Grand Slam of Darts results: Simon Whitlock hits two 170 checkouts in stunning victory over Gerwyn Price

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The Wizard knew only a win would see him leapfrog BDO world champion Glen Durrant, who lost his own epic with Andrew Gilding earlier, in Group F and qualify for the second round at the Aldersley Leisure Village alongside Price and he looked in good shape when making his first 'Big Fish' checkout to make it 1-1.

However, the table-topping Iceman promptly responded with a superb 130 checkout before romping into a 4-1 lead, with both players remarkably averaging over 110 at this point.

Whitlock then went on a rampaging charge by winning three successive legs, culminating in another showstopping 170 checkout to force a decider while Price was unable to carve himself out a match dart in this run.

The Welshman, who was now guaranteed top spot due to his superior leg difference, managed to reach a finish first in a nervy decider but missed two darts at double 12 for the match as Whitlock came back to take out 54 on double four to go through and eliminate Duzza.

Durrant crashes out in the group stages for the first time having reached the knockout stages in his previous two appearances in this event, which features 24 PDC players and eight from the BDO, although he'll feel aggrieved to have found the almost already-eliminated Gilding in such inspired form.

The two-time Lakeside champion wasn't playing at all badly when trailing 4-1 but he found an extra gear to win three legs on the trot as Goldfinger began to lose his Midas touch.

Gilding then missed three darts at a double in the decider but with Durrant, who averaged 104 in the match and over 100 in the tournament, waiting to come back on 24, he pinned his final attempt on double eight to claim his first win of the tournament.

Group F

1. Gerwyn Price P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +3 Pts 4
2. (7) Simon Whitlock P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff 0 Pts 4
3. Glen Durrant (BDO) P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff +2 Pts 2
4. Andrew Gilding P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -5 Pts 2

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Peter Wright sealed top spot in Group E with a 5-4 victory over Josh Payne, who joins Snakebite in the second round as runner-up after picking up the three legs he needed to finish ahead of Max Hopp.

Germany's former world youth champion Hopp, who has enjoyed a superb season, blew too many missed doubles in an otherwise high-quality game with the BDO's Jim Williams and lost it 5-4.

His Welsh opponent, who averaged 101, made him pay for 10 missed doubles by making five of his six attempts, including tops to take out a match high 117 in leg two, as he recorded a consolation win.

Payne needed just three legs to ensure he'd finish ahead of Hopp and duly obliged when going 3-2 up although he would have topped the group with a 5-3 victory.

But in an entertaining affair in which both players hit four 180s apiece, Wright levelled matters at 4-4 before a steady 14-darter gave him his third group stage win.

Group E

1. (2) Peter Wright P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +5 Pts 6
2. Josh Payne P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
3. Max Hopp P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -2 Pts 2
4. Jim Williams (BDO) P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -3 Pts 2

Mensur Suljovic suffered a surprising 5-4 defeat at the hands of rising German star Martin Schindler but the Austrian still progressed to the second round thanks to the Group G table-topper Stephen Bunting defeating former BDO world champion Scott Mitchell.

Suljovic was well below his best, averaging just 90 and failing to hit a single 180 and this allowed Schindler, who needed a 5-0 win just to stand a chance of progression, to scrape a consolation victory even though he missed nine darts at a double and averaged 87.

In the battle of two former Lakeside kings, Bunting capitalised on Mitchell's poor finishing to make it three wins out of three, with Scotty Dog missing 10 darts at doubles.

Group G

1. Stephen Bunting P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +8 Pts 6
2. (6) Mensur Suljovic P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
3. Scott Mitchell (BDO) P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -3 Pts 2
4. Martin Schindler P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -5 Pts 2

Dimitri van den Bergh qualified for the second round after beating the BDO's Mark McGeeney 5-1 in their winner takes all showdown.

With Rob Cross sealing top spot in Group H earlier in the night after he finished with maximum points thanks to a comfortable 5-2 victory over already-eliminated Ryan Searle, it was all down to who would join the world champion as runner-up.

Despite missing 11 darts at doubles, the World Youth champion, who defends his title against Schindler later this month, breezed through with a 98 average as McGeeney only managed two darts at a finish.

