Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price were among the five players to secure a place in the knockout stages at the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday, as Beau Greaves and Fallon Sherrock created history in Wolverhampton.
Greaves and Sherrock delighted a packed WV Active Aldersley venue, on a landmark day which saw two female stars prevail in the same PDC premier televised event for the first time.
World champion Michael Smith, Grand Prix Champion Luke Humphries and Grand Slam specialist Gerwyn price all sit comfortable atop their groups.
All 8 groups currently feature two players tied on 2 points and three group leaders (on 4 points) are not yet safe.
Groups A-D draw to a close on Monday evening, before players from Groups E-H continue their battle for qualification on Tuesday.
The top two players from each group will progress to the knockout stage, with the last 16 action set to begin on Wednesday November 15.
GROUP TABLES
GROUP A
| P | W | L | LW | LL | +/- | LWAT | Pts | |
| Michael Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 2 | 4 |
| James Wade | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Nathan Girvan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 | 0 |
GROUP B
| P | W | L | LW | LL | +/- | LWAT | Pts | |
| Josh Rock (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 | 4 |
| Jonny Clayton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 2 |
| Chris Dobey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 2 | 2 |
| Berry van Peer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 0 |
GROUP C
| P | W | L | LW | LL | +/- | LWAT | Pts | |
| Luke Humphries | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 4 | 4 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | 2 |
| Gary Anderson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | 2 |
| Steve Lennon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 | 0 |
GROUP D
| P | W | L | LW | LL | +/- | LWAT | Pts | |
| Gerwyn Price (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 4 | 4 |
| Nathan Rafferty | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Searle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 | 2 |
| Gian van Veen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 | 0 |
GROUP E
| P | W | L | LW | LL | +/- | LWAT | Pts | |
| Stowe Buntz (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 | 4 |
| Stephen Bunting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Wright | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Chisnall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 2 | 0 |
GROUP F
| P | W | L | LW | LL | +/- | LWAT | Pts | |
| Danny Noppert | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | 4 |
| Brendan Dolan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | 2 |
| Andrew Gilding | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Haruki Muramatsu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 | 0 |
GROUP G
| P | W | L | LW | LL | +/- | LWAT | Pts | |
| Michael van Gerwen (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 | 4 |
| Rob Cross | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Fallon Sherrock | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 2 |
| Martijn Kleermaker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
GROUP H
| P | W | L | LW | LL | +/- | LWAT | Pts | |
| Nathan Aspinall (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 | 4 |
| Beau Greaves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2 | 2 |
| Damon Heta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
—–ENDS—–
Images: Kieran Cleeves/PDC
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