Grand Slam of Darts: Fallon Sherrock beaten by Michael van Gerwen as Michael Smith makes winning start to title defence
Fallon Sherrock beaten by Michael van Gerwen in Wolverhampton while there were wins for Michael Smith and American debutant Stowe Buntz; watch the 17th staging of the Grand Slam of Darts from November 11-19 at the WV Active Aldersley – live on Sky Sports
Last Updated: 11/11/23 11:26pm
Fallon Sherrock put on a resilient display but was eventually subdued by Michael van Gerwen as Michael Smith made a winning start to the defence of his Grand Slam of Darts title.
Despite three maximums from Sherrock, three-time former winner Van Gerwen ran away with a 5-1 success, while reigning champion Smith continued his incredible group-stage record at the event by seeing off Nathan Girvan 5-2.
American debutant Stowe Buntz caused the shock of the night, averaging 102.28 to defeat his darting idol Peter Wright 5-1.
Grand Slam of Darts: Groups A-C-E-G First Matches
| James Wade | 4-5 | Krzysztof Ratajski (A) |
| Michael Smith | 5-2 | Nathan Girvan (A) |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | 4-5 | Gary Anderson (C) |
| Luke Humphries | 5-2 | Steve Lennon (C) |
| Dave Chisnall | 4-5 | Stephen Bunting (E) |
| Peter Wright | 1-5 | Stowe Buntz (E) |
| Rob Cross | 5-4 | Martijn Kleermaker (G) |
| Michael van Gerwen | 5-1 | Fallon Sherrock (G) |
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Fallon Sherrock’s three 180s were not good enough to avoid defeat against Michael van Gerwen
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Grand Slam of Darts: Groups B-D-F-H First Matches
| Chris Dobey | 0-0 | Berry van Peer (B) |
| Jonny Clayton | 0-0 | Josh Rock (B) |
| Gian van Veen | 0-0 | Nathan Rafferty (D) |
| Gerwyn Price | 0-0 | Ryan Searle (D) |
| Brendan Dolan | 0-0 | Haruki Muramatsu (F) |
| Danny Noppert | 0-0 | Andrew Gilding (F) |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | 0-0 | Beau Greaves (H) |
| Nathan Aspinall | 0-0 | Damon Heta (H) |
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What happens next at the Grand Slam?
The group stage continues on Sunday, with Saturday’s winning players facing off and the losing players also meeting each other, before the final round-robin games take place across Monday and Tuesday.
The top two players from each group will progress to the knockout stage, with the last-16 action beginning on Wednesday and running through to the semi-finals and final on Sunday.
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