Humphries Hits Nine-darter In Grand Slam Win

World number 1 Luke Humphries deed a nine-dart decorativeness to hit Michael Smith 5-3 astatine nan Grand Slam of Darts successful Wolverhampton.

Humphries struggled connected nan doubles successful nan first fewer legs but past deed a 139 checkout to footwear into form.

With cleanable timing, he past recovered a cleanable limb astatine 4-3 up to clinch triumph successful style pinch his 2nd televised nine-darter, making it 2 wins from 2 matches truthful acold successful nan group stage.

Reigning champion Luke Littler was successful ruthless shape arsenic he continued his run pinch a 5-3 triumph complete Connor Scutt.

Littler averaged 105 and deed 3 180s arsenic he swept past Scutt to besides make it 2 wins from 2 and gain qualification to nan knockout stage.

Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen was retired of sorts and beaten 5-4 by Germany's Niko Springer, pinch nan Dutchman missing 15 darts astatine double.

Three-time Grand Slam victor Gerwyn Price whitewashed James Wade, and Stephen Bunting mislaid a deciding limb to Martin Schindler, while Gary Anderson was a 5-4 victor against Beau Greaves.

PDC Women's Series champion Greaves besides mislaid by a 5-4 separator to Van Gerwen connected Saturday, pinch nan brace of constrictive defeats meaning her hopes of going deeper successful nan arena are over.

Nathan Aspinall 5-2 Alex Spellman

Luke Humphries 5-3 Michael Smith

Martin Lukeman 4-5 Jurjen van der Velde

Chris Dobey 5-1 Damon Heta

Stephen Bunting 4-5 Martin Schindler

Luke Woodhouse 5-2 Alexis Toylo

James Wade 0-5 Gerwyn Price

Ricky Evans 5-4 Stefan Bellmont

Daryl Gurney 3-5 Karel Sedlacek

Luke Littler 5-3 Connor Scutt

Josh Rock 5-0 Lisa Ashton

Glan van Veen 5-3 Wessel Nijman

Gary Anderson 5-4 Beau Greaves

Michael van Gerwen 4-5 Niko Springer

Jonny Clayton 3-5 Lukas Wenig

Danny Noppert 5-4 Cameron Crabtree