from 7pm on Sky Sports Arena

Fallon Sherrock, Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries and defending champion Michael Smith all gained on a bumper evening on the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday.

Sherrock gained a last-leg shoot-out to defeat Dutchman Martijn Kleermaker to maintain her hopes of making it by way of to the knockout levels of the match.

‘The Queen of the Palace’ joined Beau Greaves in delighting a packed out-crowd at WV Active Aldersley, on a landmark day which noticed two feminine stars prevail in the identical PDC premier televised occasion for the primary time.

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Sherrock says that her ‘finest darts come out below strain’ after beating Martijn Kleermaker in a last leg decider

Sherrock, a Grand Slam quarter-finalist in 2021, returned to successful methods in Wolverhampton with a deciding-leg success in opposition to Kleermaker in her second Group G encounter.

The 29-year-old was overwhelmed by a powerful Van Gerwen on Saturday’s opening evening, though she stored her qualification hopes alive with a battling victory in opposition to Kleermaker.

“I was shaking near the end, but I got across the line,” mirrored Sherrock, who will play 2018 World Champion Rob Cross for a spot within the final 16 on Tuesday.

“I think when you put me in these pressure situations that is when my best darts come out, so hopefully I can produce something special in my next game.

“Michael [van Gerwen] produced his A-game in opposition to me and I felt like I handled that fairly effectively, and I count on Rob will do the identical, however hopefully I can grind out a win!”

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Watch Rob Cross hit a 136 and 108 checkout against Michael van Gerwen

Van Gerwen sealed his qualification in dramatic style, rallying from 3-1 down to win a last-leg shoot-out against Cross, who landed 136 and 108 finishes before missing three match darts in the decider.

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Michael Smith apologised to the fans after his win over Krzysztof Ratajsk saying his performance wasn’t good enough

Defending champion Michael Smith, who is yet to confirm his place in the knockout stage, defeated Krzysztof Ratajski 5-4 to make it 18 straight wins in the group stage.

Ratajski averaged 101 and conjured up the first 170 checkout of the tournament, only for Smith to convert a nerveless 106 outshot in the final leg to retain top spot in Group A.

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Krzysztof Ratajski sticks ‘The Big Fish’ in the net against Michael Smith during the Grand Slam of Darts

The world No 1 will now take on James Wade in a crunch showdown on Monday, after the three-time finalist won five straight legs to defeat Nathan Girvan 5-2 and keep his qualification hopes alive.

World Grand Prix champion Luke Humphries is in pole position in Group C, averaging almost 101 to wrap up an emphatic 5-1 win against two-time finalist Gary Anderson in Sunday evening’s finale.

Humphries’ final round-robin fixture pits him against Dirk van Duijvenbode, who battled through the pain barrier to see off Steve Lennon with the aid of 139 and 136 finishes.

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After wins over Peter Wright and Stephen Bunting, Stowe Buntz has qualified from the group stages of the Grand Slam of Darts

American debutant Stowe Buntz guaranteed his progress from Group E with a clinical 5-3 success against Stephen Bunting, who missed double 12 for a nine-darter midway through the match.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, world No 2 Peter Wright will face Bunting in a straight Group E shoot-out, after winning through a topsy-turvy tie against Dave Chisnall to eliminate the 2014 runner-up.

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Stephen Bunting was so close to his first-ever televised nine-darter at the Grand Slam of Darts

What happens on Monday at the Grand Slam?

Groups A-D draw to a close on Monday evening, before players from Groups E-H continue their battle for qualification on Tuesday.

The prime two gamers from every group will progress to the knockout stage, with the last-16 motion set to start on Wednesday November 15.

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