Stephen Bunting and Alan Norris were among eight players to secure spots in the bwin Grand Slam of Darts at Monday's PDC Tour Card Holders' Qualifier in Wigan.
Former Lakeside champion Bunting will make his second Grand Slam of Darts appearance, having reached the quarter-finals three years ago, after he came through at the Robin Park Tennis Centre.
Bunting overcame James Richardson 5-4 in his opening game before seeing off Kirk Shepherd and Vincent Kamphuis as he sealed his Wolves Civic return.
World number 15 Norris, a UK Open semi-finalist in March, was the highest-ranked player to qualify as he overcame 2007 Wolves Civic runner-up Andy Hamilton, plus Jan Dekker and Ronny Huybrechts to seal his third Grand Slam appearance.
World Matchplay quarter-finalist Darren Webster dropped just three legs in wins over Mike De Decker, Jamie Caven and Sven Groen as he qualified for the third time in four years.
Robbie Green is also set to make his third Wolverhampton appearance, after seeing off Richard North, Terry Temple, Jelle Klaasen and Vincent van der Voort.
James Wilson qualified for a second year in succession as he defeated Mickey Mansell, Jeffrey de Graaf, Matthew Dennant and former World Youth champion Keegan Brown to seal his spot in the field.
Bolton's Joe Murnan, Ireland's Steve Lennon and Dutch youngster Jeffrey de Zwaan all won to secure their Grand Slam of Darts debuts as they battled through the field.
Murnan was taken to a deciding ninth leg by both Benito van de Pas and Ryan Palmer, with those victories sandwiching a whitewash of Shaun Griffiths for the former Players Championship winner.
Lennon overcame Dimitri Van den Bergh, Steve Beaton and Joe Cullen in an impressive run, while De Zwaan also claimed three big-name scalps in Jonny Clayton, Ian White and Robert Thornton, a former Grand Slam of Darts finalist.
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis lost out to Simon Stevenson in one of the day's big surprises, while Kyle Anderson was knocked out by Kamphuis and Justin Pipe lost to Dennant in a deciding leg.
The draw for the Grand Slam of Darts will be made on Tuesday.
PDC Tour Card Holders' Qualifier
Last 32
Keegan Brown 5-3 Simon Stevenson
James Wilson 5-1 Matthew Dennant
Robbie Green 5-2 Jelle Klaasen
Vincent van der Voort 5-1 Steve West
Joe Murnan 5-0 Shaun Griffiths
Ryan Palmer 5-4 Darren Johnson
Alan Norris 5-3 Jan Dekker
Ronny Huybrechts 5-3 Ricky Evans
Jeffrey de Zwaan 5-4 Ian White
Robert Thornton 5-1 Wes Newton
Sven Groen 5-4 Mark Walsh
Darren Webster 5-3 Jamie Caven
Joe Cullen 5-2 Ron Meulenkamp
Steve Lennon 5-2 Steve Beaton
Stephen Bunting 5-1 Kirk Shepherd
Vincent Kamphuis 5-1 Kyle Anderson
Last 16
James Wilson 5-3 Keegan Brown
Robbie Green 5-3 Vincent van der Voort
Joe Murnan 5-4 Ryan Palmer
Alan Norris 5-2 Ronny Huybrechts
Jeffrey de Zwaan 5-4 Robert Thornton
Darren Webster 5-0 Sven Groen
Steve Lennon 5-3 Joe Cullen
Stephen Bunting 5-2 Vincent Kamphuis
Qualifiers
James Wilson, Robbie Green, Joe Murnan, Alan Norris, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Darren Webster, Steve Lennon, Stephen Bunting
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