The afternoon session on day two saw seeds crash out, as Jonny Clayton and Josh Rock saw the exit door in Wolverhampton.
Clayton, who lost his opener to Anton Ostlund, ran into a Rob Cross blitz, as ‘Voltage’ averaged over 114 and took out consecutive finishes of 137, 138, 100, 91 and 76 to secure a sublime 5-1 win.
Cross will face Ostlund to make the last 16 on Monday evening.
Rock found himself in an uphill battle after defeat to Tommy Morris, and Kevin Doets’ 5-3 win their Group C clash meant that his interest has also ended early.
Doets averaged over a ton, and he and Morris will face off on Monday for last 16 honours.
Cameron Menzies will face Stephen Bunting for a place in the last 16, with the Scot digging deep to edge past Raymond Smith in a 5-4 Group D success.
Menzies took out 90 and 140 along the way, and Bunting will stand in his way of the next round.
Luke Woodhouse paid for an opening loss to Tom Sykes, as a 5-1 defeat to Krzysztof Ratajski in Group J meant that the Pole will face off with Sykes for a second round spot.
The opening match of the day saw a twist at the death, as Karel Sedlacek looked set for a big win, but a 4-1 lead evaporated for the Czech, and Maik Kuivenhoven picked his pocket to take a 5-4 win in Group P.
The result eliminates Kuivenhoven, and Sedlacek will need a huge win against Nathan Aspinall to progress.
Alan Soutar dealt with a hostile crowd, and the test of four-time World Champion Lisa Ashton, with the Scot recording a 5-2 Group B win to set up a shootout with Jermaine Wattimena on Monday evening to go through.
In Group F, Andrew Gilding sent Charlie Manby home in a strange affair, averaging just over 81 to take a 5-4 win, a 124 finish sealing a final-leg win, and Ryan Searle will await on Monday to decide who tops the standings.
Niko Springer impressed, averaging nearly 100 to end Adam Sevada’s interest in the competition in a comfortable 5-1 win that set up a showdown with Wessel Nijman to decide the Group H winner.
The action continues on Sunday evening.
2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts
Sunday November 15
Afternoon Session
8x Group Matches (Player B v Saturday Afternoon’s Losing Player)
Maik Kuivenhoven 5-4 Karel Sedlacek (P)
Niko Springer 5-1 Adam Sevada (H)
Alan Soutar 5-2 Lisa Ashton (B)
Cameron Menzies 5-4 Raymond Smith (D)
Krzysztof Ratajski 5-1 Luke Woodhouse (J)
Andrew Gilding 5-4 Charlie Manby (F)
Rob Cross 5-1 Jonny Clayton (G)
Kevin Doets 5-3 Josh Rock (C)
Evening Session (1930 GMT)
8x Group Matches (Player B v Saturday Evening’s Losing Player)
Martin Schindler v Jan Schmidt (N)
Joe Cullen v Paolo Nebrida (I)
Sebastian Bialecki v Joe Hunt (E)
Bradley Brooks v Carl Sneyd (M)
Ricky Evans v Cam Crabtree (K)
Niels Zonneveld v Beau Greaves (A)
Ross Smith v Gabriel Clemens (O)
Jeffrey de Graaf v Henry Coates (L)
