ADRIAN LEWIS, Gary Anderson and Paul Nicholson won through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts knockout stage on Tuesday night, as Belgian brothers Kim and Ronny
Huybrechts set up a second round meeting at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
The final night of group matches proved another dramatic affair as the remaining five places alongside the already-qualified Phil Taylor, James Wade and Ronny Huybrechts in the last 16 were decided.
Lewis held off a fightback from Dutchman Christian Kist to prevail 5-3 in their Group C decider as he joined Ronny Huybrechts in moving through to the last 16, where he now plays Premier League Darts champion Michael van Gerwen.
Anderson produced a performance of the highest quality as he swept past Peter Wright 5-1 with a 111.80 average, sealing victory with successive checkouts of 121 and 144 as he powered through from Group B alongside Wade.
Nicholson, meanwhile, was a 5-2 winner against Stuart Kellett in their decisive Group A clash, hitting five doubles from seven attempts in a strong performance to move through to a clash with Wade.
Four-time Grand Slam of Darts champion Taylor topped Group A with a third successive victory as he whitewashed Kevin Painter 5-0 with another brilliant display - averaging over 104 and denying his opponent a dart at a double during a ten-minute triumph.
Wade, the 2010 runner-up at the Wolves Civic, completed a third successive Group B win as he swept aside Dutchman Wesley Harms 5-2, hitting a 127 finish in another strong performance.
Belgian debutant Ronny Huybrechts was the other player on the night to pick up a third straight victory, hitting five doubles from six attempts in a 5-3 win over young prospect Richie George.
Huybrechts' wait to find out his second round opponent was eventually over when younger brother Kim saw van Gerwen come from 4-1 down to win 5-4 in their Group D clash - meaning that the siblings now face off on Thursday.
Kim, who partnered his brother to the final of the PDC World Cup of Darts for Belgium in February, finished second in Group D ahead of Dean Winstanley, who lost 5-3 to Vincent van der Voort in their final group game as the Dutchman gained a consolation victory following two earlier losses.
The knockout phase of the £400,000 tournament begins on Wednesday with the first four games from the second round, including 2010 Grand Slam of Darts champion Scott Waites meeting Mark Webster in a clash of the current and former Lakeside Champions.
Former Wolverhampton finalist Andy Hamilton plays Tony O'Shea, Robert Thornton takes on Mervyn King and Australian star Simon Whitlock faces resugent Ted Hankey, the two-time Lakeside Champion who has returned to top form this week.
William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tuesday November 12
Evening Session
Groups A-D Final Games
Ronny Huybrechts 5-3 Richie George (C)
Phil Taylor 5-0 Kevin Painter (A)
James Wade 5-2 Wesley Harms (B)
Dean Winstanley 3-5 Vincent van der Voort (D)
Paul Nicholson 5-2 Stuart Kellett (A)
Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Kim Huybrechts (D)
Adrian Lewis 5-3 Christian Kist (C)
Gary Anderson 5-1 Peter Wright (B)
Wednesday November 13 (7pm-11pm)
Second Round
Scott Waites v Mark Webster
Tony O'Shea v Andy Hamilton
Robert Thornton v Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock v Ted Hankey
Best of 19 legs
Thursday November 14 (7pm-11pm)
Second Round
James Wade v Paul Nicholson
Ronny Huybrechts v Kim Huybrechts
Phil Taylor v Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen v Adrian Lewis
Best of 19 legs
League Tables
Group A
P
|
W
|
L
|
+/-
|
Pts
| |
| Phil Taylor |
3
|
3
|
0
|
+14
|
6
|
| Paul Nicholson |
3
|
2
|
1
|
+2
|
4
|
| Stuart Kellett |
3
|
1
|
2
|
-7
|
2
|
| Kevin Painter |
3
|
0
|
3
|
-9
|
0
|
Group B
P
|
W
|
L
|
+/-
|
Pts
| |
| James Wade |
3
|
3
|
0
|
+7
|
6
|
| Gary Anderson |
3
|
2
|
1
|
+6
|
4
|
| Peter Wright |
3
|
1
|
2
|
-4
|
2
|
| Wesley Harms |
3
|
0
|
3
|
-10
|
0
|
Group C
P
|
W
|
L
|
+/-
|
Pts
| |
| Ronny Huybrechts |
3
|
3
|
0
|
+6
|
6
|
| Adrian Lewis |
3
|
2
|
1
|
+3
|
4
|
| Christian Kist |
3
|
1
|
2
|
-1
|
2
|
| Richie George |
3
|
0
|
2
|
-8
|
0
|
Group D
P
|
W
|
L
|
+/-
|
Pts
| |
| M v Gerwen |
3
|
3
|
0
|
+7
|
6
|
| Kim Huybrechts |
3
|
1
|
2
|
+1
|
2
|
| Dean Winstanley |
3
|
1
|
2
|
-3
|
2
|
| V van der Voort |
3
|
1
|
2
|
-5
|
2
|
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