Michael van Gerwen out of Grand Slam as Luke Littler almost hits nine-darterBy PA Sport StaffMichael van Gerwen crashed out of the Grand Slam of Darts in the group stage as Luke Littler missed double 12 for a nine-darter on an eventful night in Wolverhampton. Three-time winner Van Gerwen lost in a last-leg decider to Ryan Joyce, exiting the tournament before the knockout phase for the first time since 2010. But the 17-year-old beat Lourence Ilagan 5-3 to secure a third consecutive win and set up a last-16 showdown with Mike De Decker. The World Grand Prix winner needed to beat Michael Smith to reach the next stage and he did just that, hammering the former world champion 5-0. In the opening fixture of the night, Gary Anderson made it three wins from three with victory over Noa-Lynn van Leuven.

Source: Irish Independent November 13, 2024 13:38 UTC