Group H

1. (3) Rob Cross P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +7 Pts 6
2. Dimitri Van den Bergh P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +5 Pts 4
3. Mark McGeeney (BDO) P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -5 Pts 2
4. Ryan Searle P 3 W 0 L 3 LegDiff -7 Pts 0

(Groups A-D will conclude on Tuesday night)

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Group A

1. Jonny Clayton P 2 W 2 L 0 LegDiff +4 Pts 4
2. (1) Michael van Gerwen P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff +3 Pts 2
3. Gary Robson P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff -3 Pts 2
4. Joe Murnan P 2 W 0 L 2 LegDiff -4 Pts 0

Group B

1. (8) Michael Smith P 2 W 2 L 0 LegDiff +3 Pts 4
2. Krzysztof Ratajski P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff +1 Pts 2
3. Raymond van Barneveld P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff -1 Pts 2
4. Adam Smith-Neale (BDO) P 2 W 0 L 2 LegDiff -3 Pts 0

Group C

1. (5) James Wade P 2 W 2 L 0 LegDiff +7 Pts 4
2. Keegan Brown P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff -1 Pts 2
3. Wesley Harms (BDO) P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff -3 Pts 2
4. Mark Webster P 2 W 0 L 2 LegDiff -3 Pts 0

Group D

1. (4) Gary Anderson P 2 W 2 L 0 LegDiff +7 Pts 4
2. Ian White P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
3. Michael Unterbuchner (BDO) P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
4. Steve Hine P 2 W 0 L 2 LegDiff -7 Pts 0

Group E

1. (2) Peter Wright P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +5 Pts 6
2. Josh Payne P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
3. Max Hopp P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -2 Pts 2
4. Jim Williams (BDO) P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -3 Pts 2

Group F

1. Gerwyn Price P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +3 Pts 4
2. (7) Simon Whitlock P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff 0 Pts 4
3. Glen Durrant (BDO) P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff +2 Pts 2
4. Andrew Gilding P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -5 Pts 2

Group G

1. Stephen Bunting P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +8 Pts 6
2. (6) Mensur Suljovic P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
3. Scott Mitchell (BDO) P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -3 Pts 2
4. Martin Schindler P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -5 Pts 2

Group H

1. (3) Rob Cross P 3 W 3 L 0 LegDiff +7 Pts 6
2. Dimitri Van den Bergh P 3 W 2 L 1 LegDiff +5 Pts 4
3. Mark McGeeney (BDO) P 3 W 1 L 2 LegDiff -5 Pts 2
4. Ryan Searle P 3 W 0 L 3 LegDiff -7 Pts 0

Scoring System: Each competitor plays each other once in a best-of-nine legs match, with two points going to the winner. The top two from each group will then progress to the knockout stages. Any two-way points tie in any position, the player with best leg difference will finish higher. If two players are still level then the winner of the match between them will progress. There is the potential for a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out should three or more players be tied for points and leg difference. For more details see our full tournament guide.

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Monday November 12 (7pm)
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Group Matches (Best of 9 legs)

Groups E-H

• Rob Cross 5-2 Ryan Searle (H)
• Andrew Gilding 5-4 Glen Durrant (F)
• Simon Whitlock 5-4 Gerwyn Price (F)
• Mensur Suljovic 4-5 Martin Schindler (G)
• Stephen Bunting 5-1 Scott Mitchell (G)
• Max Hopp 4-5 Jim Williams (E)
• Peter Wright 5-4 Josh Payne (E)
• Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-1 Mark McGeeney (H)

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Tuesday November 13 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Group Matches (Best of 9 legs)

Groups A-D

• James Wade v Mark Webster (C)
• Gary Anderson v Steve Hine (D)
• Ian White v Michael Unterbuchner (D)
• Keegan Brown v Wesley Harms (C)
• Michael van Gerwen v Joe Murnan (A)
• Jonny Clayton v Gary Robson (A)
• Krzysztof Ratajski v Adam Smith-Neale (B)
• Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld (B)

Wednesday November 14 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of 19 legs)

• Stephen Bunting v Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Gerwyn Price v Josh Payne
• Rob Cross v Mensur Suljovic
• Peter Wright v Simon Whitlock

Thursday November 15 (7pm)
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Second Round (Best of 19 legs)

• Four matches

Friday November 16 (7pm)
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Quarter-finals (Best of 31 legs)

• Two matches

Saturday November 17 (7pm)
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Quarter-finals (Best of 31 legs)

• Two matches

Sunday November 17
Afternoon Session (1pm)
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Semi-finals (Best of 31 legs)

• Two matches

Evening Session (7pm)
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Final (Best of 31 legs)

• Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2

